| The Warmblood has a long, deep, and noble heritage | | | | crossbreeds, who are of medium build. The ancient |
| for a horse which is neither a specific breed or of | | | | lines of this type and size of horse would be referred |
| particular lines. The Warmblood is exemplary of any | | | | to as the Forest Horse, a feral creature who was |
| number of predominantly European sport horses who | | | | prized and sought after for his surefootedness, |
| are medium in stature. This is not the prerequisite for | | | | endurance, speed, grace, and beautiful body carriage. |
| the registry of the horse, but more a guideline as to the | | | | These traits are as important today as they have |
| types of horses that you will meet at the 2010 FEI | | | | been since the dawn of equestrian training in Europe. |
| World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. | | | | There are few purebred warm bloods on the registry |
| There are very few closed registry breeds who fit into | | | | today, these including the Trakehner and the |
| the Warmblood category, and these are more ancient | | | | Oldenburger, just to name a couple. Other Warmblood |
| and pure bloodlines which have been preserved and | | | | whose registries are a bit tighter include the |
| perfected, much like those of the thoroughbred. | | | | Hanoverian and the Selle Francais, and the Holsteiner. |
| The hotblooded horse, for starters, is a horse that is | | | | As evident by most of the names and Warmblood |
| considerably more spirited and high strung, bred over | | | | breed standards that you will hear mentioned during |
| time for speed and fire or closely related to the wild | | | | the games, Germany is enormously responsible for the |
| feral breeds of centuries ago. The mustang, Arabian, | | | | breeding and lines of a great majority of all sporting |
| thoroughbred, and the Morgan would be considered | | | | and Warmblood horses. Nearly every European |
| within the class of hotbloods. One the opposite end of | | | | country has contributed a fine Warmblood specimen |
| the spectrum, we take the large, heavy, docile | | | | to the equestrian field over the past 150 years, |
| coldbloods who are prone to an amiable personality | | | | however, and the registry becomes more impressive |
| and extremely powerful build, also known as the draft | | | | with each passing year. Conformation, strength, calm |
| horse. The Clydesdale and Belgian would fall under this | | | | spiritedness, and great courage are all mainstays with |
| class of gentle giants, built for labor and not speed. | | | | the Warmblood breeds, with color carrying very little |
| The Warmblood is any number of breeds, often | | | | weight or importance. |