They are very comfortable for trail riding and showing in breed events, but will they not be competitive in English, Western, or Hunter classes requiring a walk, trot, and canter. Most hunters are of breeds including Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, European warm-blooded breeds, and ponies like Welsh and Connemara. Race horses are bred to trot, pace, or gallop. All harness-race horses either trot or pace and are Standardbreds. Horses that are ridden and gallop are most frequently in the United States Thoroughbreds.
All breeds of horses have calm, quiet horses as well as anxious, dangerous horses.
The training and handling styles affect manners more than does the breed. Silhouettes of three breeds of horses. The color of the horse has nothing to do with disposition, performance ability, or soundness. Color is, however, a significant determining factor in many people's decision. Many breed registries such as Buckskin, Pinto, Appaloosa, Palomino, Pony of the Americas, and Dominant Grey are based primarily on color.