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The South German Coldblood, German: Süddeutsches Kaltblut, is a breed of draught horse from southern Germany. It is distributed mainly in Bavaria.

Breed facts

TypeHorse breed
OriginGermany
Recognised useanimal-powered transport and equestrian vaulting
Classificationbreed of draught horse
Wikidata idQ3347946

The South German Coldblood, German: Süddeutsches Kaltblut, is a breed of draught horse from southern Germany. It is distributed mainly in Bavaria. It is the most numerous of the four principal German draught horse breeds, the others being the Black Forest Horse, the Rhenish German Coldblood and the Schleswig Coldblood, and is the only one not listed as endangered by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations or by the Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen, the German national association for the conservation of historic and endangered domestic animal breeds.

It originates in Germany and is recognised for animal-powered transport and equestrian vaulting. These facts are recorded in Wikidata, which catalogues the breed under item Q3347946.

Sources: Wikidata (Q3347946) · Wikipedia · Photograph (Wikimedia Commons)