How Do You Identify A Standardbred Horse?
Identifying breeds of horse can be fun and challenging. There are hundreds of different breeds of horse in the world, varying by great or small physical characteristics. This article will help you identify the Standardbred horse. The Standardbred horse was bred to race at the trot. He will resemble his close cousin, the Thoroughbred, in many ways, but there are some clear differences. The most important of these being the trot. The Standardbred received his breed name from being able to trot a mile in the “standard” of two minutes and thirty seconds, so a tremendously fast trot is a must. There are two types of Standardbred trots–the regular and the pacer. Both will have a reach that nearly no other breed can match, and both will outpace most breeds at a gallop while the Standardbred holds the trot. But the pace is when the legs on the same side move in unison. A normal trot has lateral movement of the limbs. Standardbreds come in both these types, and are often “trained” to be pacers
