Here I Will Attempt To List, Hopefully, All Of The Pony Breeds In The World, And Links To The Best Info Pages For Those Breeds!
Ponies:
- Asiatic Wild Horse (Mongolian Wild Horse): Endangered Horse, Place of Origin: Mongolia.
- Assateague and Chincoteague Pony: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Assateague Island, USA.
- Austrailian Pony: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Austrailia.
- Avelignese (Haflinger): Importance: International, Place of Origin: Avelengo in Val Venosta, Italy.
- Balearic: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Balearic Islands, Majorca.
- Bali: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Bali, Indonesia.
- Bardigiano: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Bardi, Italy.
- Bashkir (Bashkir Curly or Bashkirsky): Importance: National, Place of Origin: Soviet Union.
- Basque: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Spain and France.
- Basuto: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Basutoland, Lesotho.
- Batak (Deli): Importance: National, Place of Origin: Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Bhutia: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: India.
- Bosnian: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- Burmese: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Burma.
- Camargue: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Camargue, France.
- Caspian: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Iran.
- Chinese: Importance: National, Place of Origin: China.
- Connemara: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Connaught, Ireland.
- Dales: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Great Britain.
- Dartmoor: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Dartmoor and Devon, Great Britain.
- Dulmen: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Westphalia, Germany.
- Exmoor: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Devon and Somerset, Great Britain.
- Falabella: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Argentina.
- Fell: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Cumbria, Great Britain.
- Fjord (Westlands Pony): Importance: International: Place of Origin: Norway.
- French Saddle Pony (Selle Francais): Importance: International, Place of Origin: France.
- Galiceno: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Mexico.
- Galician and Asturian Pony: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Galicia and Asturia, Spain.
- Garrano (Minho): Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Minho and Tras os Montes, Portugal.
- Gayoe: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Gotland (Skogsruss): Importance: International, Place of Origin: Gotland Islands, Sweden.
- Hackney Pony: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Great Britain.
- Highland: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Scotland.
- Hucul (Carpathian Pony): Importance: International, Place of Origin: Carpathians, Poland.
- Icelandic Pony: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Iceland.
- Java: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Java, Indonesia.
- Kathiawari and Marwari: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Kathawari and Marwari, India.
- Kazakh: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Kazakhstan.
- Konik: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Poland.
- Landais (Barthais): Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Landes, France.
- Manipuri: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Assam and Manipur, India.
- Merens (Aiegeois): Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Ariege, France.
- Mongolian: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Mongolia.
- New Forest: Importance: International, Place of Origin: New Forest, Great Britain.
- Nigerian: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Nigeria.
- Northlands: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Norway.
- Peneia: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Peloponnese, Greece.
- Pindos: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Thessaly and Epirus, Greece.
- Pony of the Americas: Importance: International, Place of Origin: USA.
- Riding Pony*: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Great Britain.
- Sable Island Pony: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Sable Island, Canada.
- Sandlewood: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Sumba and Sumbawa, Indonesia.
- Sardinian: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Sardinia, Italy.
- Shetland, American: Importance: National, Place of Origin: USA.
- Shetland, English: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Orkney and Shetland Islands.
- Skyros: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Skyros, Greece.
- Sorraia: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Portugal.
- Spiti: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Himalayas.
- Sumba and Sumbawa: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Indonesia.
- Syrian: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Syria.
- Tarpan: Extinct: Progenitor of all lightly built-breds in existance, Place of Origin: Poland.
- Tibetan (Nanfan): Importance: National, Place of Origin: Tibet.
- Timor: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Timor, Indonesia.
- Turkish, Native: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Sivas, Turkey.
- Viatka: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Baltic States, Soviet Union.
- Welsh Pony:
- Section A: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Wales.
- Section B: Importance: International, Place of Origin: Wales.
- Section C: Importance: National, Place of Origin: Wales.
- Zemaituka: Importance: Local, Place of Origin: Lituania.
Credits For The Wonderful Books Used To Compose This Page!
- Bongianni, Maurizio. Simon & Schuster's Guide To Horses & Ponies of the World. Simon and Schuster, New York: 1987.
- Silver, Caroline. The Illustrated Guide to Horses of the World. LongMeadow Press, Stamford: 1976.
I heartily urge all to seek out these elusive books, they are worth the search!!!