Australian Horse Population 25 Sep 2007

According to a Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation study in 2001, there were over 672,000 registered horses in Australia and 300,000 feral horses. The table below displays the breakdown of breeds on a national basis, and estimated figures for New South Wales
Australian Horse Population
Breed Australia NSW
Thoroughbreds---108,000-------43,200
Standardbred------47,000--------18,800
Arabians-----------102,000--------40,800
Stock Horses------145,000--------58,000
Quarter Horses----87,000--------34,800
Warmbloods-------10,000---------4,000
Appaloosas---------34,000--------13,600
Australian Pony---80,000--------32,000
Other---------------59,000---------23,600
TOTAL-------------672,200-------268,800