This is a list of the breeds of horse native to the

Iberian peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...

, and considered in Portugal and Spain to have originated wholly or partly in those countries. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively of Iberian origin. The Altér Real,

Garrano The Garrano is an endangered breed of pony from northern Portugal, part of the Iberian horse family, mainly used as a pack horse, for riding, and for light farm work. An ancient breed, the Garrano has remained largely unchanged for thousands o ...

, Lusitano, Ponei da Terceira and

Sorraia The Sorraia is a rare breed of horse indigenous to the portion of the Iberian peninsula, in the Sorraia River basin, in Portugal. The Sorraia is known for its primitive features, including a convex profile and dun coloring with primitive mark ...

are of Portuguese origin; the Garrano is equivalent to the Pura Raza Gallega of Spain. A Spanish Royal Decree of 2008 listed fourteen native breeds (

Asturcón The Asturcón is an ancient Spanish breed of small horse or pony from the autonomous region of Asturias in the northern part of the country. It has been documented since Roman times: it has an unusual ambling gait, which was described by Pl ...

, Burguete, Caballo de Monte del País Vasco, Pura Raza Gallega, Pura Raza Española ("Andalusian"),

Hispano-Árabe The Hispano-Árabe is a Spanish horse breed originating from the cross-breeding of Arab and Andalusian horses. History The Hispano-Árabe has been bred in Andalusia since about 1800. The current breed standard was published in 2002, and mod ...

Hispano-Bretón The Hispano-Bretón is a Spanish breed of horse developed by crossing native Pura Raza Española horses with imported Breton draught horses. The breed is found mainly in two separate areas of northern Spain: Castile and León and parts of neighbor ...

Jaca Navarra The Jaca Navarra ( eu, ), or Navarrese Horse, is a Spanish breed of small horse from the autonomous community of Navarre in the north-eastern part of the country. In 2013 it was listed in the Catálogo Oficial de Razas de Ganado de España in th ...

, Losino, Mallorquín,

Marismeño The Marismeño is a rare breed of horse indigenous to the marshes of the Guadalquivir River, from which it takes its name. It is now found particularly in the Doñana National Park, which lies mostly in the province of Huelva, in Andalusia, sou ...

, Menorquín,

Monchino The Monchino () or Monchinu ( Cantabrian: on'ʧinu is a breed of horse indigenous to the Valle de Guriezo in the Cantabria region of northern Spain, and also extending into neighbouring Biscay province. It is listed in the Official Catalogue of ...

and Pottoka), of which all but the Andalusian were at risk of extinction; the

Spanish Trotter The Spanish Trotter, es, Trotador Español, italic=no, is the national breed of trotting horse of Spain. It is reared almost exclusively in the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, predominantly in the island of Mallorca, but also in Menorc ...

and

Caballo de Deporte Español Caballo may refer to: Places * Caballo, New Mexico * Caballo Island (in the Philippines) * Caballo Lake * Caballo Mountain, Spain * Caballo Mountains The Caballo Mountains, (Spanish: "horse") are a mountain range located in Sierra and Doña ...

were listed separately. The Pirinenc Catalá was added in 2012, and the

Caballo del las Retuertas The Retuertas or is a Spanish breed of horse indigenous to Andalusia.J.V. Delgado, J.L. Vega-Plá, J. Calderón, C. Rico, A. Martínez, A. Cabello, J.M. León, M.E. Camacho, A. Vallecillo, D. López (2009)Informe Justificativo para el Recono ...

in 2016. The Serrano received regional recognition from the Community of Madrid in 2011. The horses of the peninsula are commonly classified in various groups or clades, confirmed by

microsatellite A microsatellite is a tract of repetitive DNA in which certain DNA motifs (ranging in length from one to six or more base pairs) are repeated, typically 5–50 times. Microsatellites occur at thousands of locations within an organism's genome. ...

studies. These may include: the northern or Atlantic Celtic ponies or small horses, which show similarities to British breeds such as the

Exmoor Pony The Exmoor pony is one of the mountain and moorland pony breeds native to the British Isles. Some still roam as semi-feral livestock on Exmoor, a large area of moorland in Devon and Somerset in southwest England. The Exmoor has been given "P ...

; the southern or Mediterranean breeds of Celtic origin, including the Mallorquín and Menorquín; the hot-blooded breeds, including the imported

Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

and

Thoroughbred The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...

, as well as the Spanish Trotter; and the Iberian horses, including the Pura Raza Española, the Lusitano, the Alter Réal and the Marismeño, which are closely related to the horses of North Africa. The Retuertas does not fall within any of these groups. } , ,

Galician Pony , country= Spain , group1= , std1= The Galician or Galician Mountain Horse, es, , gl, , is a breed of small horse from Galicia, in north-western Spain. It is genetically very close to the Garrano breed of northern Portugal. It was in t ...

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, , 2001 population: 2464 , - ,

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, , 2001 population: 4561; work and meat , - ,

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, , 2001 population: 390; semi-feral , - , Losino , , , , Losino zaldia2

, , 2001 population: 169; semi-feral , - , Lusitano , , , , Lusitano stallion1

, , Portugal; population 23,619 , - , Mallorquín , , , , Cavall mallorqui 1

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, , population 1051, semi-feral , - , Menorquín , , , , Fiestas de Sant Jaume en Es Castell Menorca (7831902056)

, , 2001 population: 1647 , - ,

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, , , , Caballo monchino en el Parque de la naturaleza de Cabárceno (cropped)

, , 2001 population: 1004 , - , Pirinenc Catalá , , , , Caballos en Baqueira Beret - panoramio (3)

, , population 7133; recognised in 2012 , - , Ponei da Terceira , , , , style="height: 60px;", , , Terceira Island,

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, Portugal , - , Pottoka , , Pottok , , Pootok arra Orbelaunen (cropped)

, , 2001 population: 532; some semi-feral , - , , ,

Andalusian horse The Andalusian, also known as the Pure Spanish Horse or PRE (Spanish language literally translates to “Spanish pure breed”. This name is sometimes capitalized when used in English-language publications, but is all lower-case in Spanish, wh ...

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, , 2001 population: 75,389 , - , Serrano , , , , style="height: 60px;", , , not nationally recognised, regional recognition only ( Community of Madrid) , - ,

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, , Portugal, population >100, semi-feral , - , Trotador Español , ,

, , style="height: 60px;", , , 2001 population: 6823, of which 85% in the

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Horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million y ...