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Table 1 Categorisation and number of horse breeds, along with the corresponding number of parturitions

From: Isolated and multiple causes of equine dystocia

Category

Breeds

Number of parturitions

Total number

German riding horse

Warmblood

18

41

Hanoverian horse

9

Thoroughbred

6

Oldenburger

3

Westphalian

2

Zweibrücker horse

1

Holsteiner

1

Trakehner horse

1

Ponies and small horses

Pony

18

24

Icelandic horse

4

Fjord horse

1

Haflinger

1

Other breeds

Quarter Horse

3

7

Friesian

2

Tinker Horse

1

Paint Horse

1

Heavy Warmblood and Coldblood breeds

 

0

0

Trotting horse

 

0

0

Total

16

72

72