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RCMP<br />
An unforgettable<br />
experience<br />
Sport<br />
Constantin B wins<br />
in Mannheim/<br />
Germany<br />
THE HANOVERIAN<br />
No 06| June 2012
Thank you for this<br />
unforgettable experience!<br />
<strong>The</strong> planning went on for months. <strong>The</strong> first Mounties from Canada arrived with their<br />
<strong>Hanoverian</strong>s in Verden at end of April. <strong>The</strong>y practiced for about a week before the<br />
Royal Canadian Mounted Police enchanted the audience in the sold-out<br />
Niedersachsenhalle with their magical musical ride!<br />
By Dr. Ludwig Christmann and Julia Martin<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Canadian flag with the maple leaf flew above<br />
the stables of the training and sales center<br />
on Lindhooper Street in Verden for about a week.<br />
36 black <strong>Hanoverian</strong>s had moved into the barns<br />
and were prepared for the big performance. <strong>The</strong><br />
Mounties appeared at numerous appointments including<br />
a ride through the city of Verden with an<br />
entry in the city’s Golden Book which was a very<br />
special moment for all participants. Mayor Lutz<br />
Brockmann said, “Horses are of great importance<br />
to the people in the city and in the region. We are<br />
therefore very proud and delighted to be able to<br />
welcome the famous Mounties from Canada.”<br />
It is Friday night, May 4 th : <strong>The</strong> performance of the<br />
Mounties with their world famous Musical Ride. A
ooth of the Province Saskatchewan placed in the<br />
entry area of the Niedersachsenhalle and brochures<br />
of the Province Alberta helped create a Canadian<br />
atmosphere. <strong>The</strong> Mounties were awarded standing<br />
ovations for their Musical Ride which was<br />
almost unsurpassable in its precision and its rich<br />
variety with 32 horses participating. <strong>The</strong> overall<br />
impression was phenomenal with the magnificent<br />
red uniforms and the black horses of <strong>Hanoverian</strong><br />
descent. <strong>The</strong> presentation was not performed with<br />
military seriousness but with a smile in accordance<br />
with good Canadian tradition. <strong>The</strong> entire group appeared<br />
at the “Meet and Greet” at the very end in<br />
an uncomplicated and sympathetic fashion. Every<br />
spectator had the opportunity to meet the riders<br />
and horses. <strong>The</strong> riders, male and female and all<br />
trained police officers, approached the guests with<br />
friendliness and openness representing their<br />
homeland Canada as perfect ambassadors.<br />
<strong>The</strong> remarkable evening began with other program<br />
highlights that were received well, too. <strong>The</strong> State<br />
Stud represented itself in the colours red and black,<br />
too. Two black stallions being Dancier ridden by<br />
‘Obersattelmeister’ Wolfhard Witte and Hochadel<br />
on a long rein controlled by ‘Gestütsoberwärter’<br />
Heiko Tietze showed off their talents while Wolfhard<br />
Witte as the third member in this act impressed<br />
with an excellent presentation on Lissaro.<br />
Hermann-Josef Witte introduced a presentation<br />
called “Wüstenwind” (desert wind) in cooperation<br />
with Verden’s Riding Clubs Aller-Weser and the<br />
Drag-Hunt Riding Club. <strong>The</strong> Mounted Games created<br />
quite some excitement. <strong>The</strong> mounted police<br />
squadron of Hanover under the tutelage of main<br />
police inspector Rabe showed most impressively<br />
what police horses are capable of doing while on<br />
active duty. It was a meeting of the mounted police<br />
from a larger area. <strong>The</strong> visit of Prime Minister<br />
David Mc Allister was the final highlight. He gave<br />
the starting-signal for the Musical Ride. <strong>The</strong> longstanding<br />
and good co-operation between the <strong>Hanoverian</strong><br />
Association and the RCMP in building up<br />
the breeding program of black horses had laid the<br />
foundation for this presentation. After the performance<br />
the RCMP moved on to Great Britain for a<br />
performance during the throne anniversary celebration<br />
of Queen Elizabeth II. <strong>The</strong> Musical Ride was<br />
an absolute highlight which will be recorded in the<br />
annals of the <strong>Hanoverian</strong> Association. <strong>The</strong> good<br />
relationship with the RCMP was strengthened and<br />
new friendships were created. n<br />
Formation for the salute: <strong>The</strong> RCMP<br />
and Celle’s State Stud sire Hochadel.<br />
Photo: Lafrentz<br />
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Mounted police of Hannover. Photo: Schwöbel<br />
Mounted Games. Photo: Schwöbel<br />
Desert winds with local riding clubs.<br />
Meet and greet with the mounites.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Musical Ride<br />
with a gala show<br />
in the Niedersachsenhalle in Verden<br />
Photo: Schwöbel<br />
Prime Minister David McAllister. Photo: Schwöbel<br />
Meet and Greet with the Mounties. Photo: Schwöbel<br />
State Stud stallion Dancier. Photo: Schwöbel<br />
State Stud stallion Hochadel. Photo: Schwöbel<br />
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RCMP<br />
In an interview: Superintendent<br />
Marty Chesser (left) and training’s<br />
leader Sergeant Martin Kohnen..<br />
A highlight for all: <strong>The</strong> Mounties in<br />
front of Verden’s town hall..<br />
In an Interview: Marty Chesser and training‘s leader Martin Kohnen<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: How did you perceive<br />
the days in Verden?<br />
Marty Chesser, Martin Kohnen, “It was an incredibly<br />
wonderful time. We were welcomed with<br />
open arms; the entire organization and the stabling<br />
for our horses was excellent. We last performed<br />
in Germany 20 years ago. <strong>The</strong> RCMP performed<br />
its Musical Ride at the CHIO in Aachen in<br />
1988. <strong>The</strong> reception at the town hall was a very<br />
special moment. We were so honored that Mayor<br />
Lutz Brockmann invited us to be recorded in the<br />
Golden Book of the City of Verden. This was a moving<br />
experience for our entire group.”<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: What are the qualifications<br />
for riders and horses to become a part<br />
of the Musical Rides?<br />
Marty Chesser, Martin Kohnen, “<strong>The</strong> riders<br />
must identify themselves 100 percent with the Royal<br />
Canadian Mounted Police and the Musical<br />
Ride. <strong>The</strong>y have to be proud of their country and<br />
the organization they represent. Do not forget that<br />
we travel six months every year. Team spirit is important.<br />
<strong>The</strong> riders have to be open towards other<br />
people. After all we are an advertisement. It is not<br />
imperative that participants in the Musical Ride<br />
are excellent riders. <strong>The</strong>re are more important qualities.<br />
We are also are very selective with the horses:<br />
Next to the black color they should measure<br />
1,68 to 1,78 meters in height. <strong>The</strong> walk and trot<br />
steps of our horses must be about the same length.<br />
Our riders are not professionals; some have been<br />
riding for no more than six months. <strong>The</strong>refore the<br />
horses should not have Olympic-quality gaits. Actually<br />
the movement should be rather flat and easy<br />
to sit.”<br />
THE HANOVERIANS: You exclusively ride <strong>Hanoverian</strong><br />
horses. Why?<br />
Marty Chesser, Martin Kohnen, “We have<br />
used <strong>Hanoverian</strong> horses for about 20 years. In earlier<br />
times we used horses with a high share of Thoroughbred<br />
blood. <strong>The</strong>y were not very suitable<br />
though because of their construction and constitution.<br />
<strong>The</strong> rideability has greatly improved since we<br />
have been using <strong>Hanoverian</strong>s. When former colleagues<br />
visit us today they often cannot believe the<br />
high level of quality of our horses.”<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: What has changed since<br />
you have been using <strong>Hanoverian</strong>s in your<br />
breeding program?<br />
Marty Chesser, Martin Kohnen, “In short: almost<br />
everything! <strong>The</strong> horses have better conformation<br />
and more caliber. Rideability and suppleness<br />
are important criteria. We have reached a<br />
high level in these criteria. <strong>The</strong> interior of a horse is<br />
a decisive factor for the Musical Ride. We used to<br />
have horses that revved up during the performance.<br />
We have been very successful since we<br />
have been using <strong>Hanoverian</strong>s. <strong>The</strong> horses are<br />
good-natured and at the same time exhibit working-willingness.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y master their tasks with excellence<br />
even under inexperienced riders. <strong>The</strong> riders<br />
nervousness does not influence them. We are<br />
very fortunate that we were introduced to <strong>Hanoverian</strong>s!”<br />
THE HANOVERIANS: What characterizes<br />
your two <strong>Hanoverian</strong>s?<br />
Marty Chesser, “I ride 23-year old Hector. He has<br />
seen it all in his lifetime and he has a lovable interior.<br />
<strong>The</strong> other horses trust him blind-folded. At 23<br />
Hector is actually a retiree. <strong>The</strong> use of a horse in a<br />
group does not depend on a certain age but on its<br />
health. <strong>The</strong>y stay as long as they are top fit and<br />
enjoy the work. We usually take the horses from<br />
the breeding farm into the Musical Ride when they<br />
are six years of age. If we are under the impression<br />
that they cannot cope with the demands physically<br />
and/or psychologically we give them more time.”<br />
Martin Kohnen, “My horse’s name is Brent.<br />
He descends from Earl/Weltruhm. I appreciate that<br />
he shines in all three disciplines. He loves to jump<br />
on the cross-country course, masters S-level movements<br />
and he drives. a truly versatile <strong>Hanoverian</strong>!”<br />
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Inquired about what they appreciate most about their <strong>Hanoverian</strong>?<br />
Jennifer McRae<br />
with Visty by Lincoln/Wembley<br />
“I have been on tour with the Musical Ride for a<br />
year. Eleven-year old Visty and I have a very good<br />
relationship. She has participated in the Ride for<br />
six years now. She has a strong personality that is<br />
a big challenge at times. But I quickly have her<br />
back under control as she always reacts properly<br />
on given aids.”<br />
James Guthrie with<br />
Anne by Santorini/Royal Diamond<br />
“My mare Anne is nine years old and has participated<br />
in the Musical Ride for four years. She is<br />
sensible but honest. She is also very experienced. I<br />
have participated in the Musical Ride since last December.<br />
It has always been my dream to become a<br />
member of the team. I grew up on a horse farm.<br />
We always had quarter horses. Riding English is a<br />
new experience that I greatly enjoy.”<br />
Sarah Brophey with<br />
Pichou by Lincoln/Maurice<br />
“I have participated in the Musical Ride for two<br />
years. I have ridden the 13-year old mare Pichou<br />
for the last year. She is intelligent and always<br />
sweet-tempered. Working with her has taught me<br />
a lot about myself. Pichou does not operate under<br />
pressure. It is all team work.”<br />
Photos: Schwöbel, Kanz, Kruse<br />
Dennis Silliker with<br />
Dude by Lomber/Akzent<br />
“2012 is my third year in the Musical Ride. I am so<br />
grateful for this phenomenal experience to be an<br />
ambassador for Canada as one of the Mounties.<br />
Dude is five years old. It is his first time on tour.<br />
Everything is new to him. He carefully observes all<br />
that happens around him. In spite of his impressive<br />
size he still is a little baby at heart. He relies on me<br />
for everything. I fully appreciate that.”<br />
RCMP<br />
<strong>The</strong> RCMP Musical Ride<br />
Riders with their horses<br />
Superintendent Marty Chesser/<br />
Hector by Good Excuse/Bold Dutch<br />
Training‘s leaders:<br />
A/Sgt Martin Kohnen<br />
Cpl Jeremy Dawson<br />
Cpl Christine Tribbling<br />
Cst Rebecca Ott<br />
Africa by Santorini/Wenzel<br />
Cst Brent Edwards<br />
Altivo by Santorini/Akatschi<br />
Cat James Guthrie/<br />
Anne by Santorini/Royal Diamond<br />
Cst Mat Gaudet<br />
Archie by Don Frederico/Wembley<br />
Cst Francis Deschenes<br />
Aurora by Rosentau/Weltruhm<br />
Cst Derek Quilley<br />
Bev by Escudo/Grey Tyrera<br />
Cst Audrey Soucy<br />
Bionic by Don Frederico/Weltmeyer<br />
Cst Davis Tsui<br />
Bondar by Santorini/Ginzburg<br />
Cst Dane McCarty<br />
Brent by Earl/Weltruhm<br />
Cst Mike Whetstone<br />
Copper by His Highness/Wolkentanz<br />
Cst Mat Tucker<br />
Cybil by President/Weltmeyer<br />
Cst Andrea Wood<br />
Dabria by Lomber/Graf Grannus<br />
Cst Jennifer Dowden<br />
Dancer by Dubai/Royal Diamond<br />
Cst Sherri Sanderson<br />
Danica by Dubai/Espri<br />
Cst Jason Marsden<br />
Dave by Lomber/Weltmeyer<br />
Cst Dennis Silliker<br />
Dude by Lomber/Akzent II<br />
Cst Jessica Pedersen<br />
Lenny by Gaucho/Gauchesco<br />
Cst Sarah Brophey<br />
Pichou by Lincoln/Maurice<br />
Cst Anna Cochrane<br />
Piper by Gaucho/Lanthan<br />
Cst Roshan Pinto<br />
Renoir by Lincoln/Gaucho<br />
Cst Benoit Matteau<br />
Royal by Lincoln/Weinstein<br />
Cst Kelly Zacharkiw<br />
Shadow by Lincoln/Matula<br />
Cst Marc-Andre Fournier<br />
Steele by Lincoln/Sham<br />
Cst Brent Dobinson<br />
Teddy by Lincoln/Akatschi<br />
Cst Lindsay Kearns<br />
Tess by Rosentau/Wembley<br />
Cst Bethany Williams<br />
Tundra by Rosentau/Wenzel<br />
Cst Lynn Willms<br />
Vimy by Lincoln/Gaucho<br />
Cst Drew MacDougall<br />
Viper by Lincoln/Salvano<br />
Cst Jennifer McRae<br />
Visty by Lincoln/Wembley<br />
A/Cpl Mervin Head<br />
Warren by Santorini/Wenzel<br />
Cst Ben MacConnell<br />
William by Lanthan/Weinstein<br />
Cst Rob Munro<br />
Wimzie by Lincoln/Feinbrand<br />
Reserve:<br />
Cst Beverley White<br />
Chief by Hochadel/Weltruhm<br />
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Breeding<br />
„<strong>The</strong> circle<br />
closes here!“<br />
He is one of the world’s most successful jumper<br />
riders: Ludger Beerbaum. His name is closely<br />
connected with his top <strong>Hanoverian</strong>s Ratina Z,<br />
Goldfever and Gotha FRH with which he has earned<br />
numerous medals. He has also managed a stallion<br />
station for the last two years.<br />
By Britta Züngel<br />
On the way to the Olympic Games:<br />
Gotha FRH and Ludger Beerbaum.<br />
Photos: Rau<br />
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THE HANOVERIAN: <strong>The</strong>re has been a stallion<br />
station called ‘Beerbaum Stable” since<br />
2010. What is important to you in respect to<br />
breeding?<br />
Ludger Beerbaum, “Establishing the stallion station<br />
had only pragmatic reasons. We have always<br />
competed stallions that we have had to ship somewhere<br />
for semen collection. This grew continuously<br />
until we had to set aside one person just for the<br />
stallions. After mature consideration we decided it<br />
would be better to do this in Riesenbeck. We strict-<br />
ly offered a service to the stallion owners during<br />
the first years. Now with Beerbaum Stables we ‘kill<br />
all birds with one stone’. I have to admit that I was<br />
very skeptical in the beginning. Now I am happy<br />
that everything is runnig so smoothly. We certainly<br />
are no measure for the current situation in the<br />
breeding of horses but the breedings are consistently<br />
increasing. We have a much-improved<br />
connection to the breeders because of the stallion<br />
station. We organize a foal show and the breeders<br />
offer us their young horses. This is where the circle<br />
closes.”<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: Supposedly stallions<br />
that are in breeding service are more difficult<br />
in competition. What are your experiences?<br />
Ludger Beerbaum, “I would not exclusively connect<br />
the behavior of a stallion to his use as a breeding<br />
stallion. <strong>The</strong>re are always stallions that are<br />
difficult to handle. And then there are stallions in<br />
breeding service that are very gentle. It is important<br />
though not to overly stress the stallions. We<br />
reduce the competitions for the stallions we often<br />
collect. It is a balance; we weigh the pros and cons.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is no difference in the feeding as we already<br />
cater to the needs of each individual competitor in<br />
our competition barn.”<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: How do you evaluate the<br />
<strong>Hanoverian</strong> breed? Where are the strengths<br />
and where the weaknesses?<br />
Ludger Beerbaum, “For years people smiled almost<br />
pityingly about Hanover and its rigorous selection<br />
and about the importance Hanover placed on the<br />
correctness of the exterior and on the dam lines. It<br />
has showed however that these political moves<br />
were correct. Breeding with correct horses out of<br />
consolidated bloodlines is Hanover’s trump card. A<br />
horse that is correctly put together is less prone to<br />
injuries and is ultimately capable to perform better<br />
over a longer period of time. It is wrong to build up<br />
a breeding program on short-term successes - that<br />
usually does not prove effective.”<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: <strong>The</strong> number of horses<br />
you have ridden to success is large. All were<br />
different. What is most important to you?<br />
Ludger Beerbaum, “I forgive a horse most everything<br />
as long as bad behavior does not turn out<br />
to be a permanent character flaw; but I have never<br />
encountered that. Many problems that appeared<br />
in horses 15, 20 years ago turned out to be problems<br />
in the keeping of horses rather than issues<br />
with the disposition or the rideability. We see a lot
of improvement in the way that horses are kept. I<br />
see hardly any criteria for exclusion in respect to<br />
the conformation. I have had many extremes in my<br />
barn. You can ignore a lot if the interior is good<br />
and the horses are willing to cooperate.”<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: How important is the pedigree<br />
to you?<br />
Ludger Beerbaum, “<strong>The</strong> horse as an individual is of<br />
primary importance to me; the breeding is always<br />
interesting though. It is just like a good dinner: If<br />
the ingredients and the preparation are first class<br />
the food tastes better right away. <strong>The</strong> pedigree is<br />
secondary and my decision is not contingent upon<br />
it. <strong>The</strong> pedigree plays an important role in the marketing<br />
of horses but is insignificant during the daily<br />
training.”<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: Horses from the Netherlands<br />
and Belgium have taken on a leading<br />
role in show jumping. How do you evaluate<br />
the current German breeding program?<br />
Ludger Beerbaum, “Competition stimulates the<br />
market! In my opinion we are dealing with a normal<br />
cycle that changes over the years. Nonetheless<br />
<strong>Hanoverian</strong> breeders should not turn their backs<br />
on their principles and continue to breed correct<br />
horses. Breeders in smaller countries like the<br />
Netherlands or Belgium have an advantage: competition<br />
and breeding are closer together. This fact<br />
still bears great potential for the future.<br />
Some breed associations in Germany are far removed<br />
from competitions. Riders and breeders must<br />
meet at all events, on horse shows as well as mare<br />
shows and communicate. <strong>The</strong> breeding and competing<br />
of horses must harmonize!”<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: You grew up in Lower<br />
Saxony. What is your relationship to the <strong>Hanoverian</strong><br />
breed?<br />
Ludger Beerbaum, “I grew up in Adelebsen and<br />
started riding there. I made it into top competitions<br />
through my participation in numerous team competitions<br />
and smaller as well as larger championships.<br />
From that period of my life I know today’s<br />
president Manfred Schäfer and his father Jürgen. I<br />
often met them on horse shows. I competed in the<br />
same team as Manfred Schäfer as a young rider.<br />
We are still in contact.”<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: You were very successful<br />
with <strong>Hanoverian</strong> horses: Ratina Z, Goldfever<br />
and currently Gotha FRH. Which horse holds<br />
a special place?<br />
Ludger Beerbaum, “Posing this question is to me<br />
as if you ask a mother which is her favorite child! I<br />
cannot answer that question. A very special horse<br />
in my life was the one I started my career with in<br />
1979 when I was 16 years old: Wetteifernde by<br />
Wolfsburg/Duden II – more <strong>Hanoverian</strong> blood is<br />
probably impossible to find! I rode everything with<br />
her from jumper classes at the A-level to earning<br />
the bronze medal at the European Championships<br />
for young riders in Cervia; I spent many nights with<br />
her in her stall; we had a very special relationship.<br />
She spent her retirement years with me until she<br />
died in 2001 at the age of 27. I consider my biggest<br />
competitive success winning the Olympic gold<br />
medal with Classic Touch in Barcelona in 1992.<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: Olympia 2012 is right in<br />
front of our doors. Gotha FRH is currently<br />
your championship horse. What makes her<br />
special?<br />
Ludger Beerbaum, “Gotha FRH is clearly my number<br />
one! She has her peculiarities and from her<br />
exterior point of view she is not unproblematic.<br />
But she convinces with her talent. I allow for compromises<br />
in rideability if I cannot achieve perfection<br />
and harmony also with respect to the contact.<br />
Gotha FRH came to Riesenbeck as a four-year old<br />
was too well fed, just broken to saddle and without<br />
condition or strength. Her first small jumps<br />
gave me an inkling of her talent. That convinced<br />
me to keep her. I spent most of my time lunging<br />
her to get rid of the tension. I rode her for three<br />
months in walk, trot and canter only. <strong>The</strong> contact<br />
was inconsistent; to jump her was out of the question.<br />
A pure challenge! As Gotha FRH became older<br />
the focus on her training at home remained on<br />
dressage work especially on the improvement of<br />
her submissiveness and subtleness. It is sound advice<br />
to not start attacking a problem two to three<br />
days before a horse show; deal with these challenges<br />
during the off-season instead. Gotha FRH is a<br />
personality and she will not subordinate 100 percent.<br />
That does not just apply to riding her in competition;<br />
it also applies to leading her.”<br />
THE HANOVERIAN: What is the training of<br />
Gotha FRH like in preparation for the Olympic<br />
Games?<br />
Ludger Beerbaum, “Principally the training is the<br />
same as during every other season when working<br />
the horses towards a show highlight whether it is<br />
towards a championship or the Olympic Games. I<br />
save Gotha FRH for the decisive qualifications. I<br />
have developed a horse show schedule with larger<br />
breaks. I focus on intense work and training during<br />
these breaks.” n<br />
Breeding<br />
A strong team from Riesenbeck:<br />
Henrik v. Eckermann, Ludger Beerbaum,<br />
Marco Kutscher and Philipp<br />
Weishaupt.<br />
Satisfaction FRH is not only in<br />
demand as a breeding stallion; he is<br />
also highly successful in competition<br />
with his rider Marco Kutscher.<br />
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Auction<br />
3, 2, 1, ...<br />
mine!<br />
94 riding horses entered the auction arena at the<br />
May auction. <strong>The</strong>y achieved a moderate result with a<br />
top-selling price of 40,000 Euros for the dressage<br />
mare Serena-Serenity. 37 <strong>Hanoverian</strong>s found a new<br />
home in foreign countries.<br />
By Malte Kanz<br />
Results<br />
Riding Horses<br />
No. of horses offered for sale 94 horses<br />
N. of horses sold 93 horses<br />
Total turnover Euro 966.800,00<br />
Average price Euro 10.395,69<br />
Highest price Euro 40.000,00<br />
Lowest price<br />
Pricerange<br />
Euro 5.000,00<br />
Euro 4.000 to 9.999 50 horses<br />
Euro 10.000 to 14.999 32 horses<br />
Euro 15.000 to 24.999 10 horses<br />
25.000 Euro and more 1 horse<br />
Horses sold to the following areas:<br />
Lower Saxony 32<br />
Bavaria 4<br />
Hamburg 3<br />
Hessen 9<br />
Nordrhein-Westfalen 5<br />
Rheinland-Pfalz 1<br />
Saarland 1<br />
Schleswig-Holstein 1<br />
Total 56 horses<br />
Belgium 1<br />
Denmark 1<br />
Finland 3<br />
France 12<br />
Great Britain 5<br />
India 2<br />
Italy 1<br />
Liechtenstein 3<br />
Netherlands 1<br />
Portugal 3<br />
Schwitzerland 1<br />
Spain 1<br />
South Africa 1<br />
USA 2<br />
Total 37 horses<br />
10 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Hanoverian</strong> <strong>06|2012</strong><br />
At 3 P.M. the powerfully moving and very charming<br />
mare with head number 1 called Serena-Serenity<br />
entered the Niedersachsenhalle to<br />
start off the May-Auction. She trotted right into<br />
the hearts of the spectators with elastic and supple<br />
movement. “<strong>The</strong> mare is a dream,” auction rider<br />
Philip Ruwe raved. “She is in a good mood every<br />
day and tries very hard to do everything right. She<br />
is an ideal horse for training.” Sabine Tietz from<br />
Loxstedt exhibited this daughter of Sandro Hit/Fuerst<br />
Heinrich. Her breeder is Heinz Günnermann,<br />
Loxstedt. Jeanine Pagel an advisor for dressage<br />
horses remembers, “<strong>The</strong> mare was presented on<br />
the final selection date here in Verden. We liked<br />
her right away with her three exceptional basic<br />
gaits. She has a special appearance and everyone<br />
who tried her was filled with enthusiasm!” Serena-Serenity<br />
entered the final ring as the collection’s<br />
favorite. Auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener,<br />
“I am happy about the exhibitors trust in the auction<br />
program here in Verden. This trust was confirmed<br />
when she placed the mare in our care.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> auction started. <strong>The</strong> bids came fast. Eight different<br />
yellow bidding boards were raised alternately.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y reflected buying interest. Auctioneer<br />
Friedrich-Wilhelm Isernhagen kept track of the bids<br />
in his usual fashion and finally dropped the hammer<br />
at 40,000 Euros. A young family - seated in<br />
block 22 - was overjoyed. It had won the bidding<br />
duel. <strong>The</strong> mare does not have to travel far to her<br />
new stable in Hannover. Serena-Serenity will be<br />
with a loving family that is looking forward to a<br />
joint future so much. Guests from more than 15<br />
nations witnessed the sale of a collection of riding<br />
horses that included dressage and jumper horses<br />
next to recreational horses. Versatility was the<br />
trademark of this year’s May auction.<br />
A special selection of leisure horses<br />
In addition to dressage and/or jumping ability 17<br />
riding horse impressed with their composure and<br />
reliability. <strong>The</strong>y presented themselves as special<br />
offers for leisure riders. <strong>The</strong> 13-day auction training<br />
period provided information about the suitability<br />
of the horses as leisure partners. Some riding horses<br />
developed beautifully and accepted the training<br />
with plastic tarps, umbrellas and rattleboxes<br />
just fine. Advisors Jeanine Pagel and Thomas Schönig<br />
confidently recommended these auction participants<br />
as riding horses also suitable for leisure<br />
use. <strong>The</strong> leisure horses were earmarked through<br />
description, impressive photos and videos in the<br />
auction catalog. We addressed a broad spectrum<br />
of prospective customers through this effort. We<br />
did not only speak to the dressage or jumper rider<br />
but also to the recreational rider. We shall offer riding<br />
horses with leisure suitability on every winter-,<br />
May-, summer- and November auction and<br />
also at the Alsfeld Advent.”<br />
Especially foreign customers appreciated the collection:<br />
37 horses sold to 14 different nations.<br />
Conte du Rouet by Contendro/Balou du Rouet<br />
Conte du Rouet by Contendro/Balou du Rouet does<br />
not only convince with his talent at a fence but also<br />
with his good disposition. He was the most expensive<br />
horse from the jumper cadre with a sale price of<br />
20,000 Euros.
(breeder/exhibitor: Dr. Alexandra Görgens, Mühlen)<br />
was the top selling jumper. Customers from<br />
France bought the talented jumper mare for<br />
20,000 Euros. Shiny black Lubina sold to customers<br />
from France, too for 14,000 Euros. During the<br />
training period the mare exhibited her moving ability<br />
with best rideability and complete trust in the<br />
rider. French advisor Ariane Pourtavaf had recommended<br />
both athletes to her customers. Neighboring<br />
country Great Britain is not only in top shape<br />
with respect to dressage. Buyers from the United<br />
Kingdom acquired the second largest contingent<br />
Your Opinion<br />
Stefanie Sarah Scherer wrote this email after<br />
the May-auction:<br />
“I am looking for a new horse in the near future as<br />
mine has sustained a serious injury. I do not like<br />
many dealers’ or private sale’s ads in the Internet.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y do not sound honest and reliable. For this reason<br />
I attended Verden’s May auction last weekend.<br />
Unfortunately you do not always hear good<br />
things about auction horses, i.e. ‘If you buy a horse<br />
there you will have to turn it out for a year so it has<br />
time to recover.‘<br />
<strong>The</strong> auction surprised me in a positive way! You<br />
cannot deny that some horses reflected the stress<br />
from the days before; many appeared tired and<br />
slept. Others however exhibited strong nerves.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y gave the impression that they enjoyed the<br />
of horses with a total of five young <strong>Hanoverian</strong>s.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se buyers included standing clients as well as<br />
new customers who bought young talents for<br />
eventing.<br />
Breeding manager Dr. Schade and auction manager<br />
Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener agreed, “<strong>The</strong> price<br />
structure was moderate. <strong>The</strong> auction was buyerfriendly<br />
and we were able to serve many different<br />
levels of buyers. <strong>The</strong> market is content. Customers<br />
willing to spend 10,000 Euros for a <strong>Hanoverian</strong><br />
horse of good quality were well taken care of. n<br />
tasks at hand. A note I found very considerate<br />
caught my attention. It asked for everyone’s understanding<br />
that some young horses could not be tested<br />
on the day of the auction because it would just<br />
have been too much for them. Furthermore I liked<br />
the “Latest News” column in the auction brochure.<br />
It listed something special about each horse for<br />
instance if a horse trailers well or if a rider needs to<br />
be careful mounting the horse. In addition to these<br />
first impressions I was surprised in a positive way<br />
about the organization, the care and the management<br />
of an auction and will now consider<br />
purchasing a horse on an auction as a valid option.<br />
Praise to the team and to the association! I might<br />
just bid on a horse at your auction in the near future.”<br />
n<br />
Auction<br />
Serena-Serenity by Sandro Hit/Fuerst<br />
Heinrich was the top-seller at this<br />
year’s May auction with a sale price<br />
of Euro 40,000.00. Photos: Ernst<br />
<strong>The</strong> official change of hands of a<br />
cheque took place during the<br />
show event of the RCMP on the<br />
evening before the May auction.<br />
<strong>The</strong> auction department had<br />
auctioned off services of some<br />
employees during the gala evening<br />
of the 126 th elite auction.<br />
For instance Thomas Schönig<br />
had offered to be a chauffeur for<br />
one day. Jörn Ahrends offered<br />
his services as a trainer on a horse<br />
show, Sabrina Schönfeld as a<br />
horse show groom, Jeanine Pagel<br />
as a lorry driver and Philip<br />
Ruwe as a rider. Hartmut Kettelhodt<br />
offered a seat next to him<br />
on a selection trip. Auction manager<br />
Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener received<br />
the highest bid for his<br />
service: 4,000 Euros. He will<br />
mow the lawn on an estate in<br />
Great Britain! <strong>The</strong> total amount<br />
generated during this fundraiser<br />
was 7,625 Euros. A cheque over<br />
this amount was presented to<br />
the organization “Lebenshilfe<br />
Eitze e.V.” for their therapeutic<br />
riding program.<br />
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Portrait<br />
When father<br />
and son ...<br />
First pony Felix moved onto the farm of the Schulze<br />
Family in Steinhorst then Fjord horses followed and<br />
finally the jumper mare Penny. Father Hermann and<br />
son Torben have been devoted to the <strong>Hanoverian</strong><br />
breed for more than 20 years.<br />
By Jürgen Stroscher<br />
Three generations of the Schulze<br />
Family: Hermann and Hannelore with<br />
the grandchildren Torge and Mylene,<br />
Torben and his wife Maren. Photo:<br />
Stroscher<br />
12 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Hanoverian</strong><strong>06|2012</strong><br />
“<strong>The</strong> amount of time and labor horse breeding requires<br />
is truly immense,” 37-year old Torben Schulze<br />
says, “we decided to sell our breeding products<br />
as foals right from the beginning.” Father Hermann<br />
(64) managed the horse breeding operation<br />
with his 61-year old wife Hannelore as a sideline.<br />
“Sometimes you wonder whether family life and<br />
free time suffer too much or not,” the young building<br />
engineer adds. A life without horses however<br />
is unthinkable to him and his father. “All foals are<br />
included in the family and especially the time of<br />
foaling compensates for all the efforts!” <strong>The</strong> almost<br />
retiree Hermann Schulze admits that raising<br />
foals adds a lot to the quality of life. As a matter of<br />
fact horses did not play a large role in the life of<br />
Family Schulze in the beginning. Workhorses<br />
handled the farm work during the era of the<br />
grandfather but in time were replaced by modern<br />
machines. That special equine virus slowly but<br />
steadily infected all family members when the<br />
children Michael and Torben received a pony as a<br />
gift. <strong>The</strong> sons quickly outgrew the Shetland pony<br />
so Father Hermann went out and find a suitable<br />
horse for his growing children.<br />
“One day my husband showed up on the farm<br />
with a Fjord horse mare,” Mother Hannelore remembers,<br />
“He was supposed to buy a riding horse<br />
for our children.”Being the sensible one in the family<br />
her husband had to work hard to convince her<br />
that Fjord horses would suit the sons beautifully<br />
and that breeding horses was a sensible responsibility.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Fjord horses allowed for a quiet and<br />
gentle entry into horse breeding,” Hermann Schulze<br />
is still proud of the development, which started<br />
30 years ago. Breeding horses invigorated the family<br />
life. <strong>The</strong> Schulzes would spend the weekends<br />
together because of the combination of riding and<br />
breeding. Hermann Schulze proved his good sense<br />
for successful breeding combinations while breeding<br />
Fjord horses. <strong>The</strong> breeding farm Steinhorst<br />
quickly became a sought-after address in the Pony<br />
Association Hanover.<br />
Especially his oldest son Michael developed strong<br />
ambitions in competitions. Even today the 41-one<br />
year old competes in jumper classes at the M-level<br />
and manages his own boarding facility in neighboring<br />
Hankensbuettel. Father Hermann once again<br />
had to start a search for a suitable horse with the<br />
appropriate jumping ability to meet the demands<br />
of his son with respect to the sport of jumping.<br />
Eight-year old Penny was the first sport horse to<br />
enter the barn in Steinhorst and the love for Warmblood<br />
horses was awakened in Family Schulze. <strong>The</strong><br />
foundation for a <strong>Hanoverian</strong> breeding program<br />
was laid with the acquisition of the mare Diana by<br />
Don Juan/Wienerwald (breeder: Heinrich Pengel,<br />
Dannenberg) who came to the barn of Family<br />
Schulze as a yearling in 1990. Hermann Schulze<br />
immediately landed a direct hit! Diana delivered<br />
the successful competitor Felicitas by Fabriano in<br />
1992. Felicitas competed in jumper classes at the<br />
S-level with her Hessian rider Peter Gutberlet in<br />
the past and currently does with Anne Gutberlet.<br />
As Family Schulze decided to redirect their breeding<br />
program to dressage lines Diana was sold.<br />
She was successful at the S-level herself after four<br />
breeding seasons.<br />
A path breaking decision<br />
Son Torben made a path-breaking decision in<br />
1992 with the purchase of the mare Lanthana by<br />
Lanthan/Dakar (breeder: Albert Vielitz, Alt-Seeha-
gen) and started breeding dressage horses. From<br />
then on 17-year old Torben was a partner to his<br />
dad with equal rights in respect to the breeding of<br />
horses. “I borrowed money from my godfather to<br />
buy Lanthana as a yearling. I paid him back in installments<br />
over several years. Today I am very glad<br />
that I had the courage to do that,” Torben Schulze<br />
proudly tells about the purchase of his broodmare.<br />
And proud he may be as Lanthana founded today’s<br />
damline of the Schulze Family! <strong>The</strong> state’s premium<br />
mare is still used as a broodmare in Steinhorst.<br />
Father and son Schulze made another fundamental<br />
decision at the time: <strong>The</strong>y only wanted to continue<br />
breeding with state’s premium mares. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
succeeded in their endeavor because Lanthana delivered<br />
mainly fillies of which among others Pamina<br />
by Prince Thatch xx, Wachau I by Weltmeyer,<br />
Wiena’s Dream by Weltmeyer, Sundrice by Sandro<br />
Hit, Santana by Sandro Hit also received the state’s<br />
premium award. <strong>The</strong>y bought today’s 12-year old<br />
River Queen O by Rotspon (breeder: Matthias Ohmen,<br />
Sinstedt) to complement the damline with<br />
another dressage line. Proven bloodlines from stallions<br />
like Arlberg, Brandenburg, Louis Heslegard,<br />
Conte Cristo and Highcruiser have flown into the<br />
breeding program of Family Schulze through Lanthana<br />
and her line of Dahlie. Outstanding producers<br />
like Lehnsherr, Dorint, Friesenstern, Del Piero,<br />
Don Paulo, Di Versace, Weltjunge, World Diamond<br />
O and Rubiano have been added through River<br />
Queen O and her line of Jugendgespielin.<br />
“We always tried to combine performance willingness<br />
with rideability in our breeding program. <strong>The</strong><br />
quality of movement is a decisive factor and its<br />
presence in the bloodlines is essential. Proven producers<br />
like Weltmeyer or Sandro Hit are of utmost<br />
importance to potential buyers and riders,” Torben<br />
and Hermann Schulze both say. All the more important<br />
is the fact that all broodmares have received<br />
a score of 8,0 or better for rideability. “<strong>The</strong><br />
grey sire Santini with his elegant appearance and<br />
his big open eyes has always been our personal<br />
favorite.” Sometimes you have to hold back and<br />
listen to the demand on the horse market. This becomes<br />
even more important if you try to market<br />
only foals.<br />
Prospective buyers from Germany as well as from<br />
foreign countries quickly became aware of the exceptional<br />
quality of the foals from the breeding<br />
farm Steinhorst. Verden’s auction program offers<br />
the best marketing possibilities. Family Schulze<br />
also entertains good relations with Paul Schockemöhle.<br />
<strong>The</strong> personal contact to buyers and the individually<br />
designed care do the rest. <strong>The</strong> mares<br />
from the home of Schulze are not just excellent<br />
broodmares; they also convince in the dressage<br />
ring with their excellent movement and high performance<br />
willingness just like their male offspring.<br />
<strong>The</strong> International Dressage and Jumper Festival in<br />
Verden in 2010 became a very special event for<br />
Family Schulze as four horses out of their breeding<br />
program competed. State’s premium mare Hotline’s<br />
Best by Hotline out of Sundrice finished the <strong>Hanoverian</strong><br />
Riding Horse Championships in second<br />
place. This mare had already impressed at the<br />
Mare Show in Sottrum as the overall champion. It<br />
comes to no surprise that she was sold to France<br />
for a six-figure amount! Back to the <strong>Hanoverian</strong><br />
Riding Horse Championships: Sean Connery by Sir<br />
Donnerhall became champion in the division for<br />
three-year old stallions. <strong>The</strong> mare River Queen O<br />
produced Sean Connery in 2007. He sold on<br />
Verden’s stallion sales in 2009 for 195,000 Euros.<br />
He was the highest-priced not-licensed stallion.<br />
His one-year older half-brother out of Hotline’s<br />
Best, the gelding Darboven by Don Kennedy, had<br />
also qualified for the World Championships. Darboven<br />
sold for 135,000 Euros on Verden’s elite<br />
auction in the fall of 2009. <strong>The</strong> stallion Santo by<br />
Santini out of the mare Wachau I has successfully<br />
competed in international dressage classes with<br />
his Dutch rider Kevin de Bruin. <strong>The</strong> pair placed<br />
forth. In the meantime Santo is successful at the<br />
Grand Prix level. “This is a great validation for us.<br />
After all the successes of our horses in breed<br />
shows or on horse shows add greatly to the marketability<br />
of our foals. <strong>The</strong>y are high in demand. As<br />
we sell them very early on we can but only observe<br />
their further development and where and to whom<br />
they might be sold again,” Torben explains the<br />
other side of the sale strategy. Time limitations<br />
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Portrait<br />
<strong>The</strong> sire Sean Connery by Sir Donnerhall/Rotspon<br />
is just as successful<br />
in competition as he is in the<br />
breeding chute.<br />
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Jumping<br />
14 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Hanoverian</strong><strong>06|2012</strong><br />
Sport<br />
Caresse wins the<br />
Youngster-Tour<br />
Caresse won the final of the Youngster Tour in<br />
Mannheim/Germnay with rider Ludger Beerbaum.<br />
Constantin B with rider Hans-Dieter Dreher won the<br />
Championship of the City Mannheim one day earlier.<br />
By Britta Züngel<br />
Breemeersen Adorado (VA)<br />
Belgium’s team placed second in the Nation<br />
Prize of Lummen/Belgium. Adorado by Acorado/Glücksgriff<br />
(breeder: Frank Johannsen,<br />
Buxtehude) was one of the team members<br />
with his rider Donaat Brondeel. <strong>The</strong> pair laid<br />
the foundation for this success with a faultless<br />
first round.<br />
All Star (VA)<br />
All Star by Argentinus/Alme Z (breeder: Horst<br />
Zöllmer, Sudergellersen) finished in fifth place<br />
with rider Dennis Lynch in the qualification of<br />
the Jumper Class of the Riders Tour in Hagen.<br />
Amaretto x<br />
“Pappas Amadeus Horse Outdoors” is the<br />
well-sounding name of the CSI in Lamprechtshausen/Austria.<br />
Manfred Müller from<br />
Switzerland rode Amaretto x by Acorado/<br />
Gimpel (breeder: Jutta Rittscher, Brande). <strong>The</strong><br />
pair finished in forth place after an exciting<br />
jump-off of the second qualification for the<br />
Grand Prix.<br />
Cadet<br />
Gerrit Schepers rode Cadet by Carbid/Gloster<br />
(breeder: Georg Stegmann, Westerwalsede)<br />
to victory with a two-minute plus lead in a<br />
jumper class for the EY-Cup U25 in Lamprechtshausen.<br />
Eurocommerce Callahan (VA)<br />
<strong>The</strong> second station of the Global Champions<br />
Caresse and Ludger Beerbaum won the Youngster-Tour<br />
in Mannheim. Photo Rau<br />
Tour took place in Valencia/Spain. Callahan<br />
by Contendro/For Pleasure (breeder: Joachim<br />
Tobaben, Ottensen) and Gerco Schröder from<br />
the Netherlands finished in fifth place in a<br />
speed class.<br />
Camira<br />
A great start for Camira at the renowned<br />
May Market-Show in Mannheim/Germany!<br />
Günter Treiber rode Camira by Calido/Singular<br />
Joter (breeder: Erdmann Ohlrogge, Büchen)<br />
to victory in the first qualification of the<br />
Youngster-Tour.<br />
Campagnarde<br />
Campagnarde by Carabas/Cheenook (breeder:<br />
Hubert Knigge, Ahlden) won the Grand<br />
Prix of Vilamoura with rider Sebastian Haas.<br />
This class was the main attraction during the<br />
third weekend of the Equestrian Tour in Portugal.<br />
Caresse<br />
Caresse by Cento/Sandro (breeder: Dietrich<br />
Schulze, Wedemark) celebrated one of her<br />
biggest successes of her still young sport horse<br />
career in Mannheim. <strong>The</strong> eight-year old<br />
won the Youngster-Tour with rider Ludger<br />
Beerbaum. <strong>The</strong> grey had already impressed<br />
placing second and a fifth during the qualifying<br />
classes.<br />
VDL Groep Carina<br />
10,0 was the free-jumping score for Carina<br />
by Contendro/Calypso II (breeder: <strong>The</strong>kla Jordan,<br />
Ehra-Lessien) at the mare performance<br />
test. Six years later her name now appears on<br />
the result sheets of international competitions.<br />
She placed third in a speed class with<br />
rider Leopold van Asten at the World Cup Finals<br />
in ‘s-Hertogenbosch/Netherlands.<br />
Carlotta Singular La Magnifica<br />
Having recovered from an insignificant injury<br />
Carlotta Singular La Magnifica by Chasseur/<br />
Singular Joter won a Grand Prix with a<br />
25,000 Dollar-purse in Wellington/USA with<br />
rider Yann Candele before travelling to Europe.<br />
She placed third in the Nation Prize as a<br />
member of the Canadian team in Lummen.<br />
Carlson (VA)<br />
You can find two of Hanover’s most important<br />
jumper horse producers in Carlson’s pedigree:<br />
Contendro and Graf Top. Now the
name of the 2004-born bay (breeder: Kurt-<br />
Heinrich Böttcher, Brüninghorstedt) appears<br />
in the international result lists: He finished a<br />
jumper class with jump-off in forth place with<br />
rider Thomas de Wit from Belgium in Lummen.<br />
Checkmate<br />
Three female riders held the top three spots<br />
on the leader board of the qualifying class for<br />
the Riders’ Tour in Hagen. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum<br />
and Checkmate by Contender/<br />
Pik Bube II (breeder: Renate Gerlach, Sulingen)<br />
finished in second position after an exciting<br />
jump-off.<br />
Chico<br />
Chico by Cordalme Z/Sandro (breeder: Dietrich<br />
Schulze, Wedemark) with rider Philipp<br />
Weishaupt was victorious in the first jumper<br />
class of the Youngster-Tour at Horses &<br />
Dreams in Hagen. <strong>The</strong> second qualification<br />
was just as exciting as the first. Here Chico<br />
took a close second. <strong>The</strong> pair finished on an<br />
excellent forth place in the final.<br />
Chocitoki<br />
One place – three competitions! <strong>The</strong> “Spring<br />
Tour” took place in Ebreichsdorf from the<br />
end of April until the beginning of May. Chocitoki<br />
by Catoki/Couleur (breeder: Heinrich<br />
Wecke, Stadthagen) placed fifth in the first<br />
jumper competition for five-year olds with his<br />
rider Christian Slawinski on the last weekend.<br />
Class de Luxe<br />
Class de Luxe by Contendro/Stakkato (breeder:<br />
Dieter Kuhlmann, Wanderup) and rider<br />
Herbert Ulonska were excited about winning<br />
a second place-ribbon in the six-bars jumper<br />
competition of the VIP-Tour Rider at the CSI<br />
in Ebreichsdorf.<br />
L.B. Con Amore (VA)<br />
Con Amore by Contender/Voltaire (breeder:<br />
Heiko Oltmanns, Neuengland) had a convincing<br />
performance in the opening jumper<br />
class at the CSI in Mannheim. She placed<br />
third with rider Angelica Augustsson from<br />
Sweden. <strong>The</strong> pair finished in second place in<br />
an accumulator class.<br />
Condello<br />
Condello by Contendro/Ramiro’s Son II (breeder:<br />
Heinz Saborowski, Ihlienwörth) celebrated<br />
his entry into the international competition<br />
pages of THE HANOVERIAN with a forth<br />
place in a two-phase jumper class of the<br />
Con Amore and Angelica Augustsson celebrated<br />
good placements. Photo: Frieler<br />
Gold Tour on the second week in Ebreichsdorf.<br />
Alexander Zetermann rode the nine-year<br />
old.<br />
Constantin B (VA)<br />
Constantin B by Contendro/Espri (breeder:<br />
Helmut Bischof, Börgershausen) impressed<br />
with a second place in the opening jumper<br />
class of the Big Tour at the CSI in Neuendorf/<br />
Switzerland. Hans-Dieter Dreher rode the 10year<br />
old in the Championship of the City into<br />
first place one week later. <strong>The</strong> pair had placed<br />
third in an S-level jumper class before that.<br />
Corvin<br />
Corvin by Contendro/Athletico (breeder: Katja<br />
Ahlemann-Wobbe, Hellwege) participated<br />
in a Nation’s Prize with rider Tim Rieskamp-<br />
Gödeking in Porte Alegre/Brazil for the first<br />
time. <strong>The</strong> German quartet finished in third<br />
place. Corvin placed second in the Grand Prix<br />
earning 40,000 Dollars in prize money.<br />
Crossing Jordan<br />
In 2005 Sebastian Holtgraeve-Osthues rode<br />
Crossing Jordan by Champion Du Lys/Calypso<br />
(breeder: Jürgen Ernst, Essel) into third place<br />
in the <strong>Hanoverian</strong> Jumper Horse Championships<br />
and into eighth place in the Federal<br />
Championships. Now in Mexican ownership<br />
Crossing Jordan has celebrated a considerable<br />
success in Hagen where the now twelve-<br />
Sport<br />
year old placed third in the Grand Prix with<br />
rider Nicolas Pizzaro.<br />
Delloren<br />
Delloren by Drosselklang II/Acord earned an<br />
international top placing with rider Andreas<br />
Knippling. Franziska Baum has ridden the<br />
twelve-year old until now. Delloren placed<br />
fifth after a faultless round in the qualification<br />
for the Grand Prix in Eschweiler/Germany.<br />
Diva<br />
Only three riders qualified for the jump-off to<br />
win the Grand Prix of young riders at the international<br />
show in Eschweiler. Diva by Diagonal/Carbid<br />
(breeder: Herbert Führing, Hespe)<br />
and rider Stefanie Reining finished in<br />
third place.<br />
Donkosack<br />
Donkosack by Dorsselklang II/Watzmann<br />
(breeder: Wilhelm Borchers, Sulingen) and rider<br />
Angel Dinev Nyagolov from Bulgaria finished<br />
the Grand Prix of Redefin/Germany in<br />
forth place after a clever round in a difficult<br />
jump-off.<br />
Eberlue (VA)<br />
Amateurs competed in the VIP Tour at the CSI<br />
in Ebreichsdorf. Sylvia Gugler rode Eberlue by<br />
Escudo/Graf Grannus (breeder: Heinrich Bielmann,<br />
Burgdorf) into third place in a twophase<br />
jumper class as well as in the final on<br />
the second weekend. <strong>The</strong> pair enjoyed a victory<br />
in a speed class a week later.<br />
Elena (VA)<br />
From the foal auction to Brazil – that describes<br />
Elena’s journey at an early age. Elena by<br />
Escudo/Graf Grannus (breeder: Otto-Hans<br />
Brandt, Kuhfelde) has developed beautifully<br />
since then as could be witnessed at the CSI in<br />
Porto Aledre. She placed forth in a jumper<br />
class of the Youngster-Tour with rider Felipe<br />
Juares De Lima.<br />
Embassy II<br />
<strong>The</strong> competition was fierce on the second<br />
weekend of the “Spring-Tour” in Lummen.<br />
Embassy II by Escudo/Silvio (breeder: Dr. Bonny-Jasmin<br />
Jacobs, Bierbergen) and his rider<br />
Hans-Dieter Dreher finished the first speed<br />
class in a brilliant second place and the second<br />
speed class in third place. <strong>The</strong>y were<br />
defeated in an exciting jump-off of the Grand<br />
Prix of Mannheim finishing forth one week<br />
later.<br />
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Sport<br />
Flying Boy (VA)<br />
Flying Boy by Fly High/Sao Paulo (breeder:<br />
Horst Heidemann, Meppen) and rider Simone<br />
Blum won the final of the Gold Tour on the<br />
first weekend at the CSI in Magna Racino in<br />
Ebreichsdorf. <strong>The</strong>y placed second by only a<br />
small margin in a two-phase jumper class in<br />
week two. <strong>The</strong> pair finished the final of the<br />
Gold Tour in fifth position on the last day.<br />
Forry Deluxe<br />
He has finally turned seven and is now permitted<br />
to compete in international Youngster-Tours.<br />
Forry Deluxe by For Pleasure/Landadel<br />
(breeder: Wilhelm and Heike Strunk,<br />
Bochum-Siepel) placed forth in the second<br />
qualification of the CSI –YH with rider Jan<br />
Wernke in Mannheim.<br />
George<br />
<strong>The</strong> preparations for the Olympic Games are<br />
in full swing. <strong>The</strong> highly rated Canadians finished<br />
the Nation Cup in third place at the<br />
CHIO in Lummen, Belgium. Carlotta Singular<br />
La Magnifica and George by Garant/Don<br />
Juan (breeder: Carsten Wiedemann, Uelzen)<br />
were two of the competitors. George and his<br />
rider Jill Henselwood had one rail each on<br />
both rounds of the difficult course.<br />
Graciella<br />
Pius Schwizer rode Graciella by Graf Top/<br />
Acord II (breeder: Siegfried Buhl, Syke) in two<br />
classes at the World Cup-final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.<br />
<strong>The</strong> pair took fifth place in one speed<br />
class and improved to forth in another.<br />
Graciella III<br />
<strong>The</strong> number of competing horses out of Belgium<br />
and Dutch breeding programs was paramount<br />
at the CSI in Antwerp/Belgium. <strong>Hanoverian</strong><br />
horses dominated the speed class<br />
of the Gold Tour. Surefire was victorious; Graciella<br />
III by Graf Top/Watzmann (breeder:<br />
Ernst-August Meier, Stemwede) placed second<br />
with rider Pius Schwizer, Let’s Fly finished<br />
forth.<br />
Graf Moritz (VA)<br />
Dirk Klaproth rode Graf Moritz by Graf Top/<br />
Classiker (breeder: Jürgen Siegert, Ganderkesee)<br />
into third place in the second qualification<br />
for the Grand Prix of Lamprechtshausen.<br />
Grand Balou (Hess.)<br />
Alex Duffy saddled Grand Balou by Balou du<br />
Rouet/Grandeur (breeder: Frank and Susanne<br />
Kannegiesser, Espenau-Hohenkirchen) for<br />
the first time for an international competition<br />
in Ebreichsdorf in Austria. <strong>The</strong> young pair finished<br />
the final of the Gold Tour in fifth place<br />
after a faultless round on the second weekend.<br />
Gulliver K<br />
Gulliver K by Graf Top/Diskus was able to<br />
hold his own with rider Kim Thiry against<br />
tough competition from Belgium and the<br />
Netherlands at the CSI in Lummen. <strong>The</strong> pair<br />
placed fifth in a class against the clock on the<br />
first weekend. <strong>The</strong>y celebrated another fifth<br />
placement a week later.<br />
Third place in the Grand Prix of Redefin for Donkosack<br />
and Angel Dinev Nyagolov. Photo: Frieler<br />
KN Malna<br />
Eschweiler invited to a Jumping Festival. Rebecca<br />
Golasch participated on KN Malna by<br />
Lastro/Sao Paulo (breeder: Josef Brinkmöller,<br />
Georgsmarienhütte) in a speed class and<br />
placed forth.<br />
Landrino<br />
<strong>The</strong> rising generation met at the Jumping<br />
Festival in Eschweiler. Gina-Sophia Giodani<br />
finished in second place with her mount<br />
Landrino by Landor S/Lemon xx (breeder:<br />
Imke Wrede, Cappel) in an S-level class for<br />
young riders.<br />
Leilani K<br />
Sebastian von Schneller and Leilani K by<br />
Landclassic/Cheenook (breeder: Hubert Knigge,<br />
Ahlden) earned bronze with a faultless<br />
round in the final of the Gold Tour on the<br />
third weekend in Ebreichsdorf.<br />
Leszek<br />
Leszek by Landclassic/Weinberg (breeder:<br />
Norbert Nowak, Haren) and rider <strong>The</strong>o Muff<br />
placed in the top five in the Grand Prix of<br />
Ebreichsdorf on the first weekend of the<br />
“Spring-Tour”. <strong>The</strong> pair finished in forth<br />
place after an exciting jump-off. <strong>The</strong>y placed<br />
third in a speed class of the Diamond Tour<br />
during week two.<br />
HH Let‘s Fly<br />
Rodrigo Pessoa rode Let’s Fly by Lordanos/<br />
Forrest xx (breeder: Uwe Dreesmann, Hesel)<br />
in a speed class of the Gold Tour at the CSI<br />
Antwerp finishing in forth place in Belgium<br />
which is his homeland by choice.<br />
Luxana H<br />
Marie Cindy van der Straten rode Luxana H<br />
by Lux/Achill (breeder: Arnd Deters, Schuettorf)<br />
in the six bars competition of Antwerp.<br />
<strong>The</strong> pair finished forth With one rail down<br />
during the forth round.<br />
Pepita R<br />
Pepita R by Perpignon/Drosselbart (breeder:<br />
Axel Baumgartner, Wulkau) and rider Bronislav<br />
Chudyba crossed the finish line placing<br />
fifth in the second qualification for the Grand<br />
Prix of Eschweiler. World-class competitor<br />
Willi Melliger from Switzerland had brought<br />
the bay up to international competitions.
Que Sera<br />
Que Sera by Quidam’s Rubin/Zeus (breeder:<br />
Heinrich Sanders, Raddestorf) and Rene Tebbel<br />
finished the second qualification of the<br />
Youngster Tour at the CSI in Hagen in third<br />
place against top competition.<br />
Quinntina<br />
<strong>The</strong> first rider from Haiti counts on a <strong>Hanoverian</strong><br />
for his international show career: Farid<br />
Ladjouan rides Quinntina by Quidam’s Rubin/<br />
Drosselklang II (breeder: Hartmut Weidenhöfer,<br />
Bergen) with great success. <strong>The</strong> pair finished<br />
in fifth position in a class against the<br />
clock in Lummen.<br />
Raketen Schorsch (Hess.)<br />
A seven-second lead to the next-placed competitor<br />
was still not enough for a victory! Maximilian<br />
Schmid rode Raketen Schorsch by<br />
Reflektor/Exorbitant xx (breeder: Christina<br />
Rath, Elbtal) into second position behind Cadet<br />
in a jumper class of the EY-Cup U25. <strong>The</strong><br />
eight-year old gelding is not only fast; he is<br />
also a powerful jumper. He proved it in a<br />
puissance of the High Fly-Tour where the<br />
Hessian pair placed third.<br />
Random Harvest<br />
Random Harvest by Raphael/Gardestern<br />
(breeder: Peter Mahler, Neuhaus/Oste) and<br />
rider Tobias Blotz place fifth in a two-phase<br />
jumper class for amateurs in Hagen. <strong>The</strong> participation<br />
in Mannheim was also successful:<br />
a forth place in the opening jumper class of<br />
the Great Tour for Amateurs and two second<br />
places one in a two-phase class and one in<br />
an accumulator class.<br />
Amico Mio<br />
Amico Mio by Stakkato/Graf Grannus (breeder:<br />
Andrea and Norbert Wulf, Schillsdorf)<br />
placed well on the last weekend of the Toscana-Tour<br />
in Arezzo/Italy. <strong>The</strong> nine-year old<br />
stallion finished in third place in a speed<br />
class of the Gold Tour with his rider Roberto<br />
Cristofoletti. <strong>The</strong> pair continued on to Mannheim<br />
where they placed fifth in an accumulator<br />
class.<br />
Satisfaction FRH<br />
Satisfaction FRH by Stakkato/Calypso II<br />
(breeder: Rainer Schulz, Burgdorf) and rider<br />
Marco Kutscher began the World Cup-final of<br />
‘s-Hertogenbosch with a faultless round in a<br />
warm-up class and earned the pair a third<br />
place.<br />
Shakira<br />
Shakiro by Stakkato/Landfriese (breeder: Helmut<br />
Eickhorst, Mariendrebber) had a convincing<br />
performance in Lummen, “in the<br />
lions´den”. <strong>The</strong> state’s premium aspirant that<br />
won the free-jumping competition of the Program<br />
for <strong>Hanoverian</strong> Jumper Horse Breeding<br />
three years ago now won the second qualification<br />
of the Belgium Championship for seven-year<br />
old jumper horses with rider Harrie<br />
Smolders. She left all the jumper talents bred<br />
in Belgium and in the Netherlands behind her.<br />
Sport<br />
Siebenstein<br />
With the proven pedigree of Stakkato x Calypso<br />
II, Siebenstein (breeder: Christian<br />
Werthmann, Vechelde) competed in Lamprechtshausen.<br />
<strong>The</strong> now six-year old placed in<br />
the top group in the free-jumping competition<br />
in Verden in 2009. Last year he participated<br />
in the Federal Championships. He showed<br />
no problems with rider Dirk Klaproth and<br />
finished in third place in the first jumper class<br />
of the Young Horse Tour.<br />
Sir Poldi<br />
Sir Poldi by Stakkato/Polydor (breeder: Ludger<br />
Beerbaum, Riesenbeck) collected international<br />
experiences at the “Spring Tour” in<br />
Ebreichsdorf with success. <strong>The</strong> nine-year old<br />
and his rider Dirk Schröder placed third in a<br />
jumper class of the Gold Tour during the first<br />
week.<br />
Sixtus<br />
Sixtus by Stolzenberg/Matador (breeder: Dr.<br />
Christian Stampehl, Rixförde) traveled to<br />
Ebreichsdorf with rider Mike Patrick Leichle<br />
at the beginning of May. <strong>The</strong> pair finished in<br />
an excellent forth place in the first jumper<br />
class for seven-year olds.<br />
Sonate<br />
Sonate by Stakkato/Calypso II (breeder: Gabriele<br />
Schliffka, Wienhausen) and rider Willem<br />
Greve won the qualification for the Grand<br />
Prix in Hardelot/France.<br />
Spirit in the Sky (VA)<br />
Spirit in the Sky by Stalypso/Goodman (breeder:<br />
Heiner and Renate Hormann, Landesbergen)<br />
got into the best hands at the summer<br />
auction of 2011. A jumper stable in Great<br />
Britain bought the dark bay. He has now earned<br />
his first international placement with rider<br />
Bruce Menzies finishing fifth in the final<br />
of the Youngster Tour for five-year olds in<br />
Ebreichsdorf.<br />
Sportsman (VA)<br />
Sportsman by Stolzenberg/Lordanos (breeder:<br />
Sissy-Nadine Braband, Hanover) and rider<br />
Bernd Herbert finished on fifth place in<br />
the first jumper class of the Youngster Cup at<br />
the CSI in Ebreichsdorf. <strong>The</strong> pair won the twophase<br />
class as well as the speed class for sixyear<br />
olds during the second week of the<br />
“Spring Tour”.<br />
Forry Deluxe and Jan Wernke placed fourth in<br />
Mannheim. Photo: Frieler<br />
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Leszek and rider <strong>The</strong>o Muff were very successful<br />
numerous times in Ebreichsdorf.<br />
Surfire (VA)<br />
Nobody was faster than Surefire by Stakkato/<br />
Contender (breeder: Rolf Böndel, Enger) and<br />
rider Pilar Cordon in the speed class of the<br />
Gold Tour at Jumping Antwerp. <strong>The</strong>y won this<br />
exciting class.<br />
Dressage<br />
Andretti H<br />
<strong>The</strong> competition in the well-attended dressage<br />
classes in Hagen/Germany was tough.<br />
Andretti H by Aarking xx/Cavalier (breeder:<br />
Gunda Hinrichs-Heinemann, Lengenbostel)<br />
and rider Laura Bechtoldheimer finished the<br />
Grand Prix of the Special-Tour in fifth place.<br />
Apropos<br />
Apropos by Antaeus/Donnerhall (breeder:<br />
Heike Kemmer, Winsen) found a new home in<br />
the Czech Republic. He competed at the CDI<br />
in Radzionkow/Poland with rider Fabrizio Sigismondi<br />
and finished fifth at Intermediaire I<br />
and forth in the freestyle.<br />
Breanna (VA)<br />
Breanna by Brentano II/Weltmeyer (breeder:<br />
Walter Rauen, Spelle) was successful in the<br />
United States at the end of April. She finished<br />
second in the Grand Prix Special in Del Mar<br />
with rider Kathleen Raine.<br />
Capriciella<br />
Juniors and young riders met in Roosendaal/<br />
Netherlands. <strong>The</strong> champion of the individual<br />
test and the freestyle for juniors was Capriciella<br />
by Cordoba/Wenzel (breeder: Friedrich<br />
Lührs-Behnke, Verden). Anna Zibrandtsen<br />
from Denmark rode the state’s premium aspirant.<br />
Calvin G (VA)<br />
<strong>The</strong> renowned facility of the Cadre Noir in<br />
Saumur/France was the host of a first-class<br />
dressage show. <strong>The</strong> team from Great Britain<br />
finished in third place in the Nation Prize for<br />
young riders. Two Contendro descendants<br />
performed brilliantly in the team test. In addition<br />
to the radiating winner Contendros Bube<br />
Calvin G by Contendro/Graf Sponneck (breeder:<br />
Otto Griemsmann, Oppeln) finished on<br />
15th place with rider Alex Hardwick.<br />
Champagner<br />
Champagner by Cordoba/Charmeur (breeder:<br />
Friedrich Kisker, Bad Berleburg) and Antonia<br />
Gotzens successfully competed in the division<br />
for young riders last year. <strong>The</strong>y competed<br />
in the Small Tour and took forth place in Prix<br />
St. Georges in Saumur.<br />
Ciowa<br />
Carmen Naesgaard Rodriguez-Pessolas from<br />
Spain and Ciowa by Cheenook/Wittelsbach<br />
(breeder: Ulf Brandt, Stade) received the<br />
fifth-best score in the Grand Prix of Saumur.<br />
<strong>The</strong> pair improved and moved up to third<br />
place in the freestyle.<br />
Contendros Bube (VA)<br />
Nobody was going to stop Contendros Bube<br />
by Contendro/Pik Bube (breeder: Friedrich-<br />
Wilhelm Maack, Glückstadt) in the Nation<br />
Prize Competition for the rising generation in<br />
Saumur. <strong>The</strong> ten-year old stallion was a member<br />
of the victorious German Nation Prize<br />
team with rider Sarah Runge. Furthermore he<br />
was at the top of the leader board in the<br />
team- and the freestyle competition for<br />
young riders.<br />
D‘Agostino<br />
<strong>The</strong> competition was first class at the tradition-filled<br />
May Market-Show in Mannheim.<br />
<strong>The</strong> judges placed D’Agostino by De Niro/<br />
Shogun xx (breeder: Klaus Lahmann, Dassendorf)<br />
and rider Fabienne Luetkemeier in fifth<br />
position in the Grand Prix. <strong>The</strong> pair moved up<br />
into forth place in the freestyle.<br />
FRH Desperados (VA)<br />
<strong>The</strong> spectators showed great interest in the<br />
dressage competitions at the CDI in Hagen.<br />
<strong>The</strong> tests of Totilas and Matthias Alexander<br />
Rath were certainly a great attraction. Kristina<br />
Sprehe presented FRH Desperados by De<br />
Niro/Wolkenstein II (breeder: Herbert Schütt,<br />
Hemmoor) beautifully in the Grand Prix and<br />
in the Freestyle which earned the pair two<br />
third place ribbons.<br />
Dablino<br />
Anabel Balkenhol rode Dablino by De Niro/<br />
Wanderbusch II (breeder: Weert-Arnold<br />
Sweers, Krummhörn) into third position both<br />
times in the Grand Prix and the Special of Hagen.<br />
Daniel Craig<br />
Daniel Craig by De Niro/Hohenstein (breeder:<br />
Edeltraut Schröder, Bienenbüttel) and Janet<br />
Egbers competed for Germany at the CDIO-J<br />
in Saumur. <strong>The</strong> team won the Nation Prize;<br />
Daniel Craig produced the best German result<br />
with a second place.<br />
Denzel<br />
Another De Niro descendant competed on<br />
the French junior team: eleven-year old Denzel<br />
by De Niro/Weltmeyer (breeder: Josef Ewing,<br />
Alfhausen) ridden by Sharon Yvroux finished<br />
in forth place in the team test. <strong>The</strong> pair
produced the best result of Team Tricolore<br />
which placed forth.<br />
Don Johnson<br />
Isabell Werth rode Don Johnson by Don Frederico/Warkant<br />
(breeder: Ulrike Meyer, Dedelstorf)<br />
into second place in the Grand Prix<br />
and into forth place in the Special in Hagen.<br />
Don Walesko (VA)<br />
Don Walesko by Donnerhall/Walt Disney<br />
(breeder: Helga Tschierske, Dohren) and rider<br />
Stefan Peter finished the Grand Prix Special<br />
in second place after having placed fifth the<br />
Grand Prix in Radzionkow.<br />
Donna Romma<br />
Elin Aspnes rode Donna Romma by Don Frederico/Warkant<br />
(breeder: Hans-Joachim Quirling,<br />
Neustadt) into forth position in the Team<br />
Test for young riders in Roosendaal. <strong>The</strong> pair<br />
improved their score in the individual test<br />
and placed second. As members of the Swedish<br />
team the pair also won third place in the<br />
Nation Prize.<br />
Fishermans Friend (VA)<br />
<strong>The</strong> best of the best of dressage competitors<br />
met at the CDI in Sydney, Australia. Fishermans<br />
Friend by Fabriano/Pik Solo (breeder:<br />
Dr. Frank Köppen, Eddigehausen) and rider<br />
Tor van den Berge placed third in the Grand<br />
Prix Freestyle after having finished the Grand<br />
Prix in forth place.<br />
Fleurie<br />
Erin Williams from Great Britain rode Fleurie<br />
by Florestan/Akzent II (breeder: Diana Eustace,<br />
Surrey/Great Britain) into third position<br />
in the FEI-team test and into fifth position in<br />
the following Freestyle in Roosendaal.<br />
Florencia B<br />
<strong>The</strong> leader board reflected a forth place in<br />
the Grand Prix-Freestyle of Radzionkow for<br />
Florencia B by Florianus/Davignon (breeder:<br />
Reinhard and Rudolf Bösch, Bülkau) and rider<br />
Katarzyna Milczarek.<br />
Fontalero (VA)<br />
Veronique Henschen from Luxembourg competed<br />
Fontalero by Werther/Weltmeyer (breeder:<br />
Arend Kamphorst, Prieros) in classes for<br />
riders U25 in Saumur. <strong>The</strong> pair received the<br />
Donna Romma and Elin Aspnes were members<br />
of the Swedish Nation Prize Team for Young Riders,<br />
which placed third in Saumur. Photo: Frieler<br />
third best score in Intermediaire II and the<br />
foth best one in Grand Prix.<br />
Gotcha<br />
Corentin Pottier and Gotcha by Goethe/Calypso<br />
II (breeder: Bernhard Sieverding,<br />
Twistringen) collected their first international<br />
experiences at the CDI YR-JR in Saumur. <strong>The</strong><br />
pair placed fifth in the team and in the individual<br />
test as well as in the following freestyle.<br />
Le Primeur<br />
Estelle Wettstein and Le Primeur by Lauries<br />
Crusador xx/Golfstrom II (breeder: Siegfried<br />
Buhmann, Stade) were the best Suisse competitors<br />
at the CDIO-YR in Saumur. <strong>The</strong> pair<br />
placed fifth in the FEI team test and forth<br />
with the Suisse team. <strong>The</strong> pair finished in fifth<br />
position in the following freestyle.<br />
Lully<br />
Larissa Paulus from Belgium celebrated a<br />
fifth place at Intermediaire I with her mount<br />
Lully by Likoto xx/Weltmeyer (breeder: Hubert<br />
Ratermann, Alfhausen) in Saumur.<br />
Rascalino<br />
17-year old Johannes Rühl has been riding<br />
Celle’s state stud sire Rascalino by Rotspon/<br />
Velten Third (breeder: Edgar Butt, Dobrock)<br />
since February. <strong>The</strong> pair had a spectacular<br />
show debut: <strong>The</strong>y won the FEI-team test for<br />
juniors and placed second in the individual<br />
test in Saumur.<br />
Razida<br />
This was the first international appearance<br />
for Razida by Rohdiamant/Western Star<br />
Sport<br />
(breeder: Heinz Tiedje, Obernholz). Heike Hamel<br />
rode the mare into third place in Prix St.<br />
Georges and into forth place in Intermediaire<br />
I in Radzionkow.<br />
Robin<br />
Another successful Rotspon descendant<br />
competes on the YR-circuit: Thomas de Becker<br />
from Belgium rode Robin by Rotspon/<br />
Matcho AA (breeder: Manfred Steffens,<br />
Oberndorf) into fifth place in the freestyle for<br />
juniors in Saumur.<br />
Romeo-Star<br />
Elena Sidneva from Russia competed Romeo-<br />
Star by Romantic Star/Mister A (breeder: Jörg<br />
H. Ohlmann, Hagen) placing forth in the<br />
Grand Prix and the Special of Radzionkow.<br />
Rotspon‘s Rockin (VA)<br />
Alex Hardwick rode Rotspon’s Rockin by Rotspon/Forrest<br />
xx (breeder: Hans-Heinrich Lemkau,<br />
Cadenberge) in the individual tests for<br />
young riders in Saumur. <strong>The</strong> pair finished the<br />
individual test in third place and the freestyle<br />
in forth.<br />
Salinero<br />
Salinero by Salieri/Lungau (breeder: Horst<br />
Bünger, Essel) is fit and ready to go just in<br />
time for the Olympic Games of 2012! Anky<br />
van Grunsven competed the now 18-year old<br />
in Saumur. This successful rider/horse combination<br />
finished the Grand Prix and the Special<br />
in second position.<br />
San Remo (VA)<br />
<strong>The</strong> British team won the bronze medal in<br />
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Hannoveraner News<br />
Benetton Dream by Brentano II/Rotspon<br />
(breeder: Axel Windeler, Verden-Walle) is<br />
back with Anna-Sophie Fiebelkorn. A new<br />
sponsor from Hamburg made it possible for<br />
the now eight-year old stallion to return to<br />
the barn of the successful dressage trainer.<br />
<strong>The</strong> former auction rider had won the Bundeschampionate<br />
in Warendorf in 2007 with<br />
the impressive dark bay. After that Benetton<br />
Dream had been in training with Holga<br />
Finken and Yvonne Reiser who presented<br />
him in the qualification for the “Nürnberger<br />
Burgpokal”.<br />
Rush On by Romanoff J/Rescateur (breeder:<br />
Konrad Böth, Niederwalgern) and Ingo<br />
Jungbluth set a German record with their<br />
57 th victory in a puissance. <strong>The</strong> pair have<br />
also added numerous top placements to<br />
their list of accomplishments.<br />
Bates Antonello by Anamour/Winebago<br />
(breeder: Ana Simson, Auckland) will participate<br />
in the Olympic Games for the “Kiwis”<br />
under the breeder’s sister, Louisa Hill.<br />
After having qualified for the Games in Australia<br />
and after having participated in the<br />
National Championships the pair is now<br />
preparing for the Games in Germany.<br />
One of the last surviving Grande-daughters<br />
has turned 30 years of age. Garcia by<br />
Grande/Argentan was born on April 28,<br />
1982 at the farm of breeder Helmut Hauschildt<br />
in Mittelkirchen. <strong>The</strong> chestnut changed<br />
owners as a six-year old. <strong>The</strong> new owner<br />
Gitta Mensing from Worpswede used<br />
the mare as a riding horse for a few years<br />
before she turned her into a broodmare.<br />
Garcia went into a well-deserved retirement<br />
three years ago.<br />
Saumur. Team member Henry Day rode San<br />
Remo by Wolkentanz/Volturno (breeder: Walter<br />
Wilhaus, Uplengen).<br />
Active Walero<br />
Active Walero by Wanderer/Matcho AA (breeder:<br />
Otto Johannes, Wildeshausen) was the<br />
third <strong>Hanoverian</strong> on the third-placed British<br />
team at the CDIO-YR in Saumur with rider<br />
Roberta Heyler. <strong>The</strong> pair placed forth in the<br />
individual test and third in the freestyle.<br />
Warum nicht FRH<br />
Warum nicht FRH by Weltmeyer/Wenzel<br />
(breeder: Hinrich Lueßen, Bendingbostel) and<br />
Isabell Werth finished the Grand Prix in third<br />
position in Mannheim.<br />
Wurlizer<br />
Alice Oppenheimer rode Wurlizer by Weltmeyer/Brentano<br />
II (breeder: Judith Davis,<br />
Great Britain) placing fifth at Intermediaire II<br />
at the CDI-U25 in Saumur.<br />
Eventing<br />
FRH Butts Abraxxas<br />
FRH Butts Abraxxas by Heraldik xx/Kronenkranich<br />
xx (breeder: Friedrich Butt, Bülkau)<br />
and rider Ingrid Klimke won the CCI*** in<br />
Vairano/Italy. <strong>The</strong> pair has now fulfilled the<br />
requirements for participation at the Olympic<br />
Games.<br />
FRH Fantasia<br />
Rider Andreas Dibowski and FRH Fantasia by<br />
Federweisser/Quasi Roi (breeder: Klaus<br />
Cohrs, Oldendorf) finished a CIC** in Kreuth<br />
on their dressage score and with that winning<br />
the first important event of the year.<br />
Hamilton<br />
Hamilton by Heraldik xx/Furioso’s Sohn<br />
(breeder: Joachim Sommer, Immenhausen)<br />
and rider Josefa Sommer finished a CCI* in<br />
öningen in second place without any penalties<br />
on the cross-country course or in stadium<br />
jumping. Right after that the pair travelled to<br />
Velen where they also impressed placing second<br />
behind Hale-Bob and Ingrid Klimke in a<br />
two-star competition.<br />
Princesse Pilot<br />
Princesse Pilot by Prestige Pilot/Watzmann<br />
(breeder: Wilhelm Klausing, Diepholz) who is<br />
a right sister to Bundeschampion and Reserve<br />
World Champion Placido is probably the<br />
very best advertisement for the versatility of<br />
the damline of Pension. <strong>The</strong> ten-year old<br />
placed fifth in a CCI* in Jardy/France with rider<br />
Nicolas Touzaint. n<br />
Third place in Grand Prix and Special for Dablino<br />
and Anabel Balkenhol in Hagen. Photo: Frieler
Piaff-Förderpreis<br />
Top class rising generation<br />
for international dressage<br />
Two <strong>Hanoverian</strong>s won the important classes<br />
for young dressage horses and riders at<br />
“Horses & Dreams” in Hagen/Germany. <strong>The</strong><br />
judges for the Short Grand Prix for the Piaff-<br />
Sponsor-Prize were in full agreement. Diva<br />
Royal by Don Frederico/Warkant (breeder:<br />
Heinz Braul, Lehrte) and rider Charlott Roth<br />
have a great competition future ahead of<br />
them. <strong>The</strong> successful pair won the test by a<br />
comfortable margin. <strong>The</strong> fellow competitors<br />
had no chance in the preparation class. <strong>The</strong><br />
pair already won it by 100 points. Stephanie<br />
Jansen also enjoyed a great fifth place with<br />
her mount Pretender by Prince Thatch xx/<br />
Weltmeyer (breeder: Anja Thümmler, Hude).<br />
<strong>The</strong> 24-year old from the Rhineland area trained<br />
the eleven-year old <strong>Hanoverian</strong> herself.<br />
<strong>The</strong> pair placed second at the Bundeschampionate<br />
for dressage horses in 2007.<br />
<strong>The</strong> young Grand-Prix horses fight for the<br />
qualification to the “Louisdor-Prize”. Ingrid<br />
Klimke and Liostro by Le Primeur/Wenzel<br />
(breeder: Heiner and Renate Hormann, Landesbergen)<br />
won the final with a lead of 60<br />
Para-Equestrian<br />
Phantastic world record for<br />
Fine Feeling<br />
A World record was set on the final day of the<br />
CPEDI in Mannheim/Germany. Fine Feeling S<br />
by Fabriano/Trapper (breeder: Heidi Müller,<br />
Bad Harzburg) and Pepo Puch from Austria<br />
broke the 80-point mark setting a new world<br />
record in grade 1b in the dressage-freestyle<br />
for Para-equestrians. <strong>The</strong> 15-year old state’s<br />
premium aspirant had won the individual<br />
classes before that. Alina Rosenberg rode<br />
Megallan by Metternich/Brentano II (breeder:<br />
Aloys Ewers, Meppen) into second place in<br />
the individual classes and into forth place in<br />
the freestyle. Women of the World by Walt<br />
Disney/Pik Bube (breeder: Enno Knabbe, Loxstedt)<br />
and Hannelore Brenner dominated the<br />
field of competitors at grade III. A second son<br />
of Walt Disney called Waldemar (breeder:<br />
Gerhard Finck, Padingbuettel) placed third<br />
with rider Steffen Zerbig. <strong>The</strong> career of this<br />
pair began at an auction in Verden. Dr. Ange-<br />
Diva Royal und Stella Charlott Roth. Foto: Rau<br />
points. <strong>The</strong> show was one of the first public<br />
appearances for Don Frederik by Don Frederico/Furioso<br />
II (breeder: Heinz Guennemann,<br />
Loxstedt). Ellen Schulten-Baumer proved her<br />
talent and finished in forth place with the<br />
ten-year old. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Hanoverian</strong>s Diva Royal and<br />
Liostro and Don Frederik all sold on an elite<br />
auction in 2006. n<br />
Women of the World and Hannelore Brenner<br />
won at the CPEDI in Mannheim. Photo: Rau<br />
lika Trabert did justice to her role as favorite<br />
with her Hessian mare Ariva-Avanti by Alabaster/Florestan<br />
(breeder: ZG Engel, Fulda) at<br />
grade II. n<br />
Editorial: THE HANOVERIAN is published by Hannoveraner Verband e. V., Lindhooper Str. 92, D-27283 Verden,<br />
Germany, e-mail: redaktion@hannoveraner.com. Editor: Britta Züngel, Translations: Yvonn Zuther, Paul Kershaw<br />
<strong>Hanoverian</strong><br />
Highlights 2012<br />
HANNOVERANER<br />
VERBAND<br />
July 20/21<br />
Summer-Auction<br />
<strong>Hanoverian</strong> sport horses<br />
August, 1-5<br />
International Dressage<br />
and Jumping Festival<br />
With Herwart von der Decken-Show<br />
August 17-19<br />
38th Elite-Foal-Auction<br />
<strong>Hanoverian</strong> foals and broodmares<br />
October 12/13<br />
127th Elite-Auction<br />
<strong>Hanoverian</strong> sport horses and foals<br />
October 25-27<br />
Stallion licensing and sales<br />
Licensed and non licensed stallions<br />
November 9/10<br />
November-Auction<br />
<strong>Hanoverian</strong> sport horses<br />
December 1/2<br />
4 th Alsfelder Advent<br />
<strong>Hanoverian</strong> sport horses