The Hanoverian 08|2012 - the American Hanoverian Society!

International
Pr. aspirant Hoheit by Hochadel/Wolkenstein
I (breeder: Andreas and Kerstin Wichers, Cuxhaven;
owner: Nicole and Friedrich Sievers,
Gifhorn) received the Ib-prize. This filly impressed
with her radiance and her strong and
secure rhythm from which she easily developed
her trot movement.
Another Soliman de Hus-daughter was in the
lead in the second division. Karl-Heinz Meyer
from Walsrode bred her out of Dawina by Davignon.
The filly’s strong type resembled her
sire’s type. Yet another Soliman de Husdaughter
out of a De Niro-dam (breeder/owner:
Peter-Hermann Rabeler, Winsen/Luhe)
followed in second place. Both fillies exhibited
strong riding horse qualities. The stallion
Soliman de Hus certainly made a statement
as the sire of two division champions and
two additional high-placed fillies. It was interesting
that two of his daughters carried the
blood of Donnerhall on the dam side of the
pedigree just as he does. All his daughters
are typy and light which reflects his refining
influence.
The four-year old dressage mares were also
divided into two groups. St. Pr. aspirant Rihanna
by Romanov Blue Hors/Rotspon (breeder/owner:
Heinrich Bohm, Gilten) won the
first division. She delivered an impressive
performance. The generous development of
her impulsion in the trot coincided with a
very good uphill tendency. St. Pr. aspirant
Donna Dancier by Dancier/Tycoon (breeder/
owner: Geert Brenninkmeyer, Hamburg)
closely followed as reserve champion. Her
expressive face and her profile clearly reflec-
The champion mares: A two-year old by Benetton
Dream/Stedinger (left) and St. Pr. mare Wild
Card by Warkant/Werther.
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ted the Trakehner blood-influence from her
dam while Dancier’s influence showed in her
powerful moving mechanics.
Breeding highlights
The class for halfbred mares is one of the
breeding highlights on larger mare shows.
There was only one group for two- to six-year
olds due to the small numbers. St. Pr. mare
Santina by Sunlight xx/Wanderer (breeder:
Gerhard Westermann; exhibitor: Jürgen Westermann,
Salzhausen) became class champion.
The high quality of her walk was impressive
in addition to her powerful trot
movement. The youngest filly of the group
became reserve champion. A two-year old
daughter of Lauries Crusador xx/Donnerhall
(breeder/owner: Dr. Bianca Helmcke, Jameln)
exactly embodies the mare model that we
love to see in a halfbred mare. St. Pr. aspirant
Wedemark’s Diva by Weltmeyer/Golfclub
(breeder/owner: Helmut Bässmann) won the
division for five- and six-year old dressage
mares. St. Pr. mare Frühlingsmelodie by Florestan/De
Niro (breeder: Peter Junge, Echem)
followed in second place. The solid connection
in her back was impressive and allowed
her to develop powerful movement. The disciplines
of dressage and jumping were again
combined in the division for seven-to nineyear
olds. Two dressage mares took the lead
here. St. Pr. mare Dornröschen by Don Frederico/Weltruhm
(breeder: Ernst Paulus, Tespe;
owner: Dr. Ernst-Dietrich Paulus, Tespe)
received the Ia-prize.
This active broodmare confirmed the quality
of her type and her movement. St. Pr. mare
Lilli M by Lauries Crusador xx/Sherlock Holmes
(breeder/exhibitor: Claudia Mohlfeld,
Bomlitz) followed in second place. Fully ma-
tured she also impressed as a halfbred mare
with high quality of movement.
Twelve mares participated in the division for
ten-year old and older mares which is a respectable
number. The strong influence of
Donnerhall also became apparent in the older
mares. The champion and the reserve
champion were Donnerhall daughters. St. Pr.
mare Daylight by Donnerhall/Warkant (breeder:
Joachim Schwarze, Obernkirchen; exhibitor:
Thorsten Hogrefe, Stöcken) was awarded
the Ia-prize. This thirteen-year old mare delivered
an energetic presentation with great
dynamics and first and foremost with a very
productive walk. St. Pr. mare De Luxe by Donnerhall/Weltmeyer
(breeder/exhibitor: Dr. Bianca
Helmcke, Jameln) followed in second
place. She is another valuable Donnerhall
daughter because of her strong back and her
good construction. Only one mare participated
in the honorary class: St. Pr. mare Wild
Card by Warkant/Werther bred by Joachim
Schwarze, Obernkirchen and exhibited by
Thorsten Hogrefe, Stöcken. The now eighteen-year
old impressed with her energetic
appearance and her powerfulm and rhythmical
movement.
Two-year old class champion by Benetton
Dream/Stedinger stood her ground amidst
the two- and three-year olds on the final
rings of the individual age groups. This mare
was able to impress once again and in an admirable
style in the afternoon after a very
long day which indicates a very good attitude.
The overall victory in the four- to sixyear
old division went to St. Pr. aspirant Donna
Dancier. The oldest mare in the show, St.
Pr. mare Wild Card received a round of applause
when she – in the individual mare