Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Millions of Thoroughbreds exist today, and around 100,000 foals are registered each year worldwide. The word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, but technically refers only to the Th thoroughbred breed.
About Thoroughbred in brief
Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Millions of Thoroughbreds exist today, and around 100,000 foals are registered each year worldwide. The word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, but technically refers only to the Th thoroughbred breed. The typical Thoroughbreeding ranges from 15. 2 to 17. 0 hands high, averaging 16 hands. They are most often bay, dark bay or brown, chestnut, black, or gray. Less common colors recognized in the United States include roan and palomino. White is very rare, but is a recognized color separate from gray. The term is a proper noun referring to this specific breed, though often not capitalized, especially in non-specialist publications, and outside the US. For example, the Australian Stud Book, The New Times, and do not capitalize the word. Flat racing existed in England by at least 11,74 when four-mile races took place in London. It continued at fairs and markets throughout the Middle Ages and into the reign of King James I of England. It was first used to describe horses in 1713 under Charles II, a keen race-goer and owner. With the birth of Charles III, Anne, and George I, the foundation was laid for the race and breeding of horses of the Thoroughbreed breed. It has been influential in the creation of the Quarter Horse, Standardbred, Anglo-Arabian, and various warmblood breeds.
They were imported into North America starting in 1730 and into Australia, Europe, Japan and South America during the 19th century. They are used mainly for racing, but are also bred for other riding disciplines such as show jumping, combined training, dressage, polo, and fox hunting. Good-quality Thorough Breeders have a well-chiseled head on a long neck, high withers, a deep chest, a short back, good depth of hindquarters, a lean body, and long legs. They also have a good back, a good front and a long legs, and a good balance on the ground. Thorough bred racehorses perform with maximum exertion, which has resulted in high accident rates and health problems such as bleeding from the lungs. Other health concerns include low fertility, abnormally small hearts and a small hoof-to-body-mass ratio. There are several theories for the reasons behind the prevalence of accidents and health issues in the Thorneybred breed, and research is ongoing. The name “thoroughbred” came into general use because the English Thoroughoroughbred’s General Stud Book was one of the first breed registries created, but in modern usage horse breeders consider it incorrect to referring to any animal as a thoroughbred except for horses belonging to the Thoroughbreeding breed. In modern usage, the term for any horse or other animal derived from a single breed line is purebred.
You want to know more about Thoroughbred?
This page is based on the article Thoroughbred published in Wikipedia (as of Dec. 01, 2020) and was automatically summarized using artificial intelligence.
