Gelderland
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| Origin: | Netherlands, 19th century |
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| Stick measure : | 155-163 cm |
| Colors : | mostly foxes, molds, piebalds, blacks, browns |
| Main application area: | Leisure, carriage and show horse |
The Gelderlander is a Dutch horse breed that is mainly used as a carriage horse.
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
Gelderlanders are between 155 and 163 cm tall, have a long, strong neck and a straight and dry head. Gelderland foxes are mostly used, but there are also all other basic colors except for duns and isabels. Gelderlanders usually have many white badges.
interior
The Gelderlander is characterized above all by a good forehand and a lot of action in the trot .
Breeding history
In the 19th century, this breed began to be bred in the Dutch province of Gelderland . Stallions of different breeds were crossed with native, down-to-earth mares. The crossing of Neapolitans , Andalusians , Norfolk Roadsters , Hackney , Oldenburgs , East Frisians , Holsteiners , Hanoverians , Anglo-Normans and English thoroughbred horses gave the horses strength and temperament . The result was excellent chariot horses that were also highly valued by European royal families. Gelderlanders are registered today as the breeding direction "Gelder Paard" in the studbook of the Dutch warmblood descending from the Gelderlander .
See also
Web links
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- Jasper Nissen: Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds . Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-440-09723-4 .
- Bonnie Lou Hendricks: International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds . University of Oklahoma Press, 1995, ISBN 9780806138848 .