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Horse Breed: Warlander - image by Kaitlyn Gunther / Imperial Kings Stables - Globetrotting horse riding holidays

Horse Breed: Warlander

Name of breed: Warlander Country of origin: Many! Breed origin: The Warlander was developed by crossing Friesians with purebred Iberian horses – typically Andalusians, but Lusitano and Menorquín bloodlines are also allowed. Although the Warlander wasn’t recognised as a breed

Horse breed knabstruppers, Globetrotting Horse Riding Holidays

Horse Breed: Knabstrupper

Name of breed: Knabstrupper, or Knabstrup Country of origin: Denmark Breed origin: The Knabstrupper is believed to trace back to the prehistoric spotted horses that were native to what is now Spain. Cave paintings of horses with spots akin to

Horse Breed: Bavarian Warmblood - image by horsemen/Shutterstock.com - Globetrotting horse riding holidays

Horse Breed: Bavarian Warmblood

Name of breed: Bavarian Warmblood, or Bayerisches Warmblut Country of origin: Germany Breed origin: The Bavarian Warmblood developed from an ancient Bavarian breed called the Rottaler. The best Rottalers were calm, substantial, all-purpose horses used for everything from carriage driving

Horse Breed: Exmoor Pony - photo by Paul Steven/Shutterstock.com - Globetrotting horse riding holidays

Horse Breed: Exmoor Pony

Name of breed: Exmoor Pony (also known as the Celtic pony) Country of origin: United Kingdom Breed origin: Horses have been present in Britain since 700,000 BC and fossil remains have been found in the area of Exmoor dating back

Horse Breed: Gypsy Horse - image by AnetaZabranska/Shutterstock.com - Globetrotting horse riding holidays

Horse Breed: Irish Cob

Name of breed: Irish Cob (also called the Gypsy Cob, Gypsy Vanner, Romany Tinker and Traditional Cob) Origin: Great Britain and Ireland Breed origin: The Irish Cob was originally bred by Irish Travellers and Great Britain’s Romani Travellers to pull

Horse Breed: Haflinger - photo by by Bärbel Bauer on Pixabay - Globetrotting horse riding holidays

Horse breed: Haflinger

Name of breed: Haflinger, also known as the Avelignese Country of origin: Austria and northern Italy Breed origin: The Haflinger is a breed of horse that developed in Austria and northern Italy (namely the South Tyrolean mountains) during the late nineteenth

Shetland Pony - Globetrotting Horse Riding Holidays

Horse Breed: Shetland Pony

Name of breed: Shetland Pony Country of origin: Shetland Isles, Scotland Breed origin: Shetland ponies originated in the Shetland Isles, northeast of mainland Scotland. Small horses have been kept on the Shetland Isles since the Bronze Age. People who lived