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skihorse · 04/05/2009 14:48

hello, I'm new around here. I have a beautiful 17.2hh Latvian warmblood 9 year old mare. I got her when she was 4 and we've had some learning experiences together.

She's a fantastic hack and virtually bombproof (for a warmblood) - a 747 took off over us on saturday - no probs, however the two Shetlands we encountered a quarter of a mile later sent her in to overdrive. Those darned Shetties haha. I used to have her stabled next to a military base and whilst schooling one day, 4 apache helicopters came over our heads within 50 feet. I just sort of clutched some mane thinking "oh my god, I'm going to die" and she just stopped, watched them and chomped her bit. Bless her!

She has absolutely super paces and can jump too. She's a big strong girl and she knows it - one of her favourite games to lean against electric tape until it "pops". I thought I was going to get banned from one yard because of that.

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skihorse · 04/05/2009 14:49

PS Although she's registered Latvian she's Hanovarian both sides.

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Nekabu · 05/05/2009 10:07

How come she's registered Latvian if she's Hanoverian? Is it that Hanoverians foaled in Latvia are Latvian warmbloods or something? Just being nosy as I hadn't heard of that.

She sounds lovely! Any pics?!

skihorse · 05/05/2009 11:35

Latvian warmbloods come originally from the crossing of Thoroughbreds and european heavy horses... although over time this becomes just warmblood vs. warmblood (mostly German). She's registered as Latvian yes, although she's got German blood and I bought her in Holland!

The great German dressage horse Rusty, is a Latvian warmblood.

I will put up a pic asap.

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Nekabu · 05/05/2009 11:58

I was just surprised that having a Hanoverian sire and dam (so being pure Hanoverian, unless I misunderstood your op) she was Latvian rather than Hanoverian. I wondered if being born in Latvia made her a LW but as you got her in Holland, obviously not! AFAIK Belgian WBs born outside Belgium aren't branded (though they're still BWBs) but I hadn't heard of a WB becoming a different type, IYSWIM. Just wondering!

Can't wait for the pics ...

skihorse · 05/05/2009 12:27

You're right, she's not branded - so I can only assume she was born in Latvia (and hence registered as such) - her pedigree papers are in a language I could not begin to decode and I'm pretty much multilingual!

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Nekabu · 05/05/2009 13:23

Ah ... so she was born in Latvia but you bought her in Holland; get it now, thanks! IKWYM about pedigree papers, I have a Hanoverian (with German passport) and it's a bit tricky trying to work those out, never mind a Latvian one for Hanoverian breeding!

Ponymum · 10/05/2009 16:16

Ooo... can't wait to see photos. What colour? I used to have a Hanoverian X mare, about 20 years ago. ( how old am I?!) She had a chest like a steam engine and could jump her own height from a stand still. She was a stunning grey - white grey with steel grey points. Mad in the head though. I wouldn't dream of riding a horse like that now! Yours sounds amazingly sensible - lucky you!!

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