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Horse breeds A to Z
A reference index of 668 horse breeds. Each breed page gives its origin, recognised uses and a sourced description.
Browsing the breeds
This section documents 668 distinct horse breeds, from the heavy draught horses to the fine-boned sport and pony breeds. Each has its own page with the country it comes from, the work it is bred for, and a description drawn from Wikipedia.
The letters covered run from A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Ž. Use the related links below to open a selection of breed pages.
Breeds by country of origin
Horse breeds are usually defined partly by where they were developed. The countries best represented in this catalogue are United States (74), France (45), Germany (35), Italy (29), People's Republic of China (28), Russia (27), Spain (21), United Kingdom (18), Brazil (15), Japan (14), Greece (13) and Indonesia (13).
A breed's origin shapes its build and temperament, from the hardy native ponies of upland Britain to the warmblood sport horses of continental Europe.
From breed to discipline
Many breeds are bred with a job in mind, whether that is dressage, endurance, draught work or the racecourse. Where a breed's recognised use matches one of our discipline pages, the two are cross-linked.
The disciplines section explains each sport in turn, and the care guides cover the hoof, tack and feeding that every breed depends on.
How each breed page is built
Every breed page draws on two open sources. Its structured facts, the country of origin and the recognised uses, come from Wikidata, the collaboratively edited knowledge base. Its description is the opening of the breed's Wikipedia article.
Nothing is invented: where a breed has too little recorded to make a substantial page, it is kept accessible but held back from search. The source links on each page let you check the facts and read further.