in Europe now tend to be Iberian stallion on Friesian mares. The various crossings acceptable are listed on the registry website, but each horse must carry no less than 25 percent of either base breed. All horses in the Warlander genealogy must be registered with their international mother studbooks, such as KFPS (Friesian), ANCEE (PRE) or APSL (Lusitano), as pure- bred horses. Technically, in order to be called a Warlander, a horse must
be registered as such with the WSS. (The WSS replaced the now-closed International Warlander Society & Registry, which operated until late 2012.) The studbook has strict require- ments, such as DNA parental certification and offers perfor- mance predicates worldwide. (For more detailed information on the breed including registration requirements, visit www.
warlanderstudbooksociety.com.au.)
Expansion of the Cross The Warlanders’ exemplary nature is what makes them ver-
satile animals who can be shown in multiple dressage disci- plines, including traditional dressage, dressage driving and Western dressage, as well as reining. They also make frequent appearances in the visual arts because of their arresting beauty. The Warlander Hummer, owned by Vaquero Ranch in California, appears frequently in film and commercial work, for example. “There are Warlander horses trained to the highest level of classical equitation, however, the studbook remains firm that the Warlander horse is bred entirely for tempera- ment and morphology (form and structure),” Karen says. As for numbers, there are now several hundred Warlander
horses registered worldwide, covering the continents of North and South America, Europe, Australia and Africa. More and more breeders have been joining the ranks and achieving rec- ognized status.
Alexandra
Anubis von Greenhorn, Warlander stallion in Germany.
Green, for exam- ple, of Germany’s Green-Horn Ranch received breeding approv- al status for her stallion, Anubis von Greenhorn, in 2012 from the Bayerischer Zucht-verband
fuer Kleinpferd und Spezialpferdererassen e.V., which is the Bavarian association for special breeds. The next step for this first Warlander to achieve this status is performance testing, mandatory for approved stallions in the German system. To date Alexandra has bred six Warlanders, several of which have received first premium awards at their inspections.
Closer to Home One of the first Warlander breeders in the United States
was Holly Zech of Abacus Farms in California, who began in 2000. “I started because in my mind it was a cross with
so much more potential, especially if you are selecting for a Friesian that isn’t so upright and of driving style,” she says. “Both breeds have similar looks, conformation and move- ment.” At first she crossed her Friesian stallion with her An- dalusian mares. “It wasn’t until 2006 that I started crossing with outside stallions on my Friesian mare and the stallion I chose is Lusitano Saphiro of JC Andalusians in Virginia. He ‘nicked’ so amazingly with this one mare, I have continued to use him.” Her breeding goal is “a long arched neck with a soft un-
derline on my mares and a good sloped shoulder and that is what I have with my mare Xuxa, the dam of my buckskin boys. (Their sire is a cremello Lusitano.) She has exported one of her Warlanders, Abacus Impuesto, to South Africa. Marnie Hoffman is another U.S. breeder, whose colleague
Ramiro Mejia is the owner of Vaquero Ranch and the well- known Warlander Hummer. Hummer, a high school exhibi- tion horse, appeared in the film The Lord of the Rings and in advertisements for Guerlain men’s fragrance and for Chevro- let vehicles, as well as in a music video and on the covers of various catalogs and magazines. Hummer is registered with the International Andalusian
& Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) as a half-Andalusian, which is an option for Warlander owners whose horses meet that registry’s requirements. Friesian/Iberian crosses can also be registered with the Friesian Sporthorse Association (FSA) and can be entered in the FSA’s main book upon verification of their Friesian/Iberian heritage. (Neither the IALHA nor the FSA specifically track how many of their registered horses may also be eligible for Warlander registration.) Hummer is what is called “SP,” a cross of Spanish and the
Portuguese breeds, on the dam side. How to create the War- lander cross “really depends on how people want to breed them,” Marnie explains. “We prefer to do the cross with a Frie- sian sire and an Andalusian dam, as in the breeding you get 60 percent of the mare. We do not yet have a second generation Warlander because we keep selling all the babies,” she adds. “If it is a filly, it is already sold even before they are weaned.
People are catching on that they are such great horses. The mind on them is so good. You can see it from the begin- ning…the baby Andalusians, when they have to get their first bath, are flipping out and falling down. The baby Warlanders are like, ‘well, if I have to, okay…I don’t want to do anything wrong.’ They are not as easily rattled but they are not dull. They have much more stamina than the Friesian, but what’s nice is they get the bigger stride of the Friesian that the Anda- lusian doesn’t have,” she says. As for the future for the Warlander, it will be interesting
to watch. Over the past twenty years, Karen-Maree’ Kaye says she has been approached by many other breeders around the world who had the same idea as she did. They tried the same cross and have produced similar results: a highly ride- able horse with almost unreal beauty. Karen hopes that the Warlander’s recognition will continue to grow globally as even more breeders become interested in embracing this unique cross.
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