Horse Breeds

The Pony of the Americas, or POA, is a uniquely American breed founded in 1954 specifically as the ideal first show pony for youth riders....

The Belgian Draft is the most popular draft horse breed in North America, with more registered Belgians than all other draft breeds combined. Originally bred...

The Shire is the world’s tallest horse breed and one of the most majestic draft horses ever bred. Developed in England over 1,000 years from...

The Marwari is one of the rarest and most distinctive horse breeds in the world, native to the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. Famous for...

The Knabstrupper (also Knabstrup) is one of the world’s rarest spotted horse breeds, developed in Denmark in 1812 and famous for its striking leopard-complex coat...

The Norwegian Fjord is one of the world’s oldest and most distinctive horse breeds, with cave paintings showing dun-colored Fjord-type horses in Norway dating back...

The Connemara Pony is Ireland’s only native pony breed, developed over centuries on the rocky west coast of County Galway. Famous for athleticism, kind temperament,...

The Peruvian Paso (also called the Peruvian Horse) is one of the smoothest-gaited breeds in the world and the only horse with the dramatic “termino”...

The Paso Fino is a naturally gaited Latin American breed prized for the smoothest four-beat gait in the equine world. Descended from Spanish horses brought...

The Rocky Mountain Horse is one of America’s youngest official breeds, developed in eastern Kentucky in the early 1900s from a single foundation stallion known...