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.
Other names printed in bold are native labels of the breed.
| English name | Other names | Reported from | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssinian | Ethiopia | |||
| Bahr el-Ghazal | Kréda; Ganaston | Chad | regional variant of the Dongola | |
| Baladi Egyptian | Egypt | |||
| Bale | Ethiopia | |||
| Bandiagara | Mali, Niger | Dongola-Barb cross | ||
| Barb | Berber: ⴰⴳⵎⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ, Arabic: حصان بربري, Barbary |
Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia | ||
| Basotho Pony | Lesotho | |||
| Beledougou | Bélédougou, Banamba | Mali | ||
| Bhirum Pony | Nigerian Pony | Nigeria | ||
| Bobo | Burkina Faso | |||
| Boerperd | Botswana, South Africa | |||
| Borana | Ethiopia | |||
| Bornu | Nigeria | regional variant of the Dongola | ||
| Calvinia | South Africa | extinct | ||
| Cape Harness | Afrikaans: Bolandse Waperd or Bolandse Tuigperd | South Africa | extinct | |
| Cape Horse | Afrikaans: Boerperd | South Africa | extinct | |
| Cheval de Nioro | Mali | |||
| Djerma | Aréwa, Bagazan, Ganja, Manga, Gobir, Ader | Niger | Dongola-Barb cross | |
| Dombi | Mali | |||
| Dongola | Chad, Eritrea, Mali, Sudan | |||
| English Halbblut Horse | South Africa | |||
| European Warmblood | South Africa | |||
| Fleuve | Wolof: Naru Gor | Senegal | ||
| Foutanké | Fouta | Senegal | ||
| Hamdani[3]: 122 | Arabic: االحمداني | Tunisia | ||
| Hausa | Haoussa | Mali, Niger, Nigeria | regional variant of the Dongola | |
| Hodh | Mali, Mauritania | |||
| Horro | Ethiopia | |||
| Kafa | Ethiopia | |||
| Koto-Koli Pony | Benin, Togo | |||
| Kundudo | Ethiopia | feral | ||
| Poney des Mogods | Arabic: خيل مقعد | Tunisia | ||
| M'Par | Mpar, Cheval de Cayor | Senegal | ||
| M'Bayar | Senegal | |||
| Mossi | Burkina Faso | Dongola-Barb cross | ||
| Namaqua Pony | South Africa | extinct | ||
| Namib Desert Horse | Afrikaans: Namib Woestyn Perd | Namibia | feral | |
| Namib Horse | South Africa | |||
| Nefza Pony | Tunisia | extinct | ||
| Nooitgedachter | Nooitgedachtperd, Nooitgedacht Pony, Nooitgedacht Horse | Botswana, South Africa | ||
| Ogaden | Also called Wilwal | Ethiopia | ||
| Poney du Logone | Chad | |||
| Selale | Ethiopia | |||
| South African Miniature Horse | Afrikaans: Suid-afrikaanse Miniatuur Perd | South Africa | ||
| South African Sporting Horse | South Africa | |||
| South African Warm Blood | Afrikaans: Suid-afrikaanse Warmbloed | South Africa | ||
| Sahel | Mali | |||
| Somali Pony | Somali: Nugali | Somalia | ||
| Songhoï | Songhaq | Mali | Dongola-Barb cross | |
| Sudan Country-Bred | Sudanese 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 | Dongola-Barb cross |
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.
- ^ Janet C.E. Watson (2016 [1996]). Lexicon Of Arabic Horse Terminology. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9780894106842.