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Want a random horse? Press the button for one of 97 real breeds, from the Akhal-Teke to the Westphalian, each with its kind, where it comes from and one checked fact.

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What is the difference between a horse and a pony?

A pony is a small horse, usually under a set height when full grown, and often has a thicker coat and shorter legs for its size. Some go by breed and not height: the Icelandic is at times pony-sized and is still called a horse.

What is a gaited horse?

A breed known for a smooth four-beat gait of its own. The Tennessee Walking Horse has the running-walk, the Missouri Fox Trotter the fox trot and the Peruvian Paso the paso llano.

What is a draft horse?

A heavy horse used for pulling work. The Shire once towed canal barges, the North Swedish Horse worked in forestry, and the Ardennais is one of the oldest draft breeds.

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Yes. Every fact line was checked against the opening of the breed's Wikipedia article on 30 September 2026.

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All 97 horse breeds

Riding and sport horses 46

  • Akhal-Teke Riding horse, Turkmenistan. Its coat has a metallic sheen that earned the nickname Golden Horses.
  • American Paint Horse Riding horse, United States. A western stock horse build with a pinto pattern of white and dark.
  • American Quarter Horse Riding horse, United States. Excels at sprinting short distances.
  • American Saddlebred Riding horse, United States. Took its modern form in Kentucky and was once called the Kentucky Saddler.
  • Andalusian Riding horse, Spain. Also called the Pure Spanish Horse. A distinct breed since the 15th century.
  • Appaloosa Riding horse, United States. Best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern.
  • Arabian Riding horse, West Asia. One of the oldest modern breeds, with a distinctive head shape and a high tail carriage.
  • Australian Stock Horse Riding horse, Australia. A hardy breed noted for endurance, agility and good temperament.
  • Barb Riding horse, North Africa. A riding horse of great hardiness and stamina that has influenced many modern breeds.
  • Budyonny Riding horse, Russia. Bred as a military horse after 1917. Now an all-purpose competition horse.
  • Canadian horse Riding horse, Canada. Strong and usually dark, descended from horses brought from France in the late 1600s.
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Riding and sport horses, continued

  • Cleveland Bay Riding horse, England. Always bay in color, and named for the Cleveland district of Yorkshire.
  • Criollo Riding horse, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The native horse of the Pampas, with a reputation for long-distance endurance.
  • Dutch Warmblood Riding horse, Netherlands. A sport horse for dressage and show jumping, from a breeding program begun in the 1960s.
  • Finnhorse Riding horse, Finland. Part riding horse, part draft horse, and the only breed developed fully in Finland.
  • Friesian Riding horse, Netherlands. From the province of Friesland. Best known for its all-black coat and long, flowing mane.
  • Hackney Riding horse, England. An elegant, high-stepping carriage horse.
  • Haflinger Riding horse, Austria and Italy. Fairly small, and always chestnut with a flaxen mane and tail.
  • Hanoverian Riding horse, Germany. A warmblood sport horse. Registration depends on performance, not ancestry.
  • Holsteiner Riding horse, Germany. Thought to be the oldest warmblood breed, tracing back to the 13th century.
  • Icelandic horse Riding horse, Iceland. Small, at times pony-sized, and long-lived and hardy.
  • Irish Cob Riding horse, Ireland and the United Kingdom. A small, solidly built cob that is usually piebald.
  • Irish Sport Horse Riding horse, Ireland. Used mostly for eventing and show jumping. First bred from Irish Draught and Thoroughbred.
  • Jeju horse Riding horse, South Korea. Native to Jeju Island. Mostly pastured without blankets or stables.
  • Kabarda Riding horse, Circassia. Known for at least 400 years and well adapted to mountain conditions.
  • Kladruber Riding horse, Czech Republic. The oldest Czech horse breed, a heavy carriage horse bred for more than 400 years.
  • Knabstrupper Riding horse, Denmark. A warmblood riding horse that often has a spotted coat.
  • Lipizzan Riding horse, Habsburg Empire. A riding horse developed in the sixteenth century. The coat is usually gray.
  • Lusitano Riding horse, Portugal. From a peninsula that was renowned for its war horses by 800 BC.
  • Maremmano Riding horse, Italy. From the Maremma of Tuscany and Lazio, a hardy working horse used with livestock.
  • Marwari Riding horse, India. A rare breed from Rajasthan with distinctive inward-curving ears.
  • Mongolian horse Riding horse, Mongolia. The native breed of Mongolia, where the horses outnumber the people.
  • Morgan Riding horse, United States. One of the earliest breeds developed in the United States.
  • Murgese Riding horse, Italy. Named for the plateau of Le Murge in southern Italy.
  • Nonius Riding horse, Hungary. Named after its foundation sire. Generally dark, muscular and heavy-boned.
  • Oldenburger Riding horse, Germany. A warmblood from Lower Saxony, built on all-purpose farm and carriage horses.
  • Orlov Trotter Riding horse, Russia. Has a hereditary fast trot and is noted for speed and stamina.
  • Rocky Mountain Horse Riding horse, United States. Despite the name, it was developed in Kentucky, in the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Russian Don Riding horse, Russia. Named for the steppes of the Don River. First a cavalry horse of the Cossacks.
  • Selle Français Riding horse, France. A sport horse created in 1958, when several French riding breeds were merged into one stud book.
  • Shagya Arabian Riding horse, Hungary. Developed in the 19th century at the studs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
  • Standardbred Riding horse, United States. Best known for harness racing, at a trot or a pace.
  • Thoroughbred Riding horse, England. Developed for horse racing, and known for agility, speed and spirit.
  • Trakehner Riding horse, East Prussia. A warmblood first bred at the East Prussian state stud at Trakehnen.
  • Waler Riding horse, Australia. Named for New South Wales. The horses were first called New South Walers.
  • Westphalian Riding horse, Germany. A warmblood tied to the state stud farm at Warendorf.

Draft horses 16

  • Ardennais Draft horse, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. One of the oldest breeds of draft horse, heavy-boned with thick legs.
  • Belgian Draught Draft horse, Belgium. A draft horse from what is now central Belgium, also called the Brabant.
  • Black Forest Horse Draft horse, Germany. An endangered light draft horse from the Black Forest.
  • Boulonnais Draft horse, France. A draft horse known as the White Marble Horse. It is usually gray.
  • Breton Draft horse, France. A strong, muscular draft horse from Brittany, often with a chestnut coat.
  • Clydesdale Draft horse, Scotland. A draft horse named for the Clydesdale district. The name was first recorded in 1826.
  • Comtois Draft horse, France. A draft horse from the Jura Mountains, on the border with Switzerland.
  • Dølehest Draft horse, Norway. A small draft horse known for its pulling power and agility.
  • Fjord horse Draft horse, Norway. Small but very strong, always dun in color, and one of the world's oldest breeds.
  • Freiberger Draft horse, Switzerland. A light draft horse from the Canton of Jura.
  • Irish Draught Draft horse, Ireland. The national horse breed of Ireland, developed mainly for farm use.
  • Noriker Draft horse, Austria. A moderately heavy draft horse of the central Alps.
  • North Swedish Horse Draft horse, Sweden. A small heavy horse traditionally used for forestry and farm work.
  • Percheron Draft horse, France. A draft horse from the Huisne river valley, usually gray or black.
  • Shire Draft horse, England. A draft horse with a great capacity for pulling weight. It once towed canal barges.
  • Suffolk Punch Draft horse, England. A heavy draft horse that is always chestnut. Punch is an old word for a short stout person.

Ponies and small horses 24

  • American Miniature Horse Pony or small horse, United States. Bred to show the build of a full-sized horse in miniature.
  • Bardigiano Pony or small horse, Italy. A small horse named for the town of Bardi, agile and sure-footed over difficult ground.
  • Caspian Pony or small horse, Iran. A small horse that was rediscovered in 1965.
  • Connemara pony Pony or small horse, Ireland. Known for athleticism, versatility and a good disposition.
  • Dales Pony Pony or small horse, England. From the Yorkshire Dales, where it was a packhorse for the lead mines.
  • Dartmoor pony Pony or small horse, England. A hardy pony of the Devon moors, once worked by tin miners and quarry workers.
  • Dosanko Pony or small horse, Japan. From Hokkaido. The only native Japanese breed that is not critically endangered.
  • Exmoor pony Pony or small horse, England. Named for Exmoor, the moorland in Devon and Somerset that it comes from.
  • Falabella Pony or small horse, Argentina. Among the smallest of all horse breeds.
  • Fell pony Pony or small horse, England. A mountain and moorland pony noted for hardiness, agility, strength and sure-footedness.
  • Gotland Russ Pony or small horse, Sweden. An old breed found only on the island of Gotland until the twentieth century.
  • Highland pony Pony or small horse, Scotland. One of the largest mountain and moorland ponies of the British Isles.
  • Hucul Pony or small horse, Carpathian Mountains. A heavily built pony of great endurance, named for the Hutsul people.
  • Java Pony Pony or small horse, Indonesia. Developed on the island of Java. Larger and stronger than the Timor Pony.
  • Kiso Pony or small horse, Japan. The only native horse breed from Honshu. It is critically endangered.
  • Konik Pony or small horse, Poland. A small horse, usually mouse dun or striped dun. Some herds live semi-feral.
  • New Forest pony Pony or small horse, England. Indigenous to the New Forest in Hampshire. Valued for hardiness, strength and sure-footedness.
  • Newfoundland pony Pony or small horse, Canada. Sturdy and muscular, from English, Irish and Scottish ponies brought by settlers.
  • Pony of the Americas Pony or small horse, United States. Developed in Mason City, Iowa. Its registry was founded in 1954.
  • Shetland pony Pony or small horse, Scotland. A small, hardy pony with a dense coat, on its islands since at least the Bronze Age.
  • Skyros Pony Pony or small horse, Greece. A miniature horse found on the island of Skyros.
  • Sumbawa Pony Pony or small horse, Indonesia. Named after Sumbawa Island, where it is bred.
  • Timor Pony Pony or small horse, Timor. Developed on the island of Timor. Used for cattle work, riding, driving and light farm work.
  • Welsh Pony and Cob Pony or small horse, Wales. Four closely related breeds, told apart mainly by height. The smallest is the Welsh Mountain Pony.

Gaited horses 6

  • Florida Cracker Horse Gaited horse, United States. A critically endangered gaited breed known for agility and speed.
  • Mangalarga Marchador Gaited horse, Brazil. The national horse breed of Brazil, with two ambling gaits besides the walk and canter.
  • Missouri Fox Trotter Gaited horse, United States. Named for its fox trot, a four-beat ambling gait.
  • Paso Fino Gaited horse, Puerto Rico and Colombia. Prized for a smooth, natural four-beat ambling gait. Popular for trail riding.
  • Peruvian Paso Gaited horse, Peru. A light saddle horse known for a smooth ride and a natural four-beat gait, the paso llano.
  • Tennessee Walking Horse Gaited horse, United States. A gaited breed known for its four-beat running-walk.

Feral and free-roaming 5

  • Banker horse Feral horse, United States. A small, hardy feral horse of the barrier islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.
  • Camargue Feral horse, France. Small horses that have lived wild for centuries in the marshes of the Rhône delta.
  • Chincoteague pony Feral horse, United States. A feral herd on Assateague Island, off Virginia and Maryland.
  • Misaki Feral horse, Japan. An endangered small horse that lives feral on Cape Toi.
  • Nokota Feral horse, United States. A feral and semi-feral breed of the badlands of southwestern North Dakota.

How this list was compiled: 97 horse and pony breeds, every one with its own article on the English Wikipedia and an entry on its List of horse breeds. Each fact was checked by script on 2026-09-30 against the opening section of the breed's article (x.src), fetched that day: the script asserts that a phrase carrying the fact is in the text. Where a breed comes from (x.where) is what that opening or the article's infobox gives; a historic region is kept as the article gives it (Habsburg Empire, East Prussia, Circassia). The kind (x.kind) follows the article's own words (draft, pony or small horse, gaited, feral); breeds it calls none of these are under riding and sport horses. The article Gypsy horse is listed by another of its names, Irish Cob. No heights, weights or population figures are given. Wording is our own. Licence: own work