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The Holsteiner is a horse breed originating in the Schleswig-Holstein region of northern Germany. It is thought to be the oldest of warmblood breeds, tracing back to the 13th century. Though the population is not large, Holsteiners are a dominant force of international show jumping , and are found at the top levels of dressage , combined ...
Pages in category "Holsteiner horses" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Calvaro V;
While breeders in Groningen used other horses bred on the heavy Frisian soil - the Alt-Oldenburger, East Friesian, and Holsteiner - those in Gelderland more often used half-bred French stallions as outcrosses. Therefore, Gelderlanders were and remain significantly longer-legged than their northern cousins, though they have the same high-set ...
Cedric is a gray Holsteiner gelding, [1] standing 15.2 hands (62 inches, 157 cm) high. He was foaled in Belgium and at the age of seven was purchased by American rider Laura Kraut, who took him to the United States and began competing on him. [2]
The Trakehner is an exception, as although some other breeds are used within the breeding population, this horse is considered a true breed. The Hanoverian, Holsteiner, and Selle Français studbooks are also considered slightly less open than others. Most warmblood registries recognize breeding stock from any other registry that is a member of ...
(The Trakehner, while a warmblood horse from Germany, has a closed stud book and thus, like the Thoroughbred and Arabian, is considered a "true" breed.) All horses that are warmbloods and bred in Germany are named after the region in which they are born in. There is an exception to this and that is the Trakehner breed. [1]
Shire horses hold the title of the world's largest horse breed. When fully grown, these English draft horses can measure up to 19.2 hands high. One hand equals 4 inches, so that makes Shire horses ...
This is a list of some of the breeds of horse considered in Germany to be wholly or partly of German origin. In 2014 there were 151 horse breeds reported to DAD-IS by Germany, many of them imported from other parts of the world. Only those breeds with some history of development within present-day Germany are listed below.