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The HanoverianNo. 5 | May 2015

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BreedingGrande Prize: Londontime

AuctionSuccessful Debut

SportVictories at season openers

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Successful DebutVerden’s auction celebrated an all around successful debut in March. The auction took a dynamic course. The jumper talent Cedane D obtained the top selling price of 72,000.00 Euros. By Britta Züngel

Happy faces: Breeder Christine Düstersiek with top-seller Cedane D, who sold fof 72,000.00 Euros. Photos: Ernst

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Auction

Verden’s auction in March was awaited with eager expectation. It was a debut for the new

auction format, which offered Hanoverian horses for all demands – from an elite horse to a reliable partner for the passionate leisure rider. A selected collection of early-born foals completed the quali-ty-rich selection of sale horses. The well-attended Niedersachsenhalle in Verden turned festive, when its doors opened for Celle’s state stud sire London-time. This son of Londonderry/Walt Disney was awarded the Grande Prize at the very beginning of the event. His breeder Christina Hellwege-Tiede-mann from Oberndorf recieved the award, which the Verband’s president Manfred Schäfer presen-ted to her. Wolfhard Witte presented the expressive chestnut, whose performance earned both a huge round of applause.

After this overture, the auction started with Fioren-tina by Floriscount/Londonderry (breeder/exhibitor: Günter Meyer, Westerkappeln). This liver chestnut was equipped with multiple talents. While in pre-paration for the auction at the training and sales centre, she attracted attention early on. A dressage stable from Belgium held the last bid of 35,000.00 Euros. She is the fifth high-carat talent to be sold to Belgium, where she will become a stable-mate to the black mare Forever Love, a bronze medal winner at the Bundeschampionate, who had been sold to the same buyer last October.

A jumper was celebrated for being the top-seller at this auction. After an exciting bidding duel via the telephone, the auctioneer Bernd Hickert dropped the hammer at 72,000.00 Euros, the final bid for Cedane D by Cornado/Florestan (breeder/exhibi-tor: Christine Düstersiek, Vlotho-Exter). The large-framed dark bay already impressed with his jum-ping talent during the presentations. A renowned training and show stable bought this youngster. The Westphalian is a representative of the Hanove-rian dam line of Abisunda, which already produced numerous highly successful jumper horses. The breeder, Christine Düstersiek, had obtained place-ments up to the M-level on a half-sister to the dam of Cedane D called Phantasie by Pilot, before the mare became successful at the S-level with rider Gerardus Krijnen and rider Otto Becker.

Bourbon by Bonifatius/Don Vino (breeder: Guido Meyer, Meppen; exhibitor: Antonius Schulze-Aver-diek, Rosendahl) was the most expensive dressage horse. The beautiful bay sold for 62,000.00 Euros to the dressage trainers Elke and Wolfgang Schmitz-Heinen after a prolonged bidding duel. The couple had already bought the auction candi-date, which left the arena, when Bourbon entered. They had paid 35,000.00 Euros for the jumper ta-

lent Valecetto OT by Valentino/Concetto (breeder/exhibitor: Otto Tiemann, Diepholz). After all, their son Jonas Schmitz-Heinen is not only successful in the dressage saddle but also in the jumping sadd-le. As it happened, Wells Fargo, a dressage horse, decorated the cover of the auction catalog. He had found his way to Wermelskirchen in 2006 and de-veloped into a top-carat dressage competitor with his rider Jonas Schmitz-Heinen. In addition to other auction purchases, this is proof for a success-ful relationship between the auction team and Fa-mily Schmitz-Heinen.

Many happy faces in the audience showed that there were numerous buyers, which had filled their wish to invest in a horse. A couple from Switzer-land had traveled to Verden. After observing the training and presentations for the entire week, they bought Dormello by Dancier/Weltmeyer (breeder: Horst Rosebrock, Kirchlinteln; exhibitor: Detlef Ruddat, Kirchlinteln) for 46,000.00 Euros. Daniel Delius, the auctioneer, described the shiny black as an “ace of the collection”. The French Cadre Noir has been a regular customer in Verden for many years. After purchasing Lanzaro by Lon-dontime/Don Frederico (breeder/exhibitor: Detlef Ruddat, Kirchlinteln) for 20,500.00 Euros, the fa-mous institute published a press release in France for the first time. The large-framed chestnut, which comes from the same barn as Dormello, will be prepared for international driving competitions.

A total of seventy riding horses sold for an average price of 18,329.00 Euros. Almost half, thirty-four to be exact, found homes outside of Germany. Then United States was the strongest buying con-tingent with thirteen purchases. Five horses sold to Switzerland and four to Belgium.

The quality was rightThirty-eight foals found new owners at an average price of 7,595.00 Euros. The new auction format proved also effective with the foals. In comparison to previous years, the pre-selection date was mo-ved back a little, while the auction date was earlier. Hence the foals presented themselves beautifully creating interest with prospective buyers, which included not only customers, which specifically came to Verden for the foals, but also horse enthu-siasts, who raise stallions as well as international guests, which had already bought a riding horse. The privately owned sire Finest had a dream start with his son Frenchtown (breeder/exhibitor: Claus Quast, Hamburg). The powerfully moving bay out of a dam by Diamond Hit was from the sire’s first foal vintage. The youngster filled numerous horse enthusiasts, who raise stallions, with enthusiasm, but finally sold to the Austrian dressage patron

StatisticsRiding horsesNo. of horses offered for sale 71 horses

No. of horses sold 70 horses

Toal turnover Euro 1.283.000,00

Average price Euro 18.328,57

Top price Euro 72.000,00

Lowest price Euro 6.000,00

PricerangeEuro 6.000 to 7.999 7 horses

Euro 8.000 to 10.999 10 horses

Euro 11.000 to 14.999 14 horses

Euro 15.000 to 24.999 24 horses

Euro 25.000 and more 15 Pferde

Horses soldNational 31 horses

International 39 horses

FoalsNo. of foals offered for sale 38 foals

No. of foals sold 38 foals

Toal turnover Euro 288.600,00

Average price Euro 7.594,73

Top price Euro 64.000,00

Lowest price Euro 3.500,00

PricerangeEuro 3.000 to 3.999 2 foals

Euro 4.000 to 4.999 14 foals

Euro 5.000 to 7.999 12 foals

Euro 8.000 to 9.999 5 foals

Euro 10.000 and more 5 foals

Foals soldNational 26 foals

International 12 foals


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The Hannoveraner Verband received the following email:

Top-selling dressage horse: Bourbon sold to a renowned training facility for 62,000.00 Euros.

Dear Hannoveraner Verband, Dear Team,

I would like to personally thank you for the perfect organization of your team!!

For the first time, I attended your auction in March and I am filled with enthusiasm about the friendliness and the professionalism at this auction. Everything went off beautifully starting with the first contact with the team, the beautiful stables, and the kindness of every groom up to all the possibilities to try the horses. A special thank you to Melanie Schmerglatt – she is not only a beautiful rider, but she also got us excited about the horses. We greatly enjoy Doncello and Dior, the two horses that we acquired and expect them to arrive in Vienna next Thursday already. I am also especially delighted to have had the opportunity to meet Dior’s breeder, Edelhard Lampe, in person – extremely pleasant and very responsible. Please be so kind and reserve three tickets for the May auction: We shall attend again and hope to bring home two more horses.

With kind regards from rainy Vienna,

Sabine Schwarz and Stephanie Levett.

Three questions for auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm WegenerTHE HANOVERIAN: The March auction was organized in accordance with the new auc-tion format. Which conclusions do you draw from this event?

Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener, “The concept is excellent. Even though the auction took place fourteen days earlier than in previous years, the interest from customers was the same. It is of utmost impor-tance that the quality is right. We had excellent horses in this collection. I am delighted that so many new customers from all over the world came to Verden looking for well-ridden riding horses and found what they were looking for. The new auction concept has clearly proven itself. We also received positive feedback from sellers. A buy-back quota of below five percent speaks for its-elf.”

THE HANOVERIAN: The riding horse selec-tion was very well received. How would you distinguish the dressage and jumper horses of this auction?

Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener, “This collection offered horses satisfying every taste and need. We were able to offer the highly successful competitor with a show record as well as the young, talented green horse. In addition, the participants had what is desired: type, rideability, success, best pedigrees – the auction horses just left nothing to be desired for. Many customers became successful buyers, which makes us very happy.”

THE HANOVERIAN: 38 early foals were part of the collection and sold well. Explain the advantages of the new sale concept as you see it.

Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener, “The foals were delivered to Verden on Friday. After a night of rest in their box stalls in Verden, the foals presented themsel-ves clearly better than in previous years. In additi-on, we selected the foals a week later than previ-ously and a week often makes a big difference in a foal. We accepted 43 foals out of eighty at the pre-selection, just because the quality was absolu-tely convincing. Even though we offered more fil-lies than colts, numerous horsemen, who raise stallions, were present. Furthermore, many riding horse buyers and sellers inspected the collection of foals and one or the other spontaneously made a purchase. This is only possible, when the quality is there.” n

Marianne Jerich for 64,000.00 Euros. Several ri-ders and trainers were among the buyers, which were looking for talented horses for international competitions in Verden and were successful. For instance, Valentin by Vivaldi/Soliman de Hus (bree-der/exhibitor: Friederike Pelzer, Steinhorst) will be with the French dressage rider Jessica Michel, who had already brought the dam’s sire Soliman de Hus into the international dressage arena. She purchased the chestnut colt for 10,000.00 Euros. Wiebke van de Lageweg from the Netherlands, who raises stallions, invested 8,000.00 Euros in Zalando by Zirocco Blue/Quadam (breeder/exhibi-tor: Manfred Schäfer, Köchingen) out of the fa-mous line of Schneiderin. Fourteen youngsters found new homes outside Germany’s borders. “The collection of foals was bigger than at the Eli-te Auction last April. The reason for this is the new selection structure. I am delighted with this group of foals – the quality was right, just as the pedig-rees, the presentations and the optics were,” auc-tion manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener said.

“The price configuration reflected that the new auction concept was well received and accepted. We had elite horses in this auction, which obtained elite horse prices, but we also offered horses for our committed recreational riders. We looked for this mixture and we obtained it,” auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener summarized this debut. n


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Inquiries from Benjamin Werndl: “Total enthusiasm”

S ince last year, a prominent training session en-riches the presentation of the auction horses

on Wednesday. For Verden’s March auction this year, dressage trainer Benjamin Werndl came to the Niedersachsenhalle. Klaus Balkenhol, Markus Beerbaum, Peter Kreinberg and Wolfram Wittig had been in Verden at other auctions. Bejamin Werndl manages a riding facility in Aubenhausen/Bavaria with his sister Jessica von Bredow-Werndl. The siblings bought numerous sport horses in Ver-den, trained and competed them. Waterkant, De Luxe, Dante’s Peak, Copacabana, Redford, Royal Spirit, Havanna, Landliebe and other Hanoverians call the beautiful facility in Bavaria home.

THE HANOVERIAN: What is important to you with respect to the training of young hor-ses? What do you pay attention to most of all?

Benjamin Werndl, “The partnership with the horse is very important to us during the training. We can-not train horses to Grand Prix applying force. They must want to do it. We try in our training’s program to motivate the horses every day over again. We achieve this through diversity in the work and through keeping the horses in a horse-friendly en-vironment. We treat them with respect and train them individually. The horses must enjoy the work.”

THE HANOVERIAN: It is important to you to train the horses yourself. What is your claim?

Benjamin Werndl, “Finding Grand Prix-horses is difficult and often they are unaffordable. Therefore we train our own dressage talents. A cooperation especially at the S-level is more easily attained with a self-trained partner. Isabell Werth is our mo-del in this area. She trains her horses and presents them in dressage competitions. Furthermore, our standards with respect to correct training are very high.”

THE HANOVERIAN: When you buy horses, what is important to you and what attribu-tes must they have?

Benjamin Werndl, “The horses, which we try to find for us, must be of a certain height. I am very tall and – depending on the harmony between rider and horse – Jessica and I exchange training horses. We also buy horses, which suit Jessica. The horses must swing through the body and must have a

good hind leg. We like for them to have some guts, a decent amount of urge to go forward and a good attitude about the daily training. Everybody likes to have a horse, which is easy to motivate.”

THE HANOVERIAN: You purchase many of your horses on Verden’s auctions. What do you appreciate about Verden’s auction pro-gram?

Benjamin Werndl, “Since years we buy horses on the auctions in Verden. We feel that we are in good hands in Verden. We appreciate the honest care. A true partnership developed to the auction team over the years. The prices in Verden are good, which is important to us as we operate a training and sale facility. One of our business avenues is selling horses. We greatly enjoy traveling to Verden again and again to acquire our future stars. We have already found many talents. Hence we are in total enthusiasm with respect to Hanoverians.”

THE HANOVERIAN: You work together with dressage trainer Jonny Hilberath for many years. What is planned for the future?

Benjamin Werndl, “We want to continue training with Jonny Hilberath. We are always looking for suitable rising youngsters, which we can train to-gether with him and prepare for international competitions. We maintain a close relationship, which we cherish very much. We could not be hap-pier to have such a master at our side.” n

Benjamin Werndl with two dressage horses from the March auction. Photo: Kanz

Benjamin Werndl, “The handling and training of horses demands patience, feeling, per-severance and respect. It is the only way to promote a lasting and positive development. It is our job to recognize the talents and highlights of each individu-al horse and to develop them in accordance with the horse’s age.”

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Kreuth/Germany

Julia Krajewski had a start-to-finish victory in the one-star class for FEI-riders on her mount Chipmunk FRH by Contendro/Heraldik xx (breeder: Dr. Hilmer and Sabine Meyer-Kulen-kampff, Engeln). Rider and breeder had suffe-red a great loss just three days earlier, when the talented 5-year old St.Pr.A. Coco Cay had to be euthanized. Chipmunk FRH surpassed renowned competition, when he won. World

(Rhld.) by Dutch Capitol/Pacco II (breeder: Karl-Heinz Gierkes, Viersen). She also finished on her dressage score. Marie Luise Christ-mann followed in third place with Butts An-ton by Embassy/Heraldik xx (breeder: Prof. Dr. Volker Steinkraus, Ollsen).

The successes for Hanoverian and Rhineland horses continued in the two-star event: Lou-is M (Rhld.) by Lissabon/Abanos (breeder: Franz-Josef Münker, Meerbusch) and Pia Münker held a strong lead, when they started on the stadium course. They still won the competition, even though they had two jum-

champion Star Connection by Chacco-Blue/Star Regent xx (breeder: Dr. Rainer Nitsch, Luhmühlen) and Michael Jung had to be content with a second placement. Michael Jung had another hot iron in the fire with Star Fighter CR by Sandro Hit/Rotspon (breeder: Martje Clausen, Rabenkirchen). The six-year old made her debut at the Tegernsee finishing fourth with the second-best dres-sage score and only a few penalty-points for exceeding the allowed time on the cross-country course. Junior rider Tina Krüger won the CIC* for riders, which do not belong to an FEI-category, with her horse Dolce Mia

Two starts, two victories – this is the impres-sive record, with which Pia Münker and her mount Louis M began the eventing season. A victory in the CIC** of Luhmühlen follo-wed a win in Kreuth. It was a seamless con-tinuation of the pair’s successes in the year 2014, which they had finished with victories in Hünxe and Breda. The ten-year old, co-lourful chestnut and his 22-year old rider know each other from day one, since Louis M was born on the parental farm in Meer-busch in 2005. Family Münker manages a large farm with a riding facility, where the dam, St.Pr.St. Angelique was already born. “He was pretty naughty as a foal,” Franz-

Josef Münker remembers. Father and mother Münker both successfully competed in even-ting. As a newly selected delegate of the re-gional association NRW (North Rhine-West-phalia), Franz-Josef Münker is also involved with the Hanoverian breed. Daughter Pia started Louis under saddle, won suitability classes for eventers and took him to the Bundeschampionate in 2010, where they won a silver medal. “At that time, there was a lot of discussion, whether or not the horse was suitable for eventing,” the breeder says.

Just one year later, Louis M proved in a ma-gnificent fashion just how suitable he is for the sport with his first victory in a CCI* in Arville/BEL. He became German Champion

of the young riders with Pia Münker in Kreuth in 2012. After a fist place in the “Pri-ze of the Best“ in Warendorf, the pair beca-me dual European Champions in Malmoe. Last year they defended their champion title and won the U25-Advancement Prize. Me-anwhile the high school senior totally focu-ses on the sport. She is a member of the perspective group in Warendorf. “Louis M and Pia have been a pair from the begin-ning,” Franz-Josef Münker says with pride. “We never doubted the horse’s ability. I told my daughter after the victory in Luhmühlen that she made the horse even better over the winter months!” The pair proved this with a brilliant dressage score in Kreuth of 20,6 points.

Louis M and Pia Münker. Photo: Lafrentz

Eventing

Louis M‘s perfect start of the seasonA new season started for the sport of eventing in Europe. Louis M and Pia Münker impressed with excellent performances in the dressage ring and on the cross-country course in Kreuth. The focal point for jumper and dressage riders still are the show series in the USA and southern Europe, which will continue for a few more weeks. By Britta Züngel

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ping faults, in front of FRH Escada JS by Embassy/Lehnherr (breeder: Jürgen Stuht-mann, Bahlburg) and Ingrid Klimke. Sara Al-gotsson Ostholt finished in fourth place on Reality by Rabino/Prince Thatch xx (breeder: Hans Brüning, Garbsen).

CCI* Fontainebleau/France

Lennox by Sunlight xx/Heraldik xx (breeder: Prof. Dr. Volker Steinkraus, Ollsen) placed se-cond with rider Michael Jung on the first event after the winter break. The pair finished on their dressage score.

CCI* Great Witchingham/GBR

Caja (Rhld.) by Carenzo/Ragtime (breeder: Family Marlies Broich, Metterich) celebrated her first international victory in Witchingham. The seven-year old won a one-star event with rider Willa Newton.

CIC** Luhmühlen/Germany

A fabulous start to the show season for FRH Escada JS by Embassy/Lehnherr (breeder: Jürgen Stuhtmann, Bahlburg) and Ingrid Klimke! The pair won the one-day CIC**. Re-ality by Rabino/Prince Thatch xx (breeder: Hans Bruening, Garbsen) and Sara Algotsson Ostholt finished fourth in the end. This pair had the best dressage score. FRH Butts Avedon by Heraldik xx/Kronenkranich xx (breeder: Friedrich Butt, Bülkau) finished in fifth place. The plan had been to participate in the four-star event in Kentucky. But “Dibo” decided to cancel the trip to the United Sta-tes because of strict quarantine requirements, which would have been extremely stressful for the 12-year old.

Louis M (Rhld.) by Lissabon/Abanos (bree-der: Franz-Josef Münker, Meerbusch) and Pia Münker won in the division for the rising ge-neration of riders with a considerable lead. Waldano by Wolkentanz/Bergkristall (bree-der: Berend Mennenga, Emden-Twixlum) and Julien Despontin finished in fifth place.

CIC* Norwood/USA

RF Overdressed by Countdown/Donaumo-narch (breeder: Volker Bachmann, Fassberg) finished the one-star event in the top five. Marilyn Little rode the eleven-year old into fourth place. Julia Krajewski had successfully competed the black under the name Chuppa

Chupp up to the 2*-level. Lillian Heard rode Early Review CBF by Earl/Le Primeur (bree-der: Laurie Cameron/USA) into fifth place.

CCI Ocala/USA

After numerous very good placements, the performance finally was rewarded with a vic-tory: RF Overdressed by Countdown/Do-naumonarch (breeder: Volker Bachmann, Fassberg) and rider Marilyn Little won the CCI*. She also rode St.Pr.St. RF West Indie by Contendro/Heraldik xx (breeder: Dr. Chris-tian Schroeer, Siedenburg) into fourth place in the two-star competition.

CIC* Raeford/USA

US-event rider Marilyn Little celebrated a Ha-noverian dual victory in the CIC*. The 33-year old won on St.Pr.St. RF West Indie by Con-tendro/Heraldik xx (breeder: Dr. Christian Schroeer, Siedenburg) and placed second in RF Overdressed by Countdown/Donaumo-narch (breeder: Volker Bachmann, Fassberg).

CIC* Ravenna/Italy

The result sheets from the one-star event re-flect a fifth position for ten-year old Damas-co by Davignon/Prince Thatch xx (breeder: Ralf Hoffmann, Bremervörde) and his rider Alessandro Valentini.

CIC** Temecula/USA

Ashleyn Dorsey rode RF Knetic by Chico’s Boy/First Flair R (breeder: Ina v. Estorff, Ro-sche) into fourth place in the CIC** in Cali-fornia.

CDI*** Addington/Great Britain

Donauwein (VA) by Don Vino/Brentano II (breeder: Martin Schmid, Legden) was the best competitor in the U25-classes. He won the Grand Prix and the freestyle. His rider Alex Hardwick had bought the liver chestnut on the November auction in 2006 and trai-ned him to the highest level. Pippa Hutton rode Duela by Dimaggio/Alabaster (breeder: Karein Hoerner, Conwy/GBR) into third posi-tion in the Grand Prix. The pair finished the freestyle in second place. Aldborough Ru-

binhall (Hess.) by Rubioso N/ Panther (bree-der: GB) finished the Grand Prix in fifth place with rider Bobby Halyer.

Hannah Biggs rode Weltzin by Weltbogen/Werther (breeder: Gur Burghof LTD, Blu-menthal) into third place in the freestyle and in the Grand Prix.

In the junior division, Joanna Thurman-Baker rode Dea II by Daidalos/Arkansas (breeder: Rudolf Gauglitz, Moormerland) into third place in the FEI-team test and in the freestyle. Amber Barton and former Celle’s state stud sire Labiat by Le Primeur/ Werther (breeder: Hartmut Meyer, Laatzen) finished fifth in the first class, and Charlotte Dicker and Sabatini by Stedinger/Sherlock Holmes (breeder: Jens-Friedrich Langrehr, Rodewald) finished fifth in the freestyle.

Dressage Tour Barcelona/Spain

Barcelona invited to the Dressage Tour at the start of spring. Woodlander Farouche by Fürst Heinrich/Dimaggio (breeder: Lynne Crowden, Sulby/GBR) was much talked about on the first weekend. The nine-year old im-pressed the experts with her first internatio-nal performance after winning the world championship-title in Verden in 2012. She won the Prix St. Georges and the freestyle by a large margin with rider Michael George Eil-

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Lord Sunshine and Julia de Ridder celebrated two victories in Barcelona. Photo: Bronkhorst

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berg. The following is quite unique: The Bri-tish rider also won Inter A and B of the Medi-um Tour on Woodlander Dornröschen (breeder: Karin and Manfred Hoerner, Con-way/GBR), the dam of Woodlander Farouche. Camille Cheret Judet took second place in this class on Shahira D’Apolline (VA) (Hess.) by Sandro King/ Dartagnan (breeder: ZG Seim, Heidelbach). This mare had been a member of the collection for the Alsfelder Ad-vent years ago. Just like Woodlander Farou-che, Warhol by Warkant/Saint Cloud (bree-der: Friedrich Sievers, Gifhorn) competed in the Small Tour with rider Francoise Hologne-Joux. The pair finished the Prix St. Georges in fifth place; one day later, they won Inter I. Charlotte Haid Bondergaard from Sweden rode Don Scudo by Don Schufro/Escudo II (breeder: Niels Johansen, Soerup/DEN) into fourth place in Inter I. The audience celebra-ted another Hanoverian victory at Inter B U25, which Gotcha by Goethe/Calypso II (breeder: Bernhard Sieverding, Twistringen) won with rider Corentin Pottier. The judges saw this pair in second place in the Grand Prix. Maria Julia Vasconcelos E Sa from Portu-gal rode Asta la Vista (VA) by Alabaster/Weltmeyer (breeder: Rainer Meyer-Kisker, Melle-Bulsten) into fifth place in the Grand Prix. Marjan Hooge was overjoyed about her victories in all three classes for juniors with her mount Fulltime (Rhld.) by Fidermark/Rosenkavalier (breeder: ZG Karl and Elke

Schmidt, Wesel). Rebecca Edwards succee-ded in the same way in the division for young riders with her horse Don Archie by Dimag-gio/Lysander (breeder: Suzanne Lavandera, West Sussex/GBR). Rubins Nite by Rubin Royal/Limbo (breeder: E. Richmond-Watson, Hanley-On-Thames/GBR) is another excepti-onal talent, which was bred in Great Britain. The eleven-year old won the freestyle after placing second in the Grand Prix. Hayley Wat-son-Greaves is Rubins Nite’s rider. Der Zau-berer (Rhld.) by Damon Hill/Sandro Hit (breeder: ZG Wencek, Moers) won gold in the class for six-year old dressage horses. Polina Afanasieva from Russia rode him.

Seven days later Lord Sunshine (Rhld.) by Lord Loxley/Enim Pascha (breeder: Irmgard Dohmen, Geldern) did very well in the divisi-on for young riders. He won the FEI-team test and the freestyle with rider Julia de Ridder. In the individual test, he finished second right behind his stable mate Comtessa. Dimero by Dacaprio/Espri (breeder: Carl Becken, Lox-stedt) was also one of the best. The liver chestnut and his young rider Concepcion Na-varo from Spain finished all three classes with the fourth-best result. In the division for juniors, Private Diandra (VA) (breeder: Kerstin Albers-Büker and Dr. Eberhard Büker, Bühren-Ahden) was the horse to beat in the junior division. The black mare from 2000, which had been one of the top-sellers at Verden’s elite auction in the fall of 2003, won all three classes with Celine Milton Swande from Sweden.

Der Designer (VA) by De Niro/Weltmeyer (breeder: Dr. Bianca Helmcke, Jameln) placed third in Prix St. Georges. Michael Eilberg rode this right brother to privately owned stallions Danone I and II. The British rider competed the ten-year old for the first time at the inter-national level. Warhol and Francoise Holog-ne-Joux finished fifth in the Prix St. Georges and third in the freestyle. Joao Victor Marcoa-ri Oliva from Brazil rode Haddington KHR by Hofrat/Werther (breeder: Karl-Heinz Roll-wage, Bockenem) to victory in Inter I. Wood-lander Dornröschen with rider Michael George Eilberg (second place at Inter A and victory at Inter B) and Shahira D’Apolline with rider Camille Cheret Judet (3rd place in Inter A, 4th place at Inter B) were the two best Hanoverians at this level. Heyley Wat-son-Graeves and Rubins Nite’s perfor-mance in the Grand Prix was rewarded with a fifth placement.

Hanoverian NewsThe German indoor championship for national champions took place in Braun-schweig. St.Pr.A. Comtessa by Contend-ro/Acord II (breeder: Erich Mohrfeld, Espelkamp) won the bronze medal with rider Henrik Griese. The pair had won the first qualification and placed second in the second qualification.

Contessa and Henrik Griese. Photo: Frieler

Eight-year old Sabelius by Stolzenberg/El Bundy (breeder: Manfred Schäfer, Köchin-gen) was rewarded as the best young horse of 2014 during the great gala. The liver chestnut (owner: Staj Mustang, Lucina) had been the most successful jumper competitor in the Czech Republic.

The United States Equestrian Federation announced the cadre for the Pan American Games, which will travel to Europe for preparation. The following horse-rider com-binations are on the cadre: Breanna by Brentano II/Weltmeyer (breeder: Walter Rauen, Spelle) and rider Kathleen Raine, Rosevelt by Rotspon/Lauries Crusador xx (breeder: Henry Peters, Oldendorf) and rider Allison Brock, and Rosamunde (Rhld.) by Rock Forever/Fidermark (breeder: Hannelore Koch, Nuernbrecht) and Steffen Peters. Rosmarin by Rosentanz/Weltmeyer (breeder: Josef Brinkemöller, Georgsmari-enhütte) with rider Kim Herslow were selected for the Small Tour as well as Sanceo by San Remo/Ramiro’s Son II (breeder: Gerhard Dustmann, Melle) with rider Sabine Schut-Kery.

Rubins Nite won the freestyle in Barcelona with rider Hayley Watson-Greaves. Photo: Bronkhorst

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CDI*** Hastings/New Zealand

New Zealand’s prestigious Horse of the Year-Show takes place in the autumn. Vanessa Vay on NRM Arawn by Anamour/Genius (bree-der: Gary and Wendy Freeman, Palmerston North/NZL) obtained the second best score in the Grand Prix. Bill Millar on Raukura Sato-ri by De Niro/Genius (breeder: Matthews Ha-noverians, Awanui/NZL) followed in fourth place. Vom Feinsten (Rhld.) by Fidermark/Weltmeyer (breeder: Rudi Henn, Simmerath) celebrated a dual victory with rider Julie Brougham. The pair won the Grand Prix Spe-cial and the freestyle. NRM Arawn followed in third place in both classes.

CDI*** Nice/France

Alexandre Ayache and Light of London-derry (VA) by Londonderry/Weltmeyer (bree-der: Inge Bulle, Cuxhaven) won the Grand Prix Special on the Cote d’Azur after placing fourth in the Grand Prix.

CDI*** Nieuw- en Sint Joosland/NED

A village with only 1,300 inhabitants hosted the “Zeeland Outdoor International”. St.Pr.A. Gasparilla RB (VA) by Goodman/Falkland (breeder: ZG Berkenhoff and Nie-meyer, Landesbergen) had her first internati-onal victory at this CDI. Emma Kanverwa from Finland won the Grand Prix Special on the 2003-born bay.

Desperados by Danone/Werther (breeder: ZG Keller and Rietbrock, Bad Bevensen) and rider Kathleen Keller won the Prix St. Georges against tough Dutch competition. The pair finished Inter I in second place and the free-style in third. Lena Waldmann rode Dynami-te Deluxe (VA) by Don Larino/Akzent II (breeder: Karin Glaesser, Holtgast) into se-cond place in the second Prix St. Georges. Petra Middelberg participated in the classes for riders U25 with her mount Barclay by Belissimo M/Prestige Pilot (breeder: Willem Klausing, Diepholz). The pair finished Inter II in second place. The performance of Condio B by Contendro/Willem’s As (breeder: Ste-phan Baumgart, Drochtersen) and rider Claire-Louise Averkorn in the FEI-team test for young riders were rewarded with a third placement. The results for the team test for juniors were as follows: Full Time (Rhld.) by Fidermark/Rosenkavalier (breeder: ZG Karl and Elke Schmidt, Wesel) with Marjan Hooge finished in second place and Der Prinz by Diamond Hit/Davignon (breeder: ZG Neff, Geismar) with Alexa Westendarp in third. Full Time with Marjan Hooge won the indi-vidual test followed by Ringo Star (Rhld.) by Riccione/Laredo (breeder: Yves and Verena Gielen-Burger, Lummen/BEL) with Lisanne Zoutendijk. Alexa Westendarp rode Der Prinz into fourth place in the final freestyle.

CDI*** Rancho Murieta/USA

Brain Hafner and his mount Lombardo LHF (VA) by Londonderry/Werther (breeder: Klaus

Jürgens, Sehnde-Bolzum) won the Grand Prix and the freestyle.

CDI-W San Juan Capistrano/USA

California and Florida are favorite locations for large dressage shows at the beginning of the year. In Orange County, Steffen Peters rode Rosamunde (Rhld.) by Rock Forever/Fidermark (breeder: Hannelore Koch, Nuern-brecht) into second place in the Grand Prix. Kathleen Raine followed in third place on Breanna (VA) by Brentano II/ Weltmeyer (breeder: Walter Rauen, Spelle). Rosamun-de had a beautiful performance in the Spe-cial, which earned her a victory with an eight percent lead.

De Noir (VA) by De Niro/Matcho AA (bree-der: Meike Fischer, Bad Bevensen) won the Prix St. Georges with Mette Rosencrantz closely followed by Fraktura (VA) by Ferro/Grannus (breeder: Arnd Deters, Schüttorf) with rider Charlotte Jorst in second position. Sanceo by San Remo/Ramiro’s Son (breeder: Gerhard Dustmann, Melle) followed in fourth place with Sabine Schut-Kery. Mette Rosen-crantz rode De Noir into fourth place in Inter I. Sabine Schut-Kery and her mount Sanceo finally celebrated the sought-after triumph, when they won the Inter-freestyle.

A week after the World Cup-competition, the dressage show continued as a three-star CDI. Rosamunde (Rhld.) and Steffen Peters cele-brated a dual victory, when they won the Grand Prix and the freestyle. Brian Hafner rode Lombardo LHF (VA) by Londonderry/Werther (breeder: Klaus Jürgens, Sehnde-Bolzum) into third place in the Grand Prix. Jan Ebeling and FRH Rassolini (Hess.) by Rubioso N/Silvano (breeder: Horst Hofmann, Bad Nauheim) finished the freestyle in se-cond place. Mette Rosencrantz and De Noir enjoyed a fifth placement in Inter I, a class of the Small Tour.

CDI*** Stadl-Paura/Austria

The CDI in Stadl-Paura in the spring has be-come a fixed target-date, where the partici-pants find first-rate conditions. Victoria Max-Theurer and her mount Blind Date by Breitling W/Donnerhall (breeder: Margarethe Klare, Maasen) were able to repeat last year’s

Desperados and Kathleen Keller won Prix St. Georges in Nieuw- en Sint Joosland. Photo: Frieler

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victories in the Grand Prix and in the free-style. Matthias Bouten rode Söhnlein Brilli-ant MJ by Shakespeare in Love/Rabino (breeder: Robert Gaus, Hoitlingen) into third place in the Grand Prix of the so-called B-Tour. The pair finished the freestyle in fourth place. The judges placed Don Luis (VA) by Dimaggio/Rubinstein (breeder: Karl Tuitjer, Hesel) and rider Karen Tebar in second place in the Grand Prix of Tour A. The pair obtained the third-highest score in the Special. Paulina Holzknecht rode Wells Fargo (VA) by Wel-ser/Fabriano (breeder: Karl Klüber, Rheden) to victory in the team-test for juniors. The pair also had convincing performances in the indi-vidual test and in the freestyle winning both by a large margin. Bailando II by Rubin-Royal/Weltmeyer (breeder: Günter Lindwehr, Alfhausen) placed third at Prix St. Georges. Patricia Schaerli presented the ten-year old. Valenta’s Diego (VA) by Desperados/Ho-henstein (breeder: Klaus Michaelis, Basdahl) and rider Karoline Valenta finished Inter I with the third-best result. Havanna (VA) by Hochadel/Rodgau (breeder: Walter Robert, Breitenbach-Gehau) followed in fourth place. Havanna got into the hands of top-rider Jes-sica von Bredow-Werndl through the Alsfel-der Advent-sale.

Porsche’s Eloy (VA) by Earl/Wendenburg (breeder: Johann Fuseler, Schiffdorf) and rider Diana Porsche placed fifth in the FEI-team test and in the individual test for young ri-

ders. The pair improved to fourth place in the freestyle.

CDI*** Tokyo/Japan

Luigi Colani by Laurentio/Baryshnikov (breeder: Family Pfeiffer, Testorf) and rider Yoko Nishijima finished the Grand Prix in fourth place in the “land of the rising sun”.

CDI*** Vilamoura

At the Atlantic coast, Filipe Canelas rode Der Clou by De Niro/Matcho AA (breeder: Dr. Rainer Nitsch, Luhmühlen) into fourth place in the Grand Prix and into third position in the freestyle.

CDI-W Werribee/Australia

The judges placed Louisa Hill and her mount Bates Antonello by Anamour/Winnebago (breeder: Anna Simson, New Zealand) in fifth position. The pair moved up into fourth place in the World Cup-freestyle.

CSI*** Arezzo/Italy

Michael Cristofoletti rode Stanley by Stak-kato/Rabino (breeder: Dr. Sabine Plass, Burg-

dorf) into third place in a two-phase jumper class for seven-year old horses during the second week of the Toscana-Tour. The perfor-mance of For Blondie by Forsyth/Falkland (breeder: Rolf Wessels, Stelle) and rider Jonas Vervoort in a speed class of the Gold Tour was rewarded with a third placement.

Stanley and Michael Cristofoletti obtained the same placement in a two-phase jumper class during the third week. In addition, the bay placed fifth in yet another class. Martin Haunhorst rode Chandra A by Contendro/Escudo (breeder: Bernhard Austermann, Alf-hausen) into third position in the same class. For Blondie and rider Jonas Vervoort were the winners of the first qualification for the Grand Prix. Flavourart Amico Mio by Stak-kato/Graf Grannus (breeder: Andrea and Nor-bert Wulf, Schillsdorf) finished this class in fourth place with rider Roberto Cristofoletti. Lasco by Laptop/Acord II (breeder: Franz Temmen, Neuenkirchen) and rider Jana War-gers obtained another top placement for Ha-nover, when they finished the Grand Prix of the Silver Tour in fourth position.

Baku/Aserbaidschan

Rahib Ismayilov rode Aco’s First Boy (Rhld.) by Acorado’s Ass/Grandferdinand (breeder: Friedhelm Tillmann, Grevenbroich) to victory in a speed class. The pair was seven seconds faster than the second-placed horse-rider combination. In the Grand Prix, the pair took second place.

CSI*** Braunschweig/Germany

Patrick Stühlmeyer rode Edelmann by Escu-do/Stakkato (breeder: Bernfried Erdmann, Wallenhorst) into fourth place in the first qualification of the Youngster Tour. The fault-less round of Galippo by Giorgio/For Pleasu-re and breeder/rider Lars Nieberg in the first class of the Medium Tour was rewarded with a fourth place-ribbon. Jörg Witte on Sea Wolf (VA) by Stakkato/Zeus (breeder: Her-mann Meyer, Allwörden) competed in a speed class for amateurs and finished in third place. Silke Kröckel enjoyed a fourth place-ment in a two-phase jumper class with her mount Contessa D by Chasseur/ Argentan (breeder: Klaus Dammann, Fredenbeck). This

Edelmann and Patrick Stühlmeyer finished a jumper class of the Youngster Tour in Braun-schweig with a fourth placement. Photo: Frieler

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pair obtained the same placement in the final jumper class with jump-off.

CSI** Cagnes-sur-Mer/France

Elwood by Escudo/Graf Top (breeder: Tanja Hollmann-Hespos, Wagenfeld) won the CSI*-Grand Prix with rider Alexandre Fontanelle. Dissy (VA) by Dirano/Grundstein (breeder: Günter Knaack, Hollenstedt) and rider Olivier Perreau had won a speed class earlier by more than two seconds.

Go High della Bassanella by Go on Top/Laptop (breeder: Uwe Ropers, Drochtersen) and rider Lica Inselvini placed third in two fault-and-time classes during the second competition weekend. This Italian/Hanoveri-an combination finished the Grand Prix in fifth place.

CSIJ-A Flyinge/Sweden

Mette Meyer-Jensen from Denmark rode Efendi by Escudo/Calypso II (breeder: Gabri-ele Schliffka, Wienhausen) into fourth positi-on in the Grand Prix.

CSI** Gorla Minore/Italy

Contessa Lisa by Contendro/Sandro Song (breeder: Stephan Kunz, Igis/SUI) and rider Colette Schoch completed the speed class for seven-year olds during the first week of the Spring Tour with a fast round and tight turns placing second. Calvador II (Rhld.) by Cali-do/Alexis (breeder: Dirk Marenbach, Wald-broel) and Iris Gautschi won the second qua-lification. Solution by Stalypso/Gletscher (breeder: ZG Hof Höckmann, Krevinghausen) and Christophe Barbeau finished the last class for 2008-born horses in second place. St.Pr.A. Can Caipy (VA) by Canstakko/Che-enook (breeder: Frank Johannsen, Daensen) placed fifth in the final for six-year olds. The bay mare not only placed very well in two free-jumping competitions of the Program for Hanoverian Jumper Horse Breeding, but she also was the champion mare of the show in Wohlesbostel in 2012 and placed well in the Herwart v. d. Decken-Show. She sold to Swit-zerland on Verden’s elite auction in 2013, where she now collects her first international experiences with rider Karen Hanselmann.

The following weekend, Amitage by Argen-tinus/Dirk (breeder: Hans Hagermann, Nie-derlangen) and rider Christoph Obernauer fi-

nished a two-phase jumper class in second place. Werner Muff rode Pollendr (Rhld.) by Polytraum/Corrado (breeder: Levinius Weber, Weeze) into fourth place in a jumper class with jump-off. Paul Freimüller and Carlos XXI (VA) by Contendro/Don Carlos (breeder: Hildegard Goeppert, Himmelpforten) finished a two-phase jumper class in fourth place. Alina (VA) by Acord II/Grundstein (breeder: Günter Knaack, Hollenstedt) and Francesca Ciriesi obtained a second-place ribbon in a 1,40-meter speed class.

Townhead Chaka Chaka (VA) by Check In/Sevillano xx (breeder: Heinrich Gelze, Lingen) had an impressive performance in a two-phase jumper class of the CSIYH placing se-cond. Fabio Magni rode the seven-year old, which Robert Young from Great Britain had discovered for his exquisite show barn on the May-auction in 2012.

CSI*** Kakegawa/Japan

The competition in Japan was exciting. Siwon Yoo rode Quidam’s Classic by Quidam’s Rubin/Wienerwald (breeder: Ulrike Haepke, Sehnde) into third place in a speed class. The dark bay from 2004 already has international placements on his show record with his pre-vious rider Florian Meyer zu Hartum. Felix Hassmann did well on Contador by Conver-ter/Espri (breeder: Heike Tienken-Niemann, Beverstedt). The pair won a jumper class with

jump-off and placed second in a two-phase jumper class.

Z-Tour Lanaken/Belgium

Stalypso (VA) by Stakkato/Calypso II (bree-der: Jürgen Heumann, Vordorf) and Denis Nielsen had a flawless first performance du-ring the first week of the Z-Tour on the bree-ding farm Zangersheide, which earned the pair a second placement. St.Pr.A. KS Stakki (VA) by Stakkato Gold/Silvio (breeder: Anne Seide, Damnatz) and Reed Kessler completed the Grand Prix with a fifth placement. Three out of the top four placed horses in the two-phase jumper class carried the Hanoverian foal brand. Mb van het Hobos by Quidam’s Rubin/Calypso II (breeder: Heinrich Meyer, Meetschow) and rider Dominique Hendrickx finished in second place in front of Fashion by For Feeling/Matula (breeder: Horst Schul-ze, Lueder) and Shannon Meinert Ketterle from Denmark in third followed by St.Pr.St. Daily Sun by Contendro/Drosselklang II (breeder: Gaby Huntemann, Wagenfeld) and Mario Stevens in fourth. Karl Brocks rode Quaid Good by Quaid/Graf Grannus (bree-der: Willi Schulz-Hausbrandt,Wittingen) in the first jumper class for six-year olds and placed second. The pair finished fifth in the end. Soeren Pedersen celebrated a victory in the first two-phase jumper class with his mount Tailormade Stardust (VA) by Stak-kato/Goodman (breeder: Gerald Wiese, Ben-

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kel). Alexander Butler competed Monastery Stud More Pleasure by Stolzenberg/For Pleasure (breeder: Jutta Hilmer, Braun-schweig) in another two-phase jumper class and placed second. Seal by Stakkato Gold/Rebel Z (breeder: Jens Wilting, Friedeburg) with Tobias Meyer and Corvin by Contend-ro/Athletico (breeder: Katja Ahlmann-Wobbe, Hellwege) with Tim Rieskamp-Goedeking de-livered convincing performances in a speed class. Seal finished second and Corvin third. St.Pr.A. KS Stakki finished this class, which also counts towards the Longines Ranking, in fifth place with rider Reed Kessler. Andreas Kreuzer rode Copperfield by Contendro/Drosselkklang II (breeder: Gaby Huntemann, Wagenfeld) into second position in a speed class on Monday after Easter. Nine-year old Copperfield is a full brother to Daily Sun, Ma-rio Stevens’ successful mare; Christian Tem-me had been his rider up to now.

Risohorse Emilia (Rhld.) by Extasy/Polydor (breeder: Klaus Dammann, Issum) and rider Sebastian Adams finished fifth in a speed class during the last week of the Z-Tour. An-nelies Vorsselmans rode Chambertino (VA) by Contendro/Dynamo (breeder: Rolf Blohm, Freiburg) into fifth place in a 1,50 meter-speed class of the Longines Rankings. St.Pr.A. Laetitia (VA) by Laptop/Baryshni-kov (breeder: Christine Strube, Neetze) and rider Beau Vandousselaere had one penalty point for exceeding the time allowed in the final jumper class of the CSIU25. The pair fi-nished fourth.

Lummen Spring Tour/Belgium

Palina de l’Escaut by Perigueux/Gardeulan (breeder: Rolf Knüppel. Jork) and rider Sus Dirickx finished a jumper class against the clock for six-year old horses in fifth position on Easter weekend.

Seven days later, St.Pr.St. Dree Boeken’s Grossos Röschen (breeder: Arend Kam-phorst, Prieros) finished a speed class in se-cond place with rider Neal Fearon. Emma Stoker and her mount St.Pr.A. Quincy Lady (VA) by Quintender/Lordanos (breeder: And-rea Janssen, Neuschoo) placed second in the final for five-year olds. Just last year, the bay had finished the free-jumping competition of the Program for Hanoverian Jumper Horse Breeding in third place. The following Octo-ber, the mare had sold on the elite auction to Robert Young. Another one of the British ac-

quisitions finished in the top group of the fi-nal for six-year olds: Shelby by Stolzenberg/For Pleasure (breeder: Susanne Fuehrer, Grossmoor) placed fifth with rider Emma Sto-ker, who had also ridden Quincy Lady.

CSI***** GCT Miami/USA

Hans-Dieter Dreher rode Embassy II by Es-cudo/Silvio (breeder: Dr. Bonny-Jasmin Ja-cobs, Bierbergen) into fifth place in a two-phase jumper class on the beaches of Miami.

CSI** Olivia/Spain

Two Stakkato grandchildren placed second and third in a two-phase jumper class: Skip-per by Stolzenberg/Lord Liberty (breeder: Konrad Deister, Harsum) and rider Holger Wulschner finished third and Sinfonie by Satisfaction/Don Juan (breeder: Gudrun Wen-zel, Bad Gandersheim) with rider Vladimir Tuganov followed in fourth place. Bliss Heers rode Contendra by Contendro/Raphael

(breeder: Schirrmacher GbR, Hemmoor) into fifth place in a speed class. Stacy by Stolzen-berg/Western Star (breeder: Walter Lilje, Obernholz) won a speed class of the CSI-one star with rider Carsten Sandmann. Carlotta (VA) by Calido/Singular Joter (breeder: Erd-mann Ohlrogge, Buechen) and rider Janne Friederike Meyer enjoyed a fifth place. This was Carlotta’s first international competition.

Holger Wulschner rode Caipirinha by Chequille/Lacros (breeder: Hubert Knigge, Ahlden) into fifth place in a jumper class with jump-off on Easter weekend. Carsten Sand-mann rode Stacy into third position in a speed class. On the final day, Camilla PJ by Calme/Picard (breeder: Horse Breeding Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen) and Maurice Tebbel were five seconds faster than all other fellow competitors and won the class.

The following weekend Carsten Sandmann rode Lutz by Lordanos/Grannus (breeder: Martina Sandmann, Fresenburg) into second place in a two-phase jumper class for six-year olds. Holger Wulschner and his mount Skip-per by Stolzenberg/Lord Liberty (breeder: Konrad Deister, Harsum) finished a time and fault-class in third place.

Louise Torgersen and Alisia by As di Villaga-na/Ramiro’s Bube (breeder: Hubert Knigge, Ahlden) were a very close second in a 1,40 meter-class. Camilla PJ and rider Maurice Tebbel celebrated another success in a CSI* speed-class just one week after their victory.

CSI**-W Ocala/USA

Czardas (VA) by Contendro/Grannus (bree-der: Dr. Irmgard Ovelhey, Isernhagen) fini-shed the Grand Prix in third position with ri-der Kirsten Coe. A penalty point for exceeding the time allowed prevented the pair from participating in the jump-off.

CSI U25-A Pöttmes

Asti by As de Villagana/Stakkato (breeder: Gerhard Hagemann, Croya) finished a time and fault class in fourth place with Nicoletta Stein.

CSI***** Paris/France

The Norwegian duo placed second in the team jumping competition “Les Talents Her-mes” for riders U25. 19-year old Johan-Se-

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bastian Gulliksen was a team member and rode Grand Balou (Hess.) by Balou du Rou-et/Grandeur (breeder: Elke Fischer, Scholen), the horse, which his father Geir usually suc-cessfully competes.

CSI*** Riviera Sun Tour/Italy

On the last weekend in May, EH All or None (VA) by Abke/Grannus (breeder: Barbara Ivemeyer, Bad Essen) won the Grand Prix with rider Paolo Adamo Zuvadelli on the Rivi-era Sun Tour in San Giovanni/Marignano. Bronislav Chudyba won a jumper class and placed second in another on his mount Gleen Love (VA) by Graf Top/Stakkato (breeder: Salvatore Basile,Perugia/ITA). The second horse of the Slovenian rider, Extasy III by El Bonito/Rhytmo (breeder: Patricia Sausmikat, Bremen), also obtained top place-ments. She finished a 1,45 meter-class in fifth place. Quincy by Quidam’s Rubin/Wende-kreis (breeder: Dr. Carsten Haack, Freiburg) finished the jumping course, which Glen Love had left as the winner, in fifth place with rider Alexandr Belekhov. Natale Chiau-dani enjoyed a third placement in a speed class aboard Sly de la Magnifica (VA) by Stakkato/Calypso II (breeder: Emiliano Lonzi, Fauglia-Pisa/Italy).

Jonathan Gordon on Emma Brown by Earl/Carismo (breeder: Werner Wolfgang Thies, Winsen) won two jumper classes on the weekend of Easter. One of the classes saw a Hanoverian dual victory: Flying Boy (VA) by Fly High/Sao Paulo (breeder: Horst Heide-mann, Meppen) finished second with rider Simone Blum. Strolchi by Stakkato/Calypso II (breeder: Helmut Habermann, Hänigsen) and Marie Lütgenau enjoyed a fourth place in a two-phase jumper class. Quidam’s As T by Quidam’s Rubin/Feiner Graf (breeder: Hans-Dieter Tuepker, Westerkappeln) and Andre Schröder finished a 1,45 meter-class with the fifth-best result. A fifth place in a speed class was recorded for Acanthya by Adlantico As/ Argentinus (breeder: Thomas Hart, Osterholz-Scharmbeck) and rider Cas-sandra Orschel.

The competition successes continued seven days later with the victory in a two-phase jumper class of the Youngster Tour for

Spimex (VA) by Stakkato/Calypso II (bree-der: Rainer Schulz, Burgdorf). Maria Madeno-va from Russia rode this right brother to the stallions Satisfaction I and III as well as the internationally successful jumpers Sundary and Sambuco. Tinka’s Pride (Rhld.) by Tinka’s Boy/Antonio Z (breeder: Breeding Farm Brouwers, Niederkrüchten) finished se-cond behind Spimex with rider Michelle Mehli from Switzerland. Tinka’s Pride’s dam is the performance mare Arissima (Hess.), which had successfully competed up to the S-level. Simone Blum and Flying Boy had a faultless round in a two-phase jumper class of the CSI*** and placed second.

CSI** Sancourt/France

A close second place in a speed class was recorded for Salvatore by Sandro Boy/ Aco-rado (breeder: Dieter Roebken, Ipwege) and rider Bruno Broucqsault.

CSI* Villeneuve-Loubet/France

For the first time he made it into the compe-tition pages of THE HANOVERIAN and for the first time as a winner: Argelith Sputnik by Stakkato/Zeus (breeder: Eva Bitter, Bad Es-sen) won the two-phase jumper class in Ville-neuve. Andrea Herck from Rumania rode the 2001-born bay.

CSI****/***** Wellington/USA

The young Irish rider Stephen Moore compe-ted Fantasy by For Pleasure/Acord II (bree-der: Stephan Münzberg, Steimbke) for the first time and with success: The pair finished the Grand Prix U25 in fifth place.

Fine Lady by Forsyth/Drosselklang II (bree-der: Wilhelm Leymann, Bassum) is on a victo-rious journey with rider Eric Lamaze from Canada. The pair won a speed class. Another grandchild of Drosselklang II finished in fourth place: Shorapur by Stakkato Gold/Drosselklang II (breeder: Wolfgang Pliefke, Wagenfeld) with rider Kevin Babington. Kat-rin Eckermann’s successful horse Carlson (Rhld.) by Casco/Sable Rose (breeder: W. Bouwhuis, Tubbergen/NED) was sold to North America last September, after he had just won the Prize of Westphalia at the CHIO a few weeks earlier. Now 14-year old Carlson celebrates his first international successes with rider Caitlin Ziegler. The pair finished a speed class in fourth place.

The jumper stadium in Wellington hosted a five-star competition just one week after the 4-star competition. Abigail Mc Ardle rode Cosma by Couleur-Rubin/Stakkato (breeder: Heinrich Ramsbrock, Menslage) into a very close second place in the first class. n

KS Stakki and US-American rider Reed Kessler successfully competed on the Z-tour in Lanaken. Photo: Frieler


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Linda Southern-Heathcott had invited many longtime friends and supporters as a testimony

to her parents Ron and Marg Southern, who were the founders of Spruce Meadows. A delegation from the State Stud Celle (Dr. Axel Brockmann, Dr. Buchard and Hanna Bade, Hans-Peter Klaus with daughter Maraike) followed the invite as well as a delegation from the Hannoveraner Verband (Presi-dent Manfred Schäfer, Dr. Ludwig Christmann, Jo-

ern Ahrens and Thomas Schönig). The uniqueness of this site and its special spirit were honored in very moving words. Ian Allison, the spokesman of the afternoon, described Spruce Meadows as “an incredible spot in an incredible location”. Ron and Marg Southern bought the poor land, which is lo-cated just a few miles away from Calgary in 1971. In April of 1975, they opened Spruce Meadows. “It is the horse, which made all this possible. When Spruce Meadows opened up, the horse was no lon-ger used for agriculture or in the army. I believe my parents realized that a horse still holds a spot in our lives,” Linda Southern said.

Spruce Meadows developed into one of the top addresses for the international sport of jumping. Since it opened its doors, competitors from 57 countries rode in front of almost 10 million specta-tors. More than 110 million Dollars in prize money were offered over the four decades of its existence; this was only possible because of a remarkable network of sponsors. The exclusive watch designer Rolex has been one of the loyal partners. Victor Royce, the long-standing director of Rolex Canada explained, “It is not only the site Spruce Meadows, but also the people, who stand behind it. Whatever Family Southern promised to us as a sponsor, we received – they always made good on their promi-ses. It was a real joy to be a sponsor.” Dr. Axel

40 years Spruce MeadowsThe 40-year long existence of this magnificent equestrian and horse-show centre near Calgary was celebrated in a very festive manner. By Dr. Ludwig Christmann


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Brockmann thanked Family Southern for the many years of loyalty to the Hanoverian horse and to the State Stud Celle. He presented a porcelain statue, a white horse representing Lower Saxony, on behalf of Bernd Busemann, the President of the diet of Lower Saxony. The close relationship to Hannover was also expressed in presentations under saddle, which followed the speeches. Hans-Peter Klaus and daughter Maraike represented the State Stud Celle, Joern Ahrens and Thomas Schoening Verden’s auc-tion program – all on Hanoverian horses from Spruce Meadows.

The name Spruce Meadows actually stood for Ha-noverians from the very beginning. The first con-tacts with Family Southern already occurred in the sixties through Joe Salinger, who managed a riding facility near Calgary and who was the contact per-son for the Hannoveraner Verband in West Canada. Dr. Walter Hartwig, the managing director of the Hannoveraner Verband at that time, arranged for a close cooperation between the Verband and Spruce Meadows – a cooperation, which is still in exis-tence today. The close bond was strengthened through former Verden’s auction rider Albert Kley, who became employed with Spruce Meadows as trainer and breeding consultant. Dr. Burchard Bade is a close friend of Family Southern, “In 1976, I vi-sited Spruce Meadows for the first time together

with Dr. Hartwig. In 1982, the State Stud perfor-med there for the first time with stallions. Manfred Lopp had already flown to Calgary and conducted clinics.” What do you appreciate about Ron Sou-thern? “A man – a word. He is a man, who you can trust in every way.”

The next generation of Family Southern has taken over Spruce Meadows. Daughter Linda, who com-peted in Nation Prizes, took over the entire busi-ness. Granddaughter Kelly Koss is responsible for the so-called horse program. She competes at the S-level. Grandson Asselin is one of the best young riders in Canada. He already represented his coun-try in Nation Prizes. The vision of Marg and Ron Southern developed into a jumper horse centre of international importance – a centre, where top-ranked international riders meet on a regular basis. The Hannoveraner Verband is proud to have such a partner at its side, where international competition and Hanoverian breeding take place under one roof. Spruce Meadows has become an important meeting place for other Hanoverian breeders in West Canada.

The Hanoverian breeders congratulate Ron and Marg Southern to this anniversary and look for-ward to a continued good cooperation. n

40 years Spruce Meadows – every-body celebrated with Marg and Ron Southern. Neither auction riders nor employees from the State Stud Celle or the RCMP were going to miss congratulating Family Southern. Photos: Spruce Meadows, Dr. Christmann


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Another sport horse from the barn of the Hano-verian breeder in Borstel will participate in

Verden’s May auction. This time it is the five-year old gelding Embolus by Embassy/Graf Top. “We consider it a confirmation of our riding horses, when they are accepted into one of the auctions of the Hannoveraner Verband.” Dr. Wiebke (44) and Carsten Kuls (50) are delighted to be able to regu-larly market their breeding products on Verden’s auctions or on the Alsfelder auctions, even if the prices are not always in the top price segment. In the winter auction of 2013, the couple landed a direct hit with eight-year old Spacehopper by Stol-zenberg/Graf Top. The very talented gelding sold for 58,000.00 Euros to Rumania and successfully competes in jumper classes at the S-level. The same applies to eleven-year old Flair by Florencio/Grandero. Andrea Dlugos has already obtained nu-merous victories in S-level dressage classes with the mare.

Carsten Kuls, a jumper rider, and his father have a good eye for jumper horses. During the 80s, they bought the chestnut mare Amsel by Arsenik/Traut-mann, which competed in jumping classes at the M-level. Some descendants of the jumper line of Family Kuls go back to this dam, i.e. Lady L by Lan-than, Gramsel by Graf Top and Gramsel II by Graf Top. We do not commit to just jumper or just dres-sage blood. The moving potential is most impor-tant. The mare has to fit the stallion! Our riding horses may very well be equipped with a dual pre-disposition,” veterinarian Wiebke Kuls explains. She met her husband Carsten at the insemination station Süstedt in 1998. The 44-year old finished vet school in Berlin, before she became an assis-

The Auction exhibitorsSoon the number of horses, which were bred by Family Kuls in Borstel and which also participated in Verden’s auction program, will rise above thirty. By Jürgen Stroscher

tant veterinarian at the State Stud Celle. The passi-on for horses often brings two people together, so also in this case. “After the first encounter, we met again – the rest everybody knows,” 50-year old Carsten Kuls shares with a smile. They are now married with two daughters, Kira (seven) and Kris-tin (ten). The couple is not only a good fit privately, but also professionally. Almost 25 years ago, the jumper rider and the economist for agriculture took over the responsibility for the family business. The farm was documented for the first time in the 15th century; it has been in the family for several generations.

Horses are part of itMother Erika (75) and father Heinfried (80) ac-tively support the “children” still today. “Horses are part of it. As a committed rider, I was engaged in the affairs of the Riding Club Bockhop,” the re-tiree and committed dressage rider remembers. Heinfried Kuls took the first step towards a true horse facility, when he built his own indoor riding arena in 1978. “We had to stop riding the horses during the winter months. There was no indoor hall in our area, so we decided to build our own.” Son Carsten continued this development. “I preferred having horses on the farm over pigs and cows. So I modified the farm step by step.”

Today the training and breeding facility is one of the most modern in Lower Saxony. Hence it came to no surprise that the family business took first place in 2014 in the national contest called “The future belongs to facilities of quality” in the cate-gory breeding, which the Consulting Firm Schade & Partner and the Hannoveraner Verband had ini-

Three generations: Seniors Erika and Heinfried Kuls, Kristin, Wiebke, Kira and Carsten Kuls. Photos: Stroscher


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tiated. This distinction does not only include an acknowledgement for offering a horse-friendly en-vironment like large run-in stalls for yearlings, foals and mares, but also for the concept of the busi-ness. “We listen to the wishes of our customers. They want their horses to grow up healthy and in a horse-friendly environment,” Carsten Kuls says. The couple developed an extensive management plan for the farm. Wiebke Kuls attends to the hor-ses’ medical needs as a veterinarian. She also does the insemination of the farm’s mares as well as broodmares of customers. She also treats small animals in her practice, which is on the farm.

Family Kuls attach a great value to teamwork. Pia Becker, who completed the German equine app-renticeship, is a fulltime employee. She is respon-sible for training the horses, which includes star-ting young horses under saddle. Her assistant Alexandra Hinz-Moormann works part time on the farm. Everything is handled on the farm from inse-minating the broodmares to the sale of the young horses. “We do not differentiate between our own horses and those of customers. If I do not get along with a horse, then the boss will help with his experience and his consistent riding style. He can solve most any issue,” the 25-year old trainer says, who has a high opinion about the knowhow of the farm’s manager.

Every horse is handled according to its individual needs and raised in a horse-friendly manner. The facility includes spacious fields for daily turnout, large paddocks attached to box stalls, a hot-wal-ker, an indoor riding ring and large, light and airy run-in stalls. “Unfortunately accidents do happen and diseases break out in every barn, and they may take the life of horses. Furthermore, not every hor-se meets the demands – we must be honest!” Carsten Kuls makes sure to mention the not so desirable parts of dealing with horses. “We must be realistic, when we evaluate our abilities and the abilities of the horses. We have always had good experiences doing just that.” This approach creates trust and reliability with our clients.

Seventy-five boarding horses live on the farm of Family Kuls in addition to 25 own mares and riding horses. The boarding horses are generally not sport horses but young horses, which we raise and then train on the farm, or they are mares, which are here to be inseminated and/or to raise their foals. With all the equine knowledge, it comes to no sur-prise that the breeding of horses is a branch of the business. “It is our goal to breed elegant and healthy horses, which also have a good head on their shoulders! We like to breed riding horses with potential, which also a recreational rider is able to

enjoy,” Carsten Kuls describes his demands on the breeding program. “During these times, when pre-purchase exams on sale horses are a given, trans-parency and honesty are of utmost importance.” When you buy a horse on the farm of Family Kuls, you know what is going on.

Since Carsten Kuls took over the management of the business, foals are no longer for sale. Once we are able to evaluate the ability of a horse, we offer it for sale. We like them to find a new home, when they are five years of age at the latest. “The Hano-verian breed holds a rich tradition in our region. My father and also my grandfather had Hanoveri-ans. We are very satisfied with the entire concept of the Hannoveraner Verband and with the State Stud Celle. If problems arose, there was someone to talk to. We were properly cared for. Because of the breeding clubs, the breeders have a good rela-tionship.” Carsten Kuls is a Hanoverian breeder with conviction. “The interior of the Hanoverian horse is very pleasant as well.”

The “green classroom”The breeder had good experiences especially with the producers Lanthan, Stolzenberg, Londontime and Don Frederico. Mares, which were bought –like Ariane, Gilde or Granny – delivered successful breeding products like the full-sisters Flair or the Contendro descendants Copy Kill and Copy Coll. Today Lopping Louie by Londontime out of Ariane is eight-years old. In 2012, he was much liked on the elite auction in Verden and sold for a lot of money. The sale of more than 30 riding horses through the auction program of the Hannoveraner Verband speaks for the quality of the riding horses from the farm of Family Kuls. The breeders are just as proud though, when a buyer is just happy with his/her horse and is capable of riding it. “Every horse should be trained and used in accordance with its potential,” Mr. and Mrs. Kuls agree. “We unfortunately experience all too often that many riders do not even realize what it means to keep a horse. That’s why we launched the “green class-room”. Children are invited to spend their vaca-tions with us to learn how to handle and groom horses,” Wiebke Kuls describes an important com-ponent of the business concept. After all, the younger generation is tomorrow’s potential buyer. Now the family is working on a plan for young breeders to maintain the joy and passion of young people for the breeding of horses. n

The facility of Family Kuls was re-cognized in the contest “The future belongs to facilities of quality”.

Embolus by Embassy/Graf Top participated in the May auction. Photo: Ernst


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Breeding manager and managing director Dr. Werner Schade came right to the point, when

he gave his annual report, “The sport horse breed has been shaken up quite a bit lately – and as it stands: Not everything is the same as before the storm!” During the past years, the breeding of hor-ses registered the toughest declines. There will be no return. The Hannoveraner Verband faces the changes since more than ten years. “We participate in arranging the structural changes of breeding horses in Germany and built the most modern and efficient event and marketing centre in Verden wit-hout an apportionment of costs to the breeders,” Dr. Werner Schade says. Hence a well-balanced lea-dership in the Verband is of utmost importance. The managing director presented the issues, with which the breeders, members and delegates will be faced in the coming time, and summarized, “A well-ba-lanced leadership in the Verband must find the ba-lance between breed, structures and finances. If one of these areas is neglected or receives too much attention, then there will be problems.” The

linear description, the new stallion performance test-concept 2016 and a health database are issu-es of current interest.

No scores are given out with the linear description. A scale is used for the description of biological va-riations. Individual attributes receive more atten-tion. The Holstein and the Oldenburg Association are already in a test phase. The Hannoveraner Ver-band introduces this system this year in the mare inspections and the mare tests. “This new informa-tion is not only important to the Verband. The sys-tem is to help breeders and horse owners under-stand the evaluations, so that they will be able to better judge their own mares,” the breed manager says. There is a more complete article on the linear evaluation available.

Dr. Schade furthermore explains the current stallion performance test-reform. A concept, which is based on three pillars, is planned: The classic station test will be reduced from 70 to 50 days; the stallions will be tested according to their talent: dressage stallions will compete against dressage stallions, jumper stallions will compete against other stalli-ons with jumping talent. A better comparison will be obtained. This test will be offered at the german stations in Adelheidsdorf, Schlieckau, Neustadt/Dosse and Marbach. “A stallion will not be auto-matically entered into the stallion book I upon suc-cessful completion of the approval,” Dr. Werner Schade adds. “Stallions can be used as breeding stallions after they have successfully completed the performance test.” A second way is offered to young stallions. They have to complete a 14-day

Balance makes the differenceThe Hannoveraner Verband invited to the annual meeting of the delegates in Verden. For the first time after the fusion with the division A of the “Rheinische Pferdestammbuch”, the delegates from the newly established regional association NRW (North-Rhine-Westphalia) also traveled to Verden.By Julia Hansen

Willem Klausing had every reason to be overjoyed: He was awarded the Friedrich Jahncke-Prize for his mare family, the Fritz v. d. Decken-Prize as successful stallion breeder – for the second time after 1974 – and awards for his licensed stallions and mares, which had earned high premiums. Photos: Züngel


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short test, which includes a presentation under the home-rider and a guest-rider test. This option can be used for stallions, which are three or four years of age. These changes have to finally be decided upon at the meeting of the German Equestrian Fe-deration in Fulda. The performance proof through participation in the sport remains unchanged. Dr. Werner Schade continued with a presentation of the new concept of a health database. The discus-sion during this meeting made very clear that further clarification is necessary.

“Support the breeders!”The innovations, which occurred through the fusion with the Rhineland, fell into the area of structures. Dr. Werner Schade also talked about the current auction situation. “It is a fundamental goal of the Hannoveraner Verband to support the entire spect-rum of breeders and to market as many horses as possible.” Compared to other breeding associa-tions in the Northwest of Germany, 60 percent of all the riding horses, which are marketed through the auction system, are sold through Verden’s auc-tion program. Changing the auction concept and intensifying the cooperation with partners in for-eign countries are important steps in allowing for these developments. “It is our job here in Verden to maintain the balance between breed, structure and finances. We cannot do it without the basis. We must find solutions together.” We must test all sites from the regional clubs and the breed associations. “We would like to cover a lot of areas, but the structural change and the regional effects will lead to us striving for strong events with great atten-dance. It will positively influence the quality of the individual event and the financial implications. It is necessary to strike an open discussion on this is-sue.”

The Verband’s youth representative Robert Kock presented the numbers on the young breeder work during 2014; The National Young Breeder Competi-tion was a highlight, which the Hannoveraner Ver-band spontaneously organized. More than 200 participants representing 13 breed associations participated in Verden. The team from Hannover fi-nished second at the free-jumping competition in Vechta just a few weeks ago.

Dr. Werner Schade delivered the report of the Foun-dation for Supporting Hanoverian Horses in Com-petition (FRH), which listed the successes of the FRH-horses during the past show season. Two FRH-horses, Desperados and D’Agostino – both sons of De Niro, were on the German team, which became World Champion. FRH Escada JS contributed to winning the team gold medal in eventing with rider Ingrid Klimke. Just one week after the World

Equestrian Games, Corrida by Contendro became the Bundeschampion for five-year old eventers in Warendorf. Meanwhile the letters FRH were suc-cessfully added to the name Corrida. This talented mare has been secured for her rider Andreas Di-bowski as a future championship horse. Rising sport horses for jumping are at the training facility of the Hannoveraner Verband. Enrico Süßenbach successfully presented them during the show season of 2014 to prepare them for more advanced training. Promoting young horses is in the actual process of realization and is to be expanded based on the obtained experiences.

Finance director Gerhard Wiechers presented the profit and loss statement for 2014, “The income for subscriptions and fees are retrograde, but within the predicted frame. The income from sales and training are down in comparison to last year. Since we recognized these developments early on, we implemented counter measures and reduced costs. In the end, the Hannoveraner Verband shows a small profit for 2014.”

Theodor Leuchten became a board member with founding the new regional association NRW. Fur-thermore, 123 delegates unanimously voted Bern-hard Ueffing into the board. Bernhard Ueffing ma-nages the breeding farm Babiacki in Rees-Haldern together with his family. Early in the meeting, B. Ueffing was awarded the Honarary Certificate from the FN for having bred a premium sire by Diamond Hit. n

Honorary AwardsFor breeding/raising stallions: Kerstin Albers-Büker, Büren Axel Bahn, Maasen Heinz Dettmers, Aurich Otmar Eckermann, Kranenburg Aloys Ewers, Meppen Bernhard Ueffing, Rees-Haldern Gestüt Sprehe, Löningen Hans-Peter Grube, Bülstedt Dorothee Heitmüller, Nienburg Arend Kamphorst, Prieros Willem Klausing, Diepholz Gerd Pigge, Lastrup Josef Uphus, Herzebrock Birgit Tietjen, Taaken ZG Fischer und Leipold, Bärnau

Herwart v. d. Decken-Show: L. u. L. Decker, Bierbergen Hermann Gerdes, Dötlingen Anna Genfors, Förslöv/SWE Gestüt foalshof, Haßloch Heinrich Gießelmann, Barver Ingo u. Britta Janssen, Holtgast Frank Johannsen, Buxtehude Willem Klausing, Diepholz Jürgen Kötter, Rullstorf Dr. Hinni Lührs-Behnke, Verden Stratos Protogeros, Kükenmoor Dirk Spinne, Nordkirch Iris Schepergerdes, Meppen Dr. R.-P. Schulze, Hoitlingen Peter Vollmers, Kutenholz

For the first time in Verden: The delegates of the Regional Association NRW.


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About 200 participants were challenged a lot over the course of two days. 37 presentations

on a total of seven subjects and one panel discus-sion required a lot of stamina and concentration. Regardless, the event was gripping all the time. The organizers around Professor Dr. Uta Koenig v. Borstel not only successfully showed the entire spectrum of research on the horse in Germany, but also picked up many topics, which currently are of utmost importance. They portrayed directions and trends, towards which the horse business in Ger-many may develop. Dr. Hanfried Haring, the Presi-dent of the European Sport Horse Association and former managing director of the German Equestri-an Federation, welcomed the participants and did not waste any time mentioning current problem situations. He pointed out that the international competition has gotten much tougher and urged not to neglect the fundamental features of Ger-man horses. “Rideability and user friendliness are our strengths. If we forget about these, we are dead,” he clearly and drastically expressed. He also took a stand on questions about animal welfare and urged to be open and willing to communicate.

The first subject was on marketing and business management. Professor Ronald Wadsack from the Ostfalia University in Salzgitter started out with the question, “Is riding best in a riding club?” He explained that the sport of riding has a tough stand against other branches of athletics. “Howe-ver, the sport of riding is unique, because it requi-res two athletes, the rider and the horse,” the speaker said. “Forty percent of the sport of riding in Germany takes place in riding clubs.” Professor Wadsack continued explaining the challenges, which the clubs are faced with today like voluntary engagement or financial issues. He suggested ad-justing to the demographic changes also in the sport of riding. “By the year 2030, the number of club members, which are 41 years and older, will be much higher than today.”

Katharina Wiegand described the viewpoint of the customer regarding the purchase of a horse, boar-ding and a riding school. She presented the results of an online-survey with 2,048 people, which the University Göttingen carried out in cooperation with the Horse Future Panel. 93,5 percent of the participants actively pursue the sport of riding, 15,9 percent are professional trainers. The domi-nance of the internet regarding the purchase of horses became very obvious: 68,2 percent indica-ted that they use the internet to start the search. Only 49,1 percent go to well-known and/or recom-mended breeders and 30,6 percent to renowned or recommended training facilities. Trust and good experiences are essential for a sale. The survey re-flected that customers often look for information, which horses-for-sale advertisements do generally not provide. The history of the horse, its dispositi-on, its behavior while being handled as well as the way the horses were raised deemed more impor-tant than criteria like the level of training, the breed, pedigree and the horse’s show record.

Entrepreneurial actionsHeinke Heise from Göttingen presented the results of her thesis. She had researched the entrepreneu-rial actions in equestrian facilities. She learned that questions about business management are not a top priority at most horse facilities and that there is overall great potential for improvement, “The success of a horse business depends greatly on the management skills of the individual running it.” Dr. Salome Waegeli presented “Success factors in the business of boarding horses in Switzerland”. She reflected on the results of a survey of 1,247 ow-ners of boarding horses in Switzerland. “Customer satisfaction is of utmost importance in the boar-ding of horses,” the female speaker said. Care and advice are essential for the boarding business. The customers must feel well taken care of. The Ger-man colleagues, who manage a horse boarding facility, must be a bit envious about the boarding fees in Switzerland. On average, the fee for boar-ding a horse is 700 Euros per month (Germany: about 250 to 400 Euros).

The second subject of discussion was exciting. It dealt with “horse and media”. The sport of riding is competing more and more with other types of sports. The amount of television coverage of equestrian events is decreasing considerably. Dr. Christina Münch (Horse Future Panel) remarked that horses have the sympathy of many even non-riding people, which a poll reflected. 74 percent of the participants in an opinion poll declared that they like horses. How can this positive perception be transferred into a better media coverage? Clara Mehlhose, Nürtingen, and Dr. Stephanie Heinecke,

Exciting topicsThe Equestrian Days in Göttingen once again proved its paramount significance as an important platform, where science and practical application meet.By Dr. Ludwig Christmann

The Department for the science of livestock at the Georg August University in Göttingen is res-ponsible for organizing the Equestrian Days in Göttingen. The meeting is organized in close cooperation with the Ger-man Equestrian Federation (FN), Warendorf, the Foundation of the Veterinary School in Hanno-ver and the Society for promo-ting the science all around the horse (GWP). The individual pre-sentations and many posters, which were exhibited, are pub-lished in a book about the mee-ting, which the FN-publishing house produced.


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Munich, compared the equestrian sport with other sports. They realized that goals were clearly defi-ned in other sports to adjust the competitions to the requirements of television. Biathlon is an ex-cellent example. Because of strong TV representa-tion, this sport developed into one of the most fa-vored winter sports in Germany. Changes in the execution of a sport are necessary, if you are loo-king for more TV representation. It is questionable, however, if such changes are acceptable to those participating in the tradition-rich equestrian sport. “As a television person, I am interested in people and their emotions,” Hubert Schulze Hobeling exp-lained. There is more to it than perfect organizati-on and top results. Series on horses, which suc-cessfully run on television, prove that portraying emotions around horses is well received. It does not always have to be top competition.

Volker Wulff from Uthlede researched the questi-on, if the idea of sponsoring equestrian events is rational or idealistic. Volker Wulff is one of the most experienced managers for equestrian events in Germany. He came to a clear result. He proved, comprehensible for everyone, that the main spon-sor of the German Jumper and Dressage Derby in Hamburg had a definite advantage from his enga-gement. “The value of advertisement through the sponsorship was worth six to seven times as much as he the money that he invested,” Wulff said. He is seeing a positive development after the low of the Olympic Games in Hong Kong. The willingness to invest in the sport of riding has increased.”

Challenges for the breedThe issue of “breeding horses” was complex and multifaceted. Many current questions and challen-ges regarding the breeding of horses in Germany were addressed. The first speaker is a true research legend: Professor Thorvaldur Arnason traveled from Sweden to deliver his speech. Born in Iceland, he was the first to apply the breed value estimati-on method BLUP to horses, Icelandic horses, and to publish the results – in 1982. He pointed out in his lecture the transparency, with which the bree-ders of Icelandic horses deal with their data and referred to the website Worldfengur.com. The bree-ders from Iceland also apply the method of linear description, which Stephanie Hoppe from Mün-chen explained in her speech.

Dr. Kathrin Stock stuck with the subject of the breed value estimation. There is currently an inten-se discussion on how to further improve the infor-mation from the integrated breed value estimation in Germany. It could be helpful to look beyond the borders to see how other countries deal with this issue. Kathrin Stock was able to show differences

after she had compared the breed value estimation methods from different countries – especially with respect to competition performance. The next step in the development is the genomic selection. Dr. Julia Metzger demonstrated that the TiHo Hanno-ver is already working hard on the future! There are concrete findings that exterior attributes or the predisposition for jumping are established in the horse’s genome.

Among other things, the planned health data bank for horses is a preparation for the genomic selec-tion. If we want to increase the work on health attributes with respect to breeding, then we must collect data. And that is the goal of the data bank. Health attributes present a good entry into the ge-nomic selection. The VIT (IT solutions for animal production) in Verden in cooperation with the Ger-man Equestrian Federation and affiliated associa-tions are working on building the data bank. Dr. Kathrin Stock explained the current state of affairs.

Lunging the stallions has been added to all licen-sing sites in Germany; it has become a part of the licensing decision with many associations. Hence it makes sense to closely inspect the collected data on this new selection criterion after a few years of using it. Dr. Katie Schöpke from the University Hal-le-Wittenberg compared the scores for the trot and the canter on the lunge line with the correspon-ding scores from free-running. She found out that judging especially the canter on the lunge line is more informative than judging it while free-run-ning.

The second day started out with presentations on “The horse serving the community”. Professor Jo-hann Schäffer from TiHo Hannover gave an excel-lent general view of the development of veterinary medicine. A philosophic lecture by Professor Peter Kunzmann also from the TiHo Hannover was one of the highlights of the equestrian seminar. He talked about the ethical aspects of using horses. It triggered many questions:

- To what extent may a human use a horse for his needs?

- To what degree may economical questions influ-ence the use of horses?

- At what point does a human risk to loose his re-spect for the creature horse?

It was a conscious decision to pose more questions than to give concrete answers. One approach is the way, how to handle a horse. A virtuous ap-proach is important. What means virtuous? Profes-

The lunging of stallions has been incorporated at all licensing sites in Germany. It is being researched as an instrument for the selection.. Photo: Beelitz


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sor Kunzmann quotes the ethics of virtuousness, according to which one gains virtuousness through knowledge and practice. In other words one gains knowledge about the needs of horses and about horse-friendly handling, and one gains the know-how, translating knowledge into practice. Profes-sor Kunzmann sees great changes in the relation-ship of horse and human – but that has always been the case. “Every generation will have diffe-rent answers to these questions.” It is a fact, how-ever, that the use of animals will be questioned even more so in the future. “There is a radical change in the thought process of humans.” These are developments and questions, which the horse breed associations and the sports clubs also have to answer to.

Uneasiness with the people who board hor-sesBoarding horses and the health of horses are also critical issues. Applying the “Guidelines for asses-sing the boarding/raising of horses under the as-pect of animal welfare” by the veterinary authori-ties in Lower Saxony already caused uneasiness with the people, who board/raise horses. Dr. And-reas Franzky from the office for consumer protec-tion and food safety in Lower Saxony, stationed in Lüneburg, addressed this issue. “The social de-mands on boarding/raising animals in compliance with animal welfare have increased over the past years. It also affects the boarding/raising of hor-ses,” Franzky said.

The above-mentioned guidelines, which the res-ponsible Federal Ministry developed in cooperation with the German Equestrian Federation, are a me-ans to standardize the boarding/raising of horses. Under the guidance of the renowned equine etho-logist Professor Margit Zeitler-Feicht from the uni-versity in Munich-Weihenstephan, these guidelines were revised and newly published in 2009. Franzky emphasized that the guidelines are not a binding legal norm, however, they may be used as an ori-entation and an aid for interpretation in individual cases. The courts accept these guidelines more and more as an expert opinion and use them as an aid in the decision-making process. Professor Margit Zeitler-Feicht followed up with additional remarks. Corresponding to the above-mentioned guidelines, she introduced an evaluation system, which is cur-rently in the developmental stages at the technical university in Munich-Weihenstephan. It deals with boarding/raising sport- and recreational horses in-dividually or in groups. The goal of this project is to develop evaluation criteria for boarding/raising horses while considering art-typical behavior and creating a save environment. The central question

is how to judge and measure the wellbeing of hor-ses.

Katrin Kienapfel from the Ruhr-University Bochum dealt with the issue of hyper flexion or “Rollkur”. She presented an analysis of 55 scientific publica-tions, 42 of which dealt with the aspects of animal welfare. A significant majority of these studies (88 percent) came to the conclusion that a tight head-neck carriage impairs the wellbeing of the horse. The reasons are the restriction of the upper air-ways, pathologic changes of the neck’s tissue structure, the limited field of vision as well as the stress and the pain, which the rider may cause. The desired gymnastic effects of this head carriage, which were to result in improved movement, could not be verified. Professor Konstanze Krueger from the University Nuertingen showed fascinating vi-deos. How smart are horses? That was the subject, which a team from Nürtingen researched. The first results of this research project point out that the mental performance ability has been underestima-ted in the past. Some videos showed so-called in-novative behavior. The speaker concluded that hor-ses are quite smart, when they want to enhance their own comfort, when they want to get food or when they need to free themselves. They were seen to even use tools like sticks to succeed.

The issue of horse feed was discussed during an entire afternoon. The Association for Nutritional Physiology just recently revised the recommenda-tions for supplying horses with energy and nutri-ents. The professors Jürgen Zentek, Berlin, Annette Zeyner, Halle, Ellen Kienzle, Munich, and Frank Lie-bert, Göttingen, described, how the new feed re-commendations impact the theory but also the actual feeding of horses. Next, individual questions regarding the feeding and the health of horses were discussed and answered. The use of Pre-biotics in horses (Professor Gerhard Breves, Han-nover), questions regarding feeding Topinambur flour (Maren Glatter, Halle, and Dr. Anja Cehak, Hannover), the research on the microbiological quality of different feeds (Professor Petra Wolf, Rostock) as well as lectures on atypical myopathy in horses (Dr. Anja Cehak, Hannover, and Dr. Man-dy Bochnia, Halle) rounded off the broad spectrum of issues, which were presented and discussed. n

The subject of feeding horses was of great interest, since the Associati-on for Nutritional Physiology just re-cently revised the recommendations for supplying energy and nutrients. Photo: Schwöbel


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Londontime’s breeder Christina Hellwege-Tiedemann from Oberndorf recieved the

award from the President of the Hannovera-ner Verband Manfred Schäfer. Since 2009, the Grande-Prize is awarded to a stallion du-ring his important age period from ten to fourteen years. By then, the first secured in-formation on the performance of the stallion as a producer is available, since his oldest descendants are now evaluated under sadd-le.

The story of Londontime is closely connected to the auction site Verden. The chestnut sold on the stallion sales in 2004 to Bertrand Page from the United States. He was moved to the stallion testing station in Adelheids-dorf. After successful completion of the per-formance test and his first season of bree-ding mares, the stallion once again came to Verden. When the breeder Klaus Bünger saw him on Friday before the auction during a presentation, he was fascinated, “I had never seen a horse like that before.” He could not forget what he had seen. He wanted to own the stallion and he wanted the stallion to stay in Germany. “I just had not figured out how to do it.”

On the day of the auction, he coincidentally walked into Hans-Günther Berner, a friend, who immediately knew that something was going on. “I want to buy a horse, but I do not have the money,” Klaus Bünger remembers saying. Shortly thereafter, a scheme was thought out. That afternoon, auctioneer Friedrich-Wilhelm Isernhagen dropped the hammer at a final sale price of 510,000.00 Euros. It was the most expensive sale on

Verden’s riding horse auctions so far. The ag-reed-upon limit had long been exceeded, but Hans-Günther Berner still held the last bid. State stud manager Dr. Burchard Bade ente-red into an agreement with the buyer and with that the stallion continued to stand at stud at the State Stud Celle.

As a five-year old, Londontime qualified for the final for five-year old dressage horses at the Bundeschampionate with rider Wolfhard Witte. A little later, Hans-Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen and his wife Kathrin took over the training of this exceptional stallion for a short time, before he returned to Wolfhard Witte. Since 2011, this team successfully competes in dressage classes up to the S**-level. Wolf-hard Witte says about Londontime, “He is always motivated. His sensibility demands from the rider calmness and trustworthiness. Then he will do anything. Londontime is an individual with a strong personality. The rider has to allow him that for him to deliver top performances.”

Charm and moving dynamicsBecause of his charm and his moving dyna-mics, Londontime has enjoyed great popula-rity with the breeders from the beginning. His descendants are often influenced in a positi-ve way by Lauries Crusador xx with respect to type and elegance. The brilliant type and the high quality of movement turn his de-scendants into much sought-after auction aspirants. More than 50 foals and more than 30 riding horses, which sold through Verden’s auction program, are proof. The breed values, which are based on the results of mare tests and auction pre-selections, confirm the

Christina Hellwege-Tiedemann accepts the Grande-Prize for Londontime, which was pre-sented by the President of the Hannoveraner Verband Manfred Schäfer. Photo: Ernst

Grande Prize: LondontimeCelle’s state stud sire Londontime by Londonderry/Walt Disney was awarded the Grande-Prize during the March auction. By Ulrich Hahne

stallion’s importance for the breed. A breed value of 150 for dressage with a rideability score of 149 is truly outstanding. More than a third of his registered daughters obtained the state’s or Hanoverian premium award or are aspirants for it; including the Herwart v. d. Decken-Show reserve champion mare of 2011, Lady Dance (breeder: Monika Roese-meyer-Harms, Grossfehn), and the champion mare in 2012, Lilliefee (breeder: Friedo Do-denhoff, Horstedt). His oldest descendants turned seven last year. Some are already emulating with him in the sport. For instance, Lifetime (breeder: Horst Prigge, Rosengarten) or Lexington (breeder: Willi Hess, Moisburg) – both already obtained placements at the S-level. Every year, descendants of London-time qualify for the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf. The above-mentioned Lady Dance returned home with a bronze medal. The fol-lowing sons are starting a career as breeding stallions: London Baron (breeder: Reinhard Braack, Drochtersen) is stationed in Finland; Libertad (breeder: Mona Diekmeier, Warm-sen) stands at the breeding station Pape.

Londontime already set standards at a young age. His performance as a sire so far is im-pressive. Awarding the Grande-Prize to his breeder Christina Hellwege-Tiedemann is the next, logical step on the career path of this chestnut. The idea to breed St.Pr.St. Wieneria to Londonderry is certainly worth to be hono-red. n


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A superior championThe free-jumping competition for three-year old descendants from the Program of Hanoverian Jumper Horse Breeding offered a lot at the beginning of April: Good horses, exciting competition, great spectator interest and a superior champion. By Ulrich Hahne

At the end of the day, we had experienced an almost identical outcome to the year 2014.

Again a young stallion from the State Stud Celle won. He had been raised in Hunnesrück, and he also was a descendant of the dam line of Norm. This year, his name was Carridam. In addition to last year’s champion Qualito, Carsten-Otto Nagel’s Elwood, Katrin Eckermann’s Firth of Lorne and Bundeschampion Sandokan descend from this dam line. The judges came to this decision at the very end with the last group, after many fascina-ting horses had already been viewed. For instance, Cha Cira, a daughter of Chacco-Blue, who had started out a bit hesitant. Family Königs from Wall-moden bred her out of a dam by Balou du Rouet. The mare quickly changed exhibiting good refle-xes, an almost unlimited potential and a high de-gree of elasticity at the fences. The chestnut mare not only proved her talent in the free-jumping chu-

te, but also when she jumped the wings effortless-ly out of a rather tight turn without making a mis-take! She gave a small foretaste of what she might be capable of in the jump-offs later in her life. The judges Dieter Smitz and Jan Wernke were just as excited about her performance as the spectators were. Cha Cira finished in the top three of this free-jumping competition. A daughter of Stakkato finished in second position. This mare, which is still maturing, showed her Thoroughbred influence from the sire of her dam, Heraldik xx. Wolfgang Lutz bred Spicy Girl in Völkersen and exhibited her. Even though the mare is not matured yet, she jum-ped with good motivation and avoided any contact with poles. The judging team emphasized, “Very careful, very high.” Performance comes to no sur-prise with Spicy Girl. Her Half-brother Chipmunk FRH by Contendro was Bundeschampion of even-ters in 2013. Perdita by Perigueux/Stand Up is the

Superior champion of the vintage from 2012: Carridam by Carrico/Qui-dam de Revel..


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third one in the group. The breeder Julia Gieseler from Hamburg had aimed for a blood connection of Hannover’s jumper guarantor Stakkato, which is reflected in the very good reflexes of the mare. The long-legged mare, which is now owned by Günter Franz from Warmsen, improved with increasing de-mands.

This was the year of Grey Top’s first vintage. The most striking descendant was the grey filly Grande Cherie PJ. The abbreviation PJ refers to the breeder, the Horse Breeding Program of Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen. He bred Grande Cherie PJ out of a dam by Contendro, the full-sister to Celle’s former state stud sire Cassillias. Furthermore, her granddam is a full-sister to the dam of Singular LS, La Silla. Mar-cus Ehning successfully competed Singular LS in-ternationally. Performance is just not accidental! With her long legs, good lines and very good rhythm, Grand Cherie PJ impressed greatly. The spectators were divided with respect to judging her jumping ability, just because the grey mare jumped very cautiously. Dieter Smitz commented, “After a while, she did not jump quite as high any more, and she became better.” Nonetheless, the Grey Top-daughter convinced with her composure. She exhibited elasticity through her body and fini-shed jumping very well. The spectators were able to make a direct comparison to the second placed horse in this group, as there were always two ma-res and/or geldings in the ring at the same time. Only the stallions performed alone. Paul K. was one of the many descendants of Perigueux, who made a good impression. Andrea Ficht from Ham-burg bred him out of a mare by Embassy. Heinz

Jan Wernke is also internationally successful on young talents like Vabio by Valentino/Drossel-klang II. Photo: Lafrentz

Jan Wernke is a member of the per-spective group for jumping and celeb-rated international successes aboard Queen Mary and Forry Deluxe:

“I really liked the complete package of the winner starting with the jumping ability all the way to the exterior. He is incredibly tran-quil for a stallion and jumped all fences with great ease and lightness.

I am filled with enthusiasm about the suc-cessful course, which the free-jumping com-petition took; everything was just incredibly well organized! I have not been to Verden in some time, and the new indoor arena was a huge surprise. It was highly interesting to see the modern Hanoverians and their pedigrees. Hannover has good dam lines. The breeders must pay attention that the mares are bred to suitable stallions. The State Stud, the pri-vate stallion owners and the breeders must be in the same boat in order to help the breed advance. Breeding horses also takes a little bit of luck. We saw very interesting hor-

ses of top quality today, even though the scores did not always reflect that. I am con-vinced that we shall see some of them in competition.

Free-jumping schools horses. I obtained my first horse from a breeder, who only free-schooled his horses over fences. The horses had to see and find the distances. It always pays off to train horses, which do well in the free-jumping chute. My dad and I always do a base evaluation, while young talents per-form in the free-jumping chute, which we later compare to the jumping performance under saddle. Then there will be a veterinary check, which today is of utmost importance for sale horses. After that is done, we make decisions.”

Katt from Stade was the exhibitor. With the direct comparison, it became apparent that Paul K., who-se full-brother Perth already competes successfully in jumper horse classes at the M-level, approached the tasks at hand less spectacularly. He jumped very economically, but developed a little too much speed in the beginning, which caused him to make a mistake. He jumped securely overall and impro-ved his performance with increasing demands. Carriado by Carrico/Acorado (breeder: Markus Klindworth, Deinste; exhibitor: Karen and Detlef Rohleder, Helmste) finished third in the second group. Even though he jumped rhythmically and

Grande Cherie PJ by Grey Top/Con-tendro held the lead in the second group. Photos: Ernst


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efficiently, for those who prefer beautiful jumping styles, he was a bit too straight in his back. Dieter Smitz praised that he was able to greatly improve with increasing difficulty.

The winner in the third group is one of the very special horses of this free-jumping competition. Her name is Flavour of Fame by For Pleasure/Exor-bitant xx; her granddam is the full-sister to Acord I and II. This dam line from Holstein is an excellent fit with Hanoverian genetics, which the use of the sire Acord II at the State Stud Celle proved. Anja van Horn from Leer, the breeder and exhibitor of this exceptional mare, made use of this good fit in reverse, though. Flavour of Fame exhibited a great attitude. She jumped the same way again and again, always effortlessly in true For Pleasure-form. “The higher the demands, the better and lighter the horse lifted off,” Dieter Smitz raved as well. The performance ability of this dam line and the stalli-on For Pleasure combined with the intelligence of the Thoroughbred make this horse very special. A horse with a positive fighting spirit while incredib-ly beautiful and subtle in his movement finished in second place. Lecafu by Levisonn/Calypso II was presented by his breeder and exhibitor Jan Crome-Sperling from Lutter. He especially impressed with his performance, which appeared to be so effort-less and elastic. Sweet Brownie PJ by Spartacus/Silvio also belongs to the jumper horse armada from the breeding program of Dr. Jacobs GbR. A very athletic daughter of the internationally suc-cessful Spartacus, which played out her ability po-werfully and carefully! She always exhibited the

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1st group

1. 9 Cha Cira by Chacco-Blue/Balou du Rouet ZG Königs, Wallmoden

8,5 8,9 8,7 26,1

2. 6 Spicy Girl by Stakkato/Heraldik xx Wolfgang Lutz, Völkersen

8,5 8,7 8,3 25,5

3. 7 Perdita by Perigueux/Stand up Günter Franz, Warmsen

8,2 8,3 8,2 24,7

4. 12 Pandora P by Perigueux/Escudo Herbert Putfarcken, Hamburg

8,4 8,0 8,2 24,6

5. 1 Goldperle by Grey Top/Granulit Richard Blanke, Wunstorf

7,9 8,1 8,0 24,0

6. 16 Star for Libero H by Stakkato/For Pleasure Ulrike Haepke, Sehnde

7,8 8,0 7,9 23,7

7 77 Callita PJ by Comte/Calypso II Pferdezucht Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen

7,9 7,8 7,8 23,5

2nd group

1. 30 Grande Cherie PJ by Grey Top/Contendro Pferdezucht Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen

8,4 8,8 8,0 25,2

2. 31 Paul K. by Perigueux/Embassy Heinz Katt, Stade

8,0 8,5 8,0 24,5

3. 27 Carriado by Carrico/Acorado Karen und Detlef Rohelder, Helmste

7,9 8,3 8,2 24,4

4. 37 Cuvee de Dinard by Corlensky G/Dinard L Kurt-Heinrich Böttcher, Brüninghorstedt

7,6 8,1 7,7 23,4

5. 21 Laurell by Lamberk/Contendro Sportpferde Tödtmann u. R & M Sporthorses, Hanstedt

7,7 7,7 7,8 23,2

6. 22 Brauner by Asti‘s Amsterdam/Raphael Wilhelm Struck, Gusborn

7,5 7,6 7,6 22,7

6. 25 Saphira by Stolzenberg/Landor S Wolfgang Lutz, Völkersen

7,4 7,8 7,5 22,7

3rd group

1. 52 Flavour of Fame by For Pleasure/Exorbitant xx Anja van Hoorn, Leer

8,5 9,0 8,8 26,3

2. 47 Lecafu by Levisonn/Calypso II Jan Crome-Sperling, Lutter a. Bbg.

8,3 8,3 8,5 25,1

3. 58 Sweet Brownie PJ by Spartacus/Silvio Pferdezucht Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen

8,2 8,4 8,2 24,8

4. 42 Calina by Calido/Contendro Heinrich Bremer Jun., Nöpke

8,1 8,3 8,0 24,4

5. 51 Valencia by Valentino/Graf Top Dr. Ernst Grimmelmann, Bücken

7,8 8,0 7,8 23,6

6. 40 Chelsea by Check In/Granulit Elke und Claudia Tegtmeyer, Norderney

7,7 8,0 7,8 23,5

6. 41 Lafantastic by Levisonn/Cornet Obolensky Sportpferde Tödtmann u. R & M Sporthorses, Hanstedt

7,6 8,1 7,8 23,5

4th group

1. 61 Carridam by Carrico/Quidam de Revel Landgestüt Celle

8,8 9,4 9,0 27,2

2. 70 Lugatti H by Lux/Achill-Libero H Ulrike Haepke, Sehnde

8,5 8,6 8,2 25,3

3. 63 Coco M. by Comte/Escudo II Peter Mahler, Neuhaus

8,3 8,6 8,3 25,2

4. 64 Con Chella by Con Chello/Escudo Sportpferde Tödtmann u. R & M Sporthorses, Hanstedt

7,8 8,2 7,9 23,9

5. 8 Smoothie PJ by Stakkato/Perigueux Pferdezucht Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen

7,7 8,1 8,0 23,8

5. 75 Schimmel by Grey Top/Cassini II Landgestüt Celle

8,2 7,8 7,8 23,8

7. 71 Treasure by Tornesch/For Pleasure Olfa Lambrecht, Eickeloh

7,8 8,0 7,9 23,7

Flavour of Fame by For Pleasure/Exorbitant xx won the third group.


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desired pull towards the fence and completed all the tasks very evenly.

Great finalThe fourth group provided for a great final. Once again the breeding program of Dr. Jacobs GbR had a part in it – this time as breeder. The State Stud Celle exhibited the champion Carridam by Carrico/Quidam de Revel. The sire and the dam’s sire are/were internationally successful. The dam St.Pr.St. Queensberry PJ is known as well. She won the foal championships of the Program for Hanoverian Jumper Horse Breeding in Verden as a youngster. Three years later, she finished the free-jumping competition at this location in second place. By now, she successfully competes in jumping classes at the M**-level. Her foals are born through emb-ryo transfer. Carridam’s powerful performance did not only impress the spectators. He made no mis-takes. His elastic, powerful take-off and his see-mingly unlimited potential combined with his beautiful bodylines are only surpassed by his supe-riority and his intelligence. All of his attributes make him a very special jumper horse. Dieter Smitz raved, “Totally supple. A whole lot of ability.”

While mares dominated the first three groups, two stallions took the lead in the fourth group. Lugatti H by Lux/Achill Libero H (breeder/exhibitor: Ulrike Haepke, Sehnde) finished in second position. His genetics are highly interesting. His dam is the full sister to Katrin Eckerman’s internationally success-ful Lolita H. He jumped with a pristine technique

Cha Cira by Chacco-Blue/Balou du Rouet was the best horse in the first group.

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effortlessly all fences. In the beginning, he was a bit too passionate. The supple, intelligently jum-ping Coco by Comte/Escudo II (breeder/exhibitor: Peter Mahler, Neuhaus) finished in third position. Those who know the full sisters from Verden’s auc-tions, will be able to associate Coco clearly with her dam-line, since all these siblings look so much alike. They are so elegant and long-legged. Coco’s jumping improved more and more with the increa-sing difficulty of the fences. Jan Werncke raved, “She almost effortlessly jumped the final oxer with such power and impressive dynamics.”

The Hanoverian free-jumping competition for three-year olds offered a lot. The best horses de-scended from the most secure dam lines. The pedi-grees on the side of the sires were versatile. There were just as many proven producers represented as there were internationally successful stallions and young sires. A healthy mixture! n

Editorial: THE HANOVERIAN is published by Hannoveraner Verband e. V., Lindhooper Str. 92, D-27283 Verden, Germany, e-mail: [email protected]. Editor: Britta Züngel, Translations: Yvonne Zuther

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