The Cuban Paso (Spanish: Caballo Cubano de Paso) is a horse breed native to Cuba, with an extra gait like all Paso horses.

Like many horses on the American continent, the Cuban Paso is descended from Iberian ancestors^[1] brought over by the Spanish conquistadores.^[2][3]

The Cuban Paso belongs to the Criollo group of light horses.^[1] Average height ranges from 1.40 m to 1.52 m according to CAB International,^[1] and from 1.45 m to 1.51 m according to the Delachaux guide.^[2]

The conformation is said to be harmonious.^[3] The head is small and fine,^[3][4] with a generally straight profile, large eyes, a broad forehead^[2] and small ears.^[3] The neck is strong,^[4] of medium length, and arched.^[3] The chest is broad and muscular.^[3] The back is moderately long, with short loins.^[3] The rump is slightly sloping, broad and well muscled.^[2][3] Limbs are muscular and short, with strong knees.^[3] Mane and tail are well furnished.^[2]

All coat colors are possible,^[1] but bay is the most common.

The breed has additional gaits,^[1] in this case the marcha fina y gualdrapeada,^[2] also known as marcha or andaruras,^[3] a four-beat gait renowned for the comfort it provides in the saddle,^[2][3] and which can be maintained over long distances.^[3]

The Cuban Paso is mainly ridden, especially for trail riding and equestrian tourism, and used for transportation.^[2]

Bonnie Lou Hendricks (University of Oklahoma) states (2007) that the breed is common,^[3] while the Delachaux guide describes it as local and rare, specific to Cuba.^[2] The DAD-IS database does not provide a count or indicate any level of threat.^[5]

Most Cuban Paso are bred at the La Loma ranch in Cuba's Granma province.

• Horses in Cuba
• Criollo horse
• Cuban Trotter

• Hendricks, Bonnie (2007). International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds (2nd ed.). University of Oklahoma Press. p. 486. ISBN 978-0-8061-3884-8.
• Méndez, Virgilio (2003). Origen del caballo cubano de paso (PDF) (in Spanish). Asociación Cubana de Producción Animal. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
• Porter, Valerie; Alderson, Lawrence; Hall, Stephen; Sponenberg, Dan Phillip (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding. CAB International. p. 1107. ISBN 978-1-84593-466-8.
• Rousseau, Élise (2014). Tous les chevaux du monde [All the horses in the world] (in French). Delachaux et Niestlé. p. 544. ISBN 978-2-603-01865-1.

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