Breed Definitions
Remember, these are BASICS. We do NOT mind seeing an Appendix QH in a Sport Breed class, if the model looks like a sport horse and not
a stock breed. Mustangs could go in any number of classes, depending on their look (stock, Spanish, etc.). Just remember – only ONE
BREED CLASS PER MODEL. So if your Appendix QH doesn’t place in Other Pure Sport, we DON’T want to see it in QH/Solid Colored Stock
Types!
Light Breeds
Ahkal-Teke, Arabian, Part-Arab (Anglo-Arabian, Ara-Appaloosa, Morab, NSH, Pintabian, - all Arabian crosses, [Arab pony crosses may be
shown in a pony class] etc.), Morgan, Moroccan Barb, Shagya, Tersk, etc.
Gaited Breeds
American Saddlebred, Missouri Fox Trotter, Rocky Mountain Horse, (Spotted) Saddle Horse, Tennessee Walker, Walkaloosa, etc.
Spanish Breeds
Alter Real, American Indian Horse, Andalusian, Azteca, Banker Horse, British Appaloosa, Cerbat, Chickasaw, Criollo, Florida Cracker, Kiger,
Lippizan, Lusitano, Mangalara, Spanish Mustang, Pasos (Columbian, Fino, Peruvian, etc.), Pura Raza Espanola, Rosta Rican, Spanish Barb,
Tiger Horse, etc.
Sport Breeds (those suitable for Carriage Driving, Dressage, Combined Driving, Combined Training, Hunting, Jumping or Racing)
Carriage Breeds - Cleveland Bay, Dutch Harness Horse, Friesian, Gelderland, Hackney Horse, Welsh Cob Section D, etc.
Warmblood/Sport Horse – any breed with “Warmblood" in its name. German would include Hanovarian, Holstein, Trakehner, etc. Others
would include: American Warmblood, Appaloosa Sport Horse, Don, English Cob, Fredericksborg, French Trotter, Irish Draught, Knabstrup,
Oldenburg, Orolov Trotter, Selle Francais, Standardbred, Thoroughbred/Warmblood crosses, also recently the Warlander (cross of friesian
& andalusian).
Stock Breeds
Paint and Other Pinto Colored Stock Types (white appears ABOVE the top of the forearm/stifle, and/or below the line from the eye to the
muzzle): Mustang, Paint, QH, etc.
Appaloosa and Other Appaloosa Colored Stock Types: Appaloosa, Colorado Ranger, Mustang, etc.
QH and Other Solid Colored Stock Types: Appaloosa (w/o color), Australian Stock Horse, Colorado Ranger (w/o color), Mustang, Paint
(Breeding Stock), QH, etc.
* App/Paint/QH/etc. Stock Horse Classes: NEW!! In the real horse world, AQHA has dropped the restriction against white in the Quarter
Horse. There are also other stock type breeds that can be patterned, such as stock type Mustangs (solid, appy and pinto) and Colorado
Rangerbreds. As this is new, feel free to ask questions. Solid is defined here as any model that does not have white on the body (above the
elbow/stifle) or on the face below a line connecting the eye to the muzzle. Those with pintaloosas – if the model has more pinto
characteristics/color, put it in Paint/pinto colored; if there are more App characteristics/color, put it in App/App colored.
Draft Breeds
UK – Clydesdale, Gypsy Vanner, Shire, Suffolk Punch, etc.
Other – American Cream, Ardennes, Ardennais, Belgian, Breton, French Cob, Italian Heavy Draft, Jutland, Murakozi, Noriker, North American
Spotted Draft, Pinzgauer, Percheron, Poitevin, Russian Draft, Soviet Heavy Draft, Vladimir, etc.
Pony Breeds
UK – British Spotted, Connemara, Dales, Dartmoor, Eriskey, Exmoor, Fell, Hackney, Highland, New Forest, Shetland, Welsh, etc.
European – Galiceno, Gotland, Haflinger, Knapstrupper ponies, Merens, Skyros, Sorraia, etc.
Stock – Quarter Pony, Pony of the Americas, etc.
Other – Altai, American Show Shetland, American Walking Pony, Chincoteague/Assoteague, Classic Shetland, Hokkaido, Newfoundland,
Sable Island Ponies, Welera, etc.
Other Breeds
American Bashkir Curly, Dole, Donkey, Fallabella, Finnhorse, Fjord, Haflinger, Icelandic, Kathiawari, Knabstrup, Marwari, Miniature, Moyle,
Mule, Other Pure/Mix…
Exotics/Etc.
Fantasy, Prehistoric Horses, Przewalski, Quagga, Zebra, and crossbreds thereof, etc.
And if you don’t know the breed (it’s a mutt), it’s fine to say it is “GRADE.
a stock breed. Mustangs could go in any number of classes, depending on their look (stock, Spanish, etc.). Just remember – only ONE
BREED CLASS PER MODEL. So if your Appendix QH doesn’t place in Other Pure Sport, we DON’T want to see it in QH/Solid Colored Stock
Types!
Light Breeds
Ahkal-Teke, Arabian, Part-Arab (Anglo-Arabian, Ara-Appaloosa, Morab, NSH, Pintabian, - all Arabian crosses, [Arab pony crosses may be
shown in a pony class] etc.), Morgan, Moroccan Barb, Shagya, Tersk, etc.
Gaited Breeds
American Saddlebred, Missouri Fox Trotter, Rocky Mountain Horse, (Spotted) Saddle Horse, Tennessee Walker, Walkaloosa, etc.
Spanish Breeds
Alter Real, American Indian Horse, Andalusian, Azteca, Banker Horse, British Appaloosa, Cerbat, Chickasaw, Criollo, Florida Cracker, Kiger,
Lippizan, Lusitano, Mangalara, Spanish Mustang, Pasos (Columbian, Fino, Peruvian, etc.), Pura Raza Espanola, Rosta Rican, Spanish Barb,
Tiger Horse, etc.
Sport Breeds (those suitable for Carriage Driving, Dressage, Combined Driving, Combined Training, Hunting, Jumping or Racing)
Carriage Breeds - Cleveland Bay, Dutch Harness Horse, Friesian, Gelderland, Hackney Horse, Welsh Cob Section D, etc.
Warmblood/Sport Horse – any breed with “Warmblood" in its name. German would include Hanovarian, Holstein, Trakehner, etc. Others
would include: American Warmblood, Appaloosa Sport Horse, Don, English Cob, Fredericksborg, French Trotter, Irish Draught, Knabstrup,
Oldenburg, Orolov Trotter, Selle Francais, Standardbred, Thoroughbred/Warmblood crosses, also recently the Warlander (cross of friesian
& andalusian).
Stock Breeds
Paint and Other Pinto Colored Stock Types (white appears ABOVE the top of the forearm/stifle, and/or below the line from the eye to the
muzzle): Mustang, Paint, QH, etc.
Appaloosa and Other Appaloosa Colored Stock Types: Appaloosa, Colorado Ranger, Mustang, etc.
QH and Other Solid Colored Stock Types: Appaloosa (w/o color), Australian Stock Horse, Colorado Ranger (w/o color), Mustang, Paint
(Breeding Stock), QH, etc.
* App/Paint/QH/etc. Stock Horse Classes: NEW!! In the real horse world, AQHA has dropped the restriction against white in the Quarter
Horse. There are also other stock type breeds that can be patterned, such as stock type Mustangs (solid, appy and pinto) and Colorado
Rangerbreds. As this is new, feel free to ask questions. Solid is defined here as any model that does not have white on the body (above the
elbow/stifle) or on the face below a line connecting the eye to the muzzle. Those with pintaloosas – if the model has more pinto
characteristics/color, put it in Paint/pinto colored; if there are more App characteristics/color, put it in App/App colored.
Draft Breeds
UK – Clydesdale, Gypsy Vanner, Shire, Suffolk Punch, etc.
Other – American Cream, Ardennes, Ardennais, Belgian, Breton, French Cob, Italian Heavy Draft, Jutland, Murakozi, Noriker, North American
Spotted Draft, Pinzgauer, Percheron, Poitevin, Russian Draft, Soviet Heavy Draft, Vladimir, etc.
Pony Breeds
UK – British Spotted, Connemara, Dales, Dartmoor, Eriskey, Exmoor, Fell, Hackney, Highland, New Forest, Shetland, Welsh, etc.
European – Galiceno, Gotland, Haflinger, Knapstrupper ponies, Merens, Skyros, Sorraia, etc.
Stock – Quarter Pony, Pony of the Americas, etc.
Other – Altai, American Show Shetland, American Walking Pony, Chincoteague/Assoteague, Classic Shetland, Hokkaido, Newfoundland,
Sable Island Ponies, Welera, etc.
Other Breeds
American Bashkir Curly, Dole, Donkey, Fallabella, Finnhorse, Fjord, Haflinger, Icelandic, Kathiawari, Knabstrup, Marwari, Miniature, Moyle,
Mule, Other Pure/Mix…
Exotics/Etc.
Fantasy, Prehistoric Horses, Przewalski, Quagga, Zebra, and crossbreds thereof, etc.
And if you don’t know the breed (it’s a mutt), it’s fine to say it is “GRADE.