Editing Jennet (section)

{{short description|Extinct medieval horse breed}}
{{About|the small medieval Spanish horse|a female donkey|Jenny (donkey)|other things with the same pronunciation|Genet (disambiguation){{!}}Genet}}
[[Image:Jennet.jpg|thumb|A medieval jennet.]]
A '''jennet''' or '''Spanish jennet''' was a small [[Spain|Spanish]] [[horse]].<ref>[http://www.frankhopkins.com/mustangsA.html Bennett, Deb. "The Spanish Mustang: The Origin and Relationships of the Mustang, Barb, and Arabian Horse"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506052940/http://www.frankhopkins.com/mustangsA.html |date=2008-05-06 }}</ref> It was noted for a smooth naturally [[ambling]] [[horse gait|gait]], compact and well-muscled build, and a good disposition.  The jennet was an ideal light riding horse, and as such spread across Europe and provided some of the [[foundation bloodstock]] for several [[list of horse breeds|horse breeds]] in the [[Americas]].