ETHNOLOGY of the equestrian term “draw-reins”. The Gelderland, or Gelderlander, is a heavy warmblood breed of horse that was developed in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The Gelderlander, along with the similar Groninger horse from the north, provided the foundation for the Dutch Warmblood. Originally bred to be a stylish carriage horse versatile enough to work on the farm, the Gelderlander declined in popularity in the middle of the 20th century. This warmblood horse originated in the sandy province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Native mares of this province were crossed with Andalusian, Neapolitan, Norman, Norfolk Roadster, and Holstein stallions to produce the Gelderland (also known as the Gelderlander). In the nineteenth century, other breeds were introduced, such as the East Friesian, Oldenburg, Hackney, and Thoroughbred. Today the Gelderland is used as a carriage driving horse and as a show jumper. It has an effective high stepping trot. The mares developed their muscles and skeleton during field work as ploughing and harrowing daily during the summer seasons. What is most spectacular at this picture of the interested laymen is the art of ‘Guiding’ the animals three abreast. Driving a horse is what a ‘ride’ does and what a ‘driver’ aiming is for also. It is of the utmost importance to use the horse in a most economical sense of the word. That one archives by driving the horse “STRAIGHT’ forwards from A towards B. According to the “Ausbildungskala’ the straight horses does give us a “Card Blanche” to obtain the much admired “Collection” as the school- training of the noble horses is completed. Here we see NO cross-reins being used from the drivers or farmers hand towards the mouths’ of the horses. There are only reins attached to the two horses on the outside. The horse in the middle is kept straight with a complicated and genius entanglement of ‘Hilfzügel” (side reins, drawn reins and running reins). As you study the picture you can come up yourself with the ETHNOLOGY of the equestrian term “draw-reins”. Ethnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different tribes , peoples , animals husbandry and the relationship between them. – Ethno- is from the Greek ἔθνος, ethnos meaning nation- Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. By an extension, the term the etymology of [a word] means the origin of the particular word. For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during earlier periods of their history and when they entered the languages in question. Etymologists also apply the methods of comparative linguistics to reconstruct information about languages that are too old for any direct information to be available.
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