List of Indian horse breeds
Appearance
This is a list of some of the breeds of horse considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian.[1]
Breeds
- 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]
- Spiti[1][2][3]
- Zaniskari[1][2][3]
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 Equines in India: Horses Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Indian Council of Agricultural Research: National Research Centre on Equines. Accessed June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e About Indian Horses. Indigenous Horse Society of India. Accessed June 2015.
- ^ a b Elwyn Hartley Edwards (1994). The Encyclopedia of the Horse. London; New York; Stuttgart; Moscow: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0751301159.