| Continental Warmblood horses | | | | requirement to have a high quality recreational riding |
| The name "warmblood" is given to a particular group | | | | horse. The modern Dutch warmblood is still being |
| of horses. It distinguishes the group from the cold | | | | developed to create a more specific type of horse |
| bloods, a group that consists of heavy draught horses | | | | that excels at showjumping and dressage. |
| like the shire horse, and the hot bloods, a group that | | | | Danish Warmblood Summary |
| consists of refined types such as thoroughbred and | | | | The Danish warmblood is bred for performance; a |
| Arabian horses. | | | | rigorous and stringent breeding programme is followed |
| Continental warmblood horses have been developed | | | | to ensure only the best horses are bred from, to |
| using meticulous breeding programs to create athletic | | | | develop a top class horse of an international standard. |
| horses to be used as competition horses and | | | | The Danish warmblood horse especially excels at |
| recreational riding horses. Warmblood horses are bred | | | | dressage. |
| for performance.The warmblood horse is seen at the | | | | There is also an intensive breeding program that is |
| top levels in numerous equestrian sports, the | | | | dedicated to the improvement of the showjumping |
| warmblood horse excels at show jumping and | | | | horse, to create a horse that has enhanced jumping |
| dressage. | | | | capabilities; these horses have a jumping mark on their |
| Germany is renowned for breeding warmblood horses | | | | pedigree, the jumping mark shows the horse has a |
| and has many warmblood horse registries. | | | | very high-status ShowJumping pedigree. |
| The German Warmblood registries include; | | | | Characteristics |
| · Hanoverian | | | | The Danish Warmblood characteristics vary depending |
| · Oldenburg | | | | on the individual horses parentage.The Danish |
| · Holstein | | | | warmblood is a very noble looking horse, usually |
| · Trakehner | | | | standing between 15 and 17 hands, Danish warmblood |
| · Rhinelander | | | | horses have strong muscular bodies and lengthy legs |
| · Brandenburg | | | | and free movement, the best Danish warmblood |
| · Bavarian Warmblood | | | | horses should have a Thoroughbred outline.The Danish |
| · Zweibrucker | | | | warmblood horse can be any solid colour but are |
| · Westphalian | | | | usually bay, black, chestnut or brown. The progeny of |
| · Wuttemberg | | | | approved graded parents will carry the brand depicting |
| · Mecklenburg | | | | a crown over a wave. |
| Other European registries include; | | | | History |
| · Selle Francais | | | | The Danish Warmblood breed began using one of the |
| · Belgian Warmblood | | | | oldest indigenous Danish horse breeds, the |
| · Zangersheide | | | | Frederiksborg, as a foundation. The foundation mares |
| · Dutch Warmblood | | | | were bred with warmblood horses from ajacent |
| · Danish Warmblood | | | | countries, only the finest horses with superior ancestry |
| · Austrian Warmblood | | | | were used to create a superior riding horse. |
| · Swiss Warmblood | | | | The Danish warmblood registry, as we know it today |
| · Swedish Warmblood | | | | was formed in 1978, this was due to the amalgamation |
| Dutch Warmblood The Dutch warmblood registry is | | | | of the Danish Sport Horse Society and the Danish |
| known as the "Koninklijk Warmbloed | | | | Light horse Association. |
| Paardenstamboek Nederland" which is often | | | | Belgian Warmbloods The Belgian warmblood registry |
| abbreviated to KWPN, the translation is "Royal | | | | is called the "Belgisch Warmbloed Paard"translated this |
| Studbook of the Netherlands". | | | | reads as the Belgian Warmblood studbook. Belgian |
| Summary | | | | warmblood horses are often reffered to as "BWP" . |
| The Royal Studbook of the Netherlands has a | | | | Summary |
| scrupulous breeding programme; the Dutch warmblood | | | | Belgian warmblood horse breeders have taken part in |
| horse is bred for performance along with desirable | | | | a scrupulous intensive breeding program to develop a |
| confirmation and strength. The Royal studbook of the | | | | horse that has correct confirmation and power that |
| Netherlands has three definitive breeding directions; | | | | has the ability to excel at dressage and showjumping, |
| · The Harness Horse a superior driving horse | | | | in essence the Belgian warmblood horse is bred for |
| bred for performance. | | | | performance.The Belgian warmblood is an exceptional |
| · The Gelder Horse, a multipurpose quality | | | | showjumping horse. |
| horse bred for performance, which can be ridden and | | | | Today's Belgian warmblood horse is a model riding |
| driven. | | | | horse and a top class sports horse. The Belgian |
| · The riding horse that is also bred for | | | | warmblood horse is a top class horse of international |
| performance and used for dressage and | | | | quality. |
| showjumping. These riding horses are the most | | | | Characteristics |
| popular and make up the bulk of the Dutch | | | | The Belgian warmblood varies in height and build |
| Warmblood horses. | | | | depending on the individual horses parentage.The |
| If you are looking for a Horse for Sale for either | | | | Belgian warmblood horse usually stands between 15 |
| Dressage or Show Jumping Warmblood horses for | | | | and 17 hands. Belgian warmblood horses are usually |
| sale are a very good choice. | | | | bay, black, grey, brown, chestnut, a small amount are |
| Characteristics | | | | coloured. The Belgian warmblood horse has good |
| The Dutch warmblood horse has no upper height limit. | | | | looks, a muscular body, correct confirmation and good |
| The Dutch warmblood can be bay, black, brown, grey | | | | health. |
| or chestnut, sometimes roan and coloured. The | | | | History |
| confirmation of the Dutch warmblood will vary | | | | On many parts of the continent, such as France and |
| depending on the individual's bloodlines, but it is desirable | | | | Germany, the local horses had been refined to |
| for all Dutch warmblood horses to have correct | | | | develop a lighter type of riding horse. The Belgian |
| confirmation, strength and good looks. Branding in the | | | | government however, where dedicated to preserve |
| Netherlands is illegal so all Dutch warmblood horses | | | | the Brabant, the native Belgian draught horse. Breeders |
| are micro chipped. | | | | could not use the native mares as a foundation to |
| History | | | | breed the much wanted lighter riding horses. |
| At the end of the Second World War the horses | | | | In the 1950s horse breeders started to import horses |
| where no longer needed for agricultural work as they | | | | from other parts of Europe to develop the much |
| had been replaced by motorised machinery such as | | | | sought after quality competition and riding horses. As a |
| tractors. Horses became an extravagance rather than | | | | result the Belgian warmblood horses ancestry is a |
| a requirement. Since the 1950s continental horses, such | | | | blend of various continental warmbloods. This makes |
| as the German Holstein and Hanoverian, were | | | | the Belgian warmblood unique, as no native horses |
| imported to the Netherlands, to change the type of the | | | | where used as a foundation stock to develop the |
| Dutch horse. This was to meet the needs of the | | | | Belgian warmblood. |