Holsteiner

Description: Animal Species: Horses

Newest Review: ... an essential quality in the movement of international equestrian athletes. In the 1976 Olympics, Holsteiners dominated the Equestrian Olympics. The gold and silver medal dressage winners were both Holsteiners. Holsteiners were also the silver medal winners in Three day eventing and show jumping. The breed consistently excels in international competition today, even though the Holsteiner ... more

... studbook is among the smallest in Europe with only 6% of the sport horse population. *~*~* The Horse Itself *~*~* The Holsteiners are a light horse breed and one of the warmblood breeds from Europe. Light horse breeds generally weigh less than 1,500 poun...more

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Holsteiner: A True German Athlete (1247 words)
by - written on 17/08/09 (Very useful, 24 readings)
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Since writing a few reviews about horse breeds that I actually own or have owned, I decided that I shouldn't really stop here! I have been around horses all my life as have most of my family so I have encountered many breeds of horse and I thought I'd share my knowledge with other people as I truly think the horse is a magnificent animal. I'm a huge fan of German bred horses (it helps as I own one!) and one of the breeds which I looked at before buying an Oldenburg was the Holsteiner which is a true athlete without question! *~*~* The Holsteiner *~*~* It is an old German breed of warmblood horse originally bred by a monastery. The ... Read the complete review

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