List of Japanese horse breeds

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".(国内産こくないさん馬ば, domestic horse)

Breeds

English name	Japanese name	Notes	Image
Dosanko	道産子どさんこ, dosanko	also called Hokkaido Horse
Kiso	木曽きそ馬うま, kiso uma
Misaki	岬みさき馬ば, misaki uma
Miyako	宮古みやこ馬うま, miyako uma	Native to Miyako Island.
Noma	野間のま馬うま, noma uma	Native to the island of Shikoku.
Tokara	トカラ馬からうま, tokara uma	Native to the Tokara Islands.
Taishū	対たい州しゅう馬ば,Taishū uma	Native to Tsushima Island.
Yonaguni	与那国よなぐに馬うま, yonaguni uma	Native to the island of Yonaguni it is the smallest Japanese horse breed.

Crossbreeds

There are also five crossbreeds that have been developed from existing breeds:

• Japanese Draft (日本にっぽん輓系種しゅ)
• Japanese Sports Horse (日本にっぽんスポーツホース種しゅ) - Equestrianism, general riding
• Japanese Riding Horse (日本にっぽん乗じょう系けい種しゅ) - Equestrianism, general riding
• Japanese Pony (日本にっぽんポニー種しゅ) - General riding
• Japanese Miniature Horse (日本にっぽんミニチュアホース) - Pet

Current crossbreed names were established in 2003, and the general breed classification "乗じょう系けい種しゅ" (riding horse) was split into Sport Horse and "normal" riding horse.

There is also a sixth crossbreed definition, heavy crossbreed (輓交種しゅ), defined 2007 solely for the purpose of determining the proper registry for a foal.

See also

• Extinct native Japanese horse breeds