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The American Performance Horse is a horse that is a Warmblood, but isn't
called one. It does not contain the same genes as the embryonic American
Warmblood. This horse came out of an unusual project begun in 1981 with the
objective of producing athletic riding horses with generous proportions of
champion Thoroughbred racing blood. They were crossed commonly with the
resulting stock of draft horses, normally Percherons because of their quality,
activeness, and temperaments. The idea was a good one, and sound, and some
excellent and very attractive horses have since been produced. Practically and
theoretically, the American Performance Horse will easily be able to rival the
American Warmblood. In any event, because of the rule that only high-class
Thoroughbreds should be used in breeding, the progeny should be of very high
quality, providing similar care is taken in the selection of the heavy horse
component in relation to conformation, action, constitution, and
temperament.
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