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    IDENTIFICATION OF BREEDS OF HORSES

    Department of Livestock Production Management


    COVS, GADVASU, Ludhiana
    OBJECTIVE

    ✔ To get acquainted with different breeds of horses along with


    their identifying features.
    INDIGENOUS BREED OF HORSES
    MARWARI

    ✔ Origin: Marwar & Mewar (Rajasthan)


    ✔ Distribution: Udaipur, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagore, Pali, Sirohi,
    Barmer, Jaisalmer and Rajsammand districts of Rajasthan.
    ✔ Body colour: Brown, Chestnut, liver chestnut, black, piebald and
    skewbald.
    MARWARI
    ✔ Average height: 15 H
    ✔ Face: Chiselled shaped, slightly longish, pointed with
    round nostrils and large expressive ears.
    ✔ Ear : Ear tips pointed, curved inward like sickle,
    meet/overlap while rotating.
    ✔Utility: Riding, sports and safari
    KATHIAWARI

    ✔ Origin: Saurashtra province (Gujarat)


    ✔ Distribution: Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Surendranagar, Junagarh
    and Amreli districts of Gujarat.
    ✔ Body colour: Chestnut, bay, grey and dun.
    KATHIAWARI
    ✔ Average height: 13-15 H
    ✔ Features: broad forehead & mandible, large expressive eyes, small
    muzzle, big nostrils with thin edge, shorter face and shorter back
    with concave profile, forehead & poll gives triangular appearance,
    short neck like cock, short leg and squared quarters.
    ✔ Kathiawari horse breeding farm: Junagarh & Inaz
    MARWARI vs KATHIAWARI
    Features Marwari Kathiawari
    Ear (length & width) Larger Smaller
    Height More Less
    Face, pastern & neck (length) More Less
    Nasal bone More Convex Less Convex
    Hoof, chest & nostril Narrower Broader
    SPITI (Pony)
    ✔ Origin: Tibet
    ✔ Distribution: Pin valley of Spiti Division of Lahul and adjoining
    areas of Kullu and Kinnaur Divisions of Himachal Pradesh.
    ✔ Body colour: Grey, black, brown and dun.
    ✔ Average height: 12 H
    ✔ Features: Sure footed having rounded foot, short legs, joints covered
    with long coarse hairs, short neck, long-thin mane, deep chest, short
    back, strong loin, shoulder & croup sloping.
    ✔ Tail: straight & longer almost touching the ground.
    ✔ Utility: pack animal & riding
    ZANSKARI
    ✔ Origin & Distribution: Leh & Laddakh areas of J&K.
    ✔ Body colour: Grey, black and copper.
    ✔ Average height: 13-14.7 H
    ✔ Features: Hardy and ability to work at high altitude, wide face,
    predominant eyes.
    ✔ Tail: Long & heavy almost touching the ground.
    ✔ Utility: draught, transport, riding & polo.
    ✔ Zanskari Horse Breeding Farm: Leh
    MANIPURI (Pony)
    ✔ Origin & Distribution: Manipur and Assam.
    ✔ Descend: Asiatic wild horse & Arabian horse
    ✔ Body colour: Bay , brown, grey or chestnut.
    ✔ Average height: 11-13 H
    ✔ Ears: alert & almond shaped
    ✔ Features: Muzzle wider, nose bit convex.
    ✔ Utility: Riding & polo.
    BHUTIA (Pony)
    ✔ Origin & Distribution: Sikkim and Darjeeling.
    ✔ Body colour: Grey or Bay.
    ✔ Average height: 13 H
    ✔ Look: like Tibetan pony but larger & thicker version of Spiti.
    ✔ Features: strong legs, long hairs on neck & tail.
    ✔ Utility: Pack and riding in hilly terrain.
    Chummarti (pony)
    ✔ Origin & Distribution: Chummarti valley of Tibet & H.P. (Kinnaur
    dist.).
    ✔ Body colour: Grey or Bay.
    ✔ Average height: 13 H
    ✔ Look: like Spiti.
    Summary of Indian Breeds of Horses

    Breed Location Purpose


    Kathiawari Gujarat Pace & speed
    Marwari Rajasthan Pace & speed
    Bhutia Himalayan Ranges Hill purpose
    Manipuri Manipur Speed, polo &
    sports
    Spiti H.P. Pace
    Zanskari J&K Hill purpose
    CLASSIFICATION OF INDIAN HORSES

    Particulars Light Horses Draught Horses Ponies


    Height (H) 14.7-15.2 14.7-15.2 <14.2
    Weight (Kgs) 400-600 600 & above 200-400
    Uses Riding & Pack Riding & Heavy Pack
    Work

    • National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar & Bikaner


    TYPES OF EXOTIC HORSES (Five)

    1. Draft Type
    ✔ Clydesdale, Shire, Belgian, Percheron etc.
    ✔ Heavily muscled, large framed, large boned.
    ✔ Used primarily for pulling and driving
    TYPES OF HORSES (Five)

    2. Stock Type
    ✔ Quarter Horse, Paint, Appaloosa etc.
    ✔ Well-muscled, deep bodied.
    ✔ Used primarily for short-distance racing, ranch work, trail
    riding, roping, reining, pleasure and gymkhana events.
    TYPES OF HORSES (Five)
    3. Saddle (Gaited) Type
    ✔ Tennessee Walker, American Saddlebred, Standardbred etc.
    ✔ Longer muscled, longer neck and body, higher set arching neck,
    higher tail carriage, often more animated movement.
    ✔ Used primarily for pleasure, driving, endurance and trail.
    TYPES OF HORSES (Five)
    4. Sport Horse Type
    ✔ Thoroughbred, Arabian, Warmbloods, Hanoverian and
    Trakhener etc.
    ✔ Larger, longer bodies, deeper heart girth and longer muscled.
    ✔ Used primarily for racing, jumping, cross-country, three day
    eventing, dressage, pleasure, and endurance.
    TYPES OF HORSES (Five)

    5. Pony Type
    ✔ Welsh, Shetland Pony, etc.
    ✔ 14.2 hands or less, usually resemble stock type or saddle type
    breeds.
    ✔ Generally shorter neck and body.
    ✔ Used primarily for children’s mounts and driving.
    ARABIAN
    ✔ Bred by the Arabs to carry them swiftly over long distances with
    a minimum of feed and water.
    ✔ Arabian horse has an unsurpassed reputation for soundness and
    stamina.
    ✔ The Arabian is a very attractive horse with its distinctive, dished
    face and proud carriage.
    ✔ It is usually solid bay, chestnut, black or grey in colour.
    THROUGHBRED
    ✔ Development: Arabian x European horses.
    ✔ Registration: Stud Book Authority of India (RWITC), Pune.
    ✔ Known for: speed and stamina.
    ✔ Features: long-bodied, deep-chested, angular conformation
    enables it to run long distances at a fast speed.
    EXOTIC BREEDS OF HORSES

    ▪ Appaloosa ▪ Percheron
    ▪ Arabian ▪ Quarter Horse
    ▪ Belgian ▪ Saddlebred
    ▪ Canadian ▪ Shetland
    ▪ Clydesdale ▪ Standardbred
    ▪ Connemara ▪ Tennessee Walker
    ▪ Fjord ▪ Thoroughbred
    ▪ Irish Draught ▪ Warmbloods (Such as the
    ▪ Miniatures Hanovarian, Oldenburg, Holstein,
    ▪ Morgan Westphalian, Dutch Warmblood,
    ▪ Paint Trakehner, etc.)
    ▪ Paso ▪ Welsh

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