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THE HANOVERIAN
No. 10 | October 2014 |
BundesChampionat
Andreas Dibowski
and Corrida win
WEG
World Championship
stage
FoalAuction
A fine collection
Bundeschampion of five-year old
eventers: Corrida and Andreas
Dibowski. Photo: Beelitz
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Producer of eventers
More than one-third of the horses, which participated in the finals at the
Bundeschampionate for eventers in Warendorf in September carried the Hanoverian
hip brand, four of them won a medal. A Hanoverian set the standard in the division
for five-year olds: Corrida by Contendro/Espri won the title with her rider Andreas
Dibowski. Anna Siemer rode Valerie M by Valentino/Le Primeur into third position in
the division for six-year olds.
By Rolf Hillmann
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out of a total of ninety-one horses, which
participated in either the five- or the sixyear old division of the Bundeschampionate for
event horses, were Hanoverians – thirteen out of
these eighteen participants qualified for the respective final! These numbers speak for themselves! Upon examining the final results, it becomes
apparent, why Hannover finally deserves to be
called “the producer of the best event horses”.
Nine Hanoverians were among 22 participants in
the final for five-year olds on the last day of competition. Three Hanoverians won the medals. Eleven horses qualified for the finals of the six-year
olds including four Hanoverians. One of them won
a medal. More than one-third of all horses in the
finals carried the Hanoverian hip brand!
Corrida by Contendro/Espri is the best five-year old
event horse in Germany. The dark bay is in training
with Andreas Dibowski, who has already trained
many young Hanoverians from the Bundeschampionate to world-class competitions. He had already
taken over Corrida before Warendorf. Vally K by
Valentino/Freiherr won the silver medal with rider
Nadine Marzahl. Julia Krajewski, who presented
last year’s Bundeschampion Chipmunk FRH, rode
Allez Hop by Avagon/Forrest xx into third place.
Valerie M won bronze in the six-year old division.
Valerie M is another daughter of Celle’s State Stud
sire Valentino and out of a dam by Le Primeur. Her
rider Anna Siemer had already presented her last
year and had placed in the final as well.
Keyword Valentino: German national coach Hans
Melzer, who judged and annotated the finals in his
familiar way, views Valentino as a true event horse
producer next to Contendro. Celle’s state stud sire
had three descendants in the finals. In addition to
the mare in second place in the five-year old divisi-
on and the bronze medal winner in the six-year old
division, there was a third daughter of Valentino
called Vienna by Valentino/Argentan, which had
won the qualification for the final with rider Nadine Marzahl, who seems to get along very well with
Valentino’s daughters. As a matter of fact, she will
be competing the seven-year old, former Vicebundeschampion Valentine in the World Championships for young event horses in Lion d’Angers/
France.
To be fair, we must mention that this year’s most
amazing six-year old Hanoverian event horses never made it to Warendorf: Last year’s Bundeschampion Chipmunk FRH by Contendro/Heraldik xx
(breeder: Dr. Hilmer Meyer and Sabine Meyer-Kulenkampff, Behlmer) and rider Julia Krajewski finished a glorious season with the competition in
Langenhagen/Germany. Star Connection by Chacco-Blue/Star Regent xx (breeder: Dr. Rainer Nitsch,
Salzhausen) will also compete in Lion d’Angers
with Michael Jung.
Vally K and Nadine Marzahl enjoyed
winning the Vice Championship title
for five-year olds. Photo: LL-Photos
Exciting five-year olds
Once again Hans Melzer was excited about the
group of five-year olds. Traditionally they receive
the most attention, “since they are young, new
horses, which nobody knows yet.” Since these horses already have to complete cross-country courses at the L-level, “we see much better quality,”
Hans Melzer said. The performances, which we
witnessed this year in Warendorf, again were proof.
There were hardly any refusals or bad pictures
even in the qualifications, but certainly not in the
finals on Sunday.
Different criteria, which are not as familiar to many
breeders and horse enthusiasts, were of utmost
importance to Hans Melzer and his judging colle-
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agues Horst Karsten and Jürgen Mönckemeyer.
“Rideability takes the top spot,” Hans Melzer said.
Jumping style, front leg technique, back activity
and controllability follow. According to Hans Melzer, a gigantic canter stride is not as important as
often assumed, “Groundcover yes, but a diligent,
efficient canter is more important.” When the rules
changed for eventing about ten years ago, the
warmblood influence added a predisposition for
jumping and dressage, Hans Melzer said. This is
one reason, why warmblood studbooks are now
able to successfully market their horses in the
event world. “We still look for a high percentage
of Thoroughbred blood, which becomes even more
important, when the horses are expected to perform at the most difficult level,” the national coach
said.
Valerie M became the best six-year
old winning the bronze medal with
rider Anna Siemer. Photo: LL-Photos
Direct comparison
Corrida prevailed against Vally K in the direct comparison, even though Vally K had qualified for the
final for event horses with similarly good scores.
“On the last day, this daughter of Valentino was
lacking the final will to go forward,” as Hans Melzer explained it. He was looking for more fluidity
and regularity. He described Corrida as follows, “A
lot of activity over the back, great, regulable ambition, diligence and energy combined with high
jumping ability – a horse, which we can very well
imagine as a competitor at the top level.” Allez
Hop by Avagon/Forrest xx won the bronze medal
with rider Julia Krajewski. This mare received the
A championesse
to rave about
Neither Hans Melzer nor rider Andreas Dibowski nor breeder Dr. Rainer Zurmaar from
Ehlscheid can stop raving about the Bundeschampionesse Corrida. When you take a
quick look at the mare’s pedigree, Contendro-Espri-Ramiro, she seems to not carry
much Thoroughbred blood. But the first impression is deceiving, since she is inbred on
the Anglo Arab Ramzes AA four times in the
back of her pedigree. Furthermore, the blood
of Der Löwe xx runs through her veins via
Lombard as well as Trakehner blood.
Nobility and Thoroughbred blood not only
stamp the mares looks, she also appears to
be of medium frame with her size of 165 cm
(16.1 hands), when she stands on the isle.
Once you watch her gallop in profile on the
cross-country course, she appears tall and
stately – an impression, which is confirmed
by the way she feels to a rider according to
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highest score of the day in the final, a 9,0, and her
performance triggered the following comment
from Hans Melzer even several days later, “This
mare had the highest rideability of all horses. She
is incredibly well trained and would have won, if
she had not finished the jumping course with time
faults.”
A convincing performance
The Oldenburg mare Limited Edition won the qualification for the final for six-year olds with Sandra
Auffarth, the new Dual World Champion. Since
Sandra had to participate in the final parade of the
World Equestrian Games in France on Sunday, she
could not compete in the final in Warendorf at the
same time. Carlson B from Westphalia and rider
Vanessa Bölting benefitted from this unfortunate
coincidence. The pair won with the day’s top score
of 9,3 for its performance on the cross-country
course. The judges placed the Oldenburg Cesar
with rider Frank Ostholt in second place ahead of
the Hanoverian mare Valerie M, which Anna Siemens beautifully presented. She qualified for the
final with a sixth place in the qualification, in
which the mare received a score of 9,0 for her powerful, secure and very rhythmical cross-country
ride. Ambition can become a doom, which last
year’s fifth-placed competitor Saint Germain by
Santino/Londonderry and Elmar Lesch proved. The
rider had to finish his cross-country ride early because of miscommunications between rider and
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Andreas Dibowski. Her breeder Dr. Zurmaar
had sent Corrida to Verden’s winter auction
in 2013, but bought her back and sent her in
training with Andreas Dibowski, who was
quickly taken with the mare, her good basic
gaits, her energetic and efficient canter,
“which is small and diligent in the dressage
ring and on the stadium course, but then on the cross-country course – you can switch
gears and make the canterstride big.”
Corrida only participated in jumper and dressage horse shows as a four-year old, before
she was entered in the regular Young Horse
Tour this year. She already obtained her first
qualifying score for Warendorf on May 1st. A
few weeks later, she won her first L-level
event in Valluhn. “It was a hint of what was
to come,” Andreas Dibowski remembers. This
horse is equipped with what an outstanding
event horse needs to have: She is very ambitious and a powerful jumper. She is always
easy to handle even with all her performance
willingness. The future will tell, whether the
new Bundeschampionesse has the capability
to compete at the three- and four-star level.
Andreas Dibowski comments, “You will
know, once they are seven years old.” Clearly Andreas Dibowski believes in the mare,
since he bought her. Corrida has two halfsiblings by jumper producer Stakkato. Both
are in the barn of the breeder, Dr. Zumaar.
After the latest success, he plans on breeding Corrida’s dam back to Contendro. Rolf Hillmann
Contender
Contendro
Bravo
Espri
St.Pr.St.
Expo
Ricke
Calypso II
Gofina
Reichsgraf
Ofarim
Eiger
St.Pr.St. Diplomatin
Ramiro
Lerche
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Three medals in the division
for riding horses
No gold for the riding horses. Nonetheless Hanoverian horses played an important
role and turned the final into an immensely exciting event in September.
By Malte Kanz
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ighteen three- and four-year olds, which were
selected on the Hanoverian Riding Horse
Championships in Verden, competed in the Bundeschampionate. Three reserve horses were also
nominated – one embarked on the journey. Forever Love by Floriscount/Rotspon received the permission to compete in the finals after placing fifth
in the qualifying class for four-year old mares and
geldings. She obtained a score of 8,1 with her rider
Dora Asendorf. Romanova by Romanov Blue Hors/
Danone received the same score with rider Rikke
Dupont. Both state’s premium aspirants again face
the competition on Saturday morning, which is
judged by Peter Mannheims, Reinhard Richenhagen and Johann Speth. Commentator Dr. Dietrich
Plewa praised Romanova’s final performance, “The
mare has almost unlimited potential in the trot. It
is flawless without any short-comings. She is com-
Third place in the division for threeyear old stallions for Nymphenburg’s
First Ampere with rider Eike Bewerungen. Photo: Beelitz
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be one of the highlights of Verden’s 131st elite auction in October. The Trakehner mare Zikade won
the championship title with rider Dorothee Schneider; Fame W Old and Johannes Westendarp took
silver.
Forever Love and Dora Asendorf
won the bronze medal in the
division for four-year old mares and
geldings. Photo: Beelitz
pact and presents herself with a much sought-after uphill tendency; the canter especially shows a
beautiful suspension-phase. Unfortunately highlights and weaknesses are very close together. The
walk is not relaxed enough and therefore the
length of the strides is rather limited. This, however, can still be corrected through the training.”
The judges gave the dream score of 10,0 for the
trot and with that made perfectly clear that this
performance mare is definitely worthy of participating in the finals. She finished on a score of 8,1,
which put her in sixth position.
Everybody loved her!
Forever Love – everybody loved her! The audience
expressed its rapture about her lengthening the
strides with great applause. Dr. Plewa raved, “She
is a modern sport horse, functional and with secure rhythm in all three basic gaits. She exhibits mature balance in all the turns and in the extensions.”
Forever Love and her rider Dora Asendorf received
the highest score for level of training, a 9,0. The
beautiful black pearl exhibited her willingness to
work and her trust in the rider in both classes. The
judges also rewarded the presentation with a
“very good”, which compliments the rider, who
beautifully highlighted the strong points of the
mare. Forever Love convinced in the guest rider
test as well. Stephanie Wolf and Emma Karnerva, a
Grand Prix rider from Finland, gave 18 points,
which meant the bronze medal for Forever Love!
Germany’s third-best four-year old riding horse will
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The four-year old stallions occupied the ring next.
A very special one impressed greatly: Nominated
as the reserve horse, Dantano by Diamond Hit/
Brentano II and his rider Kathrin Sudhölter qualified for the final with a second placement and a
score of 8,6 in the qualification. “A horse to fall in
love with,” Dr. Plewa raved. If he had to draw a
stallion, he would use him as a model! Furthermore, the stallion’s walk was especially impressive
with its good overstride, a clear stretching phase
and excellent suppleness. The stallion, which was
licensed in Verden in 2012, finished the final with
an overall score of 8,5, fifth place. The Westphalian
sire Equitaris got his ticket for the final after obtaining a score of 8,5 in the qualification. The big bay
had sold on Verden’s 129th elite auction in 2012.
Here he impressed with his floating trot movement
and his powerful canter. Both movements received
a score of 9,5 each. With a total of 45 points, he
moved into the guestrider test, in which he received the score of 10,0 from Emma Karnerva and
from Stephanie Wolf. With these scores, he advanced to become the celebrated Bundeschampion!
Fürst Fohlenhof from the Rhineland finished in second place with rider Lisa Neukaelter and Bonamour from Westphalia finished third with Janine
Ebben.
The three-year old mares, geldings and stallions
competed in their qualifications on Friday. As it turned out, the competition was very tough. The
scores reflected the good quality of the three-year
olds. Five Hanoverians participated, three qualified
for the final. All three were sired by Celle’s state
stud sire Dancier. Lordswood Dancing Diamond by
Dancier/Wolkenstein II entered the final as the second placed horse on a score of 9,2 with auction
rider Anne-Kathrin Pohlmeier. Dantino by Dancier/
Royal Blend ridden by Andrea Mülller-Kersten followed in third place with a score of 8,8. De la
Rose, Dancier’s third descendant to qualify out of a
dam by Frenchman, received a ticket to the final
with a score of 8,7.
Nothing disturbed the equanimity of Anne-Kathrin
Pohlmeier! She focused on her riding highlighting
the good qualities of Lordswood Dancing Diamond. And there are many! The judges were very
enthusiastic about his elastic trot movement, in
which he developed thrust out of his hindquarters.
They also raved about his large canter stride and
his regular walk, which showed good overstride.
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The pair took the lead with 45 points and moved
on to the guest rider test. Lordswood Dancing Diamond presented himself in a relaxed, charming
and perfect way for Bettina Hoy and Kim Pfeiffer. It
came to no surprise, when the guestriders gave
him 19 points. They were obviously pleased. The
Oldenburg mare Special Diva, presented by Heiko
Klausing, entered into the guestrider test with the
same score. She took the lead in the guest rider
test and won the championship title. Lordswood
Dancing Diamond won silver and the Oldenburg
Quel Filou won bronze with rider Eva Möller. Dantino was the last competitor in the final and received an overall score of 8,7, 4th place. The attractive grey travels on to Verden, where he will
participate in the 131st elite auction. Dr. Plewa described him as a very modern, perfectly proportioned sport horse with swinging trot movement,
uphill canter stride on a straight as well as bent
line and a relaxed, ground-covering walk. His level
of training was especially impressive. He listened
to the slightest aids, which earned him a score of
9,0. De la Rose finished in fifth position with a final score of 8,5. Her trot movement and her walk
were very impressive. Both received a score of 9,0.
“She is a riding horse with a lot of potential because of the incredible shoulder freedom,” Dr. Plewa said. De la Rose is also a participant of Verden’s
autumn auction.
Three in the final
The final for three-year old stallions always gets a
lot of attention. Five Hanoverians participated in
the qualification, three qualified for the final: Dressage Noir by Dancier/Londonderry with rider Wibke
Hartmann-Stommel, Rapace by Romanov Blue
Hors/Sandro Hit with Jessica Lyn Andersson and
Nymphenburg’s First Ampere by Ampere/Weltruhm
with rider Eike Bewerungen. The last one had already become the celebrated Hanoverian Riding
Horse Champion. He performed even better in Warendorf and the judging team did not hesitate one
second, when they gave him a score of 10,0 for his
canter. A horse just cannot jump more uphill, more
under the center of gravity and through the whole
body as this one. The audience honored the
lengthening in the canter of the well-muscled stallion with great applause. The judging team was
also very pleased with his walk and his trot. Both
basic gaits were very rhythmical, while the stallion
used his entire body. He received a score of 9,0 for
his conformation. His body proportions are excellent and his throatlatch nice and wide. He entered
the final B as the third placed horse with 44,5
points. Here he received 17,5 points from Bettina
Hoy and Kim Pfeiffer. Bettina Hoy was clearly impressed by the stallion’s canter and sent him forward while in a two-point position. This created a
profile of a canter, which was absolutely amazing.
The spactator’s favorite Nymphenburg’s First Ampere finished the competition in third place, a
bronze medal. His rider Eike Bewerungen was
awarded the “German Animal Welfare Prize”, an
award for the rider, who warmed up his/her horse
in a very fair and horse-friendly fashion.
Rapace finished the final on the ungrateful 4th position after a second placement in the qualification. His type and his radiance were hard to beat.
He presented his elastic basic gaits and his flawless conformation with a natural grandeur, which
earned him a score of 9,0. He finished on a final
score of 8,5 and will open up Verden’s 131st elite
auction with head number 1! Dressage Noir cannot deny his sire. He strongly reminds us of Celle’s
state stud sire Dancier, who won the bronze medal
as a four-year old in 2006. Dressage Noir’s basic
gaits were very regular, rhythmical and supple. His
elegant movement, his well-proportioned conformation and his harmony with the riders’ hands
earned him a final score of 8,4, which translated
into sixth place.
All the young horses presented themselves well to
very well. Hanoverian horses played a strong role
not only with respect to the medal ranks but also
in the midfield. All eighteen representatives presented themselves well. They appeared to be well
trained, obedient and trusted the riders. They impressed with their very good physical and mental
condition and their excellent level of training. n
A modern sport horse in fourth position in the division for three-year
old mares and geldings: Dantino
presented by Andrea Mülller-Kersten. Photo: Beelitz
In a close second place in the division for three-year old mares and geldings: Lordwoods Dancing Diamond
and Anne-Kathrin Pohlmeier.
Photo: Reumann
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Silver and Bronze
in dressage ring
One medal each in the championships for five- and
for six-year old dressage horses for Hannover: Silver
for the older one, bronze for the younger one in
September.
By Dr. Enno Hempel
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his year, horses, riders and spectators were
spared any discussions about the weather. The
conditions were excellent every single day.
Warendorf’s excellent organization had it fairly
easy to run the exciting competitions. It was up to
the young, more or less inexperienced horses and
their almost only professional riders to show off
talent and ability. The scores reflected that the increased demands at the M-level for the six-year
olds was harder to negotiate than the L-level for
the five-year olds. Statistics were started two years
ago, which confirmed that the five-year olds need
much higher scores to qualify for the final than the
six-year olds do.
Forty participants including sixteen Hanoverian
horses competed in the qualification for the final
of the six-year olds on Wednesday. Seven Hanoverians made the cut. De Burgh by Don Schufro/Sandro Hit with rider Antje Haeschke qualified via the
small final. The final took place on Saturday.
Hannover’s contingent was strong with eight out
of eighteen competitors.
Hollister by Hotline/Don Frederico was the first
horse in the ring with rider Johanna Klippert. Commentator Christoph Hess shared his excitement
about getting to see such a good ride this early on
in the competition. The scores for the basic gaits
were a reflection of the judges’ approval. The pair
received a score of 8,5 for the trot and the canter
and a 9,0 for the walk. A missed flying change lowered the score for rideability. A final score of 8,4
became the score to beat! Only the winner of the
qualification was able to do just that: Sir Heinrich
OLD by Sir Donnerhall/Fürst Heinrich, an Oldenburg stallion, which is standing at stud for the State Stud of Westphalia, and his rider Anja Wilimzig.
The liver chestnut became Federal Champion with
a final score of 8,7 improving his status from last
year, when he finished as Vice Champion in the
division for five-year olds.
Noticeable improvement
The performance of vice champion Hollister improved noticeably over the course of the competition.
He had finished the qualification with a score of
8,0 in fifth position in the second group. The rider
had traveled to Warendorf without great expectations but with a lot of respect for the top-carat
competitors. She got to know Hollister, because
she works with him twice a week, and from competitions, which he greatly enjoys. She is looking
forward to carefully introducing Hollister to S-level
competitions. He obtained his first victories in riding horse classes with his breeder Horst Immoor.
His current owner Rebecca Messing took over the
dark bay, impressive gelding and started competing him in dressage horse classes. Christoph Koschel won the bronze medal with the Oldenburg
mare Solitaire by San Amour/Davignon, which was
eliminated in the qualification, but moved forward
to the final via a fourth place in the small final.
Three additional Hanoverians placed in the final:
Fideralala by Fidertanz/Lauries Crusador xx finished in sixth place with Vara Nass, who presented
him showing superb rideability and very good basic gaits. Donizetti by Don Frederico/Lauries CrusaBodyguard and Jana Freund won a bronze medal in
the division for five-year old dressage horses.
Photo: Reumann
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Hollister and Johanna Klippert became Vice Champions in the division
for six-year olds. Photo: Beelitz
dor xx followed in eighth place with rider Leonie
Bramall. The spectators found the canter score for
this compact type to be a bit low. Rochee K by
Royal Blend/Fabriano followed next with rider
Matthias Klatt. Even though the basic gaits were
very good, the scores for Rochee K’s performance
would certainly benefit from an improved balance.
Dosse obtained the only 10,0, which she received
in the qualification for her trot. She still exhibited
her potential for further development on the final
day, which commentator Christoph Hess commended. Just as the champion the vice championess
also impressed with highlights. “The mechanics of
the trot are almost unbeatable,” Hess said.
57 horses participated in the qualification for the
final for five-year olds, 74 were signed up for it.
The numbers just about complied with last year’s.
This year the share of Hanoverians was clearly lower with 19 participants (33 percent versus 45
percent). Three directly qualified for the final including Donna Regina by Denario/Regazzoni, whose
submissiveness with Ramona Roetzel was an outstanding trait. Dancing World by Dancier/Wolkenstein II and Sandra Frieling qualified via the small
final.
Jana Freund presented Bodyguard by Burlington/
Pik L. as the second to last competitor. The entire
performance was of uniform, first-rate quality. The
walk was almost optimal. The judges praised the
trot, which was very rhythmical and powerful from
behind. If the half pirouette in the walk had been a
bit better, this premium stallion and vice champion
of the riding horse stallions a year ago would have
come even closer in his scores to the top two horses. Under the circumstances, he was awarded a
well-deserved bronze medal. The strong performance ability of this stallion does not just come
from nowhere! His pedigree goes back to the renowned line of Nigretti. No less than forty approved stallions as well as numerous riding horses
with championship successes including the legendary Dollargirl descend from this line. Bodyguard’s
experienced rider succeeded with her presentation
of the chestnut sire to highlight the Hanoverian Bblood and to awake interest in the upcoming stallion approval in Verden. Another horse underlined
the importance of the B-blood: Belconi by Belissimo M-Rubin Royal finished the final in seventh
place with rider Claudia Rüscher. n
A bronze medal for the premium stallion
Just as in the division for six-year olds, the winner
of the qualification also ended up winning the
championship title. The final score for Beatrice
Buchwald on DSP Belantis by Benneton Dream/
Expose was 9,2 on Thursday and on Sunday. While
the difference to the second-placed horse amounted to 0,6 points in the qualification, it shrank to
0,2 points in the final. Soiree d’Amour OLD by San
Amour/Latimer finished on a final score of 9,0 with
rider Kira Wulferding, which translated into second
place and with that gold and silver were awarded.
The impressive grey Belantis from the breeding
programme of the Main and State Stud Neustadt/
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Messenger wins Silver
The privately owned sire Messenger took the limelight at the Youngster Champion in
Warendorf. He won the silver medal in the division for seven-year olds with rider
Florian Meyer zu Hartum.
By Britta Züngel
Messenger and Florian Meyer zu
Hartum won silver in the division for
seven-year olds. Photo: Beelitz
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his was the first competition in Warendorf,
which was decided. Messenger, a son of Montender (breeder: Il Chirone di Bruna de Paoli, SanVito Romano/Italy) impressed with a convincing
performance and added a silver medal to his success record. His talent over fences is easily explainable. His granddam Samsara is a right sister to
foundation sire Stakkato; the sire of his dam is the
legendary Baloubet du Rouet. His rider Florian
Meyer zu Hartum presented him in a masterly fashion, as he had done before. Last year the pair
won the Hanoverian Jumper Horse Championships
and represented Germany at the World Championships for young jumper horses in Lanaken/Belgium.
It was the pair’s third participation in the Bunde-
schampionate and every time they are one the
most spectacular finalists. Only six Hanoverians
participated in the Championship for youngsters.
The requirements for participation called for horses, whose riders had brought at least one five- or
six-year old to Warendorf and who already had
placements at the S-level. The Holstein Conquest
won the final with Mario Stevens, the German
Sport Horse Cairo finished third behind Messenger
with rider Robert Bruhns. Stella by Stolzenberg/
Longchamp (breeder: Eberhard Nitz, Brockel) became the best mare in the finals with rider Bernd
Rubarth finishing fifth. Aurelia by Argentinus/Landadel (breeder: Dr. Hartmut Schulte-Wiese, Plettenberg) was the third Hanoverian in the top ten.
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Hendrik Zurich rode this right sister to the sire Accelerator into seventh position.
In anticipation
Due to the high number of entries, the five-year
olds completed the first qualification already on
Tuesday – just like last year. The list of starters was
thirteen pages long, 134 talents showed off their
abilities including 21 Hanoverians and one Hessian horse. Stakkato, the Bundeschampion from
1998, was the sire of three Hanoverians, his grandson Canstakko had sired another three. Unfortunately only three Hanoverians qualified for the final.
The M-level course was tricky: Even though the
jumps and the lines were age-appropriate, they
were very demanding. Casanova by Clinton/Stakkato and rider Christian Kukuk from the barn of
Paul Schockemöhle left a very good impression.
The pair had already placed second in the first
qualification and won their division of the second
qualification. The spectators rewarded a convincing round with great applause. Commentator Joachim Geilfuss praised the ride, “A very, very uniform round, on the aids at all times and a
well-corresponding leg technique!” The top eight
pairs qualified for the second round. Casanova and
Christian Kukuk were able to improve even more,
but it was still not enough for a sought-after medal: The pair finished in fourth place.
Caroly by Calido/Contendro from Oldenburg became Bundeschampion with his rider Bastian Freese,
who had already won the Deister-Championships
on the Dobrock in August. He was the clear favourite for the title after winning the qualifications.
The Holstein Clide finished in second place with his
just sixteen-year old rider Teike Carstensen, the
daughter of the breeder. Denise Svensson rode the
Oldenburg jumper mare Cellestis W into third position. We had high hopes for the Hanoverian dual
jumper horse champion Lord Fontleroy by Lord
Pezi/Contendro in the division for five-year olds.
He finished the introductory class in third place after an excellent round. Unfortunately he and his
rider Stefan Naber did not do so well in the second
qualification. The pair hoped for a successful small
final. The bay did beautifully and won the class. Because of miscommunication between the rider’s
hand and the horse’s mouth, the pair missed the
second round of the final and with that a chance
to compete for the title. The hopes for winning a
medal were shattered early on for the third Hanoverian, Santiago Bravo by Stakkato/Calypso II,
when he had a jumping fault at the first fence of
the combination. The athletic dark bay out of the
line of Denkerin had presented himself as a modern jumping horse in the qualifications. He and
his rider Toni Hassmann were rewarded with a vic-
tory in the third division of the second qualification. The pair started the deciding class rather cautiously. It just was not meant to be on this day and
the pair did not place.
A championship-worthy course
134 competitors participated in the division for
six-year olds. The courses were difficult, absolutely
championship-worthy! The qualifications were already decided by jumping faults and times – just
like last year. We still witnessed numerous textbook-worthy rounds. The quality was exceptionally
high. Once a rider/horse combination had a threequarter penalty-point for exceeding the allowed
time, the pair was no longer in the running for a
placement. Nineteen Hanoverians participated in
the championships, six qualified for the final. Everyone was curious to watch last-year’s Federal
Champion Sandokan perform. Mathis Schwentker
and his mount by Stakkato/Landor S did justice to
their position as favourites in both qualifications.
The pair finished one qualification in second position and the other in ninth place with lively forward rides. Unfortunately they had three jumping
faults on the decisive course. The other Hanoverians did not do much better; none of them finished
the final course without jumping faults.
Just missed a medal: Casanova and
Christian Kukuk placed fourth in the
division for five-year olds.
Photo: www.pferdebilder.de
The fastest one of the group also came from the
barn of Paul Schockemöhle just as Sandokan and
five-year old Casanova. The breeding farm Lewitz
is also the breeder of the stallion Chacdo by Chacco-Blue/Lando; Bernd Döller competes him since
February of 2014. Within a very short time, the pair
advanced from competing at the A-level to competing in the Bundeschampionate. The Hanoverian
talents from 2008 had started out in a very promising fashion. In the first qualification, Thomas
Brandt enjoyed a third place in the first group with
Caricia H by Catoki/Carismo. Gerrit Nieberg rode
Verdinale by Verdi/Drosselklang II. The mare presented herself in brilliant form, placed third in her
group and also participated in the final. Michael
Cristofoletti followed with his mount Stanley by
Stakkato/Rabino. The reigning Hanoverian jumper
horse champion Semper Fi by Stakkato/Grannus
was also spectacular with Gilbert Böckmann. The
pair finished the second qualification as the second-best pair of their group. Mylene Diederichsmeier rode Chianty Rufina by Chacco-Blue/Wiener
Star into fourth place in her division. The family of
the successful female rider had discovered the
dark bay mare on Verden’s elite auction two years
ago. In the end, two Westphalian horses and one
Mecklenburg horse stood on the podium. Coco
Berlini and Lucas Deryckere became the champions followed by Fairmont E with Mario Stevens
and Cabana with Christian Kukuk. n
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Sport
Successes for
driving horses
The results of the driving horses stand for the
impressive versatility of Hanoverian horses. The
statistics report three out of six medals for
competitors from Lower Saxony and Hessian.
By Britta Züngel
T
he Bundeschampionate for driving horses often stand in the background. For the first time,
two champions were crowned: One in the division
for four- and five-year olds and, one for the sixand seven-year olds. Only 14 one-in-hand combinations participated. The final qualification of the
four- and five-year olds already indicated the final
result. The Westphalian Flavis won both classes
with top scores followed by Donna Felina by Don
Frederico/White Star, who became Vice Championess with driver Falko Maekelburg.
Two Hanoverian Vize-Bundeschampions: Donna Felina (above) and
Daylight K. Photo: LL-Photo
State’s premium Candidate Donna Felina had been
the class champion on the show in BruchhausenVilsen last year and was awarded the Ic-Prize on
the Herwart von der Decken-Show. Jürgen
Matthies is her owner, who is not only one of the
most successful German two-in-hand drivers but
also a devoted breeder of Hanoverian horses. In
the meanwhile he retired from competitions and
focuses on his six broodmares and the training of
young horses. He had purchased Donna Felina as a
foal from a friend. Donna Felina’s two year older
full-sister Donna Felice (breeder: Wolfgang Lohmann, Sandbostel) sold to Austria in 2012 through
Verden’s auction programme for a sale price of
130,000.00 Euros.
Jürgen Matthies raised Donna Felina and sent her
for training to Sandra Frieling. The pair obtained
top placements in riding horse classes. A covering
by the stallion Fürstenball this year was unsuccessful and so the dark bay was sent to the training
facility of Falko Maekelburg. The expert with driving reins, a repeated master and sought-after
trainer, became self-employed in Marklohe a few
months ago. “When I was unable to get the mare
in foal, we tried to get her qualified for the Bunde-
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schampionate,” Jürgen Matthies explains. Two
competitions – two victories, which meant: She
had obtained the ticket to Warendorf! After winning the silver medal, Donna Felina will go back
into the breeding shed next year for another try.
The Hessian mare Gräfin by Grafenstolz/Rodgau
won the bronze medal in the division for four- and
five-year olds. She obtained the second highest
evaluation of the day from test-driver Ewald Meier.
This mare also already obtained successes in dressage horse classes with her owner Kerstin de Vries.
Catherine Acker drove her in Warendorf.
Hessian roots
The championship for six- and seven-year olds was
decided in a competition at the M-level. The spectators showed a lively interest in obstacle driving
with cross-country obstacles, which was a requirement for the first time. Daylight K by Dartagnan/
Katanga AA qualified for the final as the fourth
horse in the suitability test. Daylight K has Hessian
roots just like Gräfin. The sire and the grandsire
were Hessian state stud sires. The chestnut mare
had the day’s best performance on the cross-country course after the completion of the dressage test
paving the way for a vice championship. “I am still
totally surprised that I was allowed to participate
in Warendorf,” Julia Bernshausen is overjoyed. She
not only drives Daylight but also bred her. “I am
very, very proud of that!”
Since her youth, the now 28-year old from Bad
Laasphe successfully participates in one-in-hand
driving competitions, “Driving horses is my passion!” Her first successful horse was Kimberley,
Daylight’s dam. She also was the first sport horse,
which Julia Bernshausen used for breeding. She
began breeding horses with Schwarzwald-mares.
Daylight is Kimberley’s first and only foal. Julia
Bernshausen is located close to the State Stud Dillenburg. Therefore she selected the producer Dartagnan, whom she immediately liked at the stallion show. It was a good fit. “Daylight has a lot of
performance willingness, but at the same time she
is sensible. A real mare, which you sometimes have
to convince first!” The seven-year old gets to enjoy
a winter break now that Warendorf is over, before
she goes back into serious training. International
competitions are the goal. Next year, she hopefully
will be competing at the S-level. “I slowly build up
my horses. I still allow Daylight a lot of time,” Julia
Bernshausen said. The Bavarian horse Lucky Lutz
won the title in the division for six- and seven-year
olds with his driver Dieter Rebenstein. He successfully defended his title from last year. The Trakehner
named Society Crown and his driver Marcel Lehmbruch enjoyed winning the bronze medal.. n
Sport
Results Bundeschampionate
Three-year old riding horses (mares/geldings)
1. Special Diva OLD by Sir Donnerhall/Diamond Hit
Oldenburg, R.: Heiko Klausing
Six-year old dressage horses:
1. Sir Heinrich OLD by Sir Donnerhall/Fürst Heinrich
Oldenburger, R.: Anja Wilimzig
2. Lordswood Dancing Diamond
by Dancier/Wolkenstein II
B.: Heinrich Ebeling, Hollenseth, R.: A.- K. Pohlmeier
2. Hollister by Hotline/Don Frederico
B.: Horst Immoor, Drebber, R.: Johanna Klippert
Hanoverians in the final:
5. Stella by Stolzenberg/Longchamp
B.: Eberhard Nitz, Brockel, R.: Bernd Rubarth
3. Solitaire by San Amour/Davignon
Oldenburger, R.: Christoph Koschel
7. Aurelia by Argentinus/Landadel
B.: Dr. H. Schulte-Wiese, Plettenberg, R.: H. Zurich
6. Fideralala by Fidertanz/Lauries Crusador xx
B.: Hans-Günter Berner, Bienenbüttel, R.: Vera Nass
18. Clementine RS by Catoki/Laptop
B.: Rainer Schmerglatt, Vierden, R.: L. Hauschild
3. Quel Filou by Quaterback/Stedinger
Oldenburg, R.: Eva Möller
4. Dantino by Dancier/Royal Blend
B.: Klaus Meyer Meppen, R.: Andrea Müller-Kersten
5. De la Rose by Dancier/Frenchman
B.: H.-J. Wahls-Seedorf, Sandstedt, R.:Lena Berwe
Three-year old riding horses (stallions)
1. Barcardi by Belissimo M/De Niro
Westfale, R.: Claudia Rüscher
2. Lilliano OLD by Lissaro/Sir Donnerhall
Oldenburg, R.: Christiana Schulte-Varendorff
3. Nymphenburg‘s First Ampere (VA)
by Ampere/Weltruhm
B.: Jan Siemsglüss, Bommelsen, R.: Eike Bewerungen
4. Rapace (VA) by Romanov Blue Hors/Sandro Hit
B.: Gestüt Hülsdau, Marl, R.: Jessica Lynn Andersson
6. Dressage Noir by Dancier/Londonderry
B.: Zuchthof Bauer, Ovelgönne, R.: W. Hartmann-Stommel
Four-year old riding horses (mares/geldings)
1. Zikade by Singolo/Tambour
Trakehner, R.: Dorothee Schneider
2. Fame W OLD by Fürstenball/Lauries Crusador xx
Oldenburger, R.: Johannes Westendarp
3. Forever Love (VA) by Floriscount/Rotspon
B.: E. u. C. Tegtmeyer, Noderney, R.: Dora Asendorf
6. Romanova by Romanov Blue Hors/Danone
B.: Wilhelm Schwierking, Barver, R.: Rikke Dupont
Four-year old riding horses (stallions):
1. Equitaris (VA) by Estobar NRW/Rubiloh
Westfale, R.: Wibke Hartmann-Stommel
2. Fürst Fohlenhof by Fidertanz/Mephistopheles
Rheinland, R.: Lisa Neukäter
3. Bonamour by Bonifatius/Rousseau
Westfale, R.: Janine Ebben
5. Dantano (VA) by Diamond Hit/Brentano II
B.: Catharina Quast, Hamburg, R.: Kathrin Sudhölter
Five-year old dressage horses
1. DSP Belantis by Benetton Dream/Expo‘se
Deutsches Sportpferd, R.: Beatrice Buchwald
3. Cairo by Couleur Rouge/Kolibri
Deutsches Sportpferd, R.: Robert Bruhns
28. Success by Stolzenberg/Acord II
B.: Meinhard Nitzow, Müggendorf, R.: Daniel Heuer
8. Donizetti by Don Frederico/Lauries Crusador xx
B.: Adolf Bachmann, Ahrensberg, R.:Leonie Bramall
10. Rochee K by Royal Blend/Fabriano
B.: Ruth Klatt-Prien, Hahausen, R.: Matthias Klatt
Five-year old eventing horses
1. Corrida by Contendro/Espri
B.: Dr. Rainer Zurmaar, Ehlscheid, R.: A. Dibowski
11. Don Henry (VA) by Don Henrico/Fishermans Friend
B.: Gerhard Slink, Großheide, R.: A.-S. Fiebelkorn
2. Vally K by Valentino/Freiherr
B.: Dr. S. Kleindienst, Soltau, R.: Nadine Marzahl
14. Havannah by Hotline/Sao Paulo
B.: Daniel Sabel, Gersten, R.: A.-C. Wienkamp
3. Allez Hop by Avagon/Forrest xx
B.: Klaus Meyer, Meppen, R.: Julia Krajewski
16. De Burgh by Don Schufro/Sandro Hit
B.: Peter Jan Schlüschen, Aach, R.: Antje Häschke
7. Butt‘s Aiden by Graf Top/Heraldik xx
B.: Prof. Dr. V. Steinkraus, Hanstedt, R.: Anna Siemer
17. Sir Ricco by Sir Donnerhall/Riccione
B.: Gestüt Lewitz, Mühlen, R.: A.-C. Wienkamp
12. Caramell (VA) by Canstakko/All in One
B.: Manfred Schäfer, Köchingen, R.:Malin Petersen
Five-year old show jumping horses:
1. Caroly by Calido/Contendro
Oldenburger, R.: Bastian Freese
13. Casper by Chivas/Weltmeyer
B.: Gerd Lühr, Borgholzhausen, R.: Vanessa Bölting
2. Clide by Cassini/Cash and Carry
Holstein, R.: Teike Carstensen
15. Dark Desire GS by Don Frederico/Carismo
B.: Bernd Gehrdau-Schröder, Stelle, R.: A. Brandt
3. Cellestis W by Cellestial/Figaro
OS, R.: Denise Svensson
Six-year old eventing horses
1. Carlson B by Chambertin/Akitos xx
Westfale, R.: Vanessa Bölting
4. Casanova by Clinton/Stakkato
B.: ZG H. u. W. Strunk, Bochum, R.: Christian Kukuk
2. Cesar V by Casiro I/Sandro
Oldenburger, R.: Frank Ostholt
13. Lord Fauntleroy (VA) by Lord Pezi/Contendro
B.: ZG Kern, Neuhausen, R.: Stephan Naber
3. Valerie M by Valentino/Le Primeur
B.: Friedhelm Mohlfeld, Bomlitz, R.: Anna Siemer
33. Santiago Bravo by Stakkato/Calypso II
B.: Insa Heitzmann, Stolzenau, R.: Toni Haßmann
9. C‘est la vie by Contendro I/Aarking xx
B.: Christa by Paepcke, Lehmkuhlen, R.: H. by
Paepcke
Six-year old show jumping horses:
1. Coco Berlini by Caspar/Quidam de Revel
Westfale, R.: Lucas Deryckere
10. Saint-Germain (VA) by Santino/Londonderry
B.: Theodor Linnenbäumer, Walchum, R.: E. Lesch
2. F airmont E by Ferragamo/Rockwell
Westfale, R.: Mario Stevens
11. Estelle by Embassy/Quasi Roi
B.: Klaus Cohrs, Oldendorf, R.: Marco Krüger
3. Cabana by Carrico/Lord Kemm
Mecklenburger, R.: Christian Kukuk
Four- and five-year old driving horses
1. Flavis by Flanagan/Ehrentusch
Westfale, F.: Christian Koller
18. Chacdo by Chacco-Blue/Lando
B.: Gestüt Lewitz, Steinfeld, R.:Bernd Döller
2. Donna Felina by Don Frederico/White Star
B.: Wolfgang Lohmann, Sandbostel, F.: F. Mäkelburg
20. Lumbumbo by Ludwig von Bayern/Lord Incipit
B.: Rainer Schmerglatt, Vierden, R.:L. Hauschild
3. Gräfin (Hess.) by Grafenstolz/Rodgau
B.: Dr. Ulrich Roesrath, Bad Karlshafen, F.: C. Acker
2. Soiree d‘ Amour OLD by San Amour/Latimer
Oldenburger, R.: Kira Wulferding
27. Verdinale by Q-Verdi/Drosselklang II
B.: Wilhelm Bollhorst, Wetschen, R.:Gerrit Nieberg
3. Bodyguard (VA) by Burlington/Pik L
B.: ZG Frieling, Balge, R.: Jana Freund
33. Sandokan by Stakkato/Landor S
B.: H.-W. Schubert, Hohenhenningen, R.:M. Schwentker
Six- and seven-year old driving horses
1. Lucky Lutz by Locksley III/Feuerschein
Bavaria, F.: Dieter Rabenstein
7. Belconi (VA) by Belissimo M/Rubin-Royal
B.: Heinrich Grotefendt, Hessen, R.: Claudia Rüscher
35. Cornwall by Cornet Obolensky
B.: Heinrich Ramsbrock, Menslage, R.:C. Kukuk
2. Daylight K by Dartagnan/Katanga AA
Z. u. F.: Julia Bernshausen, Bad Laasphe
12. Dancing World by Dancier/Wolkenstein II
B.: Horst Wesch, Bad Bederkesa, R.: Sandra Frieling
Seven-year old show jumping horses
1. Conquest by Caretino/Quidam de Revel
Holsteiner, R.: Mario Stevens
3. Society Crown by Polarion/Biotop
Trakehner, F.: Marcel Lehmbruch
14. Donna Regina by Denario/Regazzoni
B.: Peter Walter, Biessenhofen, R.: Ramona Ritzel
2. Messenger by Montender/Baloubet du Rouet
B.: Bruna de Paolis, Italy, R.: F. Meyer zu Hartum
Hannoveraner im Finale:
5. Cobold by Calido/Landfriese II
B.: Johann Ahlers, Hollen, F.: Marion Freymann
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Breeding
Sport
„We cannot
without horses“
The entire family van Vlyten passionately
breeds Hanoverians in East Frisia. All family
members are in agreement, “Horses are our
mutual hobby!”
By Juliane Kruse
T
he quaint village of Nendorp is located between the Dollart river and the Ems river. The
farm of family van Vlyten is situated in one of the
historical areas of East Frisia called Rheiderland,
which mainly consists of marshland with lots of
drainage trenches. The agricultural operation is
surrounded by lush, green meadows. Ideal conditions for milk cows but also for horses – in the case
of Family van Vlyten, they are Hanoverian horses,
which graze all around the farm. The family owns
sixteen Hanoverians and an old riding pony, which
the children used to enjoy. Five mares are used in
the breeding programme. The beeline to Holland is
no more than 15 kilometers from the farm, but
“we have nothing to do with the Dutch, even
though our last name might make you think differently,” Holger van Vlyten explains. “The roads in
East Frisia are always a bit further, however, the
world really begins right here.” It is 500 meters to
the nearest neighbor, which is the parental farm of
Holger van Vlyten. 150 dairy cows await him there
to be milked every morning. The entire farm consists of 155 hectares. 25 are used for growing crop,
the rest are grazing fields. “We were able to acquire the current property in 1991. The farm of my
parents was documented for the first times in
1909,” Holger van Vlyten says with pride.
Depardieu by Don Frederico/Weltmeyer and Christoph Niemann.
Photo: Frieler
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Family van Vlyten talks about the still young breeding programme on the farm, while we drink a cup
of tea from East Frisia with cream and “Kluntjes”,
an East Frisian tradition. There are a total of three
generations of Hanoverians on the farm. Even the
horses are registered with Holger and Heike van
Vlyten, the whole family is addicted to Hanoverians. “Our oldest sister Mereke is the only one, who
is unable to be here today, since she studies in Oldenburg,” Amke and Wenke van Vlyten explain.
Holger and Heike van Vlyten from Nendorp.
Photos: Kruse
The Hanoverian breeding programme started under the guidance of Holger’s father, Cornelius van
Vlyten. The last working horses were removed in
1960. In 1976, the first mare by Kadett out of an
East Frisian pre-studbook mare came to the farm.
She was not used for breeding for very long. Cornelius and Holger van Vlyten acquired the mare
Steffi by Sidney/Freiherr from Georg Kok, Bunderhee. Steffi came to the farm as a boarder, but father and son agreed, “This mare must stay.” Steffi
delivered eleven foals. Cornelius van Vleyten
passed away in 2004 und the question arose, whether or not and how to continue with the breeding
programme.
Even though the agricultural operation will always
have priority, the Vlytens quickly agreed, “We just
cannot do without horses! The horses have become a mutual family project and our hobby,” Heike van Vlyten explains. “All family members are
there, when a foal is being born. It is such a special
experience and simply one of the most exciting
moments for a breeder,” the family agrees. “It is
even more beautiful, when the foal is healthy and
pitch black, the sought-after color.” Once a foal is
born, “Kinnertoen” is served, which is another
East Frisian tradition: When a baby is born, raisins
soaked in brandy are offered as a drink to all
friends and family members. “Every horse is a part
of our family and foals are just like our own children,” Heike van Vlyten says and laughs.
The family breeds dressage horses, which are 100
percent reliable with a good mind and good brain.
Holger and Heike van Vlyten used to actually ride
jumper horses and not dressage horses. “Dressage
Breeding
Sport
horses are faster and easier to market than jumpers. It is an easier way for us,” Holger van Vlyten
says. The young Hanoverians are mainly sold to
returning customers, but also on Verden’s auctions
and on the foal auction in Timmel for obvious reasons. Depardieu by Don Frederico/Weltmeyer is
good advertisement for the breeding programme
of Family van Vlyten. In 2012, the gelding participated in the Bundeschampionate for six-year old
dressage horses in Warendorf and finished in tenth
place. Christoph Niemann successfully competes
him at Inter I by now. “Today the customers call
before the foals are born to ask, when we expect
them.” This reaffirms the breeder to continue with
his breeding programme. It is planned for next year
to performance-test the younger mares, one by
Fürst Romancier/Wolkentanz and one by Surprice/
Weltmeyer. Both will be added to the broodmare
herd after that. “Our current broodmares are getting up there in age and we must think of the future,” Holger van Vlyten says. “Furthermore, you
must keep the best mares in your own breeding
programme. As board members from the Horse
Breeding Club, we preach this to our breeders.”
The line of Flugwappen
All broodmares of Family Vlyten descend from the
line of Flugwappen. St.Pr.St. Elena by Eiger III and
out of St.Pr.St. Sabine by Steinklee (breeder: Enno
Heeren, Ostersander) is the foundation dam in
Nendorp. Elena delivered ten foals; today three are
still active in the breeding programme: St.Pr.St.
Weronie by Wolkentanz, St.Pr.St. Diva by De Niro
and Donna by Don Frederico. Weronie delivered a
colt by Sir Donnerhall this year, and St.Pr.St. Diva a
filly by Fürstenball. Diva is the dam of the stallion
Fürst Kranenkamp by Fürst Romancier. He is approved for Oldenburg. “The licensing in Vechta
was a great highlight for the family. Out top goal,
however, is to have an licensed stallion in Verden,”
the proud breeder shares.
pendently from weather conditions. “We should
have built it much earlier,” Holger Vlyten says in
hindsight. The daughters Amke, Mareke and Wenke grew up riding. They also present the family’s
Hanoverians on horse shows. Son Dirk is currently
more interested in the agricultural aspect of the
farm, but maybe he is like his dad and his love for
horses will grow at a later date. Dirk Visscher from
Leer is responsible for the training of the horses.
“We have the best experiences with him!”
Voluntary Responsibilities
Holger van Vlyten volunteers the little bit of time
that is left outside of his farm, the family and the
horses to the district association East Frisia/Oldenburg and to the Horse Breeding Club East Frisia.
He attends board meetings at least every four
weeks. “We argue and discuss a lot and so the
meetings often do not finish until nighttime; but
we also accomplish a lot for our breeders,” so the
second deputy of the Horse Breeding Club East Frisia. Holger van Vlyten also travels for the foal auction in Timmel, “Slowly but steadily all the work is
paying off. There already is quite a bit of interest.
This is only possible, because my wife is covering
for me on the farm during these days.” The parents
share that the children help a lot on the farm. They
also feed the horses in the evening, “This is a great
help for us.” Heike and Holger van Vlyten do not
have many free days. This year, however, they went
on vacation to Verden and attended the International Dressage and Jumping Festival. n
Dirk, Amke and Wenke van Vlyten
share the passion of their parents.
The breeding programme is to remain of the current size. Holger van Vlyten selects the stallions. All
mares are inseminated. San Amour is one of the
most favorite producers of Family van Vlyten.
Hence this year’s filly out of Donna will remain on
the farm. Full-sister St.Pr.A. San Vly was supposed
to be a competition horse and then later become a
broodmare. She had already won some classes
with Amke. Unfortunately she died last year. This
was a tremendous loss for the family and for the
breeding programme. “After all, we build our breeding programme on our homebred mares. We do
not just buy good mares,” Heike van Vlyten says.
The family does not just breed horses, they also
ride. Three years ago, a multipurpose indoor arena
was built, which allows for exercising horses inde-
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Auction
Sport
The prices flew up and up: Fly by Franziskus/Contendro obtained the highest bid of 32,000.00 Euros.
Photos: Ernst
A fine collection
The new selection process ensured that the 40th Elite
Foal and Broodmare Auction in August impressed
with a group of horses of top quality, which customers from all over the world remunerated.
By Julia Hansen
T
he Elite Foal and Broodmare Auction of the
Hannoveraner Verband has always been a special event. To maintain its unique status, the auction management once again modified the selection process for the foals. The top goal was to raise
the quality that is offered and to compile a customer-friendly collection of horses. Compared to previous years, this year’s slogan said: smaller but finer! Recommendations for the elite auction were
handed out at the foal shows in the entire breeding area.
Statistics
Broodmares
No. of mares offered for sale
9 mares
No. of mares sold
9 mares
Total turnover
Euro 161.000,00
Average price
Euro 17.888,88
Highest price
Euro 48.000,00
Lowest price
Euro 8.000,00
Pricerange
Euro 8.000 to 9.999
Euro 10.000 and more
4 mares
5 mares
Horses sold to following areas
Lower Saxony
4 Ba.-Wü.
NRW1
1
Total6mares
New Zealand USA 1 Portugal
1
1
Total3mares
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The commission, which consisted of auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener, training’s leader Hartmut Kettelhodt and Hans-Henning von der Decken,
a member of the mare inspection committee and
of the executive board, selected the best foals at
the final inspections in Verden, Wickrath and Alsfeld. “The period between the selection and the
auction was shortened to guarantee that at the
time of the auction the foal still is what it was just
a few weeks earlier,” Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener vali-
dated the new system and added, “Hartmut Kettelhodt, Hans-Henning von der Decken and I made
a very strict selection. All three of us had to agree
for a foal to be accepted.” At the same time of the
final selection, photos and videos were taken,
which guaranteed a uniform presentation of the
collection, which is another plus. 147 foals traveled
to Verden on the second weekend in August. On
Saturday morning at 9 AM, the presentation of
horses started on the triangle ring close to the Niedersachsenhalle. Another innovation was implemented at the second presentation. The area, where the horses were presented, was designed in
such a way that the foals trotted on a hard surface
in one direction and on grass in the other direction.
“We try to improve our service with all these measures. We would like our customers to be able to
get a comprehensive picture of their favorite candidates,” the auction manager explained. The buyers praised the changes. The fact that the auction
took place on one day only, was appreciated by all
as well.
Nine for more than 20
An exquisite collection deserves a just as exquisite
opening, which was truly top-class at the elite auction: Riding master Ingrid Klimke and Franziskus
traveled again to Verden, after participating in the
World Championships for young dressage horses.
The six-year old stallion of excellent type (breeder:
Elisabeth Albers, Löningen; owner: Stallion Station
Holkenbrink) already has an accomplished career
record including a gold medal from the Bundeschampionate, the participation in the World
Championships and numerous successes in dressage horse classes at the M-level. He was the sire
with the most foals, a total of seven, in the elite
collection of 2014. And boy, were they special! His
son Fly became the top selling foal. The renowned
Klosterhof Medingen from Bad Bevensen bought
him at 32,000.00 Euros. The powerfully moving
colt out of a Hessian dam by Contendro (breeder/
exhibitor: Rita and Otto Soelzer, Fritzlar-Werkel)
already did extremely well in Verden, when he won
the foal show. He also finished the German Foal
Championships in Lienen in third place. Freak Blue
also by Franziskus and out of a dam by Sorento
cost almost as much as Fly. New customers from
Lower Saxony invested 31,000.00 Euros in this
typy colt out of the breeding programme of Stefan
Hermann in Northeim-Imbshausen. A total of nine
foals sold for more than 20,000.00 Euros each. A
conspicuous fact: The names of six sought-after
young talents started with F and three with D.
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Fürst Aramis by Fürstenball/Sir Donnerhall (breeder/exhibitor: Marion Menck. Rübehorst) also belonged in the F-class. The dam Sifurina is a regular
guest at Verden’s auctions with her offspring. In
2011, her son Damaris by Decamerone sold for
28,000.00 Euros. This year, new customers from
The Netherlands bought Sifurina’s colt by Fürstenball for 24,000.00 Euros. These new customers fell
in love with another Hanoverian youngster. For
22,000.00 Euros, they also bought Fürst Foundation by Foundation/De Niro (breeder/exhibitor: Axel
Baumgartner, Kamern-Wulkau). Fürst Paul by Fürst
Romancier/San Amour (breeder/exhibitor: Heiner
Schmidt, Stuhr) descends from the damline of Altstaedtchen. Granddam Donna delivered Beilando
and Banjo Beluga, two successful dressage competitors, as well as a few high-priced auction foals
– all in combination with the sire Belissimo M. Detlef Ruddat from Kirchlinteln realized the quality
and bought Fürst Paul for 24,000.00 Euros. Fred
by Fürstenball/Dancier was the last foal in the
high-priced F-group. Madonna Hedberg from Australia is the breeder of the bay, moving acrobat,
which sold for 26,000.00 Euros to the breeding
farm Greim.
International breed combinations
The descendants of the D-line were high in demand with international buyers as usually. After
all, the successes of Desperados FRH, Don Auriello,
D’Agostino FRH, Dablino FRH and Co at Worldand European Championships as well as the Olympic Games earn this line recognition and attention
worldwide. Danubio by Dancier/Sandro Hit out of
the successful breeding programme of Gerold Gögele, Bleckede danced with his powerful push-off
and his energetic movement into the barn of Paul
Schockemöhle for 28,000.00 Euros. In 2013, Gerold Goegele actually enriched the elite foal auction with three De Niro-descendants. All three sold
between 26,000.00 and 29,000.00 Euros. Danubio also descends out of these damlines just as
Darios II by De Niro/Stedinger. The powerful dressage hopeful, also out of the breeding programme
of Gerold Gögele, sold for 28,000.00 Euros to regular customers from Bavaria. Full-brother Darios I
sold to Denmark last year. D
amasco entered the auction ring exhibiting lightfooted and elastic movement. The liver chestnut by
Dr. Watson/Rotspon (breeder: Karin Wallbaum,
Hannover; exhibitor: Bernd Gärtner, Wennigsen)
found a new home in North-Rhine Westphalia for
26,000.00 Euros. Auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm
Wegener explained in conclusion, “We were able
to sell those foals well, whose sires have earned
international respect through their own performances or the performances of their offspring. The
Statistisc
Foals
No. of foals offered for sale
147 foals
No. of foals sold
147 foals
Total turnover
Euro 1.228.200,00
Average price
Euro
8.355,10
Highest price
Euro
32.000,00
Lowest price
Euro
3.000,00
Pricerange
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
10
26
59
18
33
foals
foals
foals
foals
foals
Foals sold to following areas
Lower Saxony
67 Ba.-Wü.
Bavaria
5Brandenburg
Hamburg
1Hessen
NRW
8Sachsen-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein5Thüringen
4
2
5
1
1
Total99 foals
Belgium
2Denmark
France 2 Greece
Great Britain
2 Indonesia
Italy
5Luxembourg
The Netherlands
6 Russ. Federation
Switzerland
1Spain
Southafrica
1 Czech Republic
USA7
Just as high in demand as her sister last year: Saphira
by Soliman de Hus/Wesley sold at 48,000.00 Euros to
New Zealand.
2
5
3
1
5
3
3
Total48 foals
foals had to also present themselves very well. I
would like to compliment our auctioneers Bernd
Hickert and Daniel Delius. They auctioned off the
horses with great dedication until the very end.”
Locke Lordanos by Lordanos/Goldfever (breeder/
exhibitor: Ernst Stahlhut, Stadthagen) became the
most expensive jumper foal. The young talent
found a new home in Belgium for 17,000.00 Euros. Diamantenzauber CS by Don Frederic/Florestan (breeder/exhibitor: Carolin Steinfarz, Jüchen)
was the best-paid youngster from the Rhineland.
The chestnut colt found a new home in Denmark
for 16,000.00 Euros. Buyers invested on average
8,368.00 Euros, which is almost 2000.00 Euros
more than last year. Forty-eight foals sold to foreign countries. The USA leads the statistics with
seven purchases followed by The Netherlands with
six, and Greece, Italy and Russia with five purchases
each. Han.Pr.A. Saphira was the first mare out of a
group of ten to enter the auction ring. Customers
from New Zealand bought the black mare by Soliman de Hus/Wesley (breeder/exhibitor: Detlef Ruddat, Kirchlinteln), which is in foal to Damon Hill
NRW, for 28,000.00 Euros. Her full-sister was the
top-selling broodmare last year. She found a new
home in Italy. The average price for the broodmares was 17,888.00 Euros; six remain in Germany
and three sold to foreign countries. n
Customers from Lower Saxony
invested 31,000.00 Euros in Freak
Blue by Franziskus/Sorento.
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Team gold and individual bronze:
Kristina Sprehe and Desperados FRH. Photo: Lafrentz
World-Championship Stage
Germany can be proud of its results at the World Equestrian Games in France in
August and September: The athletes brought home a total of fifteen medals –
Hanoverian horses significantly contributed to these successes.
By Julia Hansen
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T
he elitist programme of the World Equestrian
Games in Normandy started with dressage competitions. 100 participants from thirty-one nations
competed at the D’Ornano-Stadium battling for
team medals in the Grand Prix. The German team
was one of the favorites and did justice to its role.
Fabienne Lütkemeier on D’Agostino FRH (breeder:
Klaus Lahmann, Dassendorf) completed the German
team, once Matthias Alexander Rath withdrew his
mount Totilas. D’Agostino FRH was the first to go.
The 14-year old son of De Niro/Shogun xx and his
24-year old rider delivered a brilliant performance
and obtained 73,586 percent. Kristina Sprehe made
her Desperados FRH by De Niro/Wolkenstein II (breeder: Herbert Schütt, Hemmoor) dance. The typy black
completed the exercises with ease and vigor. His canter changes were very good, the passage expressive,
the extended walk ground-covering and the halfpasses in the trot and canter with even flexion. The
judges honored the performance with a score of
78,814 percent. Helen Langehanenberg on Damon
Hill NRW and Isabell Werth on Bella Rose completed
the triumph, when they received 81,357 percent and
81,529 percent. Germany won its first gold medal at
the World Equestrian Games with these results. The
team from Great Britain followed in second place
and the Dutch team won bronze. “It was our plan to
win gold,” national coach Monica Theodorescu summarized, “However, I did not think for one second
that we were to win by more than 10 percent! All
four riders had excellent performances.”
Kristina Sprehe and Desperados FRH won the bronze
medal in the following Grand Prix Special and placed
fourth in the Grand Prix-freestyle. Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill NRW obtained a silver medal in both. Charlotte Dujardin from Great Britain
became the new World Champion with her mount
Valegro, a Dutch gelding. The Dutch warmblood
breed had the strongest representation in the dressage ring with a total of 16 athletes. 15 Hanoverians
and one Hessian horse competed as well as eleven
Oldenburg and eleven Danish Warmblood horses.
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén from Sweden rode Don Auriello by Don Davidoff/White Star (breeder: Joachim
Poppe, Harsefeld), one of the best Hanoverians. The
pair finished the Grand Prix Special in fifth place and
the Grand Prix-freestyle in seventh position. Michael
Georg Eilberg rode Half Moon Delphi by Dimaggio/
Westwall (breeder: Julie and John Deverille, Shaftsbury/GB) into eighth position in the freestyle.
Stud Haras de Pin, which is about 80 kilometers
away from Caen, right next to Mont-Saint-Michel.
The German team consisted of title defender Michael
Jung on fischerRocana, Dirk Schade on Hop and Skip,
Sandra Auffahrt on Opgun Louvo and Ingrid Klimke
on FRH Escada JS by Embassy/Lehnsherr (breeder:
Jürgen Stuhtmann, Bahlburg). The German team was
in the lead after dressage. The cross-country course,
which Pierre Michelet had designed, was tough and
asked a lot from riders and horses. The ground conditions were horrendous after days and days of rain.
Even though the course was shortened by 500 meters to close to 6,000 meters and two jumps were
taken out, still only 60 competitors finished out of a
total of 90. National trainer Hans Melzer told his protégés, “The time is of no importance, just be safe and
cross the finish line.”
The team members did as they were told and completed the demand course perfectly. The distribution
of the medals was decided in the show jumping
competition. All participants had to pack up and travel to Caen. Germany won the gold medal. Furthermore, Sandra Auffarth and Michael Jung won gold
and silver in the individual competition. William FoxPitt from Great Britain and his mount Chilli Morning
were in the lead after dressage and cross-country,
but lost the lead on the stadium course finishing
third. Ingrid Klimke and FRH Escada JS left the
D’Ornano-Stadium in 14th place. The team from
Great Britain won silver followed by the team from
the Netherlands, which won bronze.
The team from Germany lined up to defend its team
gold medal from Kentucky. For quite some time, it
Germany’s vaulting team from Neuss
won the World Championship-title
on Delia. Photo: Lafrentz
FRH Escada JS and Ingrid Klimke impressed with a strong performance
for the gold-winning team from
Germany. Photo: Lafrentz
Gold in eventing
The organizers of the World Equestrian Games did
not just limit the area for the sport’s activities to
Caen, but spread it out over the entire region of Normandy. The dressage rings and the cross-country
course for eventing, were located at the National
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Hanoverians at the World Equestrian Games
Santana by Sandro Hit/Rubinstein
B.: Ingo Pape, Hemmoor
R.: Minna Telde/SWE
Laser by Lafontaine/Roncalli xx
B.: Norbert Bramlage, Dinklage
V.: Alisa Schmidt, CAN
SHOW JUMPING
Warbeau by Wolkenstein II/Matcho AA
B.: Horst Quast, Hechthausen
R.: Hans Staub, SUI
Siegfried by Sherlock Holmes/Westgote
B.: Petra und Wolfgang Häling, Süderwittingen
V.: Pascale Wagner, SUI
All Star (VA) by Argentinus/Almé
B.: Horst Zöllmer, Südergellersen
R.: Dennis Lynch, IRL
Wito Corleone by Wolkentanz/Landfriese
B.: Claudia Ihnen, Südbrookmerland
R.: Sascha Schulz, LUX
Wallace by World Cup/Bolero
B.: Hans-Heinrich Janssen, Oederquart
Team Argentinien
Codex One (VA) by Contendro/Glückspilz
B.: Wilhelm Berghorn, Stolzenau
R.: Christian Ahlmann
Gotha FRH by Goldfever/Prestige Pilot
B.: Jan Minners, Jork
R.: Henrick by Eckermann, SWE
Lordan by Lordanos/Landor S
B.: Gerd Sosath, Lemwerder
R.: Nayel Nassar, EGY
Rocketman by Raphael/Calypso II
B.: Gerhard Dieckmann, Schnackenburg
R.: Vladimir Beletsky, RUS
Status FRH by Satisfaction/Sao Paolo
B.: Wilhelm Oelerink, Getelo
R.: Rodrigo Pessoa, BRA
DRESSAGE
Avec Plaisir by A Jungle Prince/Hitchcock
B.: Tanja Bull-Arp, Ihlienworth, R.: L. Byommeslaghe
D‘Agostino FRH by De Niro/Shogun xx
B.: Klaus Lahmann, Dassendorf, R.: Fabienne Lütkemeier
Der Clou by De Niro/Matcho AA
B.: Dr. Rainer Nitsch, Salzhausen
R.: Filipe Canelas, POR
Desperados FRH (VA) by De Niro/Wolkenstein II
B.: Herbert Schütt, Hemmoor, R.: Kristina Sprehe
EVENTING
FRH Escada JS by Embassy/Lehnsherr
B.: Jürgen Stuhtmann, Bahlburg
R.: Ingrid Klimke
Shamwari (Hess.) by Star Regent xx/Der Clou
B.: Gita Zühlsdorf, Mühlheim
R.: Boyd Martin, USA
Windsor H by Wilawander xx/Ramiro‘s Son II
B.: Günther Hahl, Osterbruch
R.: Maria Pinedo, ESP
Contessa by Chasseur/Matcho AA
B.: Dr. Rainer Nitsch, Salzhausen
R.: Michael Knauder, AUT
Caramel by Don Frederico/Weltruhm
B.: Wolfjürgen Schulz, Wesenberg
V.: Daniela Fritz, Katharina Luschin, AUT
Diamand Du Loing (VA) by Danone/Dacaprio
B.: Egest Thaden, Butjadingen
R.: Valérie Salles, FRA
Delia by De Niro/Wittinger
B.: Helmut Ostermeier, Bückeburg
Team Deutschland
Doniro by De Niro/Regazzoni
B.: Mariechen Günnemann, Loxstedt
R.: Gabriella Löf, SWE
Ferdinand by Fabriano/Graf Grannus
B.: Annegret Harms, Uetze
V.: Gabe Aniello, USA
Emily by Escudo/Lanthan
B.: Elke by Beyme, Bad Fallingbostel
R.: Sergio Froés Ribeiro Oliva, BRA
Highländer by His Highness/Sunlight xx
B.: Hans-Heinrich Plate, Otterndorf
V.: Kristina Boe, Victor Brüsewitz
Feel Good by Fürst Heinrich/Arogno
B.: Kathrin Knöss, Lauterbach
R.: Steffen Zeibig
St.Pr.A. Fine Feeling S (VA) by Fabriano/Trapper
B.: Heide Müller, Bad Harzburg
R.: Pepo Puch, AUT
Let‘s Dance by Londonderry/White Star
B.: Werner Wolfgang Thies, Winsen
R.: Britta Näpel
Lou Heart by Londonderry/Dream of Glory
B.: Nicole Nemitz, Garlstorf
R.: Thibault Stoclin, FRA
Fontalero (VA) by Werther/Weltmeyer
B.: Arend Kamphorst, Prieros
B.: Veronique Henschen, LUX
Regaliz by Rubinero/Davignon
B.: Hans-Jürgen Meyer, Nottuln
R.: Elke Philipp
Lights of Londonderry by Londonderry/Weltmeyer
B.: Inge Bulle, Cuxhaven
R.: Alexandre Ayache, FRA
Rockford (VA) by Rubinstein/Hill Hawk xx
B.: Günter Meyer, Westerkappeln
R.: Vladimir Vinchon, FRA
Lucky Dance (Hess.) by Lucky Lionell/Placido-Sun
B.: Gestüt Tannenhof, Heidenrod-Watzelhain
R.: Julie de Deken, BEL
Royandic (VA) by Royal Blend/Weltmeyer
B.: Heinrich Behrmann, Dörverden
R.: Silvia Ciarrocchi, ITA
Mystery by Margue H/Delano
B.: Ludowieka Haspecker, Rohrsen
R.: Zaneta Skowronska, POL
St.Pr.A. Women of the World (VA)
by Walt Disney/Pik Bube
B.: Enno Knabbe, Loxstedt
R.: Hannelore Brenner
Auheim‘s Picardo by Prince Thatch xx/World Cup
B.: Frauke Everding, Scheeßel
R.: Christian Schumach, AUT
Cassis Royal (VA) by Connery/Wolkenstein II
B.: Friedrich Knipping, Landesbergen
R.: Gemma Rose Jen Foo, SIN
VAULTING
Half Moon Delphi by Dimaggio/Westwall
B.: Julie und John Deverille, Shaftsbury/GB
R.: Michael George Eilberg/GBR
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Del Rusch by Del Piero/World Cup
B.: Friedrich-Wilhelm Rusch, Belum
R.: Carolin Schnarre
Don Auriello (VA) by Don Davidoff/White Star
B.: Joachim Poppe, Harsefeld
R.: Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén, SWE
Sancette by Sandro Hit/Contender
B.: Dietrich Meyer, Bierde
R.: Mary Hanna, AUS
Will Be Good by Wousselt/Wandersmann xx
B.: Karl Overbeck, Luhmühlen
Team Schweiz
All Star and Denis Lynch impressed at Caen’s
show jumping stadium. Photo: Frieler
Worldwide PB by Weltbürger/Brentano II
B.: Werner Heitgreß, Lienen
R.: Joann Formosa, AUS
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appeared as if the riders might succeed. The team
consisted of the following horse/rider combinations:
Ludger Beerbaum on Chiara, Marcus Ehning on
Cornado NRW, Daniel Deusser on Cornet D’Amour
and Christian Ahlmann on Codex One by Contendro/
Glückspilz (breeder: Wilhelm Berhorn, Stolzenau).
The performances of the last pair clearly showed,
why they had won the Grand Prix classes in Aachen
and in Valkenswaard. Christian Ahlmann presented
Codex One in an impressive fashion. Every round on
course was a pleasure to watch. After a good beginning, all riders but Christian Ahlmann had one jumping fault during the second round, which translated
into an ungrateful fourth position. The team from The
Netherlands won gold ahead of France and the United States. German national coach Otto Becker did
not hid his disappointment, “I cannot blame any rider. All trained hard and all horses jumped beautifully. That is what is so bitter about it, every rider delivered strong performances.” Two other Hanoverians
also performed well: All Star by Argentinus/Alme
(breeder: Horst Zöllmer, Südergellersen) with rider
Denis Lynch and Status FRH by Satisfaction/Sao Paulo (breeder: Wilhelm Oelerink, Getelo) with Rodrigo
Pessoa in the saddle. They finished in ninth and in
21st place because of small oversights, which prevented them from finishing in the top eight.
Jeroen Dubbeldam and Zenith from the Netherlands
became the new World Champions after the horse
exchange in front of 20,000 spectators followed by
Patrice Delaveau from France on Orient Express and
Beezie Madden from the United States on Cortes C.
The KWPN also dominated the jumper division with
30 participating athletes ahead of Belgium with 22
and Selle Francais with 21. Six athletes carried the
Hanoverian foal brand. Cornet Obolensky was the
dominating producer with six world-class descendants. Dr. Dennis Peiler, Chef de Mission at the
World Equestrian Games, was satisfied with the result of the German team especially with respect to
the upcoming Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, “Our teams in dressage, jumping and eventing
qualified for the Olympic Games with their performances.”
galiz by Rubinero/Davignon (breeder: Hans-Jürgen
Meyer, Notulln). The 50-year old won the bronze
medal in the grade Ia-freestyle. The other two team
members were Caroline Schnarre with her mount
Del Rusch by Del Piero/World Cup (breeder: Friedrich-Wilhelm Rusch, Belum) and Britta Näpel on Let’s
Dance by Londonderry/White Star (breeder: Werner
Wolfgang Thiers, Winsen). Pepo Buch from Austria
won a silver medal on his Hanoverian Fine Feeling S
by Fabriano/Trapper (breeder: Heidi Mülller, Bad
Harzburg) in the individual competition grade Ib and
in the freestyle.
The German vaulters brought home three medals.
They made Germany the most successful nation in
the sport of vaulting. The team from Neuss-Grimlinghausen won gold in front of Switzerland and Austria.
The chestnut mare Delia by De Niro/Wittinger (breeder: Helmut Ostermeier, Bueckeburg) contributed
considerably to this success as nothing disturbed her
equanimity.
We witnessed outstanding competition at these
World Equestrian Games in France, impressive horses, dedicated riders and spectators, which celebrated the athletes with great enthusiasm. The organization, however, was not so outstanding: competition
grounds, which were miles away from the actual
sporting event site, a meager food court and extremely poor hygienic conditions in the bathrooms of
the stadium, a lack of information exchange between the organizer and the journalists, unpleasant
security personnel. Unfortunately the list is endless:
The World Equestrian Games are worthy of much,
much better! n
Hannelore Brenner and Dorte Christensen enjoyed gold with the mount
Woman of the World. Photo: Lafrentz
Rodrigo Pessoa and Status FRH secured the participation at the Olympic
Games for the team from Brazil with
his excellent performances. Photo:
The German Para-team also qualified for the upcoming Para Olympic Games with winning a total of
four medals: team bronze and individual gold, silver
and bronze. All four German female riders competed
on Hanoverian horses. Hannelore Brenner is almost
always guaranteed to win a medal at international
championships with her mount Woman of the World
by World Disney/Pik Bube (breeder: Enno Knabbe,
Loxstedt). In Caen, the pair won team bronze as well
as gold and silver at grade III in the individual competition and in the freestyle. Elke Philipp was overjoyed about winning her first individual medal on Re-
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Breeding
Spörcken‘s first
son was licensed
The great Hanoverian Show of the British Hanoverian
Horse Society took place in Hartpury in the
beginning of September.
By Dr. Ludwig Christmann
T
he first son of Celle’s state stud sire Spörcken was licensed in England! Lynne
Crowden presented the homebred, two-anda-half year old Summertime Blues on the licensing of the British Hanoverian Horse Society, which took place at the impressive
facility of the college in Hartpury. The colt
impressed the licensing committee with three
excellent basic gaits and great correctness.
The black youngster is out of the mare Moulin Rouge by Margue H/Alabaster. The pedigree shows St.Pr.St. Pikantje (breeder: Dr. Georg Wisch, Ihlienworth), the National
Championess from 1981, in the third generations. The powerfully moving dressage prospect very much reminds us of this important
mare in his entire nature. It is the damline of
Delfina, which also produced Weltregent by
Weltmeyer. Weltregent is much cherished by
Family Baumgart on the farm ‘Schwartze Hof’
in Döhlbergen.
A large number of mares, a total of twelve,
were presented to the British Hanoverian
Horse Society in the mare performance test.
This number was very encouraging. Three additional mares were presented for acceptance into the British Warmblood Association. Five-year old Florentina by Fürst
Romancier/Wind Dancer stood out. She received scores of 8 or better for all parts of the
test, basic gaits, rideability and free-jumping.
Mona Diekmeier from Warmsen bred her;
Kate Warner is the current owner. Sassi Neri
by San Amour was highlighted as the best
dressage mare. Her average score for basic
gaits and rideability was 8,21, which was
slightly higher than Florentina’s (8,17). Sassi
Neri carries the blood of performance producers Don Frederico, Weltmeyer and Bolero in
direct succession behind San Amour. She is
out of the successful line of Jessica. She was
bred in England. Judith Davis presented her
for Hawtins Stud. This four-year old mare also
dominated the show. She is a large, longlegged black mare with impressive mechanics and an incredible presence. Three-year
old For Your Love by For Compliment/Longchamp (breeder/owner: Lynne Crowden’s
Woodlander Stud) became the reserve championess. She greatly impressed with her outstanding movement. For Your Love was the
winner in the division for young horses. The
very typy, three-year old Floriata Tramontana
by Floriscount/Royal Angelo (owner: Nicole
Nelson) became the reserve champion in this
division. A total of six mares from the threeand four-year old groups were awarded the
Hanoverian premium mare-status candidate.
The foal classes are the focal point in England. Fourteen foals were presented, which
had already been shown on regional foal
shows. This led to a selected, elitist group of
high-quality foals. A daughter of Dimaggio/
Fidertanz (breeder: Mattia and Charlie
Hughes; exhibitor: Cresta Ellis Perager) became the champion foal. She appeared complete, correct in her exterior with sculptural muscle development and a very good walk and
trot. In the group of fillies, a daughter of
Zack/Londonderry (breeder/exhibitor: Sara
Lucas) took second place. A son of Quasar de
Charry/Margue H (breeder: Lynne Crowden)
became the reserve champion foal. He is a
half-brother to the licensed son of Spörcken.
The dark-bay colt impressed with his excellent trot mechanics and his good walk. A son
of San Amour/Bergamon (exhibitor: Sandra
Tinker) was chosen as reserve champion in
the division of colts.
This show once again proved that the successes of English breeders throughout the past
years – also at the international level – were
no fluke! There are many dedicated breeders,
which built their breeding programme on
very good mares. Thy also have excellent connections to the sport. Unfortunately the breeding programme is one-sided only – it is all
about dressage. It would be desirable to witness the breeding of Hanoverian jumpers
gaining more of a foothold in the United
Kingdom. n
The licensed stallion Summertime Blues.
Photo: Private
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Perigueux wins
at the debut
The Horse Show in Allersehl/Germany was held as an
international competition for the first time. Celle’s state
stud sire Perigueux won the Grand Prix with rider Eva
Bitter. The end of August, the focus was on the World
Equestrian Games; the outdoor show season is coming to
an end.
By Britta Züngel
“The most beautiful also was the best,” Eva
Bitter rejoiced in having won the Grand Prix
of Lower Saxony. The horse show in Allersehl
was executed as a CSI** for the first time.
Only five out of fifty participants remained
faultless in the Grand Prix. Eva Bitter and
Perigueux by Perpignon/Stakkato entered
the jump-off as the third pair, found the best
line right away and completed the course in
a time, which could not be beat. “Did you
see, how he jumped the oxer? I still hear my
heartbeat...”, the six-time German championess shared with her fellow competitors in
the warm-up ring. “His ability and his attitude towards the sport is what I love most
about him!” A speedy car made in Wolfs-
Showjumping
CSI** Allersehl/Germany
For the first time, the Equestrian Festival in
Allersehl offered international competitions
in addition to top-level national classes. Eva
Bitter rode Perigueux by Perpignon/Stakkato (breeder: Dr. Karl-Otto Jacobs, Bierbergen)
to victory in the Grand Prix. Celle’s state stud
sire was almost one second faster than his
fellow competitors. Edelmann by Escudo/
Stakkato (breeder: Bernfried Erdmann, Wallenhorst) finished the two-phase jumper
class of the Youngster-Tour in third place with
Perigueux and Eva Bitter. Photo: Toffi
burg was the reward. Eva Bitter did not waste a second taking it for a test drive in the
ring.
successes with Perigueux’ grandsire on the
dam side, Stakkato. Perigueux always was
very popular with the breeders. He was
awarded the Grande-Prize in 2013. Just a
few weeks later, Eva Bitter won the German
Championships for female jumper riders
aboard Perigueux. Wherever the pair competes, they are a pleasure to watch. Perigueux
attracts the eyes of the spectators with his
beauty and his impeccable style. They had
already proven to be in excellent condition
at the end of July, when they celebrated
their first Grand Prix-victory in Villach/Austria.
Celle’s state stud sire Perigueux was born in
2002 on the farm of renowned jumper horse
breeder Dr. Karl-Otto Jacobs in Bierbergen.
The typy chestnut was raised in Hunnesrück.
Strongly influenced by his great-grandsire
Akzent II, he already showed his talent for
jumping during the 300-day test. He obtained the second-best jumping index of his
vintage with 131,93 points. Perigueux collected his first merits with rider Joachim Winter, before he came into the barn of Eva Bitter, who had already celebrated grand
his rider Patrick Stühlmeyer. Three Hanoverians placed between the second and fifth position in the six bars competition. Continuo
by Contendro/Gotthardsen (breeder: Klaus
Holthusen, Balje) with rider Oskar Murawski
from Poland and Caramsin (VA) by Cornet
Obolensky/Argentinus (breeder: Heinz Lenter,
Meppen) with rider Kristaps Neretnieks
shared second place. En Cantara by Embassy/Matula (breeder: Wolfgang Thiele, Bergen)
finished in fifth position with Jan Grochowski.
Continuo once again proved his potential in
a puissance placing fourth.
Only three riders were faultless after the two
rounds of the Championship of Lower Saxony. Ce Vier by Couleur-Rubin/Escudo (bree-
der: Lothar Steuer, Pansdorf) and his rider
Thorsten Wittenberg were rewarded with a
third placement for their excellent performance. Andre Sakakini and his mount Al
Ayar by Contendro/Capitol II (breeder: Klaus
Wenske, Uelzen) finished in fifth place with
one time fault.
CSI****-W Bridgehampton/USA
The Grand Prix at the Hampton Classics paid
its winner 82,500 US-dollars. The proud winner was Kevin Babington on Shorapur by
Stakkato Gold/Drosselklang II (breeder: Wolfgang Pliefke, Wagenfeld). The rider from the
US and his nine-year old dark bay mare collected first World Cup-points with this victory.
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CSI Choczewo/Poland
The result lists reflected front placements for
Abdullah Al Sharbatly and his Hanoverian
horses during the second week of the “Baltica Equestrian Tour”. The rider from Saudi
Arabia won the Grand Prix on Callahan VDL
(VA) by Contendro/For Pleasure (breeder: Joachim Tobaben, Ottensen) after he had also
won the qualification. He furthermore rode
La Toya (VA) by Le Cou Cou/Argentinus
(breeder: Wolfgang Michels, Frankenburg)
into second place in a two-phase jumper
class. Marcus Westergren from Sweden finished another two-phase class of the Gold
Tour in fourth place on his Hanoverian mare
Finja S by Farian/Salvano (breeder: KarlHeinz Mülller, Kirchlinteln).
CSI*** Humlikon/Switzerland
The final of the Mercedes-Benz Suisse Cup
took place in Humlikon. Paul Freimüller rode
Carlos XXI (VA) by Contendro/Don Carlos
(breeder: Hildegard Goeppert, Himmelpforten) into a very close second position in a
1,50 meter-jumper class.
CSI** Ising/Germany
Sirius Brown by Stolzenberg/Legat (breeder: Heinrich Verwold, Isterberg) and rider
Philipp Schober finished third in a speed class
at the Horse Festival on the Chiemsee. Josephine Sorensen from Ireland won the final of
the Amateur Tour Large on Fräulein Wunder (VA) by For Feeling/Athletico (breeder:
Werner Wegener, Wunstorf Liethe). The pair
had placed fourth in a speed class. Angelique
Ruesen rode Starrio (VA) by Stakkato/Rio
Branco (breeder: Hans-Werner Schubert, Hohenhenningen) into fifth position in a twophase class.
CSI***** CGT London/Great Britain
Catinka by Contendro/Argentan (breeder:
Hans-Dieter Poort, Sittensen) with rider
James Davenport finished fourth in a twophase jumper class of the Two-Star Tour. The
pair also completed the jump-off of a class,
which offered a high purse, with the fourthbest time. Hello Annie (VA) by Contendro/
For Pleasure (breeder: Joachim Tobaben, Ottensen) successfully participated in a speed
class, which counted towards the Longines
FEI rankings. Scott Brash rode the ten-year
old bay into second place.
CSI*** Millstreet/Ireland
Alexander Butler from Ireland finished the
opening jumper class in second place on his
mount Monastery Stud More Pleasure
by Stolzenberg/For Pleasure (breeder: Jutta
Hilmer, Braunschweig). Then the pair participated in the qualification for the Grand Prix
and won this 1,50 meter-class.
CSI*** Ommen/The Netherlands
Philipp Weishaupt and Souvenir by Stakkato/Lemon xx (breeder: Rainer Schulz, Burgdorf) had zero jumping faults in the qualifica-
tion for the Grand Prix and finished in fourth
position.
San Giovanni Margnano/Italy
Paolo Adamo Zuvadelli was victorious in the
first qualification for the Grand Prix with his
mount EH All or None (VA) by Abke/Grannus (breeder: Barbabra Ivermeyer, Bad Essen). Go High della Bassanella (VA) by Go
on Top/Laptop (breeder: Uwe Ropers, Drochtersen) collected points for the Longines rankings with her first international top-five
placement. Luca Inselvini rode the nine-year
old into fourth position in the second qualification for the Grand Prix. Both horses were
purchased as foals by Italian customers on
Verden’s elite auctions.
CSI Samorin/Slovakia
Carlucci (VA) by Contendro/Glücksstern
(breeder: Joachim Beckmann, Freiburg) and
Tobias Meyer were the winners of the Derby
of Samorin.
Casper Speed Jumper by Abke/Lemon xx
(breeder: Christina Martens, Ringstedt) and
rider Patrick Eibner mainly competed in eventing. In Samorin, the talented six-year old finished the first qualification of the Youngster-Tour in second place. He went on to win
the second class. Stanley Boy by Stand up/
Caribo GL (breeder: Hannelore Berger, Ihlow)
followed in fourth place in this class with rider Svetlana Kocikova. Casper Speed Jumper completed the final in second place.
During the second week, Casper Speed
Jumper and Patrick Eibner won the opening
jumper class and the two-phase jumper class
for five- and six-year olds. Maria Bonita by
Stakkato/Zacharias (breeder: Petra by Reith,
Grasberg) and Jody van Gerwen finished second in the division for seven-year olds. The
pair celebrated their debut onto the international sport’s pages of THE HANOVERIAN
with this success. They also participated in
the final and finished on a remarkable fourth
place.
Eragon by Escudo/Silvio (breeder: Simon
Bauer, Ovelgoenne) and Maximilian Lill enjoyed a third placement in the speed class of
Continuo showed off his jumping ability under
his rider Oskar Murawski in the six bars-class
and in the puissance in Allersehl. Photo: Frieler
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the Diamond-Tour. During the last stretch of
the horse show, Nasser Al Ghazali rode Delloren by Drosselklang II/Acord II (breeder:
Wilhelm Leymann, Bassum) to victory in the
final of the Silver-Tour.
CSI**-W Vazgaikiemis/Lithuania
Caramsin (VA) by Cornet Obolensky/Argentinus (breeder: Heinz Lenter, Meppen) added
another Grand Prix-victory to his show record. Kristaps Neretnieks from Lithuania rode
the 2005-born stallion.
The first qualification for the Grand Prix was
decided in a two-phase jumper class. A Hanoverian was victorious: Complemento by
Contender/Voltaire (breeder: Heiko Oltmanns, Neuengland) prevailed with rider Andrius Petrovas.
Sibulo/The Netherlands
The Jumping Tour Holland organized a competition at Sibulo. Jürgen Stenfert rode Fraenklin by for Edition/Glücksgriff (breeder:
Frank Johannsen, Daensen) into fifth place in
the qualification for the Big Tour. The dark
bay has the same dam as the internationally
successful, privately owned sire Adorado.
CSI*** Verbier/Switzerland
Gleen Love (VA) by Graf Top/Stakkato
(breeder: Salvatore Basile, Perugia/Italy) and
rider Bronislav Chudyba won the final of the
Youngster Tour, a two-phase jumper class.
CSI*** Wiener Neustadt/Austria
On the last weekend of the “Equestrian Summer Circuits”, Nasser Al Ghazali from Qatar
won the VHA-Championships on Delloren
by Drosselklang II/Acord II (breeder: Wilhelm
Leymann, Bassum).
Shaitaan by Stolzenberg/For Future (breeder: Lutz Wimmer, Helmstedt) and Frederik
Knorren placed fourth in a speed class of the
Medium Tour. Showman (Hessian) by Sunrise/Loriot (breeder: Rita Feuerstein, OberMoerlen) and Andreas Brenner won a class of
the Big Tour.
CSI*** Zandhoven/Belgium
Dominique Hendrickx and his mount Cornetto K by Cornet Obolensky/Calido (bree-
der: Johann and Johannes Krull GbR, Doerpen) finished a jumper class with jump-off in
third place. Willem Greve on Fantasy by For
Pleasure/Acord II (breeder Stephan Muenzberg, Steimbke) was finally beat in the fifth
round of a six bars-competition and finished
in second place.
Dressage
Complemento and Andrius Petrovas won the
first qualification for the Grand Prix in Vazgaikiemis Photo: Frieler
B in fourth place. The result lists of the Grand
Prix-freestyle reflected a third placement for
Laocoon by Lancier/Wanderkönig (breeder:
Anton Berger, Lunestedt) and his rider Serge
Cantin from France. The chestnut gelding was
named after a Trojan priest.
CDI*** Nice/France
CDI-W Saugerties/USA
The complete spectrum of the sport of dressage was offered at the Cote d’Azur from
dressage horse classes to classes for the rising generation up to Grand Prix. There was
no way around two Hanoverians in the junior
division. Kristina Sober from Austria aboard
St.Pr.St. Perfect Ronneby by Rousseau/
Warkant (breeder: Gabriele Bechstein, Wietze) won the team- and the individual-test.
Lucas Alecco Roy on Wisdom by Weltmeyer/
Matcho AA (breeder: Dierk Kiehne, Gehrde)
followed in second place in both classes. In
the freestyle, Wisdom was victorious, while
St.Pr.St. Perfect Ronneby finished in
fourth place.
For the first time recorded on the international pages of THE HANOVERIAN and right
away with a victory: What Happen by Waldstar xx/Gloster (breeder: Peter Rolfs, Zeven)
and rider Heather Mendiburu won the Prix St.
Georges of the CDI*. The pair finished Inter I
as well as the freestyle in second place. Simone Williams obtained the fourth-best result at
Inter I and in the freestyle on Linden Ein
(VA) by Lux/Wendekreis (breeder: Jens Kwist,
Gram/Denmark).
Grete Barake from Estonia rode Summer
Hit (VA) by Sandro Hit/Warkant (breeder:
Klaus-Hermann Ehlen, Bremervörde) to victory at Inter A. The pair celebrated its debut
onto the international pages of THE HANOVERIAN with this victory. They finished Inter
Callahan by Cordoba/Matcho AA (breeder:
Horst Nietfeld, Liebenau) and Elizabeth Steacie finished the Prix St. Georges of the 3-Star
Tour in fourth position. Diego (VA) by Der
Lord/Wolkenstein II (breeder: Hans Minners,
Engelschoff) followed in fifth place with rider
Maya Markowski. Simone Williams and Farley (VA) by Falsterbo/Rubirando (breeder:
Hans Graber, Stade) enjoyed fifth placements
in Inter I and in the freestyle.
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Highlights 2014/15
HANNOVERANER
VERBAND
San Pelegrino and Jan Herrmann.
Photo: Reumann
November 8, 2014
November-Auction
Sport Horses
Andreas Dibowski rode FRH Butts Avedon into second place in Hambach. Photo: Rau
November 29, 2014
6th Alsfelder Advent
Sport Horses
Eventing
January 24, 2015
CIC Hambach/Germany
Sport Horses
Henry by Heraldik xx/Furioso’s Sohn (breeder: Joachim Sommer, Immenhausen-Holzhausen) and Josefa Sommer finished the
one-star competition on the dressage score,
which translated into fifth place.
Verden Auction
March 28, 2015
Verden Auction
Sport Horses and foals
May 9, 2015
Verden Auction
Sport Horses and foals
July 18, 2015
Verden Auction
Sport Horses
Andreas Dibowski was able to take the top
three spots in the CIC** with his horses. He
rode the proven FRH Butts Avedon by Heraldik xx/Kronenkranich xx (breeder: Friedrich
Butt, Buelkau) into second place. FRH Butts
Avedon added 2,40 time faults from his
cross-country ride to his total points. ‘Dibo”
rode the best dressage test on FRH Eskadia
by Escudo/Groom Dancer xx (breeder; Ulrike
Sybrecht, Isernhagen). Unfortunately the pair
had a jumping fault on the stadium course
and therefore finished in third place.
CIC* Immenhausen/Germany
Josefa Sommer competed Henry by Heraldik
xx/Furioso’s Sohn (breeder: Joachim Sommer,
Immenhausen-Holzhausen) in a one-star
competition close to home and placed second. Remember Me by Royaldik/Royal Angelo (breeder: Bernd Schaefer, Kirchheim) finished in fifth position with rider Marie-Sophie
Arnold.
CIC Schwaiganger/Germany
Finn by Federweißer/Quasi Roi (breeder:
Klaus Cohrs, Oldendorf) won a CIC* for the
first time. The liver chestnut and his rider Delia Mangelkramer laid the foundation for this
success in the dressage, which they finished
on top of the leaderboard. 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: Yvonne Zuther

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