USA Category

Breeds of horse found in the United States, a large North American nation. There are over 80 breeds of horse native to the US, all of them ancestors of the tough animals imported during colonization.

Pintabian Horse

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The Pintabian is an Arabian with tobiano pinto markings and comes in most colors as long as they possess the tobiano white pattern genetics.
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Perkehner Horse

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The Perkehner Horse is not a breed, but a special registry founded in 1988 that accepts misfit animals and breeds. Likely most registered animals are country bred types with no specific bloodlines.
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Palomino Horse

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The Palomino is a color breed and therefore the animals are registered based on possessing specific coloring, rather than physical characteristics.
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Paint Pony

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Like Paint Horses, Paint Ponies are a color breed and registered based on possessing a pinto white pattern as well as being of stock pony type.
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Nokota Horse

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The Nokota Horse is the surviving population of wild horses in North Dakota where they have run wild (despite the enormous odds against them) for at least a century.
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Nez Perce Horse

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Although spotted horses have been documented in Europe and Asia for centuries, North American spotted horses were developed by the Nez Perce Indians in mid-18th century Oregon, Idaho and parts of Washington.
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National Show Horse

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The National Show Horse was the brainchild of Gene LaCroix who combined the hardiness and refinement of Arabians with the flashy action and electric attitude of American Saddlebreds.
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Narragansett Pacer

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The Narragansett Paces is the first horse breed established in North America, originally developed in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island sometime in the late 17th century.
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Moyle Horse

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There are two other breeds on the planet that share the unique physical characteristics of the Moyle Horse, the Datong and the Carthusian. These three breeds often display two hornlike projections on their forehead above their eyes.
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Mountain Pleasure Horse

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Also called Country Saddle Horse and Old KY Saddler, the Mountain Pleasure Horse is among the oldest gaited breeds in the US and have been breed in Kentucky for over 160 years.
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