List of African horse breeds
This is a list of the horse breeds usually considered to have developed in the African continent.[1][2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively African.
| Name | English name if different | Reported from | Notes | Image |
| Abyssinian | | Ethiopia | | |
| Bahr-El-Ghazal | | Chad | | |
| Baladi Egyptian | | Egypt | | |
| Bandiagara | | Mali, Niger | | |
| Barb | | Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia | | |
| Basotho Pony | | Lesotho | extinct | |
| Beledougou | | Mali | | |
| Bhirum Pony | | Nigeria | | |
| Bobo | | Burkina Faso | | |
| Boerperd | | Botswana, South Africa | | |
| Bornu | | Nigeria | | |
| Calvinia | | South Africa | extinct | |
| Cape Harness | | South Africa | extinct | |
| Cape Horse | | South Africa | extinct | |
| Cheval de Nioro | | Mali | | |
| Djerma | | Niger | | |
| Dombi | | Mali | | |
| Dongola | | Chad, Eritrea, Mali, Sudan | | |
| English Halbblut Horse | | South Africa | | |
| European Warmblood | | South Africa | | |
| Fleuve | | Senegal | | |
| Fouta | | Senegal | | |
| Hamdani | | Tunisia | | |
| Hausa | | Mali, Niger, Nigeria | | |
| Hodh | | Mali, Mauritania | | |
| Koto-Koli Pony | | Benin, Togo | | |
| Le poney des Mogods | | Tunisia | | |
| M' Par | | Senegal | | |
| M'bayar | | Senegal | | |
| Mossi | | Burkina Faso | | |
| Namaqua Pony | | South Africa | extinct | |
| Namib Horse | | South Africa | | |
| Nefza Pony | | Tunisia | extinct | |
| Nooitgedachter | | Botswana, South Africa | | |
| Poney du Logone | | Chad | | |
| SA Miniature Horse | | South Africa | | |
| SA Sporting horse | | South Africa | | |
| SA Warm Blood | | South Africa | | |
| Sahel | | Mali | | |
| Somali Pony | | Somalia | | |
| Songhoï | | Mali | | |
| Sudan Country-Bred | | Sudan | | |
| Sulebawa | | Nigeria | | |
| Tawleed | | Sudan | | |
| Torodi | | Niger | | |
| Tswana | | Botswana | | |
| Vlaamperd | | South Africa | | |
| West African Barb | | Algeria, Chad, Ghana, Mauritania, Senegal, Tunisia | | |
| West African Dongola | | Central African Republic, Sudan | | |
| West African Pony | | Ghana | | |
| Western Sudan Pony | | Sudan | | |
| Yagha | | Burkina Faso | | |
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References
- ↑ Breeds in Africa: Horse. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2016.
- ↑ Breeds in Near East: Horse. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed March 2016.