Austrian Warmblood
easy-going, willing to work, level-headed
Origin
Austria
Withers height
158–170 cm
DressageShow jumpingEventingLeisure
Traits & strengths
- ✦versatile — sport and leisure in one horse
- ✦amenable temperament, widely carried by amateur riders
- ✦open studbook: deliberate refinement from the large warmblood populations
- ✦manageable population with personally known bloodlines
Breed-typical predispositions
OCD (osteochondrosis)
Disease →as in all warmblood populations, with a hereditary component; radiographs at licensing
WFFS (Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome)
Disease →recessive (PLOD1) — present through the permitted refining breeds; carrier test
Latest findings
Small population, deliberate mating
ongoingWith a modest population size, inbreeding management is the central lever; opening to the large warmblood studbooks maintains genetic breadth.
Source · ZAP — Austrian horse breeders' association