Wielkopolski
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Wielkopolsky of the heavy warmblood type |
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| Origin: | Poland |
| Main breeding area: | Poland , Poznan and Mazury |
| Distribution: | Eastern Europe, mainly Poland |
| Stick measure : | 162-168 cm |
| Colors : | all |
| Main application area: | Refiner, riding and driving horse |
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The Wielkopolski or Polish Warmblood is one of the most important warmblood horse breeds in Poland . He is a close relative of the Trakehner and is often seen as the Polish equivalent of the Anglo-Arab . A Wielkopolski is a warm-blooded horse with very good aptitudes for eventing .
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
In terms of appearance, the Wielkopolski is of the type of a noble sport horse on a half-blood basis. The dry head expresses its nobility and sits on a long, correctly and well placed neck. The shoulder is well positioned, sufficiently long and the withers sufficiently pronounced for an animal with good riding horse points . The trunk is moderately broad and compact and deep, the hindquarters well muscled. The croup , which is also well muscled, is sloping, but the feet & legs are good with medium strength, with dry joints and tendons, and long pasterns with few hangings. The long hair is fine.
There is also a heavier type of breed that is based on the Poznan and is a heavy warmblood.
interior
The mechanics are well developed according to the demands of a sport horse with persistent galloping ability and a tendency to jump. They were even used successfully in dressage, if not much.
Breeding history
The horse breeding tradition in Poland can be equated with that in Hungary and is therefore historically leading in Europe. The Wielkopolski breed is comparatively young, but with the Trakehner it is based on old ancestors.
After the Second World War , the trakehner's remaining stocks in Poland were carefully farmed under the name Masure . At the same time there was a popular economic breed , the Posener , which was bred on the basis of the Konik with a strong influence from East Prussia . The horses from Poznan were bred at the Posadowo , Racot and Gogolewo studs , the horses from Masuria were bred at the Liski stud and the state studs in Masuria. Around the 1960s, these two breeds were grouped under the name Wielkopolska Horse - in Polish Koń wielkopolski .
To maintain a gene pool, both breeds were initially bred separately in small populations, but are now considered extinct. They were Arab in character, as the Poles preferred the Arab type for their light cavalry .
Since then, the breed has been systematically bred in thirteen state studs and quickly achieved the status of an important economic factor. Five of these studs have specialized exclusively in the breeding of sport horses.
Anglo-Arabs and thoroughbreds were also occasionally introduced into the breed during the 20th century . Overall, the Kon Wielkopolski can be traced back to the following breeds:
- Konik
- Masurian horse
- Poznan
- Trakehner
- Hanoverian
- English blood
- Arabian thoroughbred
Due to the high proportion of thoroughbred, the Wielkopolski is an excellent show jumper with the speed, mental stamina and courage for the eventing sport. He is still well suited as a light workhorse.
The name
In German and Polish literature, the term Wielkopolski is mostly used. This breed was named after the Polish voivodeship (region) Wielkopolska , which is where the breed originated.
literature
Wielkopolski in literature. The breed is mentioned in:
- Hans Joachim Köhler (Ed.): The great stud farms of the world . Hallwag, Bern / Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-444-10374-3 .
- Heidrun Werner: Horses . Buch und Zeit Verlag, Cologne. P. 72.
- Susan McBane, Bob Langrish, Cathy Marriott (Eds.): Horses of the World . Könemann, Cologne 1997, ISBN 3-89508-527-8 .
- Martin Haller: The Kosmos horse guide . P. 135.
- Cavallo No. 5, 1996, p. 46.
