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.
| Name | English name if different | Reported from | Notes | Image |
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| Abyssinian | Ethiopia | |||
| Bahr-El-Ghazal | Chad | |||
| Baladi Egyptian | Egypt | |||
| Bandiagara | Mali, Niger | |||
| Barb | Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia | .jpg)
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| Basotho Pony | Lesotho | |||
| Beledougou | Mali | |||
| Bhirum Pony | Nigeria | |||
| Bobo | Burkina Faso | |||
| Boerperd | Botswana, South Africa | |||
| Bornu | Nigeria | |||
| Calvinia | South Africa | extinct | ||
| Cape Harness | South Africa | extinct | ||
| Cape Horse | South Africa | |||
| Cheval de Nioro | Mali | |||
| Djerma | Niger | |||
| Dombi | Mali | |||
| Dongola | Chad, Eritrea, Mali, Sudan | 
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| English Halbblut Horse | South Africa | |||
| European Warmblood | South Africa | |||
| Fleuve | Senegal | |||
| Fouta | Senegal | |||
| Hamdani[3]: 122 | Tunisia | |||
| Hausa | Mali, Niger, Nigeria | |||
| Hodh | Mali, Mauritania | |||
| Koto-Koli Pony | Benin, Togo | |||
| Le poney des Mogods | Tunisia | |||
| M' Par | Senegal | |||
| M'bayar | Senegal | |||
| Mossi | Burkina Faso | |||
| Namaqua Pony | South Africa | extinct | ||
| Namib Horse | South Africa | |||
| Nefza Pony | Tunisia | extinct | ||
| Nooitgedachter | Botswana, South Africa | |||
| Poney du Logone | Chad | |||
| SA Miniature Horse | South Africa | |||
| SA Sporting horse | South Africa | |||
| SA Warm Blood | South Africa | |||
| Sahel | Mali | |||
| Somali Pony | Somalia | |||
| Songhoï | Mali | |||
| Sudan 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 |
References
edit- ^ 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.