American Warmblood is also known as a sport horse.
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What are Warmblood horses? Warmbloods are a group of middle-weight horse types and breeds, primarily originating in Europe, registered with organizations that are characterized by open studbook policy, studbook selection, and the aim of breeding the perfect equestrian horse.
Many types of horses and ponies are classed as “warm bloods”, bred for work, driving, show jumping and dressage competitions.
The American Warmblood is more of a "type" than a "breed".
Like most of the European warmbloods, the American Warmblood has an "open" book.
There is more emphasis on producing quality sport horses, rather than the preservation of any particular bloodlines, which allows for much diversity in the bloodlines of American Warmblood.
From the 1950’s, European Warm bloods were arriving into the USA.
At that time American groups were not considered to be part of the regional breeding programmes.
By the 1970’s Americans believed the time was right to produce their own sport horse, the American warmblood .
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The American Warmblood Registry was established in 1981.
This sport horse has been greatly influenced by the European warm bloods, Thoroughbreds, Arabs and several draft breeds.
In 1981, the American Warm blood Registry was established with a strict performance criteria and inspections to meet, in order to become registered into the studbook.
Breeding stock must be approved for breeding through studbook inspection, which requires mares and stallions to meet even more stringent inspection and/or performance criteria.
All bloodlines are accepted, but they must meet with all qualities needed.
American Warmbloods are of any colour, though the solid colors are the most common.
Size varies from around 15 – 17hh.
The sport horse should ideally be powerful, balanced with good bone.
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