Czechoslovakian Warmblood
Origin
Czechoslovakia
History
The Czechoslovakian Warmblood is a relative newcomer to the international equestrian scene, although the Topolcianky state stud, in the Nitra district, has bred warmbloods since its establishment in 1921.
It is a horse produced from a reasonably judicious, if very wide-ranging, mix of the Central European breeds. The constituent elements of the Czechoslovakian Warmblood are both the horses bred at the studs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, such as Topolcianky, and in particular those that evolved at the great stud farms in neighboring Hungary. The Nonius and Furioso and the Gidran, and English „half-breds" based on them, have all contributed to the makeup of the Czechoslovakian Warmblood, along with the influential Shagya Arabian.
It would be considered an ideal stamp of cavalry remount, and, in fact, this was the original purpose for many of them.
Much of the breeding is still centered in and around Topolcianky and also, to some extent, in the Novy Tekov state stud farm. The most important breeding objective is ridability. This horse is intended to be suitable for riders of no more than average ability, and to be easily manageable.
Description
- Head:
aristocratic - Conformation:
-neck, lean and arched gracefully
-low and broad withers
-body, strongly built, with some length in the broad back
-heavily built quarters
-legs, short and strong, with the hocks set fairly close to the ground. Joints of medium size, inclined to roundness
-hooves, quite well-formed, but appear to be small in relation to the proportions of the well-built body - Average height:
usually between 16 h.h. And 16.2 h.h. - Colour:
predominant colours are bay and chestnut, less often grey and black. Some individuals are isabella or dun - Temperament:
even, easily manageable - Today:
the Czechoslovakian Warmblood is essentially an attractive, reliable „riding club" horse. It is used mainly as a leisure horse but also as a sport horse for all the disciplines of riding. It is also very suitable for driving competitions.
