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Tamsin Pickeral. The Majesty of the Horse: An Illustrated History
ASIATIC WILD HORSE. PREHISTORIC – MONGOLIA – RARE
TARPAN. PREHISTORIC – POLAND, RUSSIA – EXTINCT IN TRUE FORM
HUCUL. ANCIENT – POLAND, ROMANIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAK REPUBLIC – COMMON
AKHAL TEKE. ANCIENT – TURKMENISTAN – RARE
CASPIAN. PREHISTORIC – IRAN – RARE
KAZAKH. ANCIENT – KAZAKHSTAN – COMMON
EXMOOR. PREHISTORIC – UNITED KINGDOM – ENDANGERED
ICELANDIC HORSE. ANCIENT – ICELAND – COMMON
CONNEMARA. ANCIENT – IRELAND – COMMON
WELSH PONY. ANCIENT – WALES – COMMON
NEW FOREST PONY. ANCIENT – ENGLAND – UNCOMMON
FELL. ANCIENT – ENGLAND – AT RISK
FRIESIAN. PREHISTORIC – HOLLAND – UNCOMMON
ARIÈGEOIS. PREHISTORIC – FRANCE, SPAIN – UNCOMMON
CAMARGUE. PREHISTORIC – FRANCE – UNCOMMON
KNABSTRUP. ANCIENT – DENMARK – UNCOMMON
NORIKER + SPOTTED PINZGAUER. ANCIENT – AUSTRIA – COMMON
NORTH AFRICAN BARB. PREHISTORIC – NORTH AFRICA – COMMON
ANDALUSIAN (PURA RAZA ESPAÑOLA) ANCIENT – SPAIN – COMMON
SORRAIA. PREHISTORIC – PORTUGAL, SPAIN – RARE
LIPIZZANER. HISTORIC – AUSTRIA – RARE
LUSITANO. ANCIENT – PORTUGAL – RARE
ALTER REAL. HISTORIC – PORTUGAL – RARE
FREDERIKSBORG. HISTORIC – DENMARK – RARE
PERCHERON. ANCIENT – FRANCE – COMMON
DON. HISTORIC – RUSSIA – RARE
TRAKEHNER. HISTORIC – WEST GERMANY, EAST PRUSSIA (PRESENT-DAY LITHUANIA) – COMMON
WALER. HISTORIC – AUSTRALIA – RARE
MARWARI. ANCIENT – INDIA – RARE
FJORD. ANCIENT – NORWAY – COMMON
DALES. ANCIENT – ENGLAND – ENDANGERED
HAFLINGER. ANCIENT – AUSTRIA – COMMON
DARTMOOR. ANCIENT – ENGLAND – VULNERABLE
MAREMMANA. HISTORIC – ITALY – RARE
BRETON. ANCIENT – FRANCE – COMMON
BOULONNAIS. ANCIENT – FRANCE – RARE
BELGIAN BRABANT. ANCIENT – BELGIUM – RARE
CLYDESDALE. HISTORIC – SCOTLAND – VULNERABLE
SHIRE. HISTORIC – ENGLAND – AT RISK
SUFFOLK PUNCH. HISTORIC – ENGLAND – CRITICAL
IRISH DRAFT. HISTORIC – IRELAND – COMMON
SHETLAND. PREHISTORIC – SCOTLAND – COMMON
HIGHLAND. PREHISTORIC – SCOTLAND – AT RISK
MUSTANG. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – COMMON
PERUVIAN PASO. HISTORIC – PERU – COMMON
PASO FINO. HISTORIC – PUERTO RICO, COLOMBIA, PERU, CUBA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – COMMON
ARGENTINEAN CRIOLLO. HISTORIC – ARGENTINA – COMMON
MANGALARGA MARCHADOR. HISTORIC – BRAZIL – COMMON
APPALOOSA. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – COMMON
PONY OF THE AMERICAS. MODERN – UNITED STATES – COMMON
AMERICAN PAINT. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – COMMON
AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – COMMON
MORGAN. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – COMMON
TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – COMMON
MISSOURI FOX TROTTER. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – COMMON
AMERICAN SADDLEBRED. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – COMMON
BANKER HORSE. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – RARE
ASSATEAGUE + CHINCOTEAGUE. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – RARE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HORSE. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – UNCOMMON
AMERICAN BASHKIR CURLY. HISTORIC – UNITED STATES – COMMON
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ARABIAN. ANCIENT – MIDDLE EAST – COMMON
ENGLISH THOROUGHBRED. HISTORIC – ENGLAND – COMMON
AUSTRALIAN THOROUGHBRED. HISTORIC – AUSTRALIA – COMMON
AMERICAN THOROUGHBRED. HISTORIC – NORTH AMERICA – COMMON
AMERICAN STANDARDBRED. HISTORIC – NORTH AMERICA – COMMON
NORMAN COB. ANCIENT – FRANCE – UNCOMMON
FRENCH TROTTER. MODERN – FRANCE – COMMON
ORLOV TROTTER. HISTORIC – RUSSIA – RARE
HACKNEY. HISTORIC – ENGLAND – ENDANGERED
CLEVELAND BAY. HISTORIC – ENGLAND – CRITICAL
KLADRUBY. HISTORIC – CZECH REPUBLIC – RARE
DØLE GUDBRANDSDAL + COLDBLOODED TROTTER. ANCIENT – NORWAY – COMMON
FINNISH UNIVERSAL. MODERN – FINLAND – COMMON
MANIPURI. ANCIENT – INDIA – RARE
POLO PONY. HISTORIC – UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATES, ARGENTINA – COMMON
AUSTRALIAN PONY. MODERN – AUSTRALIA – COMMON
AUSTRALIAN STOCK HORSE. HISTORIC – AUSTRALIA – COMMON
SELLE FRANÇAIS. MODERN – FRANCE – COMMON
OLDENBURG. HISTORIC – GERMANY – COMMON
HOLSTEIN. ANCIENT – GERMANY – COMMON
HANOVERIAN. HISTORIC – GERMANY – COMMON
DANISH WARMBLOOD. MODERN – DENMARK – COMMON
DUTCH WARMBLOOD. MODERN – NETHERLANDS – COMMON
BELGIAN WARMBLOOD. MODERN – BELGIUM – COMMON
IRISH SPORTS HORSE. MODERN – IRELAND – COMMON
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FOREWORD By William Fox-Pitt
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Color is important to the Icelandic horse breeders, and some modern breeding facilities concentrate on producing specific colorings, along with the required Icelandic gaits. That said, breeding for color is never done at the expense of conformational or gait quality. The breed can exhibit more than a hundred color variations, including a beautiful dark chestnut with a pale flaxen mane and tail produced from the Kirkjubaer Stud in the south of the island. It is, however, the performance of the horses and in particular their gaits that are most important in Icelandic breeding programs. The Icelandic horse is naturally gaited, which is a throwback to other ancient breeds, such as the Spanish Jennet and the Asturcian, which probably had Celtic foundations similar to the Icelandic. Gaited horses were highly prized because their smooth, fast gaits allowed travel over great distance in some comfort, a trait still much sought after in Iceland. The horses exhibit five gaits: the walk, a smart trot, the fast gallop, the pace, and the rack, referred to as a tölt in Icelandic. The tölt is the most impressive of these and is a four-beat movement equivalent to a running walk but conducted at great speed.
Icelandic horses develop slowly and are normally not started under saddle until they are four years old. Their working life is, however, extremely long, and it is not uncommon for them to be working well into their twenties. They reach sexual maturity at around two years old and have a high fertility rate, although mares are not bred until they are at least three years or older. The horses have adapted to be perfectly suited to their environment. They are able to withstand extreme cold and moisture; now Icelandic horses are often provided with shelter and supplemental feed in the winter, but this was certainly not the case during their history. Because of the relatively sparse vegetation in the winter, they have evolved to gain weight rapidly during the summer months, when grass is more abundant, which then helps them to survive the winter. They are compact horses and tremendously energetic, able to accelerate quickly to a high speed and maintain it for some time. The horses are agile, tough, athletic, and highly intelligent. Such is the popularity of the Icelandic horse that it is bred widely across the world, particularly in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and the United States. Most Icelandic horses are registered in a central databank called the World-Fengur, and breeding and competition rules are the same in all countries where the Icelandic is kept.
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