Friesian Sport Horse
The Friesian Sport Horse is a modern sport horse type created by crossing traditional Friesians with various warmblood breeds in order to combine the Friesian’s elegance and expressive movement of modern sport horses. Known for their striking appearance and balanced temperament, Friesian Sport Horses are used across a wide range of disciplines including dressage, jumping, driving, eventing and pleasure riding.
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Please Note:
Within the NEP archive, the Friesian Sport Horse is categorized as a warmblood/sport horse rather than a draft breed. This classification is based on the breed’s warmblood crossbreeding, athletic sport horse influence, and the disciplines it is commonly used for, including dressage, jumping and other modern sport disciplines.
Height
15.1 – 17.3 hh | 0.98 - 1.13
Division
Warmblood
Origin
North America
Feathers
No
Coat Overview
Common | Accepted
Bay
Chestnut
Black
Grey
Sabino
Tobiano
Splashed
Rare | Uncommon
Dominant
White
Palomino
Buckskin
Smokey
Brindle
Tovero
Overo
Appaloosa
Unrealistic | Not Accepted
Perlino
Cremello
Mushroom
Champagne
Silver
Mealy
Flaxen
Rabicano
Roan
Dun
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