1. Arabian
   American Thoroughbred
2. American Quarter Horse
   Clydesdale

The American Quarter horse is the most popular breed of horse in the world. They are an extremely adaptable breed and can be used for a variety of tasks, such as a horse for a beginner rider or driving cattle.

1. Arabian
   Morgan
2. Belgian Warmblood
   Hanoverian

Arabian horses have a different skeletal system that other breeds. This is because they have fewer bones compared to other horses! The bones Arabians lack are a tail bone, rib and a vertebra.

1. Quarter Horse
   Arabian
2. Tennessee Walking Horse
   American Thoroughbred

Known for winning the Triple Crown in 1973, Secretariat was an American Thoroughbred. While Thoroughbreds are a popular racing breed, there are instances of Arabians, Standardbreds and American Quarter horses found in equine racing sports.

1. Percheron
   Friesian
2. Swedish Warmblood
   Waler Horse

The Friesian breed is the only horse to come from the Netherlands. This notably black draft breed has been endangered over the years but is seeing a revival thanks to their popularity in dressage.

1. Clydesdale
   Tennessee Walking Horse
2. Morgan
   Appaloosa

Meriwether Lewis, of Lewis and Clark, was exposed to the Appaloosa on his travels across America. They were raised and used by Nez Perce Native Americans for hunting and long-distance travel.

1. Przewalski's Horse
   Walkaloosa
2. Sorraia
   Taishu

The Przewalski's Horse was known to populate the area near the Mongolian-China border in the 19th century. They have since become extinct in the wild with breeding programs working to increase population numbers in captivity.

1. Tersk
   Croatian Warmblood
2. Russian Don
   Czech Warmblood

The Croatian Warmblood is the most plentiful breed in Croatia, both among draft horse populations and overall. Outside of the country, they have extremely low numbers and are not well known.

1. Bashkir Curly Horse
   Andalusian
2. Banker Horse
   Corsican Horse

The Bashkir Curly horse's most identifying feature is the curly-haired appearance of its coat. Not much is known about their ancestral roots, but there has been evidence that they existed as early as 161 AD.

1. Baise Horse
   Costa Rican Saddle Horse
2. Criollo Horse
   Paso Fino

The Criollo breed is said to have ancestral roots that trace back to Spanish Andalusians. The Andalusian of the time was also bred with Friesians and Danish breeds, leading to the basis for the Criollo breed to form.

1. Tennessee Walking Horse
   Hackney
2. Paint
   Morgan

The Hackney is a popular choice for carriage driving, while it also does well in dressage, English pleasure and trail riding. Its most distinguishing characteristic is its high-stepping gait.

1. Baluchi Horse
   Czech Warmblood
2. Russian Don Horse
   Dongola Horse

The Russian Don was bred in the Soviet Union and named after a river that flowed nearby to their ancestral breeding grounds. They are said to have links to the Persian Arab and Thoroughbred breeds.

1. Haflinger
   Rocky Mountain Horse
2. Lipizzaner
   American Quarter Horse

The Haflinger breed can be traced back to a single stallion, Folie, that was bred in the Tyrolean village, Hafling. Each descendant can trace their lineage among seven possible lines back to him.

1. Jeju Horse
   Falabella
2. Marwari Horse
   Hanoverian Horse

The Jeju horse's ancestors came from a shipload of nearly 160 horses that were released on Jeju Island by Kublai Khan, Genghis Khan's grandson. They then bred with Mongolian horses and created the Jeju breed.

1. Falabella
   Dongola Horse
2. Henson Horse
   Pampa Horse

The Falabella is among the smallest horse breeds in the world. This miniature horse is rarely taller than 32 inches in height. Though small in stature, they are incredibly intelligent.

1. Palomino
   Icelandic Horse
2. Fjord Horse
   Oldenburg Horse

Also called the Norwegian Fjord horse, this breed's coat only comes in a dun color. The coat can be one of five dun colors but does not exist in any other shades besides those listed by the breed standard.

1. Jutland Horse
   Icelandic Horse
2. Clydesdale
   Percheron

The Jutland horse, who hails from Denmark, was used by the Carlsberg brewery to power their beer wagons. During their peak, there were 210 Jutland horses that hauled wagons for the brewery.

1. Gidran
   Norman Cob
2. Carolina Marsh Tacky
   Kiger Mustang

Breed standards say that the Kiger Mustang cannot be bred into existence by captive horses. The only way to have one is to capture it as a feral horse. All other iterations are known as Kiger Horses.

1. Gypsy Vanner
   Clydesdale
2. Friesian
   Percheron

The horse breed pictured is the Gypsy Vanner. They are recognizable through their lengthy feathers that flow from their knees and hocks, as well as their majestically flowing tail and mane.

1. Arabian
   Hanoverian Horse
2. Haflinger
   Icelandic Horse

The Icelandic Horse is known as the "Purest Breed of Horse in the World." When their ancestors were brought to Iceland by the Vikings, they became geographically isolated. This resulted in one of the purest bloodlines in the world.

1. Kiso Horse
   Latvian Horse
2. Konik
   Pleven Horse

During WWII, the Japanese government called for nearly all Kiso stallions to be castrated. This was because the breed was smaller than their enemy's military horses. They wanted to encourage crossbreeding to get larger horses that still had the qualities that made the original Kiso stock a good military horse.

1. Konik
   Lusitano Horse
2. Pentro Horse
   Peruvian Paso

Originating in Portugal, the Lusitano horse is commonly used for mounted bullfighting. This is because they are known for being able to remain calm and move quickly, all while avoiding the bull's horns.

1. Appaloosa
   Arabian
2. Percheron
   Clydesdale

The Budweiser Clydesdales have become a popular sight to see in Budweiser commercials and ad campaigns. They first appeared on April 7, 1933, as a way to celebrate the repeal of Prohibition.

1. Oberlander Horse
   Lipizzaner
2. Russian Trotter
   Giara Horse

The rare Lipizzaner is used at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. They are famous for their "Airs Above the Ground," where the horse is seen leaving the ground entirely and gliding through the air.

1. Paso Fino
   Criollo Horse
2. Lusitano
   Peruvian Paso

The Paso Fino has three defined gaits. Classic Fino is the slowest, followed by Paso Corto, with the fastest being Paso Largo. They are known for their adaptable gait and can go other speeds as well.

1. Clydesdale
   Pentro Horse
2. Percheron
   American Saddlebred

Percherons are a common sight to see when traveling to Disney Parks. The large draft horse is primarily used to pull the horse-drawn carriages around the park and entertaining guests.

1. Pottok
   Virginia Highlander
2. Swiss Warmblood
   Warlander

The Pottok breed can easily adapt to domestic life, despite its semi-feral nature. This makes it a good choice for children. In the past, they've been used as circus horses in Great Britain and France.

1. Salerno horse
   Rhinelander horse
2. Trait Du Nord
   Nokota

The Nokota breed predominantly occupies the Badlands of North Dakota, where their feral populations roam. When ranchers started using the area for cattle and other livestock, Nokota numbers decreased. The breed was inadvertently preserved when Theodore Roosevelt National Park was formed, where some of the horses called home.

1. Morgan horse
   National Show Horse
2. Namib Desert Horse
   Russian Don

Figure was a Morgan stallion, own by Justin Morgan in the late 1700s. As his owner's surname suggests, the breed took the name of Justin Morgan and became known as the Morgan horse.

1. The Andes Mountains
   The Appalachian Mountains
2. The Swiss Alps
   The Pyrenees

Even though it has Rocky Mountain in its name, the Rocky Mountain Horse is actually popular in the Appalachian Mountain area. They are agile and sure-footed, making them reliable mounts in the treacherous terrain.

1. Paint
   Pinto
2. Kiger Mustang
   Lusitano

Spirit was a Kiger Mustang who inspired the movie, "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," as well as an animated Netflix series. The real-life Spirit serves as an ambassador for Kiger Mustangs and lives at the Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary.

1. Shire
   Clydesdale
2. Percheron
   Andalusian

Sampson was a Shire draught horse that lived in England. He was over 86 inches tall and weighed 3,360 pounds. His large stature earned him the new name, Mammoth when he was four years old.

1. Thoroughbred and Arabian
   Quarter Horse and American Saddlebred
2. Arabian and American Saddlebred
   Quarter Horse and Arabian

The National Show Horse breed is a mix of the Arabian and American Saddlebred bloodlines. The breed does well in shows because it has the elegance of an Arabian and the mannerisms of the American Saddlebred.

1. Tiger Horse
   Unmol Horse
2. Salerno Horse
   Senner

The Senner is listed in historical documents that date all the way back to 1160. The breed is critically endangered, as there are only forty breeding adults listed in the official Senner registry.

1. Barb horse
   Coldblood Trotter
2. Belgian Horse
   Danish Warmblood

The Barb horse comes in the varieties listed. The breed is known for its speed and stamina and its ancestors even contributed to the various racing breeds. like the American Quarter Horse, we see today.

1. Quarter Horse
   Arabian
2. Thoroughbred
   Mustang

Henry's novel, "King of the Wind" focuses on an Arabian horse. The story itself is loosely based on the Godolphin Arabian, who is believed to be one of the foundation stallions of the Thoroughbred bloodline.

1. Bashkir Pony
   Chincoteague Pony
2. Timor Pony
   Senner

The Chincoteague Pony population is controlled through an annual auction that takes place on the mainland near Assateague Island. There are typically no more than 300 ponies on the island at any time.

1. Walkaloosas were bred from a stallion named Walker.
   Walkaloosas only walk.
2. Walkaloosas are the same as Appaloosas.
   Walkaloosas have a different gait than Appaloosas.

Walkaloosas are known for the unique movement speed that they have, which lies somewhere between a walk and a trot. They still have the same coloring as Appaloosas, but are considered a gaited horse.

1. Light horses
   Warmbloods
2. Gaited horses
   Dark horses

Each horse breed can be put into one of five categories: Draft horses, Light horses, Gaited horses, Ponies and Warmbloods. "Dark horses" are not a defined type of horse. There is an outlier category for Non-horse Equines.

1. Arabian
   Lipizzaner
2. Clydesdale
   Friesian

The large horse in Beyonce's music video, "Run the World (Girls)," is a Friesian. The iconic scene shows Beyonce on the back of a beautiful, black horse as it rears over a setting sun.

1. Draft horse
   Gaited horse
2. Light horse
   Warmblood

Old Billy lived in England where he lived to be 62 years old. It was believed he was a mixture of a Cob and Shire, making him a Draft horse. Old Billy was born in 1760 and passed away in 1822.