Height: 1.42m-1.4 m. Color: Mainly light gray, but all colors are possible. Compact, it resembles both the Barb and the Dongola. It has a long head with a straight profile, large eyes, small ears, a rather short neck, sloping shoulders, a sloping croup, and a low-set tail. Its size could increase with more favorable breeding conditions. Distribution: Niger, Nigeria, Mali. Docile and reliable, the Nigerian Horse has great endurance. It is fast, robust, and resilient in the heat. A versatile horse, it is used as a saddle horse, for pulling, and as a pack animal. The breed's numbers are probably low and decreasing. We have little information about its status.

The Nigerian Horse, with itsBarb origins, is the most common horse in Nigeria.

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