Thoroughbred breeding first began in England due to the crusaders breeding large, heavy horses for their stamina, hard work and the ability to carry a crusader in all his armour and in the middle east horses which were lighter and agile were being bred for their speed.
A Middle Eastern Stallion known as Byerlye Turk was used for breeding by his owner, an english captain. Byerlye Turk was bred with English mares and produced the Herod line of thoroughbreds.
The descendants of this particular stallion and others like him that were brought to England were bred and crossbred to create a line of horses that were very strong but exceedingly fast. The horses had long, strong hind legs in order to produce the fastest speed, a wide girth which enabled a larger lung capacity. The shoulders of these horses are long and sloped to allow an even greater stride. Breeding these horses was an amazing accomplishment.
The United States Of America now has the most thoroughbreds, with approximately 50,000 new foals being registered during the last year. The industry is massive, and billions of dollars are involved. America is the forerunner in thoroughbred racing.
All thoroughbred foals have the official birthdate of the 1st January allocated to them even if they were born in June. Their racing career ususally begins at about two years of age but many do not race for long due to injuries. They are then either retired or sold.
Thoroughbred horses are usually very highly strung and tempremental and I know from experience do not make very good "all round" horses. In fact a friend of mine has recently purchased a retired thoroughbred racing horse who only responds to stop and gallop! They are, however, good with many people as they are used to having different trainers from such a young age. - 16887
A Middle Eastern Stallion known as Byerlye Turk was used for breeding by his owner, an english captain. Byerlye Turk was bred with English mares and produced the Herod line of thoroughbreds.
The descendants of this particular stallion and others like him that were brought to England were bred and crossbred to create a line of horses that were very strong but exceedingly fast. The horses had long, strong hind legs in order to produce the fastest speed, a wide girth which enabled a larger lung capacity. The shoulders of these horses are long and sloped to allow an even greater stride. Breeding these horses was an amazing accomplishment.
The United States Of America now has the most thoroughbreds, with approximately 50,000 new foals being registered during the last year. The industry is massive, and billions of dollars are involved. America is the forerunner in thoroughbred racing.
All thoroughbred foals have the official birthdate of the 1st January allocated to them even if they were born in June. Their racing career ususally begins at about two years of age but many do not race for long due to injuries. They are then either retired or sold.
Thoroughbred horses are usually very highly strung and tempremental and I know from experience do not make very good "all round" horses. In fact a friend of mine has recently purchased a retired thoroughbred racing horse who only responds to stop and gallop! They are, however, good with many people as they are used to having different trainers from such a young age. - 16887
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