List of horse breeds of the British Isles

This is a list of some of the breeds of horse originating in the British Isles.^[1][2][3] Twelve of the native breeds are considered rare and are marked with a "†" symbol.^[4][3]

Horses

• Cleveland Bay †
• Clydesdale †
• Gypsy Cob
• Hackney †
• Irish Draught
• Irish Sport Horse
• Shire †
• Suffolk Punch †
• Thoroughbred
• Welsh Cob

Ponies

See also: Mountain and moorland pony breeds

• British Spotted Pony
• Connemara
• Dales pony †
• Dartmoor pony †
• Eriskay pony †
• Exmoor pony †
• Fell pony †
• Hackney pony
• Highland pony †
• Kerry Bog pony
• Lundy pony
• New Forest pony †
• Shetland pony
• Welara
• Welsh pony

Types

• Cob
• Garron
• Hack
• Hunter
• Polo pony
• Riding pony
• Windsor Grey

Extinct

• Galloway pony
• Irish Hobby
• Norfolk Trotter
• Old English Black
• Yorkshire Coach Horse
• Yorkshire Grey Horse

References

1. Skinner, Graham (30 May 2023). "The Ultimate Guide to British Horse Breeds". Strathorn Farm Stables. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
2. "Horse Breeds: A guide to different horse breeds". Retrieved 28 October 2023.
3. Winton, Clare L.; McMahon, Robert; Hegarty, Matthew J.; McEwan, Neil R.; Davies-Morel, Mina C. G.; Morgan, Charly; Nash, Deborah M. (2020). "Genetic diversity within and between British and Irish breeds: The maternal and paternal history of native ponies". Ecology and Evolution. 10 (3): 1352–1367. doi:10.1002/ece3.5989. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 7029099. PMID 32076519.
4. "Equine watchlist". Rare Breeds Survival Trust. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2023.