Horse

Our Equines

Draft Horse: Most commonly employed to pull carriages and wagons.

Pony: Docile and smaller than the horse our ponies are suitable for beginners and children.

Palfrey: Most commonly bred in greys, dapples and whites the Palfrey stands shorter than a standard riding horse. Particularly well suited to the sidesaddle Palfrey's are an excellent choice for ladies looking for a docile mount.

Thoroughbred: Favoured by those in England due to their passion for short intense racing. Fast over short distances but lack stamina for longer runs. Most commonly bred in bay, other shades (being rarer) tend to cost more. A champion horse can be many times more expensive and can only be acquired with by approval by the moderators as it is a Conversation Piece. The same is true for an Arabian.

Type	Price
Pony	£10
Draft Horse	£50
Palfrey*	£100
Thoroughbred*	£100

 * Financially Well To Do and Financial Abundance Only

Horse Personalities

There are three basic horse personalities, and they are listed as either: hot blooded, warm blooded, or cold blooded. (And yes, all horses are warm blooded mammals.)

Hot Blooded

This is used to describe a horse that has a "high strung" temperament. These are horses that are excitable, and can be very "nervous" when in an unfamiliar situation, or around unfamiliar people. This type of horse is best handled by properly trained, and experienced, horse handlers.

Warm Blooded

This describes a horse that has a fairly stable temperament. They are generally characterized as being "friendly" and "willing". These horses can be "spooked" or frightened, but as a general rule, if they are treated well, they are intelligent and a good personality for being around people and other animals. This is probably the most common type of horse that people are used to seeing at shows, fairs, and most equestrian events.

Cold Blooded

This is used to describe a horse with a very stable personality. These horses are NOT stupid, they are just not as likely to be spooked when they encounter an unfamiliar situation or person. Many of these horses were the ones that were the proud mounts of the old Medieval Knights. This because they were large horses, capable of carrying the Knight in his armor, plus, sometimes, armor for the horse as well. A horse trained for the chaos and confusion of battle is FAR from stupid. But, it does require a type of horse that has a very stable personality, and that will not spook easily, for a knight that has a skittish horse, may end up with more problems in battle than just the enemy.

Horse Colours

The names used to describe the colors of a horse, seem, in many cases, to have no rational origin. You just have to accept them. The equestrian world has been using them for a very long time, and I very seriously doubt that they will change them.

Simple Coats

(of one single color)

• White
  • white hair on pink skin Brilliant (dazzling)
  • Silver (metallic tinge)
  • Porcelain (bluish tinge)
  • Dirty (yellowish tinge)
• Black
  • Pure (uniform)
  • Dull (slightly reddish)
  • Raven (dark and glossy)
• Chestnut
• yellow to red hairs
  • Light (red tending toward yellow)
  • Golden (gold-colored hair)
  • Liver (tending toward brown)
  • Bloodstone (tending toward maroon)
  • Bronze (bronze-colored hair)
  • Mealy (pale and washed out)

Composite Coats

(two colours interspersed)

• Red Roan
• Grey
  • white and red or yellow hairs
  • Light (predominantly white)
  • Dark (predominantly red or yellow)
  • white and black hairs, sometimes with an admixture of red
  • Light (predominantly white hairs)
  • Dark (predominantly black hairs)
  • Steel (glossy with a predominance of black hairs)
  • Flecked (predominantly black hairs with occasional clusters of white)
  • Dappled (with clearly defined patches of white hair)
  • Flea-Bitten (small, scattered patches of black hairs)
  • Pinkish (admixture of red hairs)
  • White (white hairs on black skin)

Composite Coats

(two separate colours)

• Yellow Dun
• Dun
• Blue Dun
  • dark yellow hairs, black points
  • Mouse (dark yellowish colour)
• yellow hairs down as far as the knees and hocks; black below the knees and hocks; tail and main black
  • Light (tending toward white)
  • Bright/Cream (tending toward yellow)
  • Golden/Palomino (more glossy yellow)
• Lead [blei]-colored hairs, black points; black mane and tail
  • Light Dark Bay: reddish hairs, black points; mane and tail black
  • Brown (almost black)
  • Dark (brownish red)
  • Chestnut (brownish chestnut)
  • Cherry (colour of ripe cherry)
  • Golden (with golden highlights)
  • Light (faded colour)
  • Washed Out (muzzle, underbelly, flanks, and the inside of the thighs almost white)

Composite Coats

(three colors)

• Roan
• Piebald
• Skewbald
  • white, red, and black hairs
  • Light (predominantly white)
  • Dark (predominantly black hairs)
  • Chestnut (predominantly red)
  • Piebald and Skewbald (irregular patches of hairs of two colours)
• large irregular patches of black and white
• patches of white and any other color except black Odd-coloured: large patches of more than two colours

Head Markings

• Star (can be any shape: round. oval, half-moon, crescent, pear, heart, irregular, triangular, curved, polygonal, oblique, linear)
• Small Star (in middle of forehead)
• Stripe (can be irregular, asymmetric, curved, interrupted, inclined)
• Star and Stripe Conjoined White Muzzle (where white markings cover both lips and extend to nostrils) (A "snip" is limited to the nostrils only)
• White Face (extension may be unilateral or bilateral)

Leg Markings

• White Leg Markings (socks or stockings)
• White band above coronet
• White mark to quarter cannon
• White mark to half cannon
• White mark to hock

See Also

• Carriage
• Sleigh
• Cat
• Dog
• Birds of Prey
• Birds - Ornamental
• Monkey