Breed Characteristics
The Rhenish is similar to the Belgian, with a large, muscular body. Its head is plain, and the neck is short and strong. The body is compact, broad and deep, and the hindquarters are very muscular. The limbs are strong and short and have a fair amount of feather. They can be chestnut, red roan with flaxen mane and tail or bay roan with black points. They stand between 16 and 17 hands high.
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Horse breeds originating in Germany
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These are the horse breeds considered to be wholly or partly of German origin.
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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- Aegidienberger
- Arenberg-Nordkirchen or Arenberg Pony
- Bavarian Warmblood
- Black Forest Horse
- Brandenburger
- Dülmen Pony
- German Classic Pony
- German Riding Pony
- Hanoverian horse
- Heck horse
- Hessian warmblood or Hessisches Warmblut
- Holsteiner horse
- Lehmkuhlener Pony
- Leutstettener
- Lewitzer
- Mecklenburger
- Oberlander horse
- Oldenburg horse
- Ostfriesen and Alt-Oldenburger
- Rhinelander horse
- Rhenish-German Cold-Blood
- Schleswig horse
- South German Cold-Blood
- Trakehner
- Westphalian horse
- Württemberger
- Zweibrücker
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- For additional breeds of horse please see the List of horse breeds
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Equine
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Equine science and
management |
- Equine anatomy
- Equine nutrition
- Horse behavior
- Horse care
- Horse breeding
- Horse genome
- Equine conformation
- Equine coat color
- Horse gait
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Equestrianism
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- Glossary of equestrian terms
- List of Equestrian Sports
- Horse tack
- Bit
- Bridle
- Saddle
- Harness
- English riding
- Western riding
- Driving
- Horse training
- Horse racing
- Equestrian at the Summer Olympics (medalists, venues)
- Horse show
- Equitation
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| Evolution and history |
- Domestication of the horse
- Horses in warfare
- Horses in the Middle Ages
- Horses in East Asian warfare
- History of the horse in South Asia
- Horses in the Napoleonic Wars
- Horses in World War I
- Horses in World War II
- History of the horse in Britain
- Horse worship
- Horse burial
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Horse breeds, types
and other Equidae |
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Horses
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- List of horse breeds
- Draft horse
- Feral horse
- Gaited horse
- Mountain and moorland pony breeds
- Sport horse
- Stock horse
- Warmblood
- Wild horse
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Other Equus
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- List of donkey breeds
- Donkey
- Zebra
- Onager
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Hybrids
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Category: Equidae
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