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.

Quarter Pony

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The Quarter Pony is essentially a smaller version of the Quarter Horse and stems from animals that didn’t meet the American Quarter Horse Association’s height requirement.
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Quarab Horse

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A Qurab horse is a cross between an Arabian and a Quarter Horse or a Paint horse. No other blood types are allowed.
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Pony of the Americas

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The Pony of the Americas is a relatively new western pony breed that comes from the United States. However their original bloodlines, that of the Appaloosa are very, very old and can be traced back to central Asia.
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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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