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. 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.
Frederiksborger mares were also used as foundation stock, as breeders found that crossing Frederiksborger mares with Thoroughbred stallions created a "qood quality, but slightly heavy-weight riding horse". F1 crosses were further refined with outcrossing to other European warmblood breeds, such as the Wielkopolski and Selle Français, as well as more Thoroughbred crossing.
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. The first volume of the stud-book was published in 1964, and listed 150 mares. Most were imported from outside Denmark â more than 100 were of German breeding â and of the 22 born in Denmark the majority were of Oldenburger origin.
The horses usually stand some at the withers. The coat may be of any solid colour; bay is the most common, but chestnut, grey and dark bay also occur. Limited white markings may be present.