List of Japanese horse breeds
This is a list of the horse breeds usually considered to be native to Japan.[1][2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Japanese.
English name | Japanese name | Notes | Image |
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Dosanko | 道産子, dosanko | also called Hokkaido Horse | ![]() |
Kiso | 木曽馬, kiso uma | ![]() | |
Misaki | 岬馬, misaki uma | ![]() | |
Miyako | 宮古馬, miyako uma | ||
Nanbu | extinct | ||
Noma | 野間馬, noma uma | ||
Tokara | トカラ馬, tokara uma | ![]() | |
Tsushima | |||
Yonaguni | 与那国馬, yonaguni uma | ![]() | |
References
- ↑ [National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences] (2007). Country Report (For FAO State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources Process), annex to: Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed October 2014.
- ↑ Breeds reported by Japan: Horse. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.