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The first intensively domesticated horses were developed in Central Asia. They were small, lightweight, and stocky. In time, two general groups of horses emerged: the southerly Arab-Barb types (from the Barbary coast) and the northerly, so-called cold-blooded types. When, where, and how these horses appeared is disputed. Nevertheless, all modern breeds—the light, fast, spirited breeds typified by the modern Arabian, the heavier, slower, and calmer working breeds typified by the Belgian, and the intermediate breeds typified by the Thoroughbred—may be classified according to where they originated (e.g., Percheron, Clydesdale, and Arabian), by the principal use of the horse (riding, draft, coach horse), and by their outward appearance and size (light, heavy, pony).

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