
Horse Breeds – Equine Groups of Origins
Various forms of wild horses lived in Europe in prehistoric times. In comparison of their skeletons, especially their sculls, the assumption that some of these wild horses were the founders of today’s domestic horses is a fair statement. By studying these skeletons, the origin of many breeds of horses can be traced to specific groups devised by some known zoo-technicians.
The oldest and most known division of domestic horses comes from Munich zoo-technician Frank. He separated horses into the Eastern Group (Oriental Group) and the Western Group (Occidental). In a practical perspective,
Frank’s division is supported by another zoo-technician named Settegast. He separated domestic horses into Warmblooded and Coldblooded. Another division comes from Simon Nathusius who has divided domesticated horses, according to their practical uses, into Runners (Running Horses) and into Walkers (Walking Horses). A similar division comes from a French zoo-technician, Sanson, who divided the domestic horse into groups of short-skull and long-skull horses and basically recognized the Western and Eastern groups of the zoo-technician, Frank, as well.
The domestic horse was divided into three groups by Antonius, a Paleontologist from Vienna. He took notice, and detailed the differences in skull formations and compared them with the present and extinct wild horses. Somewhat later, a Berliner zoologist, Hilzheimer, added a fourth group (Northern Group) to the list of Antonius. The groups today are as follows:


The Hucul Horse
The Hucul Horse
The Exmoor & other breeds of English ponies
The Exmoor & other breeds of English ponies
The Shetland Pony
The Shetland Pony
The Fjord
The Fjord
The Icelandic Horse
The Icelandic Horse
The Soviet Draft Horse
The Soviet Draft Horse
The Tori Or Torijskii Horse
The Tori Or Torijskii Horse
The Russian Draft Horse
The Russian Draft Horse
The Vladimir Horse
The Vladimir Horse
The Percheron
The Percheron
The Belgian Draft Horse (Ardennais – Brabant)
The Belgian Draft Horse (Ardennais - Brabant)
The Haflinger
The Haflinger
Norik – The Noriker Horse (The Pinzgau Horse)
Norik - The Noriker Horse (The Pinzgau Horse)
The East Prussian Horse (Trakehner)
The East Prussian Horse (Trakehner)
The East Friesian
The East Friesian
The Holsteiner
The Holsteiner
The Hannoveraner (Hanoverian)
The Hannoveraner (Hanoverian)
The Przedswit Lineage of Warmbloods
The Przedswit Lineage of Warmbloods
The Nonius Lineage of Warmbloods
The Nonius Lineage of Warmbloods
The Gidran Lineage of Warmbloods
The Gidran Lineage of Warmbloods
The Furioso Lineage of Warmbloods
The Furioso Lineage of Warmbloods
The Budionny Horse (Budenny)
The Budionny Horse (Budenny)
The Don Horse
The Don Horse
The Anglo-Arab (Anglo-Arabian)
The Anglo-Arab (Anglo-Arabian)
The English Thoroughbred
The English Thoroughbred
The Bilgorai Horse (Mierzinky – Schweiken)
The Bilgorai Horse (Mierzinky - Schweiken)
The Orlov Trotter
The Orlov Trotter
The Kladrubian Horse (The Kladruber or Kladruby Horse)
The Kladrubian Horse (The Kladruber or Kladruby Horse)
The Lipizzan or Lipizzaner
The Lipizzan or Lipizzaner
The Old Spanish Horse (The Moorish Horse)
The Old Spanish Horse (The Moorish Horse)
The Dahoman Lineage of Warmbloods
The Dahoman Lineage of Warmbloods
The Shagya Lineage of Warmbloods
The Shagya Lineage of Warmbloods
The Barb or The Berber
The Barb or The Berber
Syrian & Mesopotamian Horses
Syrian & Mesopotamian Horses
The Togo-Pony
The Togo-Pony
The Abyssinian Horse (Ethiopian/Gala)
The Abyssinian Horse (Ethiopian/Gala)
Dongol(a) Horse
Dongol(a) Horse
The Egyptian Horse
The Egyptian Horse
Turkish & Kurd Horses
Turkish & Kurd Horses
The Arabian Horse (2) – Lines & Origins
The Arabian Horse (2) - Lines & Origins
Arabian Horse (1)
Arabian Horse (1)
The Yomut Horse
The Yomut Horse
The Lokai Horse
The Lokai Horse
The Karabair Horse
The Karabair Horse
The Achaltekin (Akhal-Teke)
The Achaltekin (Akhal-Teke)
Kabardin (Kabardian Horse)
Kabardin (Kabardian Horse)
The Siberian Horse
The Siberian Horse
The Bashkir Horse
The Bashkir Horse
The Kalmyk Horse
The Kalmyk Horse
The Kirgiz Horse
The Kirgiz Horse
Northern Horse (Nordic) – Equus Gracilis
Northern Horse (Nordic) - Equus Gracilis
The Western Diluvium Horse – Equus Robustus
The Western Diluvium Horse - Equus Robustus
Equus Gmelini – Tarpan (Oriental Group)
Equus Gmelini - Tarpan (Oriental Group)
Equus Przewalskii – Kertag (Mongolian Group Of Horses)
Equus Przewalskii - Kertag (Mongolian Group Of Horses)
Zoological Division of Today’s Equidae Family (Equids)
Zoological Division of Today’s Equidae Family (Equids)