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Horse Breeds - Types of Warmbloods

Warmbloods are amazing animals. They are somedriving, and Sport Horse, which is used for
of the most beautiful horses in the world,all types of riding and driving. These horses
with a versatility that is unbelievable.are amazing. Very versatile with a very calm
Warmbloods, unlike what many people think,temperament for such an enormous horse.
are a true breed. All of the studbooks areSwedish Warmblood The Swedish Warmbloods
closed. What this means is only a horse oforiginate from Sweden, obviously. They will
that breed can be registered in thatgrow to be 16 to 17 hands. The are used for
studbook. The only exception is individualsshow jumping, dressage and reining. There
of other breeding that are deemed to be ablecoloring is all solid, predominantly
to improve the bloodline of the currentChestnut. The Swedish Warmbloods are one of
breed. This is shown through performancethe youngest warmblood breeds , so true
records and the success of offspring in"type" is not quite defined. Mainly having
competition. The recent opening of thesolid movements, with the conformation and
Trakhener studbook is due to a loss in typetheir temperament being highly variable.
of modern Trakheners. There are various typesTrakhener The Trakheners originate from
of Warmbloods: The Hanoverian ThePoland and East Prissuia. They tend to be a
Hanoverian's originate from Germany. Therelittle more temperamental than a lot of other
primary use is for dressage and show jumping.warmbloods. They are used for dressage,
These horses are mildly temperamental, withjumping and eventing. Coloring is mainly
more of a calmness in nature than many horsesolid with defined characteristics of nice
breeds. The most common coloring in themovements with good push from behind. They
Hanoverian are Chestnut, Bay and Grey. Thetend to be a bit stubborn and even difficult
Hanoverian Horse is a well built, well putat times. Although there are some very lovely
together horse with much success in theTrakheners. This breed possess a strong
disciplines of dressage and show jumping.competitive drive owing perhaps to the large
This breed tends to be very versatile. Theamount of Thoroughbred blood most carry. This
Holsteiner The Holsteiner originates fromis the only studbook still "open" in an
Germany, usually reaching 16 to 17 hands.attempt to further refine and define the
These horses are mildly temperamental and areTrakhener breed. Oldenburg The Oldenburgs
used for show jumping, dressage and reining.originate from Germany. They grown to the
They tend to usually be bay in color, butlarge size of 16 to 17 hands. These horses
mostly any solid coloring. Most Hosteinersare very calm and loveable. There coloring is
have a defined canter that tends to be verysolid but any color. They are primarily used
expressive, but lacks an impressiveness atfor dressage and jumping. They were the first
the trot. They are typically well known asstudbook with an American Division.
excellent jumpers but have made their imprintInterestingly enough, all American Warmbloods
on the dressage community. Dutch Warmbloodapproved by the ISR are registered as
The Dutch Warmblood's originate from HollandOldenburgs, regardless of their actual
and are very easy going, typically calm inparentage. Andalusians The Andalusians
nature. These good tempered horses are builtoriginate from Spain. They are smaller in
well running around 16 to 17 hands. They areheight, ranging from 14.3 to 16 hands. They
known to excel at whatever discipline theyare used for dressage, bullfighting, parades
are trained by. Friesian The Friesiansand trick training. They come in solid
originate from Holland and Germany with thecolors, including mulberry. Bay and grey are
studbook now kept in Germany, the FPZ. Theythe most common. Black and Dun are the least
are mildly temperamental growing to a hugecommon. Andalusians are classically styled
size of 17 hands. They are primarily used forBaroque horses. They have thick manes and
Dressage and reining but are sometimes seentails and tend to have high , lofty actions
on the show jumping circuit. These horses arefor their size. The Spanish Olympic Team was
also used for trick training, being widelycomprised entirely of Andalusians for the
versatile and very easily trainable. There2000 Games. Horses are an amazing animal, no
are distinct characteristics of thematter what the breed or bloodlines. They
Friesians. Baroque, which is mainly upright,love their owners and one forms an attachment
with higher action and more feathering with ato their horse like no other. I couldn't
heavier mane and tail. Traditional, which isimagine my life without my horse.
heavier and more drafty usually used for



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