Whats the differnce between a hot and cold blooded horse?

Question

I don't get it why are they like "this horse breed is cold blooded" and "this breed is hot blooded". I don't know what the difference is. Can someone please tell me!

Answer 1

Ok first of all, the person who's answer is above mine is TOTALLY wrong, and has no idea what they're talking about. So ignore the answer above mine!

OK! the REAL answer is the difference is how hot they get. (not temperature wise, but temperment wise) For example: A Thoroughbred is a HOT blooded horse, because of hot fast, jumpy, and wild they are. (trust me, i hav a thoroughbred =D) And a draft horse is a COLD blooded horse because of how they are so calm, shallow, and almost bombproof. So u get it now?

Hot blooded horses are one's that are fast, wild, and sometimes hard to control, and Cold blooded horses are the calm, peaceful, relaxed horses.

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Answer 2

hot and cold blooded animals are usually referred to their type of species. (mammels warm blooded, reptiles cold.) but im sure it could be a way of saying how mean the horse can be. im assuming if you say a horse is cold blooded that means their not very nice horses!

Answer 3

You actually forgot another one, warmblooded.

Cold-blooded. Refers to horses having ancestors that trace to heavy war horses and draft breeds. Characteristics might include more substance of bone, thick skin, heavy hair coat, shaggy fetlocks, and blood that makes it suitable for slow, hard work.

Horses are mammals and as such are all warm-blooded creatures, as opposed to reptiles, which are cold-blooded. However, these words have developed a separate meaning in the context of equine description, with the "hot-bloods", such as race horses, exhibiting more sensitivity and energy, while the "cold-bloods" are heavier, calmer creatures such as the draft giants.

Hot bloods Arabian horses, whether originating on the Arabian peninsula or from the European studs (breeding establishments) of the 18th and 19th centuries, gained the title of "hot bloods" for their temperament, characterized by sensitivity, keen awareness, athleticism, and energy. European breeders wished to infuse some of this energy and athleticism into their own best cavalry horses. These traits, combined with the lighter, aesthetically refined bone structure of the Arabian, was used as the foundation of the thoroughbred breed.

The Thoroughbred is unique to all breeds in that its muscles can be trained for either fast-twitch (for sprinting) or slow-twitch (for endurance), making them extremely versatile breed.Template:Fact Arabians are used in the sport horse world almost exclusively for endurance competitions. Breeders continue to use Arabian sires with Thoroughbred dams to enhance the sensitivity of the offspring for use in equestrian sports. This Arabian/Thoroughbred cross is known as an Anglo-Arabian.

True hot bloods usually offer both greater riding challenges and rewards than other horses. Their sensitivity and intelligence enable quick learning with greater communication and cooperation with their riders. However, their intelligence also allows them to learn bad habits as quickly as good ones. Because of this, they also can quickly lose trust in a poor rider and do not tolerate inept or abusive training practices.

Cold bloods Muscular and heavy draft horses are known as "cold bloods", as they have been bred to have the calm, steady, patient temperament needed to pull a plow or a heavy carriage full of people. One of the most best-known draft breeds is the Belgian. The largest is the Shire. The Clydesdales, with their common coloration of a bay or black coat with white legs and long-haired, "feathered" fetlocks are among the most easily recognized. [3]

Warmbloods "Warmblood" breeds began when the European carriage and war horses were crossed with Arabians, Anglo-Arabians and Thoroughbreds. The term "warm blood" was originally used to mean any cross of heavy horses on Thoroughbred or Arabian horses. Examples included breeds such as the Irish Draught horse, and sometimes also referred to the "Baroque" horses used for "high school" dressage, such as the Lipizzaner, Andalusian, Lusitano and the Alter Real. Sometimes the term was even used to refer to breeds of light riding horse other than Thoroughbreds or Arabians, such as the Morgan horse. But today the term "warmblood" usually refers to a group of sport horse breeds that have dominated the Olympic Games and World Equestrian Games in Dressage and Show Jumping since the 1950s. These breeds include the Hanoverian, Oldenburg, Trakehner, Holsteiner, Swedish Warmblood, and Dutch Warmblood.

Answer 4

Cold blooded horses are thing like shire horses, native ponies, Irish draght and other old working horses. Hot blooded horses are things like thoroughbreds and Arabs when you combine a thoroughbred with a cold blooded horse you get a warm blood. Thoughbred horses have been used to upgrade various stud books stallions like ladykiller http://www.equine-direct.net/horseinfo.a... , Cottage Son http://www.equine-direct.net/horseinfo.a... and Sacramento Song http://www.equine-direct.net/horseinfo.a... to improve performance but hot blooded horses are more highly strung this is why warmbloods are the most dominant in competition