AMERICAN GAITED BREEDS: American Saddlebred, Tennessee Walking Horse, National Show Horse, Rocky Mountain Horse, Missouri Foxtrotter, Walkaloosa, American Racking Horse, etc.
DRAFT BREEDS: The Draft Breeds will be split into two divisions: British (Suffolk, Shire, Clydesdale) and Other (Percheron, Jutland, Ardennais/Ardennes, Belgian, Breton, American Spotted Draft, etc.)
LONG EARS/EXOTICS: Donkey, Mule, Hinny, Poitou, Zebra, Przewalskii, Wild Ass, Quagga, Onager, etc.
PONY BREEDS: The Pony Breeds will be split into two divisions: British (British Shetland, Highland, Welsh A, B, & C, Exmoor, Dartmoor, Dales, Fell, Connemara, New Forest, Highland, Hackney, Eriskay, etc.) and Other (Haflinger, Fjord, Chincoteague/Assateague, Potok, Konik, POA, Quarter Pony, Icelandic, Gotland, etc.)
SPANISH BREEDS: Andalusian, Lipizzan, Lusitano, Paso Fino, Peruvian Paso, Barb, Hispano-Arabe, etc.
STOCK BREEDS: Includes the American Quarter Horse, Appaloosa, Paint, Canadian Cutting Horse, Azteca, etc.
EUROPEAN WARMBLOOD: Hanoverian, Trakehner, Dutch, Danish, Belgian, Swedish, Bavarian Warmblood, Gelderland, Frederiksborg, Selle Français, Oldenburg, Westphalian, Hessen, Holstein, Württemberg, etc.
OTHER SPORT/COACHING BREEDS: Thoroughbred crosses, such as the Anglo-Arab, Irish Hunter, and Thorcheron. Orlov Trotters, Finnhorses, Irish Draught, American, Canadian, Morgan Sport Horses, and Appaloosa Sport Horses also make up the Other Sport Horse division. Coaching breeds include the Friesian, Yorkshire Coach Horse, Cleveland Bay, and Dutch Tuigpaard.
OTHER PUREBRED: Any pure breed that does not fit into any of the listed breed categories, such as Akhal-Teke, American Bashkir Curly, Maremmana, Kathiawari, etc.
HALF/PARTBRED/GRADE: Cross-bred horses that do not fit in any other category listed, as well as horses without a pedigree.
PAINT vs. PINTO: Paint refers to the breed. They are of Thoroughbred or Quarter Horse breeding. Other pinto-colored horses should be entered in their appropriate breed class, whether it be a pony, gaited breed, etc. This also applies to appaloosa/spotted horses. They may not actually be an Appaloosa just because it has spots, as in breeds such as the Colorado Ranger, Knabstrup, and Noriker-Pinzgauer. Please place these in the appropriate classes as well.
Please be specific when listing your horses to be registered. putting “pony” or “warmblood” as the breed is not specific enough. The judge needs to have a specific breed when judging the breed classes, as one breed of pony has different characteristics than that of another pony. It is advised to provide references and photos when showing uncommon breeds. Not only does it help educate the judge to make just pinnings, but also helps to educate fellow showers
copied from and with permission of Nancy F. Timm