This is a list of horse breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Canada and the United States. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
Name Other names Notes Image Alberta Wild Horse American Bashkir Curly American Belgian Draft American Cream Draft American Crème Horse American White and American Creme Horse American Drum Horse A pinto-colored draft‑type cross of Clydesdale, Shire and Gypsy horses. American Indian Horse American Miniature Horse American Paint Horse Paint Horse American Quarter Horse Quarter Horse American Saddlebred American Shetland Pony American Sorraia Mustang Of Iberian origin, in the Colonial Spanish horse group; no connection to the Sorraia has been demonstrated American Spotted American Spotted Paso American Thoroughbred Thoroughbred Derives directly from the British Thoroughbred; some lines and some coat colors would not be eligible for registration in the General Stud Book American Walking Pony American Warmblood Appaloosa Baca-Chica Banker Blazer Modern breed of riding horse, bred particularly for ranch work; developed by Neil Hinck of Star, Idaho, from a single foundation stallion named Little Blaze. Camarillo White Horse Canadian Canadian Pacer Canadian Pinto Canadian Rustic Pony Canadian Sport Horse Canadian Warmblood Carolina Marsh Tacky Marsh Tacky Cerbat Mustang Cherokee Horse Chickasaw The original Chickasaw horses are extinct; Florida Cracker horses are occasionally called Chickasaw horses. Chincoteague Pony Assateague Horse Choctaw Horse Colonial Spanish Colorado Ranger Conestoga Horse Extinct. Cumberland Island Horse Florida Cracker Horse Galiceño Kanata Pony Kiger Mustang Lac La Croix Indian Pony Missouri Fox Trotter Morab Morgan Morocco Spotted Mountain Pleasure Horse Moyle Ranch and endurance horse, bred in Utah by Rex Moyle from Colonial Spanish and Cleveland Bay stock Mustang American Mustang Narragansett Pacer Extinct. National Show Horse Nemaiah Valley Horse Newfoundland Pony Nez Perce Horse Nokota North American Sportpony American Sport Pony Pony of the Americas Appaloosa Pony Pryor Mountain Mustang Pryor Mountain Puerto Rican Paso Fino Quarab Quarter Pony Racking Horse Rocky Mountain Horse Sable Island Pony Santa Cruz Single-footing Horse North American Single-footing Horse An open register for horses that perform a rack rather than a trot Spanish Jennet Horse Spanish Barb The Spanish Barb Breeders Association is a registry for Colonial Spanish horses; eligible horses stand and may be of any color Spanish Mustang Spanish Norman Spotted Saddle Horse Standardbred Sulphur Tennessee Walking Horse Tiger Horse A gaited, leopard-spotted riding horse, bred from Appaloosa, Paso Fino and Colonial Spanish stock; height Virginia Highlander Walkaloosa derives from Tennessee Walking Horse and Appaloosa, displays leopard spots and ambling gait Welara Wilbur-Cruce
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