Breeds of Horses - w

Waler horses were given their name by the area in which they came from, New South Wales in Australia. They are a result of being taken over by the hands of eager settlers aiming to get a new life for themselves and become more prosperous. Thoroughbreds, Clydesdales, Shires, Arabs, and English Native Breeds were all introduced into this breed over time. The Indonesian style horse, the Timor Pony became the most positive source for the Waler h ...

Walkaloosa horses are a gaited horse with appaloosa patterning. The gaited horse with appaloosa patterning has been documented in history for hundreds, even thousands of years. Then in 1938 when the animals who exhibited LP complex (the genetic factor that causes the spotting of the Appaloosa Horse) were brought together to form the registry that became the Appaloosa Horse Club, the gaited animals were lumped together with all appaloosa pat ...

Welara ponies are a cross between Arabian horses and Welsh ponys. They were developed by Lady Wentworth of Sussex, England. The sire was Skowronek, a Polish bred. The mares were imported from Coed Coch Welsh stud farm in North Wales. In 1981 a group of ranchers in southern California established the breed. This cross had been done for years and the offspring were thought to be exceptional. This registry was set up to recognize and benefit t ...

The Welsh Pony and Cob are a group of four closely related horse breeds including both pony and cob types, which originated in Wales in the United Kingdom. The four sections within the breed society for the Welsh breeds are primarily distinguished by height, but also by variations in type: the Welsh Mountain Pony, the Welsh Pony, the Welsh Pony of Cob Type, and the Welsh Cob. Welsh ponies and cobs are known for their good temperament, hard ...

Westphalian, or Westfalen, horses are warmblood horses bredrnin the Westphalia region of western Germany. They are closely affiliated withrnthe state-owned stud farm of Warendorf, which it shares with the Rhinelander.rnSince World War II, the Westphalian horse has been bred to the same standard asrnthe other German warmbloods, and they are particularly famous as Olympic-levelrnshow jumpers and dressage horses. Next to the Hanoverian, the Westphal ...

Wielkopolski horses originated in Central and Western Poland in 1964. Their name comes from Wielkopolska ("Great Poland"), a region in west central Poland centered on Poznan.    

Wielkopolski horses were developed by crossing two now extinct Polish breeds, the Pozan and the Mazury, so it is also referred to as Mazursko-Poznanski horses. The Pozan, or Poznan, horse was developed in Poland. This breed is extremely rare. These ...

Württemberger horses have excellent temperaments, combining a sensible attitude with lively and free action. These traits may have originally been due to their use as draft horse and Arabian blood. They are tough and economical to feed when compared to Thoroughbreds.

The standard Württemberger stands around 16.1 hands high, and is usually bay, chestnut, brown, or black in color. They have average-sized heads with a straight profi ...