All About Light Horses Hot Blooded and Warmblood Horse
BreedsFamily: EquidaeEquus caballusPhoto © Animal-World:
Courtesy Ken Childs Light Horses are the best known modern
horses ranging from high spirited hot blooded horse breeds to
sturdy, dependable warmblood breeds! The Light Horse breeds are
the most predominant types of horses seen today. These breeds
were developed primarily for light work, harness horses, and for
riding. Some light horses, like the stock breed types, are still
used for ranch work today. But the majority of the light breeds,
the hunter types and saddle types, are primarily used for
recreation or show. Light horse breeds vary in temperament and
this is related to their ancestry. LIght horses include both the
warmblood and the hot blooded breeds. The hot blood breeds are
well known race horses. There are only two types of hot-blood
horse breeds, the Arabian and the Thoroughbred. Although common
sense would lead to the idea that being warmblooded would mean a
crossing between a hot blood a