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and tail; no other color may be registered. The coat varies from pale to very dark, sometimes almost black; this, with a pale or silvery mane, is the coloring called in German
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genes, but because they were chestnut, the silver was not expressed; it was thought to have been introduced by outcrossing to some other breed in the past.
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Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively German.
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for flaxen chestnut coloring began in 1875. In a study of 250 horses of the breed published in 2013, two were found to carry
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Effects of inbreeding and other systematic effects on fertility of Black Forest
Draught horses in Germany
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690:(in German). St. Märgen: Schwarzwälder Pferdezuchtgenossenschaft. Accessed May 2019.
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Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016).
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Rote Liste der gefährdeten einheimischen
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to the north. Breeding was concentrated round the monasteries of St. Peter and of
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The State of the World's Animal
Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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Incidence of
Mutation for Silver Coat Color in Black Forest Horses
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and 1077 mares was reported; in 2019 the breed was listed by the
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Thomas
Armbruster, Wolf Brodauf, Gerhard Schröder (2007–2013).
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Maarit Müller-Unterberg, Sandra
Wallmann, Ottmar Distl (2017).
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Gesellschaft zur
Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen
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Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding
714:. Haupt- und Landgestüt Marbach. Archived 9 February 2012.
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Die Rote Liste der bedrohten Nutztierrassen in Deutschland
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The Black Forest Horse was originally bred for work in
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774:(3 volumes, in German). Freiburg: Schillinger-Verlag.
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Schwerpunkt - Pferde: Das Schwarzwälder Kaltblutpferd
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considered to be wholly or partly of German origin.
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Schwarzwälder Kaltblut - Geschichte und Geschichten
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460:broad and muscular. The legs are clean, without
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507:Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (2007).
366:, it was merged into the general stud-book for
343:; for this reason it was formerly known as the
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362:was begun in the same year. In 1935, in the
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325:Abbey of Saint Peter in the Black Forest
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1051:Animal breeds on the GEH Red List
428:The Black Forest Horse is always
675:Breed description: Black Forest
484:and, more and more often, as a
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653:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
327:. A type of heavy horse, the
255:Haupt- und Landgestüt Marbach
387:mechanisation of agriculture
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16:German breed of draft horse
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307:Driven four-in-hand at
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686:Manfred Weber (2010).
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107:Black Forest Coldblood
75:Schwarzwälder Kaltblut
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405:in its category III,
385:registered. With the
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372:French administration
335:to the south and the
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1016:List of horse breeds
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843:Arenberg-Nordkirchen
480:; it is now used in
393:was reported by the
237:Equus ferus caballus
969:Schleswig Coldblood
874:German Classic Pony
559:Horses of the World
420:is also available.
391:conservation status
89:Schwarzwälder Fuchs
36:Conservation status
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984:Thüringer Warmblut
879:German Riding Pony
853:Black Forest Horse
848:Bavarian Warmblood
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45:(2007): endangered
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753:Hinterwälder Rind
352:breed association
321:Baden-Württemberg
319:– in what is now
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929:Oldenburger
511:, annex to
474:agriculture
442:Dunkelfuchs
364:Nazi period
329:Wälderpferd
285:draft horse
59:Other names
1030:Categories
934:Ostfriesen
909:Leonharder
899:Holsteiner
889:Heck horse
884:Hanoverian
492:References
462:feathering
341:St. Märgen
333:Hotzenwald
309:Bernhausen
193:148–156 cm
186:150–160 cm
170:500–600 kg
989:Trakehner
658:(1): 70.
447:selection
407:gefährdet
399:stallions
360:stud-book
337:Kinzigtal
287:from the
283:of light
267:‹See Tfd›
95:‹See Tfd›
81:‹See Tfd›
67:‹See Tfd›
954:Rottaler
919:Lewitzer
863:Dülmener
742:See also
579:(2010).
478:forestry
430:chestnut
416:, where
207:chestnut
191:Female:
482:harness
432:with a
311:in 2014
299:History
293:Germany
145:harness
118:Germany
974:Senner
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451:silver
434:flaxen
271:German
203:Colour
184:Male:
178:Height
164:Weight
159:Traits
150:riding
99:German
85:German
71:German
458:croup
383:mares
368:Baden
281:breed
140:draft
607:ISBN
564:ISBN
519:ISBN
476:and
468:Uses
437:mane
260:The
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133:Use
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