groningen horse
This breed was developed for working the heavy clay soil. The Groningen horse is a massive and powerful horse for farm work, but is also used as an imposing coach horse as well.
Groningen horse description
The Groningen Horse resembles Gelderlander breed, but it is heavier and larger. The Groningen has a long and powerful body with a deep girth.
Groningen horse is well-accepted for its stable temperament. Groninger and Groningse paard are the alternative names of the Groningen horse. The Groningen horse breed is developed mainly for light draft and agricultural work.
The Groningen horse stands between 15.3 and 16.1 hands. The association presently has more than 400 members. The studbook and breeding register together list just over 300 horses. At present about 20 stallions are approved for breeding the Groningen.
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Groningen Horse
Also Known By: Groninger, Groningse paard
The Groningen originated in the Netherlands during the late 1800's from Oldenburg horses bred to the local draft breeds.
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The breed association 'Het Groninger Paard' (The Groningen Horse) was founded in 1982 and was recognized as an official studbook organisation under the Horse Act by ...
GRONINGEN HORSE
Originating in the Netherlands in the 1800's, the groningen breed came from Oldenburg horses that were bred to local draft breeds. In the 1970's, the Groningen breed was almost completely overtaken by the Dutch Warmblood breed.
Groningen Horse
The breed association 'Het Groninger Paard' (The Groningen Horse ) was founded in 1982 and was recognized as an official studbook organisation under the Horse Act by decree of the Netherlands monarch on November 28, 1985.
Groningen horses have a long head with a straight face and long ears. The neck is of medium length and well muscled, wide at the base; the withers are prominent and long; the back is long; the croup is flat with a high tailset; ...
Groningen horses are slowly declining in number. They are one of the rarest breeds in Holland.
The Groningen horse was originally bred in the Groningen region of the Netherlands to perform agricultural work in the heavy soil. They were influenced by the other heavy warmblood breeds of Frisia: Ostfriesen, Oldenburgers, and Holsteiners.
 See also: Groningen, Black, Bay, Warmblood, Dutch Warmblood
  
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