Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 horse breed · 671 on Animalso
Dülmener Horse
- Animal
- Horse
- Type
- Feral horse
- Origin
- Germany
- Height
- 1.22 cm
The Dülmener, also called the Dülmen, is a small feral horse breed from Germany. It was formerly known as the Merfelderbrücher. About 300 horses live in feral conditions in the Merfelder Bruch near Dülmen, in northwestern Germany. Its recorded height is 1.22 m.
What the Dülmener is
The Dülmener, or Dülmen, is a small feral horse breed from Germany. It was formerly known as the Merfelderbrücher.
Its recorded height is 1.22 m.
Where it began
The breed originates in Germany.
A herd of about 300 Dülmener horses lives in feral conditions across an area of roughly 3.5 km² in the Merfelder Bruch near the town of Dülmen, in the Kreis of Coesfeld, northwestern Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Distinctive points
The Dülmener is identified as a small feral horse, with a recorded height of 1.22 m.
A herd of about 300 lives in feral conditions in the Merfelder Bruch near Dülmen.
What is not covered here
The supplied breed details do not state a weight, lifespan, or what work the Dülmener was bred to do.
Price information
No purchase price or other cost is provided for the Dülmener in the supplied facts.
When to look elsewhere
Readers who need details beyond origin, type, height, and the Merfelder Bruch herd should compare other horse breeds.
For a wider look at its country of origin, see horse breeds from Germany.
Who this page suits
The Dülmener is a useful choice for readers tracing a German horse breed with a feral population and a documented connection to Dülmen.
Readers making decisions that depend on lifespan, weight, or historical purpose will need a breed with those details recorded.
What stands out
- Small feral horse from Germany
- About 300 horses live in a feral herd near Dülmen
- A feral herd is documented in the Merfelder Bruch
Worth knowing
- No weight is stated
- No lifespan is stated
Suits
- Readers tracing German horse breeds
- People interested in feral horse populations
Think twice if
- You need weight, lifespan, or a documented working purpose before comparing breeds
In short
The Dülmener is a German horse breed defined here by its small size, feral type, and association with a herd in the Merfelder Bruch near Dülmen. Its recorded height is 1.22 m, and roughly 300 horses remain in the local feral herd. This profile works for someone mapping breeds by country and place. It is not enough for a decision based on adult weight, expected lifespan, or breeding role, because those details are not included in the available description.
Questions
What is the Dülmener?
The Dülmener, also called the Dülmen, is a small feral horse breed from Germany.
Where does the Dülmener come from?
The breed originates in Germany. A herd lives in feral conditions in the Merfelder Bruch near Dülmen, in the Kreis of Coesfeld in northwestern Nordrhein-Westfalen.
How tall is a Dülmener?
Its recorded height is 1.22 m.
How many Dülmener horses live in the wild?
About 300 horses live in feral conditions in the Merfelder Bruch.
What was the Dülmener bred to do?
The supplied details do not state a breeding or working purpose.
What other name does the breed have?
The Dülmener is also known as the Dülmen and was formerly called the Merfelderbrücher.
More horse breeds from Germany
Beberbecker Germany Height 1.63 cm Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain 
Black Forest Horse Germany Height 1.53 cmWeight 610 kg Photo: Xocolatl · Public domain 
German Classic Pony Germany Height 1.12 cm Photo: Freia Schultz-Friese · Public domain Other feral horse breeds
German Warmblood Germany Photo: Eponimm · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Photo credits17 photographs on this page
- Dülmener — Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Aegidienberger — BS Thurner Hof · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Altwürttemberger — Xocolatl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Bavarian Warmblood — Clément Bucco-Lechat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Beberbecker — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · file page
- Black Forest Horse — Xocolatl · Public domain · file page
- Brandenburger — Florence.Skowron · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Edelbluthaflinger — Haflingermaus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- German Classic Pony — Freia Schultz-Friese · Public domain · file page
- German Part-bred Shetland Pony — Shetta · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- German Riding Pony — Sara Landvogt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- German Trotter — Hartmut Reiche · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · file page
- German Warmblood — Eponimm · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Hanoverian horse — Alain Laurioux CDDENE · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Heck horse — Robin Müller · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · file page
- Hessisches Warmblut — Krypt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Holsteiner horse — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence each one names. How Animalso credits photographs.