Most of us would love to enjoy watching horse race in a horse racing course. But you can experience the same thrill and excitement even if you play horse racing virtual games on the internet. While Thoroughbreds are the popular choice of millions of horse fans for any horse event, there are other breeds also who perform well in races. Thoroughbreds are crossbred with other breeds very often, in order to develop better breeds or improve the already existing ones.
The American Quarter Horse, the Standard bred as well as the Irish Sport Horse are a result of Thoroughbreds being crossed with horses of other breeds. Owing to their muscular built and spirited performance, very often they are also crossed with various warm blooded breeds of horses. Most of the warm blooded breed was created in continental
Best known Western European Warmbloods are the Dutch Warmblood, Austrian Warmblood, Belgian Warmblood, Swiss Warmblood and the Danish Warmblood. Scandinavian countries are also renowned for creating good quality of warmbloods such as the Finnish Warmblood. While the hot blooded breed of horses is a perfect choice for race the coldblooded ones are generally used for heavy work purpose.
Compared to a human's senses, the horse's senses are much more superior. Being prey animals, it is necessary that they are always well aware of their surroundings. The size as well as the positioning of their eyes makes a great deal of difference. Their range of vision exceeds 350 degrees. 65 degrees of this vision is binocular vision while the rest is monocular vision. It is no wonder then, that they not only have an excellent day but also night vision!
