Official State Horses from NETSTATE.COM (original) (raw)
| Official horses listed by state. (List by state or year). | |||
|---|---|---|---|
State |
Name | Designated as | Year |
| Alabama | Racking horse | Official state horse of Alabama | 1975 |
| Alaska | [ None ] | ||
| Arizona | [ None ] | ||
| Arkansas | [ None ] | ||
| California | [ None ] | ||
| Colorado | [ None ] | ||
| Connecticut | [ None ] | ||
| Delaware | [ None ] | ||
| Florida | Florida Cracker Horse (Marshtackie) | Official Florida state horse | 2008 |
| Georgia | [ None ] | ||
| Hawaii | [ None ] | ||
| Idaho | Appaloosa horse | State horse of the state of Idaho | 1975 |
| Illinois | [ None ] | ||
| Indiana | [ None ] | ||
| Iowa | [ None ] | ||
| Kansas | [ None ] | ||
| Kentucky | Thoroughbred horse | State horse of Kentucky | 1996 |
| Louisiana | [ None ] | ||
| Maine | [ None ] | ||
| Maryland | Thoroughbred horse | State horse | 2003 |
| Massachusetts | Morgan horse | Horse or horse emblem of the commonwealth | 1970 |
| Michigan | [ None ] | ||
| Minnesota | [ None ] | ||
| Mississippi | [ None ] | ||
| Missouri | Missouri Fox Trotting Horse | Official state horse of the state of Missouri | 2002 |
| Montana | [ None ] | ||
| Nebraska | [ None ] | ||
| Nevada | [ None ] | ||
| New Hampshire | [ None ] | ||
| New Jersey | Horse (Equus caballus) | New Jersey State Animal | 1977 |
| New Mexico | [ None ] | ||
| New York | [ None ] | ||
| North Carolina | Colonial Spanish Mustang | Official horse of the State of North Carolina | 2010 |
| North Dakota | The Nokota horse | An honorary equine of North Dakota | 1993 |
| Ohio | [ None ] | ||
| Oklahoma | [ None ] | ||
| Oregon | [ None ] | ||
| Pennsylvania | [ None ] | ||
| Rhode Island | [ None ] | ||
| South Carolina | Marsh tacky | Official State Heritage Horse of South Carolina | 2010 |
| South Dakota | [ None ] | ||
| Tennessee | Tennessee walking horse | Official state horse | 2000 |
| Texas | American quarter horse | Official State Horse of Texas | 2009 |
| Utah | [ None ] | ||
| Vermont | Morgan horse | State animal | 1961 |
| Virginia | [ None ] | ||
| Washington | [ None ] | ||
| West Virginia | [ None ] | ||
| Wisconsin | [ None ] | ||
| Wyoming | [ None ] | ||
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