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Holsteiners are medium-framed horses averaging between 16 and 17 hands (64 and 68 inches, 163 and 173 cm) at the withers.Approved stallions must be a minimum of 16 hands and mares a minimum of 15.2 hands (62 inches, 157 cm).
Breeding of the Belgian Warmblood was begun in 1937, from foundation stock that included Gelderlanders from Holland, Hanoverians from Germany and Norman stock from France. [4]: 444 It was initially bred as an agricultural riding horse, as in the northern or Flemish-speaking part of Belgium the breeding of saddle horses was restricted to protect breeding of the Belgian Draught or Brabant heavy ...
Dutch horses would thenceforth be bred as competitive riding or driving horses. Groningen mares were successively crossed with Anglo-Norman, Holsteiner, and Hanoverian horses to produce a more refined riding horse, today's Dutch Warmblood. The original Groningen would have been lost but for the efforts of a few breeders and enthusiasts.
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 World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses which is affiliated with the Olympics-recognized International Federation for Equestrian Sports.
Chiara 222 was a Holsteiner studbook mare. [1] Her gray coat, originally dappled, became lighter over the years. [6] The mare proved equally at home in outdoor and indoor competitions. [16] Chiara 222 had atypical movements, in particular a head carriage in the air, and a rather low foreleg movement. [3]
Daughter Zinnia was the 1988 Champion at the Holsteiner Elite Mare Show in Elmshorn. [ 20 ] Chacomo (1989-2001) bay gelding out of Paranka (Marmor). 1999 German Federal Reserve Champion Dressage horse, 1999 Team Gold at the European Dressage Championships, and team gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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The Bavarian Warmblood is a horse breed of southern Germany that developed from an older Bavarian heavy warmblood breed called the Rottaler.Since mechanization in the mid-20th century, the Bavarian Regional Horse Breeders' Society has concentrated on producing a riding horse for the Olympic disciplines and recreational riding based on other European warmblood bloodlines.