Welsh ponies are among the most popular riding ponies in Europe. They are spirited but very good-natured and friendly. Welsh ponies can be small and dainty or big and stocky. For this reason, they...

Welsh ponies have big, beautiful eyes, short backs and strong hindquarters. Their movements are bold, free and fast. They have an extremely graceful trot that makes it seem like they’re floating. ...

Dartmoor ponies come from a region of moor- and heathland in south-west England. They are highly robust and sure-footed. In the past, they were used as working horses in tin mines, where they pull...

Braunvieh cows are a domestic cattle breed that originated in Switzerland. They have been reared in the Alpine region for many centuries. Braunvieh cattle normally have single-coloured brown or grey c...

Bulls can weigh well over 1,000 kg and are extremely strong. Before a bull attacks, it displays warning behaviours. It shows itself from the side so that it looks bigger, tosses its head back and fort...

French bulldogs are lapdogs with body and soul. French bulldogs are lapdogs with body and soul. They love nothing better than being stroked for hours on end. They are very even-tempered and keep th...

Angus cattle are beautiful and strong black cattle with somewhat shorter legs. Usually the animals do not have horns – they have been bred out so that the cattle do not injure each other. This is espe...

Texas Longhorn calves are lighter and slimmer than the calves of other breeds. However, they develop so quickly and so well that they weigh just as much as other cattle when fully grown. Nevertheless,...

Their coats are always sorrel-coloured, while their manes and tails are blonde. Sometimes, they have marks or blazes on their heads; otherwise, they are generally single-coloured. When they are full...

Baby sheep are called Lambs, that's whilst they're under one year of age. They were one of the earliest animals to be domesticated and they bring many uses to humans including the use of their wool, m...

How can you tell apart a Paint horse mare and a pinto mare? It’s easy to mix them up, because they both have patched coats. Essentially, the only way to tell for sure is to consult the studbook: w...

Paint horse geldings are especially popular with cowboys because they are more even-tempered than stallions. They also have “cow sense” and are very quick and nimble, especially over short distanc...

Paint horse foals have the breed’s beautiful characteristic patches right from birth. Paint horse foals have the breed’s beautiful characteristic patches right from birth. They are actually just da...

Lipizzaner stallions are highly spirited animals. That’s why only stallions are trained in the Spanish Riding School’s dressage movements. When stallions perform difficult “airs” like the capriole or ...

 A Trakehener mare can only have a foal with a Trakehner, Arab or Thoroughbred stallion. This rule is intended to preserve the breed’s elegant build and spirited character. Trakehners originated ...