BTB: Argentinus: What's an old style warmblood?

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Argentinus: What's an old style warmblood? Posted: 14 May 2010 01:30 PM PDT We often hear about warmbloods being referred to as a "modern type." You know, leggier, shorter-backed, more refined than.... what? I'm wondering if younger readers or folks who are new to horses/dressage know what to compare the modern warmbloods to when considering what the "modern type" is. Well, here's a pretty good example of an iconic warmblood stallion, Argentinus. He appears in the bloodlines of many of the top competing jumpers and dressage horses today. And he's definitely the "old style" warmblood: (Hint: turn off sound first) To my knowledge, the old style warmblood is a horse who...  Has a long back/short leg Has a heavy body type with very substantial bone Often will have a plain head Shows powerful gaits but not necessarily lightness Has a sire born prior to 1995 (somewhat arbitrary cutoff, and there are notable exceptions like Rembrandt) Am I missing anything? RESOURCES Argentinus from Horsegate.com Argentinus from Greenacres Stud Argentinus from Hannoveraner.org Argentinus from Pro-stallions.com Stallions in the U.S by Argentinus sire or dam from Chronicleforums.com

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