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The American Hanoverian
The Quarterly Magazine of the American Hanoverian Society
WBFSH Report
2013 Inspection
Tour Schedule
AHS Awards Yearbook 2012
Winners Showcase:
Dressage, Hunter/Jumper,
Sport Horse Breeding and Eventing
© Gary R. Coppage/GRCPhoto.com
2013 AHS Annual
Meeting Report
in this issue
THE AMERICAN HANOVERIAN
In the Ribbons
Publisher
American Hanoverian Society, Inc.
Edgar Schutte, President
Editor
Terri Ralenkotter
Editorial
Advisory Committee
Hugh Bellis-Jones
Vanessa Carlson
Steve Carroll
Cheryl Johnson
Diane Nauman
Production
Terri Ralenkotter
TDR Graphics
Proofreader
Hugh Bellis-Jones
AHS Executive Director
Hugh Bellis-Jones
AHS Central Office Staff
Sandy Clevenger
Carol Hienzsch
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Benefactor RRS (Bonheur-Heidekleid/Rubinstein I), owned and bred by Melinda Walton
and T. Larry Smith, won the Markel 5-Year-Old Test at White Fences I in Wellington, Fla., with a
score of 82.8%. Ridden by Silva Martin of Cochranville, Pa., “Benny’s” score was also the high
point of the show. Benny was the USDF 2012 Region I Training Level Champion and the 2012
BLM Training Level Champion. This pair also won their First Level test with a score of 76.4% at
the Wellington Classic Dressage show in March.
AWARDS YEARBOOK
292012 AHS Perpetual Trophies — by Marion Carroll, Shannon Langer, and
Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck
38USDF Hanoverian All-Breeds Awards
45AHS Hunter and Jumper Awards
50AHS Sport Horse Breeding Awards
53USEA Hanoverian Winners
Show Ring
28All-American Hanoverian Young Dressage Horse Finals — by Pat Limage
Articles and information
4 2013 AHS Committee Member Listings
9Dressage Foundation News
10Taming Inflammation — by Dr. Tom Schell, D.V.M., DABVP, CVCH
15AHS Inspection Tour Schedule
16 21st Annual AHS Stallion Service Auction Recap — by Nancy Connolly
17 2013 Annual Meeting Report — by Diane Nauman
25 WBFSH Report — by Hugh Bellis-Jones
56 2013 AHS Services Directory Listing
63AHS Performance Awards Form
Departments
6President’s Message 11 Board of Directors Minutes
60Sales List
On the Cover: The 4-year-old gelding Esccord RGS (Escudo I-EM Arabella RGS/Acord II) and
owner Katie Murphy of Murphy Eventing have been making great strides in the eventing world.
The pair were named 2012 USEA Hanoverian Novice Level Champions. They were also the
Spalding Labs USEA Young Event Horse East Coast Champions among their other impressive
wins. Bred by the Schrubb family’s Pine Brook Farms, Hollis, N.H., Esccord RGS is a product of
the North American Hanoverian Jumper Breeding Program.
Photo by Gary R. Coppage/GRCPhoto.com
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For
A merican H anoverian S ociet y, I nc .
2013 Officers and Directors
President
Past President
Edgar Schutte
46 West Wise Road
Lincoln, CA 95648
Tel: (916) 645-1471
Fax: (916) 645-9417
[email protected]
Doug Leatherdale
2075 Cottonwood Trail
Long Lake, MN 55356
Tel: (763) 473-3803
Fax: (763) 473-8101
[email protected]
Executive Vice-President
& East Regional Director
Suzanne Quarles
13549 Glissans Mill Road
Mt. Airy, MD 21771
Tel/Fax: (301) 831-5070
[email protected]
Vice President
& Director At Large
Rick Toering
12201 Thoroughbred Road
Oak Hill, VA 20171
Tel: (703) 472-9954
Fax: (703) 770-7901
[email protected]
Secretary
& Director At Large
Barbara Schmidt, DVM
11698 Hwy 42
Union, KY 41091
Tel: (859) 485-6000
Fax: (859) 485-4567
[email protected]
Treasurer
& Director At Large
Vanessa Carlson
17785 E 480 Road
Claremore, OK 74019
Tel: (918) 341-7262
Fax: (918) 342-3043
[email protected]
Executive Director
Hugh Bellis-Jones
American Hanoverian Society
4067 Iron Works Parkway, Suite 1
Lexington, KY 40511
Tel: (859) 255-4141
Fax: (859) 255-8467
[email protected]
MIDWest Regional Director
Doug Langer, DVM
W 3465 Markert Road
Helenville, WI 53137
Tel: (262) 424-7626
Fax: (262) 569-9566
[email protected]
West Regional Director
Volker Ehlers
1119 NW 35th Avenue
Camas, WA 98607
Tel: (360) 210-7321
[email protected]
Director At Large
Nancy Connolly
9610 NE 202nd Ave.
Vancouver, WA 98682
Tel: (360) 882-9433
[email protected]
Director At Large
Anne Sparks
913 Sandia Rd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Tel: (781) 858-3866
Fax: (505) 873-1070
[email protected]
Director At Large
Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck
13929 Old Hanover Rd.
Reistertown, MD 21136
Tel: (410) 429-5701
Fax: (410) 429-5701
[email protected]
Director At Large
Meg Williams
18995 Hanoverian Lane
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
Tel: (812) 926-4295
Fax: (812) 926-3228
[email protected]
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My Hanoverian –
What’s Your Story?
Do you share a unique bond with your
Hanoverian as a competition partner?
As a dedicated schoolmaster? As an
irreplaceable member of your family?
The AHS is looking for short stories
and accompanying photos to use in
The American Hanoverian magazine. Tell us what makes your
Hanoverian so special!
For consideration, entries should consist
of a short essay depicting your horse’s
remarkable qualities and one or two
high quality, high resolution color digital
photos (2000 x 3000 pixels minimum,
JPG format) submitted via email to
AHS Publications Editor Terri Ralenkotter
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2013 AHS Committee Members
As approved by the AHS Board on January 18, 2013. Interim and appointed Chairs in italics and listed first.
❚❚ ANNUAL MEETING FOR 2014:
❚❚ 2013 FINANCE COMMITTEE:
·· Rebecca Pennington, Chair, Sonesta Farms, 17302 Swansbury, Cypress, TX 77429 Tel: ·· Vanessa Carlson, Chair, Woodridge Farm, 17785 E 480 Road, Claremore, OK 74019
(281) 373-0125; Fax: (281) 256-1992 E-mail: [email protected]
·· Sharon Garner, Garner Creek Farm, 801 Highway 571, POB 220, Ranger, TX 76470
Tel: (254) 647-1605; Fax: (254) 647-3513; E-mail: [email protected]
·· Doug Langer, Maple Run Farm LLC, W 3465 Markert Road, Helenville, WI 53137
·· Hugh Bellis-Jones, AHS Executive Director
Tel: (804) 397-0476; E-mail: [email protected]
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❚❚ 2013 Fundraising COMMITTEE:
·· Celia Rafalko, Retreat Farm, 1137 Manakin Road, Manakin, VA 23103
❚❚ 2013 AWARDS COMMITTEE:
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·· Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck, Chair, 13929 Old Hanover Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136
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Doug Langer, DVM, Maple Run Farm LLC, W 3465 Markert Road, Helenville, WI 53137
George Walker III, Middlefield Farm, 450 Persimmon Fork Lane, Blythewood, SC 29016
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Tel/Fax: (410) 429-5701; E-mail: [email protected]
Bettie Carroll, P. O. Box 1020, Walkertown, NC 27051
Shannon Langer, Maple Run Farm LLC, W 3465 Markert Road, Helenville, WI 53137
❚❚ 2013 Breeding Assistance Committee
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Doug Langer, DVM, Chair, Maple Run Farm LLC, W 3465 Markert Road, Helenville, WI
53137 Tel: (262) 424-7626; Fax: (262) 569-9566; E-mail: [email protected]
Nancy Connolly, HorsePower Farm, 9610 NE 202nd Avenue, Vancouver WA 98682
Tel: (360) 882-9433; Fax: (360) 882-1360 E-mail: [email protected]
Meredith Michelfelder, Midway Farms, Inc., 1516 County Road 324, Moulton, AL 35650
Celia Rafalko, Retreat Farm, 1137 Manakin Road, Manakin, VA 23103
❚❚ 2013 Inspection Tour Planning COMMITTEE:
·· Mary Lou Winn, Chair, Home Again Farm, 12318 NE CR 1471, Waldo, FL 32694 ·· Natalie DiBerardinis, Chair, 1089 Nesbitt Road, Colora, MD 21917
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Kate Palmquist, Autumn Hill Farm, 445 Dry Hollow Road, Rockbridge Baths, VA 24473 Tel: (540) 348-3495; E-mail: [email protected]
·· Annetta Coleman, High Valley Hanoverians, 152 Miller Gap Road, Suches, GA 30572
·· David Herndon, August Moon Farm, 4411 Holland Loop Road, Cave Junction, OR 97523 ·· Suzanne Quarles, 13549 Glissans Mill Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21771
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Doug Langer, DVM, Maple Run Farm LLC, W 3465 Markert Road, Helenville, WI 53137
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❚❚ 2013 CORPORATE REGULATIONS AND GRIEVANCES COMMITTEE:
·· Rick Toering, Bent Hickory Farm, 12201 Thoroughbred Road, Oak Hill, VA 20171
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Sharon Garner, Garner Creek Farm, 801 Highway 571, P. O. Box 220, Ranger, TX
Suzanne Quarles, 13549 Glissans Mill Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21771
Barbara Schmidt, DVM, Bridlewood Farm, 11698 Hwy 42, Union, KY 41091
❚❚ 2013 EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
·· Diane Nauman, Chair, Hardenburg Farms, 2304 NW Violet Avenue, Albany, OR
·· Steve Carroll, DVM, Sullivan Farm, P. O. Box 1020, Walkertown, NC 27051
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Vanessa Carlson, Woodridge Farm, 17785 E 480 Road, Claremore, OK 74019
Cheryl Johnson, 3975 Wolf Creek Highway, Adrian, MI 49221
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❚❚ 2013 JUMPER BREEDING PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
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Mike Boyd, Chair, (Eastern Canada Hanoverian Club) 12 Country Club Drive, Toronto, Ontario
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Rick Toering, Bent Hickory Farm, 12201 Thoroughbred Road, Oak Hill, VA 20171
Laurie Cameron, DVM, Clear Blue Farm, 32 Sanford Road, Stockton, NJ 08559
Dr. Ludwig Christmann, Hannoveraner Verband, Germany
E-mail:[email protected]
Volker Ehlers, 1119 NW 35th Avenue, Camas, WA 98607
John Gillien, Brentwood, P. O. Box 1909, Callahan, FL 32011
Albert Kley (Western Canada Hanoverian Club)
Tel: (403) 974-4215: E-mail: [email protected]
Edgar Schutte, Rainbow Equus Meadows, 46 West Wise Road, Lincoln, CA 95648
Tel: (916) 645-1471; Fax: (916) 645-9417: E-mail: [email protected]
❚❚ 2013 MARE AND STALLION COMMITTEE:
·· Suzanne Quarles, Chair, 13549 Glissans Mill Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21771
·· Vanessa Carlson, Woodridge Farm, 17785 E 480 Road, Claremore, OK 74019
·· Volker Ehlers, 1119 NW 35th Avenue, Camas, WA 98607
2013 AHS Committee Members
As approved by the AHS Board on January 18, 2013. Interim and appointed Chairs in italics and listed first.
·· Sharon Garner, Garner Creek Farm, 801 Highway 571, POB 220, Ranger, TX 76470
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Mary Giddens, DVM, P. O. Box 1821, Bandon, OR 97411
Judy Hedreen, Sylvan Farm, 15415 73rd Avenue SE, Snohomish, WA 98296
Karin Himmelmayer, P. O. Box 1150, Orange, VA 22960
Barbara Richardson, Emeritus, 17491 Santa Rosa Mine, Perris, CA 92570
Tel: (909) 943-1503; Fax: (909) 943-1753; E-mail: barbara.mockingbirdfarm@gmail.
com
·· Diane Nauman, Chair, Hardenburg Farms, 2304 NW Violet Avenue, Albany, OR
Tel: (517) 862-8913 E-mail: [email protected]
·· Sandy Hunt, Spruce Glen Farm, 760 Linn Road, Williamston, MI 48895
·· Cheryl Johnson, 3975 Wolf Creek Highway, Adrian, MI 49221
·· Judy Hedreen, Sylvan Farm, 15415 73rd Avenue SE, Snohomish, WA 98296
·· Pat Limage, 7511 Old Carolina Road, Gainesville, VA 20155
Tel: (703) 754-7555; Fax (703) 753-2542; E-mail: [email protected]
·· Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck, 13929 Old Hanover Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136
Gerd Zuther, 374 Cornell Road, Westport, MA 02790
·· Mary Lou Winn, Home Again Farm, 12318 NE CR 1471, Waldo, FL 32694-4342
·· Meg Williams, Oakwood Farm, 18995 Hanoverian Lane, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
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❚❚ 2013 NOMINATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
·· Dorie Vlatten-Schmitz, 41655 N. Kenworthy Rd., San Tan Valley, AZ 85140
❚❚ 2013 hanoverian marketing center taskforce:
Tel: (480) 580-0634; E-mail:[email protected]
·· Suzanne Quarles, Chair, 13549 Glissans Mill Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21771
❚❚ 2013 Education COMMITTEE:
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·· Kate Palmquist, Autumn Hill Farm, 445 Dry Hollow Road, Rockbridge Baths, VA 24473
·· Nancy Connolly, HorsePower Farm, 9610 NE 202nd Avenue, Vancouver WA 98682
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Rick Toering, Bent Hickory Farm, 12201 Thoroughbred Road, Oak Hill, VA 20171
❚❚ 2013 Marketing COMMITTEE:
·· Gerd Zuther, 374 Cornell Road, Westport, MA 02790
·· Volker Ehlers, 1119 NW 35th Avenue, Camas, WA 98607
·· Natalie DiBerardinis, 1089 Nesbitt Road, Colora, MD 21917
Tel: (410) 658-9898 ext. 104; Fax: (410) 658-9228; E-mail: [email protected]
❚❚ 2013 health insurance sub-COMMITTEE of the board:
·· Annetta Coleman, High Valley Hanoverians, 152 Miller Gap Road, Suches, GA 30572 ·· Barbara Schmidt, DVM, Chair, Bridlewood Farm, 11698 Hwy 42, Union, KY 41091
·· Diane Nauman, Hardenburg Farms, 2304 NW Violet Avenue, Albany, OR 97321
·· Vanessa Carlson, Woodridge Farm, 17785 E 480 Road, Claremore, OK 74019
·· Natalie DiBerardinis, 1089 Nesbitt Road, Colora, MD 21917
·· Doug Leatherdale, 2075 Cottonwood Trail, Long Lake, MN 55356
·· Dennis M. Moore, 2501 Calvert Street NW #410, Washington, DC 20008
·· Sandra Werkheiser, Copper Bay Farm, 3588 Belfry Road, Northampton, PA 18067
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Tel: (763) 473-3803; Fax: (763) [email protected]
·· Terri Ralenkotter, 12574 Andrews Rd., Walton, KY 41094
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president’s message
I
t was great to have spent some
time with Hanoverian breeders
from around the country in San
Diego. Sandy Hunt organized a fun
and constructive meeting in the San
Diego sunshine somewhere between
the Whales and Elephants. We listened and discussed the many good
things going on in our Society; a big
topic was the Hanoverian Verband
rule changes.
Dr. Werner Schade gave us insight
into the background and why these
changes came about during the
meeting. I am focused on those rule
changes one more time because the
AHS membership gets to vote on
them shortly and most of the membership did not get to attend the
meeting. It is my goal to have the
vote in early enough so we know
what rules apply and so breeders can
plan for the 2013 inspection tour.
The Hanoverian Rule changes
On January 25th the board of the
Hannoveraner Verband (HV) voted
and approved the change of the
breeding rules. It involves three rule
changes:
1. International Top Stallions
International top sport is given more
and more attention, and worldwide
successful top stallions often combine success in sport and breeding.
This may make it difficult for an
owner to present such a horse for
Hanoverian approval. More and
more of our Hanoverian breeders
focus on international top sport, so
this new rule aims to facilitate the
approval of top stallions for the
Hanoverian
breed.
The
Hannoveraner Verband will now
accept for breeding, stallions proven
at the top level of international
sport, either through their own performance or the performance of
their own progeny, provided that the
horse has an acceptable six-generation pedigree, and has been licensed
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and entered into Stallion Book I of a
society whose breeding program is
Hanoverian-approved. These stallions, which will not have been
inspected by the HV, will be entered
into the HV’s Stallion Book 1B.
Registration criteria will be the
world rankings of the World
Breeding Federation for Sport
Horses (WBFSH). Based upon the
stallion’s own performance, the stallion must be listed either among the
top 100 show jumpers, the top 50
dressage horses or the top 25 eventing horses in the WBFSH’s final
year-end list. For a stallion to be
accepted through the competition
results of his progeny, the stallion
must rank in the top 100 of show
jumper sires, or the top 100 of dressage sires or the top 50 of eventing
sires in the WBFSH final year-end
list.
2. Earlier Availability of Young
Stallions from Outside Breed
Populations
Young 2 1/2- and 3-year-old stallions
from approved non-Hanoverian
populations may now be presented
for Hanoverian licensing after having successfully completed a 30-day
performance test but prior to qualifying for the Bundeschampionate
(the finals of the German Federal
Championships). This new rule
change means that qualifying for the
Bundeschampionate is no longer a
requirement prior to Hanoverian
inspection and allows breeders to
choose stallions from other breed
societies considerably earlier. A
qualification for the Federal
Championships at the age of five is
required for the final entry in the
Hanoverian stallion book, category
I, and all other qualifications as
required for Hanoverian stallions
will have to be met.
3. Wider breeding spectrum
The cancellation of the so-called
50% blood rule. This means that all
mares approved by the Hannoveraner
Verband, regardless of their breed,
can be bred to all Hanoverian
approved stallions, regardless of
their breed, and the resulting foals
shall carry the Hanoverian brand.
This will help new Hanoverian
breeders start their breeding program. The elimination of this rule
allows breeders to act independently
and to decide for themselves upon
matings between Hanoverian
approved stallions and mares. The
higher selection criteria to enter stallions and mares from outside breed
populations into the Hanoverian
studbooks will remain unchanged,
because the quality of the horses is
crucial for successful sales and success in sports.
On January 18, 2013, the Board of
the American Hanoverian Society
voted to adopt the HV rule changes.
The AHS breeding rules are currently undergoing re-organization, and
these changes will be incorporated
into this review. AHS membership
will vote on the new language and
breeding rules this spring.
Below are my responses to questions
that have been posed by the membership:
Why is this change necessary?
The 50% rule is confusing and often
misunderstood, even by seasoned
Hanoverian breeders and stallion
owners, but is most frustrating for
new breeders. Frustration is not a
good way to start an AHS/new
breeder relationship. We recognized,
that in order for breeders to stay
competitive, flexibility is important;4
that the use of top performers is desirable. Even if they are sometimes not
Hanoverians, they can make excellent
and interesting crosses that, in turn,
can be bred to Hanoverian stallions.
The desire to breed the best possible
sport horses, utilizing top sires from
other approved studbooks and the
recent influx of mares from other
approved European warmblood studbooks make this change necessary at
this time. It is difficult, especially with
jumper breeders, to keep 50%
Hanoverian blood and be competitive.
High quality horses that would be an
asset to the breed are often ineligible
for registration now because of this
rule. It is important to retain good
horses, especially in a time of decreasing numbers.
What are the practical implications?
We will be able to retain breeders with
horses of high quality that under current rules would have to go elsewhere
for registration. This will result especially in the strengthening of our
jumper breeding program. Breeders
will be more competitive in the market
making use of some of the excellent
stallions from other breeds and be part
of the initial excitement that goes
along with some of these young
approved stallions, attracting buyers.
The same goes for crosses that now can
be made with some of the top international competitors. We cannot completely ignore what has proven to work
for other breed registries. I think that
using what has proven to work while
maintaining a high selection and studbook entry criteria could be very successful for the Hanoverian breeders.
How does this change affect breed
status?
Breed status does not affect breeders in
the USA and the HV only has 2% pure
breeds with completely foreign blood
and 13% crosses with Hanoverian
blood from outside breed societies.
Because most of the outside breed
populations already do have some
Hanoverian blood, it is not expected
that it will change much.
How can you call a Dutch/TB cross a
Hanoverian?
Just like they call a Holsteiner/TB cross
a Dutch warmblood, or a Hanoverian/
French cross a Belgian Warmblood,
and this goes for many breeds nowadays because of the globalization of the
popular bloodlines across the registries. Even with the new rules the percentage of Hanoverian blood will
remain much higher than the “real”
Dutch heritage in the Dutch breed and
the “real” Belgian heritage in the
Belgian breed. A higher qualifying
score is still required for those selected
and entered into the Hanoverian Main
Studbook so that a high standard will
be maintained.
How much will this rule change dilute
the amount of Hanoverian blood in
the breeding population in the US?
It is not expected to make much of a
difference as many non-Hanoverians
trace back in part to Hanoverian origin.
What is the percentage of non-Hanoverian mares currently approved in
the AHS studbook?
We do not have precise numbers on
which mares are still in breeding or
deceased but we estimate about
10-12%, many of whom have
Hanoverian blood and several of them
have Hanoverian papered siblings.
Some in this group are very helpful in
producing a more modern leggier type
which our American breed population
desperately needs as determined by the
HV and the AHS Mare and Stallion
committee.
rest of the Hanoverian breeding world
and will add confusion. German horses will come into our country and
would be bred under different rules
and, even closer to home, our Canadian
neighbors, fall under the HV rules.
With the huge move for globalization
the same goes for the many other
international Hanoverian breed societies. Our breeders, the biggest
Hanoverian breed society outside of
Hannover, would be less competitive.
The AHS has to accept the Hanoverian
breed products of other countries. Do
we really want to send buyers to Europe
because German breeders have the
edge? If we do not update the AHS
rules that perception will be an obvious one.
The vote on the rules will take place
electronically this time and members
will be notified where and how.
Internet or electronic voting is economical and expedient as in the past
mailing ballads has been time consuming work for the office. Let your voice be
heard and vote when you get notified! n
Sincerely,
Edgar Schutte
AHS President
What are the ramifications if this rule
change does not pass for the AHS?
The AHS has always had the goal to
breed Hanoverians closely lining up
our bylaws and breeding rules to the
Hannoveraner Verband. The breeding
rules are complex and have always
been a moving target, with regular
adjustments. Because we lined up our
bylaws and breeding rules and developed a mutual trust, the AHS breeding
program enjoys full reciprocity with
the HV. Not following these changes
will make the AHS different from the
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GOLD LUCK (1987-2013)
The Elite Hanoverian stallion Gold Luck has passed
away. He was euthanized due to the infirmities of old age
at Maurine (Mo) and Jim Swanson’s Rolling Stone Farm
in Slatington, Pa., on February 16, 2013 at the age of 26.
Gold Luck (Grundstein I-Annette/Abundance) was bred
by Linda Seybold of Md., and has been owned by Mo
and Jim since 1994. He leaves behind a legacy including
many offspring that were named top foals at their
inspections, eight Elite Mares and three Elite Mare
Candidates for the American Hanoverian Society (AHS).
He sired 118 foals in total. In 2011, Gold Luck had two
colts named Premium by the Oldenburg Horse Breeders
Society (GOV) and his daughter Special Premium
Candidate Ghodiva (damsire, De Niro) was named the
top Mare of the Year for the GOV. He has been listed in
the top 25 of Leading Dressage Sires for the USEF every
year since 2003. He has produced many competition
horses that have been ranked high in Horse of the Year
standings and in USDF All-Breeds awards for the AHS.
He produced multiple show champions in Dressage
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Sport Breed shows, and to
demonstrate the versatility from
his bloodlines, in 2005 he produced the highest score for the
nation in the Mare Performance
Test free jump chute for the
AHS. In 2003, two Gold Luck
offspring won their under saddle
classes at Dressage at Devon. He
has at least two offspring thus far
that have reached the Grand Prix
level in dressage.
Gold Luck was a personable stallion, and always a gentleman. Mo has always remarked that if she were a
Bedouin, he would have lived in her tent. He loved his
people and was safe enough for the Swanson’s grandchildren to kiss and hug. Although arthritis from Lyme’s
disease cut his own competition career short, he was
ridden and shown in hand by Mo in the early days. His
passing leaves a hole in the hearts of the many people
who knew and loved him. n
Contributed by www.rollingstonefarm.com
susan sexton
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business is raising money, manageing it and giving it away.”
The Dressage Foundation has
worked to develop, design, and
focus-group-test a program to help
equestrians learn about fundraising
and giving so they can help themselves by developing monetary support. The result is the new Equestrian
Fundraising School, welcoming its
inaugural classes of students in 2012,
and now enrolling students for the
sessions of 2013.
fessional legal/financial advisors on
how to plan, prepare, and present
proposals to donor prospects.
“The Equestrian School will be
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English-speaking international students are welcome. During the
development of the school, interest
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Reid Offield, Co-Founder of the
School.
Full details about the Equestrian
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www.dressagefoundation.org. You
will find information about the
school, the curriculum, the lesson
subjects, the faculty members, webinar mechanics on how you participate, the schedule and timing of
lessons, and tuition costs.
Contributed by The Dressage Foundation
www.dressagefoundation.org
Phone: (402)434-8585
The Equestrian Fundraising School
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veterinary news
Taming Inflammation
By Dr. Tom Schell, D.V.M., DABVP, CVCH
Inflammation is like most good
things: too much can become a bad
thing. The body has good intentions
when it produces the swelling, heat,
redness, pain and loss of function we
know as inflammation. However,
when the inflammation is ongoing it
is no longer helpful and may be
destructive.
All those hours of cold hosing your
horse’s swollen, injured leg are
designed to prevent the inflammation from continuing to the point
where it is destructive, but other
methods may need to come to the
rescue to tame the inflammation for
such problems as a puncture wound
in the foot or arthritis or laminitis or
insulin resistance.
So what good is inflammation if we
are always trying to get rid of it? It
does cause our horses pain so that
they show a sign, such as limping, to
let us know something is wrong. But
also the inflammatory response
destroys bacteria in a wound. In an
acute injury the inflammation works
like a fire. It’s hot and restricted to
the injury site where it performs its
cleaning job.
Once the injury is healed, the fire
dies out. However, in a chronic condition the fire is more of a smoldering pile of embers, flaring up intermittently, but still constantly emitting heat. The cause of the constant
inflammation is likely diet, exercise,
environmental influences, medications, behavior, genetics, vaccines or
a combination thereof.
During an acute condition, the body
increases the release of the pro-inflammatory chemical messengers
called cytokines which trigger the
perception of pain,and blood circulation and cellular function in a way
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that aids recovery. However continual release of the cytokines fuels the
fire that damages tissue, causes
ongoing pain and leads to loss of
function.
Therefore controlling the inflammatory response becomes our goal. To
accomplish that control we have the
choice of administering prescription
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
medications (NSAIDs), injections or
herbal solutions.
Actually, 80 percent of prescription
medications derived from or are
modeled after herbs. Science, however, has discovered that when we try
to replicate or enhance the effects of
herbs, we run into detrimental
responses. While NSAIDs are quite
effective short term, long term and
frequent use can cause serious side
effects. In my opinion, as a veterinarian, if a medication is designed
for use every six months and yet is
being used weekly, the problem is
not being addressed.
Through research trials and centuries of application in medicinal cultures, various herbs have shown
considerable promise in controlling
inflammation long term, with minimal side effects, and a more broad
approach to treating clinical problems and diseases.
Curcumin is one of the most heavily
researched anti-inflammatory herbs.
It is also an antioxidant that decreases oxidative stress. Boswellia serrata
appears to reduce inflammation.
Natural compounds vitamin C, vitamin E and co-enzyme Q10 help to
modify the oxidative stress component of inflammation. Flax seed,
alfalfa, various medicinal mushrooms and spirulina blue-green
algae help to provide natural sources
of antioxidants, essential fatty acids,
protein or amino acids, vitamin B6
and vitamin B12, and various minerals to help support an overall
healthy immune response and cellular function.
Inflammation is a complicated process and prescription medications
often tackle only one component of
the cascade of events.
Herbs may not be as quick acting as
traditional medications, but the
results can be superior in the long
run. If we can control or modulate
the inflammatory process through
the use of various herbs, then we can
reduce pain, improve recoveries and
boost our equine companions’ quality of life. n
Dr. Thomas Schell is a graduate of Ohio
State University and is board certified by the
American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
in Equine Practice. He is also certified by
theCollege of Integrative Veterinary Therapy
in Chinese herbal medicine. Dr. Schell’s clinical research led to the establishment of
Nouvelle Veterinary in 2008. He is creator of
the equine, canine and human supplements
Cur-OST®, an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant formula which controls pain,
improves mobility and supports a healthy
immune response.
administration
The American Hanoverian Society
Minutes of the
Board of Directors Meeting
Hyatt Regency Mission Bay,
San Diego, Calif.
January 18, 2013
Minutes of the
Board of Directors Meeting
Hyatt Regency Mission Bay,
San Diego, Calif.
January 18, 2013
AHS President Edgar Schutte called
the meeting of the Old Board to order
at 8:00 a.m. Present: Vanessa Carlson, Volker Ehlers, Judy Hedreen,
Doug Langer, Doug Leatherdale,
Suzanne Quarles, Barbara Schmidt,
Edgar Schutte, Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck, Meg Williams, and Executive
Director Hugh Bellis-Jones. Rick
Toering was present via teleconference. Not present: Steve Carroll. Dr.
Werner Schade was present from the
Hanoverian Verband.
AHS President Edgar Schutte called
the meeting of the New Board to
order at 8:30 a.m. Present: Vanessa
Carlson, Nancy Connolly, Volker
Ehlers, Doug Langer, Doug Leatherdale, Suzanne Quarles, Barbara Schmidt, Edgar Schutte, Anne
Sparks, Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck,
Meg Williams, and Executive Director Hugh Bellis-Jones. Rick Toering
was present via teleconference. Dr.
Werner Schade was present from the
Hanoverian Verband.
AHS President Edgar Schutte noted that this would be the last Board
meeting of retiring Director Judy
Hedreen. She was thanked for the
many initiatives that she had been
instrumental in introducing over the
years.
Executive Director Hugh Bellis-Jones announced the audited
results of the fall elections as tabulated by Lillian Cushny, CPA. Edgar
Schutte, Barbara Schmidt, Meg Williams, Nancy Connolly and Anne
Sparks were elected as Directors At
Large. Mary Lou Winn, Sandy Hunt
and Cheryl Johnson were elected to
the Nominations and Membership
Committee, and George Walker, III
was elected to the Finance Committee. Regarding the voting for revisions to the AHS Corporate Bylaws,
171 members voted in favor of the
revisions while 11 voted against.
New Business: AHS finances were
discussed. It was agreed by the Board
that a succession plan should be in
place for the long term management
of the AHS. Mr. Schutte stated that
he and Executive Director Hugh
Bellis-Jones had agreed that Mr. Bellis-Jones would like to retain his current position with the AHS through
2018. The need for Mr. Bellis-Jones
to mentor his eventual successor
was discussed as part of the strategic
planning for the association.
Mr. Bellis-Jones personally thanked
Judy Hedreen for her Board service
and for her more than 30 years of
service to The American Hanoverian
Society.
There being no further business, Mr.
Schutte adjourned the meeting at
8:30 a.m.
Motion to approve the minutes of
the Board’s January 11, 2013 meeting. Passed.
The next order of business was election of officers for 2013.
Motion to elect Suzanne Quarles as
Executive Vice-President. Passed.
Motion to elect Rick Toering as Vice
President. Passed.
Motion to elect Barbara Schmidt as
Secretary. Passed.
Motion to elect Vanessa Carlson as
Treasurer. Passed.
President’s Report: Mr. Schutte
welcomed newly elected directors
Nancy Connolly and Anne Sparks
to the Board. He also extended a
warm welcome to Verband representative Dr. Werner Schade. The
present Board and capable central
office staff in Lexington will steer
the association in the coming years.
Mr. Schutte thanked the retiring
Board members, Judy Hedreen and
Steve Carroll, for their many contributions to the AHS. New Corporate Bylaws are now in place and the
AHS has great cooperation with the
Hanoverian Verband. 2012 saw the
introduction of a Futurity for yearlings and 2-year-olds. These classes
had been well received by the membership. Mr. Schutte noted that the
2012 Futurity had been sponsored
by Bridlewood Farm (Dr. Barbara Schmidt and Frederick Abblett),
Bent Hickory Farm (Rick and Jayne
Toering) and Rainbow Equus Meadows (Susan and Edgar Schutte). The
AHS now has 14 active committees.
A group of volunteers consisting of
Wendy Costello, John Gillien, David
Herndon, Don Kapper, Janice Graham Marquardt, Kris Schuler, and
Mary Lou Winn will work to mentor
individuals who are new to the AHS
inspection process. This group’s activities will be coordinated by Education Committee Chair, Kate Palmquist. Nancy Connolly organized the
stallion service auction in both 2012
and 2013.
Executive Director’s Report: Hugh
Bellis-Jones provided a concise report on AHS office activities for
2012. The 2012 inspection tour numbers, foal registration numbers and
membership numbers were all down
compared to 2011, all of which negatively impacted the AHS’s finances.
The awards aspect of AHS operations continues to be very popular
and he thanked Awards Chair Cathy
Tucker-Slaterbeck for all of her work
throughout the year. New Publications Editor Terri Ralenkotter has
assumed responsibility for the Stallion Book and quarterly magazine.
Mr. Bellis-Jones has mentored Mrs.
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with AHS publications. The 2013 Stallion Book is with the
printer and should be mailed mid-February. Mr. Bellis-Jones
thanked Suzanne Quarles and Rick Toering for working with
him to produce a complete revision of the AHS’s Corporate
Bylaws which were ratified by the membership in December.
This will permit future voting to take place online. Mr. Bellis-Jones closed his report by thanking the many committee
volunteers who worked with the central office throughout
the year.
The next order of business concerned the appointment of
2013 Committee Members.
Motion to appoint Rick Toering, Sharon Garner, Suzanne
Quarles and Barbara Schmidt to the Rules and Grievances
Committee. Passed.
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Motion to appoint Diane Nauman, Judy Hedreen, Pat Limage and Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck to the Nominations and
Membership Committee. Passed. The elected members are
Mary Lou Winn, Sandy Hunt and Cheryl Johnson.
Motion to appoint Rick Toering, Mike Boyd, Dr. Ludwig Christmann, Dr. Laurie Cameron, Volker Ehlers, John
Gillien, Albert Kley, and Edgar Schutte to the Jumper Breeding Program Committee. Passed.
Motion to appoint Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck, Anne Sparks,
Bettie Carroll and Shannon Langer to the Awards Committee. Passed.
Rebecca Pennington and Sharon Garner will organize the
2014 AHS annual meeting. Motion to appoint Rebecca Pennington, Sharon Garner, Doug Langer and Hugh Bellis-Jones
to the 2013 Annual Meeting Committee. Passed. This committee was directed to come up with a five year plan, 20142018, for future annual meetings.
Motion to appoint Vanessa Carlson, Doug Langer and Hugh
Bellis-Jones to the Finance Committee. Passed. The elected
member is George Walker, III.
Motion to appoint Cheryl Johnson, Diane Nauman, Vanessa Carlson and Hugh Bellis-Jones to the Editorial Advisory
Committee. Passed.
Motion to appoint George Walker, III, Gerd Zuther, Volker
Ehlers, Suzanne Quarles and Meg Williams to the 2013 Mare
and Stallion Committee, these individuals to judge both
mares and stallions. Passed.
Motion to appoint Vanessa Carlson, Sharon Garner, Judy
Hedreen, Dorie Vlatten-Schmitz, and Mary Giddens to the
2013 Mare and Stallion Committee, these individuals to
judge mares. Passed.
The Judge Emeritus members of the committee are Barbara
Richardson and Karin Himmelmayer.
Motion that Christine Kropf and Linda Mendenhall continue in the Learner Judge Program. Passed.
2013 Annual Meeting Chair Sandy Hunt gave a short report
to the Board. The Board expressed its appreciation and that of 4
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the membership for her work on this task. Ms. Hunt thanked
the office staff for their assistance in planning this meeting.
Nancy Connolly provided the 2012 Stallion Service Auction
report. Last year 61 stallions were enrolled in this fundraiser
which raised $31,000 for the AHS’s promotional activities.
She is working with the Marketing and Education Committees to simplify the bidding process for participants. The
2013 auction features 58 stallions grouped into 45 lots. Mrs.
Connolly and Mr. Schutte expressed their appreciation to the
participating stallion owners.
Doug Langer reported for the Fundraising Committee. CoChairs will be Dr. Langer and Nancy Connolly; the other
members are Celia Rafalko and Meredith Michelfelder. This
committee would like to see more promotion given to the
breeders of the winning horses in the 2013 Futurity. He stated that Edgar Schutte ($1,500.00), Nancy Connolly ($750.00)
and Anne Sparks ($750.00) had generously agreed to sponsor the 2013 Futurity classes. In addition, Doug and Shannon
Langer’s Maple Run Farm will donate $500.00 to be awarded to the owner and of the top yearling and top 2-year-old
Futurity winners sired by a stallion that participated in the
AHS Stallion Service Auction, the year the winners were
conceived. The Marketing Committee intends to provide
more promotion to those stallions whose owners enroll in
the stallion service auction.
Nancy Connolly reported that the Board had approved the
separation of the Marketing and Education Committee into
two committees. The 2013 Marketing Committee members
are Annetta Coleman, Natalie DiBerardinis, Dennis Moore,
Sandra Werkheiser (ex officio) and Terri Ralenkotter (ex officio). The members of the 2013 Education Committee are
Kate Palmquist, Nancy Connolly and Rick Toering. The two
committees will collaborate with each other. The Education
Committee intends to develop inspection-related videos and
will continue to educate members on the Hanoverian breed.
Annetta Coleman reported for the Marketing Committee. In
her comprehensive report Ms. Coleman stated that consistency in messaging and the need for effective collaboration
with the Verband were common goals. The committee will
develop an overall communication strategy to further promote the AHS at inspection sites and larger breed shows.
The goal is to retain AHS membership while also effectively
promoting those members successfully competing with Hanoverian horses. It will be necessary to update the website
to make it more compelling and interactive. The Hanoverian
Verband has made its interest known in developing a common marketing strategy with the AHS to promote this international breed.
Natalie DiBerardinis reported for the Inspection Tour Planning Committee. Site host insurance is now a requirement
as are liability waivers. The committee is working on ways
to improve the “inspection tour experience” for members
in 2013. The new Inspection Tour Mentoring group will be
helpful in this regard.
Doug Langer reported for the Breeding Assistance Commit-
tee. This group, consisting of Mary Lou Winn (Chair), Kate
Palmquist, David Herndon, Doug Langer and George Walker, III endeavors to assist members with breeding inquiries.
Chair Suzanne Quarles reported for the Mare and Stallion
Committee. In a new development, the central office will
generate master score sheets for this year’s mare inspections,
mare performance tests and futurity classes. Individual score
sheets will not be given out at the sites which will allow the
judges more time to interact with participants. The office
will e-mail scores to the individual owners as is the Verband’s practice in Germany. The committee will ensure that
this new process is brought to the attention of the members
enrolling horses in this year’s tour. The two learner judges
will be encouraged to attend local breed shows and the larger
AHS inspection sites in order to further practice their judging.
2011/2012 Treasurer’s Report: Vanessa Carlson reported that
the AHS sustained a $30,000 loss in fiscal year 2011/12. Due
to the economic downturn, revenue was down approximately $200,000 compared to five years previously, 2006/07. The
AHS has reserves of over $200,000 and the Finance Committee will be very vigilant regarding expenditures this year.
The 2012/13 Board-approved budget shows a projected loss
of $9,770. This budget will be presented to the membership
for consideration on Sunday. The Finance Committee will
obtain bids for the 2012/13 audit.
Motion to raise stallion dues for AHS Elite Stallions to
$350.00 per year. Passed.
The Board tabled discussion on other membership fees, particularly the Foreign Sire Fee, until Doug Langer reported
back to the Board with a survey of the fee schedules of other warmblood registries operating in the United States. The
Board determined not to hold a Hanoverian Breed Seminar
in 2013.
The Board then held an in-depth discussion with Dr. Werner
Schade regarding the history of the AHS’s affiliation payment
history to the Verband. Dr. Schade assured the AHS Board
that he would discuss this matter with the Board of the Hanoverian Verband.
Dr. Schade was then invited to give his presentation from
Germany. He stated that the Hanoverian Verband would
shortly propose major changes to the breeding rules to its
membership and to the four daughter societies. The proposed changes fall into three main categories; most importantly the Hanoverian Verband will continue to have high
selection standards in order to retain the international quality of the Hanoverian breed.
•The HV proposes to accept for breeding top stallions
proven at the highest level of international sport provided that the stallion has an approved six-generation pedigree, and has been licensed and entered into Stallion
Book 1 of a breed society whose breeding program is
accepted by the HV. These stallions, which would not
have been shown to an HV commission, would be entered
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into a new book, Stallion Book 1B. The criteria for entry
into Stallion Book 1B will be the year-end rankings of the
World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH).
Based upon the stallion’s own performance, he would
have to be listed either among the top 100 show jumpers,
the top 50 dressage horses, or the top 25 eventing horses
on the WBFSH list. For a stallion to be accepted through
the competition results of his progeny, he would have to
rank in the top 100 of show jumper sires, or the top 100
of dressage sires, or the top 50 of eventing sires in the
WBFSH’s year-end list. The breeder would have to apply
to the HV to have a stallion entered into Stallion Book 1B
and would pay a fee in lieu of the stallion owner not paying to activate the stallion with the Verband.
•The HV proposes the earlier licensing of young two and
a half- and three-year-old stallions of outside (non-Hanoverian) populations. This means that such young stallions could be licensed by the Verband after successful
completion of the 30-Day test but prior to qualifying for
the Bundeschampionate. A qualification for German
Federal Championships would still be required by age
five for entry into the Hanoverian Stallion Book, category
I. This proposed rules change would permit Hanoverian
breeders earlier access to young non-Hanoverian stallions.
•The third proposed rules change concerns elimination of
the so-called “50% blood rule.” The HV feels that this
arbitrary rule has discouraged breeders from joining the
Hanoverian breeding program. There have been instances
in Germany (and in the U.S.) where foal owners have
been declined registration even though both sire and dam
were Hanoverian-approved but the foal lacked 50%
Hanoverian “blood.” The HV proposes that henceforth
such foals should be eligible for Hanoverian registration.
The elimination of this rule would place breeding decisions with the breeders and permit them to decide for
themselves upon matings between Hanoverian-approved
stallions and mares. The HV will continue to require
higher selection criteria for the entry of non-Hanoverian
sires and dams into the Hanoverian breeding program as
quality is most critical for continued international success in sport.
2013 AHS Annual Inspection Tour Deadline dates
The deadlines for mare and foal entries without penalty are as
follows:
Site Dates
Deadline
July 20-30 Monday, June 24
September 12-17 Thursday, August 22
October 1-6 & 12-13 Monday, September 16
Entries to be postmarked by these dates.
All horses must be pre-enrolled and all fees must be paid in
advance as entries are not taken on inspection day. The deadlines have been set a little earlier than in prior years in order to
permit the AHS staff to process entries in a timely manner.
Enrollment and Stabling forms may be downloaded online at
http://hanoverian.org/tour-dates/. A copy of the registration
certificate of every mare enrolled for inspection must be submitted
with the enrollment form. Entries that lack this documentation
may be delayed. The owner of any non-Hanoverian warmblood
mare enrolled for an AHS inspection must submit a copy of the
mare’s registration papers to the Central Office for pre-approval. If you have any questions regarding the tour, please contact
the central office at (859) 255-4141 or e-mail ahsoffice@aol.
com. The staff is more than pleased to assist you with any inspection inquiries you may have.
Good luck on inspection day.
Candid Corner
The Board discussed these three proposed rules changes at
length with Dr. Schade.
Motion that the AHS Board accepts the Hanoverian Verband’s proposed rules changes. Passed. These proposed
breeding rules changes will be submitted for an AHS membership referendum vote during 2013.
These changes will be voted upon by the German membership on January 25. The AHS will be represented in this voting through its delegates from Hannoveraner International.
There being no further business, Mr. Schutte stated that this
had been a very productive meeting. He thanked everyone for
their attendance and adjourned the meeting at 4:00 p.m. n
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July 22
Callaway Farm at Delaware Valley Doylestown, Pa.
College
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Hilton Farm
Somerset, Va.
July 23
Hawk Hollow Farm at Cazenovia
College Equine Center
High Valley Hanoverians
Cazenovia, N.Y.
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Richmond, Texas
Richmond,
Texas
Eustace,
Texas
Eustace,
Texas
Gold River, Calif.
Gold River,
Calif.
Hanford,
Calif.
Hanford, Calif.
Mary Goldberg
Mary Goldberg
Nanni
Baker
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Gualco
Barbara
Willy
ArtsGualco
Willy Arts
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Waterford, Va.
Waterford, Okla.
Va.
Claremore,
Claremore, Okla.
Kate Palmquist
Kate Palmquist
Vanessa
Carlson
Vanessa Carlson
(281) 658-3857
(281) 240-0378
658-3857
(210)
(210)
240-0378
(916) 351-1100
(916) 732-7738
351-1100 or
(559)
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732-7738
or
(559) 269-5152 (c)
(559)
269-5152
(540) 348-3495 (c)
(540) 629-0814
348-3495
(918)
(918) 629-0814
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Broken Arrow, Okla.
Broken Arrow, Okla.
Barbara Sikkink
Barbara Sikkink
(918) 830-4262
(918) 830-4262
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Spruce Glen Farm at Woodbine
Michigan
Farm Run Farm at Jefferson
Maple
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Farm at Jefferson
County
Fairgrounds
County Fairgrounds
Rainbow Equus Meadows
Rainbowlicensing
Equus Meadows
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only)
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Cavallo only)
Windswept Farms
HorsePower
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Spirit Equestrian
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Equestrian
High Point Hanoverians
High Point Hanoverians
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Louis Farm
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Creek Hollow
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Oakwood Farm
Oakwood Farm
Conundrum
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DACT at Pennock
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Point Sporthorses
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Creek Colony
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Silverhorne
Sporthorse, LLC
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Sporthorse, LLC
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DG Bar Ranch
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windstream.net
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The AHS reserves the right to make scheduling changes as needed. Non-Hanoverian mares eligible for inspection include:
The AHS reserves the right to make scheduling changes as needed. Non-Hanoverian mares eligible for inspection include:
Jockey Club-registered Thoroughbreds, registered Arabians and registered Anglo-Arabians. Non-Hanoverian warmblood mares
Jockey Club-registered Thoroughbreds, registered Arabians and registered Anglo-Arabians. Non-Hanoverian warmblood mares
may be eligible for inspection and are considered on a case by case basis after review of registration papers.
may be eligible for inspection and are considered on a case by case basis after review of registration papers.
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21st Annual AHS Stallion Service Auction Recap
The 2013 AHS Stallion Service Auction concluded with
another good result despite some technical difficulties.
Due to the generosity of AHS stallion owners no less than
58 stallion services in 46 lots were donated and available
for bidding. In the end a total of $30,275.00 was raised.
Several stallion owners offered a choice of multiple stallions, with options for both fresh and frozen semen.
This year’s auction was once again conducted entirely
online and was accessible through the EQ|Marketplace at
www.eqquest.com/marketplace. Statistics show that it
generated an incredible amount of AHS and individual
stallion exposure. Many visitors came to the auction site
during the auction time frame and the auction pages
received more than 44,568 pageviews in total. On the final
auction day alone, there were 1,688 pageviews. As the auction is now directly tied in with the classifieds listings on
the Hanoverian Marketplace, this added exposure also
greatly benefited members with sales listings placed during
the auction time frame. Additionally, a new feature this
year was direct links to YouTube videos of stallions up for
auction, to allow for increased exposure, as well as a better
source of information for potential bidders to evaluate
stallions. Stallion listings were available for preview from
the end of January and bidding was open for three weeks
ending on February 18.
A great deal of interest in the stallions was noted right
away as the first week yielded many registered bidders and
even more bids. By the auction’s close 13 stallions had
elicited final bids of $1,000.00 or more. In the end,
Leatherdale Farms’ Damsey (Dressage Royal/Ritual)
received the highest bid of $1,200.00. The most intense
action always goes on in the final few minutes of the auction, and during this time a number of stallions garnered
over eight bids each. The second highest bid of $1150.00
was realized by the stallion “choice” of Dacaprio, Fabuleux
or Liberty, followed by the stallion “choice” group comprising Pablo, Rubignon or Wild Dance that sold for
$1,075.00. Other sought after groups included Freestyle
or Rubinus and Bugatti Hilltop, Contucci or Royal Prince,
each of which brought in winning bids of $1025.00. After
the main auction concluded, the remaining services were
reposted at 10 a.m. the following morning in a “Buy-ItNow” auction. Eight were snatched up by lucky bidders
within minutes. The final tally shows that a total of 37
seasons were sold for a grand total of $30,275.00 for an
average of $818.00 each.
The final auction minutes created some difficulties for
participants as the high volume of traffic resulted in the
server crashing. Obviously this could not have happened
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at a worse time and we fully understand the frustration
and disappointment of bidders and stallion owners alike.
We are exploring new solutions to better serve the auction
needs and it is likely that this event will be hosted on a
commercial auction site next year. Because of the tremendous interest and activity associated with the auction this
year it has been determined that this event has outgrown
our capacity - a good problem to have! The 2014 auction
will come with new features that will enable our success to
continue. We do apologize for the difficulties this created
but are committed to a successful auction for 2014.
The software did allow us access to the bid history so we
could forward the contact information of unsuccessful
bidders to the stallion owners in the event those bidders
were still interested in booking a breeding. Additionally,
each donated stallion’s photo, YouTube link, and stallion
book information, including links to the owner’s e-mail
and website addresses, were prominently displayed on the
individual auction pages, providing yet another valuable
marketing tool for the owners in return for their donation.
The American Hanoverian Society would like to thank the
participating stallion owners, without whose generous
donations are so appreciated. Thanks are also due to
Sandy Clevenger and Hugh Bellis-Jones of the central
office, to website manager Sandy Werkheiser, and, of
course, the many bidders whose participation made this
annual fundraiser so successful. The funds raised are used
to promote the American Hanoverian in print, on the
Internet as well as through our extensive awards program.
Stallion Auction Coordinator Nancy Connolly has been a member of
the American Hanoverian Society for 15 years, and is a member of the
Education and Marketing Committee.as well as the Board of Directors.
Nancy is the owner of HorsePower Farm in Vancouver, Wash., and has
been raising horses for over 40 years.
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“Making Changes Today
that will Ensure Future Success”
by Diane Nauman
“Welcome to the 2013 AHS Annual
Meeting in San Diego, the eighth largest
city in the US with great weather, miles of
sandy beaches and many attractions. San
Diego is also known worldwide as one of
the best tourist destinations and rated fifth
best place to live in the United States.
Sandy Hunt, AHS Annual Meeting
Chairperson, has prepared a sun-filled,
exciting, information-rich three day program for us. You will have the opportunity
to hear the latest Hanoverian news from
the US and abroad. We will hold discussions about old and new policies and you
are invited to participate and offer input.
Strike up some new friendships with fellow breeders and learn how they do things
at their barn. For those who think the
meeting is kind of tame, join us for a wildlife expedition and cocktails at the famous
San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park. Enjoy.”
W
ith this warm greeting,
AHS President Edgar
Schutte opened the sessions of the 2013 American
Hanoverian Society (AHS) Annual
Meeting, January 17-19, 2013 at the
Hyatt Mission Bay in San Diego, Calif.
For three days, Hanoverian enthusiasts from across the USA and Canada,
as well as Dr. Werner Schade from the
Hanoverian Verband in Germany, did
exactly what President Schutte suggested: exchanged ideas, friendship and
enjoyed the glorious blue skies, white
beaches and Pacific Ocean vistas that
are the hallmark of San Diego. Most
members left behind farms covered in
snow and ice to enjoy a brief reprieve
from the harsh winter in this tropical
oasis of palm trees and blooming flowers.
Friday activities included a panel discussion, “Start ‘Em Right,” among four
professional trainers led by Dennis
Moore. Participating trainers included
Christiane Noelting, Noelting Dressage Center, Vacaville, Calif., Ashley
Marascalco, High Valley Hanoverians,
Suches, Ga., Kevin Reinig, KEFA Performance Horses/Lucchetti Ranch,
Wilton, Calif., and Shannon Langer,
Maple Run Farm, Helenville, Wis. Friday evening’s AHS Awards Banquet
and Silent Auction provided an entertaining, memorable evening for all.
Spirited bidding for a special item donated from Germany entertained the
crowd. This was De Niro’s stall plaque,
awarded when he was named “2008
Hengst des Jahres” (2008 Stallion of
the Year) for the German Hanoverian
Verband. It was purchased after a bidding duel by Peg Lansing, Prospect, Ky.
Many thanks to everyone who donated
and purchased items at the Silent Auction to support AHS.
Mike Boyd, Canadian Hanoverian Society (CHS), reported Saturday on Hanoverian activities in Canada. There
are currently 300 breeding mares and
20 Hanoverian approved stallions in
Canada. CHS registered 130 foals in
2012, with 30-35% sired by Celle stallions and 10% by US-based stallions.
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Dee Kapper, Beach City, Ohio, enrolls for the
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USDF All-Breeds awards winners included (L-R), Anne Sparks, Linda Woltz,
Lynn La Caze, Ashley Marascalco, Annetta Coleman, Hilltop Farm’s Natalie
DiBerardinis, and Louise and Doug Leatherdale.
Susan and Edgar Schutte, breeders of Preliminary Evening Champion
EM Ping Pong R (Pablito-Knobody’s Fool R/Kalypso) accept the
embroidered cooler on behalf of owner Julie Flettner, Petaluma, Calif.
Retiring Board member Judy Hedreen, Snohomish, Wash., was recognized by
Executive Director Hugh Bellis-Jones and President Edgar Schutte for her 30
years of service to the association.
Robin Quasebarth, Ramona, Calif., owner of Feiner Abend (Feiner Stern-Wer Est
Abenschein/Winnetouu West), Reserve Champion Children’s Hunter, flanked by
Awards Chair Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck and AHS Secretary Dr. Barbara Schmidt.
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Edgar Schutte passes the microphone to speaker Mike Boyd,
Toronto, Ont., of the Canadian Hanoverian Society.
the exclusive distributor of frozen semen from Landgestüte
Celle in Canada, effective January 1, 2013. One important
CHS project in 2012 included the formation of a prepurchase
exam committee with the goal of standardizing exams and
the grading of x-rays into four classes in Canada. Once a
standardized system is developed, CHS will work to educate
vets, breeders and buyers about the new system. Related to
this will be the development of a CHS “Best Practices Manual for the Buying and Selling of Horses.”
Germany in 2012 with the “E-motion Pferd Tour,” designed to allow the public to “Experience the Hanoverian.”
The tour went to 18 locations in Germany as a method of
reaching out to the public and to making new contacts. The
tour demonstrated that the Hanoverian horse is useful for
all disciplines of riding, including western and leisure riding. More than 30,000 visitors came to the “E-motion Pferd
Tour” and learned more about the Hanoverian horse. It was
a great success for the Hanoverian Verband!
Keynote speaker of the AHS Annual Meeting was Dr.
Werner Schade, Breeding Director of the German Hanoverian Verband (HV). “Making Changes Today that Will Ensure
Future Success” was the theme of the German Hanoverian
horse industry overview presented by Dr. Schade. Presentation highlights included:
D) Herwart von der Decken Hanoverian Mare Show
The Herwart von der Decken Hanoverian Mare Show was
held in conjunction with the FEI World Dressage Championship for Young Horses in Verden, Germany in August,
2012. Over 1,500 four-year-old Hanoverian mares competed at regional mare shows to qualify for this show. From
this group, 72 states premium candidates (SPA) were selected to compete at the Herwart von der Decken Show.
A) Breeding Statistics
The number of Hanoverian mares bred in Germany in 2012
was down from 2011 levels. In 2011, 18,000 registered mares
were recorded with 10,000 mares bred. However, the number of mares in 2012 decreased to 16,671 with 9,006 mares
bred. Historically, this compares to a high of 30,000 mares in
1948 to a low of 6,500 mares in 1963. On a positive note, Dr.
Schade felt that the quality of mares being used for breeding
and foals produced was high. Breeders are utilizing top quality mares with an emphasis on producing the best quality
foals possible.
B) Sales
2012 auction sale numbers were down in Verden, with 402
horses selling compared to 453 horses in 2011. France was
the leading export market in 2012 with 55 horses selling to
French buyers. Second to France was Finland, with 35 horses
going to stables there. Substantially less horses than this were
sold to the USA via the Verden auction. The foal market was
also down across Germany, as more individuals were looking
to purchase riding horses instead of foals.
C) Marketing
In Verden, the riding school located across the street from
the auction center has been modified into a new “Hanoverian Training Center.” The center emphasis will now be on
the starting and training of young horses, mare performance
test preparation and the training of riders. In addition, a new
layout and format of Der Hannoveraner magazine and other
printed materials is establishing a new consistent marketing
appearance. “We must use traditional ways of marketing with
printed materials, but are utilizing new combinations of current technology to expand marketing efforts. This includes a
strong interest in social media like Facebook, as well as the
internet and YouTube. Hannoveraner TV will be important
for marketing in the future as well,” stated Dr. Schade.
Promotion of the Hanoverian horse occurred throughout
There were two rings of jumping mares, one ring of
half-Thoroughbred mares and four rings of dressage
mares. The champion jumping mare was SPA Diarada (Diarado/Contendro), owned and bred by Klaus Jürgens of
Sehnde-Bolzum. The champion Half Thoroughbred mare
was SPA Luciana (Lauries Crusador xx/Hohenstein), bred
by Uwe Heinrichs, Balje and owned by Hermann Jarck,
Himmelpforten.
The class winners in the four rings of dressage mares were
SPA Despira (Desperados/A Jungle Prince), owner/breeder: Gisela Meyer, Bunderhee, SPA Follow Me (For Compliment/Regazzoni), owned and bred by Johannes zur Lage,
Bersenbrück, SPA Lilifee (Londontime/Falkland), owned
and bred by Friedo Dodenhoff, Horstedt and SPA Scarlett
(Sandro Hit/Fabriano), bred by Wilhelm Ohse, Königslutter and owned by Diane Nauman, Albany, Ore. The overall
Champion dressage mare was SPA Lilifee.
E) Breeding Rule Changes
The Hannoveraner Verband Board of Directors voted and
approved the change of the breeding rules on January 25,
2013. It involves three rule changes:
1) International Top Stallions
International top sport is given more and more attention,
and worldwide successful top stallions often combine success in sport and breeding. This may make it difficult for
an owner to present such a horse for Hanoverian approval.
More and more of our Hanoverian breeders focus on international top sport, so this new rule aims to facilitate the approval of top stallions for the Hanoverian breed. The Hannoveraner Verband will now accept for breeding stallions
proven at the top level of international sport, either through
their own performance or the performance of their own
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Paul Cohen, Dr. Werner Schade and Edgar Schutte prepare to auction the coveted stall plaque of
De Niro, 2008 “Stallion of the Year.”
After a spirited duel, Peggy Lansing, Prospect, Ky., emerged as the winner of the De Niro stall plaque.
Hilltop Farm’s General Manager
Natalie DiBerardinis, Colora, Md.
Sport Horse Breed Show winners in attendance included John Dingle and Jill Giese of Dreamcatcher Meadows, Ashley Marascalco and
Annetta Coleman of High Valley Hanoverians, Linda Mendenhall, Hilltop Farm’s Natalie DiBerardinis, and Joanna Gray-Randle.
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Jason Dannatt, Magnolia, Texas, and Diane Nauman,
Albany, Ore., the owner and breeder respectively of San
Dante (Sandro Hit-Weltmeyer’s Song/Weltmeyer), the
AHS 2012 Colts and Geldings Materiale Champion.
Christine Kropf, Jamesville, N.Y., and Joanna
Gray-Randle, Sound Beach, N.Y., travelled from
the Empire State to receive their Sport Horse
Breed Show awards.
Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck, Dr. Barbara Schmidt, Edgar and Susan Schutte.
On hand to receive their EQ/quest award, sponsored by Sandy Werkheiser, were John Dingle and
Jill Giese (FEI 4-Year-Old Ballerina DMV) and Annetta Coleman and Ashley Marascalco
(FEI 5-Year-Old Radiance HVH).
It would be hard to imagine a more deserving winner of the President’s
Volunteer of the Year award than Suzanne Quarles, Mt. Airy, Md. The
AHS Executive Vice-President and Mare and Stallion Committee Chair
was recognized for her tireless work on behalf of the association.
President Edgar Schutte recognizes the contributions to the meeting by Annual
Meeting Chair Sandy Hunt, Williamstown, Mich., and Silent Auction Chair
Meredith Michelfelder, Moulton, Ala.
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eration pedigree, and has been licensed and entered into
Stallion Book I of a society whose breeding program is
Hanoverian approved.
These stallions, which will not have been inspected by the
HV, will be entered into the HV’s Stallion Book 1B. Registration criteria will be the world rankings of the World
Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH). Based
upon the stallion’s own performance, the stallion must
be listed either among the top 100 show jumpers, the top
50 dressage horses or the top 25 eventing horses in the
WBFSH’s final year-end list. For a stallion to be accepted
through the competition results of his progeny, the stallion must rank in the top 100 of show jumper sires, or the
top 100 of dressage sires or the top 50 of eventing sires in
the WBFSH final year-end list.
2) Earlier Availability of Young Stallions from Outside
Breed Populations
Young stallions from approved non-Hanoverian populations may now be presented for Hanoverian licensing after
having successfully completed a 30-day performance test
but prior to qualifying for the Bundeschampionate (the
finals of the German Federal Championships). This new
rule change means that qualifying for the Bundeschampionate is no longer a requirement prior to Hanoverian
inspection and allows breeders to choose stallions from
other breed societies considerably earlier. A qualification
for the Federal Championships at the age of five is required for the final entry in the Hanoverian stallion book,
category I, and all other qualifications as required for Hanoverian stallions will have to be met.
3) Wider Breeding Spectrum
The so-called 50% blood rule is eliminated. This means
that all mares approved by the Hannoveraner Verband,
regardless of their breed, can be bred to all Hanoverian
approved stallions, regardless of their breed, and the resulting foals shall carry the Hanoverian brand. This will
help new Hanoverian breeders start their breeding program. The elimination of this rule allows breeders to act
independently and to decide for themselves upon matings
between Hanoverian approved stallions and mares. The
higher selection criteria to enter stallions and mares from
outside breed populations into the Hanoverian studbooks
will remain unchanged, because the quality of the horses
is crucial for successful sales and success in sports.
On January 18, 2013, the board of the American Hanoverian Society voted to adopt the HV rule changes. The AHS
breeding rules are currently undergoing re-organization,
and these changes will be incorporated into this revision.
AHS membership will vote on the adoption of the new language and breeding rules into the AHS Rule Book in 2013.
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Sunday’s highlights were the AHS general membership
meeting and committee reports. There were many engaging discussions about a variety of topics as members voiced
their opinions and worked together to formulate new ideas
and directions for AHS now and in the future. President
Edgar Schutte’s report at the general membership meeting
summarized the day’s events well:
“The AHS is in good hands with the mixture of incumbents
and newly elected board members. This is a great group capable of steering our breed society in the right direction,
alongside of our capable staff in the central office and our
partners in Germany. Judy Hedreen and Steve Carroll, who
have resigned from the board have been significant contributors to the AHS, volunteered countless hours of their time
and donated money to help shape the AHS to be what it is
today. You will be missed! We welcome our newly elected
Directors at Large, Nancy Connolly and Anne Sparks, to
the AHS board, as well as reelected Board members Barbara
Schmidt and Meg Williams.
I thank all the Rules Committee members for the long
hours, actual days and weeks, they put in to finalize the
Corporate Bylaw Revisions completed in 2012. Almost 94%
of the membership voted to approve the revisions. Suzanne
Quarles is the recipient of this year’s Presidents Award. Suzanne played a pivotal role by hosting a “revisions summit”
at her house and hosting the committee there. Thanks also
to Rick Toering for his legal expertise and analytical perspective, Hugh Bellis-Jones for his experience and practical
application of the Bylaws and for meeting with Dr. Werner
Schade and Dr. Ludwig Christmann in Germany. Thanks
also to Ludwig and Werner for always patiently guiding us
along. The AHS is fortunate to have this talent and experience working on its behalf.
Last year’s inspection tour had a low volume of mares inspected, so it was good timing for the introduction of the
AHS Futurity. This added nearly 100 entries and energy to
the inspections at a time when we needed it. I think the AHS
Futurity can grow and I will put up half the prize money to
see that it does. Nancy Connolly and Anne Sparks are donating the other half of funds needed for that program and
I thank them for their donations. In addition, Doug Langer
is now sponsoring a new award and we now have a prize
for the highest scoring yearling and two-year-old futurity
winner sired by an AHS Stallion Service Auction stallion.
The Inspection Tour Committee has worked very hard to
make the inspection tour experience more successful. This
year we are fine tuning and simplifying the process, with
the help of Chair Natalie DiBerardinis and her committee,
Suzanne Quarles, Annetta Coleman and George Walker III.4
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The next issue of Warmbloods Today has an AHS article, promoting the Hanoverian breed via a series of interviews with members. Annetta Coleman and the Marketing
Committee did an excellent job in coordinating this effort.
Annetta has also been helping the office evaluate the AHS
database and updating the computer system to increase
capabilities in the office. This enables AHS to reach out to
the membership more effectively. Former board member
Diane Nauman is our e-news media blast coordinator and
will create a monthly e-newsletter with national and international Hanoverian horse news, Hanoverian Today. This
will happen in conjunction with the office, committees and
members that have news to share via email at [email protected].
The Education Committee has developed a new mentoring program where Don Kapper, Wendy Costello, Mary
Lou Wynn and other long standing members are calling
new inspection participants and offering to mentor them
through the inspection process. The education committee is
also talking with Dr. Christmann about organizing Verband
clinics and Nancy Connolly has done an excellent job with
this year’s Stallion Service Auction.
En route to the world famous San Diego Safari Park.
In conclusion, the AHS board has passed a motion to accept
the German Hanoverian Verband breeding rules changes.
We are in a strong partnership with the Verband. After
weeks of discussions, our board stands behind the Verband’s reasoning to make these changes and we think they
will be more beneficial to the AHS and the development of
the Hanoverian breed in the USA in the long run.” n
After an evening of socializing at the San Diego Safari Park,
Executive Director Hugh Bellis-Jones was persuaded by Meredith
Michelfelder (resistance was futile) to race her down the hotel’s
water slide. With Natalie DiBerardinis in charge, a fundraising
goal of $500.00 for the AHS was set and quickly met by interested
bystanders. Hugh won the race and was declared the winner! Ron
Hunt (right) clearly enjoyed the experience as well.
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The AHS could not conduct its annual inspection tour without the many site hosts who make their farms available to members throughout the country. The 2012
hosts in attendance included, L-R, Louise Leatherdale, Paul Cohen, Christine Kropf, Natalie DiBerardinis, Pat Limage, Annetta Coleman, Nancy Connolly, Diane
Nauman, Kimberly Ransdell, Shannon and Doug Langer, Meg Williams, Edgar and Susan Schutte, and Vanessa Carlson.
2013 SILENT AUCTION ITEMS AND DONATIONS
Sincere thanks to all of our generous Silent Auction Donors!
·· Canadian Hanoverian Society/Michael Boyd:
Canadian Hanoverian Society - Men’s large jacket,
and Canadian Hanoverian Society - Women’s
Medium shirt & baseball cap
·· Thomas Fallon: Certificate for limited edition
12-inch fine art print - Sea Glass Fine Art
(S.Portland, Maine)
·· Foalert Inc.: Foalert standard range receiver with
carrying case and power adaptor (transmitters not
included)
·· Superior Equine Sires/Carol Austin: One dose
“Quaterhall” frozen semen (shipping not included)
·· Edgar & Susan Schutte/Rainbow Equus
Meadows: Two liters of Afterace
·· Hilltop Farm: Choice of breeding to Bugatti,
Contucci, Parabol, Qredit, or Royal Prince
(collection/shipping not included)
·· Sandy Clevenger: Silver bit horse bracelet, silver
horse bracelet, and silver and gold horse bracelet
·· Jo Ann Thomas/Vista Ridge FM: Brown figureeight bridle with rubber reins and A/P Roma H-US
logo saddle pad
·· Peg Lansing: Rider/jumper figurine, Arthur Court
aluminum pitcher
·· Pat Limage: Outback Ladies Vest, size L, and
Saddle Soap Tub
·· Anne Hedge: One breeding to Cabalito/
Whitehedge Farm
·· Midway Farm/Meredith Michelfelder: A/P Roma
H-US logo saddle pad, Back on Track dressage saddle pad embroidered with H-US logo, H-US logo
dressage saddle pad, one pair Back on Track Quick
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Wraps (size S), one pair Back on Track Quick Wraps
(size M), 1 pair Goode Rider full seat jean riding
breeches, Black Size 28L and Back on Track A/P saddle pad with H-US logo
Tena StJohn: Groom bag, Premium soft halter, navy
blue and groom Box
Chantel Mallinson/TOTD: Ariat Tempo dressage
chaps
Jill Peterson/Starquarry Farm:Wild Horses stemware, wine, set of four and Wild Horses stemware,
water, set of four
Mary Lou Winn: Wild Horses crystal wine set of
eight glasses, and wine decanter
Terri Ralenkotter: $50 restaurant gift card
Kathy Judge/Chestershire Farm: ThinLine contour
pad, and ThinLine Trifecta cotton half pad
Brita Arnold/Just Bridles: $150 gift certificate - Just
Bridles
SmartPak Equine: Dressage bridle with web reins
Don & Dee Kapper/Outer Banks Farm:
Hand-hammered hostess tray, four coasters, wineglass
holders, cheese, two bottles wine, buckeye candy
Cheryl Johnson/Hidden Acres Farm: German
Hanoverian throw/blanket, Hanoverian brow band,
full size, and German, Grand Sires 2013 calendar
Rebecca Neff/Rebecca Neff Phot: “Hanoverian” mare
and foal, 24”x32” canvas print of photo, expresso
wood frame
Diane Nauman/Hardenburg Farms: Leather horse
halter
Hannoveraner Verband: De Niro “Stallion of the
Year” plaque
WBFSH report
Hanoverians Take Center Stage at
WBFSH Global Meeting in Newmarket
Report by delegate hugh bellis-jones
Photos by ridehesten.com
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gainst the backdrop of the
Number (UELN) in 2002 and provision of USEF lifetime recording
numbers for AHS foals, beginning
in 2009.
Newmarket is a quintessentially
British country town and it’s unique
in that it is the center of the
Thoroughbred industry in Great
Britain. Flat racing has taken place at
Newmarket since 1174 and today,
more than 800 years later, the town
is home to more than sixty stud
farms that house some of the most
valuable stallions and broodmares in
the world, 70 licensed training establishments and more than 3,000 racehorses. A number of early risers took
the opportunity to watch morning
exercise on Newmarket Heath where
The Jockey Club maintains 3,500
acres of manicured training gallops.
A sister city to Lexington, Ky.,
Newmarket has a human population
of about 15,000, and it’s estimated
that one in three adults is employed
either directly or indirectly in the
horse business.
Newmarket is located about 65 miles
north of London and a number of
delegates had interesting experiences
navigating the British public transportation system to finally arrive at
their destination hotel. This year the
56 delegates present represented 35
studbook members and partner
organizations, including, from
North America, the USEF’s Director
of Horse Services Ken Ball, The
American Hanoverian Society’s
Executive Director Hugh BellisJones, and Chris Gould of the
Canadian Warmblood Horse
Breeders Association. The entire
meeting was conducted in a very
positive atmosphere and was hosted
by the British Hanoverian Horse
Society (BHHS), whose manager,
John Shenfield, had everything
impeccably organized. It is a considerable expense for any member
studbook to undertake the task of
hosting this event, and the BHHS
was fortunate to have obtained
sponsorship from Newmarket-based
veterinary practice Rossdales, while
the Hannoveraner Verband sponsored the gala dinner.
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town’s famed Newmarket
Heath, member delegates
from around the world assembled
in Newmarket, England, November
5-7, 2012, for the General Assembly
of the World Breeding Federation
for Sport Horses (WBFSH). The
WBFSH is a non-profit affiliation of
almost 70 global studbooks and
serves to promote the common
interests of its members while also
acting as a representative body for
sport horse breeders. The American
Hanoverian Society is now in its
11th year of WBFSH membership
having been accepted in 2002, effective 2003, during the convention in
Budapest, Hungary. There are six
member studbooks from the United
States although the AHS was the
only one in attendance at this international meeting. The venue is an
important one for networking with
colleagues from other studbooks;
initiatives to have come out of these
meetings which have benefited the
AHS breeding program include
adopting the Universal Equine Life
A Thorougbred breezes on the Newmarket Heath.
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John Shenfield, Manager and Secretary of the
British Hanoverian Horse Society (BHHS),
was highly praised for organizing the WBFSH
meeting.
Dr. Thomas Nissan of the Holsteiner Verband
(on left), accepts the WBFSH leading studbook
award in jumping from President Dr. Jan
Pederson.
As might be expected, the theme of
this year’s meeting centered on the
Thoroughbred’s role in the development of Newmarket as a world center
for veterinary science and related
equine research. Allied with this central theme was the influence, both historic and ongoing, of the Thoroughbred
in warmblood breeding in Europe, as
well as the development and diversity
of sport horse breeding in Great
Britain. Following an introductory
welcome by BHHS Chairman Katy
Holder-Vale, the first day of the convention featured an array of world
class speakers on a variety of technological and veterinary topics.
Veterinarians from the Rossdale practice were very much to the fore at this
meeting,
including
Andrew
McGladdery who discussed his
ground-breaking research into fetal
sexing. His colleague Lewis Smith provided an excellent talk on dynamic
endoscopy which is the process of
endoscopy on a moving ridden horse
for the diagnosis of recurrent laryngeal
neuropathy. John Mills, manager of
Rabbah Bloodstock, spoke on “The
selection and management of
Thoroughbred racehorses and an
insider’s subjective view on the
strengths and weaknesses of the modern Thoroughbred with regard to
breeding sport horses.” Mills spoke for
easily an hour and based upon the
many follow up questions, there was
general consensus among attendees
that his talk was the day’s highlight.
Additional topics covered on the
Monday included medically induced
cooling, by Professor Rafael De Jongh;
ragwort poisoning and liver disease, by
Professor Celia Marr; African Horse
Disease and Britain’s National Equine
Database, by Charlotte Robin of the
Animal Health Trust; and a fascinating
overview of the disparate network of
warmblood breeding organizations in
the U.K., by Celia Clarke. A late addition to the program was the Verband’s
Dr. Werner Schade who gave an historical overview of Hanoverians in the
Olympics. PowerPoint presentations
of all the day’s featured speakers are
available on the WBFSH website at
www.wbfsh.org.
The business meeting took place on
the Tuesday morning, expertly moderated by President Dr. Jan Pederson, a
professor of German at the University
of Aalborg, Denmark. It’s fascinating
to observe this individual’s linguistic
skills, transitioning smoothly from one
language to another so as to accommodate as many attendees as possible. In
addition to such routine matters as
approving prior minutes and the budget for 2013, the delegates considered
the WBFSH’s Strategic Plan for 20122016. This initiative from the
Development Department was presented by the Irish Sport Horse representative Alison Corbally. The five
major goals are to stimulate the development of sport horse breeding worldwide; to coordinate and stimulate
cooperation between member studbooks; to represent the common interests of the sport horse breeding world
internationally; to cooperate with
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The Scene at the WBFSH
Jan Pedersen presents the BHSS’s Katy HolderVale with a Danish crystal horse as a token of
appreciation for display in their central office.
56 delegates representing 35 studbook members and partner organizations from around the world enjoyed a
highly successful meeting at the WBFSH held in Newmarket, England.
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American Studbook, which has
approximately 50 mares in its program, was accorded Associate status.
The American Warmblood Society
and the Continental Studbook were
both removed from WBFSH membership.
Farouche, a 2006 mare by Fuerst HeinrichDornroschen/Dimaggio/Caprimond, ridden by
Michael Eilberg, was the highlight of the Britishbred Hanoverian presentation. She delighted
and impressed with her exceptional movement.
other relevant organizations to better
integrate sport and breeding; and
finally, to be effective as an organization in terms of financial control, governance and management. Not surprisingly this proposal was unanimously approved.
As in prior years, a continuing theme
of the meeting was the importance of
adopting and adhering to the Universal
Equine Life System. Virtually all member WBFSH studbooks now use the
UELN, although, from an AHS perspective, it is disconcerting when studbooks outside of the United States,
particularly in Germany, choose not to
accept the AHS’s UELNs and instead
assign their own. Examples of this pass
regularly through the AHS central
office, involving primarily HV-registered
horses foaled in Canada and GOVregistered horses foaled in the United
States. AHS Executive Director Hugh
Bellis-Jones took the opportunity to
discuss the AHS Board’s concerns
directly with FN representative Dr.
Klaus Miesner, and was told that “a
solution would be found.”
Of interest was the fact that three new
studbooks, namely the Studbook
Cheval Suisse, Bulgarian Sport Horse
Association, and East Bulgarian Horse
Association were granted full membership, while a fourth, the North
Towards the conclusion of the business
meeting, plaques were awarded to the
leading member studbooks in the
WBFSH rankings in the three Olympic
disciplines. Recognized for 2012 were
the KWPN (dressage), Holsteiner
Verband (show jumping) and Irish
Sport Horse (eventing).
was her yearling colt, an embryo transfer foal named Wild Child, by licensed
stallion Wavavoom (Weltregent/
Longchamp/Davignon). With such
regal bloodlines there are high expectations for this colt, but he’s already
proving his quality as the 2011 British
Equestrian
Federation’s
Foal
Champion and the 2011 Warmblood
Breeders Studbook’s Foal and Supreme
Champion. It was with great reluctance that the delegates bade farewell
to this group of exceptional equines to
make their way back to Newmarket.
A gala dinner sponsored by the
Hanoverian Verband concluded the
official two days of the meeting. The
ever modest John Shenfield was roundly praised for organizing such a memorable meeting and, to mark the occasion and much to the approval of the
attendees, Jan Pedersen presented the
BHSS’s Katy Holder-Vale with a
Danish crystal horse which will be
prominently displayed in their central
office.
2012 was of course a stellar year for the
British in equine competition, with no
less than five medals won at the
London Olympics in dressage, show
jumping and eventing. Hopes are high
in the future for the British-bred
Hanoverian Woodlander Farouche,
and it was therefore with great anticipation that on the Tuesday afternoon
the delegates boarded coaches en route
to Moulton College, deep in the heart
of the British countryside, to see this
Before returning to their respective
superstar in person. After a challenging
home countries, most delegates stayed
trip navigating coaches though picturon Wednesday for scheduled visits to
esque English villages and one-lane
the British Racing School, to Sheikh
hedged roads, the group finally arrived
Mohammed’s Darley Stud, and the
in typically appropriate weather, cold
world famous British Racing Museum.
with steady rain. However nothing
In summary, this meeting well lived up
could dampen the attendees’ enthusito the standard set by its predecessors.
asm as they were treated to a fantastic
The 2014 meeting will be hosted in
presentation
of
British-bred
Warsaw by the Polish Horse Breeders
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lions. With an expert commentary
from BHSS Committee Member Lynne
Crowden, the delegates viewed a number of horses, highlighted of course by
the wonderful Farouche, a 2006 mare
by Fuerst Heinrich-Dornroschen/
Dimaggio/Caprimond. This imposing
dark chestnut mare (she’s close to 17
hands), ridden by Michael Eilberg, has
movement that has to be seen to be
believed. In 2012 as a 6-year-old,
Farouche was recognized as the FEI
World Breeding Champion for Young
Dressage Horses in Verden with a
breathtaking 9.88, having won as a
5-year-old in 2011. She’s the only mare
ever to have won the competition for
both age groups. Farouche was bred by
Lynne Crowden’s Woodlander Stud, as Thoroughbreds ride out on the famous Newmarket Heath.
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All-American Hanoverian Young Dressage Horse Finals
(AAHYDH)
by pat limage
The All-American Hanoverian Young Dressage Horse
Awards are entering their sixth year. In 2008 Paul
Cohen of Associations Underwriters, Inc. and Ziplow
Horse Insurance (AUIZHI) challenged AHS members
attending the Annual Meeting to match his $1000 sponsorship to recognize Hanoverians that are truly
“American-Bred.” Members eagerly came on board
donating $6000 to be awarded to the highest-placing
American-bred Hanoverians in the Young Horse classes
at Dressage at Devon. Each year since, our super members have kept the ball rolling.
To be eligible for the money, a horse must be born and
bred in this country, registered with AHS, sired by an
American-owned stallion, and out of an Americanowned mare. A total of $6000 will be offered each year
with $2000 going to the highest-placed (in the ribbons)
horse in each of the Young Horse classes: USEF 4-YearOld Test, FEI 5-Year-Old Test, and FEI 6-Year-Old Test
at Devon. The money will be split between owner and
breeder ($1000 to each).
Sponsors for these awards in 2013 are Paul Cohen,
Associations Underwriters, Inc. and Ziplow Horse
Insurance, Md.; Hiltop Farm, Colora, Md.; Peg Lansing,
Fleur de Lis Hanoverians, Ky.; Doug and Shannon Langer,
Maple Run Farm, Wis.; Meredith Michelfelder, Midway
Farms, Inc., Ala.; Nancy Connolly, HorsePower Farm
Hanoverians, Wash.; and Anne Sparks, Horses Unlimited,
N.M.
Previous years’ sponsors:
·· 2008 - Paul Cohen, AUIZHI, Md.; Mary Lou Winn,
Home Again Farm, Fla.; Barbara Schmidt, DVM,
Bridlewood Farm, Ky.; Wendy and Marty Costello,
Kent Island Sport Horses, Md.; Don and Dee Kapper,
Outer Banks Farm; Progressive Nutrition, Ohio; and
Anne Sparks, Horses Unlimited, N.M.
·· 2009 - Paul Cohen; Barbara Schmidt; Anne Sparks;
Wendy and Marty Costello; Doug and Shannon
Langer, Maple Run Farm, Wis.; Terry and Jayshree
Schrubb, Page Brook Farms, Hollis, N.H.; and Jane
MacElree, Hilltop Farm, Md.
·· 2010 - Paul Cohen; Anne Sparks; Doug and Shannon
Langer; Doug and Louise Leatherdale, Leatherdale
Farm, Minn.; Gina Leslie, Sandpiper Farm, N.Y.; and
Michele Vaughn, Calif.
·· 2011 - Paul Cohen; Anne Sparks; Doug and Shannon
Langer; Louise Leatherdale; Gina Leslie; and Michele
Vaughn.
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·· 2012 - Paul Cohen; Doug and Shannon Langer; Jane
MacElree; and Suzanne Quarles, Some Day Soon Farm,
Md.
Award Winners:
2008
·· 4-Year-Old Class - Pikko Del Rio
(Pik L-Rohweena/Rohdiamant)
Owner/breeder: Anne Sparks Whitten
·· 5-Year-Old Class - Pikko Del Cerro
·· 6-Year-Old Class - Cabana Boy
(Contucci-Britania/Bordeaux)
Owner: Hilltop Farm
Breeders: Doug and Shannon Langer
2009
·· 4-Year-Old Class- no qualifiers.
·· 5-Year-Old Class- Pikko Del Rio
Owner/breeder: Anne Sparks Whitten.
·· 6-Year-Old Class- Pikko Del Cerro
2010 - No eligible horses
2011
·· 4- Year-Old Class - Ripley HTF
(Royal Prince-SPS Komtess V/ Riverman)
Owner/breeder: Hilltop Farm.
·· 5-Year-Old Class -Foley
(Fabuleux-Romance/Puritano)
Owner: Amanda Johnson
Breeder: Barbara Putnam
·· 6-Year-Old Class - None eligible
2012
·· 4-Year-Old Class - Syncopation RK
(Sinatra Song-Werlwhind/ Werbellin)
Owner: Dr. Annette Hildabrand
Breeder: Emmett Turner
Rider: Brandi Benedict
·· 5-Year-Old Class- None eligible
·· 6-Year-Old Class-Rohannah
(Rienzi-EM Daalny/Donnerhall)
Owner: Dr. Kim Aikens
Breeder: Marefield Meadows
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2012 AHS AWARDS YEARBOOK
Congratulations to:
The 2012 Perpetual Trophy Recipients
2012 USDF Hanoverian Year-End Award Winners
2012 AHS Hunter and Jumper Winners
2012 AHS Sport Horse Breeding Winners
2012 USEA Hanoverian Winners
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addition
to
the
extensive
AHS A wards P rogram which annually rewards
Hanoverians competing in sport, a number of Perpetual Trophies have been established over the years to
honor specific achievements or performances.
Beginning with Shannon Langer’s article on the 2012 winner of the coveted Dr. Hartwig Prize and Cathy TuckerSlaterbeck’s article on the winner of Engler-Friedlaender Memorial and Benchmark Perpetual Trophies, the
list continues with the 2012 winner of the Bari von Buedingen Memorial Trophy written by Marion Carrol,
the EQ|quest FEI Tests Awards, the Lucchetti Ranch and KEFA Performance Horses Materiale Award, as well
as the Dressage at Devon Perpetual Trophy. This information and available photos of all winners have also
been added to the AHS website at www.hanoverian.org.
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Dressage at Devon Perpetual
trophy is awarded to the highestplacing eligible Hanoverian horse in
the open breed classes.
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Congratulations to Marydell Farm on
their outstanding colt David Bowie
MF, who had a stellar year being named
USDF 2012 Champion Colt with a
median score 85.3%. He is also the
winner of the Traveling Trot perpetual
award for being the highest scoring
Champion of all divisions.
He is owned and bred by Maryanna
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david bowie mf (Don Principe-EM Rotina/Rotspon)
Owner/Breeder: Maryanna Haymon, N.C.
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EMC Djanga Brings Home the Hartwig Prize for 2012
[ BY Shannon Langer ]
CHAMPION:
❚❚ EMC DJANGA
(Dacaprio-Rastella/Regazzoni)
Owner/Breeder:
Carol Jenkins, Ill.
Inspection Score: 7.66
Overall MPT Score: 7.66
Jumping Score: 8.5
RESERVE CHAMPION:
❚❚ EMC Laus deo
(Landkoenig-Ghizelle/Graf Top II)
Owners: Manessa Donovan and
Gustavo Rodriquez
Breeder: Stacie Fenderson, Calif.
Overall MPT Score: 8.44
Jumping Score: 9.5
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Hanoverian Society awards
the Dr. Hartwig Prize to the
best North American-bred Young
Hanoverian Mare. The sponsors of
this perpetual trophy have determined that the award should be
limited to 3- or 4-year-old AHS
registered mares, conceived and
foaled in either the United States or
Canada. The winner is determined
by combining each mare’s scores
from her studbook inspection and
mare performance test, with mares
that are three years of age having .4
point added to the final total.
ach
The 2012 winner is Elite Mare
Candidate Djanga, a 3-year-old dark
bay or brown mare by Dacaprio out
of Rastella, by Regazzoni. This
accomplished mare was bred and is
owned by Carol Jenkins whose
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Djanga shows her scope and form which earned her an 8.5 overall jumping score during her Mare
Performance Test. The judges were impressed by the way she attacked the jumps with enthusiam
and joy.
breeding program is based at Left
Field Farm, Alton, Ill. Djanga was
inspected and performance tested in
2012 at the Woodridge Farm site in
Woodridge, Okla. The judges on this
occasion were Gerd Zuther and
George Walker, III. The mare performed a very solid test and during
the free jumping scored an 8 for
jumping form, and for her ability, a
well-deserved 9. The inspectors
praised the way she attacked the
jumps with enthusiasm and joy. Her
gaits and scores under saddle averaged 7.5 and she showed good rideability as well, receiving a score of 7.
She thus completed her test with the
very respectable score of 7.66.
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All mares eligible for this award were 3- and 4-year-olds in 2012, bred and foaled in
North America and have achieved a high enough score for their EMC.
Described by the judges as the “star
of the day,” Djanga continued her
winning ways being named high
score Hanoverian mare at the
Woodridge Farm site, with another
final score of 7.66 to match her Mare
Performance Test result. The high
points of her studbook inspection
included a 9 for her beautiful head,
and a series of 8’s for her conformation, typiness, walk and overall
impression and development.
Combining the mare’s two scores of
7.66 and factoring in the 0.4 point
awarded to 3-year-olds, resulted in
EMC Djanga being a deserving winner of the Dr. Hartwig perpetual
trophy with a final score of 15.72.
This year there were nineteen eligible Hartwig candidates, eight 3-yearolds and eleven 4-year-olds. EMC
Djanga certainly faced stiff competition, as the runner up spot was
taken by 4-year-old EMC Laus Deo
(Landkoenig/Graf Top II), herself
the winner of two AHS perpetual
trophies in 2012!
Proud owner Carol Jenkins stated
that winning the Dr. Hartwig Prize
was a huge honor and was something that all breeders must dream
of. Said Jenkins, “While there is
much that we as breeders can control, measure and ponder, in the end
we shake the dice. I am so happy this
time to have come out on the winning side and recognize the debt
that I owe to mentors Ulrich Berner
and Bill Solyntjes.”
Jenkins added that Djanga had been
praised by the judges as a weanling
and their comments captured her
breeding intentions and made her
very proud on that day. As a foal, it
was apparent that the then unnamed
Dacaprio filly was representative of
the Hanoverian breeding goal. In
naming the filly the Best Foal of the
day, judge Suzanne Quarles
described Djanga as “very expressive4
Inspection
Score
Total Score
(Place)
(Dacaprio-Rastella/Regazzoni)
2009
7.66
+.4
7.66
15.72 (1)
Laus Deo
Owner: Manessa Donovan and
Gustavo Rodriguez
Breeder: Stacie Fenderson, Calif.
(Landkoenig-Ghizelle/Graf Top II)
2008
8.44
0
7.0
15.44 (2)
Wisperle
Owner/breeder:
Cathy Balance, Ill.
(Widmark-EM Arriana/Arrian)
2008
7.61
0
7.66
15.27 (3)
Furstina
Owner/breeder:
Dinah Babcock, Texas
(Fuerst Romancier-EM Stiletta/Sir Donnerhall I)
2009
7.77
+.4
7.0
15.17 (4)
Billie Jean GCF
Owner/breeder:
Sharon Garner, Texas
(Bonheur-EM Whirliegirl/Wonderland)
2009
7.28
+.4
7.33
15.01 (=5)
Bella Notte
Owner: Peg Lansing
Breeder: Darla d’Agay, Calif.
(Bugatti Hilltop-Tenacity/Ulft)
2009
7.11
+.4
15.01 (=5)
Fergie MRF
Owner/breeder:
Maple Run Farm, Wis.
(Fidertanz-EM Revlon/Rohdiamant)
2008
7.27
0
7.66
14.93 (6)
Saaliyah Lind
Owner/breeder:
Jennifer Lind, Calif.
(Stedinger-EM Donatasha/De Niro)
2009
7.50
+.4
7.0
14.90 (7)
Won Cosmo
Owner: Marcie Scheskie-Keller
Breeder: Meg Williams, Ind.
(Widmark-EM Wilanka/Wittinger)
2009
7.08
+.4
7.33
14.81 (8)
Shiatsu TF
Owner/breeder:
Anne Schmidt, Mich.
(Sir Donnerhall I-EM Reiki TF/Rhodes Scholar)
2009
7.39
+.4
7.0
14.79 (9)
Duet MF
Owner/breeder:
Maryanna Haymon, N.C.
(Don Principe-EM Rotina/Rotspon)
2008
7.11
0
7.67
14.78 (10)
Whyoming RSF
Owner/breeder:
Maurine Swanson, Pa.
(Welcome S-EM Lhibrarian/Loerke)
2009
7.25
+.4
7.0
14.65 (11)
Deluxxe
Owner/breeder:
Meg Williams, Ind.
(De Laurentis-EM Won Easter Vigil/Widmark)
2009
7.22
+.4
7.0
14.62 (12)
Deloris SS
Owner/breeder:
Sondra Airola, Texas
(Dauphin-Elysia/Eiger I)
2008
7.30
0
7.16
14.46 (13)
Calypso MWF
(Contucci-Karrena/Kalypso)
Owner: Kerri Neuendorf
2008
7.11
0
Breeder: Meredith Michelfelder, Ala.
7.33
14.44 (14)
Ebony Rose HVH
Owner/breeder:
High Valley Hanoverians, Ga.
7.0
14.25 (15)
Mare Name (Pedigree)
Year Born
Djanga
Owner/breeder:
Carol Jenkins, Ill.
MPT
Score
Age Factor
(if eligible)
(Escudo II-SPS Fabel/Fabriano)
2008
7.25
0
7.5
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As a foal, Djanga was highly praised by judges
for her powerful gaits and tremendous presence.
with tremendous presence, a wellformed and set neck, with harmonious
proportions and standing on four perfect legs. Good walk and in the trot and
canter uses her hind-end powerfully,
reaching well underneath herself and
elevating the forehand. In short, a
quality filly and very much what we are
looking for.” Clearly Djanga has more
than lived up to expectations.
Djanga’s dam, the Regazzoni mare
Rastella, was Champion Hanoverian
mare of her inspection with a final
score of 7.33. Carol chose Dacaprio
for the mare’s initial breeding because
she wanted a proven stallion that could
refine her somewhat older style mare.
Carol liked the combination of
Dacaprio’s Donnerhall and Karon
bloodlines, and also the type and
movement that had previously resulted from crossing Dacaprio with
Regazzoni mares.
Carol describes EMC Djanga as having
a very strong character, with loads of
charisma and a head turner. She is
super forward, eager, tuned in when
working and wants to please. Carol’s
goals for EMC Djanga are to qualify
her at Training Level in 2013. With her
strong sit and great character Carol
feels she will develop into a solid dressage horse. Because of the strong talent
the mare showed in the jump chute,
Carol may try her in some lower level
eventing or jumping. Of course there is
also the temptation to breed Djanga
early to see if she produces her own
type and thereby qualifies for her Elite
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Djanga was prepared for the MPT by
Jana Wagner of Wally Woo Farm, La
Cygne, Kansas. With two months of
preparation, Jana trained the mare to
give a very good showing under rider
Emily Wagner. Djanga was free
jumped very lightly in the eight weeks
in training and never very high. While
in the chute Djanga did not show her
true talent until the fences were raised
where she demonstrated her aptitude
for jumping.
Carol showed Djanga in-hand as a
3-year-old qualifying her for the Gaig/
USDF Regional Championships with a
score of 86.4, including 9’s on conformation and general impression and 8.8
on her trot. Following suit at Regional
Championships she was awarded
Grand Champion Filly!
EMC djanga (Dacaprio-Rastella/Regazzoni)
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EMC Laus Deo Sets the Bar High as Winner of Two Major Honors
The 4-year-old mare EMC Laus Deo
(Landkoenig-Ghizelle/Graf Top II),
bred by Stacie Fenderson of Grass
Valley, Calif., and owned by Gustavo
Rodriguez and Manessa Donovan of
Tampa, Fla., was the highest scoring
Hanoverian mare in the American
Hanoverian Society’s MPT’s for 2012
with an overall score of 8.44. With this
score she has won the EnglerFriedlaender Memorial Trophy for the
Hanoverian mare with the highest
overall MPT score during the year, and
the Benchmark Perpetual Trophy for
the mare with the highest jumping
score in the MPT. She achieved scores
of 9.5 for both her technique and her
ability in the jumping part of the testing, so both awards are well deserved!
She was also the Reserve winner of the
Dr. Hartwig Prize. Quite an impressive
array of awards for one mare!
The most striking thing about “Laila”,
as Gustavo calls her, is how much he
cares about her and how much he really enjoys and looks forward to working
with her every day. It’s a pleasure to
hear the attachment and enthusiasm in
his voice when he talks about his talented mare with such a wonderful
temperament.
Gustavo and Manessa bought Laila as
a 21/2-year-old after seeing a video of
her moving freely in a round pen. In
the video she also free jumped a small
vertical fence, one about three feet
high, and jumped over it higher than
the sides of the round pen, with good
form. They did not go out to California
to see her in person, but bought her
from the video, and had her shipped
from California to Florida where they
live near Tampa. She and a now yearling filly that they also own are pasture
mates and close friends.
Stacie Fenderson, her breeder, also had
a couple of anecdotes to add to Laila’s
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EMC laus deo (Landkoenig-Ghizelle/Graf Top II)
story. She had bought Ghizelle while
she was in dental school because she
really missed owning a horse; and
bought her to eventually either breed
or resell. When she asked Edgar
Schutte’s advice as to who to breed
Ghizelle to, he suggested Landkoenig.
As she did some research she realized
that there were other similar crosses
that had been quite successful and that
he was giving her good advice; not just
promoting his own stallion. She also
tells of how, as soon as the filly stood
after being born, Laila raced around
the foaling stall and her mother about
six or seven times, then stopped and
visited with Stacie and the other people helping with the foaling. Stacie put
a lot of thought into the filly’s name,
“Laus Deo”, which is Latin and means
“Praise Be to God.” Apparently it is a
little known fact that there is a lightning rod on the very top of the
Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C. that has the phrase “Laus Deo” on
the cap of it. As the filly was born near
Presidents Day in February, and as she
needed a name that started with an “L”
this phase became her registered name,
and “Laila”, which means “dark haired
beauty,” became her barn name.
After the mare had settled in Florida,
Gustavo began to work with her, getting her started under saddle and
began her jumping education also.
Gustavo is her rider and specializes in
jumpers. He and Manessa decided to
take her to her Hanoverian mare
inspection and the MPT at Pennock
Point in Reddick, Florida, in October
2012 where he rode her in the test. In
the MPT, she showed good gaits, especially her walk, which scored an 8.5. In
the free jumping, to quote the judges:
“She jumped with ease and confidence
and showed very good technique, and
there seemed no limit to her scope.”
She scored a 9.5 for both technique
and ability; quite impressive scores!
Laila also showed good rideability
under saddle and received an 8 for that
score. All of her MPT scores were
between 7.5 and 9.5, so understandably, she ended up with the best overall
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❚❚ FURST DAYLIGHT
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“When she trots across the field to see
you it kind of makes your heart stop,”
says Mary Manning of Trenton, N.C.,
about Furst Daylight (Furst ImpressionAmelia Bedelia/Anhaltiner E), a mare
she bred and owns. Furst Daylight
must have had a similar effect on
inspection tour judges, Meg Williams
and Dr. Schade of the Hanoverian
Verband, who rewarded her with the
highest score on the 2012 inspection
tour. Furst Daylight’s overall score of
7.83 made her the recipient of the Bari
von Buedingen Memorial Trophy,
awarded to the highest scoring mare
on the inspection tours.
The Bari von Buedingen Memorial
Trophy was donated to the American
Hanoverian Society in the early 1990’s
in memory of breeder Bari von
Buedingen. Mrs. Von Buedingen, with
her husband, Dr. Richard von
Buedingen, developed their Graf Bae
Farm broodmare band into one of the
finest in the United States until her
death in 1993. The following tribute to
Mrs. Von Buedingen is inscribed on
the trophy, “Internationally recognized
as an exceptional horsewoman and
breeder of Hanoverian horses. May her
enthusiasm, love and dedication to the
Hanoverian horse be remembered and
perpetuated through this award.” The
trophy has been awarded since 1994,
and Furst Daylight’s name is the 23rd
to be added.
On inspection day, Dr. Schade began
his evaluation of Furst Daylight by
saying, “This was the first mare we saw
this morning (she was first in the order
of go), and here at the end she is first
again.” Furst Daylight received 8’s for
her head, neck, saddle position, and
frame and 7’s on her foreleg and hindleg giving her a conformation score
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(Furst Impression-Amelia Bedelia/
Anhaltiner E)
Owner/Breeder: Mary Manning, N. C.
of 8. She also scored 8’s for her trot,
overall impression and development
and a 9 for typiness and femininity.
Judges Meg Williams and Dr. Werner
Schade agreed, “She had beautiful
uphill, ground covering movement,
with a lot of power from behind. This
mare was a pleasure to judge.”
Breeding and owning the highest scoring mare in the country is certainly a
thrill for Manning, especially since
Furst Daylight is the first foal she has
registered with the American
Hanoverian Society. Manning’s success is even more rewarding considering her journey with Furst Daylight,
who she affectionately calls “Sunny.”
The story of her birth made her elegant registered name, Furst Daylight,
an easy choice. Manning slept by dam
Amelia Bedelia’s stall for three nights
before Furst Daylight was born. On the
morning of her birth Manning got up
at 5:30, saw all was well, fed Amelia
Bedelia a carrot and went back to her
house. Thirty minutes later Manning’s
mother went to the barn to check on
the mare and Furst Daylight had been
born. It seemed Amelia Bedelia waited
until she had the all clear to deliver her
filly! Manning wanted the foal to share
part of her name with her sire but also
wanted to incorporate something having to do with her being born right at
dawn, hence, Furst Daylight.
Manning bought Furst Daylight’s
mother, Amelia Bedelia, in the fall of
2007 and bred her the following spring
to Furst Impression. When watching
the High Point Hanoverians Stallion
DVD, looking at another stallion for a
different mare, Furst Impression
caught her eye. She was impressed by
his jumping ability, movement and
substance. When making breeding
decisions, attitude is at the top of
Manning’s list. Her breeding aim is to
produce versatile athletes with good
movement and jumping ability, and
good minds. Manning describes Furst
Daylight as “the perfect package of
disposition as well as movement and
athletic ability.”
When reviewing Furst Daylight’s pedigree, it is no surprise that she is what
Manning considers “the perfect package.” Furst Daylight’s sire, Furst
Impression (Furst Heinrich-Roxana/
Regazzoni), owned by High Point
Hanoverians, excels in the dressage4
Furst Daylight’s paternal grandsire,
Furst Heinrich (Florestan-Dawina/
Donnerhall), competed successfully up
to his untimely death at age seven. He
was champion of his performance test
in Munster-Handorf with a score of
8.82. He then qualified for the
Bundeschampionate with a score of
8.5, where he placed second. Next,
Furst Heinrich won the 5-year-old
division at the 2003 World
Championships for Young Dressage
Horses, winning the individual finals
with a score of 9.30.
freak accident involving a
water bucket that left her
with a gash about a foot
long from her flank to her
hip. She stayed at the vet’s
for six weeks for treatment
of the laceration. She recovered fully and barely has a
scar. The second time
Manning considered selling
her was right around the
time the economy took a
turn for the worse. When that happened, Manning never even advertised
her. “Now she’s beautiful and I’m in
love with her,” said Manning. “I love
her personality and everything about
her is beautiful! She is just a joy to have
in the barn.”
Furst Daylight was started under saddle in January and has been very willing. Manning plans for Furst Daylight
to complete the Mare Performance
Test this year, then she hopes to breed
her once before competing her.
Manning describes her mare as “multitalented” with her great movement
and jumping ability. As such, Manning
may start Furst Daylight off in dressage
and then try hunters.
Twice Manning has considered selling
Furst Daylight, and twice fate has
intervened. The first time was when
Furst Daylight was five weeks old.
Manning planned to sell the filly as a
foal but when her dam was at the vet’s
for breeding, Furst Daylight had a
Manning’s inspection day at Sullivan
Farm in Walkertown, N.C., was truly a
special day for her. She took home two
champion
neck
sashes!
Her
Thoroughbred mare, Matinee Delight
xx (Take Me Out xx –Hasty Hildene
xx/First Landing xx) was the high scor-
ing non-Hanoverian mare, receiving
an overall 7.33.
When remembering the inspection,
Manning said, “It felt like it came
together. It meant something that I
had done it right. I’m hoping that
[Furst Daylight] will be a foundation
for our future breeding program. I’m
hoping that [these mares] will be a
good start to getting going in the right
direction. I just need to keep going
forward, staying positive and improving.” Manning plans to repeat the cross
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Marion Carroll graduates from Virginia Tech
in May with a Bachelor of Arts in
Communication – Electronic and Print
Journalism and a Minor in Equine Science. She
is the daughter of long time AHS members Dr.
Steve and Bettie Carroll and is involved with
the family’s Sullivan Farm.
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On Furst Daylight’s damside, grandsire
Anhaltiner E (Akzent II-SPS Pia/Pik
Bube), like Furst Impression, is versatile in both jumping and dressage. He
was shown successfully in dressage
while in Germany and was exhibited in
the United States as a “technique master” in free jumping. He was owned by
Suzanne Quarles of Some Day Farm
until his death in 2011.
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arena but is also successful in the hunter ring. His jumping ability was discovered at his 100-Day Stallion Test
where he received an impressive 122
points.
furst daylight (Furst Impression-Amelia Bedelia/Anhaltiner E)
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“I was happy to be able to continue the
sponsorship for these awards through
EQ|quest, especially since the focus of
the site is to support breeders through
a linked network of advertising, news
and community forums,” commented
Werkheiser. “It’s crucial to recognize,
cultivate and promote the development
of these talented young Hanoverians
as they move up the levels. In 2009
at the USEF National Developing
Horse Dressage Championships, three
domestically-foaled Hanoverians –
Cabana Boy, Pikko del Cerro HU and
Selten HW – swept the division
championships. That’s an astounding
success for one registry and it proves
that our young horses can compete
and win among the best.”
In 2009, SmartPak Equine began
sponsoring Reserve Champion awards
for all of our divisions that have
a second-placed horse. Therefore,
we are able to honor the Reserve
Champions in these three awards
divisions also.
To be eligible for these awards, the
horses must be in the AHS Registry
(transferred in the case of Germanpapered horses) and the owner must
be a current year member of the
AHS (Active, Associate, Junior). Also
we require the horse to be Lifetime
Recorded with USDF, and the owner
and rider must be participating USDF
members for their scores to count
and medians to be determined. We
also strongly encourage members to
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the horses are already “set up” for
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❚❚ FEI 6-YEAR-OLD WINNERs:
Sanceo
(San Remo-SPS Rivera/Ramiro’s Son II)
Median score: 8.2
Owner: Alice Womble
Breeder: Gerhard Dustmann
RESERVE CHAMPION:
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AHS Publications Editor Sandra
Werkheiser’s newly established
equestrian community website EQ|quest
(eqquest.com), was originally conceived
by Maurine (Mo) and Jim Swanson
of Rolling Stone Farm in Slatington,
Pa., as a new year-end award for AHS
breeders and owners in 2006. The
Swansons’ commissioned a beautiful
painting that hangs in the AHS central
office in Lexington, Ky. Each year,
the names of the three winners are
added on small brass plates around
the frame and winners receive keepsake
trophies with a photo of the painting
at the annual meeting banquet.
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Highschool SF
(Hochadel-Ria/Rotspon)
Median score: 7.7
Owner: Susan Alvey
Breeder: Jens and Andrea Stueven
❚❚ FEI 5-YEAR-OLD WINNERs:
radiance hvh (Rotspon-EM Whitney BH/Welser)
Radiance HVH
(Rotspon-EM Whitney BH/Welser)
Median score: 7.6
Owner/Breeder: High Valley Hanoverians
RESERVE CHAMPION:
Rafaela
(Rapture R-Wicca/Wallstreet Kid)
Median score: 7.3
Owner/Breeder: Jo Anne Balling
❚❚ USEF 4-YEAR-OLD WINNERs:
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FEI
Ballerina DMV
(Ballettmeister-Dreaming/Dimaggio)
Median score: 8.1
Owner: Leroy Fuller
Breeder: Dreamcatcher Meadows Ventures
Sir Steinerman
(Stedinger-SPS Donabella/Don Primero)
Median score: 8.1
Owner: Amy Lewis
Breeder: Marlace Hughes
RESERVE CHAMPION:
Don Frederic HVH
(Don Frederico-EM Wruffian Q/Weltbekannt)
Median score: 7.7
Ballerina DMV (Ballettmeister-Dreaming/Dimaggio)
She was also the Champion of the Lucchetti Ranch and KEFA
Performance Materiale Fillies and Mares division – 3-, 4- and
5-Year-Olds. She was the winner of this division in 2011 as
well.
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2009 season,
the American Hanoverian Society
(AHS) introduced a new set
of awards for young horses who are
competing in Materiale classes in dressage and sport horse breed shows. In
these classes, the horses are ridden in
groups and evaluated and scored
mainly for their gaits, with their
conformation evaluated secondly. The
classes are divided by age and sex and
are for young horses between the ages
of three and five years old.
These awards are sponsored by Megan
Vincent’s Lucchetti Ranch and Kevin
and Ericka Reinig’s KEFA Performance
Horses of Wilton, Calif. “It’s due in no
small part to the generosity and the
passion that individuals such as Megan,
Kevin and Erica have for the
Hanoverian horse that the AHS is able
to offer such a comprehensive awards
program,” stated Executive Director
Hugh Bellis-Jones. He added, “The
AHS is indebted to the many individuals (some anonymous) who help
underwrite the cost of the awards program year after year.”
To be eligible for these awards, the
horses must be in the AHS Registry
(transferred in the case of Germanpapered horses) and the owner
must be a current year member of the
American Hanoverian Society (Active,
Associate, Junior). Also we do require
that the horse be Lifetime Recorded
with USDF, and the owner and rider
must be participating USDF members
for their scores to count and medians
to be determined. We strongly
encourage members declare the AHS
as “their registry of choice” with the
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eginning with the
san dante (Sandro Hit- Weltmeyer’s Song/Weltmeyer)
USDF so all of the important bases are
covered and so the horses are already
“set up” for All-Breeds. Congratulations
to all! n
❚❚ Fillies & mares division –
3-, 4- and 5-year-olds:
1.Ballerina DMV (88.5%)
Owner: Leroy Fuller
2.Rebellienne HVH (81.5%)
3.Doma Delinda LR (81.4%)
(Domiro-D’Lilah/Diamont)
Owner: Cindy Bankie
Breeder: Lucchetti Ranch
4.Duet MF (80.5%)
Owner/Breeder: Maryanna Haymon
5.Radiance HVH (79.1%)
❚❚ colts & geldings division –
3-, 4- and 5-year-olds:
1.San Dante (84.4%)
(Sandro Hit- Weltmeyer’s Song/Weltmeyer)
Owners: Jason and Amber Dannatt
Breeder: Diane Nauman
2.Don Frederic HVH (81.5%)
3.Won Chance (81.4%)
(Widmark-EM Delorean/Del Piero)
Owner: Lisa Weis
Breeder: Meg Williams
4.Widget (78.5%)
(Weltmeyer-Miss Miller xx/H.E. Miller xx)
Owner/Breeder: Janice Graham Marquardt
5.Solja Boy (77.8%)
(Sinatra Song-Davinnia/Davignport)
Owner/Breeder: High Point Hanoverians
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FEI LEVEL HORSE OF THE YEAR
GRAND PRIX (68.191)
GRAND PRIX MUSICAL FREESTYLE (70.525)
Devon L
(De Niro-EM Wibranda/Wolkenstein II)
Owner: Leatherdale Farms
Breeder: Hans Henning Decken, Ger.
Rider: Diane Creech
2012 USDF Hanoverian
Year-End Awards
INTERMEDIARE II - ADULT AMATEUR
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GENTLEMAN N (64.079)
(Grusus-SPS Rumpelstilzchen/Raphael)
Owner: Kristin Herzing
Breeders: Kathryn and Jeffery Nesbit, Va.
Rider: Kristin Herzing
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Awards
Congratulations to the following USDF Hanoverian All-Breeds Award winners! The 2012 show
season proved to be exceptional as AHS members and their horses topped the winners list in many
divisions. A complete listing and photos of the AHS Horses of the Year and the top year-end awards
winners in dressage, eventing, hunters and jumpers and sport horse breeding have also been published on the website at www.hanoverian.org
❚❚ First Level,
Adult Amateur
3.WON TINKERBELLE (66.141)
(Widmark-EM Flying Star/Webster)
Owner/Rider: Michelle Morehead
Breeder: Meg Williams, Ind.
1.DULCINEA BF (70.932)
BRUNELLO M
(Belissimo M-SPS La Rochelle/Lauries Crusador xx)
❚❚ Training Level,
Adult Amateur
1.BRUNELLO M (71.300)
(Belissimo M-SPS La Rochelle/Lauries
Crusador xx)
Owner/Rider: Melissa Torreano
Breeder: Heinrich Behrmann, Ger.
2.FORTISSIMO B (70.000)
(Fabuleux-EM Roma I/Rubinstein I)
Owner/Rider: Camilla Van Liew
Breeder: Bridlewood Farm, Ky. 3.WHITNY (68.214)
(Widmark-EM Rosabela/Rotspon)
Owner/Rider: Betsy Kang
Breeder: Jill Vonderhaar, Ohio
4.FLAMBOYANT KH (68.125)
(Florencio I-EM Diva/Donnerhall)
Owners: Eileen and Thomas Beckman
Breeder Kareen Heineking-Schuette, Ger.
Rider: Eileen Beckman
5.DONA WAUNITA (68.018)
4.SomEginsomewhere (64.524)
{Registered name: Cadbury D)
(Constantin-Wiebke D/Weltbekannt)
Owner/Rider: Jamie French
Breeder: Lauren Dearlove, Va.
2. DANATO (70.541)
(De Niro-Wiebke/Wertherson)
Owner/Rider: Colleen Hill
Breeder: Kathlyn Dion, Ill. 5.Figaro HP (64.440)
(Feinbrand-Russian Roulette/Rouletto)
Owner/Rider: Kathleen Kelly
Breeder: High Point Hanoverians, Md.
3.RENDEZVOUS MF (69.355)
(Rousseau-SPS Doreen/Don Gregory)
Owner/Rider: Martine Duff
Breeder: Maryanna Haymon, N.C.
❚❚ Third Level,
Adult Amateur
4.RAPAZZINI (69.274)
(Royal Prince-EM Lively/Letkiss)
Owner/Breeder/Rider: Caryn Vesperman, Wis.
5.FEINER NACHT (69.054)
(Feiner Stern-North Night xx/Far North xx)
Owner/Breeder/Rider: Zena Cooper, Calif.
❚❚ Second Level,
Adult Amateur
1.WESTEN (70.705)
(Wolkentanz I-Tamara/Trajan)
Owner/Rider: Jessica Paine
Breeder: Joh. Wilting, Ger.
1.Ghardener (65.856)
(Gold Luck-Whest Indies/Wolkentanz II)
Owner/Rider: Sharon Lewis
Breeder: Maurine Swanson, Pa.
2.EM RIVER SIDE LADY (65.236)
(Royal Diamond-Dj vu/Donnerhall)
Owner/Rider: Robbie Rice
Breeders: B.G. and Hanken Schroeder, Ger.
3.PIKK POKKET (65.183)
(Pik L-Gera/Garibaldi I)
Owner/Rider: Marilyn Johnson
Breeder: Horses Unlimited Inc., N.M.
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2.ROYAL ARIES (68.714)
(Royal Blend-Dunja Classic/Dimension)
Owner/Rider: Danielle Culver
Breeder: Gerd Volbers, Ger,
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(Don Frederico-Winona/Wesley)
Owner/Rider: Danielle Compton
Breeder: Terry Mason-Esteban, Calif.
(Don Primero-EM Shandra/Shogun xx)
Owner/Rider: Ida Noll
Breeder: John Gillien, Fla.
DUlCINEA BF
WESTEN (Wolkentanz I-Tamara/Trajan)
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4.Lauren FS (63.659)
3.HOTCHKISS (64.605)
5.WEST POINT (62.496)
4.Amica (63.882)
(Letkiss-Diamond/Davignon)
Owner/Rider: Kristine Kuchinski-Broome
Breeder: Hilton Farm, Va.
(Weltruhm-Goldika/Goldfinger)
Owner/Rider: Lynn La Caze
Breeder: Gustav Sindram, Ger.
❚❚ Fourth Level,
Adult Amateur
1.PIKTURESK (70.130)
(Pik L-Donatela/Don Primero)
Owner/Rider: Karen Williams
Breeder: Horses Unlimited, N.M.
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2.FANTASSIA (68.179)
(Feiner Stern-Expose/Eminenz)
Owner/Breeder: Terri Boyagian, Mich.
Rider: Tara Mason
3.GHARDENER (63.340)
ghardener (Gold Luck-Whest Indies/Wolkentanz II)
(Gold Luck-Whest Indies/Wolkentanz II)
Owner/Rider: Sharon Lewis
4.LAUREN (62.375)
(Letkiss-Diamond/Davignon)
Owner/Rider: Kristine Kuchinski-Broome
Breeder: Hilton Farm, Va.
5.RANDOLF SCOTT MF (62.250)
(Relevant-SPS Doreen/Don Gregory)
Owner/Rider: Iris Biely
Breeder: Maryanna Haymon, N.C. ❚❚ Prix St. Georges,
Adult Amateur
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1.GENERAL BC (64.737)
pikturesk (Pik L-Donatela/Don Primero)
(Goodman-Weserliebe/Wenzel I)
Owner/Rider: Lisa Rush
Breeder: Cord Badenhoop-Clausen, Ger.
2.WeNRYLKEN (63.685)
(Wenzels As-Pallas Athena/Palladium)
Owner: Carrie Harnden
Breeder: Alix Kendall, Calif.
Rider: Teresa Valenti
3.CON BRAVO SQF (62.500)
(Contendro I-SPS Withney/Wolkenstein II)
Owner/Rider: Kimberly Vahey
Breeder: Heinrich Tamm, Ger.
4.DJ BLACK (61.645)
(De Niro-SPS Wasalee/Wesley)
Owner/Rider: Leslie Fan
Breeder: Hans Beilken, Ger.
4.DRESSED TO THRILL (61.316)
(De Niro-EM Rosa Canina/Rubinstein I)
Owner/Rider: Tina West
Breeder: Grace Dalrymple, N.C.
❚❚ Intermediaire I,
Adult Amateur
1.Reel Adventure (67.500)
(Rotspon-SPS Lanthess/Lanthan)
Owner/Rider: Kristy Truebenbach Lund
Breeder: Gerda Scheper, Ger. 2.Gentleman N (66.250)
Owner/Rider: Kristin Herzing
Breeders: Kathryn and Jeffrey Nesbit, Va.
general BC (Goodman-Weserliebe/Wenzel I)
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H a n o v e r i a n
(Hohenstein-Warkante/Warkant)
Owner/Rider: Susan Alvey
Breeder: Ulrich Buenger, Ger.
(Akatschi-SPS Wanessa/Wendenburg)
Owner/Rider: Carla Pasteur
Breeder: Johann-Klaus Brunkhorst, Ger.
5.FESTINA (63.355)
(Fabriano-Gina/Golfclub)
Owner/Rider: Michelle Burch
Breeder: George-Wilh Meyer, Ger.
❚❚ Intermediaire II,
Adult Amateur
1.Gentleman N (64.079)
2.DIVINITY 3 (62.237)
(Don Primero-Rhapsodie/Ampere)
Owner/Rider: Deborah Stout
Breeder: Holger Kubelke, Ger.
❚❚ Grand Prix,
Adult Amateur
1.Epikur (62.447)
(Espri-SPS Wariness/Weltmeyer)
Owner/Rider: Amy Swerdlin
Breeder: Gerhard Finck, Ger.
2.PIK ENCORE (62.288)
(Pik Solo-Kiss Me Kate/Kalypso)
Owner/Rider: Debra Haber
Breeder: Leah Martini, Wash.
3.The Black Tornado (61.809)
[Reg. name Willy]
(Weserstar S-Wendi/Wendekreis)
Owner/Rider: Melissa Rogers
Breeder: Silja Kellm, Ger.
4.ALWAYS LEONARDO (60.692)
(A Jungle Prince-Golden Girl/Gloster)
Owner/Rider: Carolyn Kotila
Breeder: Carsten Haack, Ger.
Open Division
1.SUNAMMI (76.042)
(Sinatra Song-Susanna/Salvano)
Owner: Lisa Eckenstein
Breeder: Parvin Work, Wis.
Rider: Heather McCarthy
2.BRISHEN S.G. (75.268)
(Bergamon-Ursula/Dream of Glory)
Owner/Breeders: Stargate Sport Horses, Texas
Rider: Gail Abele
3.WINTER ZEST (75.090)
[Registered name: WHAT ABOUT ME]
(Winterprinz-EM Duette/Diamont)
Owner/Breeder: Anne McCutcheon, Calif.
Rider: Alyssa Buechler
4.DON FREDERIC HVH (74.984)
Owner/Breeder: High Valley Hanoverians, Ga.
Rider: Ashley Marascalco
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❚❚ First Level,
Open Division
1.BALISSA HTF (75.726)
(Bugatti Hilltop-EM Contesse/Contucci)
Owner/Breeder: Hilltop Farm, Md.
Rider: Christopher Hickey
2.FOLEY (73.355)
Owner/Rider: Amanda Johnson
Breeder: Barbara Putnam, Iowa
3.FIRENZE RH (72.420)
(Fabriano-SPS Glossy/Gloster)
Owners: Andrew and Jennifer Capener
Breeder: Johann Loehden, Ger.
Rider: Andrew Capener
4.WONDERFUL PEARLE (72.097)
(Wildcard-Good Pearl/Graf Genius)
Owner/Rider: Jeanne Karver
Breeder: Lucile Broadley, N.C.
5.ROMULUS WF (71.855)
(Rascalino-SPS Diorella/Donnerhall)
Owner/Rider: Nancy Wesolek-Sterrett
Breeder: Linda Woltz, Ohio
Open Division
1.REEBOK (71.810)
[Registered name: RASPUTIN]
(Royal Prince-EM Andromache/Arrian)
Owner/Rider: Jennifer Roth
Breeders: Diane and Jack Vickery, Pa.
2.RON WILLIAM 2 (71.053)
(Rascalino-Wincenta 2/Weltmeyer)
Owner: Anna Hopla
Breeder: Friedrich Decke, Ger.
Riders: Wren Burnley, JT Burnley
3.FOLEY (70.804)
Owner/Rider: Amanda Johnson
Breeder: Barbara Putnam, Iowa
4.ROLERO (70.789)
(Rohdiamant-SPS Bijou/Borneo)
Owner: Cynthia Hunting
Breeder: Jens Koetter, Ger.
Rider: Laurie Moore
5.W ROYAL WINNER (70.774)
(Royal Blend-Fiorella/Feiner Graf)
Owner/Rider: Alisa Wilson
Breeder: Hubert Ratermann, Ger.
❚❚ Third Level,
Open Division
1.HOLY WONDER (73.718)
(Hochadel-Wonderful/Weltmeyer)
Owners: Tanya Vik and Susan Sutton
Breeder: Reinhard Hansemann, Ger.
Riader: Tanya Vik
2.GAUDENZIA (69.607)
(Gold Luck-Angelina/Absatz)
Owner: Robert Chapeski
Breeder: Jane Byard, Mont.
Rider: Olivia Chapeski
3.DoN ANGELO (69.342)
(Don Frederico-Dessous Noir/Don Primero)
Owner: Ann Damiano
Breeders: Cornelia and Rudiger Morgner, Ger.
Rider: Cyndi Jackson
© phelps photos.com
(Bugatti Hilltop-EM Roxette/Rubinstein I)
Owner: Marchella Richardson
Breeder: Hilltop Farm, Md.
Riders: Kathryn Stoy, Debbie Hill
SUNAMMI (Sinatra Song-Susanna/Salvano)
4.DEXTER S (68.606)
(Dauphin-EM Angel/Antibes)
Owner: Janice Mumford
Breeder: Erin Sweeney, Va.
Rider: Jessica Zoskey
5.BIJOUX (68.553)
(Bugatti Hilltop-Whimsical L/Wallstreet Kid)
Owner: Janet Rolfs
Breeder: Margaret Drury, Minn.
Rider: Missy Fladland
Open Division
1.DOSTOJEWSKI SF (72.062)
© susan stickle
5.BOCCACCIO IOF (74.822)
(Don Crusador-SPS Wakonda/Werther)
Owner: Somerset Farms
Breeder: Heinrich Habermann, Ger.
Rider: Petra Warlimont
BALISSA HTF (Bugatti Hilltop-EM Contesse/Contucci)
2.DULCINEA BF (71.081)
Owner: Ida Noll
Breeder: John Gillien, Fla.
Rider: Kathryn Fleming-Kuhn
3.PIKTURESK (70.130)
(Pik L-Donatela/Don Primero)
Owner/Rider: Karen Williams
Breeder: Horses Unlimited, N.M.
4.DU VENT (68.607)
(De Niro-Heidekleid/Rubinstein I)
Owners/Breeders: Melinda Walton and T.L. Smith, Va.
Rider: Silva Martin
5.FANTASSIA (68.250)
(Feiner Stern-Expose/Eminenz)
Owner/Breeder: Terri Boyagian, Mich.
Riders: Tara Mason, Kerensa Muller.
4
reebok (reg. rasputin) (Royal Prince-EM Andromache/Arrian)
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❚❚ Prix St. Georges,
Open Division
1.MATINEE SF (70.658)
(Margue H-SPS Dorina/Davignon)
Breeder: Harm and Ingela Thormanhlen, Ger.
2.DOSTOJEWSKI SF (70.132)
(Don Crusador-SPS Wakonda/Werther)
Breeder: Heinrich Habermann, Ger.
3.DONARWEISS GGF (68.289)
(De Niro-EM Highlight/Hohenstein)
Owner: Starr Vaughn Equestrian
Breeder: Rachel Ehrlich, Mass.
Rider: Genay Vaughn
4.BENIDETTO (68.026)
holy wonder (Hochadel-Wonderful/Weltmeyer)
(Belissimo M-SPS Crispy Sweet/Cordoba)
Owners: Linda Woltz and Hidden Acres Dressage
Breeder: Jochen Dittmer, Ger.
Rider: Stacy Parvey-Larsson
5.WINZALOT (67.303)
(Wolkenstein II-Franzisca/Frappant)
Owner/Rider: Jamie Pestana
Breeder: Hans-Heinr. Doescher, Ger.
Open Division
1.BENIDETTO (71.053)
(Belissimo M-SPS Crispy Sweet/Cordoba)
Owners: Linda Woltz and Hidden Acres Dressage
Breeder: Jochen Dittmer, Ger.
Rider: Stacy Parvey-Larsson
2.WHEN EVER (70.132)
(Wie Weltmeyer-Wudena/Wildfang)
Owners: Dirk and Linda van Rees
Breeder: Karl-August Matzdorf, Ger.
Riders: Anneliese Vogt-Harber, Adam Lastowka
FIRENZE RH (Fabriano-SPS Glossy/Gloster)
❚❚ Intermediaire II,
Open Division
1.ROHMERO (69.211)
(Romancero H-Waldina/Walldorf)
Owner: Deborah Voigt
Breeder: Henning Klatte, Ger.
2.PICCO DEL CERRO HU (68.289)
Owner/Breeder: Horses Unlimited, N.M.
Rider: Lisa Wilcox
3.WINTERPRINZ (68.092)
(Warkant-SPS Windrose/Weltmeyer)
Owners: Carolyn and Patrick Adams
Breeder: Axel Windeler, Ger.
Rider: Carolyn Adams
A me r i c a n
H a n o v e r i a n
❚❚ Grand Prix,
Open Division
1.DEVON L (68.191)
Rider: Diane Creech
2.Welttaenser (66.489)
(Wolkenstein II-Wolga/Windhuk)
Owners: Sheri and Shelly Reichart
Breeder: Horst Schirrmacher, Ger.
Rider: Shelly Reichart
3.D’ARTAGNAN (65.958)
(Del Piero-Pia)
Owner/Rider: Lynn Leath
Breeder: Wilfried Grabow, Ger.
4.DICAPRIO (65.639)
(Davignport-Gisela/Garibaldi I)
Owner: Danielle Gavriluk
Riders: Danielle Gavriluk, Michael Poulin
5.LOMBARDO LHF (65.213)
(Londonderry-Waluga/Werther)
Owners: Brian Hafner and Rebecca Hafner
Breeder: Klaus Juergens, Ger.
Rider: Brian Hafner
Junior/Young Rider
2.Firenze RH (71.682)
(Rotspon-SPS Lanthess/Lanthan)
Owner/Rider: Kristy Truebenbach Lund
Breeder: Gerda Scheper, Ger.
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Owner/Rider: Heather Bender
Breeder: Poppe Heinrich, Ger.
4.DONNERSOHN (67.632)
5.Reel Adventure (67.500)
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5.WINWOOD (63.487)
(Wonderful-Arisma/Amarillo)
(Riccione-SPS Wanina/Wenzel I)
Owners: Dana and Jean Fiore
Breeder: Heiner Hormann, Ger.
Rider: Dana Fiore
3.REDFORD R (69.474)
(Donnerhall-SPS Angelina/Archipel)
Owners: Helen Cast and Ann Fleisher
Breeder: Christy Horton, Ger.
Rider: Helen Cast
DONARWEISS GGF (De Niro-EM Highlight/Hohenstein)
4.Gentleman N (64.079)
3.WINTERFAIRE (70.893)
(Winterprinz-Fanfare/Werther)
Owner/Rider: Emilee Tubbs
Breeder: Nancy Hamilton, Wash.
4.DASHIELL (61.800)
(Diamont-EM Ballonne/Bolero)
Owner/Rider: Erin Brewer
Breeder: Marsha Anderson, Calif.
❚❚ FIRST Level,
Junior/Young Rider
1.Firenze RH (74.420)
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1.Panash (66.960)
(Pablito-La Boheme/Lortzing)
Owner/Rider: Stephanie Early
Breeder: Lilli-Anne Price, Calif.
2.SAN REMO (65.064)
(Sherlock Holmes-SPS Wiebke/Weltmeyer)
Owner/Rider: Julia Boss
Breeder: Walter Willhaus, Ger.
3.WANDANGO (64.167)
(Weltmeyer-Bogenfee/Bogenschuetze)
Owner: Rachel Campbell
Breeder: Heinz-G. Prietzel, Ger.
Rider: Anna Campbell
4.Willkommen Q (63.750)
(Weltbekannt-SPS Pik Dame/Pik Koenig)
Owner/Rider: Keegan O’Brien
Breeder: Suzanne Quarles, Md.
5.Maslo (62.566)
(Matcho x-Angie/Azur)
Owner/Rider: Jordan Schulz
Breeder: Astrid Janssen, Ger.
Junior/Young Rider
1.WRIGLY (66.216)
(Wolkenstein II-SPS Berinale/Brentano II)
Owner/Rider: Emily Goldman
Breeder: Brigit Finck, Ger.
2.VENEZIA (65.250)
[Registered name WINIZIA]
(White Star-SPS Elina/Espri)
Owners: Kristina Harrison and Risan Naness
Breeder: Karl-Hermann Feldmann, Ger.
Rider: Rison Naness
❚❚ Prix St. Georges,
Junior/Young Rider
1.DONARWEISS GGF (68.289)
(De Niro-EM Highlight/Hohenstein)
Starr Vaughn Equestrian Inc.
Rachel Ehrlich, Mass.
Genay Vaughn
2.Winzalot (67.303)
(Wolkenstein II-Franzisca/Frappant)
Owners: Jamie and Nadine Pestana
Breeder: Hans-Heinrich Doescher, Ger.
Rider: Jamie Pestana
3.PIP (65.987)
(Pik Solo-Dj vu/Demosthenes)
Owner: Amanda Johnson
Breeder: Barrie Anderson, Iowa
Rider: Nicole Chiappetti
4.RUHMANN (65.855)
(Royal Diamond-Nikita/Neuquen xx)
Owner/Rider: Aylin Corapcioglu
Breeder: Tanja Bublitz, Ger.
5.WARANJA (65.713)
(Walt Disney-Engie/Espri)
Owner: Starr Vaughn Equestrian Inc.
Breeder: Helmut Bischof, Ger.
Rider: Genay Vaughn
(Contucci-EM Wienernacht/World Cup I)
Owner: Carole Ludwig
Breeder: Michael Robinson, Ala.
Rider: Abby Pritchard
❚❚ First Level,
Musical Freestyle
1.ROYAL DESTINie (71.667)
(Rotspon-Destinie/Der Radetzky)
Owner: Amanda Paris
Breeder: Mary Lou Winn, Fla.
Riders: Amanda Paris, Jeanie Vande Guchte
2.RELENTLESS LOVE (70.000)
(Regazzoni-EM Whitney/Watch Me)
Owner/Breeder: Carol Love, Ohio
Rider: Katherine Poulin
3.WILLOW B (68.500)
(Wolkenstein II-Angelina/Absatz)
Owner: Lindsay Dalby
Rider: Betty Findley
4.Ghalewind (64.167)
(Gold Luck-Piper/Pablo)
Owner/Rider: Lauren Wade
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❚❚ third Level,
Junior/Young Rider
Junior/Young Rider
1.commonwealth trf (65.921)
panash (Pablito-La Boheme/Lortzing)
Musical Freestyle
1.FIGARO HP (72.500)
(Feinbrand-Russian Roulette/Rouletto)
Owner/Rider: Kathleen Kelly
1. REEBOK (70.833)
[Registered name: RASPUTIN]
(Royal Prince-EM Andromache/Arrian)
Owner/Rider: Jennifer Roth
Breeders: Diane and Jack Vickery, Pa.
2.GRAVITAS (67.167)
(Grafenburg-Damenwunsch/Dominator)
Owner/Rider: Laura Corsentino
Breeder: Hans Lengers, S.C.
3. Ghalewind (66.333)
(Gold Luck-Piper/Pablo)
Owner/Rider: Lauren Wade
photo: tami webb
wrigly (Wolkenstein II-SPS Berinale/Brentano II)
❚❚ Third Level,
Musical Freestyle
1.DaNSANT (71.933)
(Dauphin-EM Revel/Ramiro’s Bube)
Owner: Kathy Rowse
Breeder: Marefield Meadows, Va.
Rider: Jessica Zoskey
2.GAUDENZIA (71.333)
(Gold Luck-Angelina/Absatz)
Owner: Robert Chapeski
Rider: Olivia Chapeski
3.Willkommen Q (69.667)
(Weltbekannt-SPS Pik Dame/Pik Koenig)
Owner/Rider: Keegan O’Brien
Breeder: Suzanne Quarles, Md.
4.HEARTBREAKER (68.250)
(Hofrat-SPS Weltania/Wie Weltmeyer)
Owner/Rider: Karen Chekenian
Breeder: Friederike Bunger-Peters, Ger. 4
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COMMONWEALTH TRF (Contucci-EM Wienernacht/World Cup I)
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5.WEST POINT RF (67.000)
(Weltruhm-Goldika/Goldfinger)
Owner/Rider: Lynn La Caze
Breeder: Gustav Sindram, Ger.
Musical Freestyle
1.EM RIVER SIDE LADY (74.167)
(Royal Diamond-Dj vu/Donnerhall)
Owner: Robbie Rice
Breeders: B.G. and Hanken Schroeder, Ger.
Rider: Debbie Hill
2.DON DARIO (71.833)
© WNC PHOTOGRAPHY
(Don Vino-Lovelle/Lungau)
Owner: Susan Herster
Breeder: Bernhard Kuehle, Ger.
Rider: Marilyn Payne
3.Cantaris (71.250)
(Compliment-SPS Egida/Eiger I)
Owner: Elizabeth Ferber
Breeder: Friederike Pelzer, Ger.
Rider: Marie Barrett
ROYAL DESTINie (Rotspon-Destinie/Der Radetzky)
4.RUHMANN (70.500)
(Royal Diamond-Nikita/Neuquen xx)
Owner/Rider: Aylin Corapcioglu
Breeder: Tanja Bublitz, Ger.
5. DAVIGNAIR (69.833)
(Davignport-Dancing On Air/Dederick)
Owner/Rider: Sandy Johnson
Breeder: Janet Stipp, N.C.
Musical Freestyle
1.Redford R (70.500)
(Riccione-SPS Wanina/Wenzel I)
Owners: Dana and Jean Fiore
Breeder: Heiner Hormann, Ger.
Rider: Dana Fiore
2.leoluigi (70.425)
(Landor S-Caline/Calypso II)
Owner: Lezlie Rehagen
Breeder: Gerhard Wehrs, Ger.
Rider: Patricia Becker
3.farleight (69.100)
(Friendship-La Bandita/Lemon Tree)
Owner/Rider: Nora Batchelder
Breeder: Wiebke Meyners, Ger.
❚❚ Grand Prix,
Musical Freestyle
1.DEVON L (70.525)
Rider: Diane Creecht
2.F. Warello (69.625)
(Werther-Carolin/Cavalier)
Owner/Rider: Colleen Haveman Forton
Breeder: Martina Meynberg, Ger.
3. ES Don Principe (67.825)
(Donnerhall-SPS Papagena/Prince Thatch xx)
Owner: Maryanna Haymon
Breeder: Adelheid Bruening, Ger.
Rider: Jennifer Baumert
4. Graf Alpha (64.125)
(Graf Genius-Lady Stardust/Abdullah)
Owners: Irene Cromer and Faith Hudgins
Breeder: Faith Hudgins, N.C.
Rider: Stephanie Alvord
5. Rhavel (60.625)
(Regazzoni-SPS Dementia/Davignon)
Owners: Nancy and Greg Stanton
Breeder: Horst Schirrmacher, Ger.
Rider: Nancy Lewis-Stanton
Thank You!
Dansant (Dauphin-EM Revel/Ramiro’s Bube)
The AHS Board of Directors and Awards Committee
wish to express their sincere appreciation to
For their generous support of the
2011 AHS Year-End Awards Program.
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A me r i c a n
H a n o v e r i a n
Pre-Green Hunters 3’ (588 points)
Pre-Green Hunters 3’3” (454 points)
THANKS FOR THE GOLD
© SHAwN MCMILLAN 2012
[Registered name GRACEFUL GOLD]
(All the Gold-Amazing Grace/Araconit)
Owners/Breeders: Ellen and John Eakin
2012 AHS Hunter/Jumper
Winners
HUNTER BREEDING CHAMPION
(44 points)
LE NOYER
© flashpoint photography
(Landkoenig-Gitane du Cornet/Rid du Crocq)
Owners/Breeders: Carrie Sunkin and Rachel Williams
Yearling
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2012 AHS Hunter & Jumper Winners
© james leslie parker
In the Hunters and Jumpers we recognize the top Hanoverians competing in all of the
USEF recognized divisions including the Hunter Breeding divisions.
truly tempted (Reg. aerialist)
© susan tischbein
(Akatschi-Obviously Diversified/The Clue Express)
legitimate (Landkoenig-Amarillo Erin xx/Cees Tizzy xx)
❚❚ Adult Amateur Jumpers
Legitimate (42 points)
(Landkoenig-Amarillo Erin xx/Cees Tizzy xx)
Owner: Kendra Anderson
Breeders: Jessica and Anna Murphy
❚❚ Amateur OWNER Jumpers
Landha (369.5 points)
(Lanthan-Falkenbraut/Falkland)
Owner: Alexandra Holmes
Breeder: Helmut Sieverding
landon (104.5 points)
(Londonderry-EM Diotima/Donnerhall)
Owner: Terinna Baker
Genuine Gold (42 points)
(All The Gold-Medea’s Fire xx/Oklahoma Bound xx)
Owner/breeder: Allison Taylor Reynolds
Little Whiskey Girl (18 points)
(Landkoenig-SPS Galaxis/Ganymede)
Owner: Diane Halpin
Breeder: Rick Toering
❚❚ Adult Amateur Hunters,
Rider 18-35 years
❚❚ Adult Amateur Hunters,
Rider 35+ years
Constantine HTF (2056.6 points)
truly tempted (1341.3 points)
[Registered name: AERIALIST]
(Akatschi-Obviously Diversified/The Clue Express)
Owner: Alora Corr
Breeder: Sherilyn Allen, VMD
RESERVE CHAMPION:
golden siren HU (218 points)
(Glorioso Noir-Sea Siren/Stakkato)
Owner: Jennifer Schwartz
Breeder: Horses Unlimited
Honorable Mention:
Persuasion (209 points)
(Pikadero-Ontarla/Karandasj)
Owner/breeder: Denise Higgins
Gettysburg (133 points)
(Gallipoli-Medea’s Fire xx/Oklahoma Bound xx)
Owner/breeder: Allison Taylor Reynolds
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H a n o v e r i a n
(Contucci-Komtess V/Riverman)
Owner: Megan Batty
Breeder: Hilltop Farm
Pompeii MWF (451.2 points)
(Pommery-EM Dazzle Me/Domingo)
Owner: Abigail Wagner
Breeder: Maplewood Farm
Honorable Mention:
Madison Avenue (122.5 points)
[Registered name PUBLICITY]
(Pablo-Western Girl-Watzmann)
Owner: Lisa Hankin
Breeder: Wilhelm Luekens
Wolfe WF (63 points)
(Wellesley-EM Mathilda/Magic)
Owner: Cindy Busby
Breeder: Windswept Farm
❚❚ Amateur Owner Hunters,
Rider 18-35 years
fielding (3238 points)
(Fred Astair-Lesley/Lessing)
Owner: Lindsay Mutschler
Breeder: Kate Palmquist
❚❚ Amateur Owner Hunters,
Rider 35+ years
EMC Arkadia (1861.8 points)
(Arrian-EM Destine/Davignon)
Owner: Sherry Fetterman
Breeder: Deborah Davenport, DVM
❚❚ Children’s hunter horse
grand dama r (312.2 points)
(Grandom-Knaked Truth/Kalypso)
Owner: Haliegh Townsend
Breeder: Rainbow Equus Meadows
RESERVE CHAMPION:
FEINER ABEND (166.6 points)
(Feiner Stern-Wer Est Abenschein/Winnetou West)
Owner: Robin Quasebarth
Breeders: Randy and Jessica Stallings
❚❚ Green Working Hunters,
first Year
DE LOREAN (3880.2 points)
[Registered name DEX]
(De Laurentis-EM Folie/Fabriano)
Owners: Kaitlin and Patty Hopmann
Breeders: Christine Rush
RESERVE CHAMPION:
Wolfe WF (1144 points)
Owner: Cindy Busby
Breeder: Windswept Farm 4
© SHAwN MCMILLAN 2012
© conklin photography
FIELDING (Fred Astair-Lesley/Lessing)
© don stine communications photography
constantine htf (Contucci-Komtess V/Riverman)
GRAND DAMA R (Grandom-Knaked Truth/Kalypso)
DE LOREAN (REG. DEX) (De Laurentis-EM Folie/Fabriano)
hula girl (REG. reo foxpaw)
© lili 2012
(Rio Grande-Epeppermint/Eminenz)
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❚❚ Green Working Hunters,
second Year
❚❚ Pre-Green Hunters 3'
THANKS FOR THE GOLD (588 points)
UNSCRIPTED (1594.20 points)
❚❚ Performance Working
Hunters, 3'3"
LITTLE WHISKEY GIRL (1,500.8 points)
RESERVE CHAMPION:
WALLSTREET WRABBIT (542.5 points)
[Registered name WRABBIT]
(Wallstreet Kid-Florabunda MWF/Fuerst Von Feuer)
Owner: Debbie Turner
Breeder: Pat Limage
(Landkoenig-SPS Galaxis/Ganymede)
Owner: Diane Halpin
Breeder: Rick Toering
RESERVE CHAMPION:
Honorable mention:
STORYVILLE (331.5 points)
[Registered name REEVE)
(Rienzi-December/Donaumonarch)
Owner: Julie Moses
Gettysburg (1,035.4 points)
(Galipoli-Medea’s Fire xx/ Oklahoma Bound xx)
Owner/Breeder: Alison Taylor Reynolds
Honorable mention:
EMC Arkadia (833 points)
(Arrian-EM Destine/Davignon)
Owner: Sherry Fetterman
Breeder: Deborah Davenport, DVM
WALLSTREET WRABBIT (645 points)
MADAME BUTTERFLY (292.6 points)
(Magic-EM Wellgunde/World Cup IV)
Owner: Cheryl Ruscoe
FEINER ABEND (165.5 points)
(Feiner Stern-Wer Est Abenschein/Winnetou West)
Owner: Robin Quasebarth
Breeders: Randy and Jessica Stallings
[Registered name WRABBIT]
(Wallstreet Kid-Florabunda MWF/Fuerst Von Feuer)
PALOMAR LL (117.5 points)
Owner: Debbie Turner
(Pablo-D’Legacy of Po Dia R/Diamont)
Breeder: Pat Limage
Owner: Allison Whittemore
Breeder: Diane Halpin
Persuasion (80 points)
(Pikadero-Ontarla/Karandasj)
WALTZING MATHILDA WF (91.5 points)
Owner/breeder: Denise Higgins
❚❚ Performance Working
Hunters, 3'6"
fielding (263 points)
(Fred Astair-Lesley/Lessing)
Owner: Lindsay Mutschler
Breeder: Kate Palmquist
RESERVE CHAMPION:
DE LOREAN (197.6 points)
[Registered name DEX]
(De Laurentis-EM Folie/Fabriano)
Owners: Kaitlin and Patty Hopmann
Breeders: Christine Rush
❚❚ Large Junior Hunters,
Rider, 16-17 years
HULA GIRL (236 points)
[Registered name REO FOXPAW]
(Rio Grande-Epeppermint/Eminenz)
Owner: Kimberly Walstad
Breeder: Mary Pawlak
❚❚ Pre-Green Hunters 3'3"
THANKS FOR THE GOLD (454 points)
© david bell
[Registered as SURF CITY]
(Sir Caletto-Lillian)
Owner: Lorraine DiRienzo
Breeder: Michael Ellis
little whiskey girl (Landkoenig-SPS Galaxis/Ganymede)
Owner: Cindy Busby
GUANTANAMO (26 points)
Owner: Allison Taylor Reynolds
❚❚ Hunter Breeding Winners
LE NOYER (44 points)
(Landkoenig-Gitane du Cornet/Rid du Crocq)
Owners/Breeders: Carrie Sunkin and Rachel
Williams
Yearling
CO-RESERVE CHAMPIONs:
DRESDEN’S HOLIDAY (8 points)
(Don Principe-Dreamer’s Holiday/Manchester)
Owner: Lisa Otto
Breeder: Leslie Heintzberger
2-Year-Old
FURST CLASS RIESLING (8 points)
(Furst Impression-Falen/Feiner Stern)
Owner: Jennifer Grumbach
Breeder: Margaret Neider
Yearling
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RESERVE CHAMPION:
ST. CROIX S (71 points)
(Sir Caletto-Mo Chief xx/Snow Chief xx)
Owner: Joyce Ming
Breeder: Silverhorne Sporthorse
unscripted (REG. surf city) (Sir Caletto-Lillian)
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HONORABLE MENTION:
ROWAN OAKE LL (4 points)
P r e pa r e f o r t h e 2 0 1 3 M P T !
© susanjstickle.com
(Rubignon-Kleopatra R/Kalypso)
Owner/Breeder: Diane Halpin
Yearling
BOADICeA LIND (4 points)
(Balou Du Rouet-EM Christiahna/Contendro I)
Owner: Cara Choy
Breeder: Jennifer Lind
Yearling
DE LYRA NHF (3 points)
(De Laurentis-SPS Wega/Wanderkoenig)
Owner/Breeder: Margaret Neider
Yearling
PATRON (1 point)
(Paparazzo-Amazing Grace/Araconit)
Yearling
lANDSLIDE BHF (1 points)
(Landfriese II-EM Montana/Metternich)
Owners/Breeders: Rick Toering
3-Year-Old
AHS Free Jumping Clinic
Video and DVD
$30/VHS
$40/DVD
includes shipping
and handling
This three-hour video and DVD was produced by the
AHS Mare and Stallion Committee from a 2004 clinic
sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Hanoverian Breeders
Club with Hilltop Farm’s head trainer, Scott Hassler. A
how-to clinic starting from the basics of appropriate
tack/equipment, to required jumping materials and
how much is enough in each training session, this is a
valuable resource for those who have been unable to
take advantage of a free jumping clinic, or do not
have access to a free jumping expert in their area.
To receive your copy, please indicate VHS or DVD format and call, mail or fax order
and payment (check, Visa or Mastercard information) to the AHS Central Office:
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CHAMPION MATURE MARES, BROODMARES
AND MAIDEN/YELD (80.75%)
ballerina dmv
Owner: Leroy Fuller
Maiden/Yeld
2012 AHS Sport Horse Breeding
Winners
CHAMPION OLDER FILLIES,
2- AND 3-YEAR OLDS (81.45%)
Rebellienne HVH
3-Year-Old
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2012 AHS Sport Horse Breeding
Winners
© carole macdonald
For the Sport Horse Breed Shows Awards, records are kept of the points earned
by the Hanoverians competing in the USDF Breed Shows and reward the highest scoring young horses – both fillies and colts, the highest scoring mature
mares, and the highest scoring stallion (AHS licensed). In 2007, the Colts/
Geldings and Fillies were split into “Younger” and “Older” categories. This
means that the AHS now offers year-end awards for these competitions in six
divisions instead of four.
royal dancer hm
(Royal Classic-SPS Destiny/Desert Moon)
❚❚ YOUNGER FILLIES,
WEANLINGS AND YEARLINGS
1.ROYAL DANCER HM (83.20%)
(Royal Classic-SPS Destiny/Desert Moon)
Owners/Breeders: Linda and Jeffery Mendenhall
Weanling
2.DANSUSE (81.90%)
(Don Principe-EM Fuerst Dancer MF/Furst
Heinrich)
Weanling
3.D’hot toddy (76.00%)
Owner: Laura Bridges
Yearling
❚❚ older FILLIES,
2- AND 3-YEAR-OLDS
1.Rebellienne HVH (81.45%)
3-Year-Old
2.DE LUTJE MF (80.30%)
(Don Principe-La Dolce Vita/Londonderry)
Owner: Elly Schoebel
Breeder: Maryanna Haymon
3-Year-Old
=3. RHYANA (80.20%)
(Rubino Bellissimo-SPS Wynona/Weltmeyer)
Owner/Breeder: Crossen Arabians
2-Year-Old
=3. WHISPER EFSH (80.20%)
(Winterprinz-EM Davinia/Davignon)
Owner: Phoebe DeVoe-Moore
Breeders: Jack and Diane Vickery
3-Year-Old
5.DEBUTANTE MF (79.60%)
3-Year-Old
6.RADIANCE COF (79.20%)
(Royal Prince-EM Crescent Moon COF/Contucci)
Owner/Breeder: Donna Denise Rowe
3-Year-Old
7.DEANNA SF (78.80%)
4.rialto hhf (77.30%)
8.BAHIA BREEZE (78.30%)
5.royal tourmalet spf (76.70%)
(Dacaprio-Harmonie B/His Highness)
Owner/Breeder: Sally Fish
2-Year-Old
(Benetton Dream-SPS Bonne Chance/
Banditentraum)
Owner: Michelle Ryan
Breeder: Kareen Heineking-Schuette
3-Year-Old
9.WYLEIGH PRINCESS (78.20%)
(Weltmeyer-EM Heiress B/His Highness)
Owner: Ruth Shirkey
Breeder: Cheryl and Eric Johnson
2-Year-Old
10. DOMA DELINDA LR (77.40%)
Owner: Cindy Bankie
3-Year-Old
11.SHALIMAR GGF (77.30%)
(Schroeder-SPS Walkuere/Weltmeyer)
Owner/Breeder: Rachel Ehrlich
3-Year-Old
12.LORELEI HM (76.80%)
(Londonderry-SPS Destiny/Desert Moon)
Owner: Amy and Lance Davis
Breeder: Linda and Jeffrey Mendenhall
2-Year-Old
❚❚ YOUNGER COLTS and Geldings,
WEANLINGS AND YEARLINGS
(Rascalino-Wallstreet Romance/Wallstreet Kid)
Owner/Breeder: Christine Kropf
Weanling
(Royal Prince-Adira/Armin)
Owner: Joanna Gray-Randle
Breeder: Gina and Andrew Leslie
Yearling
6.ristocrat r (76.40%)
(Richmond HL-EM Damaris/Donnerhall)
Owners/Breeders: Roberta Falk and Patricia Flynn
Yearling
7.Royal reflection emf (75.70%)
(Royal Prince-EM Panache EMF/Pablo)
Owner/Breeder: Kris Schuler
Yearling
8.Dalziel HHF (75.50%)
(Dacaprio-SPS Fenja/Frappant)
Yearling
9.finian b (75.00%)
(Fabuleux-EM Denali HG/Donnerkeil)
Owner: Patricia Walter
Breeder: Bridlewood Farm
Yearling
10.copycat hhf (73.60%)
(Contucci-Boario/Bordeaux)
Weanling
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1.DAVID BOWIE MF (85.30%)
Weanling
2.cha ching htf (78.50%)
(Contucci-EM Comtesse/Cordoba)
Owner/Breeder: Hilltop Farm
Yearling
3.ripley ca (77.70%)
(Royal Prince-SPS Winala/Wolkenstein II)
Owner/Breeder: Crossen Arabians
Yearling
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❚❚ OLDER COLTS and Geldings,
2- AND 3-YEAR-OLDS
1.sternlicht ggf (82.60%)
(Soliman de Hus-EM Rhapsody GGF/
Rascalino)
Owner/Breeder: Rachel
Ehrlich
2-Year-Old
2.despriano (80.60%)
(Desperados-My Lady/Metternich)
Owner: Jan Williams
Breeder: Susanne Anker
2-Year-Old
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3.basillo thf (79.40%)
(Belissimo M-Fidertana B/Fidertanz)
Owner/Breeder: Christine Siems
2-Year-Old
4.durante (79.30%)
(Dacaprio-Windspiel/Weltmeyer)
Owner/Breeder: Heather Waite
2-Year-Old
DAVID BOWIE MF (Don Principe-EM Rotina/Rotspon)
5.rugby d (79.10%)
(Royal Prince-Ghlacier/Gold Luck)
Owner/Breeder: Lauren Dearlove
2-Year-Old
=6. flavius mf (78.50%)
(Fidertanz-Diora/De Niro)
Owner: Mary McKenna
Breeder: Maryanna Haymon
2-Year-Old
=6. fritzwilliam (78.50%)
© rachel erlich
(Florencio I-Gianna/Graf Top)
Owner: Jan Williams
Breeders: Fiddelke, Zellner and Peetz
2-Year-Old
(Lokomotion-Dreaming/Dimaggio)
Owner/Breeder: Dreamcatcher Meadows
Ventures
2-Year-Old
(Sinatra Song-EM Regal Dona/Rubino Belissimo)
Owner: Rimma Paul
Breeder: Julie Ballard Haralson
3-Year-Old
10.con brio hf (76.60%)
(Conteur-Weltmeyer’s Song/Weltmeyer)
Owner: Mary Houghton
Breeder: Diane Nauman
2-Year-Old
11.lock o’gold (71.50%)
(Locksley-Gold Win/Grundstein I)
Owner/Breeder: Margaret Scarff
2-Year-Old
❚❚ MATURE MARES,
BROODMARES and MAIDEN/YELD
1.ballerina dmv (80.75%)
Owner: Leroy Fuller
Maiden/Yeld
2.reminisce hm (78.20%)
(Rascalino-EM Day Dream/Don Bosco)
Owners/Breeders: Linda and Jeffrey Mendelhall
Maiden/Yeld
3.daquiri (73.45%)
(De Laurentis-Fancy Free/Falkland)
Owner: Allison Kavey and Andrea Woodner
Breeder: High Point Hanoverians
Maiden/Yeld
❚❚ Stallions
(must be provisionally or lifetime licensed)
1.sir james (78.75%)
(Sir Donnerhall I-SPS Farina/Feiner Stern)
Owner: Maurine Swanson
Breeder: Matthias Boeckermann
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STERNLICHT GGF (Soliman de Hus-EM Rhapsody GGF/Rascalino)
=6. lordsley dmv (78.50%)
9.Sequel HF (77.70%)
sir james (Sir Donnerhall I-SPS Farina/Feiner Stern)
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NOVICE LEVEL CHAMPION (34 points)
esccord rgs
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(Escudo I-EM Arabella RGS/Acord II)
Owners: Katie Murphy
Breeders: Terry Schrubb and family
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For Eventing, the AHS awards a High Score Award at each of the five levels of the sport
recognized by the USEA and the USEF – from Beginner-Novice through Advanced. We
congratulate our winners on their success in 2012 and wish you a good competition year
in 2013!
EMC rhine maiden (Rohdiamant-SPS Desert Sun/Davignon)
❚❚ Intermediate Level
San City (14 points)
Wellfleet (9 points)
(San Remo-SPS Bounty/Bolero)
Owner: Linda Crabtree
❚❚ Preliminary Level
EM Ping Pong R (54 points)
(Pablito-Knobodys Fool R/Kalypso)
Owner: Julie Flettner
Breeder: Rainbow Equus Meadows
RESERVE CHAMPION:
Pierre (15 points)
(Pablito-Karissa/Kalypso)
Owners: Doug and Shannon Van Arsdalen
Breeder: Sandy Campbell
[Registered name Wone Time Q]
(Weltbekannt-Next Time For Sure xx/
Next Frontier xx)
Owner: Carlin Vickery
Breeder: Suzanne Quarles
LAND DES FEUERS (5 points)
[Registered name Lucky Lady]
(Landkoenig-Lady of Fire xx/Lord of All xx)
Owner: Audrey Figari
Breeder: Cindy Wepsiec
CALYSTA MWF (3 points)
Owner/Breeder: Meredith Michelfelder
❚❚ Novice Level
esccord rgs (34 points)
RESERVE CHAMPION:
Cassia (18 points)
[Reg. name Capprichia]
(Contucci-Mary Ann/Contender)
Owners: Michael and Margery Crawford
Breeder: Harmony Sporthorses
Honorable Mention:
CALYSTA MWF (17 points)
Owner/Breeder: Meredith Michelfelder
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Honorable Mention:
San City (8 points)
Worthy opponent (5 points)
(Waikiki-SPS Hoheit/Hohenstein)
Owner: Dana Estes
Breeders: Horst and Jeannine Petersen
❚❚ training Level
EMC RHINE MAIDEN (29 points)
(Rohdiamant-SPS Desert Sun/Davignon)
Owner: Liz Lund
Breeder: Dr. Irina Meyer
RESERVE CHAMPION:
wiscotti (21 points)
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(Wolkentanz II-Basilika/Bolero)
Owner: Ruth Bley
Breeder: Dr. Christoph Rowald
Honorable Mention:
San City (17 points)
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EM PING Pong r (Pablito-Knobodys Fool R/Kalypso)
RHINE MAIDEN (16 points)
(Rohdiamant-SPS Desert Sun/Davignon)
Owner: Liz Lund
Breeder: Dr. Irina Meyer
Miss Manners (14 points)
(Maronjo-Daniella/Davignon)
Owner: Polly Gilbert
Breeder: Marilyn Moss Rockefeller
WINDRAVEN (4 points)
(Windfall CB-Precious Gem xx/Baron O’Dublin xx)
Owner: Kathryn Lindstrum
Breeder: Summer Hensley
fuerst roy’al r (3 points)
(Fuerst Gotthard-Kween Boheme R/Kalypso)
Owner: Brynn Waley
Breeder: Rainbow Equus Meadow
❚❚ Beginner-Novice Level
en vogue (16 points)
(Earl-Laurena/Lauries Crusador xx)
Owner: Ruth Bley
Breeder: Heinz Katt
RESERVE CHAMPION:
Drummer boy (12 points)
© carol mingst
(Don Principe-Winterzauber/Winterprinz)
Owner: Madeline Bletzacker
Honorable Mention: calypso mwf (7 points)
Owner: Kerri Neuendorf
Breeder: Meredith Michelfelder
EN vogue (Earl-Laurena/Lauries Crusador xx)
❚❚ Young Event horse - regional
4-year-olds
esccord rgs
RESERVE CHAMPION:
Drummer boy
(Don Principe-Winterzauber/Winterprinz)
Owner: Madeline Bletzacker
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2013 AHS Services Directory
A M erican
H anoverian
S O ciet y
2013
services directory
A practical resource and network between places and persons that can properly breed, prepare and train warmblood horses
provided to the AHS membership by the American Hanoverian Society and Hannoveraner Verband.
A
2008
spring issue of The American
Hanoverian magazine, the AHS
and the Hannoveraner Verband (HV)
embarked upon a joint enterprise, the
Hanoverian Training Identification
program, to bring long term benefits
to Hanoverian breeders, owners and
competitors in the United States and
Canada. The broad scope of this
program has enabled the society to
generate the AHS Services Directory, a
comprehensive compendium of sport
horse services in North America.
s first announced in the
It is widely recognized that there is a need
in the United States for the services of
skilled professionals in a variety of areas,
including foaling, mare breeding/teasing,
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stallion collection, raising, preparing,
training and marketing young horses
for breed inspections, performance
tests, and sport. We know that there are
many individuals and facilities qualified
in the 15 categories that have been
identified to date, but in a country that
is continental in scope, it is easier said
than done for an individual to locate
the specific help that he or she may
require. For example, where should
AHS members turn to obtain assistance in having a stallion prepared for
Hanoverian licensing? Where can an AHS
member find an experienced person in
his or her state to properly prepare a
mare for free jumping? Now that I
have a newly approved stallion, where
can I send him in my area for collection?
With this in mind, the AHS and HV
intend that the AHS Services Directory
will serve as a practical resource and
network between places and persons
that can properly breed, prepare and
train warmblood horses. A current
listing for the AHS Services Directory
is maintained on the society’s website at
www.hanoverian.org/ahs-servicesdirectory along with forms and checklist
materials for those interested in submitting new applications for the program.
We are pleased to publish the 2013 AHS
Services Directory of identified facilities
and individuals. At present, the service
categories that an individual or facility
could apply for identification are as
follows:
Young Horse Raiser
·· Pine Orchard LLC, Crozier, Va. Contact Justin T. Wynne,
·· Amber Farm, Inc., Chippewa Falls, Wis. Contact Kathleen Jerome,
·· Prosperity Farms, Williston, Fla. Contact Andrea Hayden,
·· Blue Moon Farm, Columbus, N.C. Contact Sophie Pirie Clifton,
·· Silver Creek Farms, Broken Arrow, Okla. Contact Barbara Sikkink/
·· Canterbury Court, Fresno, Calif. Contact Cynthia Bergmann,
·· Stargate Sport Horses, LLC, Argyle, Texas. Contact Roslyn Bonnot,
·· DG Bar Ranch, Hanford, Calif. Contact Willy Arts,
·· Sullivan Farm, Walkertown, N.C. Contact Steve and Bettie Carroll,
·· Elandale Farm, Creedmoor, N.C. Contact Eleanor Eltoft,
·· Thornridge Manor, Glen Arm, Md. Contact Phoebe DeVoe-Moore,
·· Garner Creek Farms, Ranger, Texas. Contact Sharon Garner,
·· Timber Ridge Equestrian Center, Ruffs Dale, Pa. Contact Robin Birk,
(715) 723-7050; [email protected]
·· Hilltop Farm, Colora, Md. Contact Natalie DiBerardinis,
Summer Stoffel, (918) 830-4262; [email protected]
Mare Inspection In-Hand Preparation
·· Horses Unlimited, Albuquerque, N.M. Contact Anne Sparks,
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Middlefield Farm, Blythewood, S.C. Contact George and
Catherine Walker, (803) 786-7333; [email protected]
Oldfield Farm, LLC, Adrian, Mich. Contact Patti L. Gira,
Pine Orchard LLC, Crozier, Va. Contact Justin T. Wynne,
Prosperity Farms, Williston, Fla. Contact Andrea Hayden,
Silver Creek Farms, Broken Arrow, Okla. Contact Barbara Sikkink/
Stargate Sport Horses, LLC, Argyle, Texas. Contact Roslyn Bonnot,
Sullivan Farm, Walkertown, N.C. Contact Steve and Bettie Carroll,
Timber Ridge Equestrian Center, Ruffs Dale, Pa. Contact Robin Birk,
Winter Star Farm, Steamboat Springs, Colo. Contact Toni Petersen,
Rudimentary Breaking – Under Saddle Starter
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Canterbury Court, Fresno, Calif. Contact Cynthia Bergmann,
Elaine Lash, Aiken, S.C. Contact Elaine Lash,
Elandale Farm, Creedmoor, N.C. Contact Eleanor Eltoft,
Glenda Warner, Clare, Mich. Contact Glenda Warner,
Hilltop Farm, Colora, Md. Contact Natalie DiBerardinis,
Horses Unlimited, Albuquerque, N.M. Contact Anne Sparks,
KEFA Performance/Lucchetti Ranch, Wilton, Calif.
Contact Kevin Reinig, (916) 687-8463; [email protected]
Los Cedros USA, Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact Paula Paglia,
Pennock Point Sporthorses, Lowell, Fla. Contact Maya Sniadecky,
·· Legacy USA Equestrian, Burr Ridge, Ill. Contact Mary Lou Moskal,
·· Los Cedros USA, Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact Paula Paglia,
·· Silver Medalion Farm, Clarksville, Md.
Contact Karen Holweck-Mulreany, (410) 531-6023; [email protected]
Mare Performance Test Preparation
·· Elaine Lash, Aiken, S.C. Contact Elaine Lash,
·· KEFA Performance/Lucchetti Ranch, Wilton, Calif.
·· October Hill Farm, Weatherford, Texas. Contact Wendy Davis Gerrish,
·· Pennock Point Sporthorses, Lowell, Fla. Contact Maya Sniadecky,
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Silver Medalion Farm, Clarksville, Md.
Sullivan Farm, Walkertown, N.C. Contact Steve and Bettie Carroll,
Timber Ridge Equestrian Center, Ruffs Dale, Pa. Contact Robin Birk,
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·· Legacy USA Equestrian, Burr Ridge, Ill. Contact Mary Lou Moskal,
·· Pennock Point Sporthorses, Lowell, Fla. Contact Maya Sniadecky,
Free Jumping Training
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Elandale Farm, Creedmoor, N.C. Contact Eleanor Eltoft,
October Hill Farm, Weatherford, Texas. Contact Wendy Davis Gerrish,
Silver Medalion Farm, Clarksville, Md.
·· Silver Medalion Farm, Clarksville, Md.
·· Timber Ridge Equestrian Center, Ruffs Dale, Pa. Contact Robin Birk,
Dressage Trainer – FEI Levels
·· Christiane Noelting, Vacaville, Calif. Contact Christiane Noelting,
·· Glenda Warner, Clare, Mich. Contact Glenda Warner,
Stallion Licensing Preparation
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Dressage Trainer – Young Horse and USEF Levels Preparation
Jumper Trainer – Young Horse and USEF Levels Preparation
·· Canterbury Farm, Hampshire, Ill. Contact Gregory Franklin,
Jumper Trainer – FEI Levels
·· Elaine Lash, Aiken, S.C. Contact Elaine Lash,
·· Glenda Warner, Clare, Mich. Contact Glenda Warner,
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Hunter Trainer
·· Pine Orchard LLC, Crozier, Va. Contact Justin T. Wynne,
Eventing Trainer
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Sales and Consignments
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Bridlewood Farm, Union, Ky. Contact Dr. Barbara Schmidt,
Canterbury Farm, Hampshire, Ill. Contact Gregory Franklin,
Christiane Noelting, Vacaville, Calif. Contact Christiane Noelting,
DG Bar Ranch, Hanford, Calif. Contact Willy Arts,
Elaine Lash, Aiken, S.C. Contact Elaine Lash,
Legacy USA Equestrian, Burr Ridge, Ill. Contact Mary Lou Moskal,
Pennock Point Sporthorses, Lowell, Fla. Contact Maya Sniadecky,
Pine Orchard LLC, Crozier, Va. Contact Justin T. Wynne,
Thornridge Manor, Glen Arm, Md. Contact Phoebe DeVoe-Moore,
Winter Star Farm, Steamboat Springs, Colo. Contact Toni Petersen,
Foaling and/or Mare Breeding/Teasing
·· Bridlewood Farm, Union, Ky. Contact Dr. Barbara Schmidt,
·· Canterbury Court, Fresno, Calif. Contact Cynthia Bergmann,
·· Oldfield Farm, LLC, Adrian, Mich. Contact Patti L. Gira,
·· Winter Star Farm, Steamboat Springs, Colo. Contact Toni Petersen,
Stallion Collection, Fresh, Cooled or Frozen
·· Bridlewood Farm, Union, Ky. Contact Dr. Barbara Schmidt,
·· Oldfield Farm, LLC, Adrian, Mich. Contact Patti L. Gira,
A current listing of persons and places
identified for the AHS Services Directory
is maintained on the society’s website at
http://www.hanoverian.org/ahs-services-directory.
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sales list
The American Hanoverian Society’s Hanoverian Sales List is a service to AHS members. Neither the American Hanoverian Society, its Officers,
Directors, nor staff assume any liability, legal or otherwise. Inclusion in this list does not constitute endorsement by the AHS. Each horse
advertised must have AHS or HV papers, or an AHS Certificate of Pedigree, or have applied for same with the exception of all non-Hanoverian
mares who may be advertised if they have been inspected and accepted into the AHS breeding program. The American Hanoverian Society,
through its Board of Directors, reserves the right to accept or reject advertisements for this publication at its discretion.
IN-UTERO:
In-utero - Rotspon o/o Elite His Highness
Mare. In-utero Price: $ 14,000.00 Sire: Rotspon,
winner of the 1998 stallion performance test
with an overall score of 145.67, first out of a
field of 38 of Germany’s best young stallions
and with a rideability score of 9.5. Today,
Rotspon remains in the Top 1% of dressage
producing sires with 98% accuracy. Dam: EM
Heiress is a multiple show champion and USDF
HOY award winner. She has produced multiple
foal champions. Damsire: His Highness is also
ranked in the top 1% of dressage producing
sires with 95% accuracy! This foal is offered
in-utero with a LFG. Terms: 50% deposit
required with contract and remainder upon
birth of live/healthy colt or immediate refund.
Foal is due 5/12/13. Contact: Cheryl Johnson,
(517)673-2386, Adrian, Mich., USA. More
information: www.HiddenAcresFarm.net.
In-utero - De Niro o/o Elite Rosentau Mare.
Price: $ 14,000.00. Sire: De Niro (Donnerhall/
Akzent II) 1993 black 16.3-3/4H, 2008
Hanoverian Stallion of the Year, Res. Champ. of
the stallion performance test with 9’s in all
three gaits and highest scores for rideability
(9.67) - final riding portion total 145.41 points.
Ranked as #1 Dressage Stallion in the World by
WBFSH in 2012. Dam: SPA/Elite Mare Radunja,
imported from Germany was Champion of her
MPT and show. She descends from a RARE 7
direct generation SPS/EM damline. Radunja is
a proven producer with multiple Elite daughters. Foal is offered in-utero with a LFG. Terms:
50% deposit required with contract and
remainder upon birth of live/healthy colt or
immediate refund. Due 4/6/13. Contact: Cheryl
Johnson, (517)673-2386, Adrian, Mich., USA.
More information: www.HiddenAcresFarm.
net.
MARES AND FILLIES:
PICCOLINA I, imported German Holsteiner,
Cardino/Lancer II. 13-y-o gray mare approved
for both the Hanoverian (AHS) and Holsteiner
(AHHA) Main Studbooks. Jumping pedigrees
do not come any better than this. Sire Cardino
is from the Capitol I sire line; dam is a granddaughter of the renowned Landgraf I. Piccolina
is inbred 3x3 to Landgraf I. Passed her MPT in
Germany with the Holsteiner Verband, scoring
an overall 7.5, including 9/9 on jumping.
Presented to the AHS in 2010, scoring 7.5 and
named Champion non-Hanoverian mare at her
inspection. Passed her MPT in Germany with
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the Holsteiner Verband, scoring an overall 7.5,
including 9/9/ on jumping. Accepted into the
Hanoverian Jumper Breeding Program. Has
produced one Hanoverian foal, a 2011 colt by
Escudo II, who is undoubtedly the best foal
we’ve bred, with a great temperament, good
conformation, exceptional movement and
stunning looks. Piccolina is currently back in
foal to Escudo II on a 5/12/12 breeding. She is
a big, scopey mare who stands 16.1 hands. Sells
in foal to Escudo II with stud fee paid. Price
$10,000. More photos at foxrunfarmky@aol.
com or call (859) 338-7520 or e-mail [email protected].
FUERST FLIGHT R – 1999 Elite Mare, Fuerst
Gotthard/Prinz Gaylord/Kalypso. Due to owner’s recent shoulder surgery, this wonderful
mare is now sadly offered for sale. Flight has
been successfully shown in eventing, dressage
and hunters. She is also a proven broodmare
having produced 3 lovely foals by Escudo II (2)
and Pablo. A Hanoverian Main Studbook
mare, Flight passed her MPT to become an Elite
Mare and was also entered into the Hanoverian
Jumper Breeding Program (7.5/8.5 on free
jumping). In 2006 she won the Mid-South
Eventing and Dressage Association’s Year End
Award for the Starter Division. She will need to
be brought back to the show ring though as she
has had time off. She was restarted last summer
and taken to one event where she won her division. Flight has a very strong jumper pedigree.
Her sire is the Grand Prix show jumper Fuerst
Gotthard (aka The Titlest ) and her damsire is
the Grand Prix show jumper Prinz Gaylord.
Price $10,000. More photos at foxrunfarmky@
aol.com or call (859) 338-7520 or e-mail [email protected].
Wingina OBX (Wamberto x Brimming/
Banter) Bay, 2010 Hanoverian filly for sale. She
is currently 16.1 h and is a very willing partner,
handled every day and accustomed to being
bathed, hair clipped, feet trimmed, trailered,
free jumped, etc. She is ready to begin her
career with you and has her USEF Lifetime
Horse Recording. A video of her free jumping is
on our farm website: www.outerbanksfarm.
com/sales.html. Wingina OBX is a half-sister to
three AHS Elite Mares and two Elite Eligible
Mares. Price $9,000.00. Contact Don and Dee
Kapper at: [email protected] or
phone: 330-756-2325.
Rhea OBX (Rousseau x Brimming/Banter)
Tall chestnut, 2012 Hanoverian filly for sale. At
10 months she stands 14.2 hands. Outstanding
conformation with elastic gaits. She has been
handled every day and accustomed to being
bathed, hair clipped and feet trimmed. Very
sensible, with personality plus and eager to
please. She has her USEF Lifetime Horse
Recording. Full sister to Roanoke OBX, who is
owned and being trained by Heather Blitz.
More photos of her are on our farm website:
www.outerbanksfarm.com/sales.html Rhea
OBX is a half-sister to three AHS Elite Mares
and two Elite Eligible Mares. Price $9,000.00.
Contact Don and Dee Kapper at: info@
OuterBanksFarm.com or phone: 330-756-2325.
Naturally Talented Upper Level Prospect!
Regina Royal - 2008 Mare Rotspon x Winteroza
(Winterprinz) Bold, ground covering,
eye-catching upper level prospect! Regina loves
to please and has a hard working disposition.
Currently in professional training until sold.
She is schooling training level Dressage. Price to
increase with training. Her Sire, Rotspon, is the
1998 Sovereign Winner of the Stallion
Performance Test, scoring an excellent 148.82
points in the dressage category. In 2005 Rotspon
received a Breeding Value Index of 155 points
with an assurance of 97% heritability from the
German Equestrian Federation. Her dam’s sire,
Winterprinz, has won CDS Horse of the Year,
4th Level USDF. $14,000. Video: http://youtube/-sC_q9NKlpk. Contact: Stacia Allen,
phone: (608) 438-2219, Oregon, WI, USA.
www.sporthorseprospects.com/sales.php.
COLTS AND GELDINGS:
Elegant Black 2012 Hofrat/Donnerhall Colt,
Henson is a rare black 2012 colt by Hofrat out
of EM Donata a direct Donnerhall daughter.
She has been awarded Blue Ribbons at Devon,
WPBD etc. and has produced the EMC
Candidate Sunterra. Donnerhall is thought to
be the “Stallion of the Century” and sadly had
no viable frozen semen. Hofrat has a Breeding
Index Value of 154 with 94% Reliability. Hofrat
is the sire of Hotline that sold for 800,000 Euro
at the 2005 Hanoverian Licensing. Henson has
it all; the breeding, a modern exterior, quality
gaits that make him float on the ground and
that “look at me presence”. This elegant colt will
definitely get you noticed in the ring. $16,000.
Contact Denise Higgins, Dryden, Mich., USA.
Phone:(810)796-4213 Video: http://youtube/
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SERVICES:
ZEITGEIST EQUESTRIAN YOUNG HORSE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Zeitgeist
Equestrian Has Established A Young Horse
Development Program To Encourage And
Promote American Bred Warmbloods. Our
young horse program scours and purchases
top talents from North American breeders, and
produces them at our state of the art facility.
Zeitgeist Equestrian gives young American sport
horses the opportunity to succeed. Please contact
us if you have a North American bred warm
blood young horse that should be considered
for the program. http://www.zequus.com. Please
contact me with a video of your prospect for our
consideration, Sanjay Bagai sanjay.bagai@gmail.
com. Phone: 510.599.5272 Petaluma, Calif., USA.
www.zequus.com
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alterations necessary to make submitted material camera-ready will be billed to advertiser by editor.
Digital files are required. Acceptable media in order of preference include CD, zip and floppy
disks. Files may be e-mailed only with prior permission. Macintosh format only). All files should be in
InDesign 3.0, Quark XPress 4.1, Photoshop 5.5, Illustrator 9.0 or high-resolution PDFs. PageMaker files
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AHS bulletins
Right: EM Saaliyah Lind
ALICIA FRESE
Errata
Jennifers Lind’s mare, EM Saaliyah Lind
(Stedinger-EM Donatasha/De Niro), noted
on page 149 of the 2013 Stallion Book as an
Elite Mare Candidate, is in fact a new Elite
Mare. The mare was inspected (7.0) and
mare performance tested (7.5) at the 2012
Pennock Point inspection site where she
was accompanied by her March 7, 2012 colt
by El Bundy. The new Elite Mare is owned
and bred by Jennifer Lind, Calif.
Above: Eyvindur Lind (El Bundy-EM
Saaliyah Lind/ Stedinger), bred by Jennifer
Lind and owned by Allison Freeman, Texas.
Congratulations
AHS Members
BREAKING NEWS!
John Dingle and Ballerina DMV (Ballettmeister-Dreaming/Dimaggio), received the USDF Horse
of the Year Champion for Materiale (88.5%) and
also USDF Horse of the Year Mature Mare (80.75%)
and third for FEI 4-year-olds (8.10%). This helped
place Dreamcatcher Meadows Ventures third overall in the USDF Dressage Sporthorse Breeder of the
Year awards. The pair had the highest median score
(88.5%) ever recorded since the USDF began keeping track in 1974! Ballerina DMV is owned by Leroy
Fuller and was bred by Dreamcatcher Meadows Ventures, BC.
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Top-Ten USEF Leading
Dressage Breeding Breeders for 2012.
RankName
=2 Maryanna Haymon, N.C.
=2
Dr. Julie Ballard Haralson, Ga.
4
Marion Dresel-O’Conner, Idaho
5Rachel Ehrlich, Mass.
8High Valley Hanoverians, Ga.
Top-Ten USEF Leading Dressage
Breeders for 2012.
RankName
1
Marefield Meadows, Va.
2
Maurine G. Swanson, Pa.
7
Hilltop Farm, Inc., Md.
Top-Ten Eventing Breeders
2Edgar and Susan Schutte, Calif.
2013 AHS Performance Awards I
Don’t delay! Hunters,
Jumpers and Eventing Horses
must be enrolled by
September 30th of the current
competition year to be eligible.
App licat ion
Application not needed for Dressage or Sport Horse Breeding participants.
Please use one form per horse. Complete and return to the AHS at the address provided.
Horse’s Registered AHS Name:
Show Name (if different):
Horse’s AHS Registration # (Or Certificate of Pedigree #):
4067 Iron Works Parkway, Suite 1
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: (859) 255-4141
Fax (859) 255-8467
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.hanoverian.org
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Horse’s USEF #:
Horse’s USEA #:
Owner’s Name: USEF Zone shown in:
Owner’s USEF #:
H u nter
Owner’s USEA #:
B ree d in g ,
an d
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Divisions
Please use one form per horse. These are the divisions in which we track points for our AHS Hanoverian Year End Awards. We use USEF’s
Year End Standings to determine our winners. (Your horse must be registered with them to be on these lists and you must be a member with
USEF also). Please check below the division(s) in which you are showing in or plan to show in during the upcoming year, so we can track your horse’s
achievements. See complete eligibility requirements at www.hanoverian.org/awards/eligibility.htm
Hunter Divisions (mark all that apply):
o Regular Working Hunter
o Green
Working Hunter –
First Year
o G
reen Working Hunter –
Second Year
o A
mateur Owner Hunter,
Rider 18-35 Years Old
o A
mateur Owner Hunter,
Rider over 35 years Old
o S
mall Junior Hunter,
o A
dult Amateur Hunter,
o Regular
Conformation
Hunter
o L arge Junior Hunter,
Rider 15 Years and Under
o A
dult Amateur Hunter,
Rider over 35 Years
o Green Conformation Hunter
o Large
Junior Hunter,
o Pre-Green Hunters
o Children’s Hunter Horse
o Performance Hunters 3’6”
o S
mall Junior Hunter,
Rider 15 Years and Under
o Performance Hunters 3’3”
Hunter Breeding Divisions (mark all that apply):
o Hunter Breeding Yearling
o Hunter Breeding 2-Year-Olds
o Hunter Breeding 3-Year-Olds
Jumper Divisions (mark all that apply):
o Junior Jumper
o Adult Amateur Jumper
o Grand Prix Jumper
o 6-Year-Old Jumper
o Amateur Owner Jumper
o Children’s Jumper
o 5-Year-Old Jumper
o 7/8-Year-Old Jumper
EVENTING
Divisions
Please use one form per horse. These are the divisions of Eventing that we track. We use USEA’s Year End standings to determine our winners.
Please check the division(s) you plan to compete in for the upcoming year. Please know that the rider must be a member of USEA and the horse must
also be registered with them for their points to count. See complete eligibility requirements at www.hanoverian.org/awards/eligibility.htm.
Eventing Divisions (mark all that apply):
o Beginner Novice
o Preliminary
o Young Horse Series 4-Year-Olds
o Novice
o Intermediate
o Young Horse Series 5-Year-Olds
o Training
o Advanced
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2013 AHS Awards Program
Confirm your awards eligibility for the
upcoming year. Download the
Awards Eligibility Charts at http://www.
hanoverian.org/ahs-awards-eligibility
to determine the individual requirements for
the AHS Awards Program.
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