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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.
Quarter Horse [2]: 497. American Saddlebred [2]: 435. American Shetland Pony [2]: 435. American Sorraia Mustang [2]: 435. of Iberian origin, in the Colonial Spanish horse group; no connection to the Sorraia has been demonstrated [2]: 435. American Spotted [2]: 435.
Horse breed. A horse breed is a selectively bred population of domesticated horses, often with pedigrees recorded in a breed registry. However, the term is sometimes used in a broader sense to define landrace animals of a common phenotype located within a limited geographic region, or even feral "breeds" that are naturally selected.
Morgan. The Morgan is one of the oldest horse breeds in the U.S., dating back to the late 1700s. Since then, they've been bred with different bloodlines, including thoroughbred and Arabian breeds ...
This is a list of some of the breeds of horse originating in the British Isles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Twelve of the native breeds are considered rare and are marked with a "†" symbol. [ 4 ] [ 3 ]
Alabama. Racking Horse. The Racking Horse is a breed of horse known for its ambling gait. The breed association is headquartered in Decatur, Alabama. 1975. [4] Florida. Florida Cracker Horse. The Florida Cracker Horse was first brought to what is now Florida in the 1500s by Spanish explorers, and it played a large part in the development of the ...
Pages in category "Horse breeds originating in the United States" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...