 They do well in dressage and show jumping, and are used in general riding, as carriage and as circus horses.In 1971, three Appaloosa stallions were imported to Denmark to add new blood to the Knabstrupper breed.Knabstruppers today are bred in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Netherland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and most recently, the Czech Republic, Australia, and New Zealand.