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The following list of horse and pony breeds includes standardized breeds, some strains within breeds that are considered distinct populations, types of horses with common characteristics that are not necessarily standardized breeds but are sometimes described as such, and terms that describe groupings of several breeds with similar characteristics.
Horses can crossbreed with other equine species to produce hybrids. These hybrid types are not breeds, but they resemble breeds in that crosses between certain horse breeds and other equine species produce characteristic offspring. The most common hybrid is the mule, a cross between a "jack" (male donkey) and a mare.
Gaited horses are horse breeds that have selective breeding for natural gaited tendencies, that is, the ability to perform one of the smooth-to-ride, intermediate speed, four-beat horse gaits, collectively referred to as ambling gaits.
This is a list of horse breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Canada and the United States. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
Thoroughbred is a specific breed of horse, while a "purebred" is a horse (or any other animal) with a defined pedigree recognized by a breed registry. [175] Horse breeds are groups of horses with distinctive characteristics that are transmitted consistently to their offspring, such as conformation , color, performance ability, or disposition.
Figure (also known by the name of one of his owners, Justin Morgan), the foundation sire of the Morgan horse breed; Gunrock, used in the 1920s at UC Davis to breed horses for the U.S. Army Cavalry; Hollywood Dun It, all-time leading reining sire and Quarter Horse; Incitatus, Emperor Caligula's favorite horse; may have been proposed as a senator
This includes all horse breeds that can also be found in the subcategories. This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category: Horse breeds by country of origin The contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
Thoroughbreds are often crossed with horses of other breeds to create new breeds or to enhance or introduce specific qualities into existing ones. They have been influential on many modern riding horse breeds, such as the American Quarter Horse , [ 117 ] the Standardbred , [ 118 ] and possibly the Morgan , a breed that went on to influence many ...