Editing Warmblood (section)

== Warmblood registries ==

Most warmbloods were developed in continental Europe, especially [[Germany]]. It was once thought that the warmblood type, which originated in continental Europe, descended from wild, native proto-warmblood ancestors,<ref name=schuette>{{cite web |url=http://www.elkrunfarm.com/warmblood.html |title=What Is a Warmblood? |author=Dorene Schuette |access-date=2008-02-19}}</ref> called the [[History of horse domestication theories|Forest Horse]], though modern DNA studies of early horses have disproven this hypothesis.

The best-known German warmbloods are the [[Hanoverian horse|Hanoverian]], [[Holsteiner horse|Holsteiner]], [[Oldenburg horse|Oldenburg]] and the purebred [[Trakehner]]. Others include the [[Württemberger]], [[Rhinelander horse|Rhinelander]], [[Westphalian horse|Westphalian]], [[Zweibrücker]], [[Brandenburger]], [[Mecklenburger]], and [[Bavarian Warmblood]]. Several of these breeds are also represented by ancestral types such as the [[Ostfriesen and Alt-Oldenburger]], Alt-Württemberger, and [[Heavy warmblood|Rottaler]].

Central European warmbloods include the French [[Selle Français]], [[Belgian Warmblood]], [[Dutch Warmblood]], [[Swiss Warmblood]], [[Austrian Warmblood]], and [[Czech Warmblood]]. Scandinavian countries also produce high-quality warmbloods such as the [[Danish Warmblood]] and [[Swedish Warmblood]].

Warmblood registries which are not based in continental Europe include those that regulate the breeding of [[American Warmblood]]s and [[Irish Sport Horse]]s.