The horse is a hoofed herbivorous mammal of the Equidae family. But did you know that family comprises of a single species, Equus caballus?
There are well over 400 officially recognised breeds of horse and pony worldwide. A pony is simply a small horse where a full grown adult does not grow to more than 1.45 m (14.1 hands) high at the shoulder. There are around 17 native British breeds of horse and pony, as listed below:
- Cleveland Bay
- Clydesdale
- Connemara
- Dale Pony
- Dartmoor Pony
- Eriskay
- Exmoor Pony
- Fell Pony
- Hackney
- Highland Pony
- New Forest Pony
- Shetland Pony
- Shire
- Suffolk Punch
- Thoroughbred
- Welsh Cob Pony
- Welsh Mountain Pony
Do you know your horses and ponies? From the photographs provided in the quiz can you identify twelve of the listed horses and ponies?
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