List of Czech horse breeds

This is a list of the breeds of horse considered in the Czech Republic to be wholly or partly of Czech origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Czech.

Local name(s)	English name if used	Notes	Image
Českomoravský Belgický Kůň [1]	Czech Coldblood Bohemian Moravian Belgian	Cross-bred from the late nineteenth century from Belgian Draught, Dutch Draught and Noriker stallions x local mares; bay or chestnut, height about 162 cm [2] : 459
Český Sportovní Pony [1]	Czech Small Riding Horse Czech Sport Pony	Bred in the twentieth century from Welsh Pony with Arab, Hanoverian, Hutsul and Slovakian Sport Pony; height 137–140 cm [2] : 459
Český Teplokrevník [1]	Czech Warmblood	Bred from the mid-twentieth century by cross-breeding local mares with Hanoverian, Oldenburger, Oriental, Spanish, Thoroughbred and Trakehner stallions; dark colours, yellow, grey; height about 162 cm [2] : 459
Klusák [1]	Czech Trotter	From Austrian, German, Hungarian and Russian trotters [2] : 459
Kůň Kinský [1]	Kinsky Golden Horse of Bohemia	Bred by the Kinsky family in the Kingdom of Bohemia; sometimes of an unusual golden colour; stud-book from 2005. [2] : 459
Moravský Teplokrevník [1]	Moravian Warmblood	From Furioso, Gidran, Przedswit and Shagya Arab, endangered [2] : 459
Slezský Norik [1]	Silesian Noric	From Noriker stock imported in the twentieth century from Austria; meat/riding/draught, 160–164 cm [2] : 459
Starokladrubský Kůň [1] Starokladrubský Bělouš [3] : 34  Starokladrubský Vraník [3] : 34	Kladruber Kladruby [2] : 459

References

1. Breed data sheet: Czechia, Horse. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed August 2024.
2. Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN   9781780647944.
3. Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN   9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.