Gelderlander
{{Short description|Breed of horse}}
{{Infobox horse breed
| name = Gelderlander
| image = Gelderlander.jpg
| image2 = Gelderländer trabend.jpg
| altname = Gelders Paard
| country = Holland
| status = {{ubl|{{nobreak|FAO (2007): endangered-maintained{{r|barb|p=83}}}}|DAD-IS (2021): endangered{{r|dad}}}}
| distribution =
| use =
| colour =
| height =
| male_height = 168 cm{{r|dad}}
| female_height = 165 cm{{r|dad}}
| weight = 600 kg{{r|dad}}
| male_weight =
| female_weight =
| note =
| group1 = Royal Warmblood Horse Studbook of the Netherlands
| std1 = https://www.kwpn.org/kwpn-horse/selection-and-breedingprogram/breeding/breeding-directions/gelder-horses
}}
The Gelderlander is a Dutch breed of warmblood horse. It was bred in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands as a carriage horse capable also of farm work. It declined in popularity in the mid-twentieth century. In 1965 it was one of the foundation breeds of the Dutch Warmblood or KWPN, the other being the heavier Groninger horse from the north.{{r|cabi|p=462|faocr}} It is registered in a division of the Royal Dutch Warmblood Horse Studbook, which also has divisions for the Dutch Warmblood and for the Dutch Harness Horse.{{r|cabi|p=462}}
It is an endangered breed;{{r|barb|p=83|elise|p2=168}} in 2017 the breeding population numbered 600 mares and 35 stallions.{{r|dad}}
History
The Gelderlander was bred from the late nineteenth century in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands as a carriage horse capable also of farm work, and with some capability as a heavy riding horse.{{r|edwards|p=125}} Local mares were cross-bred with imported stallions of a wide range of breeds and types, among them Alt-Oldenburger and Ostfriesen, Anglo-Arab, Arab, Cleveland Bay, English half-bred, Furioso, Hackney, Nonius, Norfolk Roadster, Orlov and Orlov-Rostopchin.{{r|edwards|p=125|imh}}
In 1969 the {{lang|nl|italic=no|Vereniging tot bevordering van de Landbouwtuigpaardenfokkerij in Nederland}},{{efn|name=a}} which registered the Gelderlander, was merged with the {{lang|nl|italic=no|Nederlands Warmbloed Paard}} studbook, which registered the Groninger, to form the {{lang|nl|italic=no|Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland}} or "Royal Warmblood Horse Studbook of the Netherlands".{{r|edwards2|p=159}} Three breed types were registered in the stud-book: riding horses (the Dutch Warmblood); harness horses (the Dutch Harness Horse); and the Gelderlander.{{r|kwpn}}
In 2005 a new breeders' association, the {{lang|nl|italic=no|Gelderlander Paard Associatie}}, was formed to preserve the original type of the Gelderlander.{{r|gpa}}
Characteristics
The Gelderlander is most often chestnut, often with extensive white markings.{{r|edwards2|p=159}} Males usually stand about {{nobreak|168 cm}} at the withers, mares a few centimetres less.{{r|dad}}
Uses
The Gelderlander is much used in competitive carriage driving; it jumps well and reliably but is not fast.{{r|edwards2|p=159}}
Notes
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{{efn|name = a|roughly "association for the promotion of agricultural harness horse breeding in Holland"}}
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.kwpn.org/kwpn-horse/selection-and-breedingprogram/breeding/breeding-directions/gelder-horses Selection standards at the KWPN Studbook]
Category:Horse breeds originating in the Netherlands
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