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.