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What Exactly is a Warmblood Horse?
The Goldilocks of horses: Not too hot, not too cold, just right
for many disciplines
for many disciplines
A reader asks, "What exactly is a warmblood horse?"
The majority of horses tend to fall into three categories: cold blood breeds, hot blood breeds, and warmblood breeds. These generic terms refer to the horses’ temperaments.
Hot-Blood Breeds
Examples of hot-blood horse breeds include Arabian and Thoroughbred horses. They tend to be nervous and energetic. They excel at racing. Arabians are particularly well-suited to endurance racing.
This is an Arabian horse.
The majority of horses tend to fall into three categories: cold blood breeds, hot blood breeds, and warmblood breeds. These generic terms refer to the horses’ temperaments.
Hot-Blood Breeds
Examples of hot-blood horse breeds include Arabian and Thoroughbred horses. They tend to be nervous and energetic. They excel at racing. Arabians are particularly well-suited to endurance racing.
This is an Arabian horse.
This is a thoroughbred.
Cold-Blood Horse Breeds
These include large, heavy, stolid, and very calm draft horses such as Percherons, Shires, Clydesdales, and Belgians. They were were bred for draft and agricultural work.
These are Clydesdales.
Warmblood Horse Breeds
Warmbloods were produced by crossing hot-blood and cold-blood horses. Some common warmblood breeds are Dutch Warmblood, Hanoverian, Holsteiner, and Trakhener. These breeds were developed for riding and for drawing wagons and carriages. They are usually calmer than Thoroughbreds, but can move more athletically than the heavier draft breeds. Warmbloods excel in many disciplines such as dressage, jumping, and eventing.
This is a Hanoverian.
Warmbloods were produced by crossing hot-blood and cold-blood horses. Some common warmblood breeds are Dutch Warmblood, Hanoverian, Holsteiner, and Trakhener. These breeds were developed for riding and for drawing wagons and carriages. They are usually calmer than Thoroughbreds, but can move more athletically than the heavier draft breeds. Warmbloods excel in many disciplines such as dressage, jumping, and eventing.
This is a Hanoverian.
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