Hackney (horse)
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| Origin: | England |
| Main breeding area: | England |
| Distribution: | England and America, relatively rare |
| Stick measure : | 143-165 cm |
| Colors : | Foxes, bay horses, black horses |
| Main application area: | Driving (Show) |
The Hackney (Norman haquenée for Zelter or passanger ) is a trotter bred primarily as a representative carriage horse and not as a workhorse .
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
The Hackney is an elegant and light body horse breed with extreme knee action . The name has been used since the Middle Ages for light utility or multi-purpose horses, later it referred to rental or cab horses. Today it is used especially as a show horse for carriage rides.
interior
Spirited, lively and willing to work. What is striking about this breed of horse is the trot gait. The horse seems to take a short break between each step so that it looks as if the hooves are barely touching the ground. Due to the strong emphasis on the striking trot in the breed, this breed has almost lost its normal walk. That is why it is rarely used in international driving tournaments.
Breeding history
Due to the increased interest among the population in conspicuous carriage teams towards the end of the 18th century, breeding in the field of trotter breeds was increased and the light Hackney was bred from breeds such as the Yorkshire Trotter and the Norfolk Trotter . After several attempts to found a breeding association had failed since 1845, the Hackney Horse Society was finally founded in 1883 and a stud book for English trotters was created in Norwich. Thus the different trotter breeds in East Anglia were combined into one breed. Since long distances were already often covered by railroad and no longer with horse and cart, the breed quickly developed from a persistent draft horse with a powerful hindquarters to a representative carriage horse with extreme knee action.
See also
Web links
source
- Katharina von der Leyen: Character horses. 1st edition 1999 BLV Verlagsgesellschaft