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Westphalian, Gelding, 4 years, 16.1 hh, Bay-Dark
F: FRANZISKUS | MF: FÜRST FREDERIK
Dressage - Jumping

Reliable for trail riding

is easy to load

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Fürstenau
€35,000
~ £30,445 Negotiable
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Westphalian, Stallion, , Brown-Light
F: Dia corrado | MF: QUIDAM DE REVEL
Jumping

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Witten
€5,000 to €10,000
~£4,349 to £8,698
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Westphalian, Mare, 5 years, 15.3 hh, Chestnut
F: SIR HEINRICH | MF: CON CAPITOL
Dressage - Breeding - Eventing - Jumping

Reliable for trail riding

Passed Mare Performance Test

Competition experience

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Uedem
€15,000
~ £13,048
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Westphalian, Gelding, 9 years, 17 hh, Chestnut
F: Morricone | MF: JOHNSON
Dressage

Reliable for trail riding

is easy to load

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Berlin
€20,000 to €40,000
~£17,397 to £34,794
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Westphalian, Gelding, 5 years, 16 hh, Chestnut-Red
Dressage

is easy to load

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Competition experience

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Senden
€40,000 to €70,000
~£34,794 to £60,889
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Westphalian, Gelding, 3 years, 16 hh, Brown
F: Bach | MF: MARQUES
Dressage

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Barefoot

Equine Passport available

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Dorsten
€4,900
~ £4,262 Negotiable
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Westphalian, Mare, 4 years, 16.1 hh, Bay-Dark
F: Condoctro | MF: Diathago
Jumping - Dressage

is registered broodmare

suitable for therapeutic riding

suitable for beginners

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Kerpen
€10,000 to €15,000
~£8,698 to £13,048
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Dorsten
€13,500
~ £11,743 Negotiable
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Westphalian, Mare, 4 years, 16 hh, Bay-Dark
F: Conthalou | MF: FOR EDITION
Jumping

is broken-in

Barefoot

Equine Passport available

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Vlotho
€12,500
~ £10,873 Negotiable
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Westphalian, Mare, 9 years, 17.1 hh, Bay-Dark
F: TOULON | MF: BALOU DU ROUET
Jumping

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Diepholz
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Westphalian, Gelding, 4 years, 16 hh, Bay-Dark
F: Total Hope | MF: BELISSIMO M
Dressage

DE

Dorsten
€25,000
~ £21,746
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Platinum
Westphalian, Mare, , Palomino
F: Quandide | MF: SALIERI
Dressage - Breeding

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Neuenkirchen-VördenVörden
€5,000 to €10,000
~£4,349 to £8,698
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Golden
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Westphalian, Mare, 5 years, 16.1 hh, Brown
F: CORDYNOX | MF: CHRISTIANO
Jumping - Eventing
Zuchtstall Manns GbR

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Willich
€20,000 to €40,000
~£17,397 to £34,794
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Platinum
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Westphalian, Gelding, 6 years, 17.1 hh, Chestnut-Red
F: For Romance I | MF: SHOW STAR
Dressage - Eventing

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Beckdorf
€24,999
~ £21,745 Negotiable
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Platinum
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Westphalian, Mare, 14 years, 17 hh, Brown
F: Captain Fire | MF: GRACIEUX - GRANNUS

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Bassum
€15,000
~ £13,048 Negotiable
Platinum
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Westphalian, Gelding, 4 years, 17 hh, Bay-Dark
F: ZOOM | MF: LAUDABILIS
Dressage

DE

Detmold
€20,000 to €40,000
~£17,397 to £34,794
Platinum
videocam

DE

Senden
€30,000
~ £26,095 Negotiable
Platinum
videocam

DE

Senden
€35,000
~ £30,445 Negotiable
Platinum
videocam

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Senden
€70,000 to €100,000
~£60,889 to £86,985
Golden
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Neustadt in Sachsen
€15,000 to €20,000
~£13,048 to £17,397
Platinum
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Westphalian, Gelding, 4 years, 16.1 hh, Brown
F: Vaderland | MF: BELISSIMO M
Dressage - Leisure

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Visbek
€30,000
~ £26,095 Negotiable
Golden
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Westphalian, Gelding, 5 years, 17.1 hh, Brown
F: Viva Gold | MF: STEDINGER
Dressage

DE

Rietberg
€20,000 to €40,000
~£17,397 to £34,794
Platinum
Westphalian, Mare, 9 years, 16.1 hh, Brown
F: DIAMOND HIT | MF: FIDELIO
Dressage - Vaulting - Jumping - Leisure

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Békésszentandrás
€7,000
~ £6,089
Platinum
videocam

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Saerbeck
€10,000 to €15,000
~£8,698 to £13,048
Platinum
videocam

DE

Langenberg
€15,500
~ £13,483 Negotiable
Platinum

DE

Münster
€37,500
~ £32,619
Golden
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Westphalian, Gelding, 5 years, 15.3 hh, Chestnut-Red
F: Valverde | MF: LAURIES CRUSADOR XX
Dressage - Eventing - Jumping - Leisure

DE

Braunschweig
€5,000 to €10,000
~£4,349 to £8,698
Platinum

DE

Diepholz
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Platinum

DE

Diepholz
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Platinum

DE

Hohenahr
€10,000 to €15,000
~£8,698 to £13,048
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Westphalian horses for sale

The Westphalian is a German warmblood sports horse. Choosing to buy a Westphalian is a good option for the ambitious rider. The studbook has existed since 1888, and the Westphalian has evolved over time into a breed that is firmly established at Olympic level. It rates extremely highly in the world rankings of the major equestrian disciplines of show jumping, dressage and eventing. Breeders and producers who sell a Westphalian have confidence that their horse is a true performance horse, thanks to the very strict standards that apply to the breed.

Use and characteristics of the Westphalian horses

Power, scope and elasticity are the strengths of the Westphalian. Breeding has concentrated on producing a superior riding horse, long-lined and active with outstanding paces. Even-temper and willingness are other features of the breed that are highly-rated among equestrians who buy a Westphalian. The horses are between 15.2 hands (62 inches/157 cm) and 17.2 hands (70 inches/178 cm) high. They weigh up to 1300lb (512 kg). No colours are debarred, but their coats tend to be solid bay, black, chestnut or grey. Youngstock that are accepted at the official show will be branded with a shield and letter “W”, making their origin clear when breeders sell a Westphalian.

Origin and history of breeding Westphalian horses

As the location of not only the state stud of Warendorf, but also of many major equestrian centres, Westphalia is one of Germany’s most important producers of warmblood horses. In fact, the Westphalian Stud Book is second only to that of Hanoverians in numbers of registered horses. The Prussian King Frederick William I founded a stud at Warendorf to improve horse breeding in Westphalia and Rhineland. The foundation stallions were Trakehner types, a breed created by Frederick William I from Thoroughbreds, Arabs and other strains of horse at Trakehnen in East Prussia. These were some of the finest cavalry horses of the time. During the 19th century, Warendorf, now a state stud, began to produce medium and heavyweight draught horses with strong input from East Friesian and Oldenburg stallions. For a time in the 20th century, the Rhenish Cold Blood dominated the stud at Wickrath and was also influential on the horses produced at Warendorf. During the 1950s, with increasing interest in sports horses, stallions and mares of the neighbouring Hanoverian breed, as well as Thoroughbreds, were used to begin the breeding of the Westphalian horse as it is known today. This excellent all-rounder is somewhat larger and heavier than the Hanoverian. Rigorous testing of potential breeding stock begins at a young age, to ensure the quality of the Westphalian horse is maintained. This is a long-established process, since it has been going on since the creation of the first Westphalian studbook in 1888, and the breed organisation began even earlier, in the 1820s. The standards are based on proven performance, just as they were in the early 1900s when stallions of the breed were expected to prove their worth as both saddle and plough horses! Today, however, the stallions prove their potential as all-round sports horses.

Westphalian horses in equestrianism

The first major success for the breed was in the 1978 World Show Jumping Championships, which were won by the Westphalian Roman. In the 1980s, the Westphalian Fire won international show jumping events, while Ahlerich, possibly the most famous representative of the breed, excelled at dressage, winning the dressage gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Since then Westphalians have been consistent winners of both individual and team Olympic gold medals.

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