Talk:Mòrgan

Horse geek musings - full blood horse sounds odd to me, I don't think the 100% pedigree purity distinction is usually made with horses. Purebred seems the more common way to describe pedigree horses. Auburn(SWC) 17:00, September 16, 2010 (UTC)

I was once told it was thoroughblood, but apparently that's actually a breed in itself. Hrisskar 17:52, September 16, 2010 (UTC)

Ah, I thought there might be an IC reason to use the odd version. :) Sometimes breeders use full blood as "no crossbreeding at all" and purebred as 87,5% pure blood, i.e. crossbreeding so far back in the bloodline that for all intents and purposes, the breed is pure. And some crossbreeding is usually good, as it keeps the bloodline healthier.

Thoroughbred you're right is different, that's the English breed created from Arabian purebreds in the 17th century, what most race horses are today (the classic-looking horses with skinny legs and long necks and very smooth coats). They're a type of purebred, but as a word, purebred just means any horse that is a pure breed, whatever the breed is, from Shetland pony to Shire horse to Lipizzaner. Auburn(SWC) 02:30, September 17, 2010 (UTC)