Hobbies And Interests
Przewalski's Horse
The Przewalski's horse is also known as the Mongolian wild horse because it is found in the Altai mountains of Mongolia. The horse only grows about four feet tall and and weighs between 440 and 660 pounds. The horse has a sandy brown coat with faint dark stripes on its legs. Until the mid 1990s, the horse was extinct in the wild partly because it was heavily hunted for its meat. A Przewalski horse preservation group reintroduced horses that were bred in captivity into the wild in the 1990s.
Carolina Marsh Tacky
The Carolina marsh tacky horse was once plentiful in the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia, but their numbers have dwindled. It is speculated that they were first introduced to North America by Spanish explorers in the 16th century. The horse was used as a workhorse during the colonial period. The horse weighs around 800 pounds and measures 13 to 15 hands tall. The coat color ranges from chestnut to black and it has a low-set tail and a short, strong back.
Suffolk Punch Draft Horse
The Suffolk punch draft horse originated in East Anglia but was widely bred throughout England and America. The suffolk punch draft horse is a heavy horse, like the Shire and Clydesdale, and measures about 16 hands high and weighs between 1,900 and 2,200 pounds. The horse was once widely used as a workhorse. They are now critically endangered because machinery has replaced them in the workforce, so they are not being bred as often.
Cleveland Bay
The Cleveland Bay horse originates from England in the Cleveland area of northern Yorkshire. They are one of the oldest breeds of British horses. The horse was primarily used to pull carriages and wagons. The horses numbers dwindled greatly by the mid 1900s, but its numbers increased after Queen Elizabeth II bought one of the four remaining breeding stallions in 1962 for breeding purposes. The horse stands 16 hands tall and is reddish-brown in color with black legs and a black tail.