Studbook Spotlight: The CDE Studbook, Danish Warmblood, and DSP German Sporthorse

The WBFHS Studbooks Jumping Global Champions Trophy at the Longines Tops International Arena is fast approaching, serving as the finale of the summer season, September 27-29,2024. We take a look at some of the elite studbooks that will head to Valkenswaard to take part in this prestigious event.

The CDE Studbook

The CDE Studbook (Spanish Sport Horse) was founded in 1999, and its management is carried out by Ancades (National Association of Spanish Sport Horse Breeders), with a production of 1,200 specimens per year.

Our horses participate in the three Olympic disciplines and in Endurance, highlighting the Olympic medal by Nereo with Andrew Nicholson in London Eventing.

In the recent Olympic Games in Paris, two CDE horses have participated in the jumping events.

Our horses regularly take part in the World Championships for Young Horses in Jumping, Eventing and Dressage and they compete, with international success, representing 39 countries.

Danish Warmblood

Danish Warmblood breeding is divided into a jumping and dressage line. Between 400 and 500 foals of jumping lineage will be born annually. A sharp selection over recent years has created a modern, rideable jumping horse with great capacity.

Danish Warmblood was successful at the first championships at Longines Tops International Arena. In the class for 6-year-old horses, Danish Warmblood won a team silver medal and a bronze medal for the team of 8-year-old horses.

How Danish Warmblood achieves its goal:

• Danish Warmblood focuses in a goal-oriented way on specialized dressage and showjumping horses to produce internationally successful top athletes with good durability (longevity) and good rideability
• A firm selection is carried out, and only the very best individuals are approved for breeding
• No stallions are approved for breeding before they have passed a performance test. This assures that only stallions with very high rideability and good functionality sires the next generation

• Danish Warmblood conducts comprehensive breeding evaluations, considering factors such as conformation, riding tests, young horse championships, and competition results. This thorough assessment process ensures the breed's continued improvement and success

DSP German Sporthorse

With almost 9500 warmblood mares and 9000 small horse or Haflinger mares, the Society Deutsches Sportpferd (formerly Süddeutsche Pferdezuchtverbände) is the largest breeders association in Germany. In 1990, the breeding associations in the south founded the society in order to organize championship shows, foal shows and combine their marketing activities.

The five warmblood associations (Bavarian Horse Breeders Association, Brandenburg-Anhalt Horse Breeders Association, Baden-Württemberg Horse Breeders Association, Rhineland-Palatinate-Saar Horse Breeders Association and Saxony-Thuringia Horse Breeders Association) set a milestone in 2014 when they decided to jointly manage the studbook of the German Sport Horse (DSP). However, as before, in independent associations to ensure regional support for breeders.

Horses like DSP Alice, DSP Chakaria, DSP Quantaz, Elektric Blue P, or elite stallions like Quaterback and Colorit are worldwide figureheads for DSP. The biggest event is the German sporthorse stallion days in January at the Olympia equestrian center in Munich-Riem. 

Get your tickets now to join us as we close out the summer season with the WBFHS Studbooks Jumping Global Champions Trophy.