The AWHA is:

• The oldest Warmblood organisation in Australia
• An Australia-wide organisation with branches in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South & Western Australia.
• An ‘A’ Class member of the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) ensuring pedigrees of AWHA registered horses are accepted by other overseas breed societies. The WBFSH is the major connection between the breeding organisations of sport horses and the international equestrian sport (FEI).
• A registered Australian company that is non-profit and audited annually in compliance with ASIC regulations.

 Horses bred under the AWHA banner:

• Meet with the Associations breeding guidelines to provide assurance of the quality of horses
• Can point to generations of proven pedigree.
• Are bred for performance riding

 The objectives of the Australian Warmblood Horse Association (the AWHA) are to promote the Warmblood horse and to ensure that the horses registered by members are considered suitable for performance in dressage, show jumping, eventing and driving, displaying qualities of correct conformation, correct movement with impulsion, balance and cadence that have suitable character and temperament and an ability to jump with style and technique. The Association aims to encourage and promote the breeding, improvement, exhibition and participation in competition of the Warmblood horse. Another important advantage of the AWHA is that it encompasses multiple Warmblood breeds such as Oldenburgs, Hanoverians, Selle Francais, Dutch Warmblood which provides breeders with a greater flexibility when breeding their horses. "Breeding the best from the best"

 The AWHA was founded in the early 1970s in Victoria and was originally known as the German Warmblood Horse Association because the earliest imports, beginning in 1968 with the arrival of the grey Holsteiner stallion Flaneur, were from Germany. Once the future for breeding Australian Warmbloods was established, the name was proudly changed to the Australian Warmblood Horse Association, and the AWHA is now an ‘A’ class member of the World Breeding Federation.

Through the 1970s and early 1980s, more stallions were imported and used over mares of varying breeds and types without any formal regulation. Recognising that indiscriminate matings must not continue if Australia was to produce a Warmblood horse comparable to those bred internationally, the Association introduce breeding guidelines to address the problem. The guidelines, based on European practices were finalised in 1993 and were designed to maintain the integrity of the Warmblood in this country through classification and registration requirements. The guidelines are periodically re-assessed in accordance with the AWHA commitment to best breeding practices.