Alright, this is the re-written horse breed post.
What breed of horse am I most like: help me decide!
So the deal is that I would like to make a portrait of me as a horse. I just can't decide which breed to make myself (and color, but that will be a different question...)!
First question to ask yourself: What do you think I am most like? One of the light horses, like a race horse, one of the heavy horses, like a clydesdale, or something in between? If you were thinking about a pony, sorry, because I REALLY don't want to be a pony.
If you say HEAVY HORSE, then just tell me, because there are varying degrees of heaviness, but not that much, and I'm not much of an expert of drafts.
If you say MEDIUM HORSE, then read the following:
I don't know very much about medium horses, but I do know that andalusians and friesians fit into that category.
Andalusians are relatively heavy horses, but they generally are used in the saddle. They were bred as war horses so that they could carry all the really heavy metal armor.
Friesians are pretty heavy horses as well, but I don't think they are heavy enough to be actual draft horses.
They generally pull carriages, but they also do saddlework, I think especially dressage.
If your answer is a LIGHT HORSE, then read the following:
There are different types of light horses. There are horses like arabians and thoroughbreds, which can literally do any horse sport easily. There are also the sport horses, like the Hanoverians and Warmbloods, which do lots of jumping and dressage and cross country, but not much else. There are also stock horses, which do lots of western and halter showing.
This is an arabian. Arabians have very prominent faces, since they have a dish. They are generally considered a thin type of breed, and I think are used in almost everything (especially in endurance and cross country and dressage). Arabians are generally very energetic and if they are not excercised they can get really jumpy.
This is a thoroughbred. Thoroughbreds: These are more typically race horses, and run faster for longer distances than a normal quarter horse. These are more sleek and usually are really only used for racing, although they also compete in eventing, show jumping and dressage. Thoroughbreds are very sensitive to saddles and brushes and things but in general have good temperaments.
Stock horses are horses that do a lot of work on a ranch. Most of them are quarter horses, but there are also breeds like paints and australian stock horses. Most of these horses have big hindquarters to help them make sharp turns and stops and to run short distances really fast (maybe so that they can get a cow that's running away). If you think that I could be a stock horse, just say stock horse.
Warmbloods are the fancy sport horses that (mostly) compete in the olympics. They usually dominate dressage, show jumping, and cross country.
The first picture is of a hanoverian.
This is a Trakhener, another sport horse.
If you think I should be a sport horse, just say sport horse.
Very well written!
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