Definition of warmblood
plural warmbloods
also warm-bloods
or warm bloods
1
: an athletic, agile horse (such as a Hanoverian or Trakehner) that is noted for its trainability and usually calm temperament, is commonly used in equestrian competition, and typically possesses Thoroughbred, Arabian, and draft horse bloodlines
- With generations of recorded and proven performances, the warmblood is fast becoming the horse of choice for dressage, eventing and show jumping throughout the world.
- —P. H. Birdsall, Chronicle of the Horse, 20 Jan. 1984
2
: a warm-blooded animal (such as a mammal)
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warmblood
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- Attaining the Horse of the Year status was no small feat for Tobasco, a chestnut German warmblood Trakehner gelding born and bred in Covington in 1998.
- —Amy Althans, Times-Picayune (New Orleans), 21 Sept. 2006
