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Table 9.3. Breeds of gaited horses.
VetBooks.ir Breed Description/origin

Aegidienberger
Small gaited horse from Germany that performs the tölt gait and was created by crossing the Peruvian Paso
with the Icelandic horse
American Saddlebred Some have one or two, four‐beat ambling gaits: the slow gait and the rack. Initially developed in the United
States in the early 1700s by crossing imported Thoroughbreds to the native Narragansett Pacer
Campeiro Small, stout Brazilian horse that has an ambling gait similar to the Marchador and was developed in the
1500s from Spanish and Portuguese imported horses
Campolina Larger Brazilian breed with an ambling gait called the true marcha or marcha verdadeira, developed in 1870
by farmer Cassiano Campolina by crossing a Barb mare with an Andalusian sire. Further refinements were
made over the years by crossing to various other breeds
Florida Cracker Horse Also known as the Seminole and has a single‐footed ambling gait, sometimes referred to as a “coon rack.”
Was developed from ancestors of Spanish horses brought to Florida in the 1500s

Icelandic horse or pony Has an ambling gait called the tölt and was developed in Iceland from horses imported by the Norway
settlers almost 1,100 years ago
Kathiawari Has a swift, lateral pace and is indigenous to the Kathiawar peninsula in western India
Kentucky Mountain Horse Has a naturally occurring single‐foot ambling gait, was developed in Eastern Kentucky, and is related to the
Tennessee Walking Horse.
Mangalarga Marchador Have two natural ambling gaits—the diagonal batida and the lateral picada. Are native to Brazil and
descended from Portuguese Lusitano stallions and Barb mares

Marwari horse Has a natural ambling gait that is close to a pace, called the refaal, aphcal, or rehwal, and are from the
Mariwar (Jodhpur) region of India
Messara horse Has a naturally pacing gait, also known as a Cretan horse, found on the island of Crete off the coast of
Greece
Missouri Foxtrotter Has an ambling, four‐beat broken diagonal gait, developed in the Missouri Ozark Mountains in the early 19th
century
North American Single‐Footing Horse Has an intermediate ambling gait sometimes called the rack or paso largo and originated in the southern
United States

Pampa, spotted, or pinto horses Developed from the Brazilian Mangalarga Marchador, Campolina, and Brazilian crossbred horses
Paso Fino Has a natural four‐beat ambling gait and originated from Barb, Spanish Jennet, and Andalusian horses
imported to the Caribbean from Spain as early as the late 1400s
Peruvian Paso Has a natural ambling gait called a “paso largo,” and originated in Peru from Spanish Jennet, Barbs, and
Andalusian horses.

Racking Horse Has a distinctive ambling single‐foot gait called the rack which is similar to the running walk of the
Tennessee Walking Horse from which it descended in the mid‐1800s
Rocky Mountain Horse Has a natural ambling four‐beat single‐foot gait and was developed in Kentucky in the late 19th century
Spotted Saddle Horse Has an ambling gait other than the trot and was developed by crossing Spanish–American type gaited pinto
ponies with several gaited horse breeds, including the Tennessee Walking Horse, Morgan, and Standardbred
horses
Standardbred Horse Has a two‐beat diagonal gait (trot) or two‐beat lateral gait (pace); developed in the 18th century in the
United States from English bloodlines

Tennessee Walking Horse Has a four‐beat gait with the same pattern as a regular, flat walk, but significantly faster and was developed
in the late 18th century from Narragansett Pacers and Canadian Pacers crossed with gaited Spanish Mustangs
from Texas

Walkaloosa Has an ambling gait other than the trot and has been available for many years but just recently was
recognized as a breed registry

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