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THE HANOVERIAN
No 05| May 2012
126th
Elite-Auction
Horses with talent
and potential
Sport
Desperados wins
in Dortmund
Annual
Meeting
Perspectives have
been created
Auction
A jumper received the highest bid
on the 126th Elite-Auction: Senza
Limiti by Stakkato/Don Juan was
sold at 150,000 Euros. Photo: Ernst
Horses with talent
and potential
“We are very satisfied with the outcome of the auction under the present market
conditions in the equine sector,” breeding manager Dr. Werner Schade spontaneously
summarized the course of the 126th Elite Auction in April. An overall turnover of almost
2 million Euros and an average price of nearly 30,000 Euros for 65 riding horses is
certainly a respectable result.
By Jürgen Stroscher
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The Hanoverian 05|2012
Auction
T
he foreign demand had clearly increased. Sales
to the United States appeared to have recovered. An important perspective was created with
the sale of the first Hanoverian to China,” auction
manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener credits the positive market reaction to the sale management of the
Hannoveraner Verband. Colorful flags from almost
20 nations demonstrate the great foreign interest
in the Hanoverian horse. The international competent audience looked forward to the auction collection and the first hopeful, top quality foals of
2012 in a suspenseful atmosphere in the Niedersachsenhalle.
The exhibition ‘Luma –the lion’, a highlight from
the successful Gala-evening, prepared all horse
enthusiast in a humorous fashion on a long and
intense auction before auctioneer Friedrich-Wilhelm Isernhagen was allowed to drop his famous
hammer for the first time. A pony owned by Melie
Philippot from France was dressed up as a lion and
showed off impressive movements in an exhibition
of airs above the ground in Verden’s arena.
Then the 126th Elite Auction finally started with
head number 1 entering the arena: Hofmarschall V
by Hotline/D’accord (breeder: Friedrich Lampe,
Barver, exhibitor: ZB Voss, Coesfeld). This highly
appraised and licensed sire convinced at the Bundeschampionate in 2011 with top scores winning
a bronze medal. The new owners from the United
States manage a successful dressage barn and will
greatly enjoy this exceptional horse. Four-year old
Donna Felice by Don Frederico/White Star (breeder: Wolfgang Lohmann, Sandbostel-Mintenburg,
exhibitor: Doris Hoffmann, Rhade) surpassed all
expectations. The hammer fell at 130,000 Euros
for the black-brown state’s premium aspirant. This
made her the top-selling dressage horse. The dressage talent that was trained by Stefan Blanken will
soon move to her new owner who is a dressage
competitor to Austria.
in the end. We feel certain though that Senza Limiti fits perfectly in our international jumper barn. He
will make his way into the sport!”
It was not the first time that the long-standing manager of Buddelei, Bernfried Erdmann, has bought
a future competition horse on one of Verden’s auctions. He is partial to the Hanoverian breed and
has developed a certain liking for stallions. In 2005
he bought Lord Lohengrin by Lordanos/Diskus, in
2006 it was Codex One by Contendro/Glückspilz
and in 2011 it was Premium sire Quinturo by
Quaid/Escudo. All three are licensed and in breeding service. He certainly also proved to have made
a good selection when buying the mare Georgia by
Goldfever/Come On. Patrick Stühlmeyer successfully presents his horses in jumping competitions
at the national and international level.
Four-year old Stettiner F by Stedinger/De Niro
(breeder: Breeding Farm Fries, Northeim, exhibitor:
Tanja and Peter Fries, Northeim) was the third auction participant to obtain a six figure sale price.
This black half-brother to top producer Fürst Nymphenburg will continue his dressage career in an
American dressage barn. The new owner paid
103,000 Euros. Great rideability and three above
average basic gaits are an excellent pre-requisite
for a successful future in dressage. One must be
curious to find out how the now six-year old chestnut stallion Don Ed Hardy continues to develop
with such renowned producers like Donnerhall,
Weltmeyer and Grenadier in his pedigree. The approved sire sold into a renowned German dressage
stable for 70,000 Euros.
Donna Felice by Don Frederico/
White Star was the highest priced
dressage horse selling to Austria for
130,000 Euros.
It became quickly apparent that Auctioneer Isernhagen would have his hands full with this one
when the black sire Senza Limiti by Stakkato/Don
Juan (breeder: II Chirone de Bruna de Paolis, SanVito/Italy) presented himself in a powerful, dynamic and relaxed fashion in the arena. After a longlasting bidding duel the stallion became the
highest priced horse of the day selling for Euro
150,000.00. And once again a horse from the collection of jumpers obtained the highest sale price
of the entire auction. “A jumper must be just like
him,” the new owner Bernfried Erdmann said with
complete persuasion. “I obviously buy with hope
in the back of my mind. With a four-year old you
just do not know for sure what he will develop into
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Auction
Statistic
Riding Horses
No. of horses offered for sale 65 horses
No. of horses sold
65 horses
Total turnover
Euro 1.893.000,00
Average price
Euro 29.138,46
Highest price
Euro 150.000,00
Lowest price
Euro 9.000,00
Pricerange
Euro 5.000 to 9.999
Euro 10.000 to 14.999
Euro 15.000 to 24.999
Euro 25.000 to 49.999
50.000 Euro and more
1
12
23
23
6
horse
horses
horses
horses
horses
Horses sold to the following areas
Lower Saxony
Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria
Hamburg
Hessen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Total Germany
14
2
8
2
4
6
36 horses
Chile
China
Denmark
Finland
France
Great Britain
Canada
Russia
Schwitzerland
South Africa
USA
Austria
Total abroad
1
4
1
1
4
4
2
3
3
2
4
1
29 horses
Foals
No. of foals offered for sale 44 foals
No. of horses sold
43 foals
Total turnover
Euro 294.900,00
Average price
Euro 6.800,00
Highest price
Euro 33.000,00
Lowest price
Euro 3.000,00
Not only the high price-segment of horses was of
great interest for potential buyers! Horses in lower
and medium price ranges offered many possibilities for exhibitors, breeders and riders. The fouryear old grey stallion Candyman by Charilan/
Falkland (breeder: Helmut Klein, Thedinghausen)
for instance sold for Euro 25,000.00. This is certainly an investment with a great outlook for the
buyers from Bavaria who bought a horse with a
great competitive perspective.
Pricerange
Euro 2.500 to 3.999
Euro 4.000 to 4.999
Euro 5.000 to 7.999
Euro 8.000 to 9.999
10.000 Euro and more
13
8
13
3
6
foals
foals
foals
foals
foals
Sold to the following areas
Lower Saxony
Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria
Bremen
Hamburg
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Sachsen-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Total Germany
12
1
4
1
1
1
2
1
23 foals
Finland
France
Great Britain
Italy
Schwitzerland
Czech
USA
Total abroad 8
1
2
2
2
2
3
20 foales
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Customers from Canada paid 40,000 Euros for the
chestnut gelding Electric Socks by Escudo/Drosselklang which was certainly a pleasant sale’s experience for breeder/ exhibitor Dr. Ernst Grimmelmann
from Bücken near Verden. A jumper rider from
Kirchlinteln bought promising five-year old Etienne
by Espri/Garibaldi out of the renowned breeding
barn of Stefan Aust in Armstorf for 16,000 Euros.
The best pre-requisites for the female rider from
Lower Saxony for a successful future in jumper
competitions!
23 horses sold for prices ranging between Euro
10,000 and 24,999; another 23 horses found new
homes in the price range between Euro 25,000
and 49,999. The new owners demonstrated a very
quality-oriented purchasing behavior. The number
of foreign buyers has increased again. This is very
encouraging. 13 nations on four continents are
looking forward to the horses of quality from Germany. Four horses sold to tomorrow’s sales market
The filly Fifty-Fifty Two by Fidertanz/Friedensfürst sold
for 33,000 Euros.
China which is certainly noteworthy. The demand
was high in France, Great Britain and the United
States, too. Four horses found new homes in each
of these countries. More than half of the very talented riding horses remain in Germany and will be
available for our breeding program or will compete
for our country. Especially the riding horses were in
high demand. 15 in Lower Saxony and 8 in Bavaria.
The youngest hopefuls had to wait untill the very
end once again. Traditionally the first foals of the
year enter the auction arena last. They are however
the audience’s favorite and exhibit their gratitude
through playfulness and their zest for life. The collection of 43 foals obtained an average price of
Euro 6,853; about the same result as twelve
months ago. It took a while for the dark bay filly
Fifty-Fifty Two by Fidertanz/Friedensfürst (breeder:
Kai Baumgartner, Wulkau) to provoke prospective
buyers to start an exciting bidding duel. A facility
that raises youngsters in Lower Saxony held the
final bid of Euro 33,000. Horse enthusiasts who
buy horses for resale always look for suitable
young breeding products. The interest in young Hanoverians is also increasing in foreign countries.
This year the interest in Finland was especially
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high. Eight foals found a new home high up in the
north!
The 126th Elite Auction obtained a result that certainly allows for deriving positive impulses for selling horses with a net return of 1,893,000 Euros
for riding horses and 294,900 Euros for foals. The
average sale price of nearly 30,000 Euros is certainly a significant increase to last year’s average.
An increasing trend in the sale of top horses especially to foreign countries allows for hope for 2012.
With a decrease in breedings the quality and rideability of horses become essential. The collection of
the Elite Auction clearly demonstrated that the Hanoverian horses have no problem with either! n
FRH Don Silvester
The “lucky fairy” for the foal FRH Don Silvesterwho was raffled off for the benefit of the club of
supporters of Hanoverian Horses was the renowned journalist and Hanoverian breeder Stefan
Aust (right). Bernd Hickert moderated the raffle.
The Breeder Union Rinne/Hamidi from Rinteln
was overjoyed with the beautiful colt by Don Index/Sandro Hit out of the breeding program of
Siegfried Pilz, Lilienthal.
Senza Limiti
Senza Limiti impressed with his style and his seemingly limitless potential long before the auction.
Breeder Bruna de Paoliss was convinced about the
quality of her black colt to the extent that she asked
Fritz Engelke to raise him as a stallion prospect in
Kaltenweide. The colt went for training to ‘Obersattelmeister’ Albert Habermann in the summer of
2011 with the goal of a successful participation in
the stallion performance test. “Only good things
can be said about Senza Limiti. He has a first-class
attitude, strong nerves and a super disposition,”
said his trainer. The test unfortunately came too
early for the black colt. He just missed getting the
required scores and was therefore not presented at
the licensing. They presented him to the auction
pre-selection committee one week after the 70-day
test instead. He was invited to Verden to participate
in the test-week. His talent was realized; trainer
and auction rider Christoph Kühl took him into his
training program. Senza Limiti quickly became the
favorite of the jumping cadre during the preparation period for the auction. Renowned international
jumper riders showed interest. In the end it was
Bernfried Erdmann who bought the exceptional talent for his stallion- and competition barn.
Senza Limiti entered the auction arena with head
number 33. His dam Donna Dinara sold with the
same head number here in Verden almost on exactly the same day nine years ago. “Sensitive athlete
with great jumping ability” – the auction catalog
read. Emanuele Nanni held the last bid then and
bought his first broodmare. Many more followed.
The entrepreneur who lives near Rome, Italy, had
come to Verden with his brother with the intent to
buy a horse for his niece who only wanted a Hanoverian. Customer advisor Birgit Schröppel shared
her enthusiasm for the mare Donna Dinara with the
horseman from Italy and it was catching. “She was
incredibly typy; a dream of a mare,” she remembers. A son of Graf Grannus/Bold Indian xx was
bought for the niece. Emanuele Nanni’s wife Bruna
de Paolis also discovered her passion for breeding
noble four-legged creatures. The herd of broodmares that carry the colophon ‘II Chirone’ in their names has increased to more than ten; her owner is
the president of the Hanoverian Horse Breeding
Club Italy. The pedigrees are filled with excellent
jumper blood. A full sister to Olympic and world
champion Salinero is also a member of the broodmare herd. None of them have however seen the
land where lemons flourish. Bruna de Paolis trusts
the proven care Martin Klintworth provides in Ohrensen. And that is where all her mares live.
After the auction the training of Donna Dinara continued in the stable of Hilmar Meyer, Morsum. In
addition to placements in jumper horse classes the
grey mare impressed in the free-jumping chute receiving the dream score of 10,0 in the mare test.
Donna Dinara was bred to foundation sire Stakkato. This combination has been repeated four times
to today. The first foal was the only filly. Siria sold to
Italy where she has already successfully competed
on the international Youngster-Tour. The breeders
are hoping for a long wished-for filly this year, too.
Seven successful descendants with placements and
victories in jumper classes at A- to S-level have contributed to the successful acceptance of Donna
Dinara’s dam Wiener Lady into the Program for Hanoverian Jumper Horse Breeding. She is out of the
line of Algave that became famous through Alsterröschen by Agram. You find Alsterröschen in Senza
Limiti’s pedigree in the fifth generation and she excellently embodies the classical Dannenberg virtues. Her licensed son Don Rudolpho remains unforgettable. He was one of Franke Sloothaak’s first top
jumpers. Britta Züngel
Spartan
Stakkato
Pia
Don Juan
Donna Dinara
Wiener Lady
Servus
Gottilde
Pygmalion
Goldfeder
Don Carlos
St.Pr.St. Erlenrebe
Wienerwald
Elisa
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Auktion
Grande-Preis
A unique career in breeding and sports
FRH Desperados and Kristina Sprehe.
Herbert Schütt (left), FRH Desperados‘ breeder, was honoured by
Manfred Schäfer, the president of
the Hannoveraner Verband.
Photos: Ernst
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The De Niro/Wolkenstein II-son Desperados was
honoured with the Grande-Prize on the occasion
of the 126th Elite Auction. The successful dressage
stallion was bred by Herbert Schütt from Hemmoor.
The Sprehe Stud purchased the black youngster at
the Stallion sales, and meanwhile, he counts
among the best young german dressage horses
under Kristina Sprehe with a fantastic future career
for both of them being certainly no coincidence.
Besides, Desperados will participate at future horse shows with the name supplement “FRH”, the
abbreviation for the Hanoverian Supporters Club.
Desperados left the Stallion Licensing in Verden
without being accepted for breeding, but he was
nevertheless sold at a top price of Euro 104,000. A
unique career in breeding and sports started. In
2004, further matured and developed under the
rider, the impressive Desperados was not only licensed, but also honoured as Premium stallion.
From that point on, his career was simply exemplary. He won the bronze medal at the Bundeschampionate for riding horses at the age of three and
four. Further advanced by Falk Rosenbauer, first
international placements at the age of only seven
followed. In 2011, Kristina Sprehe sat down in his
saddle. Meanwhile, the privately owned stallion
has been successful in dressage tests up to international Grand Prix-level, and in 2011, he was honoured with the Otto-Lörke-Prize for the best german Grand Prix futurity prospect. Desperados’
own accomplishments are amazing, and his breeding balance is as impressive. Desperados presented the winning mares of the Herwart von der Decken-Show two times in a row: Doris Day and
Delany in 2010 and 2011. Doris Day even topped
the success of her sire at the Bundeschampionate
when she won the title in 2010. A dressage breed
value for dressage of 130 points underlines his
breeding qualities. Five of his sons are already licensed for Hanover, among them the Premium
stallions Destano and Divine Etincelle. Desperados
is on his way to the top in breeding and sports.
Since 2009, the Grande-Prize has been awarded to
Hanoverian stallions in the important age of ten to
twelve, a time when first reliable information
about his hereditary qualities will be available as
the eldest offspring of a stallion can then be judged under saddle. The breeder of the stallion is
honoured with this prize. The naming is meant to
honour the hereditary accomplishments of the
trademark stallion Grande. n
Denmark
New Zealand
Champion Jumper Stallion
Clifton Ask
Bates Antonello
„Horse of the Year“
The Danish Warmblood Association approved its
stallions in Herning. Clifton Ask by Clintord/Singular Joter (breeder: Marie-Luise and Anja Borstelmann, Salzhausen) convinced the approval committee and became Champion Jumper Stallion. The
typy black stallion left Verden’s approval arena for
Denmark as a premium sire – jumping last year.
The renowned breeding stud Blue Hors had discovered the talent on the stallion market. Clifton Ask
stands at stud at Stutteri Ask. De L’Or by Dancier/
Rotspon (breeder: Hinrich Wülpern, Farven) received the green light for Denmark in the dressage
division. The powerfully moving chestnut was not
only a premium sire last year; he was also the highest priced two-and-a-half-year old in Verden. A son
of United/Worldly (breeder: Helmut G. Heidmeyer,
Rahden) was also approved. Fletcher by Fürst
Grandios/Weltmeyer (breeder: Karl Lehing, Wagenfeld) who had been bought by the breeding farm
Blue Hors on the stallion sales in 2011 was too. n
The “Horse of the Year-Show” took place in Hastings/New Zealand in the middle of March. New
Zealand’s best sporthorses are highlighted and receive awards at this event. It concludes the horse
show season. The title was awarded to Kelly Van
Dyk and Wohlkahn by Werther/Calypso (breeder:
Günter Brandes, Peine), a former stallion market
participant in the division for young riders. Bates
Antonello by Anamour/Winnebago became Dressage Horse of the Year. Bates Antonello’s was bred
in New Zealand. His performances in the dressage
ring with rider Louisa Hill are the standard by
which dressage is measured. Fabarchie by Eklat/
Graf Douglas became Reserve Champion. Nickey
Pope presented this New Zealand-bred horse in
Grand Prix and in the Special. The event horses
participated in international competitions. Donna
Smith rode Henton Executife by Escudo/Distelfink
(breeder: Henton Lodge, New Zealand) into second
position in a CIC***. n
Luma and Melie Phillipot.
Chestnuts and Blacks – The great quadrille of producers.
A festive start into retirement (left to right): Satchmo, Isabell Werth, Manfred
Schäfer, Madeleine Winter-Schulze and Albert Kampert. Photos: Ernst
Lauenburg‘s Dog Act.
Gala-Evening
The Gala-Evening of the 126th Elite Auction filled the audience with enthusiasm by performing high
carat acts. Retiring Satchmo, presenting the Hans Joachim-Köhler-Prize and awarding the Grande Prize
to FRH Desperados were the highlights.
Successful auction horse provider Klaus Michaelis was driven into the arena
to present the Hans Joachim-Köhler Prize.
Who jumps higher – human or horse?
Der Hannoveraner 05|2012
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Niedersachsenhalle
As warm welcome to the new Ni
The official opening of the Niedersachsenhalle took place in the presence of numerous honorary
By Julia Martin-
P
lans have been made since 2008 and the
construction has been underway since
2010: Now the new Niedersachsenhalle is
finished. A ceremonial opening took place
after the the annual meeting. The Big Band of
Verden’s Dom-High School welcomed the
guest with a musical performance while Dr.
Werner Schade together with President Manfred Schäfer and Representatives of the Masterrind GmbH (cattle marketing and breeding
organization) showed the completely remodeled facility to the honorary guest Minister
Gert Lindemann from the government department for agriculture in Lower Saxony. The
politician was clearly impressed and emphasized in his address, “The result is truly worth
showing off. This facility is to help our breeders generate additional income. It is to
strengthen the economy of the entire region.” He describes the future with confidence,
“May the people that work in this facility
have good ideas, energy and an aptitude for
negotiating. May the success of this work
confirm the hopes the associations and its
members have placed in this modern auction
facility!” During the ceremony it became apparent how much combined engagement all
participants had brought up to support and
advance the remodeling project of the Niedersachsenhalle. The Vice-President of the
Dr. Werner Schade (left) accompanies Minister
Gert Lindemann and Mayor Lutz Brockmann
(right) through the facility.
The ‘Masterrind GmbH’ is also stationed in the
Niedersachsenhalle and presented beef cattle
bulls during the opening ceremony.
The Minister for Agriculture in Lower Saxony,
Gert Lindemann: “Additional income for the
breeders.”
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Niedersachsenhalle
iedersachsenhalle
y guests from politics, the horse industry and animal breeding in March.
‘Masterrind GmbH’, Heinrich Ruprecht, explained, “Verden is the capitol of animal breeding. The whole of Germany will envy us for
what we have created.” Lutz Brockmann
who is the Mayor of the city of Verden said
proudly, “Competences become visible with
this new facility.” District Magistrate Peter
Bohlmann added, “The arena has given itself
a present for its 40th anniversary with these
renovations.” Manfred Schäfer said the final
words, “In accordance with the example and
the tradition of those who originally were responsible for building the Niedersachsenhalle we have now in today’s time taken a decisive step to secure our future and our
competitiveness. The Niedersachsenhalle is
the entrance to the world for the Hanoverian
breed and its horses. We offer a perspective
to the younger generation of breeders.” A
colorful program rounded off the ceremony
where meat bulls, milk cows, calves, mares
and foals participated and auction horses
were presented. Silke Korthals from the
‘Kreissparkasse Verden’, a local credit union,
presented a new jump. Two horses christened
the jump right away. The presentation of the
two most expensive horses in the history of
Verden’s auctions was the final highlight of
the exhibition: Lemony’s Nicket with Susan
Pape and Londontime with Wolfhard Witte. n
Representatives of the Elite and the May Auction did each other credit on the catwalk with
beautiful performances.
Manfred Schäfer, “A decisive step for the
security of our future and our competitiveness.”
Photos: Ernst
They are our future: Two young breeders gave
an impressive demonstration with their ponies
showing off what they had already learned.
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Perspectives have
been created!
The remodeling of the Niedersachsenhalle, the developing of efficient processing
strategies as well as new marketing strategies – these were just a few of the important
subjects at the annual meeting of the Hannoveraner Verband in March. It became
apparent that new challenges had been identified and the resulting measures had been
optimally installed.
By Julia MartinThe forum is part of the new complex of the Niedersachsenhalle. It
served as the stage for this meeting.
“The new addition has already
proven itself,” Dr. Werner Schade
commented. Photo: Züngel
T
he Hannoveraner Verband is ambitious on
many levels - especially with respect to timing.
The annual meeting with 120 delegates and guests
started at 3:00 PM - the official ceremonial opening of the Niedersachsenhalle was scheduled for
6:00 PM. It took exact planning to carry out this
tight schedule. And that it did: the meeting was
adjourned at exactly 5:55 PM.
A main issue in the annual report of breeding manager Dr. Werner Schade was the completion of
the remodeling project of the Niedersachsenhalle.
The timetable was ambitiously tight here, too. The
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project started in April 2010. An ultra-modern
marketing centre was created within two building
phases of 5 months each - completion in spring
2012. Every visitor entering the Niedersachsenhalle today realizes that the challenges were mastered! The arena is modern, light and friendly.
Through additions like the forum and the restaurant setting events now run smoothly. Even if the
guests spend time outside of the arena they are
still integrated in the event. The new barns fit well
into the existing architecture. Larger and lighter
stalls have greatly improved the conditions for the
horses. The new warm-up arena makes an opti-
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mum connector between the former warm-up arena and the stables. Through these remodeling
measures, the German Hannoveraner Verband is
now equipped with a one-of-a-kind training and
marketing facility. “We are most grateful to the
city of Verden, the district and the state of Lower
Saxony. Without financial support the realization
of this building project would not have been in the
realm of possibilities,” Dr. Werner Schade summarizes.
The financing of the project was an estimated expenditure of 9 Million Euros for a long time. Towards the end of 2011 an increase became apparent. The actual expenditure seems to now be at
10,84 Million Euros. Three components are the reasons for the additional cost: Unexpected and unforeseeable expenses included next to many small
details also massive drainage issues that had to be
solved. Furthermore additional far-reaching decisions were made during the remodeling process that
were costly. We invested in a complete new feeding installation that supplies feed to all barns on
the right and left hand side of Lindhooper Street.
“There are things that you realize during the construction period. We have taken the proper measures to guarantee a strong performance-able facility
on a long-term basis,” the manager reaffirmed.
The third component for the increased costs is the
general cost increase itself. The prices have increased by 15 percent in some areas. This was a development that exceeded the calculated price increase rate by far. We were unable to fix the cost at the
onset of construction because of EU regulations.
All building measures had to be written out in the
current year.
Under these circumstances the Hannoveraner Verband once again took a firm stand with respect to
the new knowledge on the expense situation and
found a solution. Dr. Schade was very clear in his
wording, “There will not be a breeders’ apportionment of costs.” The necessary refinancing occurs
through a loan from the ‘Kreissparkasse’ Verden
that the Niedersachsenhallen GmbH claims and
not the Hannoveraner Verband. The liquidity of the
association and its freedom of action remain secured. “These measures are without a question correct,” Dr. Werner Schade emphasized, “The old
Niedersachsenhalle was no longer acceptable. You
have to get prepared properly when times are difficult. After all it is our responsibility to create perspectives for our breeders. Now we can look into
the future and utilize our opportunities!”
Optimal use
These opportunities can however only be realized
if we react to the structural change within our
breeders’ base and in the conduct of buyers. “Our
membership numbers are retrograde yet the cost
for attending to the needs of buyers and breeders
is increasing because the competition in the area
of marketing has grown,” Dr. Werner Schade summarized. The balance between salaries, personnel
development and efficiency has to be restored
once again. He uses training as an example for a
newly organized procedure, “Training is a key func-
Fritz von der
Decken-Preis
For the second time Heinrich
Ramsbrock, Menslage, has been
awarded the Fritz von der Decken-Prize for being most successful in raising stallion prospects. 25 licensed stallions come
from his farm; he bred seven of
them. 18 of these stallions sold
very successfully on the stallion
sales. The prize was an oil painting of the sire Christ by Competent/Picard, a stallion, whose
potential Heinrich Ramsbrock
detected at a very early stage.
He purchased the young colt
from his breeder Gerhard Wehrs
in Lehrte and presented him at
Verden’s licensing in 2007. The
black-brown colt became reserve champion of the dressage
stallions and sold on the stallion
sales to the breeding farm Sprehe for 125,000 Euros. The stallion qualified for the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf with
his rider Heiko Klausing in 2010.
Christ already has 612 offspring
including nine licensed stallions.
Manfred Schäfer presented the Fritz
von der Decken-Prize to Heinrich
Ramsbrock, for being the most
successful rearer of stallions.
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ding factor. Breed values are tools.” The breeding
book committee set new selection limits for the
stallion performance test and for the predisposition test, both defined in by-law changes. These adjusted selection limits for four-year old Hanoverian
stallions (SPT-breed value 120 points or an average of 100 points) take numerous stallions that
are strongly specialized in their discipline into account. Furthermore youngsters that started their
performance career a little later at a more mature
stage are able to receive a breeding permit if they
qualify for the Bundeschampionate (90 points SPTbreed value on average plus the qualification for
the Bundeschampionate).
The new stable with the just recently completed paddocks.
tion for marketing and for binding customers in the
equestrian sport.” Both training and sale take
place under one roof at the Hannoveraner Verband. The goals are clearly defined: Support for
breeders, strengthening the binding of customers,
discovery and development of auction horses and
acquirement of new clients.
“We have introduced training blocks and focus on
training our customers – in Germany and all
around the world.” Jörg Jacobs is responsible for
the development of concepts and for the realization of the training programs. Auction manager
Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener is responsible for the entire
coordination. Processes intertwine and will link together even closer. The new foal selection system is
another example for measures that overlap in different departments. Here the departments marebook and AAZ work together even more closely.
The entire area of marketing and communication
have been improved and enlarged in public relations; the breeding and sale department cooperate
more closely in foreign care.
“We select more rigorously than others do.”
Last year’s main breed focus was the reform of the
stallion performance test. Once again Dr. Werner
Schade clearly expressed his view, “We have decided for a selection according to breed values. The
results and analyses support our decision. We select more rigorously than others do but we also
have different demands. After all we are in competition and we want breed progress.” He considers
the discussion on the pedigree breed value to be
exaggerated, “The quality of the horse is the deci-
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Marketing Strategies
Internationally successful competition horses that
create a sensation on show grounds worldwide
are an excellent advertisement for the Hanoverian
breed and with that they market our products. It is
the responsibility of the Hannoveraner Verband
and of the FRH to accompany top talents. The cooperation with riders and trainers takes top priority. Some promotional and investment projects
were launched in 2011.
The Hannoveraner Verband is also unique and different to every other breed association. We attend
to all equine markets in Verden: dressage, jumping,
eventing and recreational riding. “The integration
of recreational horses into our auction program
has been a total success,” Dr. Werner Schade sums
up. “We have taken this change very seriously as
we are developing new target groups.”
The association is also trying to attract new clients
through e-motion-pferd TOUR that is a project that
has been initiated in cooperation with the insurance company ‘Uelzener Versicherungen’. “Personal connections are essential in the horse business.
When we visit these facilities we meet horse enthusiasts we would not have a point of contact
with under regular circumstances. These contacts
are very valuable.”
The Hannoveraner Verband works with the same
intensity on developing new markets in foreign
countries. Asia has top priority. In China the training of riders has already started. The association
is exploring new territories and will offer - in addition to the auction program - other marketing possibilities to its breeders in the near future. “The
foal market suffers because of the declining demand,” the breeding manager explained. We see it
as our responsibility to support those breeders
who depend on selling foals and offer new impulses.” Measures are initiated: The Hannoveraner
Verband will support the foal auctions in Luhmüh-
Annual Meeting
len, Timmel and Langenau through public relations. Furthermore we will offer a web-page where
foals can be exhibited with videos, photos, pedigrees and descriptions.
The annual report finished on an emotional note.
After the presentation of the new image film on
the Hannoveraner Verband that was well received
and can now be viewed on the internet Dr. Werner
Schade asked a special honorary guests to come
forward: auction rider Melanie Wienand. “We
were all filled with fear and sorrow when the accident happened,” Dr. Werner Schade said. “Our
thoughts were with you the entire time. You
fought. The doctors did not even anticipate that
such a speedy positive recovery process would be
possible. You are on the right track and we wish
you only the very best!” n
Other Highlights of the Meeting
Engaged Young Breeders
The association’s youth representative Maren
Schlender reported about the Hanoverian Young
Breeder year 2011. The total number of participants in Young Breeder competitions decreased
slightly in 2011 and is now back to the level of
previous years. This moderate decrease has several
reasons: a few competitions were combined and
the competition of the breeding club Braunschweig
was canceled. Lüneburg remains the strongest
breeding club with 202 participants. The competition on the national level was once again successful. The Hanoverian Team won the bronze medal at
the 15th Federal Young Breeder Competition in Futterkamp, Schleswig-Holstein. Assi Blume and Henrike Gehrdau-Schröder won the German championship title for their knowledge. This year the
young breeders participate in the e-motion-pferd
TOUR 2012. The program is individually designed
for each facility and includes the work of the young
breeders.
Acceptable result
Gerhard Wiechers who is deputy managing director and manager of the finance department presented the financial report 2011 to the meeting of
the delegates and announced a financial loss of
159,685.03 Euros. In summery he commented on
the profit and loss statement, “The income from
membership dues and other fees is decreasing. Income out of the sale’s sector always fluctuates. I
consider an increase to only be a contingent possibility. Maintaining the current level requires the
employment of measures. 2011, as 2010 was too,
has been a special year for the Hannoveraner Verband,” Gerhard Wiechers granted. The building
project influenced the daily business considerably.
In addition to creating difficult working conditions
for the entire team, financial expenditures were
unavoidable to guarantee acceptable auction and
training conditions. In the end the finance manager summarized, “Under these circumstances the
year-end result is acceptable. It is our responsibility
as an association to make use of existing means
for the benefit of our members. An unsatisfied situ-
ation on many breeding farms demands an increase in guidance and help from the association on
every level.
Several promoters
Dr. Werner Schade had emphasized in his annual
report how important it is to promote young talents in competition and to cooperate with top riders and renowned training facilities. Manfred
Schaefer illustrated concrete results in his report
on the FRH: Warum Nicht FRH with rider Isabell
Werth is one of the most prominent promoters.
Rassolini FRH has carried the hallmark of quality
since 2011. The cooperation with Family Balkenhol
was intensified in 2010. Anabel and Klaus Balkenhol bought Donna Antonia by Don Frederico on the
summer auction on recommendation of the FRH.
The mare is getting prepared for upper level-dressage competitions at the stable of Balkenhol. Satisfaction FRH placed first with his rider Marco Kutscher at the Worldcup-Jumping in Gothenburg
2011. Gotha FRH is another much respected leading figure in top competition. The eleven-year old
mare with rider Ludger Beerbaum has won numerous Grand Prix classes and team gold at the
European Championships in Madrid. Status FRH
with Eva Bitter and FRH Quaid with Johannes Ehning are just about ready to enter international top
competitions. The FRH-density is considerable in
eventing: FRH Butts Abraxxas and Ingrid Klimke,
FRH Fantasia and FRH Butts Avedon with Andreas
Dibowski and German champion FRH Schorsch
with Julia Mestern. The youngest contestant in the
FRH-family is FRH Escada JS who has just recently
moved the barn of Olympic champion Ingrid Klimke. Numerous other candidates are under review
– the FRH-family will grow this year, too!
Certificates
of Honour
Successful stallion rearers:
Marie-Luise und Anja Borstelmann, Salzhausen
Heinrich Grotefendt, Hessen
Johann Martens, Uplengen
Kerstin Mattsson
Angelholm/Schweden
Wilhelm Meiners, Werlte
Heinrich Schartmann, Beesten
Rainer Schuster, Haag
Paul Sprehe, Dinklage
Hein-Gerd Tietjen, Bremen
Katharina Tietz, Hanstedt
Andrea Tietzen, Uetze
Hinrich Wülpern, Farven
Zuchtgemeinschaft Frieling,
Balge
Zuchtgemeinschaft Kern,
Neuhausen
Successes at the Herwart
von der Decken-Show
Kerstin Adonis, Hamburg
Monika Ahlers, Gretehm
Matthias Böckermann, Damme
Dr. Jürgen Bornhorst, Ankum
Reinhard Braack, Drochtersen
Gesa Coordes, Aurich
Peter von der Fecht-Ehlers,
Belum
Erna Grimmelmann
Schweringen
Eibe Icken, Dorum
Gerlinde Kruschewski,
Dortmund
Dr. Hilmer Meyer-Kuhlenkampff,
Engeln
Michael Schenk, Römstedt
Wilhelm Schwierking, Barver
Rixta Stolter, Odisheim
Norbert und Andrea Wulf,
Schillsdorf
The President addressed all breeders and members
again at the end of the meeting, “We shall accept
future challenges together. It is in our hands to fill
this new facility with life. Continue to bring your
best horses to Verden – and we will overcome the
challenges.” n
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Sport
Horses must want
to cooperate
“I am a rider and know nothing about breeding!”
Hubertus Schmidt explains openly. The team Olympic
champion knows all too well though what is
important in Grand Prix-horses.
By Britta Züngel
F
eatures and attributes in a Grand Prix-horse –
how and when can we recognize a pre-disposition? The members of the Association of Hanoverian Private Stallion Owners want to have an exact
answer to this question and invited Hubertus
Schmidt to their membership meeting in March.
The successful dressage rider and trainer accepted
this invitation only hesitantly but then answered
all the questions and delivered an interesting insight in the world of Grand Prix dressage. He actually descends from an old Westphalian breeder family. His father bred several internationally
successful jumper and dressage horses. Hubertus
Schmidt celebrated his greatest triumphs with the
unforgettable Wansuela suerte by Warkant/Wachmann out of the breeding program of Conrad Hogrefe, Eickeloh. He became Team Olympic Champion in Athens and Team World Champion in Aachen
with the mare. He celebrated his biggest individual
title in 2005; he became Reserve European Champion in Hagen in addition to winning team gold.
Features and attributes of a Grand Prix-horse - how and when can we recognize a predisposition?
Hubertus Schmidt, “It is difficult to determine if a
three year old horse will become a Grand Prixhorse or not. I personally have not been able to see
that in horses at that age. I can feel the suitability
when they are five or six years old. 100 percent of
the horses where I felt the suitability actually became Grand Prix horses.
Hubertus Schmidt, “Grand Prix-horses must have fighting spirit!”
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Three good gaits are obviously important for a
Grand Prix-horse. Nobody is perfect though. I am
not willing to compromise with respect to the trot
work. It is the prerequisite for piaffe and passage.
The horse must swing through the entire body in
the trot. I allow for compromises in the canter and
to a little degree in the walk. You will loose valuable points in the Grand Prix if the walk is too bad.
It is decisive that a five-year old can carry in the
canter and that swing in the trot work. The rider
must make the horse swing before he/she can introduce collection. The next question is if the horse
reacts sensibly and quickly on the aids or not. It
must always be our goal to build up positive tension in a horse. It is sufficient if you can collect a
horse for just a few steps out of forward movement.
The character of a horse carries at least fifty percent. A horse must be sensitive enough and have a
certain fighting spirit. There are worlds between Slevel dressage- and Grand Prix-horses. All too often S-dressage horses do not have enough guts to
make it all the way to Grand Prix.”
Are there recurring conformation attributes
in dressage horses with an excellent predisposition?
Hubertus Schmidt, “There are great exterior differences in horses. One is too long and the other too
straight in the back. I always watch how the horse
deals with its conformation. I have no room for
compromises when it comes to the poll and the
connection of the neck to the shoulder. The poll
must not be too light or too tight. Is the hose thick
at the throat or it is hard to get on the bit? This
condition will remain a problem all through the
horses training like a red thread.
It astounds me again and again how horses with
major conformation flaws can be successful. It is
always of utmost importance that the movement
swings through the body. The conformation of top
competitors like Rusty, Gigolo or Bonfire does not
meet the ideal. Desperados on the other hand is
pretty close to ideal and he presents himself accordingly. His type and his moving ability are what I
am looking for in a dressage horse.
Rusty’s movement was in a class by itself. The
Grand Prix of Parzival and Adelinde Cornelissen at
the European Championships in Windsor was the
best I have ever seen. The dynamic absolute relaxation was impressive. From his conformation alone Parzival is not really a horse predestined for
Grand-Prix dressage!
Are there special demands on the interior?
Sport
Hubertus Schmidt, “Horses must have great sensitivity and a certain desire to go - they must want to
cooperate. Wansuela suerte for instance was very
sensitive - recreational riders would have failed. I
personally would have been even more successful
with her if she had not been so hypersensitive and
irritated. She was relaxed but would not stand for
the salute. We lost many points because of it. I can
very well imagine a horse like Desperados on
championships. He has what it takes, yet he is
quiet and relaxed.”
How should the moving mechanics be developed?
Hubertus Schmidt, “The moving mechanics are not
most important; the willingness and ability to collect are. Many young horses push forward in the
trot and have difficulties to transfer and carry
weight on their hindquarters. This is necessary for
the collection later on.
Being able to build up a certain amount of tension
in a horse is important to me. The horses must be
comfortable which is a result of elastic and supple
movement. The back of a horse might swing and
still be tight. The rider can feel it because the horse
is uncomfortable to sit. This is a sign that the horse
does not move correctly. It is hard for a breeder to
evaluate how much ‘go’ a horse needs. In general
Grand Prix-horses are difficult to ride. Accepting
the specialties of the individual horse is an art for
a rider. There are horses that require industrious
movement so they can work and swing through
the body. Others have slower movement. They
have to be ridden at a slower pace to avoid that
they start to flip their toes. It takes a good rider to
feel out what a horse needs. Often we have to
make compromises. The rider must realize when
his horse is happy.”
At what age is Grand Prix-suitability predictable?
Hubertus Schmidt, “Grand Prix suitability is predictable at the age of four to five when the ability and
willingness for collection can be recognized. The
federal championships are an excellent avenue for
young horses. I would however not go to Warendorf if looking for a Grand Prix-horse. Wansuela
suerte would not have obediently completed her
dressage horse test in the ring in Warendorf as a
five year old.
There is a great difference between a horse that
obediently completes a dressage test and the sensitive horses that we need for international competitions. I believe however that the horses are asked
to do the proper exercises in Warendorf. The tests
ask for shoulder-ins and half-passes. Many sensitive horses however would not be able to handle
the situation in Warendorf.”
What does the development of the Grand
Prix-sport demand of the breeders?
Hubertus Schmidt, “The breeders are on the right
path. The horses are becoming better and better. I
am convinced that the riding has improved as well
over the years. One realizes that many riders ride
technically better today when looking at photos of
the old masters at the time of Otto Loercke. Overall
the horses make it easier for the riders today. From
a technical viewpoint people ride cleanerand more
correct applying gymnastic exercises to have a
more supple horse. Horses have to get into the
right hands. What however does that mean, “the
right hands”? There are plenty of horses that perform at M- and S-level that have the potential for
Grand Prix.”
Hubertus Schmidt was invited by the
Hanoverian stallion owners.
Photos: Züngel
How do you approach young horses?
How do you judge the use of jumper blood
when breeding dressage horses?
Hubertus Schmidt, “My father bred a lot with jumper bloodlines. It was his fortune that the sire Pilot
stood at stud in our neighborhood. My success
horse Forest Gump NRW by Florestan who should
have stepped into Wansuela suerte’s footsteps but
unfortunately passed away early was out of the
mare Parodie by Pilot/Remus II. She produced eleven FN registered sport horses including four horses with Grand Prix- and St. Georges-successes as
well as a jumper for S-level courses. Her dam Rubia
was a similarly strong producing mare herself. She
delivered 2 S-level jumpers and one S-level dressage horse.”
Hubertus Schmidt, “Pedigrees mean nothing to
me. Good basic gaits are a prerequisite for threeyear olds. We can teach horses a lot but not everything!
A lot comes with the horse. Often training is a
question of submissiveness. I am always impartial
towards a young horse. I do not care about color or
sex. I did not want to ride stallions in times gone
by. I have however revised my opinion. The stallions I have ridden over the past few years all have
been a joy to ride. I take my horses to the shows
for the first time when they know the Prix St. Georges-movements. Before that they gain experience
in dressage horse classes with my apprentice riders. n
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Breeder‘s portrait
Sport Horses
with potential
The equine veterinarian Christian Schröer has bred
Hanoverian horses in Siedenburg near Nienburg for
more than 20 years,; he believes wholeheartedly in
the performance blood of his broodmares.
By Jürgen Stroscher
D
r. Christian Schröer mostly uses the foundation sires Servus and Diskus and the producer
Alabaster. Before it all began the now 63-year old
studied elaborately for a variety of professions.
Born in Osnabrueck he successfully completed an
agricultural apprenticeship of two years followed
by studying agricultural science at a college in his
hometown. His great interest in breeding horses
became apparent quickly. He wrote his dissertation on the breed value estimation and its management. He had to thank his grandfather for the famous horse virus that infected him! He started
riding as a little boy and grew up with rural riding.
It therefore comes to no surprise that Christian
Schröer is partial to eventing and jumping. Christian Schröer rode competitively as a devoted jumper
competitor until the middle of the 90s.
Christian Schröer trains his horses
with his trainer Philip Lingnau
before marketing them as three- to
six-year olds.
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Because of his special liking for horses he also
wanted to work with his four-legged friends on a
professional basis. Riding was supposed to remain
his hobby though. So he focused on becoming a
veterinarian. He studied at the Veterinary School in
Hannover. He met his wife Anneliese during a
practical work period in Wilhelmshaven in 1980.
He settled down in Siedenburg near Nienburg in
Lower Saxony where he joined an existing practice
as an assistant veterinarian. He expanded the
practice into the equine clinic that has an agricultural part and a breeding operation today all because of his engagement in and love for horses. As
a veterinarian Christian Schröer quickly made contact with the former breeding station in Sulingen.
Through this connection he could not only intensify
his own breeding ambitions but he could also specialize in his veterinary services on gynecology and
birthing assistance. Today he manages his own in-
Dr. Christian Schröer from Siedenburg. Fotos: Stroscher
semination station and offers frozen semen from
several stallions. Fertility management is another
one of his specialties. As a breeder-friendly offer he
makes three stallions available for natural cover.
Grandfather’s experiences
“It has always been my wish to breed sport horses
with performance potential. I also wanted to be
successful with my mare base. My grandfather’s
experience had already proven that the share of
what a mare passes on to her offspring is much
higher than the stallion’s share. Being a jumper rider I wanted to breed jumpers,” the veterinarian
reviews the past. The success story of Hanoverian
breeder Christian Schröer began when the threeyear old black mare Dolle Deern by Diskus/Weltmeister (breeder: Werner Dierssen, Wagenfeld)
entered the barn in Siedenburg in 1990. A fortunate coincidence allowed four-year old bay Serenade
by Servus/Gralsritter (breeder: Gerhard Schmerglatt, Gnarrenburg) to join the broodmare band in
Siedenburg.
“The Hanoverian jumper sires Diskus and Servus
were so convincing at the time that I went looking
for mares with these bloodlines. I was fortunate
enough to find them,” the veterinarian is still excited today. And he was right. Christian Schröer has
a band of broodmares with consolidated pedigrees
because of these two mares. The mares were very
fertile, too. “They were in foal almost every year
and produced numerous state’s premium mares
and competition horses up to the S-level,” Christian Schröer proudly tells about the development of
his Hanoverian breeding program. He decided to
integrate a dressage line into his breeding pro-
Breeder‘s portrait
gram because of marketing reasons. He turned his
decision into reality with five-year old Ester by Eldorado/Lakai (breeder: Carla Beyer, Bassum) at the
beginning of the 90s. As producer he first used
dressage sire Alabaster by Akzent II/Wendepunkt.
Rudolf Zeilinger and Johannes Westendarp successfully competed Alabaster at that time.
“A top exterior and beauty alone do not guarantee
that a horse can jump a fence. Performance needs
to take center stage when breeding,” so the Hanoverian breeder. Therefore I carefully inspect my foals after one week; I make them canter and if possible make them jump wide. You can see a lot in a
foal at that time.” Many of his mares are state’s
premium mares with notable scores between nine
and ten.
Foals and young horses grow up under the best
conditions on the breeding farm in Siedenburg. “I
check the development of the foals’ bodies and
minds daily. Because of this and because I put harmonious groups together I create the best conditions for the start of a young horse life.” All fields
and paddocks are fenced with horse-friendly flexible vinyl enclosure. Young horses are broken to
saddle and trained as well. “I sell them when they
are between three- and six-years of age. Horses
sell easier when under saddle,” Christian Schröer
explains his marketing strategy. The breeder has
made a name for himself and not only within his
area because of his good customer care. “We have
sold many horses to the United States and Canada
where they now compete successfully. Satisfied
customers will bring new business. Mouth-tomouth propaganda is a good marketing tool.”
Christian Schröer’s breeding program has produced successful competitors like the gelding San
Pedro S by Don Carlos that Shroeer sold lucratively
on Verden’s elite auction to the United States, Centrio S by Cheenook a successful jumper competitor
at the S-level and Countdown S who is a fullbrother to Centrio S who Renee Tebbel and Jens
Dummeyer have successfully competed.
sires are an excellent breeding choice for Hanoverian mares.”
Own stallion at stud
Dr. Schröer has excellent experiences from breeding to the grey Holstein sire Calido. He used the
Holstein producer in combination with the bloodlines of Diskus and Servus. Three Calido-daughters
out of Dolle Deern are still in his breeding program. Seven-year old Celebration S and nine-year
old Calinichta S are expecting foals by Contendro
while 17-year old Gimba has already delivered a
filly by Van Helsing. It seems that especially St. Pr.
mare Calinichta S passes the performance ability
of Holstein jumpers on to her offspring. She delivered a colt by Cassini II called Captain Morgan in
2007 that was licensed in Verden in 2010. Christian Schröer has had the opportunity to use a sire
out of his own breeding program for the first time.
Even though the bay was sold to the breeding farm
Famos in Syke-Wachendorf Dr. Schröer as a veterinarian has close business relations with the neighboring farm. An agreement was made that allows
Dr. Schröer to use Calido’s son Charilan for natural
cover.
Christian Schröer has consistently expanded his
broodmare herd which is contrary to the declining
number of breedings. Currently he uses 18 mares
in his breeding program. “In accordance with the
motto that good horses are hard to find and they
are in demand I believe in quantity with quality. As
a veterinarian I try to develop breeder-friendly offers. In general rideability becomes more and more
important however the horses have to have the
proper potential,” so Christian Schröer. The father
of three children aged between 19 and 28 keeps
an optimistic outlook into the future of his Hanoverian breeding program with this claim. n
Christian and Anneliese Schröer with
broodmare Sanrica and her colt by
Van Helsing.
The 15-year old daughter Noblesse by Niclas xx is
still a member of the current broodmare band. She
is expecting a foal by Van Helsing. “I much welcome the Hanoverian Jumper Horse Program. A
separation in dressage and jumping was compelling to allow for the jumper lines to become more
consolidated and more attractive again. I have
been a lot more active again on mare shows and
have participate with many of my horses since its
introduction,” Schröer supports the program of the
Hannoveraner Verband. He looks favorably upon
opening up to other breed associations. “Holstein
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Hannoveraner Verband
The AAZ (v.l.n.r.): Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener, Peter Kind,
Jeanine Pagel, Meike Oetker, Malte Kanz and Hartmut
Kettelhodt. Photos: Kruse
tected. Some horses out of the dressage cadre exhibit jumping talent. A scoring system similar to
the one of the mare performance test is applied.
The scores are documented together with horse
and owner information. At the end riders that are
provided by the respective owners present the horses under saddle. A test rider from the AAZ also
rides the horse if it appears suitable for the auction
program.
From A to Z
The training and sales centre in Verden, or AAZ,
offers far more than only sales: training of rider and
horse, competition participation, customer care. The
satisfaction of the customers and the well being of
the horses take center stage.
By Ann-Kathrin Meyer
T
he carefully designed concept of the training
and sales centre (Ausbildungs- und Absatzzentrale) of the Hannoveraner Verband offers top care
for everything around the marketing program. We
aim for the best result for horses, customers and
exhibitors. Furthermore we have installed a program for continuous education and training for
ambitious riders and talented Hanoverian horses.
Today is the last pre-selection date for Verden’s
126th Elite Auction for riding horses and foals. Association members have the opportunity to present their horses to the selection committee for
acceptance into the auction one more time. Auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener, Hartmut Kettelhodt, Jeanine Pagel and Thomas Schönig evaluate the potential candidates. All horses, dressage
horses as well as jumpers, free-run and free-jump
to give a first impression. Often dual talent is de-
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Horses are selected with buyers in mind. The auction participants range in ability from a horse for a
top competitor to a horse for a recreational rider.
There is a horse for every rider. Many customers
look for dual-talented horses. The selection committee considers this aspect in particular when
putting the collection for interim auctions together.
Verden’s auction program has a great advantage
as many different horses are available for daily tryouts in one location. The customer does not have
to travel from one farm to another to find a suitable partner. The horse has to undergo a veterinarian examination and meet the required standard
before the final acceptance. Radiographs are
available for viewing at the office of veterinarian
Dr. Gerd Brunken.
All around service
All employees of the AAZ used to be active riders
or still mount a horse every evening. They offer a
great amount of experience and information having experienced so many auctions and being so
enthusiastic about the sport of riding and breeding
of horses. Interested customers can confidently
contact the office with their needs. They will always find open ears for all their requests. The staff
gladly helps with tickets and catalogs.
The organization of events is the main responsibility of the auction office. Hartmut Kettelhodt has
worked for the Hannoveraner Verband since 1976.
He is the stable manager, trainer and the right
hand of auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener.
He travels the countryside to select horses and/or
manages everything around the stables from training to feeding when no auctions take place.
One of Malte Kanz’ responsibilities is to put together auction brochures that hold important data
for the first impressions. Many horses can also be
viewed on the Internet on videos to make the preliminary selection easier. Hartmut Kettelhodt,
Jeanine Pagel (dressage) and Thomas Schönig are
Hannoveraner Verband
readily available at all times to answer questions
and offer advice. Preparing time schedules for training and tryouts are part of Jeanine Pagel’s responsibilities.
Meike Oetker and Peter Kind are contact persons
for buyers and sellers. The employees work together. “There are no closed doors. In general we
know what the other one does. If one of us is unavailable the other one answers the phone and
takes over in attending to the needs and requests
of our breeders,” Malte Kanz emphasizes. The
breeders might try to find out how to best prepare
horses for an auction or where to present them.
There are selection sites for the various auctions all
over the breeding area. Verden always is the final
site.
A cradle for top competitors
I found out that the promising stallion and federal
champion Callaho’s Benicio was sold on Verden’s
stallion sales in 2007. Many horses went from
being an auction participant to becoming a successful international competitor. For instance the
stallion Codex One who won the Grand Prix of
Frankfurt with his rider Christian Ahlmann. Dressage stars like Satchmo with Isabell Werth and Elvis VA with Nadine Capellmann came from Verden
and became team Olympic champions in Hong
Kong in 2008. Lemony’s Nicket comes to mind in
respect to a Federal Champion. He sold on the
125th elite auction. “It was a very special event;
the stallion wrote history in Verden. It is obviously
not very common to have a horse of such caliber in
the collection,” auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm
Wegener remembers. “There are such unique horses and yes you will find them in Verden.”
Every horse has his own rider-groom team that accompanies the horse with great passion up to the
auction. In respect to Lemony’s Nicket it was Melanie Wienand who carefully trained him up to the
auction. We do not just prepare and train auction
participants. We also offer an extensive training
program for ambitious riders as well as for horses.
Jörg Jacobs is responsible for the entire training
program of the AAZ. He successfully competes up
to the S-level in dressage and in jumping. He learned his trade from experts like Olympic champion
Klaus Balkenhol. His responsibilities include training young horses, continued training including
competition participation and teaching students.
The Hannoveraner Verband guarantees that buy-
This is
Ann-Kathrin Meyer
I am 23 years old. I spent nine months in London to confirm my knowledge of the English language after I finished school. I then started a college education in fashion design
that I successfully completed in March 2011. I am currently preparing for new professional challenges. I started riding at the age of nine. I learned about young breeders at
competitions during my school years. At 17 I participated in a Young Breeder Competition for the first time. Since then I have regularly participated in courses and breed
events to broaden my horizon. I was a member of the nationally and internationally
successful team of Hanoverian Young Breeders in 2009 and 2011. I decided to breed my
mare for the first time in 2010. Our foal was born last June. That was an exciting experience.
ers, exhibitors and horses are well attended to in
Verden by offering these services. Stefan Werner
takes care of the customers in foreign countries.
Teaching courses are part of the service packet.
If necessary a horse can stay in training for a longer
period of time or for just a few days each week if
for instance the owner only has the time to do the
training at weekend. These needs can be met to.
Some of the horses that are presented at selection
sites have more potential than they may show. In
these cases we recommend to the owners to train
these horses so that they can realize a better result
on the auction.
Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener is the manager of the training and sales centre. He has been with the Hannoveraner Verband since 2006 and has had ample
opportunity to gain valuable experience. “What
makes may job so interesting is the contact to customers and to horses as well as the balance between buyers and sellers. We try to represent both
interests in the best possible way. Let us not forget
the breed development! Through evaluating many,
many horses almost daily it is exciting to see the
progress and the development. n
Editorial: THE HANOVERIAN is published by Hannoveraner Verband e. V., Lindhooper Str. 92, D-27283 Verden, Germany, e-mail:
[email protected]. Editor: Britta Züngel, Translations: Yvonn Zuther, Paul Kershaw
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Convinving
Desperados
Desperados won the Grand Prix Special of Dortmund
with rider Kristina Sprehe. Embassy II and Hans-Dieter
Dreher won the Grand Prix of Braunschweig one week
later.
By Britta Züngel
Dressage
Andretti
It was a home game for Andretti by Aarking
xx/Cavalier (breeder: Gunda Hinrichs-Heinemann, Lengenbostel) and rider Laura
Bechtolsheimer in Addington Manor/Great
Britain. The judges placed the experienced
pair in second place in the Grand Prix and in
third place in the freestyle.
Bates Antonello
Antonella by Anamour/Winnebago (breeder:
A. J. Simson, New Zealand) is making a name
for himself in New Zealand. The eleven-year
old won the Grand Prix by a large margin
with rider Louisa Hill in Hastings.
Breanna (VA)
Kathleen Raine and Breanna by Brentano II/
Weltmeyer (breeder: Walter Rauen, Spelle)
finished in third position in the Grand Prix
Special at Del Mar/USA right behind Guenther Seidel and Steffen Peters. Earlier on the
pair had received the forth-best score in the
Grand Prix. They placed forth again in the
Grand Prix In Burbank/USA. Breanna again
finished the Grand Prix in forth position and
the Special in third at the next dressage show
in San Juan Capistrano/USA.
Blind Date
Brigitte Wittig rode Blind Date by Breitling W/
Donnerhall (breeder: Margarethe Klare, Maasen) into an excellent forth place in an exciting
Grand Prix Special in Dortmund/Germany.
Ciowa
Carmen Naesgaard Rodriguez-Passolas rode
the experienced Ciowa by Cheenook/Wittelsbach (breeder: Ulf Brandt, Stade) into forth
place in the Grand Prix Special of Toledo/
Spain.
Der Clou
Der Clou by De Niro/Matcho AA (breeder: Dr.
Rainer Nitsch, Salzhausen) and Filipe Canelas
Pinto from Portugal placed third in the Grand
Prix Special at the CDI in Toledo.
Desperados (VA)
Kristina Sprehe rode Desperados by De Niro/
Wolkenstein II (breeder: Claus Schütt, Hemmoor) into second place in the Grand Prix of
Dortmund. In the Special the premium sire
passed everyone with his performance even
Reserve World Champion Mistral Hojris and
Laura Bechtolsheimer to win this class. All
five judges saw the black stallion in front.
Devon L
Devon L by De Niro/Wolkenstein II (breeder:
Hans-Henning v. d. Decken, Stade) and rider
Diana Creech finished the Grand Prix Special
at the CDI in Wellington/USA with an excellent second place right behind Don Auriello.
Diva Royal (VA)
Diva Royal by Don Frederico/Warkant (breeder: Heinz Braul, Lehrte) was one of the best
at her first competition in Dortmund’s ‘Westfalen’ Arena. Rider Dorothee Schneider rode
the ten-year old into fifth place in the Grand
Prix.
Don Auriello (VA)
Don Auriello by Don Davidoff/White Star
(breeder: Joachim Poppe, Harsefeld) with rider Tinne Vilelmson-Silfven won the Grand
Prix as well as the Special in Wellington/USA.
Desperados and Kristina Sprehe won the Grand
Prix Special. Photo: Toffi
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Don Principe
American Jennifer Baumert rode Don Principe by Donnerhall/Prince Thatch xx (breeder:
Adelheid Brüning, Ochtmannien) into forth
place in the Grand Prix Freestyle in Wellington.
cond place in the final freestyle. The pair took
third place in the Prix St. Georges in San Juan
Capistrano three days later.
Rubiosa (Hess.)
The leader board of Toledo’s Grand Prix Special reflected a fifth place for Rubiosa by Rubin Star/Furioso II (breeder: Ewald Hau, Dipperz-Wisselsrod) and rider Viola von Lazar
from Spain.
Don Walesko (VA)
Stefan Peter from Austria presented Don
Walesko by Donnerhall/Walt Disney (breeder:
Helga Tschierske, Dohren) in the Grand Prix
receiving the third-best result and won the
Freestyle in Caselle di Sommacampagna/Italy. Over Easter the pair competed in Stadl
Paura/Austria and placed forth in the Grand
Prix and second in the Freestyle.
Faberge
Faberge by Falkland/Akzent (breeder: Wilfried Meyer, Weyhe) and Beatriz Ferrer-Salat
earned a third place ribbon for their performance in the Grand Prix of Toledo. Hanover
took the top two spots on the leader board in
the Freestyle. Faberge took second place
right behind Santana.
Fishermans Friend (VA)
After a forth place in the Grand Prix Fishermans Friend by Fabriano/Pik Solo (breeder:
Dr. Frank Köppen, Eddigehausen) and Tor van
der Berge finished third at the CDI in Werribee/Australia.
Fleurie
British junior Erin Williams has been riding
Fleurie by Florestan/Akzent II (breeder: Diana
Eustace, Surrey/Great Britain) for only a short
period of time. The pair won the freestyle after placing second in the FEI-individual test
as well as in the team test at the traditionrich CDI in Addington/GB.
Florencia B (VA)
Florencia B by Florianus/Davignon (breeder:
Reinhard and Rudolf Bösch, Bülkau) and Katarzyna Milczarek finished the Grand Prix in
second place at the CDI in Warsaw/Poland.
Grand Makana
Waidwerk who is the dam of team world
champion Sunrise delivered Grand Makana
by Goodman (breeder: Manfred Schäfer, Köchingen) in 2000. The chestnut gelding
placed for the first time at the international
level in San Juan Capistrano/USA. He placed
second with rider Laura Price from the US in
the Prix St. Georges and in the FEI-individual
test for young riders.
Rudy
Rudy by Rotspon/Werther (breeder: Joachim
Schwarze, Obernkirchen) competed in the
small tour with Canadian rider Rochelle Kilberg with a maple leaf on the saddle pad. The
pair won the Inter. Freestyle at the CDI in San
Juan Capistrano. They had placed fifth in Prix
St. Georges and fourth in Inter. I before that.
In Toledo feierten Faberge und Beatriz FerrerSalat Platz zwei in der Grand Prix-Kür. Foto. Frieler
Habitus (VA)
Habitus by Hochadel/Weltmeyer (breeder:
Annette and Henning Doyen, Goslar) placed
third in the FEI Team Test for young riders and
second in the Individual Test as well as in the
Freestyle at his first competition after the European Championships in July of last year.
Louisa Lüttgen rode the 15-year old blackbrown gelding.
London v. d. Roshoeve At the age of eight London v. d. Roshoeve by
Londonderry/Akzent II (breeder: Carla Markus, Bersenbrück) is at the beginning of an
international career in the dressage ring. He
and his rider Emilie van Riet enjoyed a fifth
place in the Individual Test for juniors in Addington Manor.
Ropeter (VA)
Kevin Herold rode Ropeter by Rosentau/Donnerhall (breeder: Hans-Peter Bellut, Rosengarten) into forth place in the FEI-team test
for juniors at the CDI in Addington.
Rosenzauber
Rosenzauber by Rubinstein/Shogun xx (breeder: Eberhard Hennings, Petershagen) descends from a highly successful damline. Her
dam St. Pr. mare Shining Sun has delivered
no less than four dressage specialists with
placings at the S-level. Rosenzauber is one of
them since the CDI in Burbank/USA: Rider
Jan Ebeling rode the eleven-year old into
third position in the Prix St. Georges, into
forth position in Intermediaire I and into se-
Santana (VA)
Santana by Sandro Hit/Rubinstein (breeder:
Ingo Pape, Hemmoor) was discovered on the
auction for non-approved stallions. Minna
Telde became his rider/trainer. He represented Sweden’s colors at the World Championships for young dressage horses in Verden in
both 2006 and 2007. He has now entered
the big dressage league. At the CDI in Toledo
the stallion won the freestyle on the first
weekend after placing second in the Grand
Prix. On the second weekend he won both.
Sundance (VA)
One of the top horses at Verden’s elite auction in October of 2007 was Sundance by
Shakespeare in Love/De Niro (breeder: Robert Gaus, Hoitlingen). Steffen Peters took on
the training of this liver chestnut. The pair celebrated its first international success with a
second place in Prix St. Georges and in Intermediaire I in San Juan Capistrano.
Wadamur (VA)
Susan Jaccoma rode Wadamur by Weltmeyer/
Silvio (breeder: Peter Richter and Richard
Fortkamp, Mellinghausen) into forth position
at the Grand Prix Special in Loxahatchee, FL.
Active Walero
Roberta Halyer who is a young British dressage rider is gaining her first international
experiences on the now 21-year old dressage
expert Walero by Wanderer/Matcho AA
(breeder: Otto Johannes, Wildeshausen). The
pair placed forth in the FEI-individual test
and fifth in the freestyle at the CDI in Addington.
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Warbeau
Hans Straub from Switzerland placed second
in the Grand Prix of Caselle di Sommacampagna with Warbeau by Wolkenstein II/Matcho
AA (breeder: Horst Quast, Hechthausen). The
pair finished forth in the Special.
Acorte
Acorte by Acorado/Stakkato (breeder: Heinrich Bremer jr., Neustadt) and his rider Rolf
Moormann won the Prize of North-Rhine
Westphalia in Dortmund leaving the entire
European jumper rider elite behind them.
Meggle‘s Weltall VA
Dieter Laugks rode Weltall VA by Weltmeyer/
Picard (breeder: Hans-Heinrich Pahlmann,
Hänigsen) into fifth position in the Grand Prix
Freestyle in Dortmund.
All Star (VA)
Denis Lynch has ridden All Star by Argentinus/Alme until just recently (breeder: Horst
Zölllmer, Südergellersen). 19-year old Flaminia Straumann rode the 9-year old stallion in
a class of the Large Tour of the Escon Spring
Club finishing in fifth place in Dortmund.
Jumping
A crazy spirit
19-year old Friso Bormann rode A crazy spirit
by Acorado/Picard (out of Family Bormann’s
breeding program) in the first jumper class of
the Middle Tour finishing in forth place at the
Löwenclassics in Braunschweig.
Amitage
Ranshofen/Austria has invited to an international Easter Horse Show for the first time.
Armitage by Argentinus/Dirk (breeder: Hans
Hagemann, Niederlangen) with his rider
Christoph Obernauer from Tirol had the fastest round in the jump-off of the final on the
Silver Tour. One rail pushed him back to forth
place.
Embassy II and Hans-Dieter Dreher won the
Grand Prix of Braunschweig after an exciting
jump-off. Photos: Frieler
Loro Piana Athletica
The Toscana Tour lasts four weeks and takes
place in Arezzo/Italy. Athletica by Achill-Libero H/Pit (breeder: Arend Kamphorst, Pieros)
and Guilia Martinengo Marquet won the accumulator class of the Gold Tour on the third
Sunday. The performance jumper mare is not
the only highly successful one; her son King
Kolibri with rider Lauren Tisbo from America
is attracting attention, too.
Caresse
Ludger Beerbaum rode Caresse by Cento/
Sandro (breeder: Dietrich Schulze, Wedemark) into third place in the first jumper class
of Dortmund’s Youngster Tour.
Checkmate
Beat by his stable mate Cantano Checkmate
by Contender/Pik Bube II (breeder: Renate
Gerlach, Sulingen) finished round twelve of
the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington/
USA in second place with rider Meredith Mi-
chaels-Beerbaum. The purse of this class was
set at 32,000 US-Dollars.
Chico
Chico by Cordalme Z is out of the same dam
as Caresse (breeder: Dietrich Schulze, Wedemark). Philipp Weishaupt rode the seven-year
old bay in the first qualification of the
Youngster Tour in Braunschweig.
Colani
Colani by Cornet Obolensky/Ribbeck (breeder: Heinrich Ramsbrock, Menslage) is a
newcomer at international competitions. The
bay placed third in the final of the Silver Tour
in Ranshofen with his 17-year old rider GinaAlyeen Wollnik from Austria.
Cold Case
Cold Case by Contendro/Argentinus (breeder: Hermann Köster, Stuhr) participated in
the Youngster Tour during the second week
of the Toscana Tour in Arezzo. The six-year old
finished on third place in a speed class with
his rider Maximilian Bremicker.
Contendra
Contendra by Contendro/Raphael (breeder:
Schirrmacher GbR, Hemmoor) and rider Lars
Pedersen from Denmark were awarded a
forth place for a faultless performance in a
two-phase jumper class of the Silver Tour at
Easter in Arezzo.
Continuo
The Puissance of Dortmund was decided after midnight. Continuo by Contendro/Gotthardsen (breeder: Klaus Holthusen, Balje)
and Ingo Jungblut celebrated a third place.
Constantin B
Hans-Dieter Dreher was one of the most successful riders in Braunschweig. He chose to
ride Constantin B by Contendro/Espri (breeder: Helmut Bischof, Börgershausen) in the
Middle Tour. He placed second behind Emanuele Gaudiano from Italy and Uppercut DS
in the first qualification.
Corvin
Corvin by Contendro/Athletico (breeder: Katja Ahlemann-Wobbe, Hellwege) was the
champion in the two-phase jumper competition of the Gold Tour with rider Tim Rieskamp-Godeking on the second weekend of
the Toscana-Tour. The pair remained faultless
as well finishing in forth position in the qualification for the Grand Prix.
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Eloise (VA) For the first time we can find Eloise by Embassy/Laptop (breeder: Dr. Karl-Otto Jacobs,
Bierbergen) on the result lists for international competitions. She placed forth in a twophase jumper class with the Latvian rider
Andis Varna at the CSI in Warsaw/Poland.
Forry Deluxe
Seven-year old Forry Deluxe by For Pleasure/
Landadel (breeder: Wilhelm and Heike Strunk,
Bochum-Stiepel) finished the final of the
Youngster Tour in third place with rider Jan
Wernke in front of a sold-out arena in Dortmund.
Embassy II
Hans-Dieter Dreher left the Volkswagen Arena in Braunschweig in a VW after winning
the Grand Prix of the Loewen Classics on Embassy II by Escudo/Silvio (breeder: Dr. BonnyJasmin Jacobs, Bierbergen). The horse’s excellent condition had already been visible in a
two-phase jumper class and in the second
qualification. This successful combination finished in second place in both classes.
Giovanni (VA)
Giovanni by Graf Grannus/Graf Remus (breeder: Diedrich Blendermann, Ritterhude) went
on a long trip to Florida. Mid March he placed
second in a speed class behind Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum. Only the winner remained
without any penalties. He and his rider David
Will finished on forth place in another class
against the clock .
Enton
Gregor Schmidt and 16-year old Enton by Escudo/Gardestern (breeder: Renate Nottrott,
Wathlingen) enjoyed their international placing at Dortmund’s tradition rich horse show.
The pair finished a two-phase jumper class of
the Large Tour of the Escon Spring Club in
forth place.
Fidji Island
Fidji Island by For Feeling/Wanderer (breeder:
Hinrich Löhden, Ahlerstedt) and rider Katharina Offel qualified for the Grand Prix with a
third place in the qualification on the first
weekend of the Toscana-Tour. The pair placed
fifth with only one rail after two rounds in
fast time in the Grand Prix.
Firth of Clyde
Christian Ahlmann rode his experienced and
1995 born Firth of Clyde by For Pleasure/Caletto II (breeder: Dr. Bonny-Jasmin Jacobs,
Bierbergen) and finished on second place in
the last jumper class in Dortmund called the
Prize of ‘True Love”.
King Kolibri
After several successes with rider Jos Lansink,
King Kolibri by Kolibri/Achill-Libero (breeder:
Arend Kamphorst, Prieros) now lives in the
United States. The ten-year old placed fifth in
the Grand Prix of Wellington with his young
American rider Lauren Tisbo at the end of
March. The event carried a purse of 500,000
US-Dollars,.
Lacontino (VA)
A team jumper class in Paris/France went
over fences of 1.60 meter in height. The
forth-best team consisted of Lacontino by
Landgold/Continue (breeder: Dieter Rippe,
Nienburg) with rider Luciana Diniz and Le
Prestige St. Lois De Hus with Kevin Staut.
Larkanaro
Vladimir Beletskiy competed on Larkanaro by
Landclassic/Glueckspilz (breeder: Wilfried
und Fritz Backhaus, Binnen) in the CDI in
Warsaw. The Russian/ Hanoverian combination finished an accumulator class in second
place.
Florida Lady Ixes
Dieter Smitz rode Florida Lady Exes by For
Feeling/Cashman (breeder: Horst Mikulle, Immensen) into forth place in the first class of
the Youngster Tour of the Löwen Classics in
Braunschweig.
Luxana H
Luxana H by Lux/Achill-Libero H (breeder:
Arnd Deters, Schuettorf) and Marie Cindy van
der Straten placed forth in a jumper class
over 1,45 m at the end of the Atlantic Tour in
Camporta/Portugal. This counts for the FEI
Rolex ranking.
For Classic (VA)
For Classic by Fly High/Cassis (breeder: Dieter
Schrage, Trendelburg) placed forth in the final
for seven-year olds with rider Christoph Bruese on the third weekend of the ToscanaTour.
Perigueux Celle’s state stud sire Perigueux by Perpignon/Stakkato (breeder: Dr. Karl-Otto Jacobs,
Bierbergen) and rider Eva Bitter returned
home from Dortmund with a placement in
the top five. The pair was awarded with a
Chico and Philipp Weishaupt placed third in a
jumper class for youngsters in Braunschweig.
fifth place after a faultless round in the jumpoff in the last jumper class of the show.
Shaitaan
Frederik Knorren rode Shaitaan by Stolzenberg/For Future (breeder: Lutz Wimmer,
Helmstedt) into forth place in the qualification for the Grand Prix of Neeroeteren/Belgium.
Hunter‘s Scendix (VA)
Eric Lamaze got his first top placement on
the last weekend in March with his latest
purchase Scendix by Stakkato/Dinar (breeder:
Gudrun Wenzel, Bad Ganderhsheim). This received a lot of attention. He placed fifth with
his nine-year old in a 1,50 m-jumper class in
Wellington.
Show Jumper
Show Jumper by Staron/Pablo (breeder: Birgit
Schröppel, Acquasparta/Italy) collected his
first international experiences in Arezzo. He
placed fifth with rider Bryan Mascenti in a
speed class for six-year old´s on week 2.
Synderella
Nicole Persson from Sweden rode Synderella
by Stakkato/Cassini (breeder: Frank-Christian
Amend, Hanover) on the tradition rich show
in Dortmund’s ‘Westfalen’ Arena. The pair finished in second position in the first qualification of the European Youngster Cup for riders U25. The pair also won a ribbon placing
fifth in the second class.
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Hannoveraner News
The licensed and performance-successful
sire Vulkano FRH by Voltaire/Pit (breeder:
Arend Kamphorst, Prieros) had to be put to
sleep after a colic. The bay placed fifth at
the Bundeschampionate with Marcus Döring in 2005. He won the final of the
Youngster Tour in Munich with Johannes
Ehning one year later. Victories followed in
the Grand Prix of Wiesbaden and Donaueschingen, a second place in Monte Carlo
and a third place in the Riders’ Tour of 2008
with Marcus Ehning in the saddle. During
the past 24 months Vulkano FRH had been
suffering from an injury but was on his way
to recovery.
NZB The Chosen One by All in One/Chief
Singer xx (breeder: Ulrike and Reinhold Bosse, Sickte) moved into the barn of event rider legend Mark Todd. The grey received his
basic training at Verden’s training and sales
center. He found his way to Mark Todd
through Horst Müller who is a specialist for
event horses in Nienstädt. The rider from
New Zealand has already successfully competed “Squib” last year in smaller events in
Great Britain.
The licensed and performance-tested sire
Wilkens by Waterford/Falkland (breeder:
Hermann Meier, Weyhe) is now in training
with Carola Koppelmann. The dressage rider has been managing a training facility
on the grounds of the DOKR in Warendorf
since 2004. She has already celebrated numerous great successes with Le Bo by Lauries Crusador xx/Eisenherz.
The State Stud Warendorf has reported the
death of Laurentianer by Lauries Crusador xx/Grande (breeder: Heinz Katt, Stade).
The eighteen-year old suffered from incurable cancer. The bay started his career on the
foal auction in 1994. Margrit Ahlemann
from Bremen raised him and sold him two
years later on the stallion sales to the State
Stud of North-Rhine Westphalia. After winning the stallion performance test he won
the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Arnheim in 2000 with rider
Michael Farwick. Shortly after that he handed the reins over to Marlies van Baalen
who trained Laurentianer to the Grand Prixlevel.
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Random Harvest
Amateur riders had the opportunity to ride in
Dortmund, too - in classes of the Escon
Spring Club. In the first class of the Large
Tour Random Harvest by Raphael/Gardestern
(breeder: Peter Mahler, Neuhaus/Oste) and
rider Tobias Boltz finished in forth place and
third in the second class. Random Harvest’s
dam is a versatile mare. She also delivered
Celle’s State Stud sire Borneo by Bolero.
Erwin von Dehsen, Floegeln) celebrated her
first international victory on the Toscana-Tour
in Arezzo. The nine-year old won the first
jumper class of the Silver-Tour with rider
Jacek Zagor on the last weekend in March.
Rush On (Hess.)
Rush On by Romanoff J/Rescator (breeder:
Konrad Böth, Niederwalgern) is a true specialist for puissance classes. The seventeen-year old won this class after the third jump-off
with his rider Ingo Jungblut together with
Cosmos ridden by Mario Maintz in Dortmund.
Cheeky Calimbo (VA)
Top competitors participated in the CIC** in
Somerley Park/Great Britain. Andrew Hoy
placed third with Cheeky Calimbo by Contendro/Lemon xx (breeder: Hanke Meyer, Midlum) right behind Kitty King and Mark Todd.
Sidney
Sidney by Stolzenberg/Raphael (breeder: Carola Lampe, Holle) finished fifth in both jumper classes for six-year old youngsters with
his rider Markus Kölz at the horse show in
Ranshofen at Easter.
Singapore (VA)
Singapore by Stakkato/Glenfiddich (breeder:
Bernhard Hahlbohm, Lüchow) and Wolfgang
Puschak remained faultless in the second
jumper class for youngsters placing forth at
the CSI in Ranshofen.
Eventing
FRH Fantasia
Team Germany won the first Nation Prize for
event riders during the Olympic year which
took place in Fontainebleau/France. Andreas
Dibowski was one of the team members with
FRH Fantasia by Federweißer/Quasi Roi
(breeder: Klaus Cohrs, Oldendorf).
Franco Jeas
Franco Jeas by Friedenstraum/Lemon xx
(breeder: Rudi Seifert, Nordholz) and Andreas
Ostholt were also members of the victorious
team in Fontainebleau. This pair delivered the
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Sportsman (VA)
Bernd Herbert rode Sportsman by Stolzenberg/Lordanos (breeder: Sissy-Nadine Braband, Groß Eschede) into second place in the
final of the Youngster Class for six-year olds
in Ranshofen.
Walerio
Armin Schäfer and his mount Walerio by Wolkentanz/Amerigo Vespucci xx (breeder: Hiltrud Meyer-Maecken, Filsum) were not to be
beaten winning the exciting jump-off for the
Championship of Ranshofen with an advantage of more than a second.
Westorcan (VA)
Westorcan is another top jumper by a son of
Weltmeyer (Wolkenstein II/Matcho AA; breeder: Hermann Jarck, Himmelpforten). Bernd
Herbert rode the twelve-year old in the Grand
Prix of Ranshofen into forth place.
Zavira A
Zavira A by Zacharias/Drosselklang (breeder:
Andrew Hoy rode Cheeky Calimbo into third
place at the CIC** in Somerley Park. Photo: IX
Finland
A son of Lordanos
approved in Finland
Finland’s Warmblood Breed Association hosted its stallion inspection in Ypäjä at the end
of March. Two out of fifteen three-year old
stallions were approved. One of them was a
son of Lordanos/Glückspilz (breeder: Jürgen
Gloistein, Osterholz-Scharmbeck). Markus
Lindblom from Riihimaeki presented this typy
and long-legged jumper stallion. A four-year
old Holstein stallion out of the Hanoverian
line of Feuerkrone was the best one. His
grand dam is Terina by Duft II/Hessenstein.
This grey stallion convinced with excellent
jumping ability and exceptional rideability
which was confirmed by a guest rider who
gave a score of 9,0. The final for five-year old
dressage horses was part of the program.
Three Hanoverian auction horses took 1st,
2nd and 3rd place. Sunset Boulevard by San
Remo/Wolkenstein II (breeder: Kurt Stabel,
Basdahl) won with Siiri Kyroe. The black stallion had already been successful in Germany.
The Finnish rider also presented the secondplaced horse called Rush Hour by Royal
Blend/Weltruhm (breeder: Horst Seide,
Damnatz). Siiri Kyroe highlighted both horses’ abilities beautifully in her presentations.
La Passion by Londonderry/Weltruhm (breeder: Martin Cordes, Wittorf) finished in third
place with rider Marja Saerkilahti. n
Hanoverian
Highlights 2012
HANNOVERANER
VERBAND
July 20/21
Summer-Auction
Hanoverian sport horses
August, 1-5
International Dressage
and Jumping Festival
With Herwart von der Decken-Show
August 17-19
38th Elite-Foal-Auction
Hanoverian foals and broodmares
October 12/13
127th Elite-Auction
Hanoverian sport horses and foals
October 25-27
Stallion licensing and sales
Good Boys Feeling and Pepo Puch. Photo: Rau
Licensed and non licensed stallions
Para-Equestrians
November 9/10
A successful start for Good Boys Feeling
Fourteen nations and fifty-nine riders with disabilities participated in the Para-Equestrian-Nation Prize Competition in Deauville/France. Good Boys Feeling by Grand Cru/World Cup (breeder:
Dr. Sönke Tobaben, Niederhöchstadt) won the individual competition with his rider Pepo Puch
from Austria with a very convincing performance after having placed second in the Nation’s
Cup. The pair also dominated in the freestyle. n
November-Auction
December 1/2
4th Alsfelder Advent

the hanoverian - the American Hanoverian Society!

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