Horse Breed Descriptions S - U

Saddlebred, see American Saddlebred

Salerno
The Salerno is a warmblooded horse of the Italian province of Salerno . It resulted from crossbreeding Andalusians and Neopolitans. This horse usually stands 16 to 17 hands high. These horses are usually a solid color of bay, black, or chestnut.

San Fratello (Horse)
Little is known about the ancestry of the San Fratello , although the breed is believed to have evolved from the ancient horses associated with the province of Messina in Sicily. They may have strong connections to the old Sicilian Horse, which is known to have been highly regarded, especially by the Greeks. It is also likely that in the past there have been infusions of Anglo-Arabian, Salerno (horse) and Hispano (horse) blood into the breed and, more recently, some Nonius and some English Thoroughbred blood. They are usually between 15 and 16 hands high and come in bay, black or dark brown.

Sardinian (Horse) , also known as Sardinian Anglo-Arab
The Sardinian , or Sardinian Anglo-Arab, as it is also called, is an old breed that was established in Sardinia during the 15th century. Geographically, Sardinia is well situated for trade with North Africa, and has for centuries imported the North African Barb horses and Arabians, which would then subsequently be crossed with local stock. This formed the foundation for the breed, with a fixed type in the 15th century, and led to the formation of a stud of Spanish Horses by Ferdinand of Spain, near Abbasanta. The Sardinian comes in bay or brown and is around 15.2 hands high.

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Selle Francais, also spelled Selle Francaise
The Selle Français (pronounciation close to "Sell-fron-SAY") is France's most important sport horse. It is renowned primarily for its success in show jumping, but many have also been successful in dressage and eventing.

Shire Horse
The Shire horse is a breed of draught horse (UK) or draft horse (US). It is the tallest of the modern draught breeds, and a stallion may stand 18 or more hands (about 180 cm ) high and weigh a short ton. The Shire horse has a dense rounded body, a broad back, strong loins, powerful hind-quarters, and long legs with dense bones. It can be black, brown, bay, or gray and has distinctive long silky hair (often white) on the lower parts of its legs. The hair down the back of the legs is called the "feather", while the hair over the foot is known as the "spats".

Shagya Arabian
The Shagya Arabian was developed in the 19th century in the Kingdom of Hungary during the 19th century at the Bábolna and Mezohegyes studs. Today it is bred in the Czech Republic, Austria, Romania, the former Yugoslavian countries, Poland, Germany, and Hungary.

Sorraia
The Sorraia is a horse from Spain and Portugal (Iberia Peninsula), which has influenced many light modern horse breeds.

Spanish Mustang
Spanish Mustangs , also called Colonial Spanish Horses, are of great historic importance. They descend from horses introduced from Spain during the age of the conquest of the Americas. They are a type that is mostly or wholly extinct now in Spain. [1]

Spanish Mustangs are sometimes confused with the American Mustang, feral horses descended from both Spanish horses and other feral horses escaped from various sources that currently run wild in protected areas of the American west, currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). However, the true Spanish Mustang differs from the "wild" American Mustang in appearance and ancestry.

Sponenberg, D. Phillip "Spanish Mustangs and Barbs" Conquistador Magazine [1] Accessed June 5, 2006

Spanish Tarpan, see Sorraia

Spotted Saddle Horse
Spotted Saddle horses were developed by crossing Spanish American type spotted ponies, with gaited breeds (such as the Tennessee Walking Horse ) to produce a colorful horse that was smooth gaited and possessed strength and stamina.

Sokolsky Horse
The Sokolsky , or Sokolka, originated in Poland, and is a relatively young breed, having been established for approximatly one hundred years. It is a cold-blooded, heavy draft horse breed.

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Soviet Heavy Draft
The Soviet Heavy Draft originated in Russia at the end of the 19th century, becoming established in 1940.

Standardbred
Standardbred harness racing horses are so called because in the early years of the Trotting Registry, the standardbred stud book established in the United States in 1879 by the National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders, only horses who could race a mile in a standard time or better, or whose get (offspring) could race a mile in standard time or better, were entered in the book. More Information

Suffolk Punch
The Suffolk Punch is one of the breeds of draft horses. The Suffolk Punch has a powerful arching neck, strong upright shoulders, a short strong back, wide hipbones, and a high tail. Due to their extreme draftiness, the clean legs of the Suffolk Punch appear short. The Suffolk Punch has an average height of 16.1 hands, but many stallions stand 17 or more hands. It can weigh 1,700 to 2,000 pounds. All the animals of this breed are chestnut -colored, with shades ranging from light golden to dark brown. Traditionally the spelling was "Chesnut" and is still used today on the Suffolk Punch Society documentation. Some white markings occur, but they're less prominent than in other breeds. The Suffolk Punch is the emblem for Ipswich Town F.C.

The Suffolk Punch may possibly descend from the medieval �Great Horse� brought to England in 1066 by William the Conqueror. It was developed in eastern England's Norfolk and Suffolk counties for farm work. The Suffolk Punch is one of the oldest draft breeds, possibly dating back to 1506. To plough the heavy clay soil of Suffolk, the farmers needed a horse with power, stamina, health, longevity, and docility. Because the farmers used these horses on their land, they seldom had any to sell, which helped to keep the breed pure and unchanged. By its reputation for easy handling with power the name was also used for a British brand of lawn mower.

Swedish Ardennes
Swedish Ardennes are a medium build heavy draft breed of horse. They were bred in Sweden in the late 1800s as a result of farming popularity. Swedish Ardennes were bred by crossing imported Ardennes (a heavy draft breed from Belgian and Northern France) with the North Swedish horse. The goal was to develop a heavier horse than the native Swedish horses.

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Swedish Warmblood
The Swedish Warmblood is a horse that was developed at Strömsholm and Flyinge. It descends from imported stock in the 17th century. The horses imported to Sweden were from Denmark, Germany, England, Hungary, France, Russia, Spain, and Turkey. These horses were extraordinarily varied, but along the way became the Swedish Warmblood.

Swiss Warmblood
The Swiss Warmblood horse breed, also called the Einsiedler, was founded in the 10th century on the local Schwyer stock. It was first bred at the Benedictine Monastery of Einsiedeln . They are now raised at the Federal Stud at Avenches.

Syrian (Horse)
The Syrian Horse originated from Syria, and is closely related to the Arabian. The breed is small, with most representatives not taller than 14.2 hands, though some may reach 15.1 hands. However, though pony-sized the breed is not a pony breed, it is a true horse in build and conformation. The breed is thought to be purely of originally of pure Arabian blood that was simply isolated and developed by its region.

Like the Arabian, the Syrian is hardy and frugal, able to survive on the poorest of nutrition. Built for the desert, it is uniquely adapted to the high temperatures of the climate, as well as the cold of the night. They are spirited and hot, with a noble presence, and may be gray or chestnut in color. Conformationally, they resemble their Arabian cousins, with fine, chiseled head, lean body, arched neck, and delecate limbs; however, they are generally considered to be slightly less attractive.

Tawleed
The Tawleed was developed in the Khartoum region of Sudan as a riding horse. It was formed by upgrading Sudan Country-Bred horses with mainly Thoroughbreds.

Tennessee Walker
The Tennessee Walker or Tennessee Walking Horse is a gentle and comfortable riding horse. The breed was originally bred in the Southern United States to carry the owners of plantations around their lands. (A closely related breed is the Garrett Walking Horse ) Their unique four-beat "running walk" is especially comfortable to ride, making the breed a well-suited trail companion. The breed is rarely seen in any of the sport horse disciplines; however, they are good for trail riding because of their smooth gaits, stamina and easy temper, and are also seen in Western riding disciplines and in harness. More Information

Tersk
The Tersk is a fairly new breed of horse, developed in Russia in the 1920s.

Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known as a race horse. While carefully bred racehorses had existed throughout Europe for centuries prior to this time, the breed as it is known today developed during the 17th century in England when English mares began to be bred to imported Arabian stallions. This addition of verifiable Arabian blood coincided with the creation of the General Stud Book of England and the practice of official registering of horses. Today all modern Thoroughbreds trace to these imported stallions.

Some individuals mistakenly refer to a purebred horse of any breed as a "thoroughbred." However, this is incorrect usage. The Thoroughbred is a unique breed of horse. The proper term for any horse that is a pedigreed animal of a single breed is always " purebred".
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Tinker Horse, see Gypsy Vanner Horse

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Tiger Horse
Tiger horses are gaited, spotted trail horses much like the Appaloosa. The tiger horse [horse gait| gait] is sometimes called the Indian shuffle. They are unique in the modern equestrian world and are making a comeback. Even without the tigers, they are becoming popular on the trail as well as on the show ring. The tiger horse is intelligent, loves to be with people, and is very versatile. They can be quiet and gentle or spirited.

Tori (Horse)
The Tori is a horse originating in continental Estonia. The Tori comes mainly in the colors black, bay, palomino, chestnut and liver chestnut. Today's Tori is a harness horse that has a clean and solid build. It has a large to medium-sized head, a shortened poll, a neck that is medium in length and fleshy, withers that are average in height, a back that is long and flat, a loin that is broad as well as a croup that is broad, and the horse is well muscled. The Tori has a very broad and deep chest, and limbs that are clean and properly set. Tori stallions at the studs are usually 162 cm high at the withers. This breed has a high fertility ratio, with 86 foals per 100 mares.

Trait Du Nord
The Trait du Nord is a cold-blooded, heavy draft horse breed bred in France.

Trakehner
Trakehner is a horse breed. It is the purest of the warmblood breeds, due to the fact that it is the only warmblood breed that has a closed stud book. The Trakehner is generally of a lighter type than most other warmbloods.

The Trakehner typically stands between 15.2-17 hands high. Trakehners can be any color, with bay, gray, chestnut and black being the most common, though the breed also includes roan and tobiano pinto horses. It is considered to be the lightest and most refined of the warmbloods, due to its closed studbook which allows entry of only Trakehner, as well as few selected Thoroughbred , and Arabian lines.

Ukrainian Riding Horse
The Ukrainian Riding Horse , a relatively new breed developed in Ukraine after World War II to meet the ever-increasing demand for sport horses, was first bred at the Dnepropetrovsk stud. Today, it is bred at the studs of Derkulsk, Yagonitsk, and Aleksandriisk. The breed is well-established in characteristics despite the fact that it is relatively young, due to the highly selective breeding process.

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