Grantville Gazette Part 39

Hanoverian. Saddle horse. Origins may be 17th century; 20th century infusion of Thoroughbred.

Holsteiner. (aka Schleswig-Holstein). Saddle, draft, carriage, cavalry horse. Old breed (12th-13th centuries) with much use of Spanish, Neapolitan, and Oriental stock. Much updated with other breeds in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Oldenburg. Saddle horse. 16th century breed

Trakehner. Saddle horse, cavalry horse. 18th century breed; 19th & 20th century infusions of Thoroughbred.

Rhenish German Coldblood. Draft horse. 20th century breed, rare today

Schleswiger Heavy Draft. Heavy draft version of Schleswig-Holstein draft horse. 19th century breed.

Schleswig-Holstein. Draft horse, carriage horse. 19th century breed.

South German Horse. Heavy draft horse. 19th century breed.

Britain, Scotland & Ireland:

Cleveland Bay. Saddle, pack, draft, carriage horse. 17th century breed.

Clydesdale. Heavy draft horse. Breed's beginnings trace to late 16th century.

Hackney horse. Saddle & carriage horse. 18th century breed.

Irish Draught. Saddle & light draft. 19th century breed.

s.h.i.+re. Heavy draft, possibly a warhorse. Old breed (pre 15th century) whose size may have increased in the 18th century.

Suffolk Punch. Heavy draft. Old breed (13th century).

Hungary

Gidran. Saddle horse. 19th century breed.

Nonius. Draft, carriage, & saddle horse. 9th century, originally a draft horse, lightened for riding in the 19th century.

Kisber Felver. Saddle horse. 19th century breed.

s.h.a.gya. Saddle horse. 18th & 19th century breed.

Iceland:

Icelandic, aka Islenzki hesturinn, Icelandic toelter horse, Iceland Tolter. Saddle & light draft. Very ancient breed. Closely related to the Norwegian Fjord horse.

Italy:

Haflinger. Saddle & light work horse. Old breed.

Italian Heavy Draft. Draft horse. Late 19th century breed.

Murgese. Light draft & saddle horse. The breed origins are unclear.

Lithuania:

Lithuanian Heavy Draft. Draft horse. Breed origins are unclear.

Zhemaichu, aka Zhmudka. Saddle, pack, & draft horse. There are 16th century references to the breed.

Netherlands:

Dutch Draft Horse. Draft horse. Modern breed (20th century).

Dutch Warmblood. Sport horse, saddle horse. Modern breed (20th century).

Friesian. Saddle & carriage horse. Ancient breed, stud farms date back to 12th century.

Gelderland. Saddle & carriage horse. 17th century breed.

Groningen. Draft & carriage horse. Old breed? Origins are unclear.

Norway:

The Dole Gudbrandsday, aka Dolehest, Gudbrandsdahl. Small draft horse, saddle horse. Old breed.

Norwegian Fjord Horse. Small saddle & light draft horse, Viking warhorse. Ancient, bred in Norway for 2,000 years.

Nordland. Pony, light draft, saddle. Origins unclear, probably ancient.

Poland:

Hucul, aka Carpathian pony. Saddle & light draft. Old to ancient breed with the earliest written records from 1606.