List of North American horse breeds
This is a list of horse breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Canada and the United States. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
| Name | Other names | Notes | Image |
| Alberta Wild Horse | |||
| American Bashkir Curly | |||
| American Belgian Draft | |||
| American Cream Draft | |||
| American Crème Horse | |||
| American Drum Horse | |||
| American Indian Horse | |||
| American Miniature Horse | |||
| American Paint Horse | Paint Horse | ||
| American Quarter Horse | Quarter Horse | ||
| American Saddlebred | |||
| American Shetland Pony | |||
| American Sorraia Mustang | of Iberian origin, in the Colonial Spanish horse group; no connection to the Sorraia has been demonstrated | ||
| American Spotted | |||
| American Spotted Paso | |||
| American Thoroughbred | Thoroughbred | derives directly from the British Thoroughbred; some lines and some coat colors would not be eligible for registration in the General Stud Book | |
| American Walking Pony | |||
| American Warmblood | |||
| American White Horse | |||
| Appaloosa | |||
| Baca-Chica | |||
| Banker | |||
| Blazer | Modern breed of riding horse, bred particularly for ranch work; developed by Neil Hinck of Star, Idaho, from a single foundation stallion named Little Blaze. | ||
| Camarillo White Horse | |||
| Canadian | |||
| Canadian Pacer | |||
| Canadian Pinto | |||
| Canadian Rustic Pony | |||
| Canadian Sport Horse | |||
| Canadian Warmblood | |||
| Carolina Marsh Tacky | Marsh Tacky | ||
| Cerbat Mustang | |||
| Cherokee Horse | |||
| Chickasaw | |||
| Chincoteague Pony | Assateague Horse | ||
| Choctaw Horse | |||
| Colonial Spanish | |||
| Colorado Ranger | |||
| Conestoga Horse | extinct | ||
| Cumberland Island Horse | |||
| Florida Cracker Horse | |||
| Galiceño | |||
| Kanata Pony | |||
| Kiger Mustang | |||
| Lac La Croix Indian Pony | |||
| Missouri Fox Trotter | |||
| Morab | |||
| Morgan | |||
| Morocco Spotted | |||
| Mountain Pleasure Horse | |||
| Moyle | Ranch and endurance horse, bred in Utah by Rex Moyle from Colonial Spanish and Cleveland Bay stock | ||
| Mustang | American Mustang | ||
| Narragansett Pacer | extinct | ||
| National Show Horse | |||
| Nemaiah Valley Horse | |||
| Newfoundland Pony | |||
| Nez Perce Horse | |||
| Nokota | |||
| North American Sportpony | American Sport Pony | ||
| Pony of the Americas | Appaloosa Pony | ||
| Pryor Mountain Mustang | Pryor Mountain | ||
| Puerto Rican Paso Fino | |||
| Quarab | |||
| Quarter Pony | |||
| Racking Horse | |||
| Rocky Mountain Horse | |||
| Sable Island Pony | |||
| Santa Cruz | |||
| Single-footing Horse | North American Single-footing Horse | An open register for horses that perform a rack rather than a trot | |
| Spanish Jennet Horse | |||
| Spanish Barb | The Spanish Barb Breeders Association is a registry for Colonial Spanish horses; eligible horses stand and may be of any color | ||
| Spanish Mustang | |||
| Spanish Norman | |||
| Spotted Saddle Horse | |||
| Standardbred | |||
| Sulphur | |||
| Tennessee Walking Horse | |||
| Tiger Horse | A gaited, leopard-spotted riding horse, bred from Appaloosa, Paso Fino and Colonial Spanish stock; height | ||
| Virginia Highlander | |||
| Walkaloosa | derives from Tennessee Walking Horse and Appaloosa, displays leopard spots and ambling gait | ||
| Welara | |||
| Wilbur-Cruce |