Thoroughbreds
At Iron Horse Farms, we are focused on bringing you the best blood you could possibly get in a horse. One of our main breeds we focus on are Thoroughbreds.
Thoroughbreds are:
The breed is a wonderful breed, and is very wide-spread all across the world. They started in England, and came to America in later years. In fact, Janus, a Thoroughbred was the foundation sire for the Quarter Horse breed, another breed Iron Horse Farms specializes in.
Thoroughbreds are:
- Fast, they can go up to 40 miles per hour!
- Tall, they sometimes can get up to 18 hands high or bigger.
- Hot-blooded- Literally! Out of all the horse bloods, hot-blooded, warm-blooded, or cold-blooded, these guys belong in the hot blooded category right along with your Akhal-Tekes, Arabians, and Anglo-Arabs.
- Owned in large quantities, some farms have up to 400 Thoroughbreds, just for racing!
- The most raced horse in the world, meaning they are the most popularly raced breed of horse, with racing even in Dubai!
The breed is a wonderful breed, and is very wide-spread all across the world. They started in England, and came to America in later years. In fact, Janus, a Thoroughbred was the foundation sire for the Quarter Horse breed, another breed Iron Horse Farms specializes in.