Gelderland Horse Breed
Gelderlander

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Gelderland Horse
Also called 'Gelderlander', this is a good looking and handsome horse with an excellent temperament and hard working nature. The Gelderland is a powerfully built horse with smooth active paces who makes an excellent riding, driving and competition sports horse.

Originates
Gelderlanders originate in the Netherlands.

Height
The breed is around 15.2 to 16 HH

Colour
Gelderlaners are predominantly chestnut with striking white markings, but bay and grey are also found.

Conformation

The head is intelligent looking with a big kind eye and alert and mobile ears and generous sized nostrils.
The neck is muscular and has a gentle crest along the top line of the neck.
The withers are of a good height.
The back is fairly long and quite broad and flat.
The hindquarters are rounded and powerful with a flat croup.
The shoulders are well muscled and powerful with a good sloping angle.
The girth area is deep.
The chest area has ample width.
The tail is high set and the mane and tail are of medium thickness.
The limbs are clean and strong and of medium length.

History
Named after the area in Holland called Gelderland this wonderful horse is also sometimes called the Gelderlander and was bred using native mares which were then crossed with stallions from all over the world including Andalusian, Holstein and the Norfolk roadster to produce a strong powerful horse that would be capable of farm work as well as carriage driving.

With the popularity of ridden pleasure horses in demand the infusion of Hackney, Friesian, Oldenburg and Thoroughbred blood was introduced to lighten the Gelderland up and build up its athleticism, the end result is a horse who is capable of light carriage work and as a ridden horse who has a smooth active paces and a wonderful temperament.

Uses
Gelderlanders are often used as pleasure, driving and competition horse.

Gelderland Horse Breed Gelderlander

Gelderland Horse Breed
Gelderlander