To email your training questions to Christopher

Q: "Hi, I noticed on your website that you called a horse an 'Oldenburger'.
Isn't that a typo?"

Christopher: "Actually, that is the correct name of the breed. Almost all of the European breeds, especially the ones from Germany, are named after towns or areas of the country where the breed originates. Think of it this way, if you are from New York, you would be called a 'New Yorker'. If you are from Michigan, you are called a 'Michiganian' or sometimes a 'Michigander'."

Below is a table that I have created with images of some of the various German horse brands, along with a small diagram of the region or town where that breed originates, as well as the correct pronunciation of that breed:

Horse's Brand	Horse's Area of Origin in Germany	Pronunciation of Breed
	Brandenburg / Berlin	"Brandenburger"
	Hanover	"Hanoverian" Germans actually call them a "Hannoveraner" (sic)*
	Holstein	"Holsteiner"
	Mecklenburg	"Mecklenburger"
	Oldenburg	"Oldenburger"
	Rhine River/Rhineland	"Rhinelander" or "Rheinlander"
	Westphalia	"Westphalian"

Below are some other brands that you may have seen and wondered "what kind of brand is that?"
(Note: For breeds that are named after regions or towns, a small diagram of the country of origin is displayed
with the location of the region or town highlighted):

Horse's Brand	Horse's Area of Origin
American Trakehner	United States
Anglo Arab	Syria
Australian Warmblood	Australia
Belgium Warmblood	Belgium
British Warmblood	Great Britain
Canadian Trakehner	Canada
Danish Warmblood	Denmark
Dutch Warmblood	Holland
	Finland
German Riding Horse	Germany
Great Britain Hanoverian	England
Haflinger	Austria
Hessen	Germany
New Zealand Warmblood	New Zealand
Sachsen	Germany
Selle Francais (Translation: "French Saddle")	France
Swedish Warmblood	Sweden
Swiss Warmblood	Switzerland
Trakehner	Russia Note: The origin of the Trakehner traces back to the horse breed "Schwaike", which is now extinct. Our modern day Trakehners were started in the 1700's in the town of Trakehnen, which is located in Russia.
Württemburger	Germany
Zangersheide	Belgium
Zweibrucken (Translation: "Two Bridges")	Germany