{"id":8091,"date":"2025-01-23T16:36:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/?p=8091"},"modified":"2025-01-23T16:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:37:32","slug":"dutch-heavy-warmblood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/dutch-heavy-warmblood","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Heavy Warmblood Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Intro<\/h3>\n<p>Also called Zwaar Warmbloed paard, the Dutch Heavy Warmblood is a robust riding type that is registered separately than the <a href=\"\/breeds\/dutch-riding-horse\">Dutch Riding Horse<\/a> and their <a href=\"\/breeds\/dutch-warmblood\">KWPN sport<\/a> registries.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Origins<\/h3>\n<p>During the early to mid 20th century farmers used a heavy warmblood type that was both good for riding and for agricultural needs. These animals were more robust than most riding types, making them more versatile for heavier agricultural needs. In 1998 a studbook was established to preserve these older types of warmblood animal, including old-type Oldenburger, <a href=\"\/breeds\/east-friesian\">East Friesian<\/a> and <a href=\"\/breeds\/groningen\">Groninger<\/a> bloodlines. <\/p>\n<p>According to the DAD-IS they are critical and as of 2017 there were 227 left.<\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<p>Average height 16.4 hands<\/p>\n<h3>Physique<\/h3>\n<p>Conformation may vary based on breed type but there are some characteristics that most share<br \/>\nHead is long with a straight or slightly convex profile<br \/>\nNeck is medium in length and muscular<br \/>\nBack is long<br \/>\nHindquarters are powerful and muscular<br \/>\nChest is wide and deep<br \/>\nLegs are strong with good joints<br \/>\nHooves are well shaped<\/p>\n<h3>Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n<p>Generally dark solid <a href=\"\/colors\">colors<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Temperament<\/h3>\n<p>Calm and tractable <\/p>\n<h3>Use<\/h3>\n<p>Riding<br \/>\nSport<br \/>\nDraft<br \/>\nCarting<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><small>*All links open in a new window<\/small><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihwstudbook.com\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> International Heavy Warmblood Horse Breeders Association (IHW)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>More Images<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-two\">\n<div class=\"grid-two-one\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/dutch-heavy-warmblood-2.webp\" alt=\"Dutch Heavy Warmblood Horse\" load=\"lazy\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two-two\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/dutch-heavy-warmblood-3.webp\" alt=\"Dutch Heavy Warmblood Horse\" load=\"lazy\" \/>\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\/HQWyNhdSMYE?si=XLw-rTpzt9G4hdbW\" 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<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IYSlPsuKoC0?si=WwahRiI6wVxn9JDx\" 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 called Zwaar Warmbloed paard, the Dutch Heavy Warmblood is a robust riding type that is registered separately than the Dutch Riding Horse and their KWPN sport registries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[126,134,25],"class_list":["post-8091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-netherlands","tag-at-risk","tag-critical","tag-solid-colors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8091","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=8091"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8098,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8091\/revisions\/8098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}