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and breeding approval. While the ideal horse for registration is already a warmblood type, there are no breed restrictions for
American Warmbloods. Horses which are 100% hot or cold blooded are not typical, but can be registered if they are able to meet the registry's performance standards (this
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Germany began producing a modern version of the breed, with the goal of creating a marketable sport horse. thoroughbredt stallions were bred to Oldenburg mares, and the resulting mares were then bred to
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651:"War Horses Remembered"
52:Distinguishing features
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294:mounts by some in the
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966:American Walking Pony
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921:American Indian Horse
572:Famous Running Horses
309:Kellogg Arabian Ranch
33:An American Warmblood
1274:List of horse breeds
1206:Spotted Saddle Horse
1186:Spanish Jennet Horse
1176:Rocky Mountain Horse
1151:Pony of the Americas
1096:Missouri Fox Trotter
1031:Carolina Marsh Tacky
1021:Canadian Sport Horse
1016:Canadian Rustic Pony
976:American White Horse
931:American Paint Horse
911:American Crème Horse
906:American Cream Draft
812:List of horse breeds
174:Missouri Fox Trotter
84:Equus ferus caballus
1226:Virginia Highlander
1126:National Show Horse
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916:American Drum Horse
677:"German Warmbloods"
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166:Gaited horse breeds
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281:Confederate
233:Epsom Derby
106:sport horse
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1288:Categories
878:countries.
788:August 23,
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583:Cederwald.
435:References
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347:cavalries
285:Traveller
237:Sir Archy
221:Messenger
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158:Arabians
118:eventing
110:dressage
1240:Extinct
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292:cavalry
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