| For centuries, horses have been one of the | | | | classifications. If you are unfamiliar with |
| most popular domesticated animals. While | | | | horse breeds, this is a good starting |
| today, people enjoy riding and racing them, | | | | place.From this point, some people like to |
| in the past they were domesticated because | | | | further classify horses into the |
| they were the primary mode of transportation | | | | subcategories such as draft horses, gaited |
| for many.People from almost every corner of | | | | horses, and warmbloods. So these are terms |
| the globe have owned horses for one reason or | | | | that you might hear when people talk of horse |
| another, and it is for this reason that there | | | | breeds. But for all intents and purposes, we |
| are now so many different breeds. However, | | | | will stick with the three main categories for |
| all horses fall into one of three main | | | | this article. |
| categories: pony, light, and heavy | | | | |