Buyer question
How big does a Trakehner horse get?
Our Animal Library lists the Trakehner horse at 16–17 hands · 1,100–1,300 lb (size).
Source: the Trakehner horse page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Trakehner horse in the Animal Library
The detail
A refined warmblood from East Prussia with a closed studbook that admits only Thoroughbred, Arabian and a few related bloodlines. Trakehners are elegant, athletic and sensitive, and excel in dressage and eventing.
- Build
- Refined, elegant warmblood
What to weigh
Trakehners are more sensitive than many warmbloods and reward tactful riding. As with any sport horse, joint and soundness checks matter before purchase.