Wuerttemberger
The history of the Wuerttemberger dates back to the 16th century, when local
mares of different types were crossed with Arab stallions. Later also Trakehner,
Normandy, Oldenburg and Nonius stallions were involved, creating a useful and
easy keeping multi-purpose horse for the agriculture in the Wuerttemberg region.
The breed registry was founded in 1895, after the breed had stabilised, mainly
influenced by the Anglo-Normandy-stallion "Faust", born 1886. With the help of
Trakehner stallions the breed changed after world war II to a noble, medium
sized (average 163 cm) powerful type.
This medium warmblood, suitable for riding as well as driving, has a good
overall appearance, with impressive head, broad chest and heavy boned legs.
Overall, it is a robust horse, mainly seen as black horse, bay or chestnut.
Wuerttemberg is one of the breeding region, which (like Oldenburg and
East Friesland) had to radically change the type of their horses. Once the
Wuerttemberg horse was a near-draft heavy farming horse, as needed by the local
farmers: strong, reliable, well mannered. But what was good and demanded for
centuries suddenly was not needed any more. Therefore the breed had to change to
preserve the regional horse breeding. Todays Wuerttemberg horse is an elegant
riding horse, comparable with all the other "traditional" riding horse breed,
but still retaining the reliability and good temper of the old type. Today on
the grounds of the more than 400 years old stud at Marbach (the oldest stud in
Germany) an old breed has arisen in new glamour.
Exterior: Noble head,
well-set neck, deep chest, high withers. Well muscled, not too long back and
broad, muscular croup. Sloping shoulder, correct legs, hard hooves. Colour: Bay,
chestnut, black, few greys Size: 160 to 165 cm Usage: Multi-purpose sporthorse
with good temper
Wuerttemberg warmblood breed, located in the state of
Baden-Wuerttemberg Since the founding of the former Royal stables at Marbach on
the Lauter in 1573, which is active as state stud since 1736, horse breeding is
documented in Wuerttemberg. However, the breeding activities were mainly
unsuccessful due to the harsh climate, difficult soils and frequently changing
breeding policies of the different rulers. Only at the end of the 19th century,
by mixing in Anglo-Normandy and Trakehner bloodlines systematically, good
breeding results were obtained with a warmblood farming horse. To change to
breed from a farm horse towards a riding horse in the 60's of our century,
mainly Trakehner stallions were used, of which the state stallion "Julmond" as
founding father of a famous line is still renown. This refinement gave the
Wuerttemberg breed some obvious Trakehner features. The size lies around 165 cm,
the main colours are chestnut and bay, also grey horses are common.
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