Developed in the Mediterranean, Miniature Donkeys can make good pets and are best kept with other animals.
Mules were developed to provide a strong, placid animal for packing, riding and driving. Breeding a female horse to a male donkey creates a mule, and breeding male horse to a female donkey creates a hinny (less common); both are usually sterile.
The history of this mainly riding horse began with the birth of colt with a pure white coat, though the colors vary today.
One of the mounts used by Civil War soldiers, Morgans are an ideal horse for showing, drill teams and even police horses.
The elegant Saddlebred, used mainly as a show horse, has a long interesting history in America.
The popular, versatile Appaloosa got its start in the Pacific Northwest.
Best known for their endurance, Arabians were once the main transportation for the Bedouin tribesmen of Arabia.
Once used to carry soldiers into war, the classic heavy Belgian horse is used primarily for draft purposes.
Tamed by farmers who lived on Chincoteague Island, these ponies can frequently be seen in various horse competitions.
Hearty, intelligent Cleveland Bays are most well known as carriage and driving horses--and work well on teams. They are critically rare, with only 200 alive in the United States.
The iconic Clydesdale is a draft and driving horse that is also frequently used in shows, exhibitions--and even on trails.
The versatile, but endangered Colonial Spanish horse, brought to the Pacific Northwest by Spanish Conquistadors, became the mount for Native Americans.
