List of Swiss horse breeds

This is a list of the Swiss breeds of horse,[1] with various names used for them in that country:

International name French German Italian Notes Image
Ajoie extinct, merged into the Swiss Warmblood in the 1970s[2]: 298 
Burgdorfer coldblood, from cross-breeding of Jura and Ardennes, became extinct in the twentieth century[3][4]
Cavallo della Madonna warmblood, considered extinct since the mid-twentieth century;[3] contributed to the development of the Swiss Warmblood, which is sometimes known as the New Einsiedeln;[5] a small number remain[6]: 202 
Entlebucher light coldblood, became extinct in the twentieth century[3]
Erlenbach Erlenbacher derived from Danish mares and Mecklenburger stallions, original form lost by the mid-eighteenth century;[7]: 506  warmblood, became extinct in the twentieth century, merged into the Swiss Warmblood[2]: 300 [3][5]
  • Franches-Montagnes
  • Franc-Montagnard
  • Cheval du Jura
  • Jura[2]: 298 
 Freiberger
Ormont extinct[5]
Schwyz extinct[5]
Swiss Halfblood extinct, merged into the Swiss Warmblood in the mid-twentieth century[7]: 506 
  • Demi-Sang CH
  • Demi-sang Suisse
  • Schweizer Warmblut
  • CH-Warmblut
  • Neue Einsiedler
 Cavallo della Svizzera formed in the early 1970s through merger of the Ajoie, Einsiedler and Erlenbach local breeds and the Swiss Halfblood;[2]: 300 [7]: 506  sometimes known as 'Neue Einsiedeln'.[7]: 506 
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