List of Central Asian horse breeds

This is a list of the horse breeds considered to originate wholly or partly in six Central Asian countries: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.

English name Other names Notes Image
Akhal-Teke[1]
  • Ахалтекинская
  • Akhaltekinskaya[2]
  • Kazakhstan
  • Turkmenistan
Adaev[1][3] Adaevskaya[2]
  • Kazakhstan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
Betpakdalin[4]: 479  Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan; variant of Jabe
Borta[4]: 432  Afghanistan
Buzkashi[5] Afghanistan
Dawand[5] Afghanistan
Don[6] Donskaya[1][2] Kyrgyzstan
Habash[4]: 432  Afghanistan
Herati[5] Afghanistan
Iomud[2] Yomood, Iomudskaya Turkmenistan
Jabe[1] Kazakhstan
Karabair[1][3] Karabairskaya[7]
  • Kazakhstan
  • Tajikistan
  • Uzbekistan
Kazakh[1] Kazakhskaya Kazakhstan
Kohband[5] Afghanistan
Kushum[1] Kushumskaya Kazakhstan
Kustanai[1] Kustanaiskaya[2] Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz[6] Kirgiz Kyrgyzstan
Lokai Lokaiskaya[7] Tajikistan
Mazari[5] Afghanistan
Mugalzhar[1] Kazakhstan
Novokirghiz[6] Novokirgizskaya Kyrgyzstan
Oryol
  • Orlov Saddle Horse
  • Orlovskaya
 Kyrgyzstan
Qatgani[5] Qataghani Afghanistan
Qazal[5] Afghanistan
Russian Trotter[6] Kyrgyzstan
Samand[5] Afghanistan
Tadzhikskaya Verkhovaya[7] Tajikistan
Tatar[4]: 432  Afghanistan
Tooraq[5] Afghanistan
Waziri[5] Afghanistan
Yabu[5] Afghanistan
Yargha[5] Afghanistan
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