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. In Japanese, this breed group is called "kokunaiuma".(国内産馬, domestic horse)

Breeds

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 Native to Miyako Island.
Noma 野間馬, noma uma Native to the island of Shikoku.
Tokara トカラ馬, tokara uma Native to the Tokara Islands.
Taishū 対州馬,Taishū uma Native to Tsushima Island.
Yonaguni 与那国馬, yonaguni uma Native to the island of Yonaguni it is the smallest Japanese horse breed.

Cross-breeds

Under certain conditions, cross-bred horses developed from existing breeds can be registered in one of five categories:[3]: 3 

  • Japanese draught, 日本輓系種
  • Japanese sports horse, 日本スポーツホース種
  • Japanese riding horse, 日本乗系種
  • Japanese pony, 日本ポニー種
  • Japanese miniature horse, 日本ミニチュアホース.

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ [Editorial Committee Office of the Japanese Country Report, Animal Genetic Resources Laboratory, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan] ([n.d.]). Country Report (For FAO State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources Process); annex to: Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 15 October 2012.
  2. ^ Breeds reported by Japan: Horse. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
  3. ^ [s.n.] (2014). 種馬登録規程事務細則 = Stud Horse Registration Regulations: Administrative Detailed Rules. 日本馬事協会 = Japan Equine Affairs Association. Archived 11 June 2014.


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