Horse breeds: Quick Facts

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Irish Cob horse

Belgian stallion with sorrel coat and flaxen mane and tail.

Clydesdale horse

Percheron stallion with black coat.

Shire stallion with bay coat.

Akhal-Teke stallion

American Paint Horse mare

American Quarter Horse stallion

American Saddlebred mare

Andalusian stallion

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