[Jr.pie]

My mom was asking me last night what the name of this breed may be- she said its a European horse breed, dappled or had leopard spots but is big like a draft / horse cross, she also said the face was a little longer-which I think would come naturally with a bigger horse. I named off a few like Hanoverian, Trakehner, Andalusian but she said she didn't think those came with spots. Any clues????? I have never really educated myself on any thing but Quarter Horses/paints/appys and the like, Not that I haven't found other horses interesting, but I have only read info mostly on what I have owned if you know what I mean....Any Ideas would be great- I am stumped....ERIN

[TrueColoursFarm]

I would think a Knapstrupper!

Check out Sonesta Farms website at:

http://www.sonestafarms.com/

They breed Knapstruppers and have some beautiful examples of the breed!

[Kriss2004]

WOW, I was looking at their website, all I looked at was the Knapstrupper horses, and WOW. They are beautiful!

[Top Dun]

The European DRAFT breed with spots is the Noriker (AKA the Pinzgauer). NOT all horses in the breed are spotted. Only about 10% of the breed has spots, but they still have spots. This breed also has some All Terrain vehicles named after it.
http://images.google.com/images?svnu...er&btnG=Search
http://horsecare.stablemade.com/articles2/noriker.htm
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/noric/
http://www.onlyhorsespictures.com/a-...ke_austria.htm

http://www.difflock.com/diffmag/issu.../history.shtml
PINZGAUER HISTORY
The Pinzgauer vehicle made by Steyr-Daimler-Puch was named after a horse breed in Austria, not the breed of cow that also lives there. Pinzgau is a district in the Salzburg province of Austria where they have bred this ancient Noriker horse for thousands of years. The Pinzgauer-Noriker horse originally came from the Roman province of Noricum located in central Europe. Bishops in Austria bred the horses in the 15th century where they mixed it with Spanish Andalusians.
The resulting breed is spotted and resembles the American Appaloosa, but the Pinzgauer is slighter heavier from its draft ancestry. The spotted look is called a tiger horse in Europe. The spotted pure Pinzgauer horses are rare and bring much more money. Many Pinzgauers now have bloodlines diluted so much that they are a solid color. Most farms in Austria use the animal for work horses, but are good for riding because of their good dispositions. Another horse, the Haflinger also has the same ancestry from the Noriker and resembles the Pinzgauer.
In 1959 Steyr-Daimler-Puch, the Austrian vehicle manufacturer made a small and very light cross country military vehicle, and named after one of their unique breeds of horses. This vehicle was call the Haflinger. Probably the name meant that the vehicle would be used like the work horse, to haul people or cargo around the forest and farm. This ultra light vehicle could be moved by three men, and was designed for cross country use.


The European Warmblood Breeds with leopard spots is the Knabstrup.
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/knabstrup/
http://images.google.com/images?q=kn...=ii&oi=imagest


The Little known Russian breed with spots is the Altai
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/altai/
http://images.google.com/images?hs=D...ch&sa=N&tab=wi
Altai is also the Name of a mountain rage in Russia so when you do a search it pulls up the info on both.

[CJ]

I was thinking Knabstrup...

[Jr.pie]

thanks everybody, I believe thats the breed!!!!