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.