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Horse Breeds: Every Breed Explained

Horse breeds of Russia and the world: height, colour, temperament, uses and fun facts. 59 breeds with sources.

Russian Horse BreedsDraft Horse BreedsSport and Riding Horse BreedsPony and Small Horse Breeds
AltaiRussia (Altai Mountains) · about 130 cmAmerican Miniature HorseUSA · up to 86–97 cmAndalusianSpain · 152–163 cmAppaloosaUSA · 142–163 cmArabianArabian Peninsula · 142–155 cmAkhal-TekeTurkmenistan · 147–163 cmBashkirRussia (Bashkortostan) · about 142 cmBelarusian Harness HorseBelarus · 148–157 cmBrabant (Belgian Draft)Belgium (Brabant) · 163–173 cmBudyonnyRussia · 160–165 cmWestphalianGermany (Westphalia) · 157–178 cmVladimir Heavy DraftRussia · 150–165 cmVyatkaRussia (Kirov Oblast, Udmurtia) · about 140 cmHanoverianGermany · 160–175 cmDutch Warmblood (KWPN)Netherlands · from 157–160 cmHolsteinerGermany (Schleswig-Holstein) · 163–173 cmDonRussia · 155–165 cmTransbaikal (Buryat)Russia (Transbaikal, Siberia) · about 140 cmIrish Sport HorseIreland · 162–173 cmIcelandicIceland · 130–145 cmKabardaRussia (Kabardia, North Caucasus) · about 145 cmKazakhKazakhstan · 142–144 cmKalmykRussia (Kalmykia) · 147–152 cmKarachayRussia (Karachay, North Caucasus) · 152–160 cmAmerican Quarter HorseUSA · 142–160 cmClydesdaleScotland · 162–183 cmKnabstrupperDenmark · 154–162 cmConnemara ponyIreland · 128–148 cmLatvianLatvia · 158–164 cmLipizzanerSlovenia and Austria · 147–157 cmLusitanoPortugal · 157–160 cmMarwariIndia (Rajasthan) · 140–150 cmMezenRussia (Arkhangelsk Oblast)Mongolian horseMongolia · 122–142 cmMorganUSA · 145–157 cmMustangUSA (American West) · 142–152 cmNew AltaiRussia (Altai) · 150–157 cmOldenburgerGermany (Lower Saxony) · 163–178 cmOrlov TrotterRussia · 157–170 cmAmerican Paint HorseUSA · 142–163 cmPercheronFrance · 160–175 cmRussian Saddle Horse (Orlov-Rostopchin)Russia · 153–174 cmRussian TrotterRussia · 159–161 cmRussian Heavy DraftRussia · 144–152 cmSelle FrancaisFrance · 155–180 cmSoviet Heavy DraftRussia (Voronezh Oblast) · 160–163 cmTennessee Walking HorseUSA (Tennessee) · 150–173 cmTerskRussia (Stavropol Krai) · 157–160 cmGypsy horse (Irish Cob, Gypsy Vanner)Ireland and the UK · 132–163 cmTrakehnerEast Prussia · 160–170 cmWelsh PonyWales · up to 150 cmFalabellaArgentina · 63–86 cmFriesianNetherlands · 150–173 cmNorwegian FjordNorway · 135–150 cmHaflingerAustria and Italy · 138–150 cmThoroughbredEngland · 155–173 cmShireEngland · 163–185 cmShetland PonyScotland · up to 107 cmYakutianRussia · 130–140 cm

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