For horse enthusiasts, the desire to discover the most magnificent Global Warmblood Horse Breeds is inevitable.
We’ve put together a list of the 9 Most Exquisite Equine Breeds that you can check out and see which one of them appeals to you the most.
The 9 Magnificent Global Warmblood Horse Breeds are –
- Maremmana Italian Warmblood Horse
- Sardinian Warmblood Horse Breed
- Murgese Italian Warmblood Horse
- Calabrese Warmblood Horse
- Salerno Warmblood Horse
- Plateau Persian Warmblood Horse
- Dole Trotter Horse Breed
- DØLE-GUDBRANDSDAL Horse Breed
- Sokolsky Warmblood Horse Breed
Keep on reading to have a detailed look at each of them.
Table of Contents (Horspedia)
Maremmana Italian Warmblood Horse Breed
The Maremmana, sometimes called Maremma, is a horse ridden by the Italian mounted police.
It is also of service to agriculture and is much favoured by the buttero (cowboys) who herd the cattle. It is an indigenous Italian breed.
Origin and Characteristics of Maremmana Italian Warmblood Horses
- Origin: Italy.
- Height: About 15.3hh.
- Colour: Solid colours.
- Character: Calm, active, intelligent, patient.
- Physique: Strong, hard, a rather heavy saddle/light draught horse, frugal and enduring.
Sardinian Warmblood Horse Breed
The Sardinian, as its name implies, is an island breed.
Small in Size But Big in Spirit
It is mainly used by the mounted police and as a general saddle horse.
With training, it can be taught to jump to show standards, and it has in the past participated in international competitions as a member of the Italian Army team.
Origin and Characteristics of Sardinian Warmblood Horses
- Origin: Sardinia.
- Height: 15-15.2hh. It can be smaller but is rarely taller.
- Colour: Bay and brown are the usual Colours.
- Character: Bold, clever, and enduring.
- Physique: Small, tough horse of good conformation, extremely hardy and sure-footed. Action is clean and straight.
Murgese | Italian Warmblood Horse Type Breed
This horse bears a famous name since the Murge district was renowned for centuries for its excellent saddle horses.
About 200 years ago, the Murgeseb breed died out, apparently from lack of local interest. The modern Murgese is not related to this illustrious forerunner.
The Murgese of today is a light draught/saddle horse. It is not yet strictly uniform in type. At its best, it is a distinctive riding horse, showing obvious traces of Oriental blood.
Origin and Characteristics of Murgese Horses
- Origin: Italy.
- Height: 15-16hh.
- Colour: Usually chestnut.
- Character: Willing, cooperative, and well mannered.
- Physique: Well-developed and muscular chest, hard black hooves, and dense mane.
Calabrese Warmblood Horse Type
The Calabrese is a handsome, medium-weight saddle horse that is bred in the south of Italy.
It has a rather small, alert head and a compact body with strong shoulders and hindquarters. It is now decreasing in numbers.
Origin and Characteristics of Calabrese Horses
- Origin: Italy – Calabria.
- Height: About 16hh.
- Colour: Any solid Colour.
- Character: Friendly, willing & tough.
- Physique: Broad chest, deep shoulders, short and straight back.
Salerno Warmblood Horse Breed Overview
The Salerno, a favourite of the Italian army, is now on the decline. It is a high-quality saddle horse, showing aristocratic ancestry.
Origin and Characteristics of Salerno Warmblood Horses
- Origin: Italy- Maremma and Salerno.
- Height: About 16hh.
- Colour: Any solid Colour.
- Character: Intelligent, responsive, gentle.
Physique: Slightly large head showing definite quality.
Good shoulders and quarters, prominent withers, and ample room in the chest. The bone is good, and the general conformation is attractive.
Plateau Persian Warmblood Horse Type
Iran has been producing exquisite small riding horses for more than 2,500 years.
The animals are akin to the desert Arabian and show much the same elegance and fire and air – hardly surprising, since they were produced by the same ruthless natural selection, nurtured in the same inhospitable climate, fed a diet that was often meagre, and conditioned in tough and harsh terrain.
On the central Persian plateau, a rough mountain country inhabited by nomadic tribes, several similar horse strains have come into being over the centuries.
Among them are the Shirazi, Quashquai, Basseri, Bakhtiari and some Persian Arab types.
Very recently these horses have been grouped together by the Royal Horse Society of Iran under the single heading Plateau Persian.
Most popular of the Plateau Persian Strain of Warmblood Horses
Two of the most popular of the Plateau Persian strains are the Darashouri and the Jaf, but before these are described, mention must be made of a horse that is not a Plateau Persian at all but a new breed created from it-the Pahlavan.
The Pahlavan, bred primarily by HIM the Shah, is a Thoroughbred Plateau Persian-Arab cross standing 15.2-16hh and possessing strength, elegance and great beauty.
Also in the Imperial stables is another tall, strong horse gaining popularity in Iran – the Anglo-Persian, whose bloodlines need no explanation.
- Origin: Iran.
- Height: 14.3-15hh. Generally Smaller.
- Colour: Usually grey, chestnut, bay, and black.
- Character: Intelligent and bold.
- Physique: Small, tough horse of good conformation, extremely hardy, refined heads and athletic bodies.
Dole Trotter Active Warmblood Horse Breed
The Dele Trotter began more from fashion than from sporting competition. During the 18th century, the demand for swift, attractive horse-drawn vehicles peaked, justified as it was by practicality as much as by pleasure.
The Thoroughbred stallion Odin, imported in 1834, had a lasting. Effect on the lighter type of Døle horse that has now become the Trotter, and later introductions of trotting blood only added to abilities already beginning to appear.
Its Neck is strong, shoulder well-developed and tending to the upright. Roomy chest; body light framed and well-ribbed-up; hindquarters flexible, long thighs, legs short and iron hard.
Origin and Characteristics of Dole Trotter Horses
- Origin: Norway.
- Height: Usually a little over 15hh.
- Colour: As Dole-Gudbrandsdal.
- Character: Active, tough, competitive.
- Physique (see also Dole-Gudbrandsdal): Hard, active harness horse with a strong look of the Fell pony. Head has a pony or Oriental cast, with open nostrils, pricked ears, and sometimes a concave face.
DØLE-GUDBRANDSDAL Norwegian Warmblood Horse Breed
The average Døle-Gudbrandsdal horse (average meaning middleweight) is very like the Dales pony of England, and there are also strong reminders of the Friesian.
All derive from the same North Sea stock and very probably were interchanged from country to country before the history of horse breeds was considered worthy of record.
The Døle is easily the most influential and most widespread breed in Norway.
Varying as it does in type and this is probably owing to outcrossing with differing types of foreign stock, ranging from heavy draught to the Thoroughbred – it can perform all of the tasks required by the farmer, carter, lumberman and also be an economic, sure-footed saddle horse.
Demand of Dole horses In Decline! Why?
The demand for Dole horses, steady throughout the first part of the 20th century, reached an artificial high in World War II because of the scarcity of motor fuel.
Demand for heavy horses has since declined, and today there is a call for lighter animals of the riding type. Government-controlled studs were started in 1962.
This breed has strong shoulders, often a little upright, deep girth; strong body, well ribbed-up, and powerful, round hindquarters; legs short and of abundant bone, with moderate to heavy feather, depending on the heaviness of type.
Action straight, and especially good at the trot. Hardy and enduring.
Origin and Characteristics of DØLE-GUDBRANDSDAL Horses
- Origin: Norway.
- Height: 14.2-15.2hh.
- Colour: Solid Colours – almost always black, brown, bay.
- Character: Active, patient, adaptable.
- Physique: Varies from a muscular draught type to a much lighter-weight animal reminiscent of the Fell pony. Characteristics are a neat, somewhat pony-type head with a straight face, set well on a neck with a slight to marked crest.
Sokolsky Warmblood Horse Breed
The Sokólsky is a useful working horse for the small farmer. It has a strong constitution and is a frugal horse to keep. It adapts to almost any sort of work and is a willing worker.
Its Back is fairly short and straight, hindquarters strong and sloping. The breed has hard legs, almost devoid of feathers, short cannon bones, strong tendons, large, round feet.
Origin and Characteristics of Sokolsky Warmblood Horses
- Origin: Poland
- Height: 15-16hh.
- Colour: Any solid Colour. Chestnut is by far the most common Colour.
- Character: Kind, patient, calm, hard-working.
- Physique: Large head with a straight face, kind eye, and mobile ears. Strong, clean neck. Powerful front: well-developed, sloping shoulder, deep chest and girth, prominent withers.
