This is a list of the
breeds of horse native to the
Iberian peninsula, and considered in Portugal and Spain to have originated wholly or partly in those countries. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively of Iberian origin.
The horses of the peninsula are commonly classified in various groups or clades, confirmed by
microsatellite studies. These may include: the northern or Atlantic Celtic ponies or small horses, which show similarities to British breeds such as the
Exmoor Pony; the southern or Mediterranean breeds of Celtic origin, including the Mallorquín and Menorquín; the hot-blooded breeds, including the imported
Arab and
Thoroughbred, as well as the Spanish Trotter; and the
Iberian horses, including the Pura Raza Española, the Lusitano, the Alter Réal and the Marismeño, which are closely related to the
horses of North Africa. The Retuertas does not fall within any of these groups.[7][8][9]
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^J.L. Vega-Pla, J. Calderón, P.P. Rodríguez-Gallardo, B. Alcaide, F.T.P.S. Sereno, M.R. Costa, E. Pérez-Pineda, J.V. Delgado, C. Rico (2005).
The Retuertas horse: the "missing link" in the Iberoamerican horse breeds origin?. In: Imre Bodó, Lawrence Alderson, Bertrand Langlois (2005). Conservation genetics of endangered horse breeds. European Association for Animal Production publication 116. The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.
ISBN9789076998794, pages 167–176.
Horse breeds thought to originate wholly or partly within Portugal and Spain. Some have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Iberian.