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Horse breeds
Horse Breeds in 2026 is an alphabetical guide to horses and the countries or regions recorded for them. Entries include breeds such as Abaco Barb, Abtenauer and Alaca.
Use the recorded height when one is given, then compare the origin and any description of the horse's type or work. Some entries have fewer details than others.
Abaco Barb The Bahamas Photo: Larry Deack · Public domain 
Abeya Yemen Height 1.47 cm Photo: Charles Livingston Bull and others · Public domain 
Ader Niger Photo: Ssmiling · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Alter Real Portugal Photo: Tsaag Valren · CC BY-SA 4.0 
American Drum Horse United States Photo: Ultra7 · Public domain 
Photo credits19 photographs on this page
- Abaco Barb — Larry Deack · Public domain · file page
- Abeya — Charles Livingston Bull and others · Public domain · file page
- Abyssinian horse — Rod Waddington · CC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
- Adaev — Airunp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Ader — Ssmiling · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Aegidienberger — BS Thurner Hof · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Akhal-Teke — Artur Baboev · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Albanian horse — Adam Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
- Altai horse — Alexandr frolov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Alter Real — Tsaag Valren · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Altwürttemberger — Xocolatl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- American Bashkir Curly — Eponimm · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- American Belgian Draft — Richard · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- American Cream Draft — Jean · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- American creme and white horse registry — GOETZ Christine · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- American Drum Horse — Ultra7 · Public domain · file page
- American Indian horse — JD Lamb · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- American Miniature Horse — agriflanders · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- American Paint Horse — Betty Wills · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence each one names. How Animalso credits photographs.
Start with the origin
Check the country or region attached to each entry. Abaco Barb is linked to the Bahamas, Abeya to Yemen, and Adaev to Kazakhstan.
Some entries name a country without a longer description. Treat that place as the recorded origin, not as a guide to temperament or care.
Compare recorded height
Heights are given in metres where available. Examples include Abaga at 1.36, Abeya at 1.47 and Aenos at 1.15.
Not every entry includes a height. Do not treat a missing figure as a size estimate.
Read the breed description
Descriptions can explain what kind of horse an entry is. Abaga is described as a type of Chinese Mongolian horse, while Aegidienberger is described as a modern German riding-horse breed.
Abaco Barb is described as a breed or population of feral horses from Great Abaco in the Bahamas.
Check each entry's fields
The entries do not all contain the same facts. One may show an origin, another a height, and another a short summary.
Use only the details displayed for that breed when making comparisons.
Breed lists are A to Z, never ranked, and have no paid places.
Heights and other listed figures are shown as recorded in Wikidata. Origins and descriptions appear with the individual breed entry when provided.
Questions
How is the horse-breed list arranged?
Entries run from A to Z. They are not ranked, and there are no paid places.
Are all horse entries given a height?
No. Heights appear only where a figure is provided for that breed.
What does the origin field tell me?
It gives the country or region recorded for the breed, such as Austria for Abtenauer or Niger for Ader.
Can a description identify a horse's type?
Yes. Some descriptions name a type or role, such as Chinese Mongolian horse for Abaga or riding horse for Aegidienberger.
Are life-expectancy figures included?
No life-expectancy figures appear in the supplied breed facts.