The W\u00fcrttemberger, W\u00fcrttemberger Warmblut or W\u00fcrttemberg Horse comes from W\u00fcrttemberg Germany where it was developed in the middle of the 16th century as a heavy coach horse.
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They were created by crossing Arabian<\/a> animals with native stock. In 1552 the official stud was moved to a facility run by Christoph von W\u00fcrttemburg, which is where the breed came by their name. Christoph crossed stock from the original stud with animals from a variety of countries including Hungary, Turkey, England and the Caucasus. <\/p>\n Over the years as the land was shaped by mankind and war a number of other bloodlines influenced the W\u00fcrttemberger including Andalusian<\/a>, Neapolitan<\/a> Barb<\/a> and East Friesian<\/a>.<\/p>\n Towards the end of the 19th century Anglo-Norman and Trakehner<\/a> were added to the mix and by the start of the 20th century the W\u00fcrttemberger was finally established as a breed. The breeders association was created in 1985 in Stuttgart. <\/p>\n The old type was bred to be an all around animal, strong enough for hard work but handsome enough for riding and coach work. They were powerful a cob type warmblood that was useful for the time, however these animals are very rare as breeding changed after the second World War towards a lighter, more athletic sport type. <\/p>\n The new type W\u00fcrttemberger has been bred at the Marbach Stud since the middle of the 20th century when coach horses fell out of favor for sporting animals. The old type was bred to Trakehner, Westfalen & Hanovarian<\/a> animals for refinement and athleticism. While they still retain elements of their cob type origins, the new type has a finer conformation and wider range of athletic ability. <\/p>\n Average height 16.1 hands<\/p>\n Head has a straight profile All colors<\/a><\/p>\n Friendly attitude<\/p>\n Riding horse Pferdezuchtverband Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg e. V.<\/a><\/p>\nFeatures<\/h3>\n
Physique<\/h3>\n
\nShoulders are sloping and powerful
\nChest is deep and broad
\nBack is short and strong
\nLegs are short and muscular
\nHooves are well formed and strong<\/p>\nTraditional Colors<\/h3>\n
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\nSport horse
\nShow horse
\nCoach horse
\nLight Draft<\/p>\nHelpful Links<\/h3>\n
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