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Piper the foal has a half-sister now, Brie. Link for photos of Brie, Gus Gus (quarter horse) and more of Piper.

http://community.livejournal.com/baaaaabyanimals/3510065.html?nc=16

I probably know more than the city person on the street about horses, but clearly that’s limited. I have no idea what, exactly, a warmblood is! Where I grew up, there were Thoroughbreds, Arabians, and Quarter horses, and that was about it (except for this hunter who was a Percheron/TB cross, wow).

So! About http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warmblood

Warmbloods are a group of middle-weight horse types and breeds, primarily originating in Europe, registered with organizations that are characterized by open studbook policy, studbook selection, and the aim of breeding for equestrian sport. The term distinguishes these horses from both heavy draft horses ("cold bloods") and refined light saddle horses such as the Thoroughbred and Arabian ("hot bloods").

Photos of warmbloods:

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&q=warmblood&btnG=Search+Images

Answer to the Q, what makes a horse a hotblood, warmblood, or coldblood?

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/15763

Selle Francais and wonderful photos (because photos of horses are almost always wonderful photos):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selle_Fran%C3%A7ais

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Selle+Francais&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

Thoroughbred photos:

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&q=thoroughbred&btnG=Search+Images