Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred horse is a very popular breed today mainly used for horse racing.
Thoroughbreds first were bred in the c17 and c18 in England but are now popular around the world.
The typical Thoroughbred ranges from 15.2 to 17.0 hands or 157 to 173 cm high. They are most often bay, dark bay, chestnut, black or grey in colour.


Although thoroughbreds are used mostly for racing many thoroughbreds are also used for show jumping, eventing and dressage to the highest level. Thoroughbreds are also commonly bred with other breeds of horses as thoroughbreds are very fast but are not as agile or calm tempered as other breeds. They have been influential on Arabian bloodlines to produce the Anglo-Arabian and also with the Irish Draught to produce the Irish Sport Horse.