The Brazilian Sport Horse or is a modern Brazilian
breed
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of
warmblood horse. It was bred as a
sport riding horse for competitive equestrian sports, particularly
show jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...
,
dressage
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and
three-day eventing
Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This e ...
.
History
Breeding of the Brazilian Sport Horse began in the 1970s. Local
Crioulo mares were
put to
stallion
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Stallions follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" nec ...
s from a wide variety of sporting breeds, among them
Andalusian
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*Andalusian donkey, breed of donkey
*Andalusian hemipode, a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds
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,
Anglo-Argentine
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,
Belgian Warmblood
The Belgian Warmblood or is a Belgian breed of warmblood sport horse. It is bred for dressage, for show-jumping and for three-day eventing. It is one of three Belgian warmblood breeds or stud-books, the others being the Zangersheide and t ...
,
Hanoverian
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,
Holsteiner
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,
Irish Hunter,
Oldenburger,
Selle Français,
Thoroughbred,
Trakehner and
Westphalian stock.
Characteristics
The Brazilian Sport Horse usually stands at least at the
withers; average heights are approximately for mares and for males (geldings or stallions). The coat is most often
bay
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, dark bay or
chestnut
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The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.
The unrelat ...
.
Uses
Like other
sport horse breeds, the Brazilian Sport Horse was bred and selected specifically for equestrian competition, particularly in
show jumping
Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...
,
dressage
Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...
and
three-day eventing
Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This e ...
.
References
Horse breeds
Horse breeds originating in Brazil
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