This is a list of extinct native Japanese horse breeds.
English name | Japanese name | Possible years of existence | Other info | References |
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Ushi | ウシウマ, Ushiuma | Until 1950 | Existed in Tanegashima, Kagoshima. | [1][2] |
Kandachime | 寒立馬, Kandachime | Until 1960 (as purebred) | Shimokita Peninsula. [note 1] Horses living in the area today are not purebred. | [3][4] |
Nanbu | 南部馬, Nanbu uma | Until 1940 | Was bred with Kandachime. Nanbu was an early form of Dosanko. | [5][6] |
Miharu | 三春駒
Miharukoma |
At least 1930 | Existed in Fukushima Prefecture.[note 2] Population was already in decline in 1915. An article from 1927 mentioned that foreign breeds were imported into the country to improve local stock and as racehorses. | [7][8][9] |
Noto | 能登馬, Notouma | At least 1920 | Existed in Ishikawa Prefecture.[note 3] | [10][11] |
Tosa | 土佐馬,
Tosauma |
At least 1920 | Existed in Tosa Province. | [12] |
Hinata | 日向馬,
Hinatauma |
Unknown | Mentioned only by name.[note 4] | [13] |
Satsuma | 薩摩馬,
Satsumauma |
Unknown | Mentioned only by name. | [14] |
Kai | 甲斐駒,
Kaikoma |
Unknown | Mentioned only by name. | [14] |
Onikobe | 鬼首馬,
Onikobeuma |
Unknown | Existed in Miyagi Prefecture. Mentioned only by name. | [14] |
Shimabara | 島原馬,
Shimabarauma |
At least 1920 | Existed in Nagasaki Prefecture. Potentially used as a war horse in the early 1900s. | [15] |
Pasture horse | 馬の牧,
Uma no maki |
Unknown | Described in the Taihō Code. | [14] |
Awaji | 淡路馬,
Awajiuma |
At least 1930. | Existed on Awaji Island. | [16] |
Aso | 阿蘇馬,
Asouma |
Unknown | Existed in Kumamoto Prefecture. Mentioned only by name. | [14] |
Oki | 隱岐馬, Okiuma | Until 1940 | Existed in Oki, Shimane. | [2][1][17] |