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
editThe 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
editHeight 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
editThis 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
- ^ a b Susan McBane, Gillian McCarthy (1991). The Competition Horse: Breeding, Production, and Management, first American edition. New York: Howell Book House. ISBN 9780632023271.
- ^ a b Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2020). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (sixth edition). Wallingford; Boston: CABI. ISBN 9781789241532.
- ^ a b c d e Rousseau, Élise (2016). Guide des chevaux d'Europe. Illustrator: Yann Le Bris. Paris: Delachaux et Niestlé. ISBN 978-2-603-02437-9.
- ^ "Stud Book Organisation : Mare Grading". The Warmblood Breeders' Studbook UK. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ British Warm-Blood Horses Company Limited: Company number 02032201. Cardiff: Companies House. Accessed November 2023.
- ^ Horse passport issuing organisations that manage studbooks in the UK and are based in Great Britain. London: Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs. Accessed November 2023.
- ^ "UK Warmblood Breeders Studbook". World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses. 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b Wright, Liz (2020). Beautiful Horses: Portraits of champion breeds. Ivy Press. ISBN 978-1-78240-779-9. OL 29418714M.
- ^ Kidd, Jane (1986). International encyclopedia of horse breeds. HPBooks. p. 92. ISBN 0-89586-393-6. OCLC 13254040.
- ^ Turner, Jacky (2010). Animal Breeding, Welfare and Society. Routledge. p. chap. Pedigrees and purity. ISBN 978-1-136-54187-2.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Andrea (2016). The Ultimate Guide to Horse Breeds. Kit Houghton. Book Sales. ISBN 978-0-7858-3467-0.
- ^ [s.n.] (30 June 2024). WBFSH World Ranking List – Jumping Studbooks. Maarslet: World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses. Archived 14 July 2024.
- ^ [s.n.] (30 June 2024). WBFSH World Ranking List – Dressage Studbooks. Maarslet: World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses. Archived 14 July 2024.
- ^ [s.n.] (30 June 2024). WBFSH World Ranking List – Eventing Studbooks. Maarslet: World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses. Archived 14 July 2024.
- ^ Clark, Aimi (5 October 2017). "'The best working hunter in the country': warmblood does the double at HOYS - Horse & Hound". Horse & Hound. Retrieved 2 March 2018.