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03|2013<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong><br />
No. 3 | March 2013<br />
Annual<br />
Meeting<br />
Clear majority<br />
decisions<br />
Sport<br />
Success is<br />
always the<br />
focal point<br />
Breeding<br />
New generation
Sport<br />
Embassy and Hans-Dieter Dreher on<br />
their way to the top. Photo: Rau<br />
Success is always the focal point<br />
The FN-Yearbook for Sport and Breeding highlights Germany’s best competitors. According to<br />
the rankings Embassy II is the Nation’s best even without his participation at the Olympic<br />
Games. The “wild youngsters” take the charts by storm in dressage and eventing.<br />
By Juliane Kruse<br />
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reeders, riders and sport enthusiasts alike<br />
B await the publication of the Yearbook for Competition<br />
and Breeding from the German Equestrian<br />
Federation (FN) with great anticipation. These statistics<br />
are inspiring and fascinating and not only because<br />
they portray Germany’s best show horses<br />
black on white. The successes of show horses from<br />
October 1, 2011 until September 30, 2012 – including<br />
at the Olympic Games – constitute the foundation<br />
for these statistics. Two criteria determine the<br />
results: the rankings during the above time frame<br />
that receive points (RLP) and the annual prize money<br />
won by the horses. Placements during the competition<br />
year determine the ranking. The FN has<br />
determined an annual point system in the sport of<br />
riding for riders and horses. The points only apply to<br />
the current show year. The ranking points for horses<br />
also serve as the base for determining the breeders’<br />
premium. The breeders of the 2,500 most successful<br />
German jumpers, the 1,000 most successful<br />
German dressage horses and of the 100 most successful<br />
German event horses have received awards<br />
since 2005 as well as the breeders of the most successful<br />
200 jumper ponies, 100 dressage ponies<br />
and 20 event ponies. The annual rankings of the FN<br />
determine the award recipients. The amount of the<br />
breeder’s premium goes by the placement of the<br />
horse on the respective list of ranking.<br />
This introduction does not sound very exciting at<br />
first. You will be quickly convinced of the contrary<br />
once you have taken a closer look at the results of<br />
the statistics. 6,000 to 16,500 points were distributed<br />
according to the placement for the Olympic<br />
Games in 2012. It was hard to pass by Olympic participants<br />
because of this distribution. One Hanoverian<br />
succeeded in the jumper division: Embassy II by<br />
Escudo/Silvio (breeder: Dr. Bonny-Jasmin Jacobs,<br />
Bierbergen) took first place with his rider Hans-<br />
Dieter Dreher who has been riding the stallion since<br />
2011. The pair came from an outsider position all<br />
the way to the front of the field. Last year Embassy<br />
II placed tenth on the list of the most successful<br />
Hanoverians with annual winnings of 20,721 Euros;<br />
this year this figure has increased by 13 fold.<br />
Hans-Dieter Dreher has another Hanoverian iron in<br />
the fire with his mount Constantin B by Contendro/<br />
Espri (breeder: Helmut Bischof, Beverstedt). He won<br />
with his former Verden auction horse at an international<br />
4-star jumper competition in Lyon. The pair<br />
won a speed class and the opening class in Basel.<br />
They also won the opening class in Balve and the<br />
Grand Prix of Mannheim. The experienced jumper<br />
rider holds a strong position with his two Hanoverians.<br />
Olympic participant Christian Ahlmann and Codex<br />
One by Contendro/Glückspilz (breeder: Wilhelm<br />
Berghorn, Stolzenau) obtained 43,145 points and<br />
ranks in second position. The pair won the Grand<br />
Prix in Frankfurt and the Nation Prize in Aachen;<br />
They finished in second place in Paris/France and in<br />
the Grand Prix of Münster. The KWPN-sire Cornet<br />
Obolensky with rider Marco Kutscher became the<br />
jumper horse with the highest earnings ridden by a<br />
German rider. His earnings amounted to 339,842<br />
Euros. First-rate Hanoverian jumper horses are bred<br />
in Burgdorf on the farm of Rainer Schulz. He wagered<br />
on the Hanoverian Stallion of 2007 called Stakkato<br />
twice. Souvenir out of Lucky Lady by Lemon xx<br />
who is ridden by Philipp Weishaupt and Satisfaction<br />
FRH both come from this highly successful breeding<br />
farm. This stallion that is out of the Hanoverian<br />
Mare of the Year 2010 called Cecile by Calypso II<br />
looks back on a successful show season with rider<br />
Marco Kutscher and ranks in third place. This pair<br />
competed in a total of nine European countries.<br />
They had no penalty points in La Coruna, Zurich or<br />
in Gothenburg. In future we shall see Satisfaction<br />
FRH perform under 15-year old Emil Hallundbaek<br />
from Denmark.<br />
D as in dressage and as in De Niro<br />
The German dressage riders are all female and won<br />
the silver medal at the Olympic Games. The FN allocated<br />
10,800 points to each team member. The<br />
team consisted of the Westphalian Damon Hill<br />
NRW under Helen Langehanenberg and the two<br />
Hanoverians Desperados FRH under Kristina Sprehe<br />
and Diva Royal under Dorothee Schneider.<br />
Top Ten Jumping<br />
1. Cornet Obolensky 339.842 Euro<br />
(BWP) by Clinton/Heartbreaker<br />
2. Chaman 278.789 Euro<br />
(KWPN) by Baloubet du Rouet/<br />
I Love You<br />
3. p Embassy II 268.854 Euro<br />
by Escudo/Silvio<br />
4. Fatima 241.876 Euro<br />
(Sachs.) by For Future/Preussenulan<br />
5. Taloubet Z 235.178 Euro<br />
(KWPN) by Galoubet A/Polydor<br />
6. Bella Donna 216.689 Euro<br />
(Holst.) by Baldini II/Calido<br />
7. p Gotha FRH 199.760Euro<br />
by Goldfever/Prestige Pilot<br />
8. p Satisfaction FRH 164.470Euro<br />
by Stakkato/Calypso II<br />
9. p Codex One 150.724 Euro<br />
by Contendro/Glückspilz<br />
10. Magnus Romeo 150.306 Euro<br />
(Arg.) by Royel Feu/Hans Anders Z<br />
Desperados and Kristina Sprehe look<br />
back on a highly successful show<br />
season that had its highlight at the<br />
Olympic Games in London. Photo: Rau<br />
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Name, year of birth,<br />
pedigree<br />
Show Jumping<br />
1. Embassy II, born 2001<br />
by Escudo/Silvio<br />
2. Codex One (VA),<br />
born 2002<br />
by Contendro/Glückspilz<br />
3. Satisfaction FRH,<br />
born 1999<br />
by Stakkato/Calypso II<br />
4. Acorte, born 2003<br />
by Acorado/Stakkato<br />
5. Gotha FRH, born 2001<br />
by Goldfever/Prestige Pilot<br />
6. Checkmate, born 1995<br />
by Contender/Pik Bube II<br />
7. Souvenir, born 2000<br />
by Stakkato/Lemon xx<br />
8. Showman (Hess.), born<br />
1999 by Sunrise/Loriot<br />
9. Constantin B (VA), born<br />
2002 by Contendro/Espri<br />
10. Corvin, born 2003<br />
by Contendro/Athletico<br />
Dressage<br />
1. Desperados FRH (VA),<br />
born 2001<br />
by De Niro/Wolkenstein II<br />
2. Diva Royal (VA),<br />
born 2002<br />
by Don Frederico/Warkant<br />
Annual<br />
winnings<br />
Live<br />
earnings<br />
Ranking<br />
points<br />
Breeder<br />
268.854 304.613 64.535 Dr. B.-J. Jacobs,<br />
Bierbergen<br />
154.057 199.796 43.245 W. Berghorn,<br />
Stolzenau<br />
164.470 265.565 40.310 Rainer Schulz,<br />
Burgdorf<br />
51.347 71.924 35.790 Heinrich Bremer<br />
jun., Neustadt<br />
55.525 76.261 54.480 Heinz Braul,<br />
Insert: Top Ten in Jumping Lehrte<br />
Rider<br />
Hans-Dieter<br />
Dreher<br />
Christian<br />
Ahlmann<br />
Marco<br />
Kutscher<br />
Rolf<br />
Moormann<br />
201.427 728.898 34.450 Jan Minners, Jork Ludger<br />
Beerbaum<br />
89.100 2.002.860 29.480 Renate Gerlach,<br />
Sulingen<br />
68.873 315.249 28.045 Rainer Schulz<br />
Burgdorf<br />
28.510 55.176 25.900 Rita Feuerstein,<br />
Grünsfeld<br />
57.076 125.135 22.185 Helmut Bischof,<br />
Beverstedt<br />
54.822 60.093 19.507 Katja Ahlemann-<br />
Wobbe, Hellwege<br />
86.525 115.348 55.380 Herbert Schütt,<br />
Hemmoor<br />
M. Michaels-<br />
Beerbaum<br />
Philipp<br />
Weishaupt<br />
Andreas<br />
Brenner<br />
Hans-Dieter<br />
Dreher<br />
T. Rieskamp-<br />
Gödeking<br />
Kristina Sprehe<br />
S. C. Roth,<br />
D. Schneider<br />
The individual competitor in London called Dablino<br />
FRH with rider Anabel Balkenhol is also a De Niro x<br />
Wanderbusch II son. The blood of dressage foundation<br />
sire Donnerhall runs through the veins of six of<br />
the top nine horses. Sire De Niro leads the way as<br />
the top producer. Four descendants represent him.<br />
The Hanoverian Sire of the Year 2008 received special<br />
honors at a stallion show for privately owned<br />
Hanoverian stallions in the arena of Lower Saxony<br />
in 2013 for earning the title of WBFSH-Top Producer<br />
2012. His son Desperados FRH out of a dam by<br />
Wolkenstein II (breeder: Herbert Schütt, Hemmoor)<br />
impressed with outstanding performances throughout<br />
the past show season. The stallion proved his<br />
potential last year under rider Kristina Sprehe: In<br />
Stuttgart the pair impressed the judges and not<br />
only won the Piaff-Förderpreis, but also was awarded<br />
the Otto-Lörke-Prize.<br />
The German Championships were decided in Balve<br />
where they won the bronze medal. The team won<br />
the Nation Prize, the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix<br />
Special in Aachen. They placed second in the Freestyle.<br />
The Olympic Games in London were a career<br />
highlight for this pair. The pair won silver with the<br />
team; they finished in eighth place in “the best<br />
Freestyle of their career”. Desperados FRH was the<br />
most successful Hanoverian this year after having<br />
only being in twelfth place last year . He is in third<br />
place in the ranking for all dressage horses. Other<br />
De Niro descendants are Dablino FRH (third place),<br />
Most successful Hanoverian eventer: FRH Butts Avedon<br />
and Andreas Dibowski. Photo: Toffi<br />
3. Dablino FRH,<br />
born 2000 by De Niro/<br />
Wanderbursch II<br />
4. Don Johnson FRH,<br />
born 2001<br />
by Don Frederico/Warkant<br />
5. D‘Agostino, born 2000<br />
by De Niro/Shogun xx<br />
6. Wonder FRH (VA),<br />
born 1997<br />
by Werther/Maat<br />
7. Liostro (VA), born 2002<br />
by Le Primeur/Wenzel<br />
8. Esperanto, born 2001<br />
by Escudo II/Rio Branco<br />
9. Dixieland, born 2001<br />
by De Niro/Weltmeyer<br />
10. Warum nicht FRH,<br />
born 1996<br />
by Weltmeyer/Wenzel<br />
23.840 77.592 29.080 W.-A. Sweers,<br />
Krummhörn<br />
41.132 65.435 28.160 Ulrike Meyer,<br />
Dedelstorf<br />
17.525 53.729 27.320 Klaus Lahmann,<br />
Dassendorf<br />
15.789 55.201 22.210 Eberhard Königs,<br />
Wallmoden<br />
12.366 15.242 21.775 R. u. H. Hormann,<br />
Landesbergen<br />
9.965 20.899 21.590 Johann-Christian<br />
Eggers, Freiburg<br />
9.025 30.781 21.220 Hans-Günter<br />
Berner, Edendorf<br />
36.189 738.205 19.960 Hinrich Lueßen,<br />
Bendingbostel<br />
Anabel<br />
Balkenhol<br />
Isabell Werth<br />
Fabienne<br />
Lütkemeier<br />
Kathleen<br />
Keller<br />
Ingrid Klimke<br />
Andrea John<br />
Andrea Timpe<br />
Isabell Werth<br />
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D’Agostino (Fifth place) and Dixieland (ninth place).<br />
Two descendants represent the Hanoverian Sire of<br />
the Year 2012 called Don Frederico that guarantee<br />
him a place under the top five Hanoverian breeding<br />
stallions. Both representatives are out of mares by<br />
Warkant. Diva Royal (breeder: Heinz Braul, Lehrte)<br />
is in second position. Dorothee Schneider successfully<br />
rode Diva Royal in two World-Cup qualifications.<br />
They took third place in Frankfurt and forth in<br />
Neumuenster. The pair placed third in the Grand<br />
Prix Freestyle in Aachen and won 20,000 Euros.<br />
They completed the Olympic Games with an eighth<br />
place in the Grand Prix and a sixth place in the<br />
Grand Prix Special. Dorothee Schneider is not Diva<br />
Royal’s only rider. Stella Charlott Roth won the preparation<br />
and qualification classes for the Piaff-Förderpreis<br />
in Hagen and in Donaueschingen. From<br />
now on the talented young rider will solely present<br />
the mare.<br />
Don Johnson FRH who an Otto-Lörke-Prize recipient,<br />
too is the second representative of this breed<br />
combination. He received the FRH-distinction from<br />
the Association for Promoting Competing Hanoverian<br />
Horses at the International Dressage and Jumper<br />
Festival in Verden last year. He won in Frankfurt<br />
in the Münsterland Arena, in Aachen, Vienna and<br />
– of course – in Verden all with his rider Isabell<br />
Werth. Don Johnson FRH has become Isabell<br />
Werth’s promising successor of Warum nicht FRH.<br />
Dressage is the strongest discipline for Hanoverian<br />
horses. It comes to no surprise that five of the ten<br />
best Hanoverians carry the much-desired suffix<br />
FRH.<br />
Name,<br />
year of birth, pedigree<br />
Eventing<br />
1. FRH Butts Abraxxas,<br />
born 1997 by Heraldik xx/<br />
Kronenkranich xx<br />
2. FRH Butts Avedon,<br />
born 2003 by Heraldik xx/<br />
Kronenkranich xx<br />
3. Franco Jeas, born 2000<br />
by Friedenstraum/Lemon xx<br />
4. FRH Escada JS, born 2004<br />
by Embassy/Lehnsherr<br />
5. Lanzelot, born 2002<br />
by Lauries Crusador xx/<br />
Ramiro‘s Sohn II<br />
6. FRH Fantasia, born 2000<br />
by Federweißer/Quasi Roi<br />
7. Dictus J, born 1999<br />
by Drossan/Gletscher<br />
8. Rutherglen, born 2003<br />
by Ramires/Roncalli xx<br />
9. Shamwari (Hess.), born<br />
2002 by Star Regent xx/<br />
Der Clou<br />
10. Hamilton, born 2002<br />
by Heraldik xx/<br />
Furioso‘s Sohn<br />
Annual<br />
winnings<br />
Live<br />
earnings<br />
Ranking<br />
points<br />
Breeder<br />
7.475 111.190 19.210 Friedrich Butt,<br />
Bülkau<br />
32.706 46.383 12.660 Friedrich Butt,<br />
Bülkau<br />
3.814 21.072 6.600 Rudi Seifert,<br />
Nordholz<br />
10.300 14.292 4.710 J. Stuhtmann,<br />
Winsen<br />
3.175 9.000 3.500 Günter Hahl,<br />
Osterbruch<br />
2.035 86.684 2.980 Klaus Cohrs,<br />
Oldendorf<br />
1.015 10.035 2.600 Heinrich Jansen,<br />
Geeste<br />
5.000 6.626 2.500 G. Oestermann,<br />
Lübbecke<br />
3.000 3.754 1.950 Gita Zühlsdorf,<br />
Mühlheim<br />
1.580 4.754 1.900 Joachim Sommer,<br />
Immenhausen-<br />
Holzhausen<br />
Rider<br />
Ingrid Klimke<br />
Andreas<br />
Dibowski<br />
Andreas<br />
Ostholt<br />
Ingrid Klimke<br />
Elmar Lesch<br />
Andreas<br />
Dibowski<br />
Franziska<br />
Roth<br />
Andrew Hoy<br />
Ludwig<br />
Svennerstal<br />
Josefa<br />
Sommer<br />
Top form on cross-country<br />
The statistics of the top ten Hanoverian event horses<br />
reads in an abbreviated fashion as follows: The<br />
sire Heraldik xx has three descendants; two have<br />
come from the breeder Butt. Ingrid Klimke and Andreas<br />
Dibowski each have two top FRH-horses in<br />
their respective barns. Three Hanoverians competed<br />
in eventing at the Olympic Games. Almost everything<br />
holds true for one horse: FRH Butts Abraxxas<br />
by Heraldik xx/Kronenkranich xx (breeder:<br />
Friedrich Butt, Buelkau) head on the list last year<br />
and is doing quite well this year. ‘Braxxi’ and Ingrid<br />
Klimke collected 19,210 ranking points. The pair<br />
received 11,000 points alone for the team gold<br />
eventing medal in London. They earned additional<br />
4,400 points for victories at the CCI*** in Vairano<br />
and in the Nation Prize in Aachen. The Hanoverian<br />
with the most annual winnings is another outstanding<br />
event horse out of Butt’s breeding program.<br />
The only ten-year old gelding FRH Butts Avedon by<br />
Heraldik xx/Kronenkranich xx can look back on a<br />
Top Ten Dressage<br />
1. Damon Hill NRW 138.505 Euro<br />
(Westf.) by Donnerhall/Rubinstein<br />
2. El Santo NRW 94.825 Euro<br />
(Rhld.) by Ehrentusch/Rhythmus<br />
3. p Desperados FRH 86.525 Euro<br />
by De Niro/Wolkenstein II<br />
4. p Diva Royal 54.480 Euro<br />
by Don Frederico/Warkant<br />
5. Herzruf‘s Erbe 53.300 Euro<br />
(Rhein.) by Herzruf/Caletto<br />
6. Whisper 51.000 Euro<br />
(Würt.) by Welt Hit O/Weltstar<br />
7. p Don Johnson FRH 41.132 Euro<br />
by Don Frederico/Warkant<br />
8. Augustin OLD 40.400 Euro<br />
(Old.) by August der Starke/<br />
Rohdiamant<br />
9. Le Mont d‘Or 36.521 Euro<br />
(Old.) by Landjuwel Gold/<br />
Wie Weltmeyer<br />
10. Girasol 36.460 Euro<br />
(Württ.) by Gribaldi/Landioso<br />
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Top Ten<br />
Eventing<br />
1. Leopin FST 46.085 Euro<br />
(Sachs.) by Legal Legend xx/Pius<br />
2. p FRH Butts Avedon 32.658 Euro<br />
by Heraldik xx/Kronenkranich xx<br />
3. La Biosthetique-Sam<br />
FBW (Württ.) 25.600 Euro<br />
by Stan the Man xx/Heraldik xx<br />
4. Flying Finish 23.000 Euro<br />
(Holst.) by Candillo/Lord<br />
5. Opgun Louvo 20.200 Euro<br />
(Ausl.) by Shogoun II/JT‘Adore<br />
6. Tabasco TSF 14.495 Euro<br />
(Trak.) by Heraldik xx/Heling<br />
7. Weidezaunprofi‘s River<br />
of Joy (Württ.) 12.150 Euro<br />
by Rubicell/Pageno xx<br />
8. King Artus 11.970 Euro<br />
(Holst.) by King Milford xx/Lorenz<br />
9. Halunke FBW 10.450 Euro<br />
(Württ.) by Heraldik xx/Jugol<br />
10. p FRH Escada JS 9.960 Euro<br />
by Embassy/Lehnsherr<br />
very successful show season under his rider Andreas<br />
Dibowski. The pair won a total of 32,706 Euros<br />
that was only beat by one other rider/horse combination:<br />
Leopin FST (46,085 Euros) with rider Michael<br />
Jung. A third place in the CCI**** Luhmühlen<br />
earned FRH Butts Avedon a total of 13,000<br />
Euros; the victories in Boekelo added 14,013 Euros.<br />
FRH Escada JS by Embassy/Lehnsherr (breeder: Jürgen<br />
Stuhtmann, Winsen) is the youngest one in the<br />
group of top performers. She placed second at the<br />
World Championships for Young Event Horses in<br />
Lion d’Angers with her trainer Andreas Brandt.<br />
Shortly after that FRH Escada JS moved into the<br />
barn of Ingrid Klimke. The Riding Master presented<br />
the state’s premium aspirant in jumper classes at<br />
the L-and M-level during the winter season. The<br />
pair completed a cross-country course for the first<br />
time in Marbach in May. Competitions in Wiesbaden,<br />
Blenheim and Schenefeld followed. Team FRH<br />
Escada JS and Ingrid Klimke hold forth place on the<br />
list of the best Hanoverian eventers and tenth place<br />
overall. An impressive performance for a just nineyear<br />
old mare! •<br />
The Hanoverian with the most ranking points: FRH<br />
Abbraxxas, ridden by Inkrid Klimke. Photo: Rau<br />
Embassy II:<br />
With the spirit of a fighter<br />
The Yearbook 2012 of the German Equestrian<br />
Federation proves what experts have long<br />
presumed. Twelve-year old Embassy II by Escudo/Silvio<br />
(breeder: Dr. Bonny-Jasmin Jacobs,<br />
Bierbergen) is Germany’s most successful<br />
jumper. Hans-Dieter Dreher and<br />
Embassy II have set out on a winning course<br />
since their first competition in June 2011.<br />
They were victorious in the Grand Prix of<br />
Braunschweig, Munich-Riem and Crans<br />
Montana. The duo was as members of the<br />
unbeatable German team at the Nation Prize<br />
in Calgary, Canada. “Embassy II’s disposition<br />
is just unbelievable just like his positive attitude<br />
towards the daily training and his desire<br />
to do his very best in competitions is. He<br />
has the spirit of a fighter!” Hans-Dieter Dreher<br />
said about the star in his barn.<br />
Embassy II’s career path reads like a picture<br />
book: He successfully completed a rather<br />
average performance test with a jumper index<br />
of 110,93 points finishing in 11th place<br />
in 2004. Embassy II participated in the Hanoverian<br />
Jumper Horse Championships on<br />
the Dobrock in 2006. Eva Bitter rode him in<br />
the Bundeschampionate in 2007. He scored<br />
for the first time in an S-level class as a seven-year<br />
old. He finished the World Championships<br />
for Young Jumper Horses in Lanaken<br />
2008 finishing in a remarkable 15th place<br />
under rider Dirk Hauser. He competed in the<br />
jumping competition “Sires of the World”<br />
one year later.<br />
Embassy II is the most successful descendant<br />
of the Hanoverian Sire of the Year 2009<br />
called Escudo I and of the Hanoverian Mare<br />
of the Year 2012 called St. Pr. mare Sammy<br />
Jo. Nineteen-year old Sammy Jo by Silvio/<br />
Calypso II still lives at the breeding farm of<br />
Family Dr. Jacobs in Bierbergen. This exceptional<br />
mare has delivered 13 foals and is in<br />
foal to Escudo. Escudo and Sammy Jo are a<br />
one-of-a-kind combination without equal.<br />
Embassy II has six full-siblings including<br />
Celle’s state stud sire Embassy I who was<br />
awarded the Grande-Prize for his accomplishments<br />
as a producer and Embassy III<br />
who shows a clear dual-predisposition for<br />
jumping up to the M-level and for dressage<br />
up to the S-level. Then there are the internationally<br />
successful jumper horses Enzo Re<br />
(Italy) and Enzo PJ (Australia). Performance<br />
and toughness are part of the family of Embassy<br />
II that his full-sister, St. Pr. mare Emmy<br />
Jo proves. In addition to being a broodmare<br />
she has successfully competed on the jumper<br />
circuit at M-and at S-level. Sammy Joe exhibits<br />
similar qualities. In addition to her immense<br />
quality as a broodmare she also<br />
scored with her own performance record.<br />
She received the score of 9,0 for style and<br />
ability in free-jumping at her mare performance<br />
test as a three-year old. She won ribbons<br />
at M-level jumper classes, even though<br />
she had already delivered two foals two years<br />
later. <br />
Juliane Kruse<br />
Escudo<br />
St.Pr.St.<br />
Sammy Jo<br />
Espri<br />
St.Pr.St. Athene<br />
Silvio<br />
Callonia<br />
Eiger<br />
St.Pr.St. Diplomatin<br />
Arkansas<br />
Winzerin<br />
Sandro<br />
Gelbkatze<br />
Calypso II<br />
Wollina<br />
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Little Lady<br />
is back<br />
The year started out brilliantly for Hanoverian<br />
competitors. In addition to numerous other youngsters<br />
Little Lady returned from an injury and collects victories<br />
and placements.<br />
By Britta Züngel<br />
Jumping<br />
St. Pr. mare Acorte<br />
Acorte by Acorado/Stakkato (breeder: Heinrich<br />
Bremer Jun., Noepke) and rider Rolf<br />
Moormann finished the second qualification<br />
for the Grand Prix of Offenburg/Germany in<br />
forth place after a faultless round in the<br />
jump-off.<br />
Amos<br />
The jumper riders met for the CSI in Drachten/The<br />
Netherlands on two weekends. Jasper<br />
Kools rode Amos by Acord II/Grannus<br />
(breeder: Peter Enders, Gröenloh) into forth<br />
place in a jumper class against the clock as<br />
part of the Big Tour on the second weekend.<br />
St. Pr. Aspirant Alida<br />
A dual victory for Hanover in the Youngster<br />
Tour for seven-year olds in Offenburg: Alida<br />
by Argentinus/Landadel (breeder: Hermann<br />
Hoelscher, Gehrde) won with rider Tim Rieskamp-Goedeking<br />
in front of Sunfire and Michael<br />
Jung.<br />
All Star (VA)<br />
Denis Lynch and All Star by Argentinus/Grannus<br />
(breeder: Horst Zöllmer, Südergellersen)<br />
had a faultless round placing third in this<br />
class in the qualification for the Grand Prix of<br />
Basel/Switzerland; this offered prize-money<br />
of 80,000 Swiss Francs.<br />
Caresse<br />
Philipp Weishaupt and Caresse by Cento/<br />
Sandro (breeder: Dietrich Schulze, Wedemark)<br />
finished in third place in the second<br />
qualification of the Medium Tour of the Baden<br />
Classics in Offenburg.<br />
VDL Groep Carina<br />
Leopold van Asten from The Netherlands<br />
competed Carina by Contendro/Calypso II<br />
(breeder: Thekla Jordan, Ehra-Lessien) in<br />
Amsterdam/The Netherlands placing forth in<br />
a two-phase jumper class.<br />
Codex One (VA)<br />
Hanoverian horses presented themselves<br />
beautifully at the World Cup-jumper class in<br />
Zurich/Switzerland. Codex One by Contendro/Glueckspilz<br />
(breeder: Wilhelm Berghorn,<br />
Stolzenau) with rider Christian Ahlmann finished<br />
in third place while Gotha FRH and<br />
Henrik von Eckermann placed forth.<br />
Commissario<br />
Commissario by Chasseur/Zeus (breeder: Georg<br />
Gerken jun., Breddorf) was faultless with<br />
his rider Andreas Erni from Switzerland and<br />
placed forth in the final of the Medium-Tour<br />
in Drachten.<br />
Constantin B (VA)<br />
Hans-Dieter Dreher celebrated three sensational<br />
victories with his mount Constantin B by<br />
Contendro/Espri (breeder: Helmut Bischof,<br />
Boergershausen) at the CSI in Basel. The pair<br />
won a class on Thursday, on Friday and on<br />
Sunday. The pair finished the Grand Prix in<br />
Little Lady won a class in Zurich with rider<br />
Christian Ahlmann.<br />
second place in their next engagement at the<br />
arena in Offenburg.<br />
El Bond<br />
El Bond by El Bundy/Cuvee Charlie xx (breeder:<br />
Willi Detjen, Hamersen) was meant to<br />
become an event horse but feels rather comfortable<br />
on a stadium course. Hans-Thorben<br />
Rüder rode him into third place in the international<br />
opening jumper class in Leipzig/Germany.<br />
Fidji Island<br />
Fidji Island by For Feeling/ Wanderer (breeder:<br />
Hinrich Löhden, Ahlerstedt) and Katharina<br />
Offel finished their first class in third place<br />
at “Jumping Amsterdam”.<br />
Firth of Lorne<br />
Katrin Eckermann and Firth of Lorne by For<br />
Pleasure/Stakkato (breeder: Meinolf Rölleke,<br />
Bochum) remained faultless placing third in a<br />
two-phase jumper class of the Medium Tour<br />
in Offenburg. The pair became a very close<br />
second in the second qualification for the<br />
Grand Prix.<br />
Flash Light<br />
Martin Haunhorst has had Flash Light by Fly<br />
High/Calido (breeder: Clemens Lambers,<br />
Beesten) in his barn since October 2012. The<br />
pair held its international debut in Drachten<br />
where they finished the second class of the<br />
Big-Tour in second place.<br />
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Hannoveraner News<br />
Shutterfly’s younger brother Salut Bonheur<br />
by Silvio/Forrest xx (breeder: Uwe<br />
Dreesmann, Hesel) is now with Toni Hassmann.<br />
Thomas Heineking has successfully<br />
competed the nine-year old up to now. The<br />
pair celebrated its first S-level placements<br />
last year. Salut Bonheur and his new rider<br />
Toni Hassmann had their first S-level placement<br />
at a show in Alt-Marl, Westphalia. The<br />
stallion continues to be available at the veterinarian<br />
clinic Lüsche for breeding use.<br />
Rascin and Piet Raymakers Jr. Photo: Frieler<br />
Van Schijndel’s Rascin by Ramiro/Pilot<br />
(breeder: Jürgen Hattebuhr, Burgwedel)<br />
was retired from competition at the KWPN<br />
approval in Den Bosch, The Netherlands.<br />
Thomas Brandt trained the 1995 born stallion.<br />
The pair participated in the Hanoverian<br />
Jumper Horse Championships and in the<br />
Bundeschampionate, before Rascin went to<br />
the barn of Piet Raymakers as a nine-year<br />
old. Rascin was highly successful with father<br />
and son. He was a member of the<br />
Dutch Nation-Prize team several times. Rascin<br />
will be available to breeders as a breeding<br />
stallion from now on.<br />
Team Olympic champion Sandra Auffarth is<br />
not only an outstanding rider. She also has<br />
an excellent reputation as a trainer. Royal<br />
Cavalier by Rayaldik/Carismo (breeder:<br />
Helmut Boettcher, Ehlbeck) is the youngest<br />
addition in Ganderkesee. The breeding farm<br />
Lichtenmoor in Heemsen bought the dark<br />
bay on last year’s stallion sales.<br />
Florida Lady Ixes<br />
Frederick Troschke rode Florida Lady Ixes by<br />
For Feeling/Cashman (breeder: Hans Mikulle,<br />
Immensen) into third position in a class with<br />
a jump-off in Offenburg.<br />
Fly High<br />
Amke Stroman rode the privately owned sire<br />
Fly High by For Pleasure/Landadel (breeder:<br />
Robert Diestel, Adelheidsdorf) into fifth place<br />
in the Six Bars of Leipzig.<br />
Gotha FRH<br />
Only four pairs qualified for the jump-off at<br />
the World Cup-jumper class in Zurich. Gotha<br />
FRH by Goldfever/Prestige Pilot (breeder: Jan<br />
Minners, Jork) with rider Henrik von Eckermann<br />
was one of them. The pair finished on<br />
an excellent forth place with one rail down.<br />
Graciella<br />
Saer Coulter successfully competed Graciella<br />
by Graf Top/Watzmann (breeder: Ernst-August<br />
Meier, Stemwede) on the Desert Circuit<br />
in Thermal/USA. The pair placed forth in a<br />
jumper class with a purse of 33,000 US-Dollars.<br />
Lacontino<br />
Luciana Diniz and Lacontino by Landgold/<br />
Continue (breeder: Dieter Rippe, Nienburg)<br />
had their best placement at an international<br />
Alida and Tim Rieskamp-Gödeking won the<br />
Youngster-Tour in Offenburg.<br />
competition in Leipzig. The pair finished in<br />
forth place in the qualification for the World<br />
Cup.<br />
Leszek<br />
Leszek by Landclassic/Weinberg (breeder:<br />
Norbert Nowak, Haren) and rider Theo Muff<br />
ended up making their first mistake in the<br />
third round of the six bars in Amsterdam. This<br />
pair placed second together with four other<br />
horse/rider combinations.<br />
Little Lady Z (VA)<br />
Little Lady Z by Laptop/Grannus (breeder:<br />
Wiebke Hannken, Witterschlick) is back competing<br />
internationally under Christian Ahlmann<br />
after a break of more than a year. Her<br />
first competition was in Basel where the pair<br />
won an accumulator class. The mare was<br />
more than a second faster than Antello Z and<br />
Michael Whitaker who rode Little Lady Z before.<br />
The mare completed another class in<br />
fifth place. Leipzig was the next stop. Little<br />
Lady Z placed fifth in a speed class. The twelve-year<br />
old mare participated in a jumper<br />
class for the “ world’s top 30 against juniors<br />
and young riders” and finished in second<br />
place in Zurich.<br />
Santiago<br />
Santiago by Stolzenberg/Raphael (breeder:<br />
Carola Lampe, Soeder) celebrated his first<br />
three S-level victories of his career in Leipzig.<br />
He was victorious in the final of the SML<br />
Tour-Large with rider Dominik Jahn after having<br />
won the first qualification and a twophase<br />
jumper class. The pair finished an accumulator<br />
class in third place.<br />
Sixtus (VA)<br />
Mike Patrick Leichle rode Sixtus by Stolzenberg/Matador<br />
(breeder: Dr. Christian Stampehl,<br />
Burgwedel) into fifth place in the first<br />
qualification of the “Youngster Cup der Partner<br />
Pferd” in Leipzig.<br />
Sonate<br />
Sonate by Stakkato/Calypso II (breeder: Gabriele<br />
Schliffka, Wienhausen) won the first<br />
jumper class of the Big Tour on the first<br />
weekend in Drachten. Willem Greve rode the<br />
eleven-year old.<br />
Spartacus TN<br />
The qualification for the World Cup was very<br />
exciting. The top placed horses were separated<br />
by only tenths of a second. Spartacus TN<br />
by Stakkato/Grannus (breeder: Frank-Christi-<br />
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an Amend, Hanover) and Marco Kutscher finished<br />
in second place.<br />
St. Pr. Aspirant Sunfire<br />
No one less than double Olympic champion<br />
Michael Jung rode Sunfire by Stakkato/Contender<br />
(breeder: Elmar Vogel, Enger). The pair<br />
celebrated its debut into international competition<br />
in Offenburg placing forth in the first<br />
qualification of the Youngster Tour. The success<br />
story continues: The seven-year old improved<br />
placing third in the second class. The<br />
celebrated pair finished in second place in<br />
the final.<br />
Dressage<br />
De La Rosa<br />
The World Dressage Masters is one of the<br />
most prestigious events in Wellington/USA in<br />
January. De La Rosa is one of the very successful<br />
De Niro descendants. William Lee Tubman<br />
rode the dark bay out of a dam by Rohdiamant<br />
(breeder: Heinrich Lahmeyer,<br />
Bassum) into third place in Prix St. Georges<br />
and into fifth place in Intermediaire I.<br />
Delight<br />
William Lee Tubman from Canada also competes<br />
Delight by De Niro/White Magic (breeder:<br />
Mariechen Günnemann, Loxstedt). The<br />
pair finished the Grand Prix Special in fifth<br />
place.<br />
Der Clou<br />
Der Clou by De Niro/Matcho AA (breeder: Dr.<br />
Rainer Nitsch, Salzhausen) won the Grand<br />
Prix Special of Vejer de la Frontera with rider<br />
Filipe Canelas Pinto from Portugal in Spain.<br />
The pair finished the Grand Prix in forth<br />
place.<br />
Dio Mio (VA)<br />
Christilot Boylen rode ten-year old Dio Mio<br />
by De Niro/Charmeur (breeder: Robert K.<br />
Böttcher, Jesteburg) to victory in St. Georges<br />
and Inter. I of the Sunshine Challenge in Wellington.<br />
Dio Domingo (VA)<br />
Nazaret Gallego Guerra from Spain competed<br />
nine-year old Dio Domingo by Don Frederico/Rotspon<br />
(breeder: August Struss, Elze)<br />
in Vejer de la Frontera. The pair placed forth<br />
in Prix St. Georges.<br />
Don Auriello (VA)<br />
Don Auriello by Don Davidoff/White Star<br />
(breeder: Joachim Poppe, Harsefeld) danced<br />
with his Swedish rider Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven<br />
to victory in the Freestyle after placing<br />
second in the Grand Prix under Florida’s sun.<br />
Don Johnson FRH<br />
We witnessed first-class performances at the<br />
World Cup in Amsterdam/The Netherlands.<br />
Isabell Werth rode Don Johnson FRH by Don<br />
Frederico/Warkant (breeder: Ulrike Meyer,<br />
Dedelstorf) into third place in the Freestyle<br />
after having obtained a fifth place in the<br />
Grand Prix.<br />
Finally<br />
Us-competitor Mette Rosencrantz rode Finally<br />
by De Niro/Caprimond (breeder: Sven<br />
Kahrens, Dedelstorf) into forth place in the<br />
Grand Prix Special of Wellington.<br />
Lortzing<br />
Helene Ann-Sofie von Greiffencrantz from<br />
Norway competed Lortzing by Longchamp/<br />
Furinos (breeder: Karl Engelke, Hülsede) on<br />
the Sunshine Tour in Vejer de la Frontera/<br />
Spain. The pair finished Inter II in fifth place.<br />
Pikko del Cerro<br />
Lisa Wilcox and Pikko del Cerro by Pik L./<br />
Rohdiamant (breeder: Horses Unlimited,<br />
USA) won the Grand Prix and the Special in<br />
Wellington/USA. The pair won the Grand Prix<br />
Special on the second weekend, too.<br />
Sunfire was with Olympic Champion Michael<br />
Jung successfull in Offenburg. Photo: Frieler<br />
Roble<br />
Christian Bruehe rode Roble by Ravallo/Donnerschwee<br />
(breeder: Mark Kaminski, Bochum)<br />
into third place in Prix St. Georges of<br />
the Sunshine Tour. The pair improved to second<br />
place in Intermediaire I.<br />
Rubiosa (Hessian)<br />
Rubiosa by Rubin Star N/Furioso II (breeder:<br />
Ewald Hau, Dipperz-Wisselsrod) and rider Viola<br />
von Lazar obtained the forth-best result<br />
for their performance in Intermediaire II in<br />
Vejer de la Frontera under Spain’s sun. •<br />
Don Johnson FRH and Isabell Werth placed third<br />
in Amsterdam. Photo: Caremans<br />
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„We have<br />
high goals!“<br />
They belong to the group of up-and-coming stars in<br />
the dressage arena: Jessica and Benjamin Werndl. The<br />
siblings from Aubenhausen in Bavaria count on<br />
young Hanoverians that they carefully train.<br />
By Britta Züngel<br />
A strong team: Benjamin and Jessica<br />
Werndl, Redford and Jonny Hilberath.<br />
Photo: Züngel<br />
Jessica and Benjamin Werndl belonged to<br />
Germany’s most successful up-and-coming riders<br />
with their Hanoverians Bonito by Baryshnikov/Pikoer,<br />
Sam by Salvano/Windhuk and two Davignon/Grenadier<br />
descendants named Duchess<br />
and Duke. Jessica Werndl (27 years of age) was<br />
dual European Junior Champion In 2002 and a<br />
Young Rider Champion in 2005. In between she<br />
won an individual and one team gold medal as<br />
well as an individual and a team silver medal. The<br />
first Grand Prix-successes followed in 2006. Her<br />
two-year-older brother Benjamin collected three<br />
team gold medals in the division for young riders.<br />
He was Reserve European Champion in 2005. He<br />
was a member of the winning German Nation Prize<br />
Team in Hickstead in 2007. Both have completed<br />
their studies and now focus solely on riding<br />
with one goal in mind: A place in the German dressage<br />
cadre. “It would be a dream come true to ride<br />
in a championship for Germany,” the siblings say<br />
with a sparkle in their eyes. It does not matter who<br />
reaches this goal first. “Our goals are set extremely<br />
high; we want to ride and train really well!” Jessica<br />
Werndl says. “We also want to establish our<br />
names internationally,” Benjamin Wendl agrees<br />
with his sister and adds, “The road to our goal is a<br />
very long one. We know that and do not want it to<br />
be any other way.”<br />
The siblings have the best prerequisites: Family<br />
Werndl built a riding facility in Aubenhausen that<br />
has become a true paradise for horse and rider. The<br />
Dressage Festival Aubenhausen is fully established.<br />
“The love for horses and the enthusiasm for riding<br />
is close to our hearts. Our motto is ‘Home of the<br />
dressage horse’. It says a lot. It is most important<br />
that the horses feel good,” Jessica Werndl comments.<br />
She studied marketing and communication<br />
at the University in Berlin. Now she runs the<br />
equestrian facility in Aubenhausen; her brother rides<br />
during the morning and attends to his father’s<br />
real estate business in the afternoon.<br />
In the sport of dressage nothing happens<br />
fast!<br />
The renowned Isabell Werth supported Jessica and<br />
Benjamin Werndl to make a smooth transition<br />
from being a young- to a senior rider. “She was a<br />
tremendous help,” said Benjamin Werndl. He trained<br />
in Rheinberg for a while. When riding became<br />
more and more the focus a trainer had to be found<br />
who was able to attend to the training in Bavaria<br />
regularly. They found just the right person in Jonny<br />
Hilberath in the summer of 2011. “He opens our<br />
eyes again and again; he wants the rider to understand<br />
his horse and perceive a horse as a whole.<br />
You do not just ride and avoid an issue under his<br />
guidance. He is very picky in this respect,” Jessica<br />
Werndl says with a smirk.<br />
Jonny Hilberath’s motto is as simple as it is successful<br />
with a long-term mission, “Nothing happens<br />
fast in the sport of dressage! It takes years<br />
for a horse to become an athlete.” The result of<br />
intense and careful training is the ease of movements.<br />
“Jessica and Benjamin Werndl do not just<br />
ride very well; they also train very well,” Jonny Hilberath<br />
praises his protégés.<br />
The Werndls took an opportunity for a short and<br />
intense training session at and with Jonny Hilberath<br />
at the end of January. The Werndl siblings<br />
traveled more than 800 kilometers to Jonny Hilbe-<br />
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Jessica Werndl on Redford (right)<br />
and Benjamin Werndl on Dante‘s<br />
Peak. Photos: Stolz<br />
rath with eight horses, a lorry and a groom. Jessica<br />
Werndl used this trip wisely. On the way she attended<br />
Verden’s indoor show, won the Grand Prix and<br />
finished the Freestyle in second place. This weeklong<br />
training session was the exception to the rule.<br />
Jonny Hilberath normally flies to Bavaria.<br />
Jessica and Benjamin Werndl maintain a close connection<br />
to Hanover. Hans-Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen<br />
is the national trainer for juniors and young<br />
riders and aroused the interest and gave recommendations.<br />
“The chemistry works even if the contact<br />
is not as close any more,” Jessica Werndl states.<br />
After finishing high school Benjamin Werndl<br />
spent some time in the training barn of former<br />
auction rider Holga Finken where he got to know<br />
and appreciate Verden’s auction team. Jessica<br />
Werndl also realizes the advantages of Verden’s<br />
auction program, “The large number of horses offers<br />
very good comparison.” Eleven Hanoverians<br />
have found their way to Aubenhausen including<br />
top seller Dante’s Peak by Dimaggio/Wolkentanz<br />
(breeder: Heinrich Oetting, Warmsen) over the past<br />
five years. He has developed beautifully. As a seven-year<br />
old he celebrated his first victory in Prix<br />
St. Georges under Benjamin Werndl in December. A<br />
licensed son by Desperados/Lauries Crusador xx<br />
(breeder: Wilhelm Schwierking, Barver) is the latest<br />
acquisition. The Werndls found him at the stallion<br />
sales in 2012. Waterkant by Wolkenstein II/Matcho<br />
AA (breeder: Wilhelm Tamm, Osten) has developed<br />
into one of the best in the row of auction horses.<br />
He only cost 14,000 Euros at the time and now<br />
has high placements at Prix St. Georges. “We did<br />
not try him, we just bought him,” Jessica Werndl<br />
remembers and mentions Redford by Rosentau/<br />
Escudo (breeder: Gisela Franke, Helmstedt) in the<br />
same breath. She participated in the Final of the<br />
World Championships for Young Dressage Horses<br />
with this chestnut and is now on the way to Grand<br />
Prix. The pedigree is not so important to the<br />
Wendls when selecting young horses, “Basically<br />
we want forward going horses,” Benjamin Werndl<br />
explains. “We can only get our hands on good horses,<br />
if we train them ourselves. And we greatly enjoy<br />
the process,” Jessica Werndl adds. It goes without<br />
saying that the business end must be in tune<br />
with the sport for economist Benjamin Werndl,<br />
“We must find a good balance as we are the ones<br />
that finance our competition ambitions. We are<br />
very careful when selecting young talents. We only<br />
buy horses we see a future in. They must also fit<br />
will to us. If we sell a horse, it may very well be the<br />
ideal partner for a different rider.”<br />
Awareness of sensitive riding<br />
“Many riders focus on the Bundeschampionate<br />
when training horses. Later on you do not hear<br />
anything about these horses any more,” so Benjamin<br />
Werndl. “We rather focus on highlights as the<br />
Louisdor-Prize and the Nürnberger Burgpokal. It<br />
takes longer but it is more meaningful.” Overall the<br />
quality of horses has improved and the awareness<br />
of sensitive riding has increased. “The aesthetics<br />
have returned to the sport of dressage,” so Jessica<br />
Werndl. It is very difficult to find good horses. It<br />
should be in the interest of a breed association<br />
that horses are placed in the right hands.” Top athletes<br />
are the best advertisement. Benjamin Werndl<br />
would love to see an increased use of producers<br />
that are successfully competing, “Many young stallions<br />
without show record are used for breeding.”<br />
The siblings are convinced by Hanover’s quality.<br />
“We would like to work even closer with the Hanoverian<br />
Association in future. The better you know<br />
someone, the better the cooperation will be,” says<br />
Benjamin Werndl. He has some ideas in mind that<br />
he is keeping secret for the moment. His sister has<br />
already started with a Hanoverian breeding program.<br />
St. Pr. aspirant Landliebe by Londonderry/<br />
Lehnsherr (breeder: Marga Petersen, Goedenstorf)<br />
had to be retired from competition and is now looking<br />
forward to become a mom. “We are doing this<br />
for fun,” Jessica Werndl laughs. •<br />
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Annual Meeting<br />
year with its slightly reduced membership and<br />
mare numbers since 2012 and highlighted the outstanding<br />
successes of Hanoverian horses at the<br />
Young Horse Championships and the Olympic<br />
Games once again. He reported about the current<br />
positive developments in regard to the hip brand<br />
(it became even better a few days later) and reminded<br />
the attendees about an important date: the<br />
Herwart von der Decken-Show on August 7 th , 2013<br />
this year with a family class. Dr. Ludwig Christmann<br />
reminded everyone of the performance of<br />
the RCMP in May of 2012. He also explained the<br />
activities of the Hanoverian Association in foreign<br />
countries. More than 500 Hanoverian foals were<br />
registered in 21 countries in 2012. Daughter associations<br />
in four additional countries were supported<br />
in their activities. He also introduced current<br />
research projects – genomic selection, health data<br />
bank and linear description.<br />
Clear majority<br />
decisions<br />
Three fundamental by-law changes in the breeding<br />
program were decided on at the first annual meeting<br />
of the Hanoverian Association in January. The new<br />
rules will allow the breeders more room for making<br />
decisions and they will secure more performanceoriented<br />
genetics for the Hanoverian breed.<br />
By Julia Martin<br />
The Hanoverian Association will hold two annual<br />
meetings in 2013. Proposals for by-law<br />
changes concerning the breeding season of 2013<br />
required the first meeting on January 25 th in the<br />
forum of the Niedersachsenhalle in Verden. The regular<br />
annual meeting will take place at the same<br />
location on April 10, 2013.<br />
The meeting opened with reports from departmental<br />
heads. Breeding manager and managing director<br />
Dr. Werner Schade summarized the Hanoverian<br />
Several questions regarding the marketing situation<br />
from the attendees followed the numbers and<br />
words of auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener.<br />
He explained that the retrograde numbers are<br />
slowly improving again and that more exhibitors<br />
are willing to sell their horses through the auction<br />
program. He added, “A good horse will be well<br />
paid for in Verden. We are currently developing a<br />
concept for marketing older horses and we are taking<br />
a close look at the foal auction in August. The<br />
quality determines the number of Hanoverians offered<br />
for sale. The collection will most probably<br />
include no more than 200 foals and we are thinking<br />
about dropping Friday entirely.”<br />
The report of the department for public relations<br />
described the representation of the association in<br />
electronic media. The Hanoverian Association has<br />
more than 5,500 fans on www.facebook.de. The<br />
association has has its own video channel on<br />
www.Youtube.de for a year now; videos have been<br />
downloaded and viewed 430,000 times. The new<br />
youth representative Robert Kock introduced<br />
himself and reported about the work of Hanover’s<br />
young breeders. The 22-year old has only been in<br />
this position for a few months. He listed the successes<br />
of the Hanoverian Young Breeders during<br />
the past year<br />
Then the planned changes to the breeding program<br />
were presented and accepted by a large majority.<br />
Three new rules will come into effect for the<br />
Hanoverian breed.<br />
Top international stallions<br />
In future the Hanoverian Association will accept<br />
the licensing results of other associations for top<br />
international stallions, if these are registered with<br />
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an accepted pedigree in the Stallion Book I of a<br />
recognized sport horse studbook and if they<br />
have produced the respective performance results.<br />
The Hanoverian Association opens up the<br />
so-called Stallion Book Ib with this measure. These<br />
sires will not be listed in the stallion directory<br />
though.<br />
The rankings of the World Federation for Sport<br />
Horses (WBFSH) determine the criteria for acceptance:<br />
The stallions must be listed on one of the<br />
year-end lists of the WBFSH either within the top<br />
100 jumpers, the top 50 dressage horses or the<br />
top 25 event horses. Furthermore stallions may be<br />
used because of the performance of their offspring.<br />
To qualify these stallions must be listed on one of<br />
the year-end lists of the WBFSH either within the<br />
best 100 jumper producers, the best 100 dressage<br />
horse producers or the best 50 event horse producers.<br />
“Top international competition more and<br />
more proceeds to the forefront and stallions that<br />
are internationally successful are available for<br />
breeding almost problem-free today,” Dr. Werner<br />
Schade explains. Our breeders look towards the<br />
world’s best and therefore we would like to simplify<br />
the access to the Hanoverian Breed for these<br />
exceptional sires.”<br />
Earlier availability<br />
In future stallions from other breed associations<br />
may be presented for inspection with only a 30-<br />
day test, if these stallions meet the following condition:<br />
Breeding values in dressage and jumping<br />
must average at least 110 points or the stallion<br />
must have obtained at least 130 points in one of<br />
the 30-day-test-breeding values dressage or jumping.<br />
Foreign stallions will therefore be available<br />
to Hanoverian breeders much earlier. These stallions<br />
must qualify for the Bundeschampionate as<br />
five- or six-year olds for the final acceptance into<br />
Stallion Book I just like Hanoverian stallions must.<br />
Broad breeding spectrum<br />
The last change in the breeding program constitutes<br />
the cancellation of the so-called 50-percentrule.<br />
This means that all mares registered with the<br />
Hanoverian Association may be bred to all stallions<br />
registered with the Hanoverian Association and<br />
that their foals will receive a Hanoverian hip brand.<br />
This will make entering the Hanoverian breed easier<br />
for new breeders. 82 percent of the mares registered<br />
with the Hanoverian Association carry the<br />
Hanoverian brand. Only two percent are pure thoroughbreds,<br />
Trakehner or Holsteiner, where we<br />
know for sure, that they have no Hanoverian<br />
blood. We do not expect a loss of identity.<br />
The breeding manager sees absolutely no risk for<br />
Hanover’s worldwide reputation and importance in<br />
respect to breeding and competition, “We hold a<br />
leading position in modern sport horse breeding<br />
and shall keep it. International genetics intertwine<br />
tighter and tighter. We do not want to hold on to<br />
rigid and inflexible percentage calculations, if they<br />
hinder performance or breed progress.”<br />
This new rule was base for discussion at the meeting.<br />
The question was posed, if the change was<br />
implemented because of political or economic reasons.<br />
President Manfred Schäfer clarified, “These<br />
by-law changes will not have a significant economic<br />
effect. The tough selection process remains<br />
and we shall continue to highlight our Hanoverian<br />
blood. This is not an invitation to use foreign blood;<br />
it will grant the breeder more personal responsibility.”<br />
•<br />
In an Interview<br />
Rolf Hillmann asked Breeding Manager Dr. Werner<br />
Schade about the by-law changes and the resulting<br />
consequences for the breeders after the conclusion<br />
of annual meeting.<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>: Fundamental by-law<br />
changes passed almost unanimously at the<br />
special annual meeting. It was even asked<br />
why these changes had not been introduced<br />
at an earlier time. Did you expect such a reaction<br />
and result?<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, “I had not expected such a<br />
clear result as we had received different reactions<br />
from within Germany and from foreign countries<br />
after we had published the decision of the board.<br />
The open and factually founded discussion during<br />
the meeting of the delegates was very valuable<br />
and added to the clarification of existing questions.<br />
This clear voting result is also encouraging as<br />
it constitutes a confirmation of the board and the<br />
breed management.”<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>: The so-called 50-percent-rule<br />
was eliminated and with that also<br />
every other required share of Hanoverian<br />
blood when breeding Hanoverians. To be<br />
blunt: Does this mean that a breeder who<br />
has a mare that is accepted in Hanover, for<br />
instance with a Holstein or a Trakehner<br />
Dr. Werner Schade: „Quality has<br />
absolute priority!“<br />
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brand, can breed this mare to a stallion<br />
that is accepted for Hanover? The foal<br />
would be, for instance a pure Trakehner<br />
or a pure Holsteiner, but could receive<br />
a Hanoverian brand?<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, “That is correct. Breeders<br />
have these options. We expect however that<br />
our breeders will not choose these breeding<br />
models and, if so, only a very few will. Irrespective<br />
of this the genetics of pure Holstein<br />
or Trakehner blood has had open access to<br />
the Hanoverian breed for many years. For obvious<br />
reasons we recommend to use foreign<br />
blood sparingly and to predominantly focus<br />
on Hanoverian or in Hanover developed<br />
bloodlines. This must happen because of personal<br />
responsibility and conviction of the<br />
breeder and not be enforced by rules. We believe<br />
that sensibility and coming to an understanding<br />
will be more beneficial than discussing<br />
the sense and the context of the old<br />
rule.”<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>: What do you expect<br />
the consequences of the rule change<br />
will have on the figures?<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, “That is very hard to say.<br />
In my opinion no immediate or extensive<br />
changes will occur. I expect a slow process<br />
that we will keep a careful eye on. We must<br />
include all breed-political decisions and their<br />
effect on each other. It clearly eases the entry<br />
for breeders who would like to come to Hanover.<br />
Considering the overall situation in the<br />
breeding of horses, limiting the decline would<br />
be a success.”<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>: Do these changes<br />
not inevitably water down the Hanoverian<br />
gene pool with time?<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, “No, not inevitably. Obviously<br />
the Hanoverian genetics must succeed;<br />
this requires superior quality. If we are under<br />
the impression that we might be loosing important<br />
performance blood, we must actively<br />
take counter measures. The G-blood initiative<br />
already presents an example. We shall observe<br />
its consequences in coming years. The attentiveness<br />
to and the realization of G-blood<br />
in pedigrees, the number of available stallions<br />
and the number of breedings has increased<br />
considerably.<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>: People speak of the<br />
„educated breeder“ in connection with<br />
these and other by-law changes. Does<br />
the association plan to broaden its information<br />
and advice programs to eliminate<br />
uncertainties?<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, “The Hanoverian Association<br />
already offers a wide variety of information<br />
through its media. We hope that our<br />
breeders will make use of these sources more<br />
intensely. Over the last years we have also<br />
turned thoughts on a few initiatives like formulating<br />
the guidelines or highlighting dressage<br />
sires that have met these guidelines<br />
through performances in competitions into<br />
action. We talk about jumper stallions in this<br />
issue of <strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>. The style of leadership<br />
is based on communication. The<br />
breeder has the choice to follow the recommendations<br />
or not, if they are suitable for his/<br />
her situation or not. Our experiences from<br />
the previous years are positive.”<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>: Does this liberalization<br />
not automatically mean saying<br />
goodbye to the traditional high selection<br />
criteria for Hanoverians?<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, “The selection standard<br />
of the Hanoverian Association remains untouched<br />
by these changes; that was very important<br />
to us. After all quality has top priority.”<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>: In future we shall<br />
have the Stallion Book Ib for sires that<br />
compete internationally and that have<br />
not been presented to the Association.<br />
Does this mean that the breeder is allowed<br />
to use any internationally competing<br />
sires upon request?<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, “No. An acceptance into<br />
the Stallion Book Ib is connected with high<br />
performance requirements. These stallions<br />
must be listed in the leading international<br />
rankings of the WBFSH. In other words these<br />
sires must belong to the best horses in the<br />
world. We will check this on a breeder’s request.”<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>: Will this be a permit<br />
for a single breeding?<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, “No. These sires are<br />
available to all interested breeders. The descendants<br />
of these sires are treated equal<br />
to the offspring of sires from the Stallion<br />
Book I.<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>: Do these changes<br />
not contradict the just recently formulated<br />
guidelines of the Association especially<br />
the guideline ‘identity’?<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, “The validity of the guideline<br />
identity remains unchanged in its statement.<br />
As the name states it is a guideline<br />
that serves as an orientation aid for our breeders.<br />
A dogmatic demand is not in place. The<br />
Hanoverian breed is equipped with a very<br />
strong stallion and mare population that<br />
stands for the identity of this sport horse<br />
breed.”<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>: The by-law change<br />
also allows the use of young sires from<br />
other populations after completion of<br />
the 30-day test which will make the<br />
use of foreign blood even easier. Will<br />
the Hanoverian blood survive in the future?<br />
Will the Association call for restrictions<br />
in its advisory capacity in<br />
spite of the breed liberalization?<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, “This by-law change is<br />
not an automatic acceptance of foreign stallions<br />
with a 30-day test. It will however allow<br />
us to inspect these stallions at an earlier stage<br />
which means they could be used for breeding<br />
earlier. These stallions are still required<br />
to go through the approval process of the<br />
Hanoverian Association with its heightened<br />
requirements.”<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong>: A general question<br />
at the end: The number of breedings<br />
has decreased by 40 percent over the<br />
past years. You explicitly requested an<br />
anti-cyclical behavior from the breeders<br />
when you encouraged them to<br />
continue breeding mares; why?<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, “Even though the current<br />
market situation is difficult for many breeders<br />
we must reckon with a worldwide shortage<br />
of horses in the near future because of the<br />
overall high decrease in the breeding of sport<br />
horses. As Hanover is well established internationally<br />
we need to be able to fill the expected<br />
demand. It takes at least four years<br />
from breeding the mare until a young horse<br />
can be presented under saddle for sale. As of<br />
this year the effects of the decreasing numbers<br />
will become noticeable with a growing<br />
tendency. Breeders who now act anti-cyclical<br />
may look forward to a good market situation.”<br />
•<br />
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Penelope PJ won the free-jumping competition<br />
for four-year olds. Photo: Ernst<br />
New generation<br />
Penelope PJ is the name of the star of the Free-Jumping Competition of the Hanoverian<br />
Program for Jumper Horse Breeding in February. 56 four-year olds participated. She was the<br />
clear winner demonstrating exemplary free-jumping.<br />
By Ulrich Hahne<br />
new generation of producers has moved into<br />
A the limelight in the free-jumping competition<br />
for four-year olds. Once the descendants of Contendro<br />
and Stakkato dominated Verden’s free-jumping<br />
competitions. Today their descendants successfully<br />
compete in international jumper classes.<br />
This year Perigueux and Canstakko not only produced<br />
the division champions but also convinced<br />
with additional very good jumper horses. The results<br />
are not by chance with both producers. Perigueux<br />
has provesn his excellent quality in S-level<br />
jumper classes with rider Eva Bitter for several years<br />
and Canstakko descends from a highly secured<br />
performance dam-line.<br />
Dr. Dieter Burfeind, Heeslingen bred the winner of<br />
the first division called Candido by Canstakko out<br />
of a dam by Perpignon, who is the sire of Perigueux.<br />
The breeder presented the bay together<br />
with Uwe Lemmermann. The bay with his nice long<br />
lines made a positive impression as a three-year<br />
old last year. He has developed beautifully during<br />
the course of a year. His technique has matured<br />
and he still impresses with his outstanding ability<br />
that allows for hope for a successful future. The<br />
internationally successful jumper rider and stallion<br />
manager Heiko Schmidt served on the judging panel<br />
and commented, “This is a horse we wish to<br />
see in competition.” The other members of the jud-<br />
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ging panel were Dieter Smitz, Bad Nenndorf, and<br />
Hartmut Wilking, Stemwede.<br />
Bruno Banani by Valentino/Laptop (breeder: Werner<br />
Richter, Ganderkesee; exhibitor: Anna-Lena<br />
Kuntzer, Eystrup) took second place in the first division<br />
with an honest performance. “A striking<br />
competitor with a lot of perspicacity,” said Heiko<br />
Schmidt. Bruno Banani impressed with his ability<br />
and his positive attitude towards the tasks he was<br />
asked to fulfill. In general many horses of this vintage<br />
impressed with high performance willingness.<br />
Another Canstakko-descendant made her way into<br />
the top group; St. Pr. aspirant Can Caipy (breeder:<br />
Frank Johannsen, Buxtehude). She is out of a performance-proven<br />
dam by Cheenook. Can Caipy<br />
was still in a developmental stage last year as a<br />
three-year old but even then exhibited her athletic<br />
attitude and her great ability. She was awarded<br />
premiums at the Friedrich Jahncke and the Herwart<br />
von der Decken-Show during the course of the<br />
year and has now placed third in the free-jumping<br />
competition. Clearly matured she started out a bit<br />
over motivated; in the end she played out her capabilities<br />
to the fullest and brought to bear her<br />
excellent jumping ability.<br />
Placement<br />
No.<br />
Horse, exhibitor<br />
Division 1<br />
1. 7 Candido by Canstakko/Perpignon<br />
Uwe Lemmermann and Dr. Dieter Burfeindt, Heeslingen<br />
2. 66 Bruno Banani by Valentino/Laptop<br />
Anna-Lena Kuntzer, Eystrup<br />
3. 10 St.Pr.A. Can Caipy by Canstakko/Cheenook<br />
Frank Johannsen, Buxtehude<br />
4. 4 Emil by Escudo/Graf Top<br />
Karin und Raimund Tomczak, Braunschweig<br />
5. 13 Clintamo by Clinton II/Continue<br />
ZG Rippe & Lachnit, Nienburg<br />
6. 17 Saloniki by Stenograph/Bold Indian xx<br />
Manfred Schäfer, Vechelde<br />
7. 2 Prinzipal II by Perigueux/Ritual<br />
Wilhelm Kappler, Wahrenholz<br />
Division 2<br />
1. 24 Penelope PJ by Perigueux/Calypso II<br />
Pferdezucht Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen<br />
2. 67 Diva to Jump by Diarado/Argentinus<br />
Siegfried Pilz, Lilienthal<br />
3. 35 Hengst by Calido/Drosselklang II<br />
Hermann Rink, Seulingen<br />
4. 25 St.Pr.A. Chacco Belle by Chacco-Blue/Le Cou Cou<br />
Frank Johannsen, Buxtehude<br />
5. 33 Quentin Tarantino by Quidam de Revel/Contender<br />
Maren Bergen, Wagenfeld<br />
6. 38 Wallach by Uccello/Embassy<br />
Detlef Jark, Drochtersen<br />
7. 26 Balouette by d. Bosweg by Balou du Rouet/Graf Grannus<br />
ZG Brouns & Kruse, Bunssum/Niederlande<br />
Division 3<br />
1. 44 St.Pr.A. Celebration by Canstakko/Granulit<br />
Elke u. Claudia Tegtmeyer, Norderney<br />
2. 65 Carricoco by Carrico/For Keeps<br />
Frank Johannsen, Buxtehude<br />
3. 60 Pepe by Prominenz/Calypso II<br />
Louis Muhle, Burgdorf<br />
3. 52 Cayman by Chacco-Blue/Lanthan<br />
Gebhard Jansen, Raubach<br />
5. 48 St.Pr.A. Chantal by Chacco-Blue/Conteur<br />
Stefan Kleine, Warmsen<br />
6. 51 Soso by Stalypso/Sandro<br />
Rolf Schmidt, Lahti/Finland<br />
7. 63 Cardenius by Cardenio/Converter<br />
ZG Rippe & Lachnit, Nienburg<br />
Free jumping/<br />
style<br />
Free jumping/<br />
Ability<br />
Type/overall<br />
impression<br />
Final score<br />
8,8 9,0 8,5 26,3<br />
9,0 8,8 8,0 25,8<br />
8,0 8,6 8,3 24,9<br />
8,2 8,8 7,5 24,5<br />
7,8 8,7 7,7 24,2<br />
7,5 8,0 8,0 23,5<br />
7,5 7,7 8,0 23,2<br />
9,5 9,8 8,5 27,8<br />
9,4 9,2 8,8 27,4<br />
8,8 8,9 9,0 26,7<br />
8,5 9,0 8,6 26,1<br />
9,0 9,0 8,0 26,0<br />
8,2 8,5 8,5 25,2<br />
8,3 8,8 7,8 24,9<br />
8,8 9,2 8,5 26,5<br />
8,5 9,0 8,5 26,0<br />
8,5 8,8 8,5 25,8<br />
8,5 9,2 7,9 25,6<br />
8,5 8,8 8,2 25,5<br />
8,7 8,2 8,3 25,2<br />
7,9 8,2 8,0 24,1<br />
Applause for young horses<br />
The second division impressed with its exceptional<br />
quality. The expert audience applauded after many<br />
performances but especially for Penelope PJ by Perigueux/Calypso<br />
II (breeder/owner: Horse Breeding<br />
Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen). She was the first horse<br />
to go in this division. She set a high standard for<br />
the other participants with her performance. Not<br />
only Dieter Smitz was thrilled about the uniformity<br />
with which the chestnut mare completed every<br />
round as well as every individual fence of the row<br />
of jumps. She really has everything that makes a<br />
top horse. She jumped with a high degree of elasticity<br />
and an unfaultable technique and approached<br />
each jump in full concentration and succeeded<br />
in building up the necessary thrust for each<br />
fence. “Today Penelope was phenomenal. A true<br />
demonstration for the sport of jumping!” Heiko<br />
Schmidt praised. The success does not come from<br />
nothing though! The mare line of Sedalia has produced<br />
world-class horses like Gavi or Status FRH.<br />
After Embassy’s win of the Grande-Prize in 2010,<br />
the Stakkato-Prize for Sampres and Cassillias and<br />
the award for Sammy Jo as Mare of the Year 2012,<br />
the victory in the Free-Jumping Championship<br />
2013 is yet another highlight for the successful<br />
breeding program of Dr. Jacobs GbR in Bierbergen<br />
within only a few years. Penelope PJ held her lead<br />
in her division until the end of the event. Her breeders<br />
accepted a free breeding to privately owned<br />
sire Spartacus as a prize.<br />
In spite of her outstanding jumping performance<br />
Penelope PJ did not win her division and the rating<br />
of her vintage easily. Diva to Jump by Diarado/ Argentinus<br />
(breeder: Bernhard Menke, Lengerich)<br />
entered the arena of Lower Saxony as the last horse.<br />
She proved to be a top-class athlete, too. Only<br />
four tenth of a point separated the winner Penelope<br />
PJ and second-placed Diva to Jump in the final<br />
judgment. Siegfried Pilz from Seebergen discovered<br />
Diva to Jump three years ago in the foal collection<br />
of the spring auction. She developed into a<br />
mare of medium frame that mastered the tasks set<br />
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sensationally, as Dieter Smitz described her, “A<br />
mare with power, push-off and ability.” She entered<br />
the row of jumps consistently attentive. She<br />
made contact with a rail ever so slightly once the<br />
rails were raised to the top. Her reaction was selfconfident<br />
and ambitious – just as we want it. If a<br />
horse is not big it just has to jump higher; this<br />
didn´t appear to be a problem at all for the enormously<br />
elastic and harmoniously constructed Diva<br />
to Jump.<br />
A very noble and long-legged stallion by Calido/<br />
Drosselklang II finished in third place in this division.<br />
The dynamically and safely jumping grey is still<br />
owned by his breeder Hermann Rink, Seulingen.<br />
He fulfilled every task carefully and with a lot of<br />
ability never getting even close to any rail. His dam<br />
Drossellady successfully competed up to puissance<br />
with rider Roman Duchac. She has passed her ability<br />
on to her son. Frank Johannsen from Buxtehude<br />
bred St. Pr. aspirant Chacco Belle by Chacco<br />
Blue/Le Cou Cou out of the line of Canstakko. This<br />
mare as well as the powerfully jumping Quentin<br />
Tarantino by Quidam de Revel/Contender (breeder:<br />
Maren Bergen, Wagenfeld) was in the top group in<br />
this division. They would have placed in the front in<br />
the other divisions with the results they achieved.<br />
The champion of the third division succeeded in<br />
having a start-to-finish victory. The sire of St. Pr. A.<br />
Celebration (breeder/owner: Elke and Claudia<br />
Tegtmeyer, Norderney) is Canstakko once again. In<br />
combination with the dam’s sire Granulit the often-discussed<br />
successful combination of C x G has<br />
once again proven its strength. The grey mare convinced<br />
with her positive attitude. She jumped powerfully,<br />
was able to use her well-constructed back<br />
and revealed calmness and composure. She appeared<br />
much more mature and experienced compared<br />
to last year where she already exhibited<br />
cleverness and carefulness.<br />
Recipe for breeding success<br />
In the end Carricoco finished behind Celebration<br />
by only half a point. Another jumper horse of exceptional<br />
quality from breeder Frank Johannsen,<br />
Buxtehude! His sire is Carrico; his dam by For<br />
Keeps has proven herself in competition. Frank Johannsen<br />
exhibited very good horses in the top<br />
group of each division. All of this breeders horses<br />
have one thing in common: the breeder has tested<br />
the dams of all mares in competition and considered<br />
these dams to be good enough for breeding.<br />
This concept has leveled the way for a successful<br />
breeding program. Carricoco convinced with enormously<br />
powerful jumping and ability. “A fantastic<br />
horse,” so Heiko Schmidt. “A horse that thinks for<br />
himself.” A similar breeding concept exists for the<br />
third-placed horse in the third division. Louis Muhle<br />
from Burgdorf exhibited Pepe by Prominenz<br />
whose dam Cira by Calypso II and granddam Georgina<br />
by Graphit carry the title performance mare.<br />
The breeder was also the rider here. Pepe impressed<br />
with his well constructed back. He jumped<br />
powerfully and carefully exhibiting a lot of ability.<br />
He appears predestined for an athletic career.<br />
The four-year old vintage reflected a broad top<br />
group of special quality. Attributes like long legs,<br />
ability and athletic orientation were present in the<br />
majority of participants. “We witnessed horses of<br />
high quality including some very exceptional<br />
ones,” Dieter Smitz summarized the event. Young<br />
producers pushed into the forefront. These are all<br />
reasons for looking into the future positively. •<br />
Candido by Canstakko/Perpignon<br />
was the best in the first division.<br />
Photo: Ernst<br />
Another descendant of Canstakko<br />
won the third division: St. Pr. A.<br />
Celebration.<br />
Photo: Beelitz<br />
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Breeder‘s Portrait<br />
A breeder with<br />
conviction<br />
Hanoverian horses have not only been an<br />
affair of the heart but also the focal point of<br />
their lives for three generations of Family<br />
Hagemann from Obernholz and from Croya.<br />
By Jürgen Stroscher<br />
“We ride and breed Hanoverian horses with conviction,”<br />
Jens Hagemann explains. The riding horses<br />
are at home on his farm in idyllic Obernholz-<br />
Bottendorf near Wittingen, while the selected<br />
broodmares live with his parents in Croya about<br />
40 kilometers away. Years ago the 44-year old trained<br />
farmer and structural engineer took over the<br />
responsibility for the 200-hectare agricultural operation<br />
as the general manager. 74-year old Ilse-<br />
Dorothee and 76-year old Gerhard Hagemann still<br />
attend to the breeding of horses with great passion.<br />
They make use of their extensive experience<br />
made decades when they strongly participate in<br />
the decision-making process regarding the direction<br />
of the family’s Hanoverian breeding program.<br />
After all both parents that each have one mare are<br />
responsible for the foundation of two of today’s<br />
breeding lines. The dam line of Family Hagemann<br />
traces back to three bloodlines though. Gundi Hagemann<br />
brought another line into the family when<br />
she married Jens Hagemann. 45-year old Gundi is<br />
an active rider and holds an essential role in the<br />
Family Hagemann breeding program. She not only<br />
shares the responsibility of training the riding horses<br />
from the breeding program with her husband<br />
but also successfully coaches the three children<br />
Henriette (12), Johannes (14) and Alma-Mara (16)<br />
who convince with their talent especially in jumper<br />
competitions and in eventing. Both daughters are<br />
currently members of the prospective cadre of the<br />
Hanoverian Association.<br />
The successful Hanoverian breeding program goes<br />
back to dam Wipke by Wendelin. Gerhard Hagemann<br />
discovered her as a filly and brought her to<br />
his farm. After a few blows of fate for the Hage-<br />
Ilse-Dorothee, Gerhard, Jens and Gundi Hagemann.<br />
mann couple life took a turn for the better in 1980<br />
when the couple took over the agricultural operation<br />
in Croya. The couple also successfully made a<br />
new beginning in the breeding of horses with St.<br />
Pr. mare Wipke. “Horses have always been a part<br />
of our family. The cavalrymen especially impressed<br />
me a great deal with their style of riding when I<br />
was growing up,” Gerhard Hagemann remembers.<br />
“I saw my husband for the first time with his<br />
equestrian friends ride in formation on his grey<br />
horse in 1955 and fell in love with him right away,”<br />
Ilse-Dorothee Hagemann says with a smile. “Horses<br />
have always been something very special in my<br />
family.”<br />
The beginnings of the breeding program<br />
In 1984 Wipke’s first filly called Lioness by Lindberg<br />
showed great potential and was much loved<br />
by the entire family. “Actually Lioness as the first<br />
result of our breeding program was nothing like<br />
what my dad had hoped for: she was a filly and a<br />
chestnut! But she became an excellent jumper and<br />
I competed her for several years,” Jens Hagemann<br />
reflects on the beginnings of the family’s Hanoverian<br />
breeding program. Lioness delivered promising<br />
offspring in addition to having had a successful<br />
jumper horse career. Her foals are an essential<br />
part of today’s mare base. Her sons Eldon and Elwood<br />
Esbjerg, both by Escudo, and born 1998 and<br />
2000 successfully compete in jumper classes at the<br />
M-level. Elwood Esbjerg even made it into S-level<br />
competitions with rider Sarah Hentis in 2012. Tenyear<br />
old Lion by Don Crusador received the state’s<br />
premium award. Son Asti by As di Villagana and<br />
out of Donata who was born 2004 was victorious<br />
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Breeder‘s Portrait<br />
at the S-level with rider/owner Nicoletta Stein in<br />
2012.<br />
“Today we attach greater importance to our mares<br />
receiving the State’s Premium award,” Gerhard<br />
Hagemann highlights the risen demands of the family.<br />
15 Family Hagemann mares have the State’s<br />
Premium Award. Donata produced Stella by Stakkato<br />
in 1998 and Silvia by Silvio in 2006; both are<br />
State’s Premium mares. Silvia is very talented and<br />
currently the best jumper in the barn of Family Hagemann.<br />
The seven-year old spent the outdoorshow<br />
season of 2012 at the competition stables of<br />
Thomas Brandt to further her training. Thomas<br />
Brandt won several M-level jumper classes on her.<br />
Daughter Alma-Mara rides Silvia now she is back<br />
in the home-barn. The pair is on its way to the<br />
Championships of the Sport Horse Association Hanover.<br />
Ilse-Dorothee had her own ideas about the Hanoverian<br />
breeding program, “I wanted to introduce<br />
Thoroughbred blood to our breeding program. So I<br />
had my eye on the mare Arica,” the female senior<br />
in the family explains. She was able to purchase<br />
the then 9-year old daughter of Abajo xx when the<br />
mare was injured in competition in 1986. “We added<br />
G-blood to improve the basic gaits of our foals<br />
via Gajus.” Garica was born in 1992 and with her<br />
the first promising horses with dual predispositions<br />
made their entry into the breeding program<br />
of Family Hagemann. Dinamite by Don Crusador<br />
who was born 2006 was successfully sold on<br />
Verden’s riding horse auction in 2010. 14-year old<br />
Ecco H by Escudo was sold, too. He successfully<br />
competed at the M-level in dressage during 2012.<br />
Now as a16-year old Erica by Escudo has also received<br />
the State’s Premium Award. She is one of<br />
the most successful broodmares owned by the family<br />
with 13 foals to date. Her first foal by Rotspon<br />
found new owners on Verden’s foal auction in<br />
2001. Erica delivered eight additional foals up to<br />
2009, five of which were successfully sold through<br />
Verden’s auction program. St. Pr. mare Ribeca H by<br />
Rotspon was born 2002 and changed owners on<br />
the mare auction and went to Denmark. Her<br />
daughter Concordia by Contendro is now nine years<br />
of age and also received the State’s Premium<br />
award. She has remained with Family Hagemann<br />
and is a successful event horse and a broodmare.<br />
The success record of 16-year old Evita is just as<br />
remarkable. The mare Wonderful Wilma by Wanderbursch<br />
is Evita’s dam. Gundi Hagemann is especially<br />
proud of this bloodline, “Its origin goes<br />
back to the jumper horse I had during my youth.”<br />
Gundi Hagemann competed in the German Jumper<br />
Championships with the mare Wanja by Wienerwald<br />
as A Young Rider. Her father owned Wanja.<br />
Using the mare in the breeding program proved<br />
successful. Evita produced only successful horses in<br />
the third generation. The first descendant called<br />
Feline by For Feeling has won M-level jumper classes.<br />
Carlotta by Contendro, Casper by Contendro<br />
and Goldfeijer by Graf Top all sold as foals in Verden.<br />
Casper was approved in Mexico, is now named<br />
Contendor and participates on the jumper<br />
circuit. Carl de Luxe who was born 2007 now celebrates<br />
his first successes in jumper horse classes at<br />
the E- and A-level with 14-year old Johannes Hagemann.<br />
The result of hard work<br />
The number of successful horses out of the breeding<br />
program of Family Hagemann is high. “Not<br />
every talented horse is sold as the sport’s careers<br />
of our children is very close to our hearts. The demand<br />
is quite high as all three siblings ride.” Father<br />
Jens and the grandparents are very proud<br />
when the grandchildren present products from the<br />
family’s breeding program in jumping competitions<br />
and in eventing. “You then get the feeling you are<br />
on the right track and have done it right,” mother<br />
Gundi agrees with the rest of the family and emphasizes,<br />
“It is a result of hard work. The children<br />
have already taken on the responsibility for their<br />
horses.” The rising generation attends to the horses<br />
and does the stable work; but they are not allowed<br />
to neglect schoolwork for the benefit of the<br />
horses.<br />
From raising foals to training the riding horses to<br />
marketing; all tasks are in the hands of Family Hagemann.<br />
Jens’ brother also takes on an important<br />
responsibility. Weanlings and yearlings grow up<br />
with healthy air and under great conditions on the<br />
farm of Olaf Hagemann near Stade. “We do everything<br />
ourselves. Therefore we know exactly what<br />
potential our horses have,” Jens Hagemann highlights<br />
a fundamental principle. “It is our goal to<br />
breed modern riding horses. They should be longlegged,<br />
dispose of good basic gaits and should be<br />
elegant.” They mainly use producers from the State<br />
Stud Celle and have had only the best experiences.<br />
With gut feeling and expert knowledge the family<br />
counsel that includes the children confers about<br />
breeding choices and which mare to breed to<br />
which stallion. •<br />
Three Hagemanns present three<br />
Hanoverians out of the Hagemann’s<br />
breeding program: Johannes on<br />
Goldica, Henriette on Concordia and<br />
Alma-Mara on Silvia. Photos: Stroscher<br />
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Breeding Sport<br />
Jumper pedigrees<br />
need big names<br />
A jumper rider looks for important names in the<br />
pedigree when looking for young horses. The<br />
predisposition for jumping is certainly detectable in<br />
young horses.<br />
By Ulrich Hahne<br />
From top international competition<br />
to the stallion barn: Codex One,<br />
Goldfever and For Keeps.<br />
Construction, dynamic, radiance and correctness<br />
in a foal are important and interesting<br />
pointers. Genetics play an important role in the<br />
decision-making process of whether or not to buy<br />
a young horse. After all blood does not lie. Jumper<br />
horse breeders are increasingly choosing proven<br />
stallions over young stallions with this knowledge<br />
in mind.<br />
In general a jumper horse pedigree must be put<br />
together with logic and discipline. A dash of jumper<br />
blood can have a positive effect in dressage<br />
horses. This however does not hold true in reverse<br />
for jumper horses. A dressage sire in a jumper pedigree<br />
definitely is a handicap when it comes to<br />
marketing the horse. There are numerous jumper<br />
horse producers that are very valuable but internationally<br />
hardly known. To make a young horse interesting<br />
for potential clients the name of at least<br />
one sire must appear within the first three generations<br />
of its pedigree where either he or his offspring<br />
have international successes to show for.<br />
The new by-law changes offer new options. However<br />
the breeders of Hanoverian jumper horses already<br />
have a large selection of accepted sires to<br />
choose from that fulfill these international expectations.<br />
Here are a few representatives.<br />
We need not explain who Stakkato is. At present<br />
he is without a question the most outstanding Hanoverian<br />
jumper horse producer. He is internationally<br />
known and valued. He made a name for<br />
himself with his impressive performances under<br />
rider Eva Bitter even before his descendants conquered<br />
the international jumper circuits. Stakkato<br />
has been working on getting into the lead also internationally<br />
in the rankings of the WBFSH for<br />
three years now. He has been the leading jumper<br />
horse producer in Germany for quite some time<br />
now and still is. Stakkato-descendants are becoming<br />
more and more successful not only under<br />
German riders but also under international competitors<br />
which clearly proves his value estimation.<br />
The attributes Stakkato passes on to his offspring<br />
help to breed a successful jumper; his name helps<br />
with marketing. In addition to Grande-Prize recipient<br />
Stolzenberg internationally successful stallions<br />
like Stakkato Gold and Spartacus stand<br />
out, too. The very hopeful competitive career of<br />
Stakkato Gold has come to a halt for now due to<br />
an injury but several arguments come to mind for<br />
his career as a breeding stallion. In addition to his<br />
performances and the fact that he descends from<br />
one of Hanover’s most successful jumper lines, the<br />
dam line of Algave, his sire Stakkato and his dam<br />
Wertherröschen have proven their abilities in international<br />
competition. Jumper horse customers are<br />
impressed and one can breed successful jumper<br />
horses with these genetics.<br />
Marco Kutscher took over training and competing<br />
Spartacus last year. Eric v. d. Vleuten had ridden<br />
the stallion until then. He started the competition<br />
career of this stallion in an exemplary fashion. The<br />
stallion will get another boost with Marco Kutscher.<br />
The large-framed sire descends out of a<br />
much secured jumper line. His dam Gallina by<br />
Grannus produced a second internationally successful<br />
competitor, Elton John – owned by Hergen<br />
Fokkert. The foundation is laid for Spartacus to follow<br />
into his sire’s footsteps in a few years and<br />
achieve a similar record.<br />
The cooperation between the State Stud Celle and<br />
rider Eva Bitter that proved to be so successful<br />
with Stakkato now continues on with a second<br />
stallion called Perigueux. The striking chestnut<br />
has already taken the first step. Last year the name<br />
of the ten-year old appeared in the placement lists<br />
of international jumper classes. His first offspring<br />
arouse great expectations at Verden’s auctions.<br />
The signs look promising.<br />
For Pleasure was one of the world’s top jumper<br />
competitors for more than a decade. His genetic<br />
makeup is much appreciated internationally. Even<br />
though the use of his sons as breeding stallions<br />
was limited, the results from these breedings were<br />
good. For Keeps is one of them. Lars Nieberg trained<br />
and competed For Keeps up to the highest international<br />
level just as he had done with For Pleasure.<br />
“For Keeps could possibly have been even<br />
more successful if we had gelded him,” the rider<br />
says. “But he was just too valuable as a breeding<br />
stallion.” For Keeps produced very interesting horses<br />
with just a few breedings. His offspring usually<br />
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receive good bids on Verden’s auctions. Only one<br />
out of 17 auction participants was sold as a foal.<br />
Type is not an attribute that For Keeps seems to<br />
pass on to his offspring. On the other hand 27 of<br />
his descendants now compete at S-level; seven<br />
even internationally. An impressive record! For<br />
Keeps’ dam line adds significantly to his breeding<br />
value. The line of Steingilde is - just like the line of<br />
Algave – one of Hanover’s best jumper lines. The<br />
Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2011 Graf Top originated<br />
from this line, too.<br />
This brings us to the G-blood and its descendants<br />
by Graf Grannus. Gem of India had an international<br />
breakthrough by the age of nine when John<br />
Whitaker took over his training. Denis Lynch followed<br />
John Whitaker as rider. When Gem of India’s<br />
services became available through the State Stud<br />
Celle just last year the use of him as a breeding<br />
stallion increased. His vintage for 2013 is awaited<br />
with great anticipation. His performance-oriented<br />
dam line justifies being very hopeful. A bit more is<br />
known about the heredity of Gavi who mainly<br />
owes his international career to Helena Stormanns.<br />
His first Hanoverian foal vintages were of nice type<br />
and sold well on Verden’s foal auctions. There are<br />
eight descendants from his first breedings in Westphalia.<br />
Five of them are registered show horses;<br />
four successfully compete in jumper classes at the<br />
M-level; one at the S-level. In spite of their ages<br />
neither Gavi nor Gem of India have offspring with<br />
international successes as their careers as breeding<br />
stallions started late. Both are well known.<br />
The sale proceeds of foals by Gavi confirm his popularity.<br />
Goldfever was Hanoverian Stallion of the Year in<br />
2010. He won five medals on international championships<br />
with rider Ludger Beerbaum. His few<br />
descendants have earned him a spot in the producer<br />
rankings of the WBFSH since 2010. His name is<br />
internationally known and his radiance is able to<br />
raise the value of a jumper horse pedigree. At the<br />
station where Goldfever is available, the sire Catoki<br />
is available, too. He has been one of the World’s<br />
best with rider Philipp Weishaupt for three years<br />
now. Victorious in Grand Prix and Nation Prizes his<br />
offspring have now also start competing at the S-<br />
level. He is a very good fit to Hanoverian mares.<br />
The sale successes of his descendants at Verden’s<br />
auctions prove this.<br />
The sire Contendro is another very good fit to Hanoverian<br />
mares. Contendro is one of the stallions<br />
that are internationally renowned and accepted<br />
without having phenomenal international horse<br />
show successes. He owes this to the fact that he<br />
was used a lot as a breeding stallion from being of<br />
a young age. His first vintages did very well as<br />
young horses and later on in top competitions. His<br />
oldest offspring are now turning eleven. 136 of<br />
them have successes at the S-level. He holds 13th<br />
place in the WBFSH ranking. He is by far the youngest<br />
in this group. He predominantly owes this<br />
success to his Hanoverian descendants. Contendro<br />
is a very good fit to mares with pedigrees that are<br />
mainly based on Hanoverian bloodlines. Contendro<br />
produces the most successful horses in this<br />
combination. For instance Codex One who is out<br />
of a pure Hanoverian mare by Glückspilz/Egerländer.<br />
The State Stud Celle manages the breedings to<br />
Codex One. In 28 th place he is the most successful<br />
son of Contendro in the WBFSH-ranking. He won<br />
the Grand Prix of Frankfurt with his rider Christian<br />
Ahlmann in 2011. He represented Germany’s colors<br />
at the Olympic Games in London and obtained<br />
front placements in World-Cup jumper classes.<br />
Monte Bellini is one of Germany’s hopeful rising<br />
stars in the sport of jumping just like Codex One.<br />
Monte Bellini was however already used for breeding<br />
as a younger stallion. This does have the advantage<br />
that first impressions about his heredity<br />
are available and they are clearly positive.<br />
Adlantus As belongs to the “die-hards” of Hanoverian<br />
jumper horse producers. He participated in<br />
the World Championships in Jerez de la Frontera<br />
under Lars Nieberg. Up to now this son of Argentinus<br />
has a limited number of descendants mainly in<br />
the area around Bremen where he was successfully<br />
used as a breeding stallion by jumper horse<br />
breeders that are located near Family Müller-Rulfs.<br />
Corresponding with his location we often find the<br />
names of sires that were stationed in the vicinity in<br />
the past on the dam side of his successful descendants<br />
– especially stallions out of the G-line.<br />
The Adlantus As descendants often lack a bit of<br />
importance but they balance out any shortcomings<br />
with working and performance willingness. Asti<br />
Spumante is a stallion that successfully competes<br />
at the highest level under Thomas Mühlbauer and<br />
is new to the Hanoverian breed. He is by Argentinus<br />
just like Adlantus As and he has been used for<br />
breeding on a limited basis only. He does however<br />
have offspring with international successes.<br />
Internationally successful stallions and producers<br />
make especially a young jumper attractive to prospective<br />
buyers. Breed decisions for 2013 must be<br />
made with this knowledge in mind. The stallions<br />
introduced above represent only a fraction of possibilities<br />
available to Hanoverian breeders. •<br />
Stakkato Gold, Spartacus, Atlantus As and Perigueux<br />
already proved their abilities in competition.<br />
Photos: Frieler<br />
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Breeding<br />
The best of their vintage<br />
For the second time the young sires with the best performance test results were honored during<br />
The Awards are named after the sires Weltmeyer (dressage) and Stakkato (jumping), hallmarks o<br />
By Britta Züngel<br />
Dancier<br />
St.Pr.St.<br />
Werona<br />
De Niro<br />
St.Pr.St.Lacarna<br />
TS<br />
Wolkenstein II<br />
St.Pr.St. Fahra<br />
Donnerhall<br />
Alicante<br />
Lancier<br />
St.Pr.St. Espina<br />
Weltmeyer<br />
St.Pr.St. Wolke<br />
Frappant<br />
Windrose<br />
Riding horse par excellence<br />
“A superb riding horse,” Herbert Kruse objectively<br />
describes Dancing World who was awarded the<br />
Weltmeyer-Prize. Herbert Kruse certainly knows of<br />
the quality as the experienced breeder and trainer<br />
who operates a large stable in Hamburg buys ten<br />
to twenty foals each year, raises them and sells<br />
them as riding horses. He discovered Dancing<br />
World at the farm of Horst Wesch in Bad Bederkesa.<br />
The pedigree was not as important to him as<br />
the riding horse attributes and the basic gaits.<br />
Dancing World was already convincing while being<br />
lunged as a two-an-a-half year old. “He really<br />
knew how to trot and had a very good canter,”<br />
Herbert Kruse remembers. Dancing World was approved<br />
in Verden in April of the following year with<br />
his trainer Sandra Frieling. He earned his ticket for<br />
participation in Warendorf with a third place in<br />
Verden’s Hanoverian Riding Horse Championships.<br />
Then he went to Schliekau where he became the<br />
best 3-year old Hanoverian with a breeding value-<br />
dressage of 147. He received top scores for his<br />
temperament, his rideability and his basic gaits.<br />
“The training and the final testing days were very<br />
enjoyable with Dancing World. He presented<br />
himself well every day, learned very easily and<br />
wanted to please at all times. His performance willingness<br />
is extremely high!” training’s leader Helmar<br />
Bescht commented his pupil. The stallion was<br />
unable to participate in one part of the test due to<br />
an injury, so his final result was projected. At the<br />
time Dancing World had already spent his first year<br />
of breeding with his owner Herbert Kruse. The stallion<br />
will be available for breeding through the<br />
breeding station Famos in 2013 parallel to his training<br />
program. Dancing World descends from the<br />
line of Ontoria. DLG-Champion Dieta is one of his<br />
immediate ancestors. Dieta is a true representative<br />
of the breed and is well known far beyond<br />
Hanover’s borders. She is the monument that welcomes<br />
visitors from all over the world on the place<br />
for horse breeding in front of the Niedersachsenhalle<br />
in Verden. •<br />
Stakkato<br />
Alasca<br />
Spartan<br />
Pia<br />
All in One<br />
Sunday Morning<br />
Servus<br />
Gottilde<br />
Pygmalion<br />
Goldfeder<br />
Acord II<br />
Ravella<br />
Salieri<br />
St.Pr.St. Aurora<br />
Cultivated for generations<br />
The stallion Statinus received the highest breeding<br />
value-jumping of Hanoverian stallions at the stallion<br />
performance test in Adelheidsdorf. He led the<br />
field of participants from 2009 with the breeding<br />
value of 145.<br />
The grey was born as a chestnut at the farm of<br />
Klaus Bünger in Oetzen where his great-great<br />
granddam Desna had already produced a stallion<br />
named Autonom by the sire Augustinus xx 30 years<br />
ago. Autonom was in Celle’s lot II. He later<br />
competed successfully in the dressage ring at Intermediaire<br />
II. The line of Fechtspanne has remained<br />
well kept until today through versatile breeding<br />
choices. “Horses out of this line were usually<br />
very rideable. Even though I was unable to follow<br />
the career paths of all the horses I received<br />
breeder’s premiums regularly,” Klaus Bünger explains<br />
with a smirk. He is also tightly connected with<br />
Statinus’ dam-sire All in One. He raised him and<br />
made the stallion available to breeders for several<br />
years. “Statinus has always been attractive,” the<br />
breeder remembers. He is one of the most renowned<br />
and experienced horsemen in raising Hanoverian<br />
youngsters. The youngster impressed the commission<br />
with his jumping talent at the stallion<br />
pre-selection. “He jumped well each time starting<br />
with the first caveletti up to the oxer.” Statinus<br />
sold to Mathieu Beckmann from Wettringen on the<br />
stallion market. The grey was a remarkable appearance<br />
at stallion presentations the following year.<br />
Klaus Bünger saw his stallion again at the 70-day<br />
test. “I had only heard that he had developed into<br />
a very good horse. I witnessed the stallion’s positive<br />
development at the testing and I was very pleased.”<br />
•<br />
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Hanoverian<br />
Highlights 2013<br />
HANNOVERANER<br />
VERBAND<br />
the Private Stallion Show in Verden in February.<br />
f the Hanoverian breed.<br />
A Bavarian in Hannover<br />
Viscount had already attracted a lot of attention<br />
at the stallion licensing. The beautiful<br />
typy black stallion had fans at the triangle<br />
and at the free-jumping presentation. He was<br />
awarded the premium stallion status. The<br />
State Stud Celle succeeded in an exciting bidding<br />
duel and bought the radiant beauty. He<br />
fulfilled everyone’s expectations at the stallion<br />
performance test. He obtained the second<br />
best result with a breeding value of 138 and<br />
was awarded the Stakkato-Prize. He also impressed<br />
with his abilities under a dressage<br />
saddle. He received a breed value of 126 in<br />
this part discipline.<br />
This Valentino son out of a dam by Acorado<br />
was born in Lower Bavaria. Rainer Schuster<br />
has bred Hanoverian horses in Haag on the<br />
river Amper for more than 30 years. Viscount’s<br />
story begins with his great-granddam Walena.<br />
Rainer Schuster noticed this daughter of<br />
Wendekreis in a field but she was not for<br />
sale. So the entrepreneur leased the mare on<br />
the spot and bred her to the French sire Imperator.<br />
“At the time I had seen Imperator’s<br />
full-brother in competition and I was thrilled,”<br />
the breeder remembers. The following successful<br />
jumpers belong to the Cadarina damline:<br />
Stella (Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum),<br />
Prestige (Franke Sloothaak) and Garlic (Heinrich-Wilhelm<br />
Johannsmann) as well as the<br />
dressage competitor Blind Date who is at the<br />
beginning of a grand dressage career with<br />
rider Victoria Max-Theurer. Inga was born in<br />
1988. She received the State’s Premium<br />
Award, was accepted into the Hanoverian<br />
Program for Jumper Horse Breeding and delivered<br />
seven successful show horses as well<br />
as the first in Bavaria approved sire for breeder<br />
Rainer Schuster: Cromwell by Contendro.<br />
Her second filly was Alexis by Acorado,<br />
Viscount’s dam. She convinced with her character<br />
and her rideability – attributes she has<br />
passed on to her son.<br />
Viscount grew up amidst a herd of colts in<br />
Baden-Württemberg. Then he went to Anton<br />
Schindele for training. “You could tell then<br />
that he was a really good one. He always<br />
looked elegant and he inherited his dam’s<br />
wonderful disposition.” Together they went<br />
on the journey to Verden. “We were very<br />
happy when Viscount became a premium<br />
sire. That is something very special for a Bavarian<br />
in Hanover and you do not get to witness<br />
this every day!” Rainer Schuster is still<br />
delighted today. •<br />
Valentino<br />
Alexis<br />
Now Or Never M<br />
Patricia<br />
Acorado<br />
St.Pr.St. Inga<br />
Voltaire<br />
Imke<br />
Belisar<br />
Wrinza<br />
Acord II<br />
Doreen XIII<br />
Imperator<br />
Walena<br />
Editorial: <strong>THE</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong> is published by Hannoveraner Verband e. V., Lindhooper Str. 92, D-27283 Verden,<br />
Germany, e-mail: redaktion@hannoveraner.com. Editor: Britta Züngel, Translations: Yvonne Zuther, Paul Kershaw<br />
Crazy Chicken. Photo: Pierach<br />
April 12/12<br />
128 th Elite-Auction<br />
Hanoverian riding horses and foals<br />
May 3/4<br />
May-Auction<br />
| Dressage | Jumping | Leisure |<br />
July 19/20<br />
Summer-Auction<br />
| Dressage | Jumping | Leisure |<br />
August, 7 to 11<br />
International<br />
Dressage and Show<br />
Jumping Festvial<br />
Herwart v. d. Decken-Mareshow<br />
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Auction<br />
Svea by Sandro Hit/Brentano II sold for 58,000 Euros.<br />
Photo: Ernst<br />
Rumanian jumper expert also bought five-year old<br />
Chipo by Cassini II/Werther (breeder/exhibitor:<br />
Frank Depenau, Uetze) for 28,000 Euros, the fouryear<br />
old grey gelding Veni Vidi Vici by Valentino/<br />
Contendro (breeder: Wilfried and Fritz Backhaus,<br />
Binnen; exhibitor: BG Schmidt and Strodthoff,<br />
Rohrsen) as well as Narnia by Now or Never M/<br />
Quidam de Revel (breeder: Martin Klintworth,<br />
Bargstedt-Ohrensen). “This new customer entirely<br />
trusted on our guidance and advice. He left Verden<br />
in a very happy mood and will definitely return,”<br />
said auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener.<br />
The top twice<br />
Two top horses with almost the same knockdown<br />
price. The winter auction in January was a successful<br />
start into the New Year.<br />
By Julia Martin<br />
Statistics<br />
Riding horses<br />
Offered 90 horses<br />
Sold 89 horses<br />
Net proceeds Euro 1.148.500,00<br />
Average price Euro 12.904,49<br />
Top price Euro 58.000,00<br />
Lowest price Euro 5.000,00<br />
Price range<br />
Euro 5.000 to 7.999 31 horses<br />
Euro 8.000 to 10.999 16 horses<br />
Euro 11.000 to 14.999 16 horses<br />
Euro 15.000 to 24.999 19 horses<br />
Euro 25.000 and more 7 horses<br />
Sale by areas<br />
Lower Saxony 33 Baden-Württemb. 6<br />
Bavaria 2 Bremen 2<br />
Hamburg 1 Hessen 1<br />
Mecklenburg-Vp. 1 NRW 8<br />
Rhinland-Palatinate 1 Schleswig-Holstein 1<br />
Total within Germany 61 horses<br />
Estonia 2 Finland 3<br />
France 4 Great Britain 3<br />
Iran 2 Canada 1<br />
Luxembourg 1 Mexico 1<br />
Portugal 1 Romania 4<br />
Switzerland 1 Spain 2<br />
USA 2 Austria 1<br />
Total abroad<br />
28 horses<br />
The selection committee had picked the most<br />
promising youngsters for the disciplines dressage<br />
and jumping during November and December.<br />
The collection offered promising individuals:<br />
Fortytwo of the ninety candidates changed owners<br />
for 11,000 Euros and/or more. The average price<br />
amounted to 12,904.49 Euros. Seven horses sold<br />
for more than 25,000 Euros. The auctioneer duo<br />
Daniel Delius and Bernd Hickert appeared well<br />
versed throughout the event. Four-year old Svea<br />
was very popular during the try-outs. The typy Sandro<br />
Hit/Brentano II daughter (breeder: Friedrich<br />
Decke, Balge-Bötenberg; exhibitor: Monika Decke,<br />
Balge-Bötenberg) impressed with outstanding movement.<br />
Bernd Hickert dropped the hammer at<br />
58,000 Euros. The State’s premium aspirant found<br />
a new home with an ambitious dressage rider in<br />
North-Rhine Westphalia.<br />
Spacehopper was in demand with the jumper experts.<br />
This Stolzenberg/Graf Top son (breeder/exhibitor:<br />
Dr. Wiebke Kuls, Borstel) was impressive at<br />
every fence. Daniel Delius auctioned off the athlete<br />
for 56,000 Euros to a barn of a new customer in<br />
Rumania who is not only devoted to the sport but<br />
who is planing an entry into the Hanoverian breed.<br />
Spacehopper will not travel to Rumania alone. The<br />
Next to Svea, Spacehopper and Chipo four other<br />
Hanoverians sold for 25,000 Euros and more. Della<br />
Graziana by Don Frederico/Brentano II (breeder:<br />
Heinrich Buschmann, Stuhr-Eggesee; exhibitor: Dagny<br />
Anne Schlusener, Delmenhorst) was sold for<br />
27,000 Euros to a customer from Lower Saxony.<br />
Lacoste by Locksley II/Longchamp (breeder: Walter<br />
Woehlke, Flögeln; Exhibitor: Jörg Hildebrandt, Beverstedt)<br />
was just recently broken to saddle and<br />
already impressed with good rideability. He also<br />
sold to a rider from Lower Saxony for 31,000 Euros.<br />
A Sir Donnerhall/Rubin Royal son (breeder:<br />
Andrea Eilfort-Boecker, Ankum) attracted attention<br />
at every presentation and sold for Euro 41,000 to<br />
Portugal. Bosshoss had head-number 90 and was<br />
one of the last horses offered for sale. The fouryear<br />
old gelding by Benetton Dream/Westernhagen<br />
(breeder/exhibitor: Axel Windeler, Verden-Walle)<br />
was much sought after. The large-framed<br />
dressage prospect sold for 30,500 Euros to customers<br />
from Switzerland. Fifteen Hanoverians with a<br />
special aptitude for recreational riding sold on average<br />
for almost 11,000 Euros. Wrodo by Weltruhm/<br />
Donnerschall (breeder/exhibitor: Heike Vieregge,<br />
Gushorn) generated the highest price in this category.<br />
The attractive chestnut gelding sold for<br />
17,000 Euros. “We have highlighted horses for recreational<br />
riding for a year now. I am fully convinced<br />
that this measure will prove effective and<br />
successful,” Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener explained.<br />
“Our customer – regulars as well as first-time buyers<br />
– appreciate Verden’s system and our advisors<br />
very much. We keep a very close eye on our recreational<br />
candidates and therefore are able to recommend<br />
them in good conscience. We shall continue<br />
to adhere to the three pillars: dressage, jumping<br />
and recreation in the future.” Sixty-one Hanoverians<br />
remain in Germany; twenty-eight found new<br />
homes in fourteen different nations; France and<br />
Rumania head on the statistics with four purchases<br />
each. “This was a very good start into the New<br />
Year,” Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener summarized. •<br />
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