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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.
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.
The Icelandic horse is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. The breed develops late, but is long-lived and hardy. The Icelandic displays five gaits, rather than the typical three displayed by most other breeds. The breed is popular outside of Iceland, with sizable populations in Europe and North America.
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.
Breed registries for horses that typically produce individuals both under and over 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm) consider all animals of that breed to be horses regardless of their height. [35] Conversely, some pony breeds may have features in common with horses, and individual animals may occasionally mature at over 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 ...
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Horses portal; This category is to be used for articles that describe any distinct types of horse other than breeds. For horse and pony breeds, use Category:Horse breeds. For complete lists of breeds, types, color breeds and extinct breeds, as well as a discussion of the difference between a breed and a "type," see list of horse breeds.
The infobox allows for listing several breed standards. The URLs should be for actual standards, not top-level domain names of breed associations (which should go in the External links section). List the standard from the breed's country of origin first. Infobox images: The infobox for horse breeds provides for two images. The first image ...