THE HANOVERIAN

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THE HANOVERIAN

10|2013
THE HANOVERIAN
No. 10 | October 2013 European
Championships
It can‘t get any better
Bundeschampionat
Two Hanoverian Champions
European Vice-Champion: FRH Escada JS and
Ingrid Klimke. Photo: Rau
It can‘t get any better!
It was just sensational. FRH Escada JS became Team European Champion in September
and then won the silver medal in the individual competition under rider Ingrid Klimke!
FRH Butts Avedon and rider Andreas Dibowski were also members of Germany’s goldwinning team. Shamwari with rider Ludwig Svennerstal and Reality with Sara
Algotsson-Ostholt were members of the silver-winning team from Sweden.
By Rolf Hillmann and Britta Züngel
„I
t just can not get any better!” Ingrid Klimke
chose the nine-year old state’s premium aspirant FRH Escada JS by Embassy/Lehnsherr instead
of the experienced FRH Butts Abraxxas. FRH Escada was meant to participate as an individual but
after she had done so well in her dressage work
during the preparation in Luhmühlen she was chosen as a team member. She had her best performance ever in the dressage ring at Malmö – the
result of concentrated winter training that inclu-
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ded the participation in several dressage shows.
All this after some atrocious performances last
year as Ingrid Klimke said to herself; for instance in
Boekelo who finished her dressage test in last
place and only attracted attention because of a
few leaps of joy! She did considerably better this
year. It was not only the victory in Wiesbaden but
also placements in all 3*-competitions she participated in that led to her becoming a team member
in Malmö.
Apropos preparation in Luhmühlen: The German
national trainers are known not to leave anything
to chance. They knew that the show grounds in
Malmö would present unexpected distractions due
to its oceanfront location. Therefore they added as
many flags to the flagpole in Luhmühlen as possible. The flags made quite a bit of noise in the stiff
ocean breeze on Thursday´s dressage day in Malmö but that did not bother FRH Escada JS at all.
She started on the cross-country course with the
fourth-best result after dressage; it was more demanding than the one at the European Championships in Luhmühlen two years ago. Good ground
conditions allowed for faster than expected rides.
Hence there were several faultless rounds. “She
mastered all questions very bravely and with good
overview. It was such a gift to be able to ride such
an exceptional horse,” Ingrid Klimke raved in the
TV cameras after the completion of the cross-country course. FRH Escada’s talent over fences is well
known and – accordingly – she did not add any
faults to her dressage score. “I know that FRH
Escada JS is a world-class horse. For her to convince everybody of her abilities through superior
and consistent performances in all disciplines at
her first championship made me especially happy.
FRH Escada JS is only nine years of age. I am looking towards our joint future with confidence!”
European Vice-Champion: FRH Escada JS
and Ingrid Klimke. Photo: Toffi
Followers
Not only in Malmö but also just there – always
present: Breeder Jürgen Stuhtmann and his family
were in great spirits when they joined the colony of
caravans of German followers. He beamed with joy
when “his” Escada crossed the finish line of the
cross-country course in time with 11 seconds to
spare – and it was not the last time he did that!
“My emotions took over when the national anthem
started to play at the distribution of trophies,” so
the breeder; he has a contract that states that this
exceptional mare will return to Family Stuhtmann
to become a broodmare.” FRH Escada JS descends
from the mare line of Nordspitze that is one of
Hanover’s most lucrative jumper lines; stallion
Monte Bellini does too. Furthermore Jelly Lorum
who is a right sister of Escada’s dam Lehnsherrin
successfully competed at the 3*-level with rider
Marina Köhnke then Loheit. The European Championship and the European Vice-Championship
titles have so far been the highlights of a career
that started at the Bundeschampionate when FRH
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Butts Avedon’s dam Andora. A big mistake in a
cautiously ridden dressage test caused FRH Butts
Avedon to have an unfavorable starting position
for cross- country (27th place). “Dibo” did not get
diverted though. His experience and his strong
nerves helped him to ride the cross-country course
almost exactly in the time allowed. The pair had
bad luck with the weather on the stadium course.
A wind gust knocked over a fence. FRH Butts Avedon had one rail down after a short break that put
him in sixteenth place in the individual competition.
Shamwari and Ludwig Svennerstal
closely followed European Champion Michael Jung and won team
silver with Sweden. Photos: Rau
Jürgen Stuhtmann (centre) cheered
on “his” FRH Escada JS in Malmö.
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Escada JS – as a five-year old – became Vice-Bundeschampion. FRH Escada JS was Vice World
Champion of event horses as a seven-year old in
Le Lion d’Angers before she finally came to Ingrid
Klimke. Today’s rider, the national trainers and the
breeder – all know it all started with trainer Andreas Brandt. “It is amazing how well Andreas Brandt
introduces young horses to competitions and how
he gives them great self-confidence,” national trainer Hans Melzer highlighted at the Bundeschampionate when he commentated the ride of Andreas
Brandt on Charlize who is a mare from Mecklenburg (third place in the division for six-year olds)
and reminded the audience of his training successes with FRH Escada JS.
The national trainer took a great risk in Sweden
and succeeded using only horses that had never
competed for Germany, “The horses already had
good results; a championship however is something different.” Even the weather conditions
were unable to stop the German success. The team
rode to victory in pouring rain with stormy gusts.
Michael Jung was unbeatable once again and dominated the entire competition. He confirmed his
absolute hegemony with Halunke by Heraldik xx/
Jugol and confirmed his second European individual title after winning World Championship gold
and Olympic gold. FRH Butts Avedon by Heraldik
xx/Kronenkranich xx (breeder: Friedrich Butt, Bülkau) and rider Andreas Dibowski were reserve rider/horse combination at the Olympic Games last
year. The pair held their first official international
championship debut in Malmö – almost exactly on
the day five years after their victory at the Bundeschampionate. An additional peculiarity: Andreas
Dibowski competed in a European Championship
for the first time in Burghley in 1997. He rode FRH
The European Championships turned into a dream
competition for Shamwari by Star Regent xx/Der
Clou (breeder: Gita Zühlsdorf, Mühlheim). The eleven-year old Hessian gelding and his young Swedish rider Ludwig Svennerstal finished the dressage in third position after a personal best close
behind titleholder Michael Jung. The pair had 0,4
time faults on the cross-country course. The young
rider showed nerves on the stadium course. Two
rails fell and the 23-year old with his mount Shamwari finished his first European Championships on
10th place. This result was sufficient to secure the
silver medal for team Sweden. Sara AlgotssonOstholt rode Reality by Rabino/Prince Thatch xx
(breeder: Hans Bruening, Garbsen). The pair was in
fifth position after dressage and cross-country and
winning an individual medal was still in the realm
of possibilities. Eight penalty points on the stadium
course dropped the pair down to fourteenth position. n
FRH Butts Avedon and Andreas Dibowski complete the
cross-country course with a top performance at the
European Championships.
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A collection of medals
Germany’s riders brought home three team medals in dressage and jumping as well as
three titles and eight medals at the Para-Equestrians from the European
Championships in Herning in August.
By Britta Züngel
F
inally back at the top: The German dressage
team succeeded in winning the team title again
after eight years and after a serious dressage battle in Herning. All four team members banked on
the proven and very popular D-blood. Desperados
FRH by De Niro/Wolkenstein II (breeder: Herbert
Schütt, Hemmoor) under Kristina Sprehe,
D’Agostino by De Niro/Shogun xx (breeder: Wilhelm Lahmann, Dassendorf) under Fabienne Lütkemeier, Don Johnson FRH by Don Frederico/Warkant (breeder: Ulrike Meyer, Dedelstorf) under
Isabell Werth and Damon Hill NRW by Donnerhall/
Rubinstein with Helen Langehanenberg linked up
with their successes of prior days. D’Agostino and
Don Johnson FRH held a comfortable lead after the
Grand Prix on the first day; Damon Hill NRW delivered a sensational test after Desperados FRH had
made a small mistake; it meant winning the muchdesired title. The Netherlands won silver and Great
Britain bronze. Half Moon Delphi by Dimaggio/
Westwall (breeder: Julie and john Deverille, Shaftsbury, Great Britain) was a member of the British
team. Michael George Eilberg rode the mare in her
championship debut.
Desperados FRH and Kristina Sprehe had every reason to celebrate after the Grand Prix Special-ride.
The pair placed fifth with a refreshing and expressive performance and were the second-best German horse/rider combination. Fabienne Lütkemeier
had every reason to be more than just content with
her faultless performance in the Special. She became a team member because Anabel Balkenhol had
to withdraw Dablino FRH because of an injury.
“This was gigantic. So far my best result,” student
Fabienne Lütkemeier shouted out with joy after finishing in ninth place. Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven
from Sweden finished in eighth place on Don Auriello by Don Davidoff/White Star (breeder: Joachim Poppe, Harsefeld). Placing 15th Minna Tilde
qualified for the freestyle final on Santana by Sandro Hit/Rubinstein (breeder: Ingo Pape, Hemmoor).
It was not a good day for Isabell Werth and Don
Johnson! The pair did not qualify for the final of
the fifteen best because of mistakes and disobediences.
Olympic champion Valegro with rider Charlotte
Dujardin became European Champion in front of
Damon Hill NRW with rider Helen Langehanenberg
followed by Parzival and Adelinde Cornelissen. It is
certainly noteworthy that all three medal winners
went of course! The exciting freestyle ended with
top scores: Valegro and Charlotte Dujardin won
with more than 91 percent. Desperados FRH performed very well. Kristina Sprehe rode the privately
owned sire and impressed with her accuracy. The
pair finished in fifth place just like the day before.
This particular freestyle was performed for the last
time. The pair will perform a new and more difficult
one next year. Don Auriello finished in ninth place;
D’Agostino followed in tenth, Santana in eleventh
and Half Moon Delphi in 15th position. Hanover
had the largest contingent of dressage competitors. 16 of the 65 participants carried the Hanoverian foal brand; an additional 25 horses originated
out of a Hanoverian damline.
Success in dressage with D-blood:
Fabienne Lütkemeier, Kristina
Sprehe, Helen Langehanenberg and
Isabell Werth.
Bronze for Sweden: Gotha FRH and Henrik
von Eckermann. Photos: Rau
Two Hanoverians – Two medals
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Only two Hanoverians participated in the jumper
division. Both returned home with a medal. After
the Nation Cup the German team was overjoyed
winning the silver medal. After a rough start (4th
place) the team successfully and impressively
caught up so much that they almost won the title!
Codex One by Contendro/Glückspilz (breeder: Wilhelm Bergmann, Stolzenau) and rider Christian
Ahlmann did their part; they had a nerve-wracking
faultless second round. The other team members
were Cornet d‘Amour with rider Daniel Deusser,
Corradina with Carsten-Otto Nagel and Chiara
with Ludger Beerbaum. Team Beerbaums second
rider also won a medal. Gotha FRH by Goldfever/
Prestige Pilot (breeder: Jan Minners, Jork) and
Henrik von Eckermann competed for Sweden. The
Swedish team took home the bronze medal after a
double clear round for Gotha FRH.
Codex One and Christian Ahlmann
became Vice European Champion
with the German team.
The British team became European champions by a
very, very small margin of 0,59 penalty points. The
individual medals were awarded to Castle Forbes
Myrtille Paulois and Roger Yves Bost (gold), Cella
and Ben Maher (silver) and Hello Sanctos and
Scott Brash (bronze). Codex One and Christian
Ahlmann finished the championships in twelfth
position. “I reached my goal and won a medal
with the team. The final was tough and I did not do
well enough,” the rider summarized.
Dual European Champion
The Para-Equestrians were a part of the European
Championships for the first time. The participants
were divided into five grades in respect to the severity of the disability. The favorite Pepo Puch from
Austria became dual European Champion winning
the individual and the freestyle competition in gra-
They cheered for the FRH: Hille and
Stefan Trentelmann had won the trip
to Herning at a raffle benefitting the
Association for Promoting Hanoverian Horses in Competition last April.
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de Ib riding St.Pr.A. Fine Feeling S by Fabriano/
Trapper (breeder: Heidi Müller, Bad Harzburg). He
was overjoyed. “I am so incredibly happy that it
worked. My body could not have done any better
today,” Pepo Buch said after his freestyle.
Hannelore Brenner became the European Champion in the individual competition at grade III on
Women of the World by World Disney/Pik Bube
(breeder: Enno Knabbe, Loxstedt). The pair won
silver in the freestyle. Germany’s team also finished
in second place behind team gold winner Britain.
The German team consisted of Ariva-Avanti by Alabaster/Florestan (breeder: ZG Engel, Fulda-Niederrode) with rider Dr. Angelika Trabert who also won
both silver medals in the individual and the freestyle competition at grade II and the championship
newcomers Regaliz by Rubinero/Davignon (breeder: Hans-Jürgen Meyer, Nottuln-Darup) and rider
Elke Philipp. Laponio by Laurentio/Hohenstein
(breeder: Heinrich Eckhoff, Beckdorf) was a member of the bronze medal team from Denmark with
his rider Line Kongensgaard. This pair also won the
individual bronze medal in grade IV; they were the
best Danish participants. Both the new European
Champion and the bronze medal winner Jose
Letarte riding Warina by Weltruhm/Latent (breeder:
Klaus Kubelke, Hittbergen) rode a Hanoverian in
the individual competition at grade III. St.Pr.A. Warina was acquired on one of Verden’s auctions just
as Woman of the World and Fine Feeling S. men of
the World und Fine Feeling S von einer Verdener
Auktion. n
Successful Hanoverians with Para-Equestrians: ArivaAvanti with Dr. Angelika Trabert (right) and Dual
European Champion Fine Feeling S with Pepo Buch.
Photos: Rau
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An exceptional
talent: Chipmunk
Chipmunk won the Bundeschampionate for five-year
olds in cross-country with rider Julia Krajewski
succeeding Corona with rider Sandra Auffarth. Both
horses have the same sire: Contendro.
By Rolf Hillmann
T
he final outcome at the Bundeschampionate
for event horses was as follows from a Hanoverian point of view: a victory and four placements in
the division for five-year olds and additional placements in the six-year old division; furthermore the
strongest contingent of all breed associations in
qualifying a total of 12 horse-rider combinations
for the finals in both age groups.
A repeat of events: Exactly a year ago a Hanoverian horse had also attracted all the attention in the
five-year old division. Her name was Corona by
Contendro/Garibaldi II. The rider was the then
newly crowned Olympic team champion Sandra
Auffarth. Corona became the federal championess;
her description was filled with superlatives. This
year the sire of the five-year old federal champion
is Contendro, too. The much sought-after event
horse producer Heraldik xx is the grand-sire on the
dam side of Chipmunk’s pedigree. Rising cadre
member Julia Krajewski presented Chipmunk
beautifully. She qualified the large chestnut for the
final. He started on the cross-country course on
Sunday with good scores from dressage (7,6) and
from jumping (8,1).
21 additional horses competed for the sought-after title including six Hanoverians. For instance
Butts Lennox who won the small final. The prefix to
his name allows for the assumption that he descends from the famous breeding program of Fritz
Butt. He is owned by Professor Volker Steinkraus.
Unfortunately Butts Lennox had a refusal at the
coffin that led to his elimination in the big final. His
owner commented, “Not so serious! Butts Lennox
is almost 100% a Thoroughbred and will continue
to develop.” His rider Anna Siemer presented a second Hanoverian in the big final called Valerie M,
who finished the competition in twelfth position
because of a weak dressage performance. The
mare showed her good qualities on the stadium
course (8,0) and on the cross-country course (7,6)
even though she was a little resistant while approaching fences and especially when her rider
tried to take over more control. A good horse
though that has entered the sport late in life and
therefore needs time to mature!
On the way to winning the championship title of five-year old event
horses: Chipmunk by Contendro/
Heraldik with Julia Krajewski.
Photo: Hogrebe
Saint Germain by Santino/Londonderry finished on
a good fifth place with experienced rider Elmar
Lesch who presented him in his usual professional
way. The chestnut gelding impressed on the crosscountry course with big canter strides and powerful jumping ability after having had good scores in
dressage and stadium. He remained controllable
even in the turns and in front of the fences. His
attitude and his ambition were remarkable. Valentino Now took seventh place. After Valerie M and
Valentine in the division for 6-year olds Valentino
Now follows as the third Valentino descendant by
Now or Never in the eventing finals at the Bundeschampionate. Sandra Auffarth rode Valentino
Now. The large-framed chestnut presented himself
well at Hanover’s Jumper Horse Championships
and participated in Verden’s 129th elite auction
now performed above average in dressage (8,3)
and did well in stadium jumping (7,7); however he
was unable to stay within the on the cross-country
course time limit. He jumped big but did not cover
enough ground. Chipmunk won the title Bundeschampion with good scores in dressage and stadium jumping and with a cross-country score of
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8,9 which only the second-placed horse Kerry (OS
by Canto/Consul) under rider Beeke Jankowski
was able to beat. The judges and commentators
Horst Karsten, Hans Wallmeier, Gerhard Moser and
national trainer Hans Melzer saw a horse with a
huge canter Stride. He was extremely rideable in
the turns and brilliantly fulfilled all the technical
demands in spite of his young age. Not for one
second did he give the impression he could not
handle the jumps. All eventing enthusiasts were
thrilled watching him go. The story of Chipmunk
(see insert) appears almost incredible taking his
performance in Warendorf into consideration.
The best six-year old Hanoverian
on cross-country was Valentine by
Valentino/Varus with rider Nadine
Marzahl. Photo: Hogrebe
Another Hanoverian finished in thirteenth position.
Sara Algotsson-Ostholt presented Fräcke Findus by
Favoritas xx/Embassy. He was unable to move up
in the ranks with his cross-country performance
inspite of acceptable scores in dressage and jumping (7,0 and 7,7). Even though the horse was very
ambitious and jumped well he lacked rideability. At
times it looked like a loss of control; the judges
scored this with a 7,0.
and dropped into the canter at the medium trot in
dressage (7,3). She could have achieved better
scores in jumping, too. She was the horse everybody remembered on the cross-country course: above
average jumping ability, constant, high and rhythmical tempo, efficient canter and always positive
– and the judges liked it too and gave it a score of
8,4, fourth place. Hans Melzer evaluates Valentine
similarly to a horse with an international career
ahead of it. The judges saw Crisby by Contendro/
Sandro with rider Anna Christina Roessler as the
winner of the cross-country phase with a score of
9,2(!). The dark brown gelding had no chance of a
top placement or even an overall victory because
of a pretty bad jumping performance (4,8). Crisby
finished in sixth place in the end ahead of the
canter-machine Frieda S by For Edition/Laptop under rider Stephanie Boehe and Suspicious Glow by
Stalypso/Heraldik xx under Jens Borgmann. Here
the judges would have liked to have seen more
uniformity in respect to the tempo. n
A reunion with Valentine
We had a reunion with last year’s vice Bundeschampion Valentine by Valentino/Varus with rider
Nadine Marzahl in the final of the six-year olds.
Nadine Marzahl now has the horse at her disposal
without any restrictions. Valentine had bad luck
A dreamlike pedigree
Chipmunk by Contendro/Heraldik xx out of
the jumper-horse breeding program of Dr.
Hilmer Meyer-Kulenkampff in Behlmer is a
horse “made for international 3-day eventing”, according to national trainer Hans
Melzer who has evidently fallen in love with
the large bay. Hans Melzer and the national
trainer for ponies called Peter Teuwen have
watched Chipmunk’s career as an event horse right from the very beginning. It was Peter
Teeuwen who pointed out this son of Contendro with the enormous canter stride to
his colleague. Chipmunk was four years old
at the time. Not much later Julia Krajewski
went to see Chipmunk when she was in the
neighborhood. On her trip back she took him
to Warendorf.
As everyone knows papers and pedigrees
are patient. In Chipmunk’s case the pedigree
predestinates him for eventing. And it came
true on his first cross-country course. Chip-
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munk galloped powerfully, jumped bravely
and showed off three basic gaits that left no
doubt in his suitability for eventing. Everything happened according to plan until
colic threatened his life this last January. Surgery was inevitable and Chipmunk fought
just as he fights under saddle. He recovered
quickly.
The riders who try to qualify a horse for the
Bundeschampionate know just how important the first six months of the year are to
succeed. This did not apply to Chipmunk. He
started to compete quite late because of the
surgery. He participated in a suitability class
at end of May and was entered in an event
horse class in June that he finished with top
scores.
“ I do not like to push a horse or ask a lot of
a horse too soon. If I had thought for one
moment the work could be too much for
him, I would have stopped immediately,” Ju-
lia Krajewski explains. Chipmunk took away
every doubt completing his qualification
with self-confidence that is so characteristic
for him. He is confident in everything he
does.” The owner, the Hannoveraner Verband (FRH), the national trainer and the rider – everyone agrees that this horse has all
the prerequisites for a big career that they all
would like to make possible through smart
management and safety precautions. Chipmunk is not for sale in the coming years.
Rolf Hillmann
Contender
Contendro
Bravo
Heraldik xx
Havanna
Ramina
Calypso II
Gofina
Reichsgraf
Ofarim
Caramel xx
Heraldika xx
Ramiro
Santana
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Results Bundeschampionate
Three-year-old riding horses (mares/geldings)
1. Damon‘s Dream JHH by Damon Hill/Fürst Heinrich
Westfalian, R.: Sandra Frieling
2. Biscaya OLD by Bordeaux/Quattro B
Oldenburg, R.: Andreas Müller
3. Fresh Chili by Fürst Romancier/Rotpson
B.: Hannes Brüning, Ochtmannien, R.: Rieke Schnieder
Hanoverians in the final:
4. Fleur by Floriscount/Wild Dance
B.: Angela Fitschen, Scheeßel, R.: Lena Berwe
5. Charlotte by Christ/Sir Caletto
B.: Michaela Rehwald, Essen, R.: Rieke Schnieder
Three-year-old riding horses (stallions)
1. Fürst Fohlenhof by Fidertanz/Mephistopheles
Rhineland, R.: Lisa Neukäter
10. Dubarry B by Don Frederico/Londonderry
B.: Hartwig Bulle, Cuxhaven, R.: Stella Charlott Roth
Seven-year-old jumping horses (pilot project)
1. Lannaro by Larino/Kannan, OS, R.: Mandy Goosen
Six-year-old dressage horses
1. Lord Carnaby by Lord Loxley/Rocket Star
Rhineland, R.: Beatrice Buchwald
2. Colestus by Cornet Obolensky/Stakkato
Westfalen, R.: Michael Beckmann
3. Cantara by Cristo/Cassone
B.: Thomas Brandt, Winsen/Aller, R.: Thomas Brandt
2. Sean Connery (VA) by Sir Donnerhall/Rotspon
B.: Torben und Hermann Schulze, Steinhorst
R.: Therese Nilshagen
4. Campus (VA) by Calido/Matcho AA
B.: K.-H. u. H.-G. Scherwitz, Rheinau, R.: S. Auffarth
3. Sir Diamond by Sir Donnerhall/Rohdiamant
Oldenburg, R.: Lydia Camp
16. Rosalie by Rosentau/Werther
B.: H.-J. Sitzenstock, Bad Salzdetfurth, R.: N. v. Hirschheydt
4. Doubleyou W by Don Romantic/Rohdiamant
B.: Wilhelm Schwierking, Barver, R.: Laura Stigler
17. Copperfield by Contendro/Drosselklang II
B.: Gaby Huntemann, Wagenfeld, R.: Christian Temme
6. Rubin by Royal Blend/Wolkenstein II
B.: Walter Slink, Großheide, R.: Stefanie Wittmann
18. Argelith Squid by Salito/Gibraltar
B.: Ralf Girndt, Peine, R.: Eva Bitter
2. Coal Diamond (VA) by Christ/Don Schufro
B.: Hans-Jürgen Hollmann, Dötlingen, R.: J. L. Andersson
9. Don Darius (VA) by Don Frederico/Markus Deak xx
B.: Claus Quast, Hamburg, R.: Mike Habermann
3. Ligety by FS Lord Loxley/Alabaster
Württemberger, R.: Uwe Schwanz
10. Bobcat (VA) by Breitling W/Silvano
B.: Hans-Heinrich Oltmann, Borstel, R.: Isabel Bache
Five-year-old eventing horses
1. Chipmunk by Contendro/Heraldik xx
B.: Dr. Hilmer Meyer-Kulenkampff, Engeln
R.: Julia Krajewski
Four-year-old riding horses (mares/geldings)
1. Cindy OLD by Sir Donnerhall/Fürst Heinrich
Oldenburg, R.: Hermann Gerdes
10. Santiago (VA) by Stedinger/Dacaprio
B.: Klaus Hermann Ehlen, R.: Christian Flamm
2. Kerry M by Cante/Consul
Oldenburger Springpferd, R.: Beeke Jankowski
3. Percy by Primeur‘s As/Rivellino xx, Westf., R.: C. Korte
2. Brancusi by Kaiserdom/Cupric xx
Trakehner, R.:Monika Mittermayer
Five-year-old jumping horses
1. Sandokan LGST by Stakkato/Landor S
B.: H.-W. Schubert, Hohenhenningen, R.: Eva Bitter
3. Saphira Royal NG by San Amour/Monteverdi
Rhineland, R.: Kira Wulferding
2. Coco-Bongo by Cassini Boy Junior/Kigali
Rhineland, R.: Otmar Eckermann
7. Danza by Dimaggio/Rubin-Royal
B.: Johannes zur Lage, Bersenbrück, R.: J.-K. von Platen
3. Cabana by Carrico/Lord Kemm
Mecklenburg, R.: Christian Kukuk
5. Saint-Germain (VA) by Santino/Londonderry
B.: Theodor Linnenbäumer, R.: Elmar Lesch
7. Valentino Now (VA) by Valentino/Lanthan
B.: Sibylle Friske, Visselhövede, R.: Sandra Auffarth
12. Valerie M by Valentino/Le Primeur
B.: Friedhelm Mohlfeld, Bomlitz, R.: Anna Siemer
8. Hofprinz by Hofrat/De Noir
B.: Thomas Larsen Lovgren, DK-Smorum, R.: K. Kraglund
Hanoverians in the final::
5. Cornwall by Cornet Obolensky/Contender
B.: Heinrich Ramsbrock, Menslage, R.: Christian Kukuk
Four-year-old riding horses (stallions)
1. Escolar by Estobar NRW/Fürst Piccolo
Westfale, R.: Hermann Burger
Six-year-old jumping horses
1. Qinghai by Quidam de Revel/Cordalme Z
Oldenburger Springpferd, R.: Guido Klatte jun.
Six-year-old eventing horses
1. Calle by Cristo/Quebec
Holstein, R.: Louise Svennson-Jähde
2. Bodyguard (VA) by Burlington/Pik L.
B.: ZG Frieling, Balge, R.: Jana Freund
2. Caillou by Casall/Corrado
Holstein, R.: Miriam Schneider
2. Lemondo by Ligretto/Mont du Cantal AA
Oldenburg, R.: Elmar Lesch
2. Danzarino OLD by Diamond Hit/Laurentio
Oldenburg, R.: Katrin Burger
3. Zamita by Cormint/Alboretto
Holstein, R.: Philipp Rüping
3. Charlize by Champion De Cord/Admiral
Mecklenburg, R.: Andreas Brandt
5. Fürst Nymphenburg II by Florencio/De Niro
B.: Zuchthof Fries, R.: Johanna Klippert
4. Cinsey (VA) by Contendro/For Pleasure
B.: Andre Vagts, Bargstedt, R.: Mandy Goosen
4. Valentine by Valentino/Varus
B.: Martina Paulus, Tespe, R.: Nadine Marzahl
Five-year-old dressage horses:
1. QC Flamboyant by Fidertanz/De Niro
Oldenburg, R.: Marita Pundsack
6. Edelmann by Escudo/Stakkato
B.: Bernfried Erdmann, Wallenhorst, R.: J.-P. Weichert
6. Crisby (VA) by Contendro/Sandro
B.: Kurt-Heinrich Böttcher, R.: Anna Christina Rössler
7. Inliner by Iberio/Sao Paulo
B.: Alois Naber, Saterland, R.: Eva Bitter
7. Frieda S by For Edition/Laptop
B.: Herma Sentker, Großenwörden, R.: Stephanie Böhe
8. Clementine RS by Catoki/Laptop
B.: Rainer Schmerglatt, Vierden, R.: Lennert Hauschild
8. Suspicious Glow by Stalypso/Heraldik xx
B.: ZG Schmidt, Naumburg, R.: Jens Borgmann
10. Flommy Fly by Forsyth/Acord II
B.: Frank-Christian Amend, Hannover, R.: Toni Haßmann
Driving horses
1. Lucky Lutz by Locksley III/Feuerschein
Bayern, F.: Dieter Rabenstein
2. Sir Heinrich OLD by Sir Donnerhall/Fürst Heinrich
Oldenburg, R.: Anja Wilimzig
3. Soiree de Saumur by San Amour/Latimer
Oldenburg, R.: Ann-Kristin Dornbracht
3. For Comtess Royal NG by Florencio/Show Star
Westfalen, R.: Stefanie Wolf
5. Quaterhall (VA) by Quaterback/Donnerhall
B.: Dr. Ulrich Kriebel, Bienenbüttel, R.: Wolfhard Witte
6. Simply Red by Sir Donnerhall/Wolkenstein II
B.: Jürgen Mindermann, Lilienthal, R.: Holga Finken
10. Lance Armstrong by Londontime/Weltmeyer
B.: Heiner Söhl, Neuenkirchen, R.: Esther Maruhn
13. Fräcke Findus by Favoritas xx/Embassy
B.: H.-D. Tüpker, Westerkappeln, R.: S. Algotsson Ostholt
14. Caramia by Chacco-Blue/Almox Prints J
B.: Joachim Betz, Dillenburg, R.: Thomas Heineking
2. Louis by Lord Fantastic/Lafitte
Deutsches Sportpferd, F.: Karl-Heinz Finkler
17. Messenger by Montender/Baloubet du Rouet
B.: Bruna de Paolis, I-San-Vito Romano
R.: Florian Meyer zu Hartum
3. Serengeti by Sandro Hit/Fidermark
Rhineland, F.: Christian Koller
4. Cobold by Calido/Landfriese II
B.: Johann Ahlers, Hollen, F.: Marion Freymann
22. Dree Boeken‘s Silberröschen
by Stakkato Gold/Vulkano
B.: Arend Kamphorst, Prieros, R.: Christian Kukuk
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deduction – 9,7 because he ever so slightly touched a pole.” Eva Bitter presented Stakkatos son
with ease and precision in a way that most jumper
horse breeders can only dream about just as she
had presented Stakkato at the same location exactly 15 years before. Sandokan performed just
like his sire solving the questions with the least
amount of effort and perfect technique. It was impressive how relaxed the stallion was before the
competition and during the award ceremony: He
very clearly greatly enjoyed that. The powerfully
jumping Rhineland horse called Coco-Bongo by
Cassini Boy Junior/Kigali finished in second place
with rider Ottmar Eckermann. Cabana by Carrico/
Lord Kemm from Mecklenburg won bronze with
rider Christian Kukuk.
The type everyone
talks about
Sandokan by Stakkato/Graf Grannus was the
Bundeschampion of five-year old jumper horses in
Warendorf with his rider Eva Bitter. He performed
like no other before him.
By Britta Züngel
The best five-year old: Sandokan by
Staccato/Graf Grannus phenomenally presented by Eva Bitter.
Photo: Frieler
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he first qualification for the Bundeschampionate for 5-year olds indicated what condition
Sandokan by Stakkato/Graf Grannus would be in
when he arrived in Warendorf. The judges Joachim
Geilfus, Peter Schmerling and Karl-Heinz Streng
gave out top scores. The almost perfect round received a score of 9,5. The judges gave out the
same score in the second qualification. Once on
the grounds of the DOKR the qualification favorites are all too often unable of succeeding in the
deciding final – not so Sandokan. Sandokan impressed with his flawless style. The judges were
near to giving him the perfect score of 10,0 after
the second round. “We would have loved to have
given him a higher score but we had to make a
Twenty-four Hanoverians participated in the first
qualification for the Bundeschampionate. Holstein
had the largest contingent of representatives with
31 horses. Five Hanoverians succeeded in qualifying directly for the final of the best 30; Eddy E by
Escudo/Stakkato and his rider Jan-Philipp Weichert
made use of the small final to move on. The final
was difficult. Both qualifications took a lot out of
the five-year olds. Many horses left the stadium
course without a score. Cornwall by Cornet Obolensky/Contender confirmed his excellent performance from the first round (8,6) in the second
(8,7). He participated in the final as the secondbest horse of his age group. Cornwall is a grey stallion and proved to still have plenty of energy in
him for the final with rider Christian Kukuk. The
judges confirmed his performance with a score of
8,9, the second best score of the day. He made a
small mistake on the second round that put him in
fifth place overall. Semper Fi by Stakkato/Grannus
was unable to link up with his performances in the
qualifications. After a good start the reigning Hanoverian jumper horse champion had problems in
the triple combination. 14th position for the privately owned stallion and his rider Gilbert Böckmann!
The championships for six-year olds were decided
by faults and time only for the first time. The
youngsters had to complete a jumper horse class
at the M-level with a minimum score of 8,0 to be
able to participate in Warendorf. 163 horses managed to do so including 35 Hanoverians; nine of
which qualified for the final. Fifty percent of the
participants had a faultless first round. The degree
of difficulty increased considerably in the second
round. Only 21 out of 160 participants remained
faultless. For Treasure by For Pleasure/Escudo and
rider Maximilian Gräfe were one of the fastest
horse-rider combinations in the first qualification.
They won the third group. Celle’s state stud sire
Sport
Inliner by Iberio/Sao Paulo won a division in the
second qualification with rider Eva Bitter.
A daring ride in the final
The final was thrilling. Stadium course designer
Eckhard Hilker set up a fair course with several
challenging questions especially on the final third
of the course. Only nine six-year olds made it into
the jump-off. If a victory is at stake, Hanoverians
are fast: four of the participants in the jump-off
carried the Hanoverian foal brand. Cinsey by Contendro/For Pleasure was probably the most eyecatching horse of the group. Mandy Goosen from
Great Britain presented the bay with his generous
ability and his exemplary bascule. She directed him
to the ideal take-off spot at every fence with a light
hand allowing him to show off his perfect style.
This pair finished on the ungrateful fourth place
without penalty points. Qinghai by Quidam de Revel/Cordalme Z (OS) and rider Guido Klatte were
the last competitors and won the Bundeschampionate with a daring ride. The pair had to take the
road via the small final to get to the end. Miriam
Schneider rode the Holstein Caillou by Casall/Corrado into second place and Philip Rüping rode Zaminta by Cormint/Alboretto (Holst.) into third. In
6th, 7th and eighth place were Edelmann by Escudo/
Stakkato – a full-brother to five-year old Eddy E –
with rider Philip Weichert, Inliner with Eva Bitter
and Clementine RS by Catoki/Laptop with Lennert
Hauschild followed.
A fantastic performance!
“I am really excited; that was a fantastic performance!” Breeder Hans-Werner Schubert
can hardly believe that “his” Sandokan won
the Bundeschampionate. “Eva Bitter rode
brilliantly. It is so important for a horse to
get into the hands of the right rider.”
Hans-Werner Schubert rebuilt the farm of
the family in Hohenhenningen in former East
Germany after the reunification. He now has
a breeding operation consisting of ten
broodmares with the most sought-after jumper horse pedigrees and their offspring. The
62-year old takes care of around 40 horses
every day. He starts the horses on the lunge
line and supervises the training of his jumper
talents. He has concrete ideas, “I focus on
competition. Performance ability is most important to me!” Hans-Werner Schubert
bought Geona R, the granddam of Sandokan, in foal from Dr. Karl-Otto Jacobs. Dam
Lare was born in Hohenhenningen. The
A championship for 7-year olds was introduced as
a pilot program. It was a very interesting option
and 60 horse/rider combinations took advantage
of it. Six out of nine Hanoverians qualified for the
final. Argelith Squid by Salito/Gibraltar performed
brilliantly in the first two qualifying classes. He
placed third in the Bundeschampionate two years
ago. Last year he finished the Hanoverian Jumper
Horse Championships in third place, too. In the
meantime Eva Bitter has competed the grey internationally. He placed third and fourth in the qualifications and had a jumping fault that dropped
him back to 18th position in Warendorf in the end.
Ten seven-year olds competed in the jump-off. Thomas Brandt and his homebred Hessian mare Cantara by Cristo/Cassone – last year’s Hanoverian
jumper horse champion – handled the course with
caution and ambition and remained faultless: third
place! Lannaro by Larino/Kannan (OS) and rider
Mandy Goosen found the best line followed by the
Westphalian Colestus by Cornet Obolensky/Stakkato and Michael Beckmann. Privately owned sire
Campus by Calido/Matcho AA attracted a lot of
attention. He placed fourth behind Cantara by 0,8
seconds with his rider Sandra Auffarth. Hanoverian
jumper horses had convincing performances in all
age groups. The quality of competitors at the top
and also overall has never been as good in Warendorf as this year. n
Norm line came to the farm with this
purchase. It is a line well respected for its
jumper qualities. Firth of Lorne, Check In and
Elwood have numerous international successes to show for. “Lare is a bundle of energy.
She was reserve championess as a foal on
the foal show in Wittingen. We decided to
never sell her,” Hans-Werner Schubert explains. He is convinced of the pedigree; after
all he has bred five mares to Sandokan. “The
devil must have his hand in it, if this stallion
is not a good producer.”
Cinsey by Contendro/For Pleasure
finished in fourth place in the sixyear old division with rider Mandy
Goosen. Photo: Frieler
standing test and very good presentations
breeders did not give Sandokan much attention during the past breeding season. Even
victories in jumper horse classes under Eva
Bitter did not help. After a rather unspectacular performance at the Hanoverian Jumper
Horse Championships in Verden in August
the idea of selling him did arise. “After winning the qualification in Warendorf Paul
Schockemöhle made me an offer on Sandokan that I could not reject,” Dr. Axel Brockmann explains. He let the stallion go.
Britta Züngel
Sandokan’s star rose at the stallion performance test of 2012 in Adelheidsdorf. His
stallion performance test breed value of 145
points made the four-year old the best jumper stallion of the year nationwide. He received a score of 9,17 for his predisposition for
jumping. Dr. Axel Brockmann bought the
black as a foal from the breeder for the state
stud. “He was still immature as a three-year
old. We saw his jumper talent and gave him
another year to grow up.” In spite of an out-
Spartan
Stakkato
Gottilde
Pygmalion
Pia
Goldfever
Landor S
Lare
Geona R
Servus
Landadel
Fureida 2
Graf Grannus
Doloris
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The challenges
in Warendorf
The young dressage horses not only had to deal with
the competitive challenges while competing for
medals but also with other special circumstances; for
instance the weather. Hannover won a vice
championship title.
By Dr. Enno Hempel
T
Sean Connery by Sir Donnerhall/Rotspon became Vice Champion in the
division for six-year olds with rider
Therese Nilshagen.
Photo: Frieler
he change in weather from one day to the next
could not have been any bigger than at this
year’s Bundeschampionate. Extreme high late
summer temperatures of more than 30’C in the
beginning were followed by fall weather with half
of the temperature digits and vast amounts of rain
that turned even the first-class dressage ring at the
DOKR into a pond-like setting. But then again Warendorf has seen worse and the perfect organization was able to guarantee first-rate conditions
through making use of every possible resource. The
improvement-screw is turned up a notch every
year! This year the distance between the stands
and the ring was enlarged to reduce the feeling of
riding in the witches’ cauldron. Holga Finken is one
of the most experienced championship participants and commented on the efforts of the organizers, “The riding ring was a lot more pleasant, the
changes made a big difference and also entering
the ring was easier. The long tube was dangerous
especially during the award ceremonies.”
The horses and the riders experienced dramatic
changes from a competitive perspective: Five days
in a strange environment, strange barns and strange training rings; increasing demands in the tests
and then, after the hot first days, to still have
enough energy for the finals – it clearly reached
the borderline of being doable for many youngsters! It was also hard for the winner of the silver
medal in the six-year old division called Sean Connery by Sir Donnerhall/Rotspon and his rider Therese Nilshagen. The pair placed fifteenth out of 47
participants in the final qualification on Wednesday. Sean Connery was the second competitor in
the small final on Friday and moved up to third
place. He also competed in the final as the second
competitor the following day. The stallion with his
very pronounced neck had to compete in the pouring rain in front of a wall of umbrellas. The judges
awarded this ride a score of 8,6. He received a
score of 9,5 for his canter that was the highlight of
his performance. Christoph Hess, the ever so brilliant commentator, remarked, “Movement through
the body with secure connection – the horse is
very comfortable in this gait and jumped four clean
changes.” Beatrice Buchwald had a start-to-finish
victory. The professional rider from the barn of Isabell Werth has been is well known since the World
Championships in Verden; she rode the Rhineland
stallion Lord Carnaby by Lord Loxley/Rocket Star.
The new titleholder finished the qualification with
a score of 9,0 and won the final with 9,2.
Hanover had the strongest contingent in the division for six-year olds, too; 20 out of 47 participants.
Laura Stigler had the best performance on Double
You W by Don Romantic/Rohdiamant. The champion of the final qualification at the World Championships in Verden made it into the finals directly as
the best competitor of the second group in the
qualification for the final. The pair finished on the
ungrateful fourth place with a score of 8,4, 1/10 of
a point below the third placed contestant. The following horses also qualified directly for the final:
Last year’s bronze medal winner Bobcat by Breitling W/Silvano with rider Isabelle Bache placed
third in the first group and finished the final in
tenth position. The third-placed competitors of the
second group Rubin by Royal Blend/Wolkenstein II
with Stefanie Wittmann finishing in 6th place and
Royal Sid by Royal Blend/Wenzel II with Maren
Bentes. Also Rovereto by Rousseau/ Wolkenstein II
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The best five-year old Hanoverian:
Quarterhall by Quaterback/ Donnerhall finished the final in fifth place
with rider Wolfhard Witte.
Photo: Beelitz
with Esther Maruhn, Secret Love by Sir Donnerhall/
Rotspon with Anna-Sophie Fiebelkorn and Santiago by Stedinger/Dacaprio with Christian Flamm
who finished the final in tenth place. An innovation
was offered to all participants who had already
qualified for the final. They were allowed to compete in the small final to familiarize the horses
with the ring. Hardly anyone made use of this option. The others worked hard to catch up. Mike
Habermann experienced a déjà-vu moment with a
somewhat unfortunate outcome – just like last
year. After a 22nd position in the first test he placed
fifth in the small final on Don Darius by Don Frederico/Marcus Deak xx; this qualified him for the
final that he finished in ninth place. The degree of
difficulty increased considerably from test to test.
Most mastered the increases well. The presence of
supervising judges in the warm-up area was successful. The presentations in the rings reflected
proper training methods.
Considerably more five-year olds
The number of competitors in the five-year old division was much higher than the number of competitors in the six-year old division. This was very
different last year. Almost half (27) of the 60 participants were Hanoverians. Nine placed in the top
16 of the final qualification but unfortunately none
of them won a medal. Wolfhard Witte received the
best placement. He finished the final with a score
of 8,3, fifth place with Celle’s state stud sire Quaterhall (after winning bronze twice) – he should
have won a medal. The chestnut stallion by Quaterback/Donnerhall presented himself in perfect connection with perfect rideability and quality of movement in both the qualification (4th place) and the
final. Especially the final score of 8,0 for supple-
ness seemed a bit low. Holga Finken rode Simply
Red by Sir Donnerhall/Wolkenstein II into sixth
place after having placed second of the second
group in the qualification. The pair had experienced the stress of loosing a shoe and a start delay. The rider was satisfied with the final result of
8,2 for his ride on the impressive chestnut because
of these unforeseeable problems.
Once again the Bundeschampion reached the final
via the small final. The winner of the small final
was also the federal champion. It was the Oldenburg QC Flamboyant by Fidertanz/De Niro with rider Marita Pundsack. The pair won with a score of
8,7. Sir Heinrich by Sir Donnerhall/Fuerst Heinrich
was vice champion. Two horses shared bronze: the
winner of the qualification called Soiree de Saumur
by San Amour/Latimer and the Westphalian mare
For Comtess Royal NG by Florencio/ Show Star.
Other direct-qualifiers were Lance Armstrong by
Londontime/ Weltmeyer with rider Esther Maruhn
(10th place in the final), Rochee K by Royal Blend/
Fabriano with Matthias Klatt and Loveliness by
Lord Loxley/Latimer with rider Charlotte Rummenigge. Stella Charlott Roth rode her Dubarry by
Don Frederico/Londonderry into tenth place in the
final after having placed second in the small final.
A year ago we pursued some statistics at this place
in THE HANOVERIAN. Today it shows how interesting it is to follow up. The scoring standard in the
five-year old division was as follows: an 8,1 was
sufficient for the final qualification (the number in
parenthesis are for 2012 = 8,4); the average was
8,3 (8,62). It was sufficient for a six-year old to
receive a score of 7,8 (8,0) to qualify directly for
the final; the average here was 8,14 (8,23). n
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Two radiating
silver medal winners
Two silver medals for Hanoverian stallions and a bronze medal for the mare Fresh Chili
at Warendorf’s Riding Horse Championships.
By Julia Martin
First silver medal winner: Coal Diamond with Jessica Lynn Andersson.
Photos: Lafrentz
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o say it up front: There was no radiating Hanoverian champion at this year’s Bundeschampionate for Riding Horses as we have seen in previous years like for instance Lemony’s Nicket in 2010
or Franziskus in 2012. We saw talents that impressed with solid performances and showed great
potential for their future careers. Three Hanoverians participated in the division for three-year old
stallions. In addition to the actual Bundeschampion who is the Rhineland stallion Fürst Fohlenhof
by Fidertanz, Coal Diamond by Christ/Don Schufro
attracted attention in the qualifying class. The dark
bay premium sire impressed at his licensing in
2012 and changed ownership to Breeding Farm
Sprehe as one of the highest priced stallions on the
stallion market. Jessica Lynn Andersson beautifully
presented the first-rate athlete in Warendorf’s riding horse ring. The pair scored 8,6 and was the
second pair to qualify for the final. The pair performed brilliantly during the competition. The stallion
impressed with his very elastic and lively basic
gaits of high quality. The group of judges saw this
the same way and commentator Dr. Martin Plewa
summarized, “Coal Diamond moved in rhythm
with good active hind legs jumping underneath his
body in an impressive fashion. Therefore we gave
him a 9,0 for his trot and canter.” Coal Diamond
was turned over to the guest riders Miriam Becher
Sport
and Marcus Hermes with a total of 43 points; they
gave him 18 points together. He was proclaimed
vice-champion with this result. The Westphalian
Equitaris by Estobar NRW – a participant in the
129th elite auction, catalog number 2 – just missed
the final with his rider/breeder Stephan Borgmann
placing fourth overall. Smirnoff by Sir Donnerhall/
Florencio sold as a foal for a high price tag on
Verden’s elite auction in 2010. He completed the
Hanoverian Championships 2013 with rider AnnaMaria Köpke in Verden in third place and finished
the qualification for the Bundeschampionate in
seventh position.
High quality
The quality in the group of stallions that were a
year older was high. The athletes ranged very
closely together. The qualification scores promised
an exciting final: Last year’s champion Escolar was
Bundeschampion with rider Hermann Burger in
front of Danzarino OLD with rider Katrin Burger.
The Hanoverian premium sire in 2011 called Bodyguard and rider Jana Freund shared third place and
the score of 8,5 with DSP Belantis and rider AnnaSophie Fiebelkorn. The approved Fürst Nymphenburg II with rider Johanna Klippert took fifth place
together with the Rhineland Stanford with rider
Stefanie Wolf. Both received the score of 8,40.
Celle’s state stud sire Sarotti Mocca-Sahne by Soliman de Hus/Lauries Crusador xx and rider Mike
Habermann received a score of 8,3 – not enough
to qualify for the finals. This was a shame because
the dark bay beauty was one of the eye-catchers in
this group and the spectators would have loved to
have seen this attractive pair return. Dancing
World by Dancier/Wolkenstein, also a participant
in the upcoming 129th elite auction in October, and
rider Sandra Frieling who had left the Hanoverian
Championship in Verden as champions with a
score of 9,1 did not perform to their full potential
and placed tenth. Bodyguard by Burlington/Pik L.
impressed with his qualities in the final part A.
Judge and commentator Dr. Dietrich Plewa raved,
“The appearance of this chestnut stallion does not
leave anything to be desired for. He is just simply a
superb type.” 9,0 for his conformation! He also
impressed with his basic gaits: He was in rhythm
and industrious and productive in his extensions in
the trot and in the canter which was rewarded
with the score of 8,5 for both. He received a 9,0
for his ground-covering and relaxed walk. Bodyguard and Jana Freund qualified for the B-final
with a total of 43,5 points. The guest riders Philipp
Hess and Miriam Becher liked the dapper Hanoverian and added 18 points; this meant the silver
medal for Bodyguard. Danziano OLD received the
same amount of points and also received a silver
medal. Colorful umbrellas unfortunately distracted
Fürst Nymphenburg II greatly during the first part
of the final. He finished the competition in fifth
place.
Mares and geldings
The result changed from qualification to final in
the division for three-year olds: Charlotte by Christ/
Sir Caletto with rider Rieke Schnieder won the first
test with a score of 8,6 followed by two additional
Hanoverians called Fresh Chili also with Rieke
Schnieder (8,5) and Fleur by Floriscount/Wild
Dance with Lena Berwe (8,4). Fleur and Charlotte
fell behind against all expectations in the final.
Both appeared flat and exhausted; this resulted in
a fourth and a fifth place. Fresh Chili by Fürst Romancier/Rotspon on the other hand impressed
again with lofty, animated and supple movement
and received the top scores of the day for her
ground-covering and rhythmical walk; 9,5. Fresh
Chili appeared a little distracted here and there
under her rider; she turned into a model student
under the guest riders that earned her 18 points
and the bronze medal. Damon’s Dream JHH and
Sandra Frieling won gold. The division of four-year
olds is the largest group by tradition and 32 participants this year. Danza by Dimaggio/Rubin-Royal
with rider Julia-Katharina von Platen finished the
qualification in second place (8,2). Hofprinz by
Hofrat/De Noir followed in fourth place with rider
Katrine Kraglund (8,1). The final was overshadowed by a storm and downpours and many youngsters lost their concentration. Danza fell back to
seventh place with Hofprinz right behind her. Cindy OLD with rider Hermann Gerdes won gold in
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Silver medal winner Bodyguard by
Burlington/Pik L. with rider Jana
Freund.
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Verden is
the goal
Dressage horses are his passion; his trust
for successful marketing lies in Verden’s
auction centre: Klaus Michaelis from
Basdahl.
By Julia Martin
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umber 7: Royal Rose – the reigning championess of the Herwart von der Decken-Show
2013 in the class for mares with dressage talent
and a state’s premium aspirant. Number 40: London – a three-year old chestnut gelding by Londontime; athletic and out of the best dam line.
Number 64: Baron Bernstein – a three-year old son
of Bonifatius with elastic movement and active
hindquarters. Three participants in Verden’s 129th
elite auction – three Hanoverians out of Klaus Michaelis’ breeding program! The words of the Hanoverian breeder from Basdahl carry great weight.
Basdahl is located in the district of Rotenburg, “It
always has been and still is my goal to market my
horses in Verden!”
Proof of show successes on the
walls.
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The red brick house hides behind the main street.
The clearly visibly H that is attached to the gable of
the large indoor arena signals that Hanoverian
horses live on this more than 100 year old farm.
Family Michaelis have lived in Basdahl since 1923.
The grandfather had a special interest in horses.
“Then the horse gene jumped a generation. My
parents had milk cows, pigs and farmed the land.
We did not have any horses at that time,” the 56year old head of the family explains. It became
clear to him that horses and the sport of riding
were to play a significantly larger role in his life
very early on. Klaus Michaelis discovered his aptitude for equestrian sports when he started vaulting at the age of seven. He changed to riding
horses later on. Uncle Friedo Michaelis is also a
true horseman and wanted to support the talent of
his nephew and gave him a chestnut mare by Duft
as a gift. Uncle Friedo Michaelis is over 80 years of
age and still attends Verden’s auctions. Klaus Michaelis was fifteen years old at the time and his
parents had finally realized that their son was de-
Klaus und Irma Michaelis from Basdahl.
voted to horses and started to support his passion.
Klaus Michaelis started to work on the parental
farm after completing a 3-year agricultural training
program and he initiated a small horse-breeding
program on the side. His wife Irma came to the
farm in 1978 and has been a valuable partner ever
since, “First I helped milk cows. Now I support my
husband with the horse-breeding program. That’s
normal!” They have three daughters called Vanessa (35), Ricarda (30) and Diana (27). The two older
ones run a store for horse supplies and riding apparel called “Klaus Michaelis” in Basdahl. Vanessa
helps her parents with the horses. She is moving
back to the farm with her family at the moment to
be closer to the horse activities. “We built a new
cow barn at the end of the 70s. We had no horses
for 5 years because of space limitations,” the farmer remembers; he still today works in the local
dairy 15 days a month. He is responsible for the
milk tank-lorry trips. The family stopped the milkcow operation in 1991 and then had space for the
horses.
A new beginning with impressive quality
Klaus Michaelis was tired of not having any horses
in the early 80´s. One thing was for certain though:
If a new beginning, then only with very good quality! He found just that at the farm of August
Brockmeier in Loxstedt. Her name was Gilta; she
was three years old and descended from Grenadier/Lukas. “Gilta was a long-legged chestnut
mare with good movement. I liked her right away.
I paid almost 10,000 German Marks for her. Everybody in the village talked about the purchase price,” Michaelis says with a smirk. Gilta was awar-
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ded Ia-prizes four times at mare shows in
Bremervoerde. She was class champion at her debut in 1986 – a proof of her quality. The new owner rode the mare in riding horse classes to be able
to best evaluate her rideability and obtained top
results. “I started all my horses under saddle and
presented them on shows for many years.” Klaus
Michaelis knows all too well about the importance
of riding attributes. “It is important to me that the
youngsters gain experiences on horse shows. I also
want to offer the best-possible advice to my customers.” Gilta delivered 12 foals. Breeding her to
Weltmeyer, the sire of the century, proved to be
especially successful: Wake Up and Whitney B won
blue ribbons in the dressage ring up to the S-level.
Six of Gilta’s descendants found new owners
through Verden’s auction program. Daughter Harmonie by Hohenstein took Gilta’s place in the
breeding program. She brought great honor to her
dam, became a state’s premium mare, was class
champion several times and delivered ten foals.
G-blood for a good foundation
Breeder Klaus Michaelis had had the best experiences with Gilta. With this knowledge in mind he
started looking for a broodmare after some time.
“I like the Grenadier-blood very much. When I saw
Gitta at Breeder Eduard Schröder here in Basdahl,
I knew right away that I wanted her,” the horseman still raves today. Gitta by Grenadier/Washington was also an athletic chestnut lady. She was
decorated with the Ia-prize five times. The liver
chestnut delivered 19 foals in a row; each was a
picture-perfect Hanoverian! For instance Wyoming: The chestnut by Weltmeyer sold for 50,000
Euros on Verden’s elite auction in 1999. He won
the bronze medal at the Bundeschampionate for
five-year old dressage horses with Dr. Nicole Deinzer. He participated in the World Championships
for young dressage horses one year later finishing
the final in sixth place. Successes at S-level followed.
Michaelis was awarded the Hans Joachim KoehlerPrize as one of the most successful provider of auction horses during the spring auction in 2012. 36
horses from the Michaelis barn have found new
homes through Verden’s auction program including Donny M by Don Frederico who sold for
200,000 Euros in 2005.
Klaus Michaelis has clear ideas when selecting
stallions, “We spend our annual vacation on the
Bundeschampionate. It is important to me to view
the horses under saddle in comparison to fellow
competitors. I prefer standing at the warm-up ring.
There you can see which stallions are made and
which dispose of natural qualities.” Good elastic
movement, an attractive type and most importantly a relaxed interior are the most decisive criteria
for him. Klaus Michaelis raises six foals every year;
he buys one or two. “Many of the foals I buy are
discovered on my milk deliveries. I have acquired a
good eye for horses that are marketable in Verden,” he explains. Potential must be recognizable
but the training is just as important to him. “Saving money on account of good rideability is a mistake,” so Klaus Michaelis who is very grateful to
his employee Anne-Kathrin Pohlmeier. The independent horse professional spends half a day on
the facility riding four to five youngsters daily. “The
nice thing about the horses in the barn is that all
have a good disposition. They love to work and
learn. I always return home from horse shows with
ribbons; this gives us all the feeling that we are
doing something right,” 26-year old Anne-Kathrin
Pohlmeier shares with joy. n
Offered for sale on the 129th EliteAuction: London from Michaelis’
farm.
Three of Gittas daughters are now part of the
Klaus Michaelis’ breeding operation; the St. Pr. mares Weltmariechen, Waluga and Walencia. Weltmaerchen has already set herself a breed monument
with her two daughters by Dancier, St.Pr.A. Donna
Diana and St.Pr.St. Delicious Dea. She delivered
auction horse Belinda M by Belissimo M who
changed ownership on Verden’s elite auction in
2008 for 170,000 Euros. Walencia was bred by Royal Classic and delivered the current champion
mare St.Pr.A. Royal Rose M. “I did not expected
this success at the Herwart von der Decken-Show.
I was literally moved to tears,” Klaus Michaelis remembers a very emotional moment in his career as
a breeder. And there was another one: The couple
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Advertisement in
the Ukraine
Anatolii Bondar has built a facility on the breeding farm
Brech in the Ukraine that has set out to become a
renowned breeding- and a successful sport horse facility
based on a Hanoverian foundation.
By Dr. Ludwig Christmann
T
he little village Brech is located about
three hours north of Kiev – closer to the
borders to Russia and White Russia than to
the Ukrainian capital. An important centre for
the horse sport and the Hanoverian breed
has developed on the breeding farm Brech
over the past years. Anatolii Bondar is the
owner of a large wallpaper factory and has
fulfilled a dream by creating this breeding
farm. The generously designed and newly
built breeding facility accommodates about
30 Hanoverian broodmares of first-rate quality and with outstanding pedigrees as well
as the offspring. The goal is to breed dressage and jumper horses of international quality. Dr. Christian Stampehl from Großburgwedel holds a great share in the realization
of this demanding project. He is an experi-
enced horseman who knows all aspects of
the horse business as a breeder, a former
successful competitor and as a judge. They
visited the State Stud Celle when looking for
suitable stallions. They have stallion performance test winner El Bundy by Escudo for the
jumper-horse breeding program; he has already made a name for himself as producer
in Hanover. They also added the 2005 born
Ballybo by Balou du Rouet/Graf Sponeck
(breeder: ZG Hagenah/Gustafsson, Oerel) after he finished his performance test. The
choice fell on Ballettmeister by Brentano II/
Weltmeyer (breeder: Josef Brinkemöller, Georgsmarienhütte) for dressage. This stallion
was born in 2003 and completed his performance test in 2006 with the highest dressage index of his age group at 146,42. His
breeding is outstanding; his dam is a right
sister to the sires Wolkentanz I and II. It is not
all about breeding on the breeding farm
Brech but also about the sport of riding. A
generous indoor arena and perfectly designed outdoor rings offer best conditions for
horse training and for hosting horse shows.
There is a hotel with vacation homes and a
restaurant for the guests to enjoy to make a
stay as comfortable as possible. This year the
facility on the breeding farm Brech was ready
to host horse shows for the first time.
The stallions also compete. “Ballybo is very
well received,” Dr. Stampehl talks with satisfaction about the powerful and vigorous
eight-year old grey stallion. The talented Andrey Rudoy became the Ukrainian Champion
of young riders aboard him in Donezk. The
pair remained faultless in all three classes
that determined the champion. The classes
included jumps of 1,45 meters. The pair also
won the Grand Prix of Kiev and the final jumper class at the first show at the facility
Brech. “These successes led to a high demand for offspring of Ballybo,” so Dr. Stampehl. The Escudo/Graf Grannus daughter
called Etosha (breeder: Jürgen Meyer, Barsinghausen) is another successful jumper
competitor. She was acquired on Verden’s
summer auction in 2009. Nikolay Petrow
won the bronze medal in the Ukrainian
Championships for juniors in Donezk with
this state’s premium aspirant. Ballettmeister
also fulfilled all expectations. Irina Panchenko became Ukrainian Champion at Prix St.
Georges on him in Tschasko. The pair placed
third at Inter I and second at Inter I-freestyle.
“Ballettmeister is very consistent in his performances. He competes at a difficulty level
appropriate for his age. The next goal is to
participate in a Grand Prix,” said Dr. Stampehl. Ballettmeister’s descendants are becoming more and more successful, too. His
three-year old son Bobby out of a mare by
Conteur has already won classes for young
horses.
Anatolii Bondar and Manfred Schäfer, as the
President of the Hannoveraner Verband, signed an agreement that the breeding farm
Brech is the official representative of the
Hannoveraner Verband in the Ukraine. All
prerequisites are in place for this impressive
facility to be excellent advertisement for the
Hanoverian horse. n
Ballybo in front of Facility Brech.
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Hanoverian Day in Moscow
The Hanoverian Day on the breeding farm
Elitar was well received in spite of unfavorable weather. It is located within the city limits
of Moscow. About 100 interested and – for
the most part – knowledgeable horse enthusiasts visited the event and were convinced
of the high level of quality of the Hanoverian
breeding program in Russia. The program included a free-jumping competition, a riding
horse class that was open to all sport horse
breeds, a Hanoverian mare test (five mares)
and for the first time a stallion inspection.
Oleg Sheyko who built this first-class facility
Elitar is one of the driving forces of the Hanoverian breed in Russia together with the president of the Hanoverian Club Russia called
Dr. Marina Politova who reliably and skillfully
maintains the contact with the central office
in Germany.
The stallion Quarenghi by Quintender/Escudo
out of the breeding program of Oleg Sheyko
was licensed. He is a typy jumper stallion
with strong nerves who clearly won the freejumping competition and impressed under
saddle with his rideability and his solid basic
gaits. His second dam Winni by Wagner is a
right sister to Celle’s former state stud sire
Wanderer out of the breeding program of
Board member Hartmut Wilking (left) and Dr. Ludwig Christmann at the prize distribution on Elitar.
Heinrich Heemke, Kreepen. Another horse impressed with a convincing performance in the
free-jumping chute: three-year old Quinessa
by Verdi/Contendro out of the Elitar breeding
program. This mare just seemed to play with
the dimensions. She was awarded the premium aspirant status. Quinessa won the division for three-year old fillies together with a
mare out of the old Russian Hanoverian population. The very typy mare Winzerin by the
Arabic sire Vinograd ox and out of a dam by
Acord II (breeder: Farm Elitar) won the riding
horse class for three-year olds. Sempa Fideles
is a very athletic mare by Stakkato Gold/Concetto (breeder: Holger Siems, Balge) and won
in the four-year old class. Her owner Dmitri
Litsov bought the mare on Verden’s foal auction in 2009. She not only impressed with her
good basic gaits but also with her jumping
talent that she exhibited in the free-jumping
chute. Organizer Oleg Sheyko was very satisfied. “I was delighted to see that some of our
very renowned riders and trainers attended
our Hanoverian Day.” n
France
Pure passion
Hanoverian horses have a huge fan club in
horse-enthusiastic France. Hanoverian breeders in France have had an organized breed
association, the “Association Francaise des
Eleveurs et des Amis du Cheval Hanovrien”
or short AFEACH since 2006. An annual registration tour is scheduled at the end of the
breeding season once all foals have been
born. The president of the AFEACH is Edouard Dewe. About 60 foals were registered
and 20 mares inspected for the breeding
book all over France. A mare performance
test was organized followed by a show for
the first time. This event took place at Haras
de Hus in Petit Mars near Nantes. A total of
four four-year olds took on the challenge that
started with free jumping under the open sky.
All four dressage mares did their best over
fences. Selda by Soliman de Hus/Rotspon
A Hanoverian mare show took place in France for the first time.
(breeder: Kerstin Holthaus, Stoedtlen-Birkenzell; owner: Catherine Noel) presented herself in a splendid way. She also had a marvelous mare expression. She confirmed this
good impression under saddle and also during the following show and advanced to become the champion mare. The chestnut mare
Divine Star JM by Desperados/Rohdiamant
(breeder: Barbara Ivemeyer, Bad Essen) finished in second place. She was also awarded
an Ia-prize and the title elite mare candidate.
Divine Star JM was of very athletic type. She
jumped well and impressed on the triangle.
Her owner Jessica Michel presented her
beautifully under saddle. The additional two
mares by Rascalino and by Lord de Hus were
awarded an I. prize. The overall quality of the
presented mares was very positive.
Maren Schlender
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Top priced foal: Freiherr v. Metall.
and Daniel Delius auctioned off a total of 224 foals. Something else changed, too: As of this auction the Hannoveraner Verband has switched the
settlement system from commission fees to agency
fees. With that in place the customer was able to
read in the catalog which rate of assessment applied and was added to the knockdown price of
each foal: 0, 10,7 or 19 percent. Gerhard Wiechers
is the head of the finance department and is very
happy about this development, “The buyers took
notice of this innovation. It created an additional
purchasing incentive for many foals.”
New format
Shortened, moved and improved: These were the
innovations at the 39th Elite Foal and Broodmare
Auction in August. The results of these measures
will however only reflect in the future.
By Julia Martin
Statistics
Broodmares
Offer
Sold
Net returns
Average price
Top price
Lowest price
21mares
21mares
Euro 263.000,00
Euro 12.523,80
Euro 62.000,00
Euro 6.000,00
Price range
Euro 6.000 to 7.999
Euro 8.000 to 9.999
Euro 10.000 and more
8 mares
7 mares
6 mares
Sales by regions
Lower Saxony
14
NRW1
Total15mares
Denmark
Indonesia
USA Total 20
2Italiy
1Portugal
1
1
1
6mares
A
lot has changed at the elite foal and broodmare auction. For one the date changed. The
three-day event from previous years was shortened to two days. The date was moved up by one
week and the number of participants was reduced
by about 40 foals. Auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm
Wegener summarized, “The decision was right. The
clientele approached us directly. It was advantageous to move the sale closer to the World Championships for young dressage horses. Many international visitors stayed in Verden. The Hannoveraner
Verband had organized a tour visiting breeding
farms with an English-speaking guide. The auction
result is remarkable: Foals sold to 22 different nations.” The foal presentation on Saturday and Sunday morning was moved to the World Championship-arena because of the close proximity to the
World Championships. Auctioneers Bernd Hickert
Never before
101 sires are responsible for the elitist descendants.
The visitors had to stay almost to the end of the
auction to see the top seller. Typy Freiherr out of
the Hermann Rugen breeding program in Heeslingen with # 223 sold for 31,000 Euros. The sire of
the moving artist is the Dutch stallion Metall who
has among others sired the team Olympic champion Uthopia. He is represented with his descendants
here in Verden for the first time. The young colt –
out of a dam by Stedinger – impressed with his
light-footed and always rhythmical and powerful
movement whilst trotting around the Niedersachsenhalle. It came to no surprise that his appearance induced an exciting bidding duel. Horse experts from Germany and Denmark bid on Freiherr;
in the end a buyer from the Rhineland held the final bid.
In addition to the already described innovations
and changes in the organization and in the management there were other things that had never
been done before, too: Gerold Gögele from Bleckede has been a Hanoverian breeder for more than
10 years. The selection committee decided to include three of his De Niro-foals in the collection; a
good choice. The fact that the entire German dressage team rode horses with D-blood at the European Championships in Herning the following
weekend may have created an addition purchasing
stimulus. These three foals obtained top prices:
number one Darios (dam’s sire: Stedinger) sold for
26,000 Euros to Denmark. Denisa (dam’s sire: Hohenstein) sold for the same amount to Canada and
Donna Doria (dam’s sire: Sandro Hit) sold for
29,000 Euros to clients from Indonesia. “I knew
that the foals are very good but I did not count on
such a success,” Gerold Goegele who is a successful S-level competitor in dressage and in jumping
commented overjoyed. His recipe for success is
athleticism. “All my mares are states premium mares and have I trained all of them. I know about
their rideability – and that since four generations.
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This is very important to me.” Gerold Goegele has
additional explanations for the desirability of his
youngsters: excellent types, elastic movement and
several closely related successful sport horses.
Dark Boy by Don Index/Weltruhm (breeder: Aaron
Schultze, Langlingen; exhibitor: Alwin Schultze,
Langlingen) presented himself in similar fashion.
Ernst Kemper bought the dapper black for 25,000
Euros. Ernst Kemper is a regular customer from
North-Rhine Westphalia who appreciates Verden’s
auction program. “I am always on the look for
good colts as potential stallion aspirants or as top
dressage prospects. As I do not have the time to
travel from show to show during the summer the
foal auction presents an excellent opportunity for
me to find suitable candidates out of a group of
already pre-selected colts.” He did not only buy
one colt; Der Charmeur by Dancier/Londonderry
(breeder: Dr. U. Grünn und H. J. Garbe, Westerstede; exhibitor: Dr. Ute Gruenn, Westerstede) also
found a new home at the dressage stables Kemper in Borken. Cherie l’eau by Mylord Carthago/
Baloubet du Rouet (breeder: Sina Dierking, Gilten)
was the most expensive youngster with jumping
talent. The typy bay sold to the Ukraine for 16,000
Euros.
The quality of colts was high. I am looking forward
to seeing many of them at the stallion approval,”
breeding manager Dr. Werner Schade stated. The
average price for the foals of 2013 was 6,572 Euros – higher than last year’s average price. Eightysix of 221 auction participants found a new home
in a foreign country. Denmark led the way with a
total of 12 purchases followed by the United States and Sweden with eight foals each. Six foals
sold to Great Britain. All six are going to the same
breeding farm to start their career; they´re going to
Gamblethorpe Farm owned by Denise and John
Mitchell. The couple came to Verden in 1997 for
the first time. They then lost their hearts to Hanoverian horses. More than 60 foals from Verden
have been on or are still growing up on the property located near Leeds. Many of them have developed into very successful show horses. This time the
couple picked Leopold (breeder: Hartmut Kettelhodt, Kirchlinteln), Celina (breeder: Konrad Jirjahn,
Kuesten), Domino (breeder: Jürgen and Christian
Droste, Bramsche; exhibitor: Jürgen Droste, Bramsche) Dacapo (breeder: Christina Vinnen, Ottersberg), Fortland (breeder: Focko Rademachern, Detern) and Fideelius (breeder: Dieter Erdmann,
Wulsbuettel-Hoope).
Solaika by Soliman de Hus/Wesley (breeder: Detlef
Ruddat, Kirchlinteln) sold for 62,000 Euros to a
female customer from Italy. Never before in the
history of Hannover’s auction program has a
broodmare obtained a bid in this amount. Solaika
was the champion mare at the show in Lilienthal.
The beautiful black mare impressed at the Herwart
von der Decken-Show in 2012. She completed her
mare performance test with above average scores;
she received a 9,0 for her rideability. All these are
top attributes that may have made the decision to
purchase Solaika easier!
The Hanoverian mares sold for an average price of
12,524 Euros; six of them found new homes abroad. Sephora by Sir Donnerhall/ Rohdiamant
(breeder: Wilhelm Schwierking, Barver) was the
second most expensive mare. The two-year old
sold for EUR 18,000.00 to Terri Kane at Diamante
Farms Dressage in Florida/USA. Four foals will accompany the two-year old: Queeny (breeder: Hanke Eits, Nordholz; exhibitor: Christoph Eits, Nordholz), Bandito (breeder: Dr. Carsten Haack,
Freiburg), Spoerky de Luxe (breeder: Walter Rauen,
Spelle) and Flagstaff (breeder: Claudia Habbena,
Bunde). Auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener
summarized, “We took several measures to increase the attractiveness of the auction. It takes a
little time for these changes to reach our customers. Many exhibitors sold their products well and
we still shall expand our potential to reach even
better results for the other breeders.” n
Statistics
Foals
Offer
Sold
Net returns
Average price
Top price
Lowest price
Euro
Euro
Euro
Euro
224foals
221foals
1.452.400,00
6.571,94
31.000,00
3.000,00
Price range
Euro 3.000 to 3.999
Euro 4.000 to 4.999
Euro 5.000 to 7.999
Euro 8.000 to 9.999
Euro 10.000 and more
44
62
70
15
40
foals
foals
foals
foals
foals
Sales by regions
Lower Saxony
95 Ba.-Wü.
6
Bavaria
3Brandenburg
1
Bremen
1Hamburg
2
Hessen
2NRW
18
Rheinland-Pfalz 3Sachsen-Anhalt 1
Schleswig-Holstein2Thüringen
1
Total135 foals
Argentinia
Belgium Finland
Great Britain
Italy
Luxembourg Polen
Sweden
Czech Republik
Ukrain
5Australia
4 Denmark
1 France 6 Indonesia
1Canada
1 Maroc
1 Portugal 8 Spain 3 USA
4 Austria 3
12
1
4
1
1
3
5
8
3
Total86 foals
St.Pr.A. Solaika wrote history Photos:
Ernst
Top mare for top price
A sensation occurred while auctioning off the collection of 21 broodmares: Four-year old St.Pr.A.
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top talents
Young and talented horses are the best
advertisement for a breed. Hanoverians were
successful especially on the Youngster-Tours.
By Britta Züngel
Jumping
CSIO*** Arezzo/Italy
Grand Balou (Hessian) by Balou du Rouet/
Grandeur (breeder: Frank and Susanne Kannegiesser, Espenau-Hohenkirchen) and Alex
Duffy finished a two-phase jumper class in
second place at the Nation Cup-Show in Arezzo, Italy. Luca Inselvini rode St.Pr.A. Fine
Time (VA) by For Edition/Voltaire (breeder:
Martin Klintworth, Ohrensen) into fifth place
in the final for six-year olds.
CSI*/** Auvers/Italy
International competitions took place in the
Normandy on several weekends in August.
Horses out of the French breeding program
dominated the jumper classes. But a Hanoverian also caused a stir: Quentin PJ by Quidam de Revel/Escudo (breeder: Dr. Karl-Otto
Jacobs, Bierbergen) finished the final of the
Youngster-Tour on the first show weekend in
second place. The seven-year old impressed
again seven days later and won the final with
his rider Guillaume Fourtrier.
CSI Babenhausen
The rising generation of riders met in Babenhausen for the 33rd International Bavarian
Weekend. Surinam by Satisfaction/Quidam
de Revel (breeder: Carsten Wiedemann, Uelzen) placed second with rider Christoph Lamberth in the first S-level jumper class in front
of the Hessian gelding Capitano by Cara-
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bas/Mexiko (breeder: Ludwig Nau, KirchhainGrossseelheim) with rider Philipp Brodhecker.
These two competitors did very well in the
second class. Surinam took second place; Capitano was fourth. Christoph Lamberth took
fourth place on Lady Lacros (Hessian) by
Latouro/Feuerwerk (out of the breeding program of the rider’s parents) in another S-level
class; he then rode Surinam into second
place in a two-phase jumper class. The Hessian sire Pius by Piano II/Anis (breeder: Manfred Triebs, Vöhl-Marienhagen) also placed.
His rider Antonia Wendenburg rode him into
fifth place in a speed class. Jasmin Prasser
rode Condiro (VA) by Contendro/Drosselklang (breeder: Herbert Schütt, Hemmoor)
into third place in a six bars class. Christoph
Lamberth celebrated more great successes
on the final day. The 17-year old won the
two-phase jumper class with his third mount
Fly Away by Feuerwerk/Coriolan (also bred
by Wilhelm and Peter Lamberth). He placed
second with Lady Lacros in the final S-level
jumper class.
CSI***** Donetsk/Ukraine
The “Donbass-Tour” celebrated its fifth year
anniversary at the CSI in Donetsk; it is a fivestar competition. Only four classes are offered. St.Pr.St. Fit for Fun by For Pleasure/
Fabriano (breeder: Sigrid Crome-Sperling,
Lutter a. Bbge) competed in a 1,50-m jumper
class with jump-off. Luciana Diniz rode her
into fifth place in this class. Hanoverians did
even better in the Grand Prix; it carried a high
purse. Denis Lynch rode All Star (VA) by Argentinus/Alme (breeder: Horst Zöllmer, Westergellersen) into fourth place. The pair was
closely followed by Henrik von Eckermann
and Gotha FRH by Goldfever/Prestige Pilot
(breeder: Jan Minners, Jork).
CSI**** Georgenburg/Russia
Georgenburg in former East Prussia reported
a top placement for Hanover in the opening
class. Vladimir Beletskiy rode Rocketman by
Raphael/Calypso II (breeder: Gerhard Dieckmann, Schnackenburg) into second place in
this class. Chambertino (VA) by Contendro/
Dynamo (breeder: Rolf Blohm, Freiburg) took
All Star and Denis Lynch finished the Grand Prix
of Donetsk in fourth place. Photo: Frieler
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fifth place with rider Luis Jesus Escobar in the
following jumper class. The finish of the
Grand Prix was anticipated with great excitement; it was also a qualifying class for the
World Equestrian Games next year. Only
three riders made it into the jump-off. Holger
Wulschner and Fine Lady by Forsyth/Drosselklang (breeder: W. Leymann, Bassum) had
a fast four-fault round and placed fifth.
CSI*** Humlikon/Switzerland
Pepita R by Perpignon/Drosselbart (breeder:
Axel Baumgartner, Wulkau) and Edwin Smit
were awarded a fifth place for a faultless
round in the first qualification for the Grand
Prix of Humlikon. The six-bars class was decided in the fourth jump-off that greatly delighted the spectators. Two Landclassic sons
shared place four: La Campo (VA) by Landclassic/Athletico (breeder: Olaf Altenberg,
Garbsen) with rider Simone Buhofer and
Leszek by Landclassic/Weinberg (breeder:
Norbert Nowak, Haren) with rider Theo Muff.
CSI** Ising
The Chiemsee Horse Festival took place in
Ising and offered top-level competition. Sascha Braun rode Grappa by Galvano/Cavalier (breeder: Erwin Kurek, Garbsen) into third
place in a two-phase jumper class of the
Amateur-Tour Large. The pair finished the final in fourth place.
Simone Blum rode Flying Boy (VA) by Fly
High/Sao Paulo (breeder: Horst Heidemann,
Meppen) into fifth place in the first qualification for the Grand Prix; the pair won the second qualification. This class registered a
double victory for Hanover. Flying Boy won
and Seal by Stakkato Gold/Rebel Z (breeder:
Jens Wilting, Friedeburg) came in second
with rider Tobias Meyer. This pair crowned its
solid performance with a fourth place in the
Grand Prix.
David Will rode Highrise by Stolzenberg/
Western Star (breeder: Walter Lilje, Obernholz) into third place in a six-bars class. The
pair won a speed class the following day and
celebrated their first international victory. The
final of the EY Cup for riders U25 was a top
finish for Hanover. Superman SB by San
Brasil/For Pleasure (breeder: Jutta Hilmer,
Braunschweig) won silver with rider Laurenz
Buhl and Contendro-Star by Contendro/
Rabino (breeder: Jürgen Walinski, Driftsethe)
finished in third place with rider Josef-Jonas
Sprehe.
CSI-W** Pezinok/Slovakia
The results of the horse/rider combinations
that had placed in the second qualification
for the Grand Prix of Pezinok were close together. Negro by Now or Never/Graf Grannus (breeder: Johannes zur Lage, Bersenbrück) finished in second place with rider
Slawomir Uchwat: he has made it into the
international sport pages of THE HANOVERIAN for the first time with this placement. Espiranto by Espri/Westwall (breeder: Hans
Mundt, Wanna) and Michaela Jeskova finished in third place in the Children Grand Prix.
CSI*** Ranshofen/Austria
The Austrian equestrian community called
the CSI in Ranshofen “Horses and Garden”.
Five-year old Lady Balou by Balou du Rouet/Consulting (breeder: Riding and Breeding
Facility Scholz, Stechau) had a brilliant performance in the first jumper class of the
Youngster Tour with rider Ulli Collee placing
fourth. The pair improved to second place in
the second round. Concalido by Contendro/
Calido (breeder: Sabine van den Weghe, Badbergen) followed in third place in this class
with rider Manuel Eugster. Lady Balou competed in the final of the Youngster Tour and
finished on an excellent 2nd place.
Second place in the opening jumper class at
Georgenburg for Rocketman and rider Vladimir
Beletskiy. Photo: Frieler
The now six year old Gleen Love (VA) by
Graf Top/Stakkato (breeder: Salvatore Basile,
Perugia/Italy) finished the free-jumping competition in Verden in fourth place. She sold on
the elite auction in October of 2011; Slovakian Chudyba Bronislav rode the bay into 2nd
place in the opening class for six-year old
horses. Skype Me (VA) by Stakkato/Embassy
(breeder: Karl-Heinz Ellenberg, Luedershausen) and rider Maria Medenova found a good
line and enjoyed third place in the second
class. The seven-year old Hanoverians were
represented even better. Extasy III by El Bonito/Rhytmo (breeder: Patricia Sausmikat,
Bremen) with rider Chudyba Bronislav won
the final of the Youngster-Tour followed by
Sportsman (VA) by Stolzenberg/Lordanos
(breeder: Sissy-Nadine Braband, Gross
Escherde) with Bernd Herbert. The black had
won the second qualification earlier on and
had finished the first one in third position. He
then placed one spot ahead of Exstasy III. The
dark bay had to be content with a fifth place
in the second round.
CSI** Saint Lo/France
The Normandy reported a second place in a
speed class for Al Calypso by Askari/Calypso II (breeder: Meike Fischer, Bad Bevensen)
and his rider Samuel Parot from Chile.
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Sport
Hannoveraner News
Hanoverian News
Riccione by Regazzoni/Arogno (breeder:
Heinrich Ehlers, Freiburg) has been
standing at stud in Warendorf for the past
three years. Now the dark bay who was
born in 1996 has returned to the barn of
his owner in Switzerland. Riccione was the
best dressage stallion at the SPT in
Neustadt/Dosse and then proved his talent
in the show ring up to Prix St. Georges. He
passes his talent for dressage on to his
offspring: 23 of them successfully compete
in dressage at the S-level.
Weltano by Weltmeyer/Dirk (breeder:
Johannes Benker, Papenburg) was retired
from competition in Luhmühlen. The
chestnut was born in 1996 and has
celebrated numerous successes in
one-in-hand competitions with his driver/
handler Klaus Tebbe. He won the German
Championships in 2007. He served as a
schoolmaster for driver Birga Jelinek for
two years; she has also enjoyed victories
and placements with Weltano.
Naomi Winnewisser became the Suisse
Junior Champion with Fuerst Rousseau by
Rousseau/Weltmeyer (breeder: Reinhold
Haferland, Winsen) even though the
14-year old riders horse show debut with
the black had only been one-week prior.
St. Pr. mare Goldlady by Golfstrom/Absatz
has died. She is well known far beyond the
borders of Hanover. The chestnut mare was
born in 1984 at the farm of Heinrich Bolte
in Syke-Okel. She won everything that
there was to win: breeding club mare
shows, the Louis-Wiegels- and the
Ratje-Niebuhr-Show. She became a
DLG-Champion mare in Frankfurt in 1989.
Her success record makes Goldlady one of
the most outstanding representatives of
the Eckernfoerde mare line.
CSIO***** Spruce Meadows/Canada
Marg and Ron Southern succeeded in hosting one of the world’s most important jumper shows on their facility Spruce Meadows
near Calgary. The world’s top competitors
meet at the “Masters” every year. Galippo
by Giorgio/For Pleasure (breeder: Lars Nieberg, Homberg/Ohm) and his rider Lars Nieberg were finally beat at a height of 1,95
meters finishing second in this class in the
six-bars class. This class carries a very high
purse.
CSI***** Valkenswaard/The Netherlands
Embassy II by Escudo/Silvio (breeder: Dr.
Bonny-Jasmin Jacobs, Bierbergen) and his rider Hans-Dieter Dreher came in second in his
very first class in Valkenswaard, a 1,50-meter-class. They were closely followed by Little
Lady Z by Laptop/Grannus (breeder: Wiebke
Hannken, after Witterschlick) and Christian
Ahlmann.
Abigail McArdle from the United States rode
Cosma by Couleur-Rubin/Stakkato (breeder:
Heinrich Ramsbrock, Menslage) into third
place in a speed class and to victory in the
next class in the Medium-Tour of Valkenswaard. St.Pr.St. Fit for Fun by For Pleasure/
Fabriano (breeder: Sigrid Crome-Sperling,
Lutter a. Bbg.) finished fourth in the final
with Luciana Diniz. HH Lets Fly (VA) participated in the Big-Tour. Alexa Pessoa rode the
fourteen-year old into fifth place in the first
speed class.
CSI*** Verbier/Switzerland
Hanoverians celebrated top successes in Verbier, too. Chaccima by Chacco-Blue/Calido
(breeder: Heinrich Grüpemeier, Maasen) finished the final of the Youngster-Tour in third
place with rider Nicole Scheller. Seven-year
old Enigma by Escudo/Drosselklang II (breeder: Sophie Fangmann, Brockum) won the
second qualification earlier on. The blackbrown sold to a jumper expert from Poland
on the foal auction. Now Lorenzo De Luca
from Italy rides her.
Callahan VDL (VA) by Contendro/For Pleasure (breeder: Joachim Tobaben, Ottensen)
has collected international experiences. His
best placement in Verbier was placing third in
a 1,45-meter class with Dutch rider Gerco
Schröder.
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Dressage
CDI Babenhausen
The International Bavarian Weekend in Babenhausen was for the rising generation of
riders. The new German champion Wirsol’s
Cipollini by Compliment/Western Star
(breeder: Dr. Dieter Schuette, Ansbach) did
justice to his role as favorite with rider Vivien
Niemann. The pair won the team and the individual test for young riders. Vivien Niemann
also placed second in the team- and third in
the individual test with her second horse Sil
Jander by Sunlight xx/Davignon (breeder:
Otto-Rudolf Fuchs, Meinerzhagen). Cipollini
had to be content with a second place in the
final freestyle.
Two of the top three horses carried the Hanoverian foal brand in Inter II. Wellington by
Wanderer/Garibaldi II (breeder: Diedrich
Meyer, Köhlen) was victorious with rider Jill
de Ridder. Daniel Göhlen rode Rivaner by
Rotspon/Lauries Crusador xx (breeder: Annelie Lübbeke, Wingst) into third place. Both
pairs were also unbeatable in the Grand Prix
for U25. Sarah Erlbeck received the fourthbest score on Amichelli (VA) by Contendro/
Espri (breeder: Eibe Icken, Dorum) in this
class.
CDI*** Estes Park/USA
The judges saw Regulus (VA) by Ramiro’s
Son II/Pinkus (breeder: Heinz Koppelmann,
Engelschoff) with rider Allison Dechant Nimmo in third place in the Inter freestyle at Estes Park.
Brian Hafner was not to be beaten with
Lombardo LHF by Londonderry/Werther
(breeder: Klaus Jürgens, Sehnde-Bolzum) in
the Grand Prix and in the freestyle winning
both classes.
CDI*** Saugerties/USA
The performances of Devon L by De Niro/
Wolkenstein II (breeder: Hans-Henning v. d.
Decken, Stade) and his rider Diana Creech
received the second highest scores in the
Grand Prix and in the Special. Allison Brock
rode Roosevelt by Rotspon/Lauries Crusador XX (breeder: Henry Peters, Oldendorf)
into fourth place in the Special.
Auktion
Hanoverian
Highlights 2013/14
Butts Abraxxas by Heraldik xx/Kronenkranich xx (breeder: Friedrich Butt, Buelkau).
‘Braxxi’ started out with an excellent dressage
performance. The pair finished on a very good
fifth place after cross-country and jumping.
HANNOVERANER
VERBAND
CCI** Haras du Pin/France
Andrew Hoy rode Cheeky Calimbo (VA) by
Contendro/Lemon xx (breeder: Hanke Meyer,
Midlum) into second place at the test-event
for the World Equestrian Games in Normandy
next year. One jumping fault on the stadium
course cost the pair the victory.
CIC** Hambach
The competition at the CIC** in Hambach
was tough. Andreas Dibowski rode Eskadia
by Escudo/Groom Dancer xx (breeder: Ulrike
Sybrecht, Isernhagen) into second position
right behind dual Olympic champion Michael
Jung. Eight-year old Callas by Chico’s Boy/
Lafontaine (breeder: Joachim Tobaben, Ottensen) placed fifth with Robin-Anna Egen.
Romeo by Regazzoni/Inschallah AA (Dr. Renate Fertl, Neulingen) participated in the
one-star competition and finished in third
place with Christina Benz. The pair finished
on the dressage score.
Cheeky Calimbo and Andrew Hoy finished the
Test-Event in Haras du Pin in second place.
Eventing
CCI** Blair Castle/Great Britain
Lizzie Brown won the two-star competition in
Blair Castle with her mount Henton Attorney General by Anamour/Distelfink (breeder: Bridget Sutton/New Zealand). The pair
took the lead after dressage and never lost
it!
CCI**** Burghley/Great Britain
The four-star event in Burghley is one of the
most prestigious three-day competitions in
the world. The elitists meet here shortly before
the end of the show season. Top three-day
riders from New Zealand dominated this
event. Ingrid Klimke impressed with FRH
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CIC* Hamm-Rhynern
Two Hanoverians placed in the top three in
this one-star competition. Yoshiaki Oiwa
from Japan rode Coleoni by Concinales xx/
Don Juan (breeder: Johann Ellmers, Schwarme) into second place; Christine Münkel
placed third on Negativ by Natiello xx/Warkant (breeder: Paul Nolting, Hannover).
CIC** Helvoirt/The Netherlands
Josefa Sommer and her mount Hamilton by
Heraldik xx/Furioso’s Sohn (breeder: Joachim
Sommer, Immenhausen-Holzhausen) placed
tenth after dressage and stadium jumping.
The pair moved up to 3rd place in the CIC**
after an excellent cross-country course. One
jumping fault dropped Halle Berry by His
Highness/Weltmeyer (breeder: Stefan and Patricia Kutter, Harsefeld) and rider Csaba Sarkoezi down to second place in the CIC* of
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