Cuba Category

Breeds of horse found in Cuba, an island nation just off the Gulf of Mexico. It’s a small nation and home to a handful of breeds, most with Spanish ancestry.

Cuban Trotter

Intro

Almost every European country has a trotter (or two) and as it turns out, they transferred their love of trotting to countries throughout Latin America.
Read more →

Cuban Pie Horse

Intro

The Cuban Pie horse is not an official breed and is perhaps considered a strain of the Cuban Pinto. This type has very specific base coat coloring.
Read more →

Patibarcina Horse

Intro

The Patibarcina or Patibarcino Horse comes from Cuba and is the result of a cross between the native Cuban Criollo, Andalusian and Barb animals.
Read more →

Paso Fino Horse

Intro

Paso Fino translates to ‘fine step’ and they are very clearly a breed apart from others as their fine step cannot be taught, it has to come through their genetics. The Paso is in fact distinguished by their four-beat lateral gait.
Read more →

Cuban Pinto Horse

Intro

The pinto pattern has existed in the Cuban Criollo population for as long as as horses have existed there (since the 15th century).
Read more →

Cuban Paso Horse

Intro

Cuba has no indigenous horses, which means that the breeds ‘native’ to the country were all brought there by Spanish and perhaps Portuguese settlers.
Read more →

Breeds