Owing to the ever increasing estimation in which the Oldenburg horse is held in the markets of
the world a large number of enquiries have been received concerning the manner in which it is
bred and reared. For this reason it seems justifiable to write a small book compiled from
original manuscripts and other authentic sources (at the same time leaving out anything that
does not fully bear on the subject in hand) to enable the horse breeders who live outside our
blue and red boundary-posts to form some idea as to the origin of the race and also the
circumstances under which the Oldenburg horse lives as well as to give the desired information
in condensed form as to situation kind of soil and agricultural conditions of the
neighbourhood in which this horse is bred. In the first place the Oldenburg was the original
breed that brought the German coach horse into notice abroad. Unfortunately sometimes to the
detriment of its name and also that of its breeders. [...] J. Schüssler Secretary of the
Oldenburg Horse Breeding Society compiles a comprehensive handbook about the Oldenburg Horse.
He describes the history of the breed and its characteristics but also refers to the
organization and regulations of the breeding society. Contains 56 illustrations. Reprint of the
1914 edition.
