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Copyright 2020 Warlander Studbook Society. All rights reserved. ABOUT THE WARLANDER SPORT

The Warlander was created in 2019 by the The 25% outside blood must come from ‘horse’ breeds (no Warlander Studbook Society (mother studbook of the ponies) and Thoroughbred and types are Warlander breed) in order to cater for a growing number of preferred. However, the breed standard allows ‘any’ horse riders who were looking for a horse that possessed the breed to be utilised. racial type and temperament of the Warlander horse but possessed more height and Sport Aptitude’. The Warlander horse is known for their comfortable ride. They are a smooth horse that uses their back well. Their The Warlander Sport Horse belongs to the baroque Sport movement is ‘light’ and often flamboyant but importantly they must use their hindquarter properly and their back Horse Category and in essence retains that qualities of the legs must come well under their body mass in all gaits. Warlander horse (bone but less so than purebred These requirements are the same for the Warlander Sport Warlander, long arched neck, powerful hindquarter with Horse. back legs reaching well under body mass, wide chest, strong back light agile movement and a docile nature) - but The Warlander Sport Horse is a versatile horse suiting a with ‘more’ stamina and athleticism needed for higher level wide variety of pursuits including the Olympic disciplines. pursuits. In essence, a finer Warlander horse with longer As part of the Warlander Sport Horse classification system there is a performance section to measure quality and legs. encourage the breeding of Sport Aptitude. The philosophy of the studbook is to improve and cement a uniform racial The Warlander Sport Horse belongs to an open studbook type for the Warlander Sport Horse and that 'form will which allows no more than 25% outside blood to a ratio of improve function. As like any studbook, improvement of no less than 75% Warlander lineage (both Friesian and the breed is the studbook’s primary goal. Iberian together).

BREED SHOW JUDGING GUIDELINES AT A GLANCE

TYPE & The Warlander Sport Horse is a baroque Sport Horse in type which means it should retain SUITABILITY the characteristics of its Warlander (Friesian and Iberian lineage) whilst having the uphill build, sloping shoulder and turned over neck with a good length of rein that characterise the Sport Horse. An attractive, agile horse with long athletic stride and a movement that uses the whole body. The movement that characterises the Warlander purebred must be evident - a powerful hindquarter and back legs coming well under the body mass. The Warlander Sport Horse is versatile to a number of different disciplines and suited to competition (Olympic disciplines). HEIGHT The Warlander Sport Horse is a . The height is anywhere from 14.2 upwards. In keeping with ‘why’ it is bred (competition pursuits) 16 hands upwards is preferred height. HEAD / EYE The Warlander Sport Horse is preferred to have a deep forehead with large kind eyes. The head must be beautiful and pleasing to the eye. The profile is preferred straight however slight convex or sub convex is allowed. Roman noses or dish faces are disallowed. NECK Of good length and arched DIMENSIONS The length of body can border between square and rectangular but the length of the legs ‘must’ be in proportion with the body and a longer forearm is preferred. The legs must have good depth of bone and many will show a slight feathering. MOVEMENT The Warlander Sport Horses movement is light and agile with a long stride. Importantly, they must carry their hind legs well under the body mass in all gaits. Horses that fail to do this must not be judged favourably as it is a fundamental of the breed standard. TEMPERAMENT A kind sensitive and intelligent horse. Warlander Sport Horses can only be of solid colour and COLOUR (no spots or broken colours allowed). They are usually grey, black or bay and dilute colours like buckskin and palomino are allowed. PRESENTATION Plaited Handler English, show or competition attire.

OFFICIAL WARLANDER SPORT HORSE BREED STANDARD

Component Sub Ideal Undesirable component Breed type General The Warlander Sport Horse is a Sport Horse in type. It must present in an uphill build with a sloping shoulder and powerful hindquarter. The body must be in proportion to legs that display good depth of bone. The neck is long, arched and muscular (more so in stallions). The movement is ‘light footed’ with a long stride and good use of the back. Importantly, the hind legs must come well under the body mass in all gaits. On first impression, the Warlander Sport Horse should present harmonious and pleasing to the eye and its base breeds (Warlander, Friesian and Iberian) must be evident in its physical appearance

The Warlander Sport Horse is a 'horse' breed and must measure no less than 14.3 hands Height & (145.3 cms) as an adult. The horse is must be placed in a square but not exceeding a Proportion rectangle with a ratio between front end, middle section, and hind end of 1:1:1. Minimum height for Approved Breeding mares 15.2 hands (154.43cms) and for Approved stallions – 16 hands (162.56 cms).

Exterior Head An expressive, noble head that is Head too long, forehead to short, dull glazed eyes, in perfect proportion to the body. small eyes, Roman Nose or Arab head. Over or The profile is preferred straight but under-bite, heavy jaws, crude head and lacking slightly convex or sub convex is expression. Short mouth allowed. The forehead is deep, the ears are small to medium and pointing slightly inward at the tips is desirable. The eyes are placed far apart and should be large and triangular in shape, alert, yet soft with an air of gentleness and intelligence. Large nostrils with an inverted comma shape. The jaw is light and mouth opening long. Lips are firm and tactile.

Hair The Warlander Sport Horse can have an abundance of hair in the form of mane and tail, and some will have slight feathering at the fetlock. The coat must be fine and silky.

Colouring The coloring must be solid with Strictly no broken colours (piebald or skewbald) or grey, black, bay being the most Spots (Appaloosa) are allowed. common. White markings are allowed below the knee and facial markings such as star and snip acceptable. Only colours recognised (registered) by the mother studbooks for Iberian horses are permitted in Warlander horses including dilute genes (Perlino, Cremello, Champagne, Buckskin, Palomino, Grulla), Chestnut and Rabicano.

Neck A long neck that is lightly arched Straight or horizontal. Short or heavy or poor- with a well-muscled top line (less muscled. Rises too deep from the chest The so in mares), narrowing towards neck should not be so erect that it limits the a long poll (hand width) and a movement of the back. Short or heavy Poll. poll/neck connection that No room at the throat. displays enough room at the throat. The neck shows elevation and comes out well from the chest and has a flowing connection with the withers.

Shoulder The shoulder is long and sloping Short shoulder (an angle with a horizontal line Steep or straight shoulder 'Hollow' behind between 45 and 50 degrees). the withers The angle of the chest has to be minimally 90 degrees. Chest Wide and roomy and in Narrow Chest proportion to width of hips

Ribs The ribs are long and curved. Barrel chested. Too short or too long

Withers A broad wither that flows into the Poorly developed and with an insufficiently flowing back. connection. Too flat or too pronounced.

Back The back is strong and muscled Weak (sway-back) or too tight (roach backed) (not tight or weak). The back has a No flowing connections. flowing connection with the wither and loins. The length of the back is proportionate to the length of the front end and hindquarters and is slightly concave

Loins The loins are strong, broad and Narrow well-muscled (not tight or Raised, poor muscled, sunken sunken). They have a flowing No flowing connection to the croup connection to the back and croup. Croup The croup is slightly sloping, well- Short muscled and long (measured Too much slope or two straight Roof- between the vertical lines of the shaped, poor muscling point of the hip and seat bone) High tail set, too high in the croup and and ties well into the back. rounded (seen from behind) Croup with a groove running down the middle Gluteal The gaskin muscle is long and Too short and little muscling developed.

Legs Front legs The front legs are as seen from the Knock Kneed front placed perpendicularly with Base narrow or wide Standing a hoof width in between. As seen under or over from the side the front leg is Back at the knee (calf kneed) perpendicular through the fetlock Swellings/galls at the fetlock Over at joints. The forearm and the the knee cannon are long. The fetlock joints Short forearm, short cannon bone Toeing are oval and dry as seen from the in/toeing out side. Legs should not be overly heavy and a good length of forearm is desirable. Hind Legs The hind legs are straight Cow hocked, base narrow or wide (parallel) as seen from behind. As Straight hind leg or sickle hocked (<145) Connection seen from the side the angle of hock-cannon bone too abrupt, fluid in the legs, wind the hock is between 145 and 150 galls, capped hocks, curbs degrees. The gaskin is well muscled. The hock is dry, hard, and well developed (broad and deep). The fetlock joints are oval and dry as seen from the side.

Pasterns The pasterns are mid to long and Too short or too long Upright flexible. The front pasterns have pastern Weak, sloping pastern an angle with the ground from 45 to 50 degrees. The hind pasterns have an angle with the ground of 50 to 55 degrees.

Hooves The feet are of good size and well Wide or narrow small feet formed, even, and befitting the Flat feet, low heels, wrong proportion horse. The feet are slightly wider heel to toe. Length heel 2:1 at the front, 1 in front than behind and must be ½ :1 at the back strong and dense with good length of heel and a slightly upright profile. Movement The movement must be ‘light footed’ with a long length of stride and good suspension. Horses that do not display the hind legs coming well under the horse’s body mass in all gaits must ‘not’ be judged favorably. Some horses will show more extravagance (knee/hock action) but their movement must look and ‘be’ comfortable for the rider.

Walk The walk is roomy with a good over Irregular, lateral gaits track and a pure four-beat. The legs Hind legs insufficiently strong are straight in walk as seen from the Short (front leg) front and behind. Going wide, dishing The hind leg shows bend in the hock Insufficient flexion in the hind-leg, stiff Cocked and is powerfully and well placed ankles (forward bending of the pastern) under the body. The hind leg moves Steps insufficiently under the body Base the foreleg, which is moved forward narrow or wide with room and lots of freedom in the shoulder. Trot The trot is a pure two-beat. The hind Short and rushing foreleg. Insufficient freedom in leg is powerfully and well placed the shoulder under the body and shows with that Loss of regularity or lack of regularity of rhythm. much bend in the hock. Pushing, slow hind-leg, on the forehand No self- The front leg shows knee action and is carriage due to lack of impulsion Insufficient well placed forward. balance and elevation Sluggish movements The trot is characterized by Base narrow or wide, winging in Fast, single suppleness and a long moment of rhythm suspension. The horse shows with Stiff, no elasticity and bounce Not that much balance and rises in the enough power of impulsion front with an elevated neck. As seen from the front and the back the legs need to be straight.

Canter The canter is a pure three-beat. The Insufficient forward going No canter is roomy with a front leg that bounding canter Cantering on the reaches forward and the inside leg forehand Insufficient reach in front carrying. The canter is upward and Falls on the inside leg shows a long moment of suspension, lots of suppleness, and balance.

Temperament The Warlander Sport Horse is not a 'hot' horse. It must possess the balanced, docile and people orientated nature of the Friesian tempered with the bravery and energetic air of the Iberian. The Warlander Sport Horse adapts itself well to diverse situations and is a responsive horse with a willing nature Vitality and Health In breeding Warlander Sport Horses, a high standard is set by the Warlander Studbook Society for the

following criteria:

* Stamina * Limited inbreeding * Fertility * Full disclosure of any genetic or abnormal defects. The Warlander Studbook Society offers testing of Warlander horses for known genetic disorders such as dwarfism and hydrocephalus known to come from the Friesian breed.

DESIRABLE WARLANDER SPORT HORSE

Good example of Warlander Sport Horse

Note the deep forehead, harmonious lines, good proportion with long forearm and long length of stride.