Falabella Horse

Facts about Falabella Horse, Falabella is a small horse that hails from Argentina and it is one among the smallest horse varieties in the world. Falabella Horse scientific name is Equus ferus caballus. As the Falabella Horses are a show and a friend breed, their helpful natural life is not limited. Though juvenile Falabella Horses may get sheer prices and are even marketed as a long-tenure investment, aged Falabella Horses are more on hand. The Falabella Horses can be used as guide animals similar to guide dogs, as well, owing to their small body size and trouble-free trainability.

Features

An adult Falabella Horse is capable of attaining a maximum height between 30 inches and 34 inches (76 cm and 86 cm). In spite of its size, the Falabella is not at all considered a pony, but it is considered a small horse. It is also the most frivolous breed of horse, with the body weight of Falabella Horse ranges from 40 pounds to 100 pounds (17.8 kg to 33.3 kg). Amid the smallest Falabella horse breeds ever recorded was a female horse called the Sugar Dumpling, whose height was only 20 inches (50 cm), with the body weight of 30 pounds (12. 3 kg).

The Falabella Horse breed is proportionately similar to other horse varieties, except its size. The Falabella Horse breeds are like Arabs or Thoroughbreds in their conformation, with a smooth coat and a slender structure. The body of the Falabella horse is compact and it also inherited a few cob-like characteristics from pony bloodlines, as well as a tail, strong bone, and a broader hair coat, chiefly the male Falabella Horse, and about the fetlocks. The head of the Falabella Horse breed is larger to some extent and its neck is habitually stouter than the normal-sized horses, but generally, this horse is not abnormally or unusually proportioned. Black and bay are the most common colors that the Falabella Horse breeds have on their body, but there are also palominos, pintos and other marking patterns found.

Several people mistake the Falabella horse breed for a category of pony, but actually, they are tiny horses, with approximately the exact identical proportions and form. However, these cut-down horses are also missing a couple of ribs and a bone from their spinal column.

The foals of the Falabella horse breed are extremely small, with the height that ranges from 12 inches to 22 inches (30 cm to 56 cm) at birth. These foals will reach the size of an adult horse when they attain the age of three years. Generally, the Falabella Horse have a height between 30 inches and 34 inches (76 cm and 86 cm) when fully established. They are considered extremely strong and constantly pass on conformation, size and temperament.

Behavior

The small Falabella horse breed is highly clever and adores performing. The Falabella Horses can be trained easily to carry out numerous tricks in within a matter of hours. Due to their small body size, these horses can only be ridden by extremely small kids, and therefore, they are normally shown to play with at horse shows. The Falabella Horse can be trained to drive, and cart driving is a widespread use for these horse breeds. They are capable of jumping obstacles that are with a maximum height of 3 feet (90 cm), while in-hand, devoid of a rider.

The average lifespan of the Falabella horse ranges from 35 years to 45 years.