Friesian registries recognize two conformation types: the traditional, more robust Baroque body type and the finer-boned “sport horse ... found were trained in dressage or sold to circuses.

“They are willing and want to please like no other horse, and in the Netherlands, the KFPS [Royal Association, The Friesian Horse Studbook] grade them on these qualities.” It was through Jeb ...

It is not unusual nowadays to see Baroque horses doing well at top level dressage — the Iberian ... advanced collected work in particular. Even Friesian horses are gaining recognition as a ...