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Friesian horse. Black, powerfully muscled, agile with elegant action, thick mane and tail, feather on lower legs. The Friesian ( Fries paard in Dutch; Frysk hynder in West Frisian) is a horse breed originating in Friesland in north Netherlands. The breed nearly became extinct on more than one occasion.
The Holstein Friesian is an international breed or group of breeds of dairy cattle. It originated in Frisia, stretching from the Dutch province of North Holland to the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the dominant breed in industrial dairy farming worldwide, and is found in more than 160 countries. [ 1][ 2] It is known by many names ...
Friesian crossbreds, minimum 25% Friesian. Can be nearly all colors and sizes, but maintaining a sport horse type. Light feathering is common, as well as thick manes and tails. The Friesian Sporthorse is a Friesian crossbred of sport horse type. The ideal Friesian Sporthorse is specifically bred to excel in FEI -recognized sport horse disciplines.
Warlander. Other names. Andalusian-Friesian. Standard. BZVKS (in German) Equus ferus caballus. The Warlander is a horse of Baroque type, produced by crossing Friesian horses with horses of a purebred registered Iberian horse breed such as the Andalusian, Lusitano, or Menorquina. [1]
Stallion Dark Ynte, 37.5% Arabian, born 2001, 1.67 m. The Arabo-Friesian (Dutch: Arabo Friese Paard) is a recent breed of horse, selected over several generations since the 1960s to obtain the morphology of the modern Friesian combined with the endurance qualities of the Arabian. The creation of this breed was strongly contested by some Dutch ...
Frederik the Great is a Friesian stallion that lives on Pinnacle Friesians, a farm in Arkansas 's Ozark Mountains. He was imported to this farm from the Netherlands when he was six years old. [ 1] In May 2016, he became known for unofficially being the "world's most handsome horse". [ 2] He is named after the 18th-century Prussian monarch ...
Mountain and moorland pony breeds, abbreviated "M&M," a specific group of pony breeds native to the British Isles. New Zealand Warmblood, a developing warmblood type based on Hanoverian and KWPF breeding. Oriental horse, the "hot-blooded" breeds originating in the Middle East, such as the Arabian, Akhal-Teke, Barb, and Turkoman horse.
Horses in the Middle Ages were rarely differentiated by breed, but rather by use. This led them to be described, for example, as "chargers" (war horses), "palfreys" (riding horses), cart horses or packhorses. Reference is also given to their place of origin, such as "Spanish horses," but whether this referred to one breed or several is unknown.