Warmblood

The next position on the list of the most popular horse breeds in the world is the Warmbloods which are a collection of middle-weight horse breeds and kinds that largely hail from Europe and are registered with associations that emphasize breeding for equestrian activity and have open studbook policies. The word sets these horses apart from both sophisticated light saddle horses and big draft horses like the Thoroughbred, Arabian, and Akhal-Teke. The word "warmblood" does not indicate that modern warmbloods are direct offspring of "cold" and "hot," despite the fact that they are descended from heavy farming types that were gradually improved by hotblood influence.

Since the end of World War II, when mechanization rendered agricultural horses obsolete and leisure riding increased in popularity in the western world, warmbloods have grown in popularity. The heavy warmbloods, or ancestors of modern warmbloods, are kept alive by specific groups. The heavy warmbloods have discovered success in combined driving and as family horses.

The majority of warmbloods originated in continental Europe, particularly in Germany. Although recent DNA analyses of early horses have refuted this theory, it was formerly believed that the warmblood type, which emerged in continental Europe, sprang from wild, native proto-warmblood forebears known as the Forest Horse.