Danish warmblood
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| Important data | |
| Origin: | Denmark, 20th century |
| Main breeding area: | Denmark |
| Distribution: | Denmark |
| Stick measure : | 160 - 170 cm |
| Colors : | all basic colors |
| Main application area: | Sport horse |
The Danish Warmblood is from Denmark native warmblood horse breed , the mid-20th century has been bred specifically for the modern jumping.
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
The Danish Warmblood is characterized by a medium-sized, beautifully shaped head with a well-set neck. His shoulder is sloping and the withers are usually well shaped and pronounced. His muscular back with an equally muscular loin, the long croup and the extremely strong legs with well-developed joints and bones are the best prerequisites for a successful sport horse. It is a beautiful, well-proportioned horse with excellent basic gaits.
interior
The great effort that went with the extremely strict breeding program has more than paid off. The result is an excellent sport horse that combines incredible courage with a very good character. They are equally suitable for jumping, dressage and eventing, but can also be used as an excellent leisure horse.
Breeding history
The studbook for this breed was opened around 1960. Since then, many warm-blooded animals of this breed have been mainly bred in Denmark. Carefully selected stallions, mainly Swedish warmbloods , Trakehners , Hanoverians , Holsteiners and various Polish breeds were crossed with local mares. Strict standards were introduced for both stallions and mares to ensure that only the best animals were registered in the stud books.
Representative in international equestrian sport
At the beginning of the last decade, the Danish warmblood stallion Matador in particular caused a stir internationally with his success in dressage. After finishing fifth at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, he made a sensational comeback after a season that was suspended due to illness. At the World Championships in 1990 he won the silver medal with Kyra Kyrklund and thus the first medal ever for Finland in the field of equestrian sport.
Blue Hors Matiné and Andreas Helgstrand won thebronze medal in the Grand Prix Special and the silver medal in the Freestyle at the 2006 World Equestrian Games .
