Warmblood horses are pretty special horses. They are excellent horses for show jumping, hunting and dressage and have many see warmbloods as one of the 'true horse breeds'.

Warmblood horses are calm, relaxed to ride and athletic which is why when you go to a show jumping competition it's no suprise that the paddocks are filled with warmbloods of all types.

There are many different types of warmblood horses, let us take a look at some.

Friesian Warmbloods
The Friesian warmblood or simply FPZ has it's stud book in Germany although the FPZ originally comes from Holland. Freisian horses can grow to 17 horse hands, don't spook easily and are very intelligent which is why they are a popular choice with many police forces. They are also a popular dressage horse although because of their large size they are loosing a little popularity in the show jumping arena.

Holsteiner Warmbloods
For those of us into our hunting, holsteiner warmbloods are a fantastic choice (and a personal favourite of mine). They are smart, well tempered and outstanding when it comes to jumping fences. The Holsteiner is a horse that is comfortable in the middle of a bunch and speaking from personal experience has always been comfortable when hacking out on minor roads.

Trakhener Warmbloods
The Trakhener warmbloods stud book is the only warmblood stud book still open and a quick review of the horses nature makes it clear why. While loving, friendly and easy to jump with Trakhener horses are very stubborn, tend to become distracted easily and can be tricky to deal with.

Andalusian Warmbloods
A favourite of horse lovers around the world, Andalusian warmbloods are perfect horses. They excel in the show ring and at jumping, they are easy to train to a high standard, easy to lead and very easy to ride. Andalusian horses as the name suggests hail from Spain and grow to 14 and 16 horse hands. Due to their traditional 'horse image' of a thick manes and tails they get cast in many films.

As a huge horse fan and someone who takes part in Show Jumping and Dressage competitions I have found that Warmblood horses are the best horses that you can buy.

If you are looking at horses for sale or looking for your next show jumping, dressage or hunting horses then take some time to read more about warmbloods.