This is a list of the horse breeds usually considered to be native to Japan. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Japanese. In Japanese, this breed group is called kokunaiuma (, 'domestic horse').
Breeds English name Japanese name Notes Image Dosanko , dosanko also called Hokkaido Horse Kiso , kiso uma Misaki , misaki uma Miyako , miyako uma Native to Miyako Island. Noma , noma uma Native to the island of Shikoku. Tokara , tokara uma Native to the Tokara Islands. Taishū , taishū uma Native to Tsushima Island. Yonaguni , yonaguni uma Native to the island of Yonaguni, it is the smallest Japanese horse breed.
Cross-breeds
Under certain conditions, cross-bred horses developed from existing breeds can be registered in one of five categories: Japanese draught, Japanese sports horse, Japanese riding horse, Japanese pony, Japanese miniature horse, .
Notes
References [Editorial Committee Office of the Japanese Country Report, Animal Genetic Resources Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan] ([n.d.]). Country Report (For FAO State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources Process); annex to: Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. . Archived 15 October 2012.
Breeds reported by Japan: Horse. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
[s.n.] (2014). 種馬登録規程事務細則 = Stud Horse Registration Regulations: Administrative Detailed Rules. 日本馬事協会 = Japan Equine Affairs Association. Archived 11 June 2014.