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A stud book is a book giving pedigrees etc of horses, dogs and other animals. The first stud book setting forth the pedigrees of thoroughbred horses in England was published in London in 1791.
The Kennel Club Stud Book containing pedigrees of every kind of dog was first published in 1874.
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The Anglo-Arab is a British breed of riding horse developed during the 18th and 19th centuries from crossing the Thoroughbred and the Arab. The Anglo-Arab is a naturally athletic breed with speed and jumping abilities, standing 15.2 to 16.3 hands high and bay, brown, chestnut or grey in colour.
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The Australian Stock Horse or Waler is an Australian breed of horse standing 14.2 to 16.2 hands high and first imported during the 18th century from the South African Cape. They were originally used as ranch horses and as cavalry mounts, many being used by the Allies during the Great War. The Australian Stock Horse is usually bay in colour, similar in appearance to the Thoroughbred but with more bone.
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The Budyonny is a Russian breed of sporting horse developed during the 1920s and named after Marshal Budyonny, a Soviet cavalry commander of the Russian Revolution. The Budyonny stands 16 hands high and is mostly chestnut, but can also be grey, brown, bay or black in colour and exhibits a free action, very good gallop and an athletic jump, but are not so fast as the Thoroughbred.
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The Freiberger or Franches-Montagnes is a Swiss breed of heavy horse developed at the end of the 19th century from the Bernese Jura horse, the English Thoroughbred, the English Anglo-Norman, the Ardennais and the Arab Horse. The
Freiberger is a calm and easy going horse, 14 to 15 hands high, bay or chestnut coloured, with a small but heavy head with a pronounced jaw line and a broad forehead. They are popularly used as dray horses.
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A Hack is an elegant type of show horse, usually a Thoroughbred or a Thoroughbred and Anglo-Arab cross. They are between 14 and 15 hands tall, of any solid colour, and with an impeccable disposition of good manners, calm and poise.
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The Hispano or Spanish Anglo-Arab is a Spanish breed of fast, agile, courageous horse used for working with bulls, in and out of the bull-ring. The Hispano was developed from a cross of Arab and Andalusian mares with an English Thoroughbred stallion. The Hispano stands between 14.3 and 16 hands high and is bay, grey or chestnut in colour.
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The Irish Hunter is a versatile Irish half-breed of horse, a cross of the Irish Draft and the English Thoroughbred. The Irish Hunter stands between 15.3 and 17 hands high and is bay, grey, brown, chestnut or black in colour. They have a good nature and also athletic ability which makes them suitable for eventing and show jumping as well as being able to hunt all day.
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The Standardbred is an American breed of fast trotting horse first developed during the 18th century. The Standardbred stands 15.3 hands high and is bay, brown or chestnut in colour. The Standardbred is similar to the English Thoroughbred, but more robust and sturdy with hard, strong feet and legs.
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The Thoroughbred is a British breed of running horse developed during the 17th and 18th centuries as a breed of fast race horse. A temperamental and easily frightened breed they are none-the-less ideal hacking and eventing horses. The Thoroughbred stands between 15.2 and 16.3 hands high and occurs in any solid colour, with white markings. The coat is usually silky and smooth and they have an elegant, arched neck.
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