What about the American Warmblood?
Certain American-created registries have taken the idea of "hotblood + coldblood = warmblood" to mean that a first generation draft horse cross can be an American "Warmblood." But actually it's not that simple. Warmblood as it truly means today is a loaded term...a horse descended from decades (the Belgian Warmblood started in the 1950s) to centuries (the Hanoverian in the 1700s) of selective breeding.
The American Warmblood Society accepts "Hot-bloods, cold-bloods, warmbloods and all crosses are eligible, previously registered (see Recording below) or non-registered as long as the horse/pony is breeding for, training for, or participating in one of the four disciplines that the AWS supports (Dressage, Eventing, Jumping or Combined Driving)."
The American Warmblood Registry accepts "1) Has documentation of pedigree; a) i.e. Jockey Club-registered Thoroughbred or similar for North American-born horses b) A crossbred that can document parentage but does not carry draft blood. ...North American breeds are eligible to be included in the American Warmblood Registry Studbook. For a list, contact the American Warmblood Registry office. "
Both of the above have a testing and approval system, however due to the hodgepodge nature of the breeds coming in the only American Warmbloods that have been accepted into European studbooks are those who are already one hundred percent European Warmblood.
The American Warmblood Society accepts "Hot-bloods, cold-bloods, warmbloods and all crosses are eligible, previously registered (see Recording below) or non-registered as long as the horse/pony is breeding for, training for, or participating in one of the four disciplines that the AWS supports (Dressage, Eventing, Jumping or Combined Driving)."
The American Warmblood Registry accepts "1) Has documentation of pedigree; a) i.e. Jockey Club-registered Thoroughbred or similar for North American-born horses b) A crossbred that can document parentage but does not carry draft blood. ...North American breeds are eligible to be included in the American Warmblood Registry Studbook. For a list, contact the American Warmblood Registry office. "
Both of the above have a testing and approval system, however due to the hodgepodge nature of the breeds coming in the only American Warmbloods that have been accepted into European studbooks are those who are already one hundred percent European Warmblood.
