Brazilian Sport Horse
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| Other names | Brasileiro de Hipismo |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
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| Colour | usually bay, dark bay or chestnut |
The Brazilian Sport Horse or Brasileiro de Hipismo is a modern Brazilian breed of warmblood horse. It was bred as a sport riding horse for competitive equestrian sports, particularly show jumping, dressage and three-day eventing.[3]: 503
History
[edit]Breeding of the Brazilian Sport Horse began in the 1970s. Local Crioulo mares were put to stallions from a wide variety of sporting breeds, among them Andalusian, Anglo-Argentine, Belgian Warmblood, Hanoverian, Holsteiner, Irish Hunter, Oldenburger, Selle Français, Thoroughbred, Trakehner and Westphalian stock.[4]: 447 [3]: 503 A breed society, the Associação Brasileira de Criadores do Cavalo de Hipismo, was established in 1977 and was recognised by the Ministério da Agricultura, the Brazilian ministry of agriculture, in the same year.[5] In the 22 years from 1977 to 1998, the principal stallions used (whether by natural service or by artificial insemination) were, in descending order: 20.9% Thoroughbred, 16.1% Hanoverian, 10.5% Westphalian, 9.6% Holsteiner, 8.7% Brazilian Sport Horse and 8.2% Trakehner. The brood-mares covered in the same period were approximately 43% Brazilian stock of unknown descent, 36% Brazilian Sport Horse and 11% Thoroughbred.[6]
Characteristics
[edit]The Brazilian Sport Horse usually stands at least 162 cm at the withers;[4]: 447 average heights are approximately 165 cm for mares and 168 cm for stallions and geldings, with average body weights of 550 kg and 600 kgrespectively.[2] The coat is most often bay, dark bay or chestnut.[3]: 503
Uses
[edit]Like other sport horse breeds, the Brazilian Sport Horse was bred and selected specifically for equestrian competition, particularly in show jumping, dressage and three-day eventing.[3]: 503
References
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- ^ Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Breed data sheet: Brasileiro de Hipismo / Brazil (Horse). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2023.
- ^ a b c d Élise Rousseau, Yann Le Bris, Teresa Lavender Fagan (2017). Horses of the World. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691167206.
- ^ a b Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
- ^ Quem somos. São Paulo: Associação Brasileira de Criadores do Cavalo de Hipismo. Archived 21 June 2026.
- ^ I.M.G. Dias, J.A.G. Bergmann, A.C.C. Rezende, G.H.F. Castro (December 2000). Formação e estrutura populacional do eqüino Brasileiro de Hipismo (in Portuguese). Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. 52 (6): 647–654. doi:10.1590/S0102-09352000000600016.