List of Indian horse breeds
This is a list of some of the breeds and types of horse considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin.[1] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian.
Breeds
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- Bhutia[1][2]
- Chummarti[1][2]
- Deccani[1][2]
- Kathiawari[1][2][3]
- Manipuri Pony[1][2][3]
- Marwari[1][2][3]
- Sikang[1][2]
- Sindhi[2]
- Spiti[1][2][3]
- Zaniskari[1][2][3]
- Bhimthadi
Types
- Indian Country-bred[4]: 200
- Indian Half-bred[4]: 164
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Breeds reported by India: Horse. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Equines in India: Horses. Indian Council of Agricultural Research: National Research Centre on Equines. Archived 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "About Indian Horses". Indigenous Horse Society of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ a b Elwyn Hartley Edwards (1994). The Encyclopedia of the Horse. London; New York; Stuttgart; Moscow: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0751301159.
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Horse breeds and types of India
These are the horse breeds and types considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin.
Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian.
Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian.
- Bhutia
- Deccani
- Indian Country-bred
- Indian Half-bred
- Kathiawari
- Manipuri Pony
- Marwari
- Sikang
- Spiti or Chummarti
- Zaniskari