Danish Warmblood

The Danish Warmblood or is a Danish breed of modern sport horse, established in the mid-twentieth century and used mainly for dressage and show-jumping.Template:R Like other European warmblood breeds, it is a performance breed: any suitable horse of any origin may be admitted if it passes a strict performance test. Hanoverian, Holsteiner, Swedish Warmblood and Trakehner are among those that have contributed to the breed.Template:R

History

The Danish Warmblood came into existence in 1962 with the formation of a breed society, the ; in 1979 this merged with another association, the , to form the present association, Dansk Varmblod.Template:R The first volume of the stud-book was published in 1964, and listed 150 mares.Template:R Most were imported from outside Denmark – more than 100 were of German breeding – and of the 22 born in Denmark the majority were of Oldenburger origin.Template:R

Characteristics

The horses usually stand some at the withers.Template:R The coat may be of any solid colour;Template:R bay is the most common, but chestnut, grey and dark bay also occur.Template:R Limited white markings may be present.Template:R

• Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein on Fabienne at the Internationales Pfingstturnier Wiesbaden in 2013
  Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein on Fabienne at the Internationales Pfingstturnier Wiesbaden in 2013
• Edward Gal on Glock's Zonik N.O.P. at the FEI Dressage World Cup in 2018
  Edward Gal on Glock's Zonik N.O.P. at the FEI Dressage World Cup in 2018