Gelderlander

This article is about the breed of horse. For the Dutch newspaper, see De Gelderlander.

Gelderlander
In harness, four-in-hand
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): endangered-maintained
  • DAD-IS (2021): endangered
Other names
  • Gelders Paard
  • Basispaard
Country of originNetherlands
StandardKWPN
Usecompetitive carriage driving
Traits
Weight
  • 600 kg
Height
  • Male:
    168 cm
  • Female:
    165 cm
Colourmost often chestnut

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. 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. It is registered in a division of the Royal Dutch Sport Horse stud-book, which also has divisions for the Dutch Warmblood and for the Dutch Harness Horse.

It is an endangered breed; in 2017 the breeding population numbered 600 mares and 35 stallions.

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