Westphalian (or is it Westfalen) - who's got one

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Until I got Beanie I had never seen a Westphalien horse before, I had heard the name but wasn't sure what they were like. Are they the lesser known of the german warmbloods. How would people say they differ, from one experience and pictures I've seen they seem lighter than the Hannoverian or Trakner (sp). Beanie is extremely nice natured quite loving in fact. Is that a commom trait. He's also very obediant when ridden not sure if that is his german upbringing or his breeding. What experiences do other have of this breed. And just cos I like to show him off heres a couple of picture sof the boy himself
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Come on fellow Westphalen owners would love to see others pictures
 
On his papers it says fuchs which I think is german for chestnut. Funny but just realised this week that his spots faded with his winter coat, now his summer coat coming through his spots are much more defined and am positive hes got more this year.
 
I've heard of Westphalians but have never met one. Judging by your's they must be gorgeous!
My friend's chestnut Dutch warmblood had a couple of clear white spots about the size of a penny or smaller, and he got a couple more each year when his summer coat came through. I reckoned it was maybe like an age thing? Almost like grey's going fleabitten? Just a guess!

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Are they the same kind of spots as Toytown has? If so, it's some kind of harmless condition where they lose pigment I think?
Gorgeous horse!
 
I have a Westphalien!! We also have another on the yard. I'm not sure how they differ from the Hannoverian or Trakner but Fee is also very sweet natured and loving! I think she differs slightly in that she is very compact, quite short in the back and is generally quite dainty.

My Girl, Fee:
(you cant see her brand in this pic - i'd be interested to know what breeding yours has?)
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Fee_fee what's the mark on her back is it a scar or is it just the light. Only my old horse had a bad scar in exactly that spot about the same size from where he'd been in a stable fire. Sorry I'm not picking fault and i'm sure its the light refecting but it was just like looking at my old horse's back.
 
Hoping to do some affiliated dressage, done one unaffiliated comp, he won both prelim and novice so high hopes. He used to be a show jumper in Germany before he came to England, jumping 1.30 and 1.40 but apparently he stopped jumping for some reason, think that why he ended up in England. I don't jump but have seen him pop over some small ones so may be brave one day and have a play , only got a dressage saddle at mo so using that as my excuse. But utltimately we will become dressage divas!!

Have seen your photographs in gallery, is jumping your things, she makes it look very easy.
 
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No....thats said shiney coat!!
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Interesting that you had a horse that was in a fire, i take it he was fine apart from the scar?

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Wow I see what you mean from the second picture I think gloooooowing is more descript.
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Note lots of sunglasses. She's lovely.

And yes Will was o.k. for ten years but had a problem with Sacarel being damaged didn't show till he was older he was 17.1hh and eventually PTS as he couldn't get up. I didn't own him when he was in the fire. But he loved his stable and was so gentle.
 
I have one! What number is your brand? I'm 13
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I have never heard of Westphalian's either until I got one but I love him and he has a wonderful temprament. What is the breeding of yours?
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Hi, I've got one too... and he's fab and has a lovely temperament. He's about 16hh and a light middleweight and another bright Chesnut.

In fact, he looks very, very similar to Nats_UK's horse in the pics...who's yours bred by Nats_UK?

The breed society website is http://www.westfalenpferde.de/ for anyone who's interested.
 
Mine is by Delphi (with Renaldo and Remus I in his blood lines). If you go to www.allbreedpedigree.com you can look up your horse's breeding.

What are you planning to do with your's cp1? I'm doing dressage and SJ - registered BSJA and hope to register BD at some point. Also do a little xc and hunting.
 
Nats_Uk he is number 02 by Damenstolz, not sure of bloodlines at mo as paperwork at home but have a 4 stage pedigree for him. What level are you working at dressage wise.
cp1 - the ones I have seen do seem to be predominately chestnut, apart from FeeFee of course.
 
Hi, my boy is by Feinsinn, who's out of Fidermark (so related to Accy's horse), but he's got Damenstoltz lines on his Dam's side too (so related to Pinkwellies chap too).

Nats_UK I'm hoping to do dressage on mine too - that's what he was bought for, but he does pop a fence nicely too.
 
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Nats_Uk he is number 02 by Damenstolz, not sure of bloodlines at mo as paperwork at home but have a 4 stage pedigree for him. What level are you working at dressage wise.
cp1 - the ones I have seen do seem to be predominately chestnut, apart from FeeFee of course.

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Hey, Damenstolz was my horse's great-granddad so they are related!!!! I have currently started Elementary (although my horse is capable of a lot more I am a SJ girl at heart!)
 
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Hi, my boy is by Feinsinn, who's out of Fidermark (so related to Accy's horse), but he's got Damenstoltz lines on his Dam's side too (so related to Pinkwellies chap too).

Nats_UK I'm hoping to do dressage on mine too - that's what he was bought for, but he does pop a fence nicely too.

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He he, ours are related too!
 
Westphalians/Westfalen will have Hannoverian & Trakehner blood as the studbook's not closed. It seems to be the lighter, more Trakehner-esque Westphalians that are ending up here - my girl is very fine.

She's got a great personality & is very loving & inquisitive bless her cotton socks.

Pinkwellies, his spots are sooooo cute!!!

This is Stella, she's by Saint Tropez (Trakehner) out of a mare called Ramona who's by Fittipaldi.
She'll never be a world beater but she's a schoolmistress for a novice me & an absolute saint!

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Of all the German warmblood breeds, the Westfalen is probably second in the popularity stakes, after the Hannoverian-certainly here in it's homeland. Have you heard of the Mecklenburger, or the Württemburger? Two more warmblood breeds, which I never encountered in all my time in England. And, yes, fuchs is the colour which describes chestnut. But how about Rappe, or Schimmel? Good quiz questions, I s'pose.....
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According to Bablefish - Rappe is a black horse but schimmel comes up as mould so that must be wrong unless its something spotted!!
Never heard of the two other breeds but will certainly look them up on internet now.
Interesting to know that Westfalen (is that the correct sp)is popular in Germany, perhaps that's we don't see so many over here, they are keeping them for themselves.
 
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According to Bablefish - schimmel comes up as mould so that must be wrong unless its something spotted!!


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Stella's a "schimmel" --- dappled grey.
 
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