Danish Show Jumpers
More Successful Than You Think By Thomas Bach Jensen
For this New Jersey couple, Danish Warmbloods are the answer for show jumping success.
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harlotte and Brian Bech-Hansen have a passion for show
jumpers. Te Danish cou- ple arrived in the United States more than 20 years ago and today breed and develop talented jumpers at their New Jersey farm— all registered with the Danish Warmblood regis- try, of course! Tallin Farm, conve-
Bech-Hansens imported the first mares for their breeding operation in 2013 and moved to Tallin Farm in 2014. Te breeding program is small but select, focusing on quality over quantity. In that short time, they can already add numerous
home-bred high-scoring and premium mares and the approval of a breeding stallion they raised and developed to their list of accomplishments. Teir program produces three to four foals a year, coming from mares with strong performance dam lines and with traits that are crucial to produce future top show jumping horses.
niently located in Califon, New Jersey, is not only the home to Charlotte and Brian Bech-Hansen and their family but also to their Danish Warmblood (DWB) horses and their youngest daughter’s pony. With its eleven well-utilized acres, a fifteen-stall barn, fifteen paddocks with sheds, a 70×180 indoor riding arena and a 70×180 outdoor riding arena, the property supports the Bech-Hansen’s breeding and training business and boasts all of the necessary amenities to breed, house and train future and developing sport horses. Tallin Farm was founded by Charlotte and Brian, who
Charlotte and Brian Bech-Hansen with their stallion Charmeur PH when he was approved by the Danish Warmblood in 2016 on Tallin Farm.
both grew up in a small Danish village and met each other at the local riding club where they rode and competed in show jumping. Teir farm is the culmination of their life- time passion for show jumping horses.
Passion for Pedigrees Brian started riding at the age of six and early on began to discover a strong interest in breeding and the bloodlines of the horses he was riding. Tis led him to spend a lot of time with breeders, acquiring knowledge about the horses he was so passionate about. Te knowledge he obtained and the relationships that
developed have proven to be very helpful in the breeding and importation aspects of the business to this day. Te
Competing Against the Best Te DWB (Danish Warmblood Society) studbook is wide- ly known for producing top dressage horses, and taking the modest number of foals born per year into account, Danish Warmbloods have been proclaimed by Dutch experts to be the most successful producers of dressage horses in the world. However, Danish breeders also pro- duce show jumpers. In fact, approximately 25 percent of the 1,600 foals registered with the Danish Warmblood Society every year are bred specifically for show jumping. “We believe
that Denmark over the last ten years has improved dra- matically in regards to pro- ducing top show jumpers, and it certainly made a difference when the studbook changed direction to focus either on dressage or jumping rather than producing all-round horses.
TOP, with title: When the champion stallion Car- margue became available for purchase it was a childhood dream come true for Brian. ABOVE: Charlotte presenting the nine-year-old mare RDH Taarupgaards Chili (Carmargue x Quidam’s Rubin x Solos Landtinus). The mare had a beauti- ful filly by the stallion Christian in 2017 and is now ready to be challenged in the show ring. She is one of those mares who needed extra time to mature and to settle down; Charlotte and Brian are confident that she is ready now to be shown to her full potential.
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DANISH WARMBLOOD Courtesy Tallin Farm
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