List of Japanese horse breeds

This is a list of the horse breeds usually considered to be native to Japan.[1][2] 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".(国内産馬, domestic horse)

Breeds
English nameJapanese nameNotesImage
Dosanko道産子, dosankoalso called Hokkaido Horse
Kiso木曽馬, kiso uma
Misaki岬馬, misaki uma
Miyako宮古馬, miyako umaNative to Miyako Island.
Noma野間馬, noma umaNative to the island of Shikoku.
Tokaraトカラ馬, tokara umaNative to the Tokara Islands.
Taishū対州馬,Taishū umaNative to Tsushima Island.
Yonaguni与那国馬, yonaguni umaNative 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:[3]

  • Japanese Draft (日本輓系種)
  • Japanese Sports Horse (日本スポーツホース種) - Equestrianism, general riding[note 1][4]
  • Japanese Riding Horse (日本乗系種) - Equestrianism, general riding[5]
  • Japanese Pony (日本ポニー種) - General riding[6]
  • Japanese Miniature Horse (日本ミニチュアホース) - Pet[6]

Current crossbreed names were established in 2003,[note 2] and the general breed classification "乗系種" (riding horse) was split into Sport Horse and "normal" riding horse.[6]

There is also a sixth crossbreed definition, heavy crossbreed (輓交種), defined 2007 solely for the purpose of determining the proper registry for a foal.[6]

See also

Notes
  1. Not recognized by the FEI.
  2. Except for miniature, 2007.

References
  1. [National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences] (2007). Country Report (For FAO State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources Process), annex to: Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed October 2014.
  2. Breeds reported by Japan: Horse. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
  3. http://www.bajikyo.or.jp/pdf/2014kitei.pdf
  4. FEI horse search with list of studbooks
  5. 馬 - 2006
  6. https://www.bajikyo.or.jp/pdf/60year.pdf
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