Adrianna Cervantes

1/29/19
Hour 4
Horses

[insert great beginning] Horses are classified by breed and categories; and

function and performance.

To start off with, there are over 300 types of breeds. These breeds fit into

different categories including, Draft horses, light horses, Gaited horses, Warmbloods,

and ponies. Draft horses were bred to carry and pull heavy loads. They’re tall, strong

and heavy. Light horses are the opposite of their draft horse counterparts. Light horses

were bred for speed, agility, endurance and of course riding. Light horses are used for

nearly everything form of riding to riding for pleasure to racing and ranch work. Gaited

horses are light horses but have a much smoother ride. Warmbloods are a crossbreed

between the cold blood draft horse and a hot blood light horse. A pony is just a horse

that measures less than 14.2 hands or 56.8 inches.

Additionally, horses are used for many things including farm work and therapy.

Horses can be used to plow fields and even round up sheep or cattle. According to

alansfactoryoutlet.com, “Farmers use horses on a daily basis to help them do daily work

on their farms. They are used to help move large numbers of cattle from one place to

another.” Horses are used for equine therapy as well. Anxietytreatmentexperts.com

states, “Equine therapy, also known as Equine-Assisted Therapy (EAT), is a treatment

that includes equine activities and/or an equine environment in order to promote

physical, occupational, and emotional growth in persons suffering from ADD, Anxiety,
Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Dementia, Depression, Developmental Delay, Genetic

Syndromes (such as Down Syndrome), traumatic brain injuries, behavioral issues,

abuse issues, and many other mental health problems.”

Furthermore, horses perform in different events with horses, these is known as

equestrian sports. Newworldencyclopedia.org states, “Equestrian sports involve many

types of horse competition from classical types such as Dressage to intense types like

cross-country sports.” Some of the most common sports include racing, English and

Western riding; stock handling, and rodeo. Gamblingsites.com list all the different types

of racing, Flat Racing, Jump Racing, Endurance Racing, Harness Racing, and Quarter

Horse Racing. There is also Maiden Racing, Allowance and Claim Racing, Stakes

Racing, and finally Graded Stakes racing. Wasatchacademy.org lists events at a rodeo

that include horses. These include Barrel Racing, Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc

Riding, Calf Roping, and Team Roping.

Breeds and categories; function and performance are all ways horses are

classified. [insert awesome ending]