{"id":535,"date":"2010-08-09T03:41:19","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T03:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theequinest.com\/breeds\/?p=535"},"modified":"2025-02-08T13:11:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T13:11:05","slug":"einsiedler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/einsiedler","title":{"rendered":"Einsiedler Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Intro<\/h3>\n<p>Also known as Swiss Halfbred, Swiss Warmblood and Schweizer Warmblut,the Einsiedler comes from Switzerland and is named for the Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln where it has been lovingly bred since 1064.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Origins<\/h3>\n<p>The first official stud book was opened in 1655 and in it were some unwise crosses so a second, more comprehensive stud book was developed in 1784. They have long been a popular Swiss cavalry mount because of their versatility and free action. In fact, this breed is significant throughout Swiss equine history, however they have changed considerably throughout the years. <\/p>\n<p>More recently in the 19th century <a href=\"\/breeds\/anglo-norman\">Anglo-Norman<\/a>, <a href=\"\/breeds\/cleveland-bay\">Yorkshire Coach Horse<\/a> and <a href=\"\/breeds\/holsteiner\">Holsteiner<\/a> have been added for their athleticism and sporting qualities. Today the Einsiedler is a strongly-built Anglo-Norman type with nice conformation and solid athletic ability. <\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<p>Average height 15.2 to 16.2 hands<\/p>\n<h3>Physique<\/h3>\n<p>Head is small with a straight, slightly convex profile<br \/>\nEars are expressive<br \/>\nEyes are alert and expressive<br \/>\nChest is deep and well muscled<br \/>\nLegs are long and hard with short cannons<\/p>\n<h3>Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n<p>All solid <a href=\"\/colors\">colors<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Temperament<\/h3>\n<p>High energy but manageable<br \/>\nIntelligent and alert<\/p>\n<h3>Use<\/h3>\n<p>Riding horse<br \/>\nCarriage horse<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisshorse.ch\/de\/home\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CH-Sportpferde Breeding Association (ZVCH)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheval-suisse.com\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cheval Suisse<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>More Images<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-two\">\n<div class=\"grid-two-one\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/einsiedler-3.webp\" alt=\"Einsiedler Horse\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two-two\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/einsiedler-2.webp\" alt=\"Einsiedler Horse\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two\">\n<div class=\"grid-two-one\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/einsiedler-4.webp\" alt=\"Einsiedler Horse\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two-two\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Video<\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qOO08Wt1LfQ?si=7lGnURiCAHfqMoDa\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro Also known as Swiss Halfbred, Swiss Warmblood and Schweizer Warmblut,the Einsiedler comes from Switzerland and is named for the Benedictine Abbey of Einsiedeln where it has been lovingly bred since 1064.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8757,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[126,127,25],"class_list":["post-535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-switzerland","tag-at-risk","tag-endangered","tag-solid-colors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8770,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535\/revisions\/8770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}