Is the mustang horse warm blooded or cold blooded?

Answer 1

Actually, there are three classifications of horses. Hot-bloods, warmbloods, and cold-bloods. Warmbloods are breeds, such as the Danish and Dutch warmbloods, and Oldenburgs or Holsteiners are types of warmbloods as well. However, Thoroughbreds, Arabians, Barbs, Morgans, and Ahkal-Tekes are considered hot-blooded, and also they are more high strung. There are others, but this is just a generalized list. Hot-blooded horses are usually smaller, and weigh less than a warmblood or cold-blood. Cold-blooded horses are usually draft breeds; big boned and strong, and often taller than hot-bloods. these three classifications are used for different equine sports as well; hot-bloods, such as Arabians and Thoroughbreds, are mainly used for racing, though you so see a lot of crossover of Thoroughbreds into hunter-jumper, which also includes a lot of warmbloods. You don't see a lot of Arabians or Clydesdales in hunter jumper. On my hunter jumper circuit, there's two Morgans, one of which is the one I ride, an Arabian, and a Percheron cross, and that's about it. Cold-bloods are used mostly for pulling, such as heavy farm work and hauling. Cold-bloods tend to be more laid back, and weigh a couple hundred pounds more, and average a few hands taller than warm- or hot-bloods.

So yes, there is a difference. Those "cart horses" are cold-bloods, the "racehorses" hot-bloods, and the jumping horses tend to be either Thoroughbreds or warmbloods.

Answer 2

Horses are mammals and are therefore warmblooded. However in the horse world there are three classifications for a horse based on it's over all type and breeding. Hotblood horses are those that are light weight, fast, and typically very pure. Akhal-Teke, Thoroughbreds, and Arabians to name a few. Coldblooded horses are those that are big, strong, and slow moving, such as the Shire and Clydesdale. Warmblood horses are a combination of hot and cold breeds, such as the European sport-horses , Hanoverian, Dutch warmblood et cetera.

Answer 3

There are two basic "hot blooded" horse breeds. The Arabian and Thoroughbred. Cold blooded horses are usually the large draft breeds (Clydesdale, Shire, ect). Almost every other breed is considered "warm blooded" because they are a combination in one way or another of hot and cold blooded horses. The term "hot blooded" is refering to the temperment of these two breeds. These horses have fiery temperments and can be high-strung. Its always a good idea for a beginner to stay with the "warmblooded" breeds.

Answer 4

It is a mammal, mammals are warm blooded. You could also take its temperature.

Answer2:

Although the above answer is true, and good. It should be known that horses are divided into three 'blood' categories: Hot, Warm, and Cold.

Hotblood horses are Thoroughbreds, Akhal-Tekes, Arabians, and few other breeds. They tend to be light bodied, fast, and sensitive in nature.

Coldbloods are horses that, heavy bodied, slow in movement and extremely calm in temper. This category includes Shires, Clydesdales and all of the other draft breeds, Friesians, and some of the pony breeds.

Warmbloods are horses that fall into neither category, they tend to be a bit lighter in build than a draft horse, but with a more 'stable' temperament than a hotblood horse. These include all of the European sporthorse breeds, stock horses such as the Quarter horse, Paint and Appaloosa, some pony breeds and most other horse breeds in general.

Answer 5

Yes there are some cold blood horses lots of.

Answer 6

Horses have a four chambered heart and are hot blooded mammals.

Answer 7

Warm blooded