List of Greek horse breeds

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This is a list of the horse breeds usually considered to be of Greek origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from Greece.

English nameName in GreekNotesImage
Andravida [1] [2] :470
Arravani [2] :470 Arravani-Stuten.jpg
Messara (Cretan)            Μεσσαρίτικο άλογο, Messarítiko álogoendangered-maintained [1] [3] :54 Cheval cretois noir - Grillos stables.jpg
Peneia Pony αλογάκι της Πηνείας, alogáki tis Pineíasendangered-maintained [1] [3] :54 [2] :470
Pindos Pony αλογο της Πίνδου, alogo tis Píndouendangered-maintained [1] [2] :470 KOYNIS XRISTOS.jpg
Skyros Pony αλογάκι της Σκύρου, alogáki tis Skýroucritical-maintained [1] [3] :54 [2] :470 The Skyros pony.jpg
Thessalian Pony [1] [3] :54 [2] :470

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Greece: Horse Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 1 2 3 4 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.