*WELSH PONY* Originally from Wales, the Welsh Mountain pony is a highly adaptable, intelligent horse Not only can the Welsh Pony adapt to harsh environmental conditions, such as severe winters, sparse vegetation and poor shelter in the early days of Wales, but they have also been known to adapt to the needs of humans

*PERUVIAN PASO* Before the 17th century most of the horses in the world had natural gaits, and horses that trotted were exceptional The majority of travel was done upon a horses back, and there were very little people who knew much about riding a horse, so it was extremely important for a horse to offer a smooth ride

*POLISH KONIK* Sometimes called Konik polski in Poland, and the Polish Pony elsewhere; the Polish Konik is a pony used for riding and draft in Poland They are usually mouse gray colored with a stripe on the dorsal

*QATGANI* Found in Afghanistan, the Qatgani is a light riding horse *QUARAB* In 1989, the United Quarab Registry was created in order to recognize and promote the Quarter Horse-arabian crossbred, called the Quarab breed

*RUSSIAN DON HORSE* An under saddle and harness horse, the Russian Don Horse, got it start in the Cossack Calvary This was the most feared, but famous of cavalries and made up of tough and rugged horses

*SANHE* Used mostly for riding and carting in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Sanhe breed is considered among the best developed Chinese horse breeds The name "Sanhe" means three rivers in Chinese

*SHETLAND PONY* The oldest breed of horse found in Britain, the Shetland Pony is named after the islands where it was first originated Shetland Ponies are the most popular ponies around the world

*SOVIET HEAVY DRAFT* Developed during the 1880's and 1890's, the Soviet Heavy Draft was recognized as a "new heavy draft breed" They were bred extensively, in areas including Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Gorki, Ryazan, Penza and Orel regions

*SUFFOLK* In eastern England, farmers developed a breed of heavy draft horses, called the Suffolk Punch This breed is little known to Americans, yet the horse probably has many qualities that appearl to an American breeder than some of the well known breeds of draft horses

*TERSK* The Tersk breed is a light saddle breed developed at Terks and Stavropol studs during the 1920's and 1940's Arabian stallions were brought in to help produce the breed