Westphalian
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| Origin: | Westphalia |
| Main breeding area: | Westphalia |
| Distribution: | widespread in Germany, approx. 240 stallions and approx. 8,500 broodmares |
| Stick measure : | 160-172 cm |
| Colors : | All basic colors |
| Main application area: | Sport and leisure horse |
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The Westphalian is a horse breed and, after the Hanoverian, the second largest closed German warmblood breed .
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
The Westphalian corresponds to the ideas of today's sport horse type. He is very similar to the Hanoverian, by whom he was strongly influenced, but often a little coarser than this, as fewer thoroughbreds were used than in the Hanoverian breed.
interior
The Westphalian is considered to be a relatively calm sport horse that is also suitable as a leisure horse. He shows a high willingness to learn and reliability. In addition, like most German warm-blooded animals, he is friendly and people-oriented.
Breeding history
The State Stud Warendorf , the center of Westphalian breeding, was founded in 1826. Initially, the breeding success was very low, as the requirements of the rural environment were not taken into account in the breeding goals of the stud. It was not until the end of the 19th century that these requirements had an impact on the breeding goal that the hoped-for success quickly became apparent in both cold and warm blood breeding. In 1904 the Westphalian Horse Studbook was founded, which still considered cold and warm blood breeding in equal parts. Until the end of the Second World War , the focus of breeding was on horses that were suitable for field work (cold blood breeding) and for work as carriage horses (warm blood breeding). With the end of the Second World War, the demand for these breeds fell sharply due to the emergence of motorization, so that more attention was devoted to the development of riding and sport horses. There were stallions from other breeds, e.g. B. Hanoverians , Holsteiners , Trakehners , but also Selle Français , Anglo-Arabs and other thoroughbreds are used. In contrast to other breeds, mainly native breeds were crossed and so the modern Westphalian slowly but steadily developed.
See also
- List of horse breeds
- Westphalia horse (heraldic animal)
