Brandenburger
Sign in to saveThe Brandenburger is a German breed of warmblood sport horse from the state of Brandenburg in north-eastern Germany. From the 1960s – when Brandenburg was in East Germany – it was included in the stud-book of the or 'light warmblood'. Following the re-unification of Germany it again had its own stud-book. In 2003 it was included in the stud-book of the , which also included the Sachsen-Anhaltiner Warmblut, the and the ; the Bavarian Warmblood, the Württemberger and the Zweibrücker were added to it in 2014.
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The Brandenburger is a German breed of warmblood sport horse from the state of Brandenburg in north-eastern Germany. From the 1960s – when Brandenburg was in East Germany – it was included in the stud-book of the or 'light warmblood'. Following the re-unification of Germany it again had its own stud-book. In 2003 it was included in the stud-book of the , which also included the Sachsen-Anhaltiner Warmblut, the and the ; the Bavarian Warmblood, the Württemberger and the Zweibrücker were added to it in 2014.
Like other German warmblood breeds, it is bred to compete in dressage, in show-jumping and in the three-day event. The successful dressage mare Poetin was a Brandenburger.
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