Learn all about the warmblood horse and why it excels at dressage and show jumping <\/p>
Technically the description warmblood <\/em>implies a warmblood horse is a cross between cold-blooded breeds (native ponies<\/a>, Irish draught etc) and a hot-blooded horse – the thoroughbred and Arab.<\/strong> <\/p> The Irish Sport Horse, which is a cross between an Irish draught and a thoroughbred<\/a>, is a well-known example. <\/p> However it’s not as simple as that – although today’s warmbloods are more than likely to have a bit of blood from both hot-blooded horses and cold-blooded horse in them. Warmbloods are a type of horse that originated on the continent, which were were bred and developed for performance and movement – particularly dressage <\/a>and show jumping. <\/p> Warmbloods are usually described as middleweight – thoroughbreds and Arabs are lightweight, while draught horses<\/a> are heavyweight. <\/p> Warmbloods are meant to have the inherited the best characteristics from both hot and cold-blooded horses and are known for their big jump, extravagant paces and calm temperament.<\/p> There are a number of warmblood breeds including Hanoverian, Dutch warmblood, Trakehner, Holsteiner and Belgium warmblood.<\/p> Discover all about the\u00a0equestrian world<\/a>, from\u00a0how much it costs to own a horse<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0what to wear horse riding<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0how to pass horses while out\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0countryside<\/a><\/p>