1. Arabian
The Arabian horse originated from Arabian Peninsula. This breed is well known for its arched neck and high carried tail. It dominates the discipline of Endurance Riding.The Arabian can be found in many places like United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Continental Europe, South America, and it's land of origin the Middle East.
2. Quarter Horse
The Quarter Horse is well known for its stocky body,which makes it dominate riding disciplines like Neck Reining, Roping, Barrel Racing, Cutting,Calf Roping, and rodeos. It also excels at short distance sprints.Its name come from its ability to out distance other horse breeds in races with distances up to a quarter mile or less.The Quarter horse can also do some horse racing but is better when running short distances.
3. Paint horse
The paint horse has the ancestry of the Quarter Horse and the Thoroughbred. It combines both the conformational characteristics of the western stock horse and the pinto spotting pattern of white and dark colors. It is good at both English and western activities like halter, English Performance, and Western Pleasure.
4. Miniature Horse
The Miniature horse may be small but can still excel at specialties such as Cart pulling,Therapy, Halter, Trail classes, Showmanship, Driving, and horse shows in general. Miniature horses were found in the Americas and Europe.
5. Throughbred
The Thoroughbred is very well know for its speed, spirit and agility. It excels mostly in English but some western riding disciplines such as Showjumping, Cross-country, Dressage, Horse Racing, Polo, Fox-Hunting, Show Hunting, Police mount,Western riding, Steeple chasers, Barrel Racing and the Olympics. It was developed in the 17-18 hundreds in England.
6.Appaloosa
The appaloosa is best known for it leopard spotted pattern.It is best known as a stock horse used in western disciplines. It excels in Halter shows, Sprint Racing, Barrel Racing, Fox-Hunting, Show jumping, Eventing, Pole Bending,Trail Riding, Roping, Reining, Endurance Riding, and Cutting.
7.Morgan
The Morgan is typically used for Harness racing and General riding. Yet during the Civil War they were sometimes used as cavalry horses.They are also used in both English and Western riding disciplines.Morgans were also stock horses.
8.Tennessee Walking
The Tennessee Walker was originated in the Narragansett Pacer and the Canadian Pacer in the late 18th century. The breed is well known for its four-beat "running walk". The are used mostly in trail riding because of their smooth gait, Stamina, and Temper.They can sometimes be used in Western riding, Shows, English riding, Parade horse, Endurance riding,and saddle-seat.
9.Cob
The cob horse is a smaller horse usually of a stout build, with strong bone, larger joints, and a steady disposition.They are larger than a pony, but can still excel at driving, Showing, Dressage, Jumping and even Hunter classes.
10.Andalusian
This breed came from the Iberian Perninsula. Andalusians excel at Classical Dressage, Driving, Bullfighting, stock horses, Dressage, Showjumping,Western Pleasure, and Olympics.