I’m a TB girl. 
Though I would love a coloured sporthorse.
Another TB girl here. But you don’t want to get me started!
Hanoverians!! 
Anna
OMGiH I loff my mares clique!!
TBs all the way!
Andalusians. I own one 4 yr old 3/4 andalusian, and just acquired his 2 yr old purebred half sister. I am convinced they are part human, as well as drop dead gorgeous creatures! (and smarter than most humans as well )
You are in Great Britain! Go to www.stanhopestud and get one of Diddicoy’s get. Nothing like a Hessen stud who performs, and whose get perform, and coloured to boot!
All the warmblood registries (including the one WB breed of Trakehners) are full of TB blood.
just the Traks, but you are right about all the others. And the Traks have so much Arab and TB in them, almost as much as the other registries.
Is you father still at Skidaway or Tybee? (I forget which.)
Quarter Horses and OTSB’s!
Not a traditional dressage breed, I know, but steady, calm, reliable, hardworking and the most versatile horses ever. Not many of them get to FEI levels in dressage, but I’m never going to get there, either, and what other breed can herd cows for ten years and then be successful in HUS and dressage in their teen years? And I do gymkhana with him, trail ride everywhere through and over everything, and am hoping to take him to some two and three-phase horse trials next year. He can go in the ring at the local level, not breed shows and take blues in HUS and Western. For me they are perfect-fun everywhere but can turn some heads in the show ring as well!
I also love Morgans and Appaloosas-and Standardbreds. I LOVE OTSB’s! They are pretty unflappable, and some of them can really move nicely-and they tend to have great feet to boot!
I think it depends on what you plan to do with the horse. I chose to be a dressage rider and to breed dressage horses. During my riding career, I have ridden quarter horses, thoroughbreds, Trakehners, Dutch WBs, and Hanoverians. (I’m probably forgetting some). My current riding horse is a Hanoverian. And I have 4 other registered Hanoverians.
I have experience breeding for the dressage ring using 1 grade mare, 2 registered thoroughbred mares, and 2 registered Hanoverians mares. Over the years, I have bred said mares to 1 Holsteiner stallion (MANY years ago), 1 Thoroughbred stallion, 1 Dutch WB stallion 2x, 1 Andalusian stallion, and 5 Hanoverian stallions (some multiple times).
For myself, as both a dressage rider and breeder, I prefer the Hanoverians. Depending on which line you breed to they are proven to excel in several disciplines (dressage, hunters and jumpers), and they also have very good temperaments. And while the dutch horses are at the top of their game right now in dressage, I personally do not like the look of the extreme front action. I prefer to see that in gaited or driven horses, not dressage horses.
However, if I were an endurance rider, I would probably choose Arabians; if I were a roper, reiner, or barrel racer I would probably choose a quarter horse, if I were an eventer I would probably choose a warmblood (Hanoverian, Oldenburg, or Holsteiner for example) x thoroughbred cross, if I wanted a horse to drive, I would probably choose a Dutch WB from a line bred specifically for driving, or a Fresian (although I would have to look into the “health issues” mentioned in a previous post.
My point is that I choose my favorite breed based on how well the goals of the breed organization match my own. Some organizations breed for endurance, some for the fastest over a certain distance, some to herd cows and ride on the flat all day, some to follow the hounds and ride over fences all day, some to drive, some to show as jumpers, some for dressage, etc. etc.). Each discipline may require a slightly different horse, so I choose my favorite breed accordingly. My favorite breed as a dressage rider/breeder is the Hanoverian. However, Hanoverian would not be my favorite breed if I wanted to win the Triple Crown!
Anything with Irish Draught Also love a nice old style WB.
I have 2 IDSH (one is 1/2 Irish, one is 1/4 Irish). Have one “old style” Belgian WB - aka big boned. Keeping the Belgian for riding/breeding and will hopefully be purchasing a purebred ID next year
And since this is the dressage forum - these guys can move
http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii170/okgottago/Horses/Dawn/?action=view¤t=Dec52009081a.jpg 1/4 ID 3/4 TB Yearling
http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii170/okgottago/Horses/Durham/?action=view¤t=MDHTNov2009089.jpg 1/2 ID 1/2 TB
Just LOFF the minds on these guys!!
Sporty Arabian Ponies!!! :D:D:D Love the Crabbet Lines especially since owning my current pony
Thoroughbreds all the way !!! Especially ones off the track. I look for Native Dancer and Bold Ruler in the bloodlines. I’ve had two (including my young gelding who in now officially the best horse I’ve ever sat on) with those bloodlines who are PHENOMENAL movers with AMAZING brains to boot. I just had a clinic this afternoon where a terrific gal from Germany taught my 6 year old shoulder-in in about ten seconds. I got on and repeated several times with ease. TBs love to please!!!
Go Baroque!
Friesians ! They are so game and incredibly sweet horses.
Andalusians, so clever, great capacity for collection, willing.
Lustinos…all of the above!
Also, TBs. Who doesn’t love a TB? Is there anything they can’t do, or won’t?
Also, TWH!!
I have a Dutch WB and she’s the most amazing animal i’ve ever owned
TB for intelligence, athleticism, and pure heart! Trakehners for everything. They have it all–size, brain, athleticism, and heart as well. They are sensitive and will not tolerate “abuse” for long. Will walk through fire for their person. They are actually a breed and not a registry and are found in many warmblood registries at the upper levels of competition.
Welsh cobs in the upper pony range. KWPN and their crosses in the lower horse range;)
I’ll take any pony with the talent and mind to do FEI.
Could care less for NSH.
I have the pleasure of riding homebreds - registered AWR and based on 40 years of selecting Hanoverian, Westphalian and Oldenburg stallions to complement our TB mare base. As each mare & stallion has different strengths and weaknesses, it would be silly to limit our options to one single studbook registration for stallion choices. With our registry we get to pick the stallion best suited to our mare’s need(s). With another generation solidly undersaddle, I am on cloud 9, honestly to be riding the produce of our American program.
Well, I guess I’m the toughie here
I’ve ridden lots of different breeds, but to me breed doesn’t matter. I’m riding an individual horse, not a piece of paper or a passport. That being said, I love Thoroughbreds and my Selle Francais is a complete peach. I don’t have any breed prejudice.
Hrmm… when I was younger, I used to always love the trakehners, before I actually knew anything about them. I remember seeing them in horse breed books and falling in love 
And now, at least a decade later, I still do, having owned 3 now. They ARE more sensitive than the average warmblood; and that has worked for me and against me :yes: But they are beautiful, have a good work ethic and still up the “get up and go” personality that I like.
I have to say though, I have a holsteiner now as well, and have worked with a few others, and I LOVE their personalities.
Well, as this has been posted on the Dressage Forum it’s kind of funny talking about “breeds”.
Because warmbloods have dominated in sport, it’s important to recognize that they are not a breed. A lovely “cocktail” from many breeding programs. They are a type.
Then… it comes down to figuring out which of European created warmbloods used which “breeds” provincially that created the type you like today.
The Dutch horses are the least amalgamized having captured the best of all provinces relatively late in the game to produce riding horses for sport. Clearly, they did a good job getting on the sport horse breeding scene.
Lots of TB blood in there (my heart still lies with the TB as one of the “base” ingredients in this cocktail.)
They were very good to very quickly find the best horses that others had bred Holland and Germany then “kick it up a knotch” by aggressive culling.
If I had to pick a wb that is closest to a breed type, I would probably say Holsteiner as it is a close to a breed now as any wb could be beside the TKs.
Even though I haven’t even owned one…:lol::lol: .
My stallion Boleem had a lot of Host as well as TK in him, as well as foundation TB stars that helped “make” the modern wb in him.
But I think that TK’s and Holts. are more true to a breed type than any other wb.
I’m speaking from a perspective of horse that are able to do
FEI most easily. Not necessarily talking about the horses I find the most fun to ride for “fun”.
Hard question to answer. Now talk to me about any other sport and I would pick them off very easily.
