Trakehner Horses

The Trakehner takes its name from the stud where the horse was developed,  “Gestut Trakehner”.

Summary

Trakehner Warmblood horses excel in dressage and showjumping, they are also used for event horses and have proved extremely successful, this is due to their light weight build. Trakenher warmblood horses are also very popular as dressage mounts, this is owing to their responsive clever nature and the Trakehners fantastic way of going. 

Characteristics

The Trakehner is the lightest of all the continental warmblood breeds. The Trakehner usually stands from 15 to 17 hands; they are usually bay, chestnut, black or grey and sometimes coloured or roan.The Trakehner is renowned for its fantastic paces,in particular its smooth floaty trot.

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History

The Trakehner was developed near the beginning of the 18th century. There was a need for a lighter cavalry horse with greater speed and stamina, consequently the ruler of the time - king Wilhiem set about refining the heavier indigenous horses that had been previously used for pulling heavy weaponry. King Wilhiem chose the best horses from his royal stud farms and moved them to the “Gestut Trakehner” where an intensive breeding programme began. Arabian, Turkish and thoroughbred bloodlines were introduced and this is when the Trakehner breed started to develop.