This Horse Breed Identification Quiz Is Really Hard, So We'll Be Impressed If You Even Get 4 Right

By: Ashley Ehman
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This Horse Breed Identification Quiz Is Really Hard, So We'll Be Impressed If You Even Get 4 Right
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About This Quiz

With there being more than 350 definable horse breeds around the globe, even knowing a handful of them by name is impressive. Horses come in a variety of colors, sizes and patterns, making identifying them correctly extremely difficult. 

Each individual horse is unique in appearance, so how is someone supposed to know what breed group they belong to? However hard it is, there are people who are able to recognize a horse breed, seemingly with ease. If you are one of those people, then this quiz is for you! Do you know the difference between a Paint and a Pinto without even thinking about it? When you see a draft horse, are you able to tell if it's a Clydesdale, Andalusian, Friesian or something else entirely? Whether you took riding lessons in your childhood or own a fully functioning stable as an adult, if you consider yourself to be a bit of an expert on horses and what makes each breed unique, take this quiz.  

These questions will determine how much you really know, and whether or not you deserve the title of "Horse Breed Master." So giddy up, buckle down and rein things in, it's time to prove yourself and your horse breed knowledge!

American Quarter Horse
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What is the most popular breed in the world?
Arabian
American Thoroughbred
American Quarter Horse
Clydesdale
Arabian 1
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Which breed has a different skeletal system than other breeds?
Arabian
Morgan
Belgian Warmblood
Hanoverian
American Thoroughbred
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The famous Secretariat was what kind of horse?
Quarter Horse
Arabian
Tennessee Walking Horse
American Thoroughbred

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Friesian 1
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The Netherlands only has one native horse breed to claim. Which breed is it?
Percheron
Friesian
Swedish Warmblood
Waler Horse
Appaloosa
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Which type of horse did Meriwether Lewis see on his travels?
Clydesdale
Tennessee Walking Horse
Morgan
Appaloosa
Przewalski's Horse
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This equine used to roam freely near the Mongolian-China border. Which breed was it?
Przewalski's Horse
Walkaloosa
Sorraia
Taishu

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Croatian Warmblood
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Which horse species has the highest population in Croatia?
Tersk
Croatian Warmblood
Russian Don
Czech Warmblood
Bashkir Curly Horse
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One particular equine is known for its notably curly coat. Which one is it?
Bashkir Curly Horse
Andalusian
Banker Horse
Corsican Horse
Criollo Horse
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What breed that prospered in South America is thought to have bloodlines shared with Andalusians?
Baise Horse
Costa Rican Saddle Horse
Criollo Horse
Paso Fino

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Hackney
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Which high-stepping horse species is a popular choice for carriage driving?
Tennessee Walking Horse
Hackney
Paint
Morgan
Russian Don Horse
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Which equine line originated in the Soviet Union and was named after a river?
Baluchi Horse
Czech Warmblood
Russian Don Horse
Dongola Horse
Haflinger
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This species of horse can trace every member back to a single stallion, named Folie. Which breed is it?
Haflinger
Rocky Mountain Horse
Lipizzaner
American Quarter Horse

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Jeju Horse
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What horse breed can thank Genghis Khan's grandson for its existence?
Jeju Horse
Falabella
Marwari Horse
Hanoverian Horse
Falabella
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Which type of horse is among one of the smallest in the world?
Falabella
Dongola Horse
Henson Horse
Pampa Horse
Fjord Horse
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Which Scandinavian breed is always dun in color?
Palomino
Icelandic Horse
Fjord Horse
Oldenburg Horse

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Jutland Horse
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Which breed was historically used by the Carlsberg brewery to haul wagons?
Jutland Horse
Icelandic Horse
Clydesdale
Percheron
Kiger Mustang 1
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Based on naming nomenclature, which horse breed can only be captured, and not bred in-captivity?
Gidran
Norman Cob
Carolina Marsh Tacky
Kiger Mustang
Gypsy Vanner
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What feathered breed is seen in the picture?
Gypsy Vanner
Clydesdale
Friesian
Percheron

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Icelandic Horse
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What horse species is known as "The Purest Breed of Horse in the World"?
Arabian
Hanoverian Horse
Haflinger
Icelandic Horse
Kiso Horse
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This equine lineage lost its pure bloodlines when the government called for all the stallions to be castrated. Which breed was it?
Kiso Horse
Latvian Horse
Konik
Pleven Horse
Lusitano Horse
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Which kind of horse is popularly used for mounted bullfighting?
Konik
Lusitano Horse
Pentro Horse
Peruvian Paso

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Clydesdale
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What horse type has been used in Anheuser-Busch advertisements?
Appaloosa
Arabian
Percheron
Clydesdale
Lipizzaner
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What rare breed is used for ballet-like performances at the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria?
Oberlander Horse
Lipizzaner
Russian Trotter
Giara Horse
Paso Fino
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One breed is said to have three gaits: Classic Fino, Paso Corto and Paso Largo. Which type of horse do these gaits belong to?
Paso Fino
Criollo Horse
Lusitano
Peruvian Paso

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Percheron
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A popular sight at Disney parks, what breed is most commonly used to entertain the masses?
Clydesdale
Pentro Horse
Percheron
American Saddlebred
Pottok
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Although a large amount of the population is considered semi-feral, which breed is easily domesticated?
Pottok
Virginia Highlander
Swiss Warmblood
Warlander
Nokota
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The creation of Theodore Roosevelt National Park helped preserve which breed?
Salerno horse
Rhinelander horse
Trait Du Nord
Nokota

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Morgan horse
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Which horse breed developed from a single stallion, named Figure?
Morgan horse
National Show Horse
Namib Desert Horse
Russian Don
Rocky Mountain Horse
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Despite its name, the Rocky Mountain Horse is actually popular in what region?
The Andes Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
The Swiss Alps
The Pyrenees
Kiger Mustang 2
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What kind of horse was Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron?
Paint
Pinto
Kiger Mustang
Lusitano

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Shire
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Sampson, the tallest and heaviest horse ever measured, was what breed?
Shire
Clydesdale
Percheron
Andalusian
National Show Horse
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The National Show Horse is a mix of which two breeds?
Thoroughbred and Arabian
Quarter Horse and American Saddlebred
Arabian and American Saddlebred
Quarter Horse and Arabian
Senner
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Which breed is said to be the oldest documented German saddle-horse?
Tiger Horse
Unmol Horse
Salerno Horse
Senner

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Barb horse
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Which horse comes in Tunisian, Moroccan and Algerian iterations?
Barb horse
Coldblood Trotter
Belgian Horse
Danish Warmblood
Arabian 2
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"King of the Wind" by Marguerite Henry is a story about what kind of horse?
Quarter Horse
Arabian
Thoroughbred
Mustang
Chincoteague Pony
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This particular herd is rounded up every year for auction and driven from the island they call home. What breed are the herd's members?
Bashkir Pony
Chincoteague Pony
Timor Pony
Senner

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Walkaloosa
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What makes a Walkaloosa different from an Appaloosa?
Walkaloosas were bred from a stallion named Walker.
Walkaloosas only walk.
Walkaloosas are the same as Appaloosas.
Walkaloosas have a different gait than Appaloosas.
Dark horses
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Which of the following is not considered a type of horse?
Light horses
Warmbloods
Gaited horses
Dark horses
Friesian 2
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What kind of horse was used in Beyonce's "Run the World (Girls)" music video?
Arabian
Lipizzaner
Clydesdale
Friesian

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Draft horse
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The title of the longest living horse belonged to which type of horse?
Draft horse
Gaited horse
Light horse
Warmblood