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) There are also five crossbreeds that have been developed from existing breeds:[3] Current crossbreed names were established in 2003,[note 2] and the general breed classification "乗系種" (riding horse) was split into Sport Horse and "normal" riding horse.

[6] There is also a sixth crossbreed definition, heavy crossbreed (輓交種), defined 2007 solely for the purpose of determining the proper registry for a foal.