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.
Mainly a show horse, the Hackney was a popular driving horse in England and the United States in the late 1880s.
Thought to originate from the chariot horses of the Roman Empire, the Irish Draught are considered top jumping and eventing horses.
The Miniature horse can be used to drive small carts and also kept as a pet or companion to other animals.
Used early on as work horses, Missouri Fox Trotters may now be seen in shows; they're also a common pleasure horse.
The sturdy, calm Mountain Pleasure horse is a rare breed that has been used mainly as a family horse.
Sporting a variety of looks, the Mustang is one of the first wild horse breeds in North America. Controversy still surrounds their living in the wild.
The Brahman are the larger of the Zebu cattle. If you live in a warm climate, Zebu make great sires, as well as beef and milk producers.
These mostly white, efficient beef producers have a history that takes them back to Scandanavia.
A beneficial breed for beef producers, consider the Chianina (kee-a-NEE-na) on your farm.
