Spring at The Ranch by RD Riccoboni. Horse farm in the country. A pet potrait. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known as a race horse. While carefully bred racehorses had existed throughout Europe for centuries prior to this time, the breed as it is known today developed during the 17th century in England when English mares began to be bred to imported Arabian stallions. This addition of verifiable Arabian blood coincided with the creation of the General Stud Book of England and the practice of official registering of horses. Today all modern Thoroughbreds trace to these imported stallions. Some individuals mistakenly refer to a purebred horse of any breed, or any other type of purebred animal as a "thoroughbred." However, this is incorrect usage: the Thoroughbred is a distinct breed of horse. The proper term for any horse that is a pedigreed animal of a single breed is always "purebred". To order an original portrait of your pet, please contact the artist at director@rdriccoboni.com Randy RD Riccoboni is an insightful, American born artist (California, 1960) influenced by a plethora of sights, sounds, colors, textures and emotion. This self-taught artist acquired his drive and inspiration from encouragement given him by family, friends and public school teachers. Riccoboni’s profound love for art and architecture are evidenced in his paintings, landscape and portrait masterpieces; art work that captures the essence of a person’s spirit, the love given from animals as well as the beauty and intensity in his land and cityscapes.