| The Oldenburg horses name is derived from the | | | | Characteristics |
| horse's origins; Oldenburg is a city within lower Saxony, | | | | The Hanoverian warmblood horse usually stands from |
| Germany. Modern day Oldenburg horses are | | | | 15.2 to 17.2 hands. They are usually bay, grey, chestnut, |
| controlled by the "Association of breeders of the | | | | brown or black. Hanoverian warmblood horses are |
| Oldenburg horse". | | | | bred for performance, consequently the Hanoverian |
| Summary | | | | warmblood is a well built, strong athletic horse with |
| Oldenburg horses are bred for performance and | | | | fantastic paces and exceptional jumping form. |
| quality; they excel in dressage and showjumping. On | | | | Classified advertising websites are a good place to |
| the flat the Oldenburg has incredible animated | | | | find these types for Horses for sale from private and |
| rhythmical gaits, with a great deal of suspension, | | | | professional sellers. |
| Oldenburg horses are also extremely accurate over | | | | History |
| fences; they are bold and have a powerful jump with | | | | The Hanoverian stud book formally started in 1888, but |
| plenty of scope. | | | | breeding records date back to the early 1700s, when |
| Characteristics | | | | the Hanoverian warmblood was bred for coach and |
| As a result of the Oldenburg's open studbook, the | | | | army work. The Hanoverian horse became one of the |
| substance and height of the individual horse will vary | | | | most sought horses in Europe. After the Second |
| depending on the horse's ancestry. Oldenburg's are | | | | World War the Hanoverian warmblood horse was |
| usually bay, brown, chestnut, grey, or black. You can | | | | bred for performance, as there was high demand for |
| find horses for sale with these characteristics on a | | | | quality riding horses and competition horses. |
| good classified advertising website or from a | | | | The Holstein warmblood horse name is derived from |
| recommended horse dealers. | | | | its place of origin, the province of Schleswig-Holstein. |
| History and development | | | | Summary |
| The Oldenburg warmblood registry came about in | | | | The modern day Holstein horse is a top class all round |
| 1923.The Oldenburg's history lies with the native horse | | | | horse that excels at dressage and show jumping.The |
| of Oldenburg, the Alt-Oldenburg, meaning old | | | | Holstein is of international standard. Many of todays |
| Oldenburg. The Alt-Oldenburg was a general type of | | | | top showjumping and dressage horses are Holsteins. |
| horse, a heavier warmblood horse used for agricultural | | | | Characteristics |
| purposes and carriage work. In the 1940s and 1950s | | | | Registered Holstein horses carry the Holstein brand |
| horses we replaced by tractors and cars, so the | | | | which is depicted by an "H" in crowned shield. |
| horse became a luxury rather than a requirement so | | | | Registered Holstein horses usually stand between 16 |
| there became a need for a lighter type of riding horse. | | | | to 17 hands and can only be bay, chestnut, black, grey |
| The Alt-Oldenburg was refined by infusing | | | | or brown. No other colours are permitted. The Holstein |
| Thoroughbred and Anglo-Norman blood. The infusion | | | | horse height and build vary on the individual horses |
| of the French blood lines proved to be the most | | | | parentage, but overall the Holstein has a muscular |
| successful. | | | | strong body and powerful hind quarters which gives |
| Modern breeding practises such as artificial | | | | the Holstein excellent jumping ability. History The |
| insemination have allowed stallions from much further | | | | Holstein is thought to be the oldest of all the continental |
| afield to be included in the Oldenburg's meticulous | | | | horse breeds, their ancestry can be followed back to |
| breeding programme to improve the breed; the infusion | | | | the 13th century. |
| of various illustrious sport horse bloodlines has made | | | | The Holstein horses were used as war horses in the |
| the Oldenburg one of the words leading sport horses. | | | | middle ages, the In the 16th and 17th century there was |
| Hanoverian Horses | | | | a need for coach horses, so the heavier war horse |
| The Hanoverian is a continental warmblood horse, the | | | | was refined using Neapolitan, Barbary and Spanish |
| Hanoverian originates from Germany, from the area | | | | bloodlines, to develop a lighter type of horse, that was |
| known as lower Saxony, this area was the former | | | | suitable for coach work. Later on in the 19th century |
| kingdom of Hannover, and this is where the | | | | there was a need for a more athletic faster coach |
| Hanoverian warmbloods name is derived from. | | | | horse consequently the Holstein was improved by |
| Summary | | | | adding blood from Yorkshire coach horses, which |
| The Hanoverian warmblood is extremely distinguished; | | | | themselves were high in thoroughbred blood. |
| it is one of the oldest most established continental | | | | In the 1960s the Holstein breed was refined once again, |
| warmbloods, an extremely high achiever that excels in | | | | using Thoroughbred blood from Britain and Ireland. The |
| equestrian sport, such as dressage, eventing and show | | | | breeders were also aware of the success that the |
| jumping. Hanoverian warmbloods are enormously | | | | breeder of the Oldenburg had when they infused |
| popular horses and are found on all five continents, this | | | | French blood, as a result of the Holstein breeders also |
| is down to the fantastic attributes of the Hanoverian | | | | introduced French blood in to the Holstein breed. |
| Warmblood horse. | | | | |