The Danish Warmblood Showjumper Program

Within Dansk Varmblod not only high class dressage horses are bred, but also top show jumpers like Olympic Silver Medallist, the approved Dansk Varmblod sire, Lando and the Bronze Medal mare, Andante, presently active under the rider, Charlotte Lund as well as Quibell, Ilion Kilen and Frida, the two latter competing at the Olympics in Hong Kong 2008. Each year within the Danish test arenas a number of young talents appear, showing off their superb capacity and jumping technique.

In 2004, the Breeding Committee established the Show Jumper Programme with the strategic purpose to systemize and develop Dansk Varmblod show jumping lines with the absolute goal to direct the breed into a constant top-10 ranking world-wide.

Only mares and stallions of outstanding show jumping capacity in the pedigree, and who have proved their extraordinary quality in riding tests can be taken into this special programme following an application. Having the special “jumping” mark on a pedigree is therefore very prestigious.

Each year in October the breeding commission goes through the many applications from owners of DWB jumper mares and breed sires, and so far around 500 stallions, mares and foals are now in the program.

Foals with both parents approved for the showjumper program are born into the program.