The Hanoverian 05|2012 - the American Hanoverian Society!

126 th 

Elite-Auction 

Horses with talent 

and potential 

Sport 

Desperados wins 

in Dortmund 

Annual 

Meeting 

Perspectives have 

been created 

THE HANOVERIAN 

No 05| May 2012

Auction 

A jumper received the highest bid 

on the 126th Elite-Auction: Senza 

Limiti by Stakkato/Don Juan was 

sold at 150,000 Euros. Photo: Ernst 

Horses with talent 

and potential 

“We are very satisfied with the outcome of the auction under the present market 

conditions in the equine sector,” breeding manager Dr. Werner Schade spontaneously 

summarized the course of the 126th Elite Auction in April. An overall turnover of almost 

2 million Euros and an average price of nearly 30,000 Euros for 65 riding horses is 

certainly a respectable result. 

By Jürgen Stroscher 

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The foreign demand had clearly increased. Sales 

to the United States appeared to have recovered. 

An important perspective was created with 

the sale of the first Hanoverian to China,” auction 

manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener credits the positive 

market reaction to the sale management of the 

Hannoveraner Verband. Colorful flags from almost 

20 nations demonstrate the great foreign interest 

in the Hanoverian horse. The international competent 

audience looked forward to the auction collection 

and the first hopeful, top quality foals of 

2012 in a suspenseful atmosphere in the Niedersachsenhalle. 

The exhibition ‘Luma –the lion’, a highlight from 

the successful Gala-evening, prepared all horse 

enthusiast in a humorous fashion on a long and 

intense auction before auctioneer Friedrich-Wilhelm 

Isernhagen was allowed to drop his famous 

hammer for the first time. A pony owned by Melie 

Philippot from France was dressed up as a lion and 

showed off impressive movements in an exhibition 

of airs above the ground in Verden’s arena. 

Then the 126 th Elite Auction finally started with 

head number 1 entering the arena: Hofmarschall V 

by Hotline/D’accord (breeder: Friedrich Lampe, 

Barver, exhibitor: ZB Voss, Coesfeld). This highly 

appraised and licensed sire convinced at the Bundeschampionate 

in 2011 with top scores winning 

a bronze medal. The new owners from the United 

States manage a successful dressage barn and will 

greatly enjoy this exceptional horse. Four-year old 

Donna Felice by Don Frederico/White Star (breeder: 

Wolfgang Lohmann, Sandbostel-Mintenburg, 

exhibitor: Doris Hoffmann, Rhade) surpassed all 

expectations. The hammer fell at 130,000 Euros 

for the black-brown state’s premium aspirant. This 

made her the top-selling dressage horse. The dressage 

talent that was trained by Stefan Blanken will 

soon move to her new owner who is a dressage 

competitor to Austria. 

It became quickly apparent that Auctioneer Isernhagen 

would have his hands full with this one 

when the black sire Senza Limiti by Stakkato/Don 

Juan (breeder: II Chirone de Bruna de Paolis, San- 

Vito/Italy) presented himself in a powerful, dynamic 

and relaxed fashion in the arena. After a longlasting 

bidding duel the stallion became the 

highest priced horse of the day selling for Euro 

150,000.00. And once again a horse from the collection 

of jumpers obtained the highest sale price 

of the entire auction. “A jumper must be just like 

him,” the new owner Bernfried Erdmann said with 

complete persuasion. “I obviously buy with hope 

in the back of my mind. With a four-year old you 

just do not know for sure what he will develop into 

in the end. We feel certain though that Senza Limiti 

fits perfectly in our international jumper barn. He 

will make his way into the sport!” 

It was not the first time that the long-standing manager 

of Buddelei, Bernfried Erdmann, has bought 

a future competition horse on one of Verden’s auctions. 

He is partial to the Hanoverian breed and 

has developed a certain liking for stallions. In 2005 

he bought Lord Lohengrin by Lordanos/Diskus, in 

2006 it was Codex One by Contendro/Glückspilz 

and in 2011 it was Premium sire Quinturo by 

Quaid/Escudo. All three are licensed and in breeding 

service. He certainly also proved to have made 

a good selection when buying the mare Georgia by 

Goldfever/Come On. Patrick Stühlmeyer successfully 

presents his horses in jumping competitions 

at the national and international level. 

Four-year old Stettiner F by Stedinger/De Niro 

(breeder: Breeding Farm Fries, Northeim, exhibitor: 

Tanja and Peter Fries, Northeim) was the third auction 

participant to obtain a six figure sale price. 

This black half-brother to top producer Fürst Nymphenburg 

will continue his dressage career in an 

American dressage barn. The new owner paid 

103,000 Euros. Great rideability and three above 

average basic gaits are an excellent pre-requisite 

for a successful future in dressage. One must be 

curious to find out how the now six-year old chestnut 

stallion Don Ed Hardy continues to develop 

with such renowned producers like Donnerhall, 

Weltmeyer and Grenadier in his pedigree. The approved 

sire sold into a renowned German dressage 

stable for 70,000 Euros. 

Auction 

Donna Felice by Don Frederico/ 

White Star was the highest priced 

dressage horse selling to Austria for 

130,000 Euros. 

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Statistic 

Riding Horses 

Auction 

No. of horses offered for sale 65 horses 

No. of horses sold 65 horses 

Total turnover Euro 1.893.000,00 

Average price Euro 29.138,46 

Highest price Euro 150.000,00 

Lowest price Euro 9.000,00 

Pricerange 

Euro 5.000 to 9.999 1 horse 

Euro 10.000 to 14.999 12 horses 

Euro 15.000 to 24.999 23 horses 

Euro 25.000 to 49.999 23 horses 

50.000 Euro and more 6 horses 

Horses sold to the following areas 

Lower Saxony 14 

Baden-Württemberg 2 

Bavaria 8 

Hamburg 2 

Hessen 4 

Nordrhein-Westfalen 6 

Total Germany 36 horses 

Chile 1 

China 4 

Denmark 1 

Finland 1 

France 4 

Great Britain 4 

Canada 2 

Russia 3 

Schwitzerland 3 

South Africa 2 

USA 4 

Austria 1 

Total abroad 29 horses 

Foals 

No. of foals offered for sale 44 foals 

No. of horses sold 43 foals 

Total turnover Euro 294.900,00 

Average price Euro 6.800,00 

Highest price Euro 33.000,00 

Lowest price Euro 3.000,00 

Pricerange 

Euro 2.500 to 3.999 13 foals 

Euro 4.000 to 4.999 8 foals 

Euro 5.000 to 7.999 13 foals 

Euro 8.000 to 9.999 3 foals 

10.000 Euro and more 6 foals 

Sold to the following areas 

Lower Saxony 12 

Baden-Württemberg 1 

Bavaria 4 

Bremen 1 

Hamburg 1 

Nordrhein-Westfalen 1 

Sachsen-Anhalt 2 

Schleswig-Holstein 1 

Total Germany 23 foals 

Finland 8 

France 1 

Great Britain 2 

Italy 2 

Schwitzerland 2 

Czech 2 

USA 3 

Total abroad 20 foales 

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Not only the high price-segment of horses was of 

great interest for potential buyers! Horses in lower 

and medium price ranges offered many possibilities 

for exhibitors, breeders and riders. The fouryear 

old grey stallion Candyman by Charilan/ 

Falkland (breeder: Helmut Klein, Thedinghausen) 

for instance sold for Euro 25,000.00. This is certainly 

an investment with a great outlook for the 

buyers from Bavaria who bought a horse with a 

great competitive perspective. 

Customers from Canada paid 40,000 Euros for the 

chestnut gelding Electric Socks by Escudo/Drosselklang 

which was certainly a pleasant sale’s experience 

for breeder/ exhibitor Dr. Ernst Grimmelmann 

from Bücken near Verden. A jumper rider from 

Kirchlinteln bought promising five-year old Etienne 

by Espri/Garibaldi out of the renowned breeding 

barn of Stefan Aust in Armstorf for 16,000 Euros. 

The best pre-requisites for the female rider from 

Lower Saxony for a successful future in jumper 

competitions! 

23 horses sold for prices ranging between Euro 

10,000 and 24,999; another 23 horses found new 

homes in the price range between Euro 25,000 

and 49,999. The new owners demonstrated a very 

quality-oriented purchasing behavior. The number 

of foreign buyers has increased again. This is very 

encouraging. 13 nations on four continents are 

looking forward to the horses of quality from Germany. 

Four horses sold to tomorrow’s sales market 

The filly Fifty-Fifty Two by Fidertanz/Friedensfürst sold 

for 33,000 Euros. 

China which is certainly noteworthy. The demand 

was high in France, Great Britain and the United 

States, too. Four horses found new homes in each 

of these countries. More than half of the very talented 

riding horses remain in Germany and will be 

available for our breeding program or will compete 

for our country. Especially the riding horses were in 

high demand. 15 in Lower Saxony and 8 in Bavaria. 

The youngest hopefuls had to wait untill the very 

end once again. Traditionally the first foals of the 

year enter the auction arena last. They are however 

the audience’s favorite and exhibit their gratitude 

through playfulness and their zest for life. The collection 

of 43 foals obtained an average price of 

Euro 6,853; about the same result as twelve 

months ago. It took a while for the dark bay filly 

Fifty-Fifty Two by Fidertanz/Friedensfürst (breeder: 

Kai Baumgartner, Wulkau) to provoke prospective 

buyers to start an exciting bidding duel. A facility 

that raises youngsters in Lower Saxony held the 

final bid of Euro 33,000. Horse enthusiasts who 

buy horses for resale always look for suitable 

young breeding products. The interest in young Hanoverians 

is also increasing in foreign countries. 

This year the interest in Finland was especially

high. Eight foals found a new home high up in the 

north! 

The 126 th Elite Auction obtained a result that certainly 

allows for deriving positive impulses for selling 

horses with a net return of 1,893,000 Euros 

for riding horses and 294,900 Euros for foals. The 

average sale price of nearly 30,000 Euros is certainly 

a significant increase to last year’s average. 

An increasing trend in the sale of top horses especially 

to foreign countries allows for hope for 2012. 

With a decrease in breedings the quality and rideability 

of horses become essential. The collection of 

the Elite Auction clearly demonstrated that the Hanoverian 

horses have no problem with either! n 

Senza Limiti 

Senza Limiti impressed with his style and his seemingly 

limitless potential long before the auction. 

Breeder Bruna de Paoliss was convinced about the 

quality of her black colt to the extent that she asked 

Fritz Engelke to raise him as a stallion prospect in 

Kaltenweide. The colt went for training to ‘Obersattelmeister’ 

Albert Habermann in the summer of 

2011 with the goal of a successful participation in 

the stallion performance test. “Only good things 

can be said about Senza Limiti. He has a first-class 

attitude, strong nerves and a super disposition,” 

said his trainer. The test unfortunately came too 

early for the black colt. He just missed getting the 

required scores and was therefore not presented at 

the licensing. They presented him to the auction 

pre-selection committee one week after the 70-day 

test instead. He was invited to Verden to participate 

in the test-week. His talent was realized; trainer 

and auction rider Christoph Kühl took him into his 

training program. Senza Limiti quickly became the 

favorite of the jumping cadre during the preparation 

period for the auction. Renowned international 

jumper riders showed interest. In the end it was 

Bernfried Erdmann who bought the exceptional talent 

for his stallion- and competition barn. 

Senza Limiti entered the auction arena with head 

number 33. His dam Donna Dinara sold with the 

same head number here in Verden almost on exactly 

the same day nine years ago. “Sensitive athlete 

with great jumping ability” – the auction catalog 

read. Emanuele Nanni held the last bid then and 

bought his first broodmare. Many more followed. 

The entrepreneur who lives near Rome, Italy, had 

come to Verden with his brother with the intent to 

buy a horse for his niece who only wanted a Hanoverian. 

Customer advisor Birgit Schröppel shared 

her enthusiasm for the mare Donna Dinara with the 

horseman from Italy and it was catching. “She was 

FRH Don Silvester 

The “lucky fairy” for the foal FRH Don Silvesterwho 

was raffled off for the benefit of the club of 

supporters of Hanoverian Horses was the renowned 

journalist and Hanoverian breeder Stefan 

Aust (right). Bernd Hickert moderated the raffle. 

The Breeder Union Rinne/Hamidi from Rinteln 

was overjoyed with the beautiful colt by Don Index/Sandro 

Hit out of the breeding program of 

Siegfried Pilz, Lilienthal. 

incredibly typy; a dream of a mare,” she remembers. 

A son of Graf Grannus/Bold Indian xx was 

bought for the niece. Emanuele Nanni’s wife Bruna 

de Paolis also discovered her passion for breeding 

noble four-legged creatures. The herd of broodmares 

that carry the colophon ‘II Chirone’ in their names 

has increased to more than ten; her owner is 

the president of the Hanoverian Horse Breeding 

Club Italy. The pedigrees are filled with excellent 

jumper blood. A full sister to Olympic and world 

champion Salinero is also a member of the broodmare 

herd. None of them have however seen the 

land where lemons flourish. Bruna de Paolis trusts 

the proven care Martin Klintworth provides in Ohrensen. 

And that is where all her mares live. 

After the auction the training of Donna Dinara continued 

in the stable of Hilmar Meyer, Morsum. In 

addition to placements in jumper horse classes the 

grey mare impressed in the free-jumping chute receiving 

the dream score of 10,0 in the mare test. 

Donna Dinara was bred to foundation sire Stakkato. 

This combination has been repeated four times 

to today. The first foal was the only filly. Siria sold to 

Italy where she has already successfully competed 

on the international Youngster-Tour. The breeders 

are hoping for a long wished-for filly this year, too. 

Seven successful descendants with placements and 

victories in jumper classes at A- to S-level have contributed 

to the successful acceptance of Donna 

Dinara’s dam Wiener Lady into the Program for Hanoverian 

Jumper Horse Breeding. She is out of the 

line of Algave that became famous through Alsterröschen 

by Agram. You find Alsterröschen in Senza 

Limiti’s pedigree in the fifth generation and she excellently 

embodies the classical Dannenberg virtues. 

Her licensed son Don Rudolpho remains unforgettable. 

He was one of Franke Sloothaak’s first top 

jumpers. Britta Züngel 

Auction 

Stakkato 

Donna Dinara 

Spartan 

Pia 

Don Juan 

Wiener Lady 

Servus 

Gottilde 

Pygmalion 

Goldfeder 

Don Carlos 

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St.Pr.St. Erlenrebe 

Wienerwald 

Elisa

Auktion 

FRH Desperados and Kristina Sprehe. 

Herbert Schütt (left), FRH Desperados‘ 

breeder, was honoured by 

Manfred Schäfer, the president of 

the Hannoveraner Verband. 

Photos: Ernst 


Grande-Preis 

A unique career in breeding and sports 

The De Niro/Wolkenstein II-son Desperados was 

honoured with the Grande-Prize on the occasion 

of the 126th Elite Auction. The successful dressage 

stallion was bred by Herbert Schütt from Hemmoor. 

The Sprehe Stud purchased the black youngster at 

the Stallion sales, and meanwhile, he counts 

among the best young german dressage horses 

under Kristina Sprehe with a fantastic future career 

for both of them being certainly no coincidence. 

Besides, Desperados will participate at future horse 

shows with the name supplement “FRH”, the 

abbreviation for the Hanoverian Supporters Club. 

Desperados left the Stallion Licensing in Verden 

without being accepted for breeding, but he was 

nevertheless sold at a top price of Euro 104,000. A 

unique career in breeding and sports started. In 

2004, further matured and developed under the 

rider, the impressive Desperados was not only licensed, 

but also honoured as Premium stallion. 

From that point on, his career was simply exemplary. 

He won the bronze medal at the Bundeschampionate 

for riding horses at the age of three and 

four. Further advanced by Falk Rosenbauer, first 

international placements at the age of only seven 

followed. In 2011, Kristina Sprehe sat down in his 

saddle. Meanwhile, the privately owned stallion 

Denmark 

Champion Jumper Stallion 

Clifton Ask 

The Danish Warmblood Association approved its 

stallions in Herning. Clifton Ask by Clintord/Singular 

Joter (breeder: Marie-Luise and Anja Borstelmann, 

Salzhausen) convinced the approval committee 

and became Champion Jumper Stallion. The 

typy black stallion left Verden’s approval arena for 

Denmark as a premium sire – jumping last year. 

The renowned breeding stud Blue Hors had discovered 

the talent on the stallion market. Clifton Ask 

stands at stud at Stutteri Ask. De L’Or by Dancier/ 

Rotspon (breeder: Hinrich Wülpern, Farven) received 

the green light for Denmark in the dressage 

division. The powerfully moving chestnut was not 

only a premium sire last year; he was also the highest 

priced two-and-a-half-year old in Verden. A son 

of United/Worldly (breeder: Helmut G. Heidmeyer, 

Rahden) was also approved. Fletcher by Fürst 

Grandios/Weltmeyer (breeder: Karl Lehing, Wagenfeld) 

who had been bought by the breeding farm 

Blue Hors on the stallion sales in 2011 was too. n 

has been successful in dressage tests up to international 

Grand Prix-level, and in 2011, he was honoured 

with the Otto-Lörke-Prize for the best german 

Grand Prix futurity prospect. Desperados’ 

own accomplishments are amazing, and his breeding 

balance is as impressive. Desperados presented 

the winning mares of the Herwart von der Decken-Show 

two times in a row: Doris Day and 

Delany in 2010 and 2011. Doris Day even topped 

the success of her sire at the Bundeschampionate 

when she won the title in 2010. A dressage breed 

value for dressage of 130 points underlines his 

breeding qualities. Five of his sons are already licensed 

for Hanover, among them the Premium 

stallions Destano and Divine Etincelle. Desperados 

is on his way to the top in breeding and sports. 

Since 2009, the Grande-Prize has been awarded to 

Hanoverian stallions in the important age of ten to 

twelve, a time when first reliable information 

about his hereditary qualities will be available as 

the eldest offspring of a stallion can then be judged 

under saddle. The breeder of the stallion is 

honoured with this prize. The naming is meant to 

honour the hereditary accomplishments of the 

trademark stallion Grande. n 

New Zealand 

Bates Antonello 

„Horse of the Year“ 

The “Horse of the Year-Show” took place in Hastings/New 

Zealand in the middle of March. New 

Zealand’s best sporthorses are highlighted and receive 

awards at this event. It concludes the horse 

show season. The title was awarded to Kelly Van 

Dyk and Wohlkahn by Werther/Calypso (breeder: 

Günter Brandes, Peine), a former stallion market 

participant in the division for young riders. Bates 

Antonello by Anamour/Winnebago became Dressage 

Horse of the Year. Bates Antonello’s was bred 

in New Zealand. His performances in the dressage 

ring with rider Louisa Hill are the standard by 

which dressage is measured. Fabarchie by Eklat/ 

Graf Douglas became Reserve Champion. Nickey 

Pope presented this New Zealand-bred horse in 

Grand Prix and in the Special. The event horses 

participated in international competitions. Donna 

Smith rode Henton Executife by Escudo/Distelfink 

(breeder: Henton Lodge, New Zealand) into second 

position in a CIC***. n

Luma and Melie Phillipot. A festive start into retirement (left to right): Satchmo, Isabell Werth, Manfred 

Schäfer, Madeleine Winter-Schulze and Albert Kampert. Photos: Ernst 

Chestnuts and Blacks – The great quadrille of producers. 

Gala-Evening 

Successful auction horse provider Klaus Michaelis was driven into the arena 

to present the Hans Joachim-Köhler Prize. 

Lauenburg‘s Dog Act. 

The Gala-Evening of the 126th Elite Auction filled the audience with enthusiasm by performing high 

carat acts. Retiring Satchmo, presenting the Hans Joachim-Köhler-Prize and awarding the Grande Prize 

to FRH Desperados were the highlights. 

Who jumps higher – human or horse? 

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Niedersachsenhalle 

As warm welcome to the new Ni 

The official opening of the Niedersachsenhalle took place in the presence of numerous honorary 

By Julia Martin- 

Plans have been made since 2008 and the 

construction has been underway since 

2010: Now the new Niedersachsenhalle is 

finished. A ceremonial opening took place 

after the the annual meeting. The Big Band of 

Verden’s Dom-High School welcomed the 

guest with a musical performance while Dr. 

Werner Schade together with President Manfred 

Schäfer and Representatives of the Masterrind 

GmbH (cattle marketing and breeding 

Dr. Werner Schade (left) accompanies Minister 

Gert Lindemann and Mayor Lutz Brockmann 

(right) through the facility. 


organization) showed the completely remodeled 

facility to the honorary guest Minister 

Gert Lindemann from the government department 

for agriculture in Lower Saxony. The 

politician was clearly impressed and emphasized 

in his address, “The result is truly worth 

showing off. This facility is to help our breeders 

generate additional income. It is to 

strengthen the economy of the entire region.” 

He describes the future with confidence, 

The ‘Masterrind GmbH’ is also stationed in the 

Niedersachsenhalle and presented beef cattle 

bulls during the opening ceremony. 

“May the people that work in this facility 

have good ideas, energy and an aptitude for 

negotiating. May the success of this work 

confirm the hopes the associations and its 

members have placed in this modern auction 

facility!” During the ceremony it became apparent 

how much combined engagement all 

participants had brought up to support and 

advance the remodeling project of the Niedersachsenhalle. 

The Vice-President of the 

The Minister for Agriculture in Lower Saxony, 

Gert Lindemann: “Additional income for the 

breeders.”

edersachsenhalle 

guests from politics, the horse industry and animal breeding in March. 

‘Masterrind GmbH’, Heinrich Ruprecht, explained, 

“Verden is the capitol of animal breeding. 

The whole of Germany will envy us for 

what we have created.” Lutz Brockmann 

who is the Mayor of the city of Verden said 

proudly, “Competences become visible with 

this new facility.” District Magistrate Peter 

Bohlmann added, “The arena has given itself 

a present for its 40th anniversary with these 

renovations.” Manfred Schäfer said the final 

Representatives of the Elite and the May Auction 

did each other credit on the catwalk with 

beautiful performances. 

words, “In accordance with the example and 

the tradition of those who originally were responsible 

for building the Niedersachsenhalle 

we have now in today’s time taken a decisive 

step to secure our future and our 

competitiveness. The Niedersachsenhalle is 

the entrance to the world for the Hanoverian 

breed and its horses. We offer a perspective 

to the younger generation of breeders.” A 

colorful program rounded off the ceremony 

Manfred Schäfer, “A decisive step for the 

security of our future and our competitiveness.” 

Photos: Ernst 

Niedersachsenhalle 

where meat bulls, milk cows, calves, mares 

and foals participated and auction horses 

were presented. Silke Korthals from the 

‘Kreissparkasse Verden’, a local credit union, 

presented a new jump. Two horses christened 

the jump right away. The presentation of the 

two most expensive horses in the history of 

Verden’s auctions was the final highlight of 

the exhibition: Lemony’s Nicket with Susan 

Pape and Londontime with Wolfhard Witte. n 

They are our future: Two young breeders gave 

an impressive demonstration with their ponies 

showing off what they had already learned. 


Annual meeting 

Perspectives have 

been created! 

The remodeling of the Niedersachsenhalle, the developing of efficient processing 

strategies as well as new marketing strategies – these were just a few of the important 

subjects at the annual meeting of the Hannoveraner Verband in March. It became 

apparent that new challenges had been identified and the resulting measures had been 

optimally installed. 

By Julia Martin- 

The forum is part of the new complex 

of the Niedersachsenhalle. It 

served as the stage for this meeting. 

“The new addition has already 

proven itself,” Dr. Werner Schade 

commented. Photo: Züngel 


The Hannoveraner Verband is ambitious on 

many levels - especially with respect to timing. 

The annual meeting with 120 delegates and guests 

started at 3:00 PM - the official ceremonial opening 

of the Niedersachsenhalle was scheduled for 

6:00 PM. It took exact planning to carry out this 

tight schedule. And that it did: the meeting was 

adjourned at exactly 5:55 PM. 

A main issue in the annual report of breeding manager 

Dr. Werner Schade was the completion of 

the remodeling project of the Niedersachsenhalle. 

The timetable was ambitiously tight here, too. The 

project started in April 2010. An ultra-modern 

marketing centre was created within two building 

phases of 5 months each - completion in spring 

2012. Every visitor entering the Niedersachsenhalle 

today realizes that the challenges were mastered! 

The arena is modern, light and friendly. 

Through additions like the forum and the restaurant 

setting events now run smoothly. Even if the 

guests spend time outside of the arena they are 

still integrated in the event. The new barns fit well 

into the existing architecture. Larger and lighter 

stalls have greatly improved the conditions for the 

horses. The new warm-up arena makes an opti-

mum connector between the former warm-up arena 

and the stables. Through these remodeling 

measures, the German Hannoveraner Verband is 

now equipped with a one-of-a-kind training and 

marketing facility. “We are most grateful to the 

city of Verden, the district and the state of Lower 

Saxony. Without financial support the realization 

of this building project would not have been in the 

realm of possibilities,” Dr. Werner Schade summarizes. 

The financing of the project was an estimated expenditure 

of 9 Million Euros for a long time. Towards 

the end of 2011 an increase became apparent. 

The actual expenditure seems to now be at 

10,84 Million Euros. Three components are the reasons 

for the additional cost: Unexpected and unforeseeable 

expenses included next to many small 

details also massive drainage issues that had to be 

solved. Furthermore additional far-reaching decisions 

were made during the remodeling process that 

were costly. We invested in a complete new feeding 

installation that supplies feed to all barns on 

the right and left hand side of Lindhooper Street. 

“There are things that you realize during the construction 

period. We have taken the proper measures 

to guarantee a strong performance-able facility 

on a long-term basis,” the manager reaffirmed. 

The third component for the increased costs is the 

general cost increase itself. The prices have increased 

by 15 percent in some areas. This was a development 

that exceeded the calculated price increase 

rate by far. We were unable to fix the cost at the 

onset of construction because of EU regulations. 

All building measures had to be written out in the 

current year. 

Under these circumstances the Hannoveraner Verband 

once again took a firm stand with respect to 

the new knowledge on the expense situation and 

found a solution. Dr. Schade was very clear in his 

wording, “There will not be a breeders’ apportionment 

of costs.” The necessary refinancing occurs 

through a loan from the ‘Kreissparkasse’ Verden 

that the Niedersachsenhallen GmbH claims and 

not the Hannoveraner Verband. The liquidity of the 

association and its freedom of action remain secured. 

“These measures are without a question correct,” 

Dr. Werner Schade emphasized, “The old 

Niedersachsenhalle was no longer acceptable. You 

have to get prepared properly when times are difficult. 

After all it is our responsibility to create perspectives 

for our breeders. Now we can look into 

the future and utilize our opportunities!” 

Optimal use 

These opportunities can however only be realized 

if we react to the structural change within our 

breeders’ base and in the conduct of buyers. “Our 

membership numbers are retrograde yet the cost 

for attending to the needs of buyers and breeders 

is increasing because the competition in the area 

of marketing has grown,” Dr. Werner Schade summarized. 

The balance between salaries, personnel 

development and efficiency has to be restored 

once again. He uses training as an example for a 

newly organized procedure, “Training is a key func- 

Annual meeting 

Fritz von der 

Decken-Preis 

For the second time Heinrich 

Ramsbrock, Menslage, has been 

awarded the Fritz von der Decken-Prize 

for being most successful 

in raising stallion prospects. 

25 licensed stallions come 

from his farm; he bred seven of 

them. 18 of these stallions sold 

very successfully on the stallion 

sales. The prize was an oil painting 

of the sire Christ by Competent/Picard, 

a stallion, whose 

potential Heinrich Ramsbrock 

detected at a very early stage. 

He purchased the young colt 

from his breeder Gerhard Wehrs 

in Lehrte and presented him at 

Verden’s licensing in 2007. The 

black-brown colt became reserve 

champion of the dressage 

stallions and sold on the stallion 

sales to the breeding farm Sprehe 

for 125,000 Euros. The stallion 

qualified for the Bundeschampionate 

in Warendorf with 

his rider Heiko Klausing in 2010. 

Christ already has 612 offspring 

including nine licensed stallions. 

Manfred Schäfer presented the Fritz 

von der Decken-Prize to Heinrich 

Ramsbrock, for being the most 

successful rearer of stallions. 


Annual Meeting 

The new stable with the just recently 

completed paddocks. 


tion for marketing and for binding customers in the 

equestrian sport.” Both training and sale take 

place under one roof at the Hannoveraner Verband. 

The goals are clearly defined: Support for 

breeders, strengthening the binding of customers, 

discovery and development of auction horses and 

acquirement of new clients. 

“We have introduced training blocks and focus on 

training our customers – in Germany and all 

around the world.” Jörg Jacobs is responsible for 

the development of concepts and for the realization 

of the training programs. Auction manager 

Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener is responsible for the entire 

coordination. Processes intertwine and will link together 

even closer. The new foal selection system is 

another example for measures that overlap in different 

departments. Here the departments marebook 

and AAZ work together even more closely. 

The entire area of marketing and communication 

have been improved and enlarged in public relations; 

the breeding and sale department cooperate 

more closely in foreign care. 

“We select more rigorously than others do.” 

Last year’s main breed focus was the reform of the 

stallion performance test. Once again Dr. Werner 

Schade clearly expressed his view, “We have decided 

for a selection according to breed values. The 

results and analyses support our decision. We select 

more rigorously than others do but we also 

have different demands. After all we are in competition 

and we want breed progress.” He considers 

the discussion on the pedigree breed value to be 

exaggerated, “The quality of the horse is the deci- 

ding factor. Breed values are tools.” The breeding 

book committee set new selection limits for the 

stallion performance test and for the predisposition 

test, both defined in by-law changes. These adjusted 

selection limits for four-year old Hanoverian 

stallions (SPT-breed value 120 points or an average 

of 100 points) take numerous stallions that 

are strongly specialized in their discipline into account. 

Furthermore youngsters that started their 

performance career a little later at a more mature 

stage are able to receive a breeding permit if they 

qualify for the Bundeschampionate (90 points SPTbreed 

value on average plus the qualification for 

the Bundeschampionate). 

Marketing Strategies 

Internationally successful competition horses that 

create a sensation on show grounds worldwide 

are an excellent advertisement for the Hanoverian 

breed and with that they market our products. It is 

the responsibility of the Hannoveraner Verband 

and of the FRH to accompany top talents. The cooperation 

with riders and trainers takes top priority. 

Some promotional and investment projects 

were launched in 2011. 

The Hannoveraner Verband is also unique and different 

to every other breed association. We attend 

to all equine markets in Verden: dressage, jumping, 

eventing and recreational riding. “The integration 

of recreational horses into our auction program 

has been a total success,” Dr. Werner Schade sums 

up. “We have taken this change very seriously as 

we are developing new target groups.” 

The association is also trying to attract new clients 

through e-motion-pferd TOUR that is a project that 

has been initiated in cooperation with the insurance 

company ‘Uelzener Versicherungen’. “Personal 

connections are essential in the horse business. 

When we visit these facilities we meet horse enthusiasts 

we would not have a point of contact 

with under regular circumstances. These contacts 

are very valuable.” 

The Hannoveraner Verband works with the same 

intensity on developing new markets in foreign 

countries. Asia has top priority. In China the training 

of riders has already started. The association 

is exploring new territories and will offer - in addition 

to the auction program - other marketing possibilities 

to its breeders in the near future. “The 

foal market suffers because of the declining demand,” 

the breeding manager explained. We see it 

as our responsibility to support those breeders 

who depend on selling foals and offer new impulses.” 

Measures are initiated: The Hannoveraner 

Verband will support the foal auctions in Luhmüh-

len, Timmel and Langenau through public relations. 

Furthermore we will offer a web-page where 

foals can be exhibited with videos, photos, pedigrees 

and descriptions. 

The annual report finished on an emotional note. 

After the presentation of the new image film on 

the Hannoveraner Verband that was well received 

and can now be viewed on the internet Dr. Werner 

Other Highlights of the Meeting 

Engaged Young Breeders 

The association’s youth representative Maren 

Schlender reported about the Hanoverian Young 

Breeder year 2011. The total number of participants 

in Young Breeder competitions decreased 

slightly in 2011 and is now back to the level of 

previous years. This moderate decrease has several 

reasons: a few competitions were combined and 

the competition of the breeding club Braunschweig 

was canceled. Lüneburg remains the strongest 

breeding club with 202 participants. The competition 

on the national level was once again successful. 

The Hanoverian Team won the bronze medal at 

the 15 th Federal Young Breeder Competition in Futterkamp, 

Schleswig-Holstein. Assi Blume and Henrike 

Gehrdau-Schröder won the German championship 

title for their knowledge. This year the 

young breeders participate in the e-motion-pferd 

TOUR 2012. The program is individually designed 

for each facility and includes the work of the young 

breeders. 

Acceptable result 

Gerhard Wiechers who is deputy managing director 

and manager of the finance department presented 

the financial report 2011 to the meeting of 

the delegates and announced a financial loss of 

159,685.03 Euros. In summery he commented on 

the profit and loss statement, “The income from 

membership dues and other fees is decreasing. Income 

out of the sale’s sector always fluctuates. I 

consider an increase to only be a contingent possibility. 

Maintaining the current level requires the 

employment of measures. 2011, as 2010 was too, 

has been a special year for the Hannoveraner Verband,” 

Gerhard Wiechers granted. The building 

project influenced the daily business considerably. 

In addition to creating difficult working conditions 

for the entire team, financial expenditures were 

unavoidable to guarantee acceptable auction and 

training conditions. In the end the finance manager 

summarized, “Under these circumstances the 

year-end result is acceptable. It is our responsibility 

as an association to make use of existing means 

for the benefit of our members. An unsatisfied situ- 

Schade asked a special honorary guests to come 

forward: auction rider Melanie Wienand. “We 

were all filled with fear and sorrow when the accident 

happened,” Dr. Werner Schade said. “Our 

thoughts were with you the entire time. You 

fought. The doctors did not even anticipate that 

such a speedy positive recovery process would be 

possible. You are on the right track and we wish 

you only the very best!” n 

ation on many breeding farms demands an increase 

in guidance and help from the association on 

every level. 

Several promoters 

Dr. Werner Schade had emphasized in his annual 

report how important it is to promote young talents 

in competition and to cooperate with top riders 

and renowned training facilities. Manfred 

Schaefer illustrated concrete results in his report 

on the FRH: Warum Nicht FRH with rider Isabell 

Werth is one of the most prominent promoters. 

Rassolini FRH has carried the hallmark of quality 

since 2011. The cooperation with Family Balkenhol 

was intensified in 2010. Anabel and Klaus Balkenhol 

bought Donna Antonia by Don Frederico on the 

summer auction on recommendation of the FRH. 

The mare is getting prepared for upper level-dressage 

competitions at the stable of Balkenhol. Satisfaction 

FRH placed first with his rider Marco Kutscher 

at the Worldcup-Jumping in Gothenburg 

2011. Gotha FRH is another much respected leading 

figure in top competition. The eleven-year old 

mare with rider Ludger Beerbaum has won numerous 

Grand Prix classes and team gold at the 

European Championships in Madrid. Status FRH 

with Eva Bitter and FRH Quaid with Johannes Ehning 

are just about ready to enter international top 

competitions. The FRH-density is considerable in 

eventing: FRH Butts Abraxxas and Ingrid Klimke, 

FRH Fantasia and FRH Butts Avedon with Andreas 

Dibowski and German champion FRH Schorsch 

with Julia Mestern. The youngest contestant in the 

FRH-family is FRH Escada JS who has just recently 

moved the barn of Olympic champion Ingrid Klimke. 

Numerous other candidates are under review 

– the FRH-family will grow this year, too! 

The President addressed all breeders and members 

again at the end of the meeting, “We shall accept 

future challenges together. It is in our hands to fill 

this new facility with life. Continue to bring your 

best horses to Verden – and we will overcome the 

challenges.” n 

Annual Meeting 

Certificates 

of Honour 

Successful stallion rearers: 

Marie-Luise und Anja Borstelmann, 

Salzhausen 

Heinrich Grotefendt, Hessen 

Johann Martens, Uplengen 

Kerstin Mattsson 

Angelholm/Schweden 

Wilhelm Meiners, Werlte 

Heinrich Schartmann, Beesten 

Rainer Schuster, Haag 

Paul Sprehe, Dinklage 

Hein-Gerd Tietjen, Bremen 

Katharina Tietz, Hanstedt 

Andrea Tietzen, Uetze 

Hinrich Wülpern, Farven 

Zuchtgemeinschaft Frieling, 

Balge 

Zuchtgemeinschaft Kern, 

Neuhausen 

Successes at the Herwart 

von der Decken-Show 

Kerstin Adonis, Hamburg 

Monika Ahlers, Gretehm 

Matthias Böckermann, Damme 

Dr. Jürgen Bornhorst, Ankum 

Reinhard Braack, Drochtersen 

Gesa Coordes, Aurich 

Peter von der Fecht-Ehlers, 

Belum 

Erna Grimmelmann 

Schweringen 

Eibe Icken, Dorum 

Gerlinde Kruschewski, 

Dortmund 

Dr. Hilmer Meyer-Kuhlenkampff, 

Engeln 

Michael Schenk, Römstedt 

Wilhelm Schwierking, Barver 

Rixta Stolter, Odisheim 

Norbert und Andrea Wulf, 

Schillsdorf 



Sport 

Horses must want 

to cooperate 

“I am a rider and know nothing about breeding!” 

Hubertus Schmidt explains openly. The team Olympic 

champion knows all too well though what is 

important in Grand Prix-horses. 

By Britta Züngel 

Hubertus Schmidt, “Grand Prix-horses 

must have fighting spirit!” 

Features and attributes in a Grand Prix-horse – 

how and when can we recognize a pre-disposition? 

The members of the Association of Hanoverian 

Private Stallion Owners want to have an exact 

answer to this question and invited Hubertus 

Schmidt to their membership meeting in March. 

The successful dressage rider and trainer accepted 

this invitation only hesitantly but then answered 

all the questions and delivered an interesting insight 

in the world of Grand Prix dressage. He actually 

descends from an old Westphalian breeder family. 

His father bred several internationally 

successful jumper and dressage horses. Hubertus 

Schmidt celebrated his greatest triumphs with the 

unforgettable Wansuela suerte by Warkant/Wachmann 

out of the breeding program of Conrad Hogrefe, 

Eickeloh. He became Team Olympic Champion 

in Athens and Team World Champion in Aachen 

with the mare. He celebrated his biggest individual 

title in 2005; he became Reserve European Champion 

in Hagen in addition to winning team gold. 

Features and attributes of a Grand Prix-horse 

- how and when can we recognize a predisposition? 

Hubertus Schmidt, “It is difficult to determine if a 

three year old horse will become a Grand Prixhorse 

or not. I personally have not been able to see 

that in horses at that age. I can feel the suitability 

when they are five or six years old. 100 percent of 

the horses where I felt the suitability actually became 

Grand Prix horses. 

Three good gaits are obviously important for a 

Grand Prix-horse. Nobody is perfect though. I am 

not willing to compromise with respect to the trot 

work. It is the prerequisite for piaffe and passage. 

The horse must swing through the entire body in 

the trot. I allow for compromises in the canter and 

to a little degree in the walk. You will loose valuable 

points in the Grand Prix if the walk is too bad. 

It is decisive that a five-year old can carry in the 

canter and that swing in the trot work. The rider 

must make the horse swing before he/she can introduce 

collection. The next question is if the horse 

reacts sensibly and quickly on the aids or not. It 

must always be our goal to build up positive tension 

in a horse. It is sufficient if you can collect a 

horse for just a few steps out of forward movement. 

The character of a horse carries at least fifty percent. 

A horse must be sensitive enough and have a 

certain fighting spirit. There are worlds between Slevel 

dressage- and Grand Prix-horses. All too often 

S-dressage horses do not have enough guts to 

make it all the way to Grand Prix.” 

Are there recurring conformation attributes 

in dressage horses with an excellent predisposition? 

Hubertus Schmidt, “There are great exterior differences 

in horses. One is too long and the other too 

straight in the back. I always watch how the horse 

deals with its conformation. I have no room for 

compromises when it comes to the poll and the 

connection of the neck to the shoulder. The poll 

must not be too light or too tight. Is the hose thick 

at the throat or it is hard to get on the bit? This 

condition will remain a problem all through the 

horses training like a red thread. 

It astounds me again and again how horses with 

major conformation flaws can be successful. It is 

always of utmost importance that the movement 

swings through the body. The conformation of top 

competitors like Rusty, Gigolo or Bonfire does not 

meet the ideal. Desperados on the other hand is 

pretty close to ideal and he presents himself accordingly. 

His type and his moving ability are what I 

am looking for in a dressage horse. 

Rusty’s movement was in a class by itself. The 

Grand Prix of Parzival and Adelinde Cornelissen at 

the European Championships in Windsor was the 

best I have ever seen. The dynamic absolute relaxation 

was impressive. From his conformation alone 

Parzival is not really a horse predestined for 

Grand-Prix dressage! 

Are there special demands on the interior?

Hubertus Schmidt, “Horses must have great sensitivity 

and a certain desire to go - they must want to 

cooperate. Wansuela suerte for instance was very 

sensitive - recreational riders would have failed. I 

personally would have been even more successful 

with her if she had not been so hypersensitive and 

irritated. She was relaxed but would not stand for 

the salute. We lost many points because of it. I can 

very well imagine a horse like Desperados on 

championships. He has what it takes, yet he is 

quiet and relaxed.” 

How should the moving mechanics be developed? 

Hubertus Schmidt, “The moving mechanics are not 

most important; the willingness and ability to collect 

are. Many young horses push forward in the 

trot and have difficulties to transfer and carry 

weight on their hindquarters. This is necessary for 

the collection later on. 

Being able to build up a certain amount of tension 

in a horse is important to me. The horses must be 

comfortable which is a result of elastic and supple 

movement. The back of a horse might swing and 

still be tight. The rider can feel it because the horse 

is uncomfortable to sit. This is a sign that the horse 

does not move correctly. It is hard for a breeder to 

evaluate how much ‘go’ a horse needs. In general 

Grand Prix-horses are difficult to ride. Accepting 

the specialties of the individual horse is an art for 

a rider. There are horses that require industrious 

movement so they can work and swing through 

the body. Others have slower movement. They 

have to be ridden at a slower pace to avoid that 

they start to flip their toes. It takes a good rider to 

feel out what a horse needs. Often we have to 

make compromises. The rider must realize when 

his horse is happy.” 

How do you judge the use of jumper blood 

when breeding dressage horses? 

Hubertus Schmidt, “My father bred a lot with jumper 

bloodlines. It was his fortune that the sire Pilot 

stood at stud in our neighborhood. My success 

horse Forest Gump NRW by Florestan who should 

have stepped into Wansuela suerte’s footsteps but 

unfortunately passed away early was out of the 

mare Parodie by Pilot/Remus II. She produced eleven 

FN registered sport horses including four horses 

with Grand Prix- and St. Georges-successes as 

well as a jumper for S-level courses. Her dam Rubia 

was a similarly strong producing mare herself. She 

delivered 2 S-level jumpers and one S-level dressage 

horse.” 

At what age is Grand Prix-suitability predictable? 

Hubertus Schmidt, “Grand Prix suitability is predictable 

at the age of four to five when the ability and 

willingness for collection can be recognized. The 

federal championships are an excellent avenue for 

young horses. I would however not go to Warendorf 

if looking for a Grand Prix-horse. Wansuela 

suerte would not have obediently completed her 

dressage horse test in the ring in Warendorf as a 

five year old. 

There is a great difference between a horse that 

obediently completes a dressage test and the sensitive 

horses that we need for international competitions. 

I believe however that the horses are asked 

to do the proper exercises in Warendorf. The tests 

ask for shoulder-ins and half-passes. Many sensitive 

horses however would not be able to handle 

the situation in Warendorf.” 

What does the development of the Grand 

Prix-sport demand of the breeders? 

Hubertus Schmidt, “The breeders are on the right 

path. The horses are becoming better and better. I 

am convinced that the riding has improved as well 

over the years. One realizes that many riders ride 

technically better today when looking at photos of 

the old masters at the time of Otto Loercke. Overall 

the horses make it easier for the riders today. From 

a technical viewpoint people ride cleanerand more 

correct applying gymnastic exercises to have a 

more supple horse. Horses have to get into the 

right hands. What however does that mean, “the 

right hands”? There are plenty of horses that perform 

at M- and S-level that have the potential for 

Grand Prix.” 

How do you approach young horses? 

Hubertus Schmidt, “Pedigrees mean nothing to 

me. Good basic gaits are a prerequisite for threeyear 

olds. We can teach horses a lot but not everything! 

A lot comes with the horse. Often training is a 

question of submissiveness. I am always impartial 

towards a young horse. I do not care about color or 

sex. I did not want to ride stallions in times gone 

by. I have however revised my opinion. The stallions 

I have ridden over the past few years all have 

been a joy to ride. I take my horses to the shows 

for the first time when they know the Prix St. Georges-movements. 

Before that they gain experience 

in dressage horse classes with my apprentice riders. 

n 

Sport 

Hubertus Schmidt was invited by the 

Hanoverian stallion owners. 

Photos: Züngel 


Breeder‘s portrait 

Sport Horses 

with potential 

The equine veterinarian Christian Schröer has bred 

Hanoverian horses in Siedenburg near Nienburg for 

more than 20 years,; he believes wholeheartedly in 

the performance blood of his broodmares. 

By Jürgen Stroscher 

Christian Schröer trains his horses 

with his trainer Philip Lingnau 

before marketing them as three- to 

six-year olds. 


Dr. Christian Schröer mostly uses the foundation 

sires Servus and Diskus and the producer 

Alabaster. Before it all began the now 63-year old 

studied elaborately for a variety of professions. 

Born in Osnabrueck he successfully completed an 

agricultural apprenticeship of two years followed 

by studying agricultural science at a college in his 

hometown. His great interest in breeding horses 

became apparent quickly. He wrote his dissertation 

on the breed value estimation and its management. 

He had to thank his grandfather for the famous 

horse virus that infected him! He started 

riding as a little boy and grew up with rural riding. 

It therefore comes to no surprise that Christian 

Schröer is partial to eventing and jumping. Christian 

Schröer rode competitively as a devoted jumper 

competitor until the middle of the 90s. 

Because of his special liking for horses he also 

wanted to work with his four-legged friends on a 

professional basis. Riding was supposed to remain 

his hobby though. So he focused on becoming a 

veterinarian. He studied at the Veterinary School in 

Hannover. He met his wife Anneliese during a 

practical work period in Wilhelmshaven in 1980. 

He settled down in Siedenburg near Nienburg in 

Lower Saxony where he joined an existing practice 

as an assistant veterinarian. He expanded the 

practice into the equine clinic that has an agricultural 

part and a breeding operation today all because 

of his engagement in and love for horses. As 

a veterinarian Christian Schröer quickly made contact 

with the former breeding station in Sulingen. 

Through this connection he could not only intensify 

his own breeding ambitions but he could also specialize 

in his veterinary services on gynecology and 

birthing assistance. Today he manages his own in- 

Dr. Christian Schröer from Siedenburg. Fotos: Stroscher 

semination station and offers frozen semen from 

several stallions. Fertility management is another 

one of his specialties. As a breeder-friendly offer he 

makes three stallions available for natural cover. 

Grandfather’s experiences 

“It has always been my wish to breed sport horses 

with performance potential. I also wanted to be 

successful with my mare base. My grandfather’s 

experience had already proven that the share of 

what a mare passes on to her offspring is much 

higher than the stallion’s share. Being a jumper rider 

I wanted to breed jumpers,” the veterinarian 

reviews the past. The success story of Hanoverian 

breeder Christian Schröer began when the threeyear 

old black mare Dolle Deern by Diskus/Weltmeister 

(breeder: Werner Dierssen, Wagenfeld) 

entered the barn in Siedenburg in 1990. A fortunate 

coincidence allowed four-year old bay Serenade 

by Servus/Gralsritter (breeder: Gerhard Schmerglatt, 

Gnarrenburg) to join the broodmare band in 

Siedenburg. 

“The Hanoverian jumper sires Diskus and Servus 

were so convincing at the time that I went looking 

for mares with these bloodlines. I was fortunate 

enough to find them,” the veterinarian is still excited 

today. And he was right. Christian Schröer has 

a band of broodmares with consolidated pedigrees 

because of these two mares. The mares were very 

fertile, too. “They were in foal almost every year 

and produced numerous state’s premium mares 

and competition horses up to the S-level,” Christian 

Schröer proudly tells about the development of 

his Hanoverian breeding program. He decided to 

integrate a dressage line into his breeding pro-

gram because of marketing reasons. He turned his 

decision into reality with five-year old Ester by Eldorado/Lakai 

(breeder: Carla Beyer, Bassum) at the 

beginning of the 90s. As producer he first used 

dressage sire Alabaster by Akzent II/Wendepunkt. 

Rudolf Zeilinger and Johannes Westendarp successfully 

competed Alabaster at that time. 

“A top exterior and beauty alone do not guarantee 

that a horse can jump a fence. Performance needs 

to take center stage when breeding,” so the Hanoverian 

breeder. Therefore I carefully inspect my foals 

after one week; I make them canter and if possible 

make them jump wide. You can see a lot in a 

foal at that time.” Many of his mares are state’s 

premium mares with notable scores between nine 

and ten. 

Foals and young horses grow up under the best 

conditions on the breeding farm in Siedenburg. “I 

check the development of the foals’ bodies and 

minds daily. Because of this and because I put harmonious 

groups together I create the best conditions 

for the start of a young horse life.” All fields 

and paddocks are fenced with horse-friendly flexible 

vinyl enclosure. Young horses are broken to 

saddle and trained as well. “I sell them when they 

are between three- and six-years of age. Horses 

sell easier when under saddle,” Christian Schröer 

explains his marketing strategy. The breeder has 

made a name for himself and not only within his 

area because of his good customer care. “We have 

sold many horses to the United States and Canada 

where they now compete successfully. Satisfied 

customers will bring new business. Mouth-tomouth 

propaganda is a good marketing tool.” 

Christian Schröer’s breeding program has produced 

successful competitors like the gelding San 

Pedro S by Don Carlos that Shroeer sold lucratively 

on Verden’s elite auction to the United States, Centrio 

S by Cheenook a successful jumper competitor 

at the S-level and Countdown S who is a fullbrother 

to Centrio S who Renee Tebbel and Jens 

Dummeyer have successfully competed. 

The 15-year old daughter Noblesse by Niclas xx is 

still a member of the current broodmare band. She 

is expecting a foal by Van Helsing. “I much welcome 

the Hanoverian Jumper Horse Program. A 

separation in dressage and jumping was compelling 

to allow for the jumper lines to become more 

consolidated and more attractive again. I have 

been a lot more active again on mare shows and 

have participate with many of my horses since its 

introduction,” Schröer supports the program of the 

Hannoveraner Verband. He looks favorably upon 

opening up to other breed associations. “Holstein 

sires are an excellent breeding choice for Hanoverian 

mares.” 

Own stallion at stud 

Dr. Schröer has excellent experiences from breeding 

to the grey Holstein sire Calido. He used the 

Holstein producer in combination with the bloodlines 

of Diskus and Servus. Three Calido-daughters 

out of Dolle Deern are still in his breeding program. 

Seven-year old Celebration S and nine-year 

old Calinichta S are expecting foals by Contendro 

while 17-year old Gimba has already delivered a 

filly by Van Helsing. It seems that especially St. Pr. 

mare Calinichta S passes the performance ability 

of Holstein jumpers on to her offspring. She delivered 

a colt by Cassini II called Captain Morgan in 

2007 that was licensed in Verden in 2010. Christian 

Schröer has had the opportunity to use a sire 

out of his own breeding program for the first time. 

Even though the bay was sold to the breeding farm 

Famos in Syke-Wachendorf Dr. Schröer as a veterinarian 

has close business relations with the neighboring 

farm. An agreement was made that allows 

Dr. Schröer to use Calido’s son Charilan for natural 

cover. 

Christian Schröer has consistently expanded his 

broodmare herd which is contrary to the declining 

number of breedings. Currently he uses 18 mares 

in his breeding program. “In accordance with the 

motto that good horses are hard to find and they 

are in demand I believe in quantity with quality. As 

a veterinarian I try to develop breeder-friendly offers. 

In general rideability becomes more and more 

important however the horses have to have the 

proper potential,” so Christian Schröer. The father 

of three children aged between 19 and 28 keeps 

an optimistic outlook into the future of his Hanoverian 

breeding program with this claim. n 

Breeder‘s portrait 

Christian and Anneliese Schröer with 

broodmare Sanrica and her colt by 

Van Helsing. 

The Hanoverian05|2012 17

Hannoveraner Verband 

From A to Z 

The training and sales centre in Verden, or AAZ, 

offers far more than only sales: training of rider and 

horse, competition participation, customer care. The 

satisfaction of the customers and the well being of 

the horses take center stage. 

By Ann-Kathrin Meyer 


The carefully designed concept of the training 

and sales centre (Ausbildungs- und Absatzzentrale) 

of the Hannoveraner Verband offers top care 

for everything around the marketing program. We 

aim for the best result for horses, customers and 

exhibitors. Furthermore we have installed a program 

for continuous education and training for 

ambitious riders and talented Hanoverian horses. 

Today is the last pre-selection date for Verden’s 

126 th Elite Auction for riding horses and foals. Association 

members have the opportunity to present 

their horses to the selection committee for 

acceptance into the auction one more time. Auction 

manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener, Hartmut Kettelhodt, 

Jeanine Pagel and Thomas Schönig evaluate 

the potential candidates. All horses, dressage 

horses as well as jumpers, free-run and free-jump 

to give a first impression. Often dual talent is de- 

The AAZ (v.l.n.r.): Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener, Peter Kind, 

Jeanine Pagel, Meike Oetker, Malte Kanz and Hartmut 

Kettelhodt. Photos: Kruse 

tected. Some horses out of the dressage cadre exhibit 

jumping talent. A scoring system similar to 

the one of the mare performance test is applied. 

The scores are documented together with horse 

and owner information. At the end riders that are 

provided by the respective owners present the horses 

under saddle. A test rider from the AAZ also 

rides the horse if it appears suitable for the auction 

program. 

Horses are selected with buyers in mind. The auction 

participants range in ability from a horse for a 

top competitor to a horse for a recreational rider. 

There is a horse for every rider. Many customers 

look for dual-talented horses. The selection committee 

considers this aspect in particular when 

putting the collection for interim auctions together. 

Verden’s auction program has a great advantage 

as many different horses are available for daily tryouts 

in one location. The customer does not have 

to travel from one farm to another to find a suitable 

partner. The horse has to undergo a veterinarian 

examination and meet the required standard 

before the final acceptance. Radiographs are 

available for viewing at the office of veterinarian 

Dr. Gerd Brunken. 

All around service 

All employees of the AAZ used to be active riders 

or still mount a horse every evening. They offer a 

great amount of experience and information having 

experienced so many auctions and being so 

enthusiastic about the sport of riding and breeding 

of horses. Interested customers can confidently 

contact the office with their needs. They will always 

find open ears for all their requests. The staff 

gladly helps with tickets and catalogs. 

The organization of events is the main responsibility 

of the auction office. Hartmut Kettelhodt has 

worked for the Hannoveraner Verband since 1976. 

He is the stable manager, trainer and the right 

hand of auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener. 

He travels the countryside to select horses and/or 

manages everything around the stables from training 

to feeding when no auctions take place. 

One of Malte Kanz’ responsibilities is to put together 

auction brochures that hold important data 

for the first impressions. Many horses can also be 

viewed on the Internet on videos to make the preliminary 

selection easier. Hartmut Kettelhodt, 

Jeanine Pagel (dressage) and Thomas Schönig are

eadily available at all times to answer questions 

and offer advice. Preparing time schedules for training 

and tryouts are part of Jeanine Pagel’s responsibilities. 

Meike Oetker and Peter Kind are contact persons 

for buyers and sellers. The employees work together. 

“There are no closed doors. In general we 

know what the other one does. If one of us is unavailable 

the other one answers the phone and 

takes over in attending to the needs and requests 

of our breeders,” Malte Kanz emphasizes. The 

breeders might try to find out how to best prepare 

horses for an auction or where to present them. 

There are selection sites for the various auctions all 

over the breeding area. Verden always is the final 

site. 

A cradle for top competitors 

I found out that the promising stallion and federal 

champion Callaho’s Benicio was sold on Verden’s 

stallion sales in 2007. Many horses went from 

being an auction participant to becoming a successful 

international competitor. For instance the 

stallion Codex One who won the Grand Prix of 

Frankfurt with his rider Christian Ahlmann. Dressage 

stars like Satchmo with Isabell Werth and Elvis 

VA with Nadine Capellmann came from Verden 

and became team Olympic champions in Hong 

Kong in 2008. Lemony’s Nicket comes to mind in 

respect to a Federal Champion. He sold on the 

125th elite auction. “It was a very special event; 

the stallion wrote history in Verden. It is obviously 

not very common to have a horse of such caliber in 

the collection,” auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm 

Wegener remembers. “There are such unique horses 

and yes you will find them in Verden.” 

Every horse has his own rider-groom team that accompanies 

the horse with great passion up to the 

auction. In respect to Lemony’s Nicket it was Melanie 

Wienand who carefully trained him up to the 

auction. We do not just prepare and train auction 

participants. We also offer an extensive training 

program for ambitious riders as well as for horses. 

Jörg Jacobs is responsible for the entire training 

program of the AAZ. He successfully competes up 

to the S-level in dressage and in jumping. He learned 

his trade from experts like Olympic champion 

Klaus Balkenhol. His responsibilities include training 

young horses, continued training including 

competition participation and teaching students. 

The Hannoveraner Verband guarantees that buy- 

This is 

Ann-Kathrin Meyer 

ers, exhibitors and horses are well attended to in 

Verden by offering these services. Stefan Werner 

takes care of the customers in foreign countries. 

Teaching courses are part of the service packet. 

If necessary a horse can stay in training for a longer 

period of time or for just a few days each week if 

for instance the owner only has the time to do the 

training at weekend. These needs can be met to. 

Some of the horses that are presented at selection 

sites have more potential than they may show. In 

these cases we recommend to the owners to train 

these horses so that they can realize a better result 

on the auction. 

Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener is the manager of the training 

and sales centre. He has been with the Hannoveraner 

Verband since 2006 and has had ample 

opportunity to gain valuable experience. “What 

makes may job so interesting is the contact to customers 

and to horses as well as the balance between 

buyers and sellers. We try to represent both 

interests in the best possible way. Let us not forget 

the breed development! Through evaluating many, 

many horses almost daily it is exciting to see the 

progress and the development. n 

Hannoveraner Verband 

I am 23 years old. I spent nine months in London to confirm my knowledge of the English 

language after I finished school. I then started a college education in fashion design 

that I successfully completed in March 2011. I am currently preparing for new professional 

challenges. I started riding at the age of nine. I learned about young breeders at 

competitions during my school years. At 17 I participated in a Young Breeder Competition 

for the first time. Since then I have regularly participated in courses and breed 

events to broaden my horizon. I was a member of the nationally and internationally 

successful team of Hanoverian Young Breeders in 2009 and 2011. I decided to breed my 

mare for the first time in 2010. Our foal was born last June. That was an exciting experience. 

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Dressage 


Sport 

Convinving 

Desperados 

Desperados won the Grand Prix Special of Dortmund 

with rider Kristina Sprehe. Embassy II and Hans-Dieter 

Dreher won the Grand Prix of Braunschweig one week 

later. 

By Britta Züngel 

Andretti 

It was a home game for Andretti by Aarking 

xx/Cavalier (breeder: Gunda Hinrichs-Heinemann, 

Lengenbostel) and rider Laura 

Bechtolsheimer in Addington Manor/Great 

Britain. The judges placed the experienced 

pair in second place in the Grand Prix and in 

third place in the freestyle. 

Bates Antonello 

Antonella by Anamour/Winnebago (breeder: 

A. J. Simson, New Zealand) is making a name 

for himself in New Zealand. The eleven-year 

old won the Grand Prix by a large margin 

with rider Louisa Hill in Hastings. 

Breanna (VA) 

Kathleen Raine and Breanna by Brentano II/ 

Weltmeyer (breeder: Walter Rauen, Spelle) 

finished in third position in the Grand Prix 

Special at Del Mar/USA right behind Guenther 

Seidel and Steffen Peters. Earlier on the 

pair had received the forth-best score in the 

Grand Prix. They placed forth again in the 

Grand Prix In Burbank/USA. Breanna again 

finished the Grand Prix in forth position and 

the Special in third at the next dressage show 

in San Juan Capistrano/USA. 

Blind Date 

Brigitte Wittig rode Blind Date by Breitling W/ 

Donnerhall (breeder: Margarethe Klare, Maasen) 

into an excellent forth place in an exciting 

Grand Prix Special in Dortmund/Germany. 

Ciowa 

Carmen Naesgaard Rodriguez-Passolas rode 

the experienced Ciowa by Cheenook/Wittelsbach 

(breeder: Ulf Brandt, Stade) into forth 

place in the Grand Prix Special of Toledo/ 

Spain. 

Der Clou 

Der Clou by De Niro/Matcho AA (breeder: Dr. 

Rainer Nitsch, Salzhausen) and Filipe Canelas 

Pinto from Portugal placed third in the Grand 

Prix Special at the CDI in Toledo. 

Desperados (VA) 

Kristina Sprehe rode Desperados by De Niro/ 

Wolkenstein II (breeder: Claus Schütt, Hemmoor) 

into second place in the Grand Prix of 

Dortmund. In the Special the premium sire 

passed everyone with his performance even 

Reserve World Champion Mistral Hojris and 

Laura Bechtolsheimer to win this class. All 

five judges saw the black stallion in front. 

Devon L 

Devon L by De Niro/Wolkenstein II (breeder: 

Hans-Henning v. d. Decken, Stade) and rider 

Diana Creech finished the Grand Prix Special 

at the CDI in Wellington/USA with an excellent 

second place right behind Don Auriello. 

Diva Royal (VA) 

Diva Royal by Don Frederico/Warkant (breeder: 

Heinz Braul, Lehrte) was one of the best 

at her first competition in Dortmund’s ‘Westfalen’ 

Arena. Rider Dorothee Schneider rode 

the ten-year old into fifth place in the Grand 

Prix. 

Don Auriello (VA) 

Don Auriello by Don Davidoff/White Star 

(breeder: Joachim Poppe, Harsefeld) with rider 

Tinne Vilelmson-Silfven won the Grand 

Prix as well as the Special in Wellington/USA. 

Desperados and Kristina Sprehe won the Grand 

Prix Special. Photo: Toffi

Don Principe 

American Jennifer Baumert rode Don Principe 

by Donnerhall/Prince Thatch xx (breeder: 

Adelheid Brüning, Ochtmannien) into forth 

place in the Grand Prix Freestyle in Wellington. 

Don Walesko (VA) 

Stefan Peter from Austria presented Don 

Walesko by Donnerhall/Walt Disney (breeder: 

Helga Tschierske, Dohren) in the Grand Prix 

receiving the third-best result and won the 

Freestyle in Caselle di Sommacampagna/Italy. 

Over Easter the pair competed in Stadl 

Paura/Austria and placed forth in the Grand 

Prix and second in the Freestyle. 

Faberge 

Faberge by Falkland/Akzent (breeder: Wilfried 

Meyer, Weyhe) and Beatriz Ferrer-Salat 

earned a third place ribbon for their performance 

in the Grand Prix of Toledo. Hanover 

took the top two spots on the leader board in 

the Freestyle. Faberge took second place 

right behind Santana. 

Fishermans Friend (VA) 

After a forth place in the Grand Prix Fishermans 

Friend by Fabriano/Pik Solo (breeder: 

Dr. Frank Köppen, Eddigehausen) and Tor van 

der Berge finished third at the CDI in Werribee/Australia. 

Fleurie 

British junior Erin Williams has been riding 

Fleurie by Florestan/Akzent II (breeder: Diana 

Eustace, Surrey/Great Britain) for only a short 

period of time. The pair won the freestyle after 

placing second in the FEI-individual test 

as well as in the team test at the traditionrich 

CDI in Addington/GB. 

Florencia B (VA) 

Florencia B by Florianus/Davignon (breeder: 

Reinhard and Rudolf Bösch, Bülkau) and Katarzyna 

Milczarek finished the Grand Prix in 

second place at the CDI in Warsaw/Poland. 

Grand Makana 

Waidwerk who is the dam of team world 

champion Sunrise delivered Grand Makana 

by Goodman (breeder: Manfred Schäfer, Köchingen) 

in 2000. The chestnut gelding 

placed for the first time at the international 

level in San Juan Capistrano/USA. He placed 

second with rider Laura Price from the US in 

the Prix St. Georges and in the FEI-individual 

test for young riders. 

In Toledo feierten Faberge und Beatriz Ferrer- 

Salat Platz zwei in der Grand Prix-Kür. Foto. Frieler 

Habitus (VA) 

Habitus by Hochadel/Weltmeyer (breeder: 

Annette and Henning Doyen, Goslar) placed 

third in the FEI Team Test for young riders and 

second in the Individual Test as well as in the 

Freestyle at his first competition after the European 

Championships in July of last year. 

Louisa Lüttgen rode the 15-year old blackbrown 

gelding. 

London v. d. Roshoeve 

At the age of eight London v. d. Roshoeve by 

Londonderry/Akzent II (breeder: Carla Markus, 

Bersenbrück) is at the beginning of an 

international career in the dressage ring. He 

and his rider Emilie van Riet enjoyed a fifth 

place in the Individual Test for juniors in Addington 

Manor. 

Ropeter (VA) 

Kevin Herold rode Ropeter by Rosentau/Donnerhall 

(breeder: Hans-Peter Bellut, Rosengarten) 

into forth place in the FEI-team test 

for juniors at the CDI in Addington. 

Rosenzauber 

Rosenzauber by Rubinstein/Shogun xx (breeder: 

Eberhard Hennings, Petershagen) descends 

from a highly successful damline. Her 

dam St. Pr. mare Shining Sun has delivered 

no less than four dressage specialists with 

placings at the S-level. Rosenzauber is one of 

them since the CDI in Burbank/USA: Rider 

Jan Ebeling rode the eleven-year old into 

third position in the Prix St. Georges, into 

forth position in Intermediaire I and into se- 

Sport 

cond place in the final freestyle. The pair took 

third place in the Prix St. Georges in San Juan 

Capistrano three days later. 

Rubiosa (Hess.) 

The leader board of Toledo’s Grand Prix Special 

reflected a fifth place for Rubiosa by Rubin 

Star/Furioso II (breeder: Ewald Hau, Dipperz-Wisselsrod) 

and rider Viola von Lazar 

from Spain. 

Rudy 

Rudy by Rotspon/Werther (breeder: Joachim 

Schwarze, Obernkirchen) competed in the 

small tour with Canadian rider Rochelle Kilberg 

with a maple leaf on the saddle pad. The 

pair won the Inter. Freestyle at the CDI in San 

Juan Capistrano. They had placed fifth in Prix 

St. Georges and fourth in Inter. I before that. 

Santana (VA) 

Santana by Sandro Hit/Rubinstein (breeder: 

Ingo Pape, Hemmoor) was discovered on the 

auction for non-approved stallions. Minna 

Telde became his rider/trainer. He represented 

Sweden’s colors at the World Championships 

for young dressage horses in Verden in 

both 2006 and 2007. He has now entered 

the big dressage league. At the CDI in Toledo 

the stallion won the freestyle on the first 

weekend after placing second in the Grand 

Prix. On the second weekend he won both. 

Sundance (VA) 

One of the top horses at Verden’s elite auction 

in October of 2007 was Sundance by 

Shakespeare in Love/De Niro (breeder: Robert 

Gaus, Hoitlingen). Steffen Peters took on 

the training of this liver chestnut. The pair celebrated 

its first international success with a 

second place in Prix St. Georges and in Intermediaire 

I in San Juan Capistrano. 

Wadamur (VA) 

Susan Jaccoma rode Wadamur by Weltmeyer/ 

Silvio (breeder: Peter Richter and Richard 

Fortkamp, Mellinghausen) into forth position 

at the Grand Prix Special in Loxahatchee, FL. 

Active Walero 

Roberta Halyer who is a young British dressage 

rider is gaining her first international 

experiences on the now 21-year old dressage 

expert Walero by Wanderer/Matcho AA 

(breeder: Otto Johannes, Wildeshausen). The 

pair placed forth in the FEI-individual test 

and fifth in the freestyle at the CDI in Addington. 

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Warbeau 

Hans Straub from Switzerland placed second 

in the Grand Prix of Caselle di Sommacampagna 

with Warbeau by Wolkenstein II/Matcho 

AA (breeder: Horst Quast, Hechthausen). The 

pair finished forth in the Special. 

Meggle‘s Weltall VA 

Dieter Laugks rode Weltall VA by Weltmeyer/ 

Picard (breeder: Hans-Heinrich Pahlmann, 

Hänigsen) into fifth position in the Grand Prix 

Freestyle in Dortmund. 

Jumping 

A crazy spirit 

19-year old Friso Bormann rode A crazy spirit 

by Acorado/Picard (out of Family Bormann’s 

breeding program) in the first jumper class of 

the Middle Tour finishing in forth place at the 

Löwenclassics in Braunschweig. 

Amitage 

Ranshofen/Austria has invited to an international 

Easter Horse Show for the first time. 

Armitage by Argentinus/Dirk (breeder: Hans 

Hagemann, Niederlangen) with his rider 

Christoph Obernauer from Tirol had the fastest 

round in the jump-off of the final on the 

Silver Tour. One rail pushed him back to forth 

place. 

Embassy II and Hans-Dieter Dreher won the 

Grand Prix of Braunschweig after an exciting 

jump-off. Photos: Frieler 

Acorte 

Acorte by Acorado/Stakkato (breeder: Heinrich 

Bremer jr., Neustadt) and his rider Rolf 

Moormann won the Prize of North-Rhine 

Westphalia in Dortmund leaving the entire 

European jumper rider elite behind them. 

All Star (VA) 

Denis Lynch has ridden All Star by Argentinus/Alme 

until just recently (breeder: Horst 

Zölllmer, Südergellersen). 19-year old Flaminia 

Straumann rode the 9-year old stallion in 

a class of the Large Tour of the Escon Spring 

Club finishing in fifth place in Dortmund. 

Loro Piana Athletica 

The Toscana Tour lasts four weeks and takes 

place in Arezzo/Italy. Athletica by Achill-Libero 

H/Pit (breeder: Arend Kamphorst, Pieros) 

and Guilia Martinengo Marquet won the accumulator 

class of the Gold Tour on the third 

Sunday. The performance jumper mare is not 

the only highly successful one; her son King 

Kolibri with rider Lauren Tisbo from America 

is attracting attention, too. 

Caresse 

Ludger Beerbaum rode Caresse by Cento/ 

Sandro (breeder: Dietrich Schulze, Wedemark) 

into third place in the first jumper class 

of Dortmund’s Youngster Tour. 

Checkmate 

Beat by his stable mate Cantano Checkmate 

by Contender/Pik Bube II (breeder: Renate 

Gerlach, Sulingen) finished round twelve of 

the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington/ 

USA in second place with rider Meredith Mi- 

chaels-Beerbaum. The purse of this class was 

set at 32,000 US-Dollars. 

Chico 

Chico by Cordalme Z is out of the same dam 

as Caresse (breeder: Dietrich Schulze, Wedemark). 

Philipp Weishaupt rode the seven-year 

old bay in the first qualification of the 

Youngster Tour in Braunschweig. 

Colani 

Colani by Cornet Obolensky/Ribbeck (breeder: 

Heinrich Ramsbrock, Menslage) is a 

newcomer at international competitions. The 

bay placed third in the final of the Silver Tour 

in Ranshofen with his 17-year old rider Gina- 

Alyeen Wollnik from Austria. 

Cold Case 

Cold Case by Contendro/Argentinus (breeder: 

Hermann Köster, Stuhr) participated in 

the Youngster Tour during the second week 

of the Toscana Tour in Arezzo. The six-year old 

finished on third place in a speed class with 

his rider Maximilian Bremicker. 

Contendra 

Contendra by Contendro/Raphael (breeder: 

Schirrmacher GbR, Hemmoor) and rider Lars 

Pedersen from Denmark were awarded a 

forth place for a faultless performance in a 

two-phase jumper class of the Silver Tour at 

Easter in Arezzo. 

Continuo 

The Puissance of Dortmund was decided after 

midnight. Continuo by Contendro/Gotthardsen 

(breeder: Klaus Holthusen, Balje) 

and Ingo Jungblut celebrated a third place. 

Constantin B 

Hans-Dieter Dreher was one of the most successful 

riders in Braunschweig. He chose to 

ride Constantin B by Contendro/Espri (breeder: 

Helmut Bischof, Börgershausen) in the 

Middle Tour. He placed second behind Emanuele 

Gaudiano from Italy and Uppercut DS 

in the first qualification. 

Corvin 

Corvin by Contendro/Athletico (breeder: Katja 

Ahlemann-Wobbe, Hellwege) was the 

champion in the two-phase jumper competition 

of the Gold Tour with rider Tim Rieskamp-Godeking 

on the second weekend of 

the Toscana-Tour. The pair remained faultless 

as well finishing in forth position in the qualification 

for the Grand Prix.

Eloise (VA) 

For the first time we can find Eloise by Embassy/Laptop 

(breeder: Dr. Karl-Otto Jacobs, 

Bierbergen) on the result lists for international 

competitions. She placed forth in a twophase 

jumper class with the Latvian rider 

Andis Varna at the CSI in Warsaw/Poland. 

Embassy II 

Hans-Dieter Dreher left the Volkswagen Arena 

in Braunschweig in a VW after winning 

the Grand Prix of the Loewen Classics on Embassy 

II by Escudo/Silvio (breeder: Dr. Bonny- 

Jasmin Jacobs, Bierbergen). The horse’s excellent 

condition had already been visible in a 

two-phase jumper class and in the second 

qualification. This successful combination finished 

in second place in both classes. 

Enton 

Gregor Schmidt and 16-year old Enton by Escudo/Gardestern 

(breeder: Renate Nottrott, 

Wathlingen) enjoyed their international placing 

at Dortmund’s tradition rich horse show. 

The pair finished a two-phase jumper class of 

the Large Tour of the Escon Spring Club in 

forth place. 

Fidji Island 

Fidji Island by For Feeling/Wanderer (breeder: 

Hinrich Löhden, Ahlerstedt) and rider Katharina 

Offel qualified for the Grand Prix with a 

third place in the qualification on the first 

weekend of the Toscana-Tour. The pair placed 

fifth with only one rail after two rounds in 

fast time in the Grand Prix. 

Firth of Clyde 

Christian Ahlmann rode his experienced and 

1995 born Firth of Clyde by For Pleasure/Caletto 

II (breeder: Dr. Bonny-Jasmin Jacobs, 

Bierbergen) and finished on second place in 

the last jumper class in Dortmund called the 

Prize of ‘True Love”. 

Florida Lady Ixes 

Dieter Smitz rode Florida Lady Exes by For 

Feeling/Cashman (breeder: Horst Mikulle, Immensen) 

into forth place in the first class of 

the Youngster Tour of the Löwen Classics in 

Braunschweig. 

For Classic (VA) 

For Classic by Fly High/Cassis (breeder: Dieter 

Schrage, Trendelburg) placed forth in the final 

for seven-year olds with rider Christoph Bruese 

on the third weekend of the Toscana- 

Tour. 

Forry Deluxe 

Seven-year old Forry Deluxe by For Pleasure/ 

Landadel (breeder: Wilhelm and Heike Strunk, 

Bochum-Stiepel) finished the final of the 

Youngster Tour in third place with rider Jan 

Wernke in front of a sold-out arena in Dortmund. 

Giovanni (VA) 

Giovanni by Graf Grannus/Graf Remus (breeder: 

Diedrich Blendermann, Ritterhude) went 

on a long trip to Florida. Mid March he placed 

second in a speed class behind Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum. 

Only the winner remained 

without any penalties. He and his rider David 

Will finished on forth place in another class 

against the clock . 

King Kolibri 

After several successes with rider Jos Lansink, 

King Kolibri by Kolibri/Achill-Libero (breeder: 

Arend Kamphorst, Prieros) now lives in the 

United States. The ten-year old placed fifth in 

the Grand Prix of Wellington with his young 

American rider Lauren Tisbo at the end of 

March. The event carried a purse of 500,000 

US-Dollars,. 

Lacontino (VA) 

A team jumper class in Paris/France went 

over fences of 1.60 meter in height. The 

forth-best team consisted of Lacontino by 

Landgold/Continue (breeder: Dieter Rippe, 

Nienburg) with rider Luciana Diniz and Le 

Prestige St. Lois De Hus with Kevin Staut. 

Larkanaro 

Vladimir Beletskiy competed on Larkanaro by 

Landclassic/Glueckspilz (breeder: Wilfried 

und Fritz Backhaus, Binnen) in the CDI in 

Warsaw. The Russian/ Hanoverian combination 

finished an accumulator class in second 

place. 

Luxana H 

Luxana H by Lux/Achill-Libero H (breeder: 

Arnd Deters, Schuettorf) and Marie Cindy van 

der Straten placed forth in a jumper class 

over 1,45 m at the end of the Atlantic Tour in 

Camporta/Portugal. This counts for the FEI 

Rolex ranking. 

Perigueux 

Celle’s state stud sire Perigueux by Perpignon/Stakkato 

(breeder: Dr. Karl-Otto Jacobs, 

Bierbergen) and rider Eva Bitter returned 

home from Dortmund with a placement in 

the top five. The pair was awarded with a 

Sport 

Chico and Philipp Weishaupt placed third in a 

jumper class for youngsters in Braunschweig. 

fifth place after a faultless round in the jumpoff 

in the last jumper class of the show. 

Shaitaan 

Frederik Knorren rode Shaitaan by Stolzenberg/For 

Future (breeder: Lutz Wimmer, 

Helmstedt) into forth place in the qualification 

for the Grand Prix of Neeroeteren/Belgium. 

Hunter‘s Scendix (VA) 

Eric Lamaze got his first top placement on 

the last weekend in March with his latest 

purchase Scendix by Stakkato/Dinar (breeder: 

Gudrun Wenzel, Bad Ganderhsheim). This received 

a lot of attention. He placed fifth with 

his nine-year old in a 1,50 m-jumper class in 

Wellington. 

Show Jumper 

Show Jumper by Staron/Pablo (breeder: Birgit 

Schröppel, Acquasparta/Italy) collected his 

first international experiences in Arezzo. He 

placed fifth with rider Bryan Mascenti in a 

speed class for six-year old´s on week 2. 

Synderella 

Nicole Persson from Sweden rode Synderella 

by Stakkato/Cassini (breeder: Frank-Christian 

Amend, Hanover) on the tradition rich show 

in Dortmund’s ‘Westfalen’ Arena. The pair finished 

in second position in the first qualification 

of the European Youngster Cup for riders 

U25. The pair also won a ribbon placing 

fifth in the second class. 



Sport 

Hannoveraner News 

The licensed and performance-successful 

sire Vulkano FRH by Voltaire/Pit (breeder: 

Arend Kamphorst, Prieros) had to be put to 

sleep after a colic. The bay placed fifth at 

the Bundeschampionate with Marcus Döring 

in 2005. He won the final of the 

Youngster Tour in Munich with Johannes 

Ehning one year later. Victories followed in 

the Grand Prix of Wiesbaden and Donaueschingen, 

a second place in Monte Carlo 

and a third place in the Riders’ Tour of 2008 

with Marcus Ehning in the saddle. During 

the past 24 months Vulkano FRH had been 

suffering from an injury but was on his way 

to recovery. 

NZB The Chosen One by All in One/Chief 

Singer xx (breeder: Ulrike and Reinhold Bosse, 

Sickte) moved into the barn of event rider 

legend Mark Todd. The grey received his 

basic training at Verden’s training and sales 

center. He found his way to Mark Todd 

through Horst Müller who is a specialist for 

event horses in Nienstädt. The rider from 

New Zealand has already successfully competed 

“Squib” last year in smaller events in 

Great Britain. 

The licensed and performance-tested sire 

Wilkens by Waterford/Falkland (breeder: 

Hermann Meier, Weyhe) is now in training 

with Carola Koppelmann. The dressage rider 

has been managing a training facility 

on the grounds of the DOKR in Warendorf 

since 2004. She has already celebrated numerous 

great successes with Le Bo by Lauries 

Crusador xx/Eisenherz. 

The State Stud Warendorf has reported the 

death of Laurentianer by Lauries Crusador 

xx/Grande (breeder: Heinz Katt, Stade). 

The eighteen-year old suffered from incurable 

cancer. The bay started his career on the 

foal auction in 1994. Margrit Ahlemann 

from Bremen raised him and sold him two 

years later on the stallion sales to the State 

Stud of North-Rhine Westphalia. After winning 

the stallion performance test he won 

the World Championships for Young Dressage 

Horses in Arnheim in 2000 with rider 

Michael Farwick. Shortly after that he handed 

the reins over to Marlies van Baalen 

who trained Laurentianer to the Grand Prixlevel. 

Random Harvest 

Amateur riders had the opportunity to ride in 

Dortmund, too - in classes of the Escon 

Spring Club. In the first class of the Large 

Tour Random Harvest by Raphael/Gardestern 

(breeder: Peter Mahler, Neuhaus/Oste) and 

rider Tobias Boltz finished in forth place and 

third in the second class. Random Harvest’s 

dam is a versatile mare. She also delivered 

Celle’s State Stud sire Borneo by Bolero. 

Rush On (Hess.) 

Rush On by Romanoff J/Rescator (breeder: 

Konrad Böth, Niederwalgern) is a true specialist 

for puissance classes. The seventeen-year 

old won this class after the third jump-off 

with his rider Ingo Jungblut together with 

Cosmos ridden by Mario Maintz in Dortmund. 

Sidney 

Sidney by Stolzenberg/Raphael (breeder: Carola 

Lampe, Holle) finished fifth in both jumper 

classes for six-year old youngsters with 

his rider Markus Kölz at the horse show in 

Ranshofen at Easter. 

Singapore (VA) 

Singapore by Stakkato/Glenfiddich (breeder: 

Bernhard Hahlbohm, Lüchow) and Wolfgang 

Puschak remained faultless in the second 

jumper class for youngsters placing forth at 

the CSI in Ranshofen. 

Sportsman (VA) 

Bernd Herbert rode Sportsman by Stolzenberg/Lordanos 

(breeder: Sissy-Nadine Braband, 

Groß Eschede) into second place in the 

final of the Youngster Class for six-year olds 

in Ranshofen. 

Walerio 

Armin Schäfer and his mount Walerio by Wolkentanz/Amerigo 

Vespucci xx (breeder: Hiltrud 

Meyer-Maecken, Filsum) were not to be 

beaten winning the exciting jump-off for the 

Championship of Ranshofen with an advantage 

of more than a second. 

Westorcan (VA) 

Westorcan is another top jumper by a son of 

Weltmeyer (Wolkenstein II/Matcho AA; breeder: 

Hermann Jarck, Himmelpforten). Bernd 

Herbert rode the twelve-year old in the Grand 

Prix of Ranshofen into forth place. 

Zavira A 

Zavira A by Zacharias/Drosselklang (breeder: 

Erwin von Dehsen, Floegeln) celebrated her 

first international victory on the Toscana-Tour 

in Arezzo. The nine-year old won the first 

jumper class of the Silver-Tour with rider 

Jacek Zagor on the last weekend in March. 

Eventing 

Cheeky Calimbo (VA) 

Top competitors participated in the CIC** in 

Somerley Park/Great Britain. Andrew Hoy 

placed third with Cheeky Calimbo by Contendro/Lemon 

xx (breeder: Hanke Meyer, Midlum) 

right behind Kitty King and Mark Todd. 

FRH Fantasia 

Team Germany won the first Nation Prize for 

event riders during the Olympic year which 

took place in Fontainebleau/France. Andreas 

Dibowski was one of the team members with 

FRH Fantasia by Federweißer/Quasi Roi 

(breeder: Klaus Cohrs, Oldendorf). 

Franco Jeas 

Franco Jeas by Friedenstraum/Lemon xx 

(breeder: Rudi Seifert, Nordholz) and Andreas 

Ostholt were also members of the victorious 

team in Fontainebleau. This pair delivered the 

second best result for the team with place 

seven in the individual competition. n 

Andrew Hoy rode Cheeky Calimbo into third 

place at the CIC** in Somerley Park. Photo: IX

Finland 

A son of Lordanos 

approved in Finland 

Finland’s Warmblood Breed Association hosted 

its stallion inspection in Ypäjä at the end 

of March. Two out of fifteen three-year old 

stallions were approved. One of them was a 

son of Lordanos/Glückspilz (breeder: Jürgen 

Gloistein, Osterholz-Scharmbeck). Markus 

Lindblom from Riihimaeki presented this typy 

and long-legged jumper stallion. A four-year 

old Holstein stallion out of the Hanoverian 

line of Feuerkrone was the best one. His 

grand dam is Terina by Duft II/Hessenstein. 

This grey stallion convinced with excellent 

Good Boys Feeling and Pepo Puch. Photo: Rau 

Para-Equestrians 

A successful start for Good Boys Feeling 

jumping ability and exceptional rideability 

which was confirmed by a guest rider who 

gave a score of 9,0. The final for five-year old 

dressage horses was part of the program. 

Three Hanoverian auction horses took 1st, 

2nd and 3rd place. Sunset Boulevard by San 

Remo/Wolkenstein II (breeder: Kurt Stabel, 

Basdahl) won with Siiri Kyroe. The black stallion 

had already been successful in Germany. 

The Finnish rider also presented the secondplaced 

horse called Rush Hour by Royal 

Blend/Weltruhm (breeder: Horst Seide, 

Damnatz). Siiri Kyroe highlighted both horses’ 

abilities beautifully in her presentations. 

La Passion by Londonderry/Weltruhm (breeder: 

Martin Cordes, Wittorf) finished in third 

place with rider Marja Saerkilahti. n 

Fourteen nations and fifty-nine riders with disabilities participated in the Para-Equestrian-Nation 

Prize Competition in Deauville/France. Good Boys Feeling by Grand Cru/World Cup (breeder: 

Dr. Sönke Tobaben, Niederhöchstadt) won the individual competition with his rider Pepo Puch 

from Austria with a very convincing performance after having placed second in the Nation’s 

Cup. The pair also dominated in the freestyle. n 

Hanoverian 

Highlights 2012 

HANNOVERANER 

VERBAND 

July 20/21 

Summer-Auction 

Hanoverian sport horses 

August, 1-5 

International Dressage 

and Jumping Festival 

With Herwart von der Decken-Show 

August 17-19 

38th Elite-Foal-Auction 

Hanoverian foals and broodmares 

October 12/13 

127th Elite-Auction 

Hanoverian sport horses and foals 

October 25-27 

Stallion licensing and sales 

Licensed and non licensed stallions 

November 9/10 

November-Auction 

Hanoverian sport horses 

December 1/2 

4 th Alsfelder Advent 

Hanoverian sport horses

The Hanoverian 05|2012 - the American Hanoverian Society!

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