Dutch Warm Blood Breed
No registry produced more successful international show jumping horses than the KWPN. For the
2007 year, Dutch Warmbloods were ranked #1 in jumping by the World Breeding Federation for Sport
Horses (WBFSH).The only registry more successful on the dressage "big tour" was the Hanoverian
studbook; Dutch Warmbloods were ranked #2 in dressage in the WBFSH rankings in 2007 due to
high placings in major events by horses such as Painted Black, Jazz and Idocus.In North America, the
Dutch Warmblood is a favorite choice for the hunter ring.
The Dutch Warmblood is a fairly modern breed that was derived from two native Dutch Breeds - the
Gelderlander and the Groningen. The breeders intended to combine the best characteristics of each
breed and then the resulting offspring were further refined with the introduction of Thoroughbred
blood. This resulted in athletic horses, with good sloping shoulders, giving them a flatter and longer
action, as well as longer necks and shorter backs than the native Dutch breeds. The addition of
thoroughbred blood also improved the Dutch horses' scope and stamina. Dutch farmers earned their
living with horses, so strict breeding practices have long been used. Other related Warmbloods, such
as the Oldenburg and the Hanoverian, were used to clarify some minor conformation details and to
emphasize the desirable calm temperament.
Dutch Warmbloods are sound and long-lived due to the stringent requirements placed on stallions
and elite mares. While mild navicular changes, sesamoids, pastern arthritis and bone spavin may be
permitted on radiographs, osteochondrosis in the hock or stifle is not allowed. Horses are disqualified
from breeding for the following flaws: congenital eye defects, over- or underbite, lack of symmetry in
stifles, hocks, hooves, or movement.
No registry produced more successful international show jumping horses than the KWPN. For the
2007 year, Dutch Warmbloods were ranked #1 in jumping by the World Breeding Federation for Sport
Horses (WBFSH).The only registry more successful on the dressage "big tour" was the Hanoverian
studbook; Dutch Warmbloods were ranked #2 in dressage in the WBFSH rankings in 2007 due to
high placings in major events by horses such as Painted Black, Jazz and Idocus.In North America, the
Dutch Warmblood is a favorite choice for the hunter ring.
The Dutch Warmblood is a fairly modern breed that was derived from two native Dutch Breeds - the
Gelderlander and the Groningen. The breeders intended to combine the best characteristics of each
breed and then the resulting offspring were further refined with the introduction of Thoroughbred
blood. This resulted in athletic horses, with good sloping shoulders, giving them a flatter and longer
action, as well as longer necks and shorter backs than the native Dutch breeds. The addition of
thoroughbred blood also improved the Dutch horses' scope and stamina. Dutch farmers earned their
living with horses, so strict breeding practices have long been used. Other related Warmbloods, such
as the Oldenburg and the Hanoverian, were used to clarify some minor conformation details and to
emphasize the desirable calm temperament.
Dutch Warmbloods are sound and long-lived due to the stringent requirements placed on stallions
and elite mares. While mild navicular changes, sesamoids, pastern arthritis and bone spavin may be
permitted on radiographs, osteochondrosis in the hock or stifle is not allowed. Horses are disqualified
from breeding for the following flaws: congenital eye defects, over- or underbite, lack of symmetry in
stifles, hocks, hooves, or movement.
