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| Other names | Gelders Paard |
| Country of origin | Holland |
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The Gelderlander is a Dutch breed of warmblood horse. It was bred in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands as a carriage horse capable also of farm work. It declined in popularity in the mid-twentieth century. In 1965 it was one of the foundation breeds of the Dutch Warmblood or KWPN, the other being the heavier Groninger horse from the north.[3]: 462 [4] It is registered in a division of the Royal Dutch Warmblood Horse Studbook, which also has divisions for the Dutch Warmblood and for the Dutch Harness Horse.[3]: 462
It is an endangered breed;[1]: 83 [5]: 168 in 2017 the breeding population numbered 600 mares and 35 stallions.[2]
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