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
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

  1. ↑ [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.
  2. ↑ Breeds reported by Japan: Horse. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
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