DSHS_Magazine_2022

dshs awards
And the DSHS Horse of the year title goes to…
ICI Douglas x Lux
During the Dutch Sport Horse Sales a very special reference has been awarded the title ‘Horse of the Year’. The Douglas offspring
Ici, who was sold four years ago through this auction, made a promising 5* Grand Prix debut under top rider Ben Maher last
summer. After a successful period in the young horse classes and CSI2*/3* competitions, the gelding of the Manton Grange
Stables has now reached the highest level.
In 2018, the Douglas son Ici was sold in the Dutch Sport Horse
Sales. Five years earlier this horse bred by the Laumans family
was purchased by Stal Hendrix in the Limburg Foal Auction,
after which he has been carefully reared and trained. After the
sale in the Dutch Sport Horse Sales, Manton Grange rider Tom
Slattery took place in the saddle, with whom Ici jumped his first
international classes in 2019. The Douglas offspring achieved
his first winning results under Jack O'Donohue and then he
moved to Shane O’Meara’s string of horses. With this rider Ici
was performed up to 1.45m level.
Top level
Since last summer, the DSHS ambassador forms a promising
combination with top rider Ben Maher. At the CSI5*-GCT
Valkenswaard they already remained clear in the 1.55m class
and they made their 1.60m debut at the same competition. The
nine-year-old gelding seems to have a great future ahead. “Back
in 2018, we were already very happy that we could offer such a
good horse in our auction and that Ici has now ended up with
Ben Maher is a great confirmation of the trust we have always
had in him”, tells Timothy hendrix. “He has now completed his
first Global Champions Tour competitions and we expect to hear
a lot more from him in the future.” Ici was honored as Horse of
the Year during the 18th edition of the Dutch Sport Horse Sales.
During the auction, an award made by the Limburg artist Jos
Dirix was presented to the buyer of Ici, Frederick Goltz of the
Manton Grange Stables, and Ici’s former rider Shane O'Meara
was also involved in the ceremony. Meanwhile, Ici continues
his career with a number of clear rounds and several placings
in Oliva.
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