British Warmblood
British breed of horse
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The British Warmblood is British inspection-based stud-book of sport horse. Like other warmblood stud-books it is commonly considered to be a breed. It derives from European sport horses including the Hanoverian, the Dutch Warmblood and the Danish Warmblood.
Felix Vogg on Maverick Mcnamara at the Concours hippique international de Genève in 2014 | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Colour | usually bay, chestnut or black |
It is bred mainly for dressage, but also performs well in show jumping. Some have been exported to other countries.
History
The British Warmblood Society was established in 1977 and opened a stud-book for sport horses; unlike most other European warmblood stud-books, registration was based not on progeny or performance testing but only on pedigree, conformation and veterinary inspection.[1]: 447 [2]: 33 Early registrations included imported European warmbloods including some Hanoverian, Dutch Warmblood and Danish Warmblood stock, as well as Thoroughbred crosses with various British horses.[2]: 33 [3]: 66 [4]: 185 Separate sections of the stud-book were maintained for the Hanoverian and Trakehner.[1]: 447 Approval criteria for mares date from 1982.[5]
The society was registered as a private limited company in 1986,[6] and in 1994 was approved by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs to issue horse passports.[7][3]: 185 Since 2008 it has used the name Warmblood Breeders Studbook UK.[8]
Characteristics
Height at the withers is variously given as 1.55–1.70 m,[4]: 66 as 1.58–1.78 m,[9]: 54 and as 1.60–1.70 m.[10] The legs are long, the neck medium-sized, the chest deep and the withers deep.[4]: 66 The coat is solid-coloured,[1]: 447 usually bay, chestnut or black.[4]: 66 Horses may be branded with a crown surmounted by a cross.[11]
Uses
This horse was bred to compete in show jumping, dressage and the three-day event;[4]: 66 [12]: 88 it is particularly used for dressage.[9]: 54
In the stud-book rankings of the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses in 2024, the British Warmblood was the 36th of 41 breeds listed in dressage, the 55th of 58 in show-jumping and the 36th of 58 in the three-day event.[13][14][15]
On 5 October 2017, a British Warmblood horse won the British national hunter riding competition.[16]
