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Peruvian Horse

compact and elegant, peruvians range in height from 14.1 to 15.1 hands. They have a medium-sized head with straight or slightly concave facial profile and a small muzzle. Their backs are strong, rounded and short to medium in length. The croup is long, wide and moderately sloped, and nicely rounded. The breed comes in a number of colors, including bay, black, brown, buckskin, chestnut, dun, gray, grulla, palomino and roan. North American peruvian horse Associatio­n:

www.napha.net united States peruvian horse Associatio­n:

www.uspha.net

Paso Fino

paso Finos stand 13 to 15.2 hands and have a straight or slightly convex facial profile. Their necks are medium in length, gracefully arched and set on an angle that allows for a high head carriage. The back is strong and muscular with a rounded croup. every horse color can be found in the breed, including pinto patterns. American paso Fino horse Associatio­n:

www.americanpa­sofino.com

paso Fino horse Associatio­n:

www.pfha.org

Criollo Horse

criollos are typically 14 to 15 hands in height. They are muscular in appearance and have a broad chest. Their heads are medium to large in size and have wide-set eyes. like the majority of breeds of Spanish origin, they have a sloped croup. They can be seen in bay, brown, black, chestnut, grullo, buckskin, palomino, roan, gray and pinto. Website of the purebred criollo horse:

www.criollo-horse.com

Mangalarga MarCHador

Marchadors are typically 14.2 to

15.2 hands in height. They have a triangular, medium-sized head with a broad forehead. The chest is deep and broad, and the back medium in length and muscular. gray is the most common color in the breed, although they also come in bay, black, chestnut, dun, palomino, roan and pinto. u.S. Mangalarga Marchador Associatio­n:

www.namarchado­r.org

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