Storey's Illustrated Guide to 96 Horse Breeds of North America by Judith Dutson

Author:Judith Dutson
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Published: 2005-08-10T16:00:00+00:00

At the same time, horse racing became extremely popular in many locations in Europe and again the emphasis shifted, particularly among the wealthy, to breed for speed rather than for smooth gaits. In time, particularly through imported horses, this cultural shift in horse types also reached the New World.

Selective Breeding

After Peru won its independence from Spain in 1823, records document that breeders imported purebred Hackney, Arab, Thoroughbred, and Friesian Horses, among others. The careful blending of several of these Old World trotting breeds with existing Peruvian smooth-gaited horses provided the foundation for the modern Peruvian, which developed quickly into three main types. The first of the three is the Coastal Horse, known as the Costeño de Pas, the breed we know today as the Peruvian Paso; the second is the High Altitude Coastal Horse, a breed used for cattle work in the high mountains; the third is the Andean.

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