Horse breeds from A to Z

Which horse breeds are there and which one suits you? Here you will find 70 horse and pony breeds from A to Z, each with its own profile: origin, height, temperament, use and known hereditary diseases, with sources from breeding associations and veterinary medicine.

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All horse breeds in the lexicon (70)

• AAkhal-TekeThoroughbred, large horse
• AAmerican Paint HorseWestern horse, large horse
• AAmerican Quarter HorseWestern horse, large horse
• AAndalusian (PRE)Baroque horse, large horse
• AAppaloosaWestern horse, large horse
• AArabian thoroughbredThoroughbred, small horse
• AArdennesColdblood, large horse
• BBaroque PintoBaroque horse, large horse
• BBelgian ColdbloodColdblood, Large Horse
• BBerberWarmblood, small horse
• CCamargue horseWarmblood, small horse
• CClydesdaleColdblood, Large Horse
• CCob NormandColdblood, large horse
• CConnemara PonyPony, Pony
• CCriolloWestern horse, small horse
• DDartmoor PonyPony, Pony
• DGerman Riding PonyPony, Pony
• DGerman sport horseWarmblood, large horse
• DDülmenerPony, Pony
• EEnglish ThoroughbredThoroughbred, Large Horse
• EExmoor PonyPony, Pony
• FFalabellaPony, Pony
• FFur PonyPony, Pony
• FFjord horsePony, small horse
• FFrederiksborgerWarmblood, large horse
• FFreibergerColdblood, large horse
• FFriesianBaroque horse, large horse
• GGotland ponypony, pony
• HHaflingerpony, small horse
• HHannoveranerWarmblood, large horse
• HHighland PonyPony, Pony
• HHolsteinerWarmblood, large horse
• HHuzulePony, Pony
• IIrish Cob (Tinker)Coldblood, small horse
• IIrish DraughtWarmblood, Large Horse
• IIcelandic horsegaited horse, pony
• KKladruberBaroque horse, large horse
• KKnabstrupperWarmblood, large horse
• KKonikPony, Pony
• KKWPN (Dutch Warmblood)Warmblood, large horse
• LLewitzerPony, Pony
• LLipizzanerBaroque horse, large horse
• LLusitanoBaroque horse, large horse
• MMangalarga Marchadorgaited horse, small horse
• MMérenspony, small horse
• MMorgan HorseWarmblood, small horse
• MMustangWestern horse, small horse
• NNew Forest PonyPony, Pony
• NNorikerColdblood, large horse
• OOldenburgerWarmblood, large horse
• PPaso Finogaited horse, small horse
• PPercheronColdblood, large horse
• PPintoWarmblood, large horse
• RRhine-German ColdbloodColdblood, Large Horse
• RRocky Mountain HorseGaited horse, small horse
• SSchleswig coldbloodColdblood, large horse
• SBlack Forest ColdbloodColdblood, small horse
• SSelle FrançaisWarmblood, Large Horse
• SShagya ArabianWarmblood, large horse
• SShetland ponypony, pony
• SShire HorseColdblood, large horse
• SSouth German ColdbloodColdblood, Large Horse
• TTennessee Walking HorseGaited horse, large horse
• TTrotterWarmblood, Large Horse
• TTrakehnerWarmblood, large horse
• WWelsh-Cob (sections C and D)Pony, small horse
• WWelsh Pony (Section A and B)Pony, Pony
• WWestphalianWarmblood, large horse
• WWürttembergerWarmblood, large horse
• ZZweibrückerWarmblood, large horse

Pony, small horse or large horse?

Whether a horse is considered a pony is determined by the height at the withers. The horse weight calculator explains how you measure it and where the limit is. The division into small horses and large horses in this overview is our own rough guide; the standard of the respective breeding association is binding.

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The profiles are based on the information provided by the breeding associations and studbooks as well as on the specialist sources mentioned in the respective entry.