By Cassidy Catrett Sources: The Stockman’s Handbook and Google Images Horse Breeds By Cassidy Catrett Sources: The Stockman’s Handbook and Google Images

American Mustang Originated along the Barberry coast of North Africa. Any color Used for pleasure riding, show, trail riding, and jumping.

American Saddle Horse Originated in Kentucky Colors include bay, brown, chestnut, black, or golden. Long neck Smooth gait

American Walking Pony Originated near Macon, GA Colors may be sorrel, chestnut, roan, black, white, bay, gray, or golden. Used mainly for children to ride.

Appaloosa Originated in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Color is usually white over the hips with dark colored spots. Primarily used as stock and race horses

Arabian Originated in Arabia Colors are bay, gray, chestnut, black, or white. Docile Show, stock, and race horses

Buckskin Originated in the USA Colors are buckskin or red Show and stock horses

Lipizzaner Originated in Yugoslavia Color is white Used for dressage and jumping

Morgan Originated in New England Colors are bay, brown, black, and chestnut Saddle and stock horses Docile and easy keeping

National Appaloosa Pony Originated in Indiana Colors are leopard, blanket-type, snowflake, or roan Working and show ponies

Paint Originated in the USA White and any other color Stock, show, and race horses

Quarter Horse Originated in the USA Colors are chestnut, sorrel, bay, and dun Stock and race horses

Shetland Pony Originated on the Shetland Isles May be any color, broken or solid Small Mainly used for children to ride and some racing

Tennessee Walking Horse Originated in the middle basin of Tennessee Colors include sorrel, chestnut, black, roan, brown, gray, or golden Plantation Walking Horses

Thoroughbred Originated in England Colors include bay, brown, chestnut, and black Used for Polo mounts, racing and stock horses

Welsh Pony Originated in Wales May be any color, however white markings are frowned upon Used for children and hunting

Belgian Originated in Belgium Colors include bay, chestnut, and roan Used for farm work and exhibition Largest breed of draft horses

Clydesdale Originated in Scotland Bay and brown with white markings Used for farm work and exhibition

Percheron Originated in France Mostly black or gray Used for farm work and exhibition

American Jack Originated in Europe Black with a white nose Used for the production of mules

Donkeys Originated in Europe Black with a white nose Used for driving, riding, and working

Mules Cross between a horse and a donkey Sorrel is the preferred color Used for driving, riding, pack-horses, and working