Warmblood

A dominant presence on the international sporthorse competition circuit, many modern Warmbloods excel in jumping, dressage and three-day eventing, and serve as the breed of choice for Olympic equestrian teams around the world. The breed began emerging when warriors returned to Europe from the Middle East and Africa with hot-blooded Arabian horses captured in battle, which they then bred with heavier, agricultural breeds. Originally used as the mounts for the European aristocracy, carriage horses and cavalry mounts, the Warmblood’s popularity grew at the end of the Second World War when recreational horse-riding spread across the Western world.