Tag: warmblood

Understanding conformation: how form influences function

November 29, 2010.Reading time 2 minutes.

There is no such thing as the perfect horse. However, how the pieces of a horse “fit together” can significantly influence how that horse performs and help that horse stay sound throughout its career. For any discipline the overall balance of the horse is important. However, when you start looking at different disciplines, you look […]

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Trakehners – The Oldest Warmblood Breed

July 28, 2008.Reading time 9 minutes.

When I was horse shopping 12 years ago, I wasn’t in the market for a Trakehner. I didn’t really have any breed in mind. Mostly I wanted a horse to event. A horse that would have good enough movement to produce a decent dressage test, enough jump to keep me out of trouble, and brave […]

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