Mexico Category

Breeds of horse found in Mexico, a nation at the bottom of North America. There are a handful of breeds found in the country, almost all of them descendants of Iberian breeds.

Mexican Warmblood

Intro

The Mexican Sport Horse or Mexican Warmblood is an athletic sport type, bred for similar purposes as the European Warmblood breeds.
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Mexican Pony

Intro

Similar to country bred animals in many countries, the Mexican Pony is a small criollo type specific to Mexico.
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Criollo Militar

Intro

Also called the Military Criollo, la Raza del Caballo Santa Gertrudis and Raza Militar the Criollo Militar is a strain of the breed found in Mexico. They come from Iberian animals, but are distinctly different from the handsome Azteca.
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Galiceño Pony

Intro

The Galiceño comes from Mexico and is relatively newly found in the US (since 1958). Like many of the horse breeds from the Americas, they owe their bloodlines to Spanish animals.
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Criollo Horse

Intro

The term Criollo originally meant animals (or people) of purebred Spanish ancestry who were born in the Americas, but through time it has come to mean breeds native to the Americas.
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Azteca Horse

Intro

The Azteca is the first breed to be developed in Mexico and descendant of horses from both Spain and Portugal. However it is obvious that the mighty Andalusian and/or Lusitano are distinct foundations for the Azteca breed.
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