Brandenburger

The Brandenburger is a German breed of warmblood sport horse from the state of Brandenburg in north-eastern Germany. From the 1960s – when Brandenburg was in East Germany – it was included in the stud-book of the Edles Warmblut or 'light warmblood'.: 463 : 169  Following the re-unification of Germany it again had its own stud-book. In 2003 it was included in the stud-book of the Deutsches Reitpferd, which also included the Sachsen-Anhaltiner Warmblut, the Sächsisches Warmblut and the Thüringer Warmblut; the Bavarian Warmblood, the Württemberger and the Zweibrücker were added to it in 2014.

This article is about the horse breed. For the surname, see Brandenburger (surname). For the German special forces unit of World War II, see Brandenburgers. For other uses, see Brandenburg (disambiguation).
Brandenburger
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk: 49 
  • DAD-IS (2024): unknown
Other names
  • Brandenburger Warmblut
  • Brandenburg
Country of originGermany
Use
Traits
Height
  • 162–177 cm: 447 
Coloursolid colours: 447 

Like other German warmblood breeds, it is bred to compete in dressage, in show-jumping and in the three-day event.: 188  The successful dressage mare Poetin was a Brandenburger.

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