DNA results!!!!

Today we finally got Disco's DNA results back from Texas A&M University! So Disco is three things... First he is a British Warmblood! Second he is a Quarter horse! and third he is a Western Europe Warmblood! WOW! I mean really WOW! He looks a lot like a warmblood if you look at him and a picture of one.

This is a Western Europe Warmblood.

This is a Quarter Horse.



This is a British Warmblood.

Here is some stuff I found about these horses.


Proto-Warmblood Ancestry: The term Warmblood should not imply that this breed category is simply the result of direct breeding between cold blooded and hot blooded breeds. It is thought that the Warmblood breed type which in roomed in continental Europe, descended from a wild, native proto-warmblood ancestor and possibly traces back to a wild prototype called the Forest Horse.Warmblood horses are a mix between hot-blooded animals (like the Arabian & Thoroughbred) and cold-blooded animals (most draft breeds). They may carry bloodlines of approved breeds as long as they meet the requirements of the type.

Western European warmbloods include the French Selle Français, Belgian Warmblood, Dutch Warmblood, Swiss Warmblood, Austrian Warmblood and Danish Warmblood.

The American Quarter Horse is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name came from its ability to outdistance other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less; some individuals have been clocked at speeds up to 55 mph (88.5 km/h). The American Quarter Horse is the most popular breed in the United States today, and the American Quarter Horse Association is the largest breed registry in the world, with more than 5 million American Quarter Horses registered.
The American Quarter Horse is well known both as a race horse and for its performance in rodeos, horse shows and as a working ranch horse. The compact body of the American Quarter Horse is well-suited to the intricate and speedy maneuvers required in reining, cutting, working cow horse, barrel racing, calf roping, and other western riding events, especially those involving live cattle. The American Quarter Horse is also shown in English disciplines, driving, and many other equestrian activities.

Lucky

We also found out what my brothers horse Lucky is.... he is a mix between a Shetland Pony, a Welsh Pony, and a Carriage Horse. That was the least most expected thing ever! Well we always did call him a mutant miniature so I guess now he really is one. :D






This is a Welsh Pony.

This is a Carriage Horse.




This is a Shetland Pony.


Here is some stuff about these breeds.

While there is some anthropological evidence that horses were ridden before they were driven, the most unequivocal evidence of domestication and use of the horse as a driving animal are the Sintashta chariot burials in the southern Urals, circa 2000 BC. However, shortly thereafter, the expansion of the domestic horse throughout Europe was little short of explosive. In the space of possibly 500 years, there is evidence of horse-drawn chariots in Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. By another 500 years, the horse-drawn chariot had spread to China.

The Shetland pony is a breed of pony originating in the Shetland Isles. Shetlands range in size from a minimum height of approximately 28 inches (7.0 hands; 71.12 cm) to an official maximum height of 11 hands (44 inches, 112 cm) at the withers (11.2 hands (46 inches, 117 cm) for American Shetlands). Shetland ponies have heavy coats, short legs and are considered quite intelligent. They are a very strong breed of pony, used for riding, driving, and pack purposes.

Shetland ponies originated in the Shetland Isles, located northeast of mainland Scotland. Small horses have been kept on the Shetland Isles since the Bronze Age. People who lived on the islands probably later crossed the native stock with ponies imported by Norse settlers. Shetland ponies also were probably influenced by the Celtic Pony, brought to the islands by settlers between 2000 and 1000 BCE.^{[citation needed]} The harsh climate and scarce food developed the ponies into extremely hardy animals.Shetland ponies were first used for pulling carts, carrying peat, coal and other items, and plowing farm land. Then, as the Industrial Revolution increased the need for coal in the mid-19th century, thousands of Shetland ponies traveled to mainland Britain to be pit ponies, working underground hauling coal, often for their entire (often short) lives. Coal mines in the eastern United States also imported some of these animals. The last pony mine in the United States closed in 1971.^[1]

The Welsh Pony designates a group of four related types of pony and horse native to Wales: the Welsh mountain pony (Section A), the Welsh pony (Section B), the Welsh pony of cob type (Section C), and the Welsh Cob (Section D). All sections of Welsh ponies and Welsh cobs are sure-footed with sound feet, dense bone, and are very hardy. The ponies should have a well-laid back shoulder, deep chest, short back, well-sprung rib cage and strong hindquarters. Their legs should be clean with good bone, short cannons and correct hocks. They exhibit the substance, stamina and soundness of their ancestral bloodstock.
The Section A pony has a small head, large eyes, sloping shoulders, short back and short legs.
The Welsh Pony has a small pony head, long neck, long sloping shoulders, deep girth, muscular back and quarters.
The Section C Welsh Pony is similar in appearance to the section D mountain pony. The breed has a quality head, long neck, strong shoulders, deep girth, muscular back and quarters.
The Welsh Section D, Welsh Cob is of similar appearance to the section C pony. The breed has a quality head, long neck, strong shoulders, deep girth, muscular back and quarters.
There are four different sections of the Welsh pony breed. They are divided by their size. The Welsh Mountain Pony (Section A) may not exceed 12.2 hands in the US or 12 hands high in the United Kingdom.
The Welsh Pony of Riding Type (Section B) is the second division within the Welsh pony registry. Section B horses are taller than the closely related Welsh mountain pony (Section A) with a maximum height of 13.2 hands high in the UK and 14.2 hands high in the U.S.
The Welsh pony of Cob Type (Section C) should be no taller than 13.2 hands.
The Welsh Cob (Section D) is the largest-sized animal within the Welsh pony and cob breed registries, and is no shorter than 13.2 hands. Under some organization rules there may be no upper height limit, others require they not be over 14.2 hands high.