American Miniature Horses

The American Quarter Horse is one of the oldest recognized breeds of horses. By the late 17th century, these horses were being raced successfully over quarter mile courses that is why they are called the American Quarter Horse. The Quarter Horse was a breed for performance and had considered thoroughbred blood as well as traits of other lines. In the early 19th century the Quarter Horses were overshadowed by thoroughbred which ran better over longer distances. But, Quarter Horses soon found a new acceptances in the western and southern United States as a stock horse.

Linda and her husband Jim named the horse Itty Bitty Hope. She has tied the record for the smallest horse in the world. Despite the fact that Itty Bitty Hope is a lot smaller than the average newborn horse, she is healthy and happy. She is also being spoiled by her family. Linda and Jim have a very important job for Itty Bitty Hope. They will be training the horse to become a therapy horse. They

The American Quarter Horse is America’s most popular breed of horse and also the second most popular in the world. The American Quarter horse was introduced the the late 1600’s and have spread to every continent in the world. The American Quarter Horse is the result of breeding horses that were brought to England over to the United States and were bred with the horses of the indians. Since the late 1600’s over 3.8 billion American Quarter Horses owned globally with about 74,000 registrations a year.

In 1971, the US Congress recognized that wild free roaming horses and burros are living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West, which

north America. Early as 1620s horses began to arrive in Virginia and Massachusetts in 1629. A lot of the horses

These sturdy little animals could pull two or three times their body weight through the deepest, narrowest tunnels of the coal mines” (Donnalee). Miniature horses are stronger than dogs, they are non-allergenic, they are less aggressive than dogs, and they will not panic in crowded situations. “Children of all disabilities worked

Spanish colonizers raised them for food and took horses to use as labor animals and for carriage

A miniature horse is a small horse that is less than 34 inches tall from their withers (last hairs of the mane) to the ground. Miniature horses are different from ponies because of their bone structure and temperament. Mini horses are not aggressive versus ponies (Shetlands) seem to always be mean and bite. These horses make great pets especially for small children learning how to ride.

Domestication of the horse took place 5-6,000 years ago, near the end of the Neolithic period. It is almost certain that it first took place in Eurasia, through the nomadic Aryan tribes, around the Black and Caspian Seas. It is from this point in the history of the world that the existence of truly wild horses begins to decline; their place taken by domestic stock.

Miniature horses have less flight instincts than full sized horses. But, miniature horses are still flight animals by nature, specific individual horses can be trained to override the flight instincts when trained properly. Donated miniature horses that are not certified physically capable for use as Guide Horses are placed in private homes as companion animals or pets, since not just any miniature horse can be a guide horse. Guide horses do not possess the same craving for affection that is seen in dogs. When a guide horse bonds with the owner after training, the owner will be perceived as the herd leader.

Horses are from the taxonomic group Equidae. If the horse is in the subspecies Caballus they are consider to be domesticated. People began to domesticate horses around 4000 B.C. They domesticated them meaning that they trained them to become closely associated with humans, they would be completely different from what they were in the wild (unapproachable). The only remaining true wild horse, that has never been domesticated is close to becoming extinct. Which happens to be the Przewalski horse. Most horses have a life span of 25-30 years and can have gestation period on average of 320-370 days.

The American Paint horse is a combination of white with a common horse. It’s height is about 58’’inches to 68”inches high.The weight is about 1,150 pounds.Distinguishing features are Black, Dun, Bay, Gray,White, Chestnut, Buckskin, Palomino, Perlino,Cremello, Roan, Grullo, and Brown. His appendages are four legs that help him walk with a horseshoe to not slip or injure themselves and a long tail with long hair to whip insects also hairs that run from his head to his body.The body is covered with small hairs in a coat pattern of Tobiano, Overo, and Tovero. A good time in the year for a horse to be born is between May and July when there is grass outside.The babies are born one at a time.

The first known ancestor of the horse lived around 55 million years ago. This dog-sized animal was called the Hyracotherium, and the fossils were found in North America. This animal is said to look nothing like a horse, instead it had dog-like characteristics such as an arched back, short snout, and long tail.

The American Indian horse is from many different places. It is from South Carolina, North Dakota, and Florida. These horses were usually the Indians horses.

The Oldenburg horses name is derived from the horse's origins; Oldenburg is a city within lower Saxony, Germany. Modern day Oldenburg horses are controlled by the "Association of breeders of the Oldenburg horse".