Trakehner Horse

Name of Breed: Trakehner Horse

Height: 15 to 17 hands

Colors: All solid colors but most commonly: Bay, Gray, Chestnut, Black, and Roan

Physical Characteristics: Refined head with large eyes, long legs, long sloping shoulders, and crested neck. 

Additional Info: They are keen, alert, and fast learners. They are premier athletes. They are competitive and high-spirited.

(*Please note, these are not my pictures)

Horses of Dreams

Hackney Horse and Pony

Name of Breed: Hackney Horse and Hackney Pony

  

Height: Hackney Ponies are under 14.2 hands. Hackney Horses are 14.2 - 17 hands.

Colors: Black, Bay, Brown, or Chestnut. Can have white markings.

Physical Characteristics: High tail carriage, broad and defined chest, compact body, round ribs, compact head, and long neck.

Additional Info: The essential difference between a Hackney  Horse and a Hackney Pony is size. They are gaited and often used as carriage horses.

(*Please note, these are not my pictures)

Ignorances and Death

"Muscles and Ribs

Dust and Starvation

Bridles and Martingales

Saddles and Girths

Blankets and Bits

Shoes and Ropes

Rawhide and Leather

Blood and Sores

Runs and Maneuvers

Attempts and Failures

Losses and Falls

Calls and Hate

Predators and Enemies

Hunters and Trainers

Killers and Abusers

Blackouts and Hallucinations

Rats and Mold

Must and Water

Rotten and Cold"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Ignorances and Death"

Horse Colors

Gray – Horses with a dark coat and white to gray hair. They can often appear as white horses but if their points are dark they are considered grays.

Grullo – This is from a dun gene on a black horse. A dark dorsal strip, dark points, and dark legs. They can also have stripes on the legs, forward, back, etc.

Pearl – A horse with a red base coat lightened to an almost apricot color, the mane and tail will also be light.

Amber Champagne  - Gold coat with chocolate points. Can be confused with buckskin or bay dun. The mane and tail have light edges. This gene dilutes the color of a bay horse.

Brindle – A faint, small tiger striping pattern on a horse. This is quite rare.

Liver Chestnut – Very dark chestnut (reddish-brown) color.

Sorrel – A light chestnut (reddish-brown) color. The mane and tail will be the same color or lighter.

(*Please note, these are not my pictures.)

Barb Horse

Name of Breed: Barb Horse or Berber Horse

Height: 13.2 to 15.2 hands

Colors: Gray, Black, Brown, Buckskin, and Bay.

Physical Characteristics: Short back, low tail carriage, sound hooves, pronounced withers, and narrow head.

Additional Info: This is a lively African breed with great stamina.

(*Please note, these are not my pictures)

Freedom Sealed

"Wind whistling

Heart pounding

Eyes closed

Hooves sounding

Open meadow

Green fields

World lost

Freedom sealed"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Freedom Sealed"