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09|2013
THE HANOVERIAN
No. 9 | September 2013 World
Championships
Scara Boa new
World Champion
Sport
Stallions dominated
Breeding
Balance –
The focal point
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World Champion of the five-year old dressage horses: Scara Boa and Lena Stegemann. Photo: Beelitz
World Champion Scara Boa
The Hanoverians Scara Boa and Doubleyou W were the stars at the World
Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden in August. The five-year old mare
Scara Boa won gold for Germany in her division. Doubleyou W finished the final for
six-year olds in seventh place after having won the qualification.
By Jürgen Stroscher
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he world’s best five- and six-year old dressage
horses fought to win medals for four days. The
Hanoverians Scara Boa by Scolari/Wolkenstein II
(breeder: Rixta Stolter, Odisheim) and Doubleyou
W by Don Romantic/Rohdiamant (breeder: Wilhelm Schwierking, Barver) greatly influenced the
outcome. The female riders Lena Stegemann and
Laura Stigler stepped out into the limelight of international interest through surprising successes.
The two Hanoverians impressed the competent
spectators and the riders of these two horses attracted the attention of the judges at the dressage
rings with their exemplary style of riding in the respective qualifying classes on Thursday and Friday.
The rising youngsters of the Hannoveraner Verband took center stage at these World Championships and became the most talked-about topic on
the show grounds. First things first, though!
Submissiveness-Award
The World Championships opened up with a bang!
30-year old Lena Stegemann is a rider for the stallion station Pape in Hemmoor and succeeded in
her first participation at an international championship presenting the five-year old chestnut mare
Scara Boa in perfect fashion. The jury was made up
of Ghislain Fouarge, The Netherlands, Annette
Fransen-Jacobaeus, Sweden, Kurt Christensen,
Denmark and Dr. Dietrich Plewa, Germany and
awarded this excellent presentation a final score of
9,62. They scored the canter and the overall impression with a 9,5, trot, walk and rideability with
a 9,7. Lena Stegemann was the tenth competitor
in the qualification. She impressed with a very harmonious and relaxed ride. Especially the throughness and the submissiveness impressed the judges.
None of the other 38 five-year old rising talents
were able to link up with this brilliant performance.
Lena Stegemann was awarded the “Submissiveness-Award” for her almost flawless ride. It was
awarded to the horse-rider combination with the
highest score for submissiveness for the first time.
The international experienced German judge Angelika Frömming who has served as a member of
the judging team and as commentator here in Verden several times in the past is the prize sponsor.
Froemming would like to “promote good riding
with the prize. After all especially suppleness and
contact are an infallible mirror image of careful
age-appropriate basic training.”
This was an unbelievable success for rider Lena
Stegemann and owner Ingo Pape. “I am overjoyed
that Lena won the Submissiveness-Award,” Ingo
Pape praised the young rider/trainer. “Lena has
worked for us for four years. She has an incredible
feel for young horses.” Ingo Pape most likely did
not think of a world championship title at that
time. The pressure to be successful weighed heavily on the young rider. It was not an easy task to
repeat the qualification performance in the final.
Summer Fairy-Tale
Lena Stegemann had to prove her ability and her
strong nerves when she participated in the final for
five-year old dressage horses as the last of 15
competitors. Verden’s summer fairy-tale continued.
The young rider and Scara Boa controlled their nerves, stayed calm and relaxed. The pair entered the
WM-arena totally focused. Right from the start
onwards they made it clear that they wanted to
repeat Thursdays grandiose performance. The pair
demonstrated its high performance potential always beingin rhythm and in balance with high
elasticity. The pair was even able to improve the
submissiveness and received the top score of 10,0
for the level of training. The walk was the most
outstanding gait earning a score of 9,7. The trot
with its good ground cover and balance received
the score 9,5. The canter lacked a little bit impulsion but was good for a 9,0. The judges Ghislain
Fouarge, The Netherlands, Jacques van Daele, Belgium, Linda Zang, USA, and Sandy Phillips, England confirmed a great perspective for Scara Boa
as a sport horse in the dressage ring with a score
of 9,8 for overall impression. The pair earned the
World Championship title in the division for fiveyear olds by a large margin with an overall score of
9,60 in front of silver medal-winner Andreas
Helgstrand on his Oldenburg Floricello by Florencio/Dormello and a score of 8,72. The KWPN-sire
Dorado by Krack C/Rousseau followed very closely
in third place with rider Emmelie Scholtens from
the Netherlands with a final score of 8,70.
The best Hanoverian in the division
for six-year olds: Duke of Britain
with rider Victoria Michalke.
Photo: Ernst
Jessica Michel from France qualified two horses for
the final of the five-year olds. She placed seventh
with Hermes de Hus by Hotline/Rohdiamant (breeder: Heinrich Gießelmann, Barver) with a score of
8,32. This son of Hotline disposes of very good basic gaits: trot 8,7 and walk 9,0. If the dark bay
stallion had been stronger allowing him to carry on
to the end, he could have achieved a higher placement. The third Hanoverian in the final for five-year
olds was the gelding Diabolo Nymphenburg by
Don Crusador/Weltmeyer (breeder: Fritz Kleine,
Oyle) with rider Johanna von Fircks. The pair finished in thirteenth position with an average score
of 8,02.
“With the mare Scara Boa a horse became World
Champion that may not have shown the most
spectacular movement but disposes of a very high
quality of basic gaits and demonstrated the best
level of training with her rider,” the chef judge
Ghislain Fouarge from the Netherlands summa-
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here was an unbelievable success in itself. To win
as a ‘no name’, is incredible. It will take a few days
for me to realize what happened at these World
Championships.” It was totally unexpected for a
completely inexperienced rider at the international
level to become World Champion. Winning the title
also confirmed that combining this horse and this
rider was an excellent choice.
In seventh place in the division for
five-year olds: Hermes de Hus with
rider Jessica Michel representing
France. Photo: Ernst
rized at the following press conference. The excellent aptitude of the Hanoverian mare as a performance horse is as responsible for the victory as the
exemplary presentation by her rider. These criteria
did not carry such a high place value in the evaluation of the horses in previous years.
“I still cannot grasp the reality,” said Lena Stegemann right after winning the World Championships. “The fact that I was allowed to participate
28-year old Laura Stigler and her Hanoverian gelding Doubleyou W experienced a similar success
story in the introductory class for six-year old dressage horses. She very unexpectedly took the lead
in the group of 38 rising youngsters on Friday with
a final score of 9,28. The pair qualified for Sunday’s
final in front of the actual favorites Sa Coeur by Sir
Donnerhall/Don Davidoff with Eva Möller (9,14)
and Damon’s Delorange by Damon Hill/Rubin-Royal and Helen Langehanenberg (9,12). Doubleyou
W convinced in all three basic gaits receiving
scores above 9. The judges liked the basic impulsion in the trot (9,4); the walk (9,0) showed diligent
ground cover. The canter (9,8) impressed with very
good forward upward motion. The gelding received a score of 8,8 for his submissiveness. The judges really liked his overall impression, 9,4.
Doubleyou W is owned by 15- year old Lena Charlotte Walterscheidt from Mönchengladbach. Her
St.Pr.A. Scara Boa:
A little diva
Verden is a good place for Scara Bo who is
the World Championess of five-year old
dressage horses. Two years ago the colourful chestnut with the conspicuous spot on
her belly impressed at the same location on
the Herwart von der Decken-Show becoming class champion. At the World Championships she impressively proved that she
had not lost any of her qualities under saddle.
Scara Boa was born in Odisheim at Rixta
Stolter‘s farm. The committed dressage horse breeder knows what it takes. After all
Rixta Stolter has successfully competed at
the S-level in dressage. She started her Hanoverian breeding program 20 years ago
with her first riding horse. She learned the
fundamentals at her parents’ home that is
located in Altenbruch directly opposite the
breeding station. Together with three other
mares she had taken over Scara Boa’s dam,
St.Pr.St. Worita from Walter Peters in Stin
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stedt. He had maintained and expanded the
line of Aslaug since the mid forties. Worita
proved to be extremely fertile. She delivered
twelve foals during twelve years of breeding. A self-confident filly was born from the
first breeding to privately owned sire Scolari.
“Scara Boa was striking from the beginning
onwards. A little diva who knew exactly that
she is special,” Rixta Stolter remembers.
Daughter Alina Kristin presented Scara Boa
in riding horse and dressage horse classes.
The renowned stallion manager and dressage trainer Ingo Pape became aware of the
chestnut mare during a riding horse presentation on the foal show at Hartwig Bulle’s
place. He finally came to an agreement with
the breeder whilst searching for a young
horse for Susan Pape. “She is incredibly relaxed and tranquil. A fantastic model and
super easy to ride,” Susan Pape raves. The
pair qualified for the Bundeschampionat the
same year and finished the final for four-year
olds on an excellent sixth place. Pape’s rider
Lena Stegemann started riding the mare because of an illness in the spring and surprisingly won the World Championship title. Britta Züngel
Sandro Hit
Scolari
St.Pr.St. Dynastie
Wolkenstein II
St.Pr.St.
Worita
Garita
Sandro Song
Loretta
De Niro
St.Pr.St. Wicke
Weltmeyer
St.Pr.St. Wolke
Gardeulan
St.Pr.St. Marita
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parents bought the Hanoverian to allow her an
easier transition from successfully competing ponies – she won team gold and individual silver at
the European Championships for ponies in 2012
– to competing horses at the international level.
The trainer and rider is Laura Stigler. The Grand
Prix-rider has trained the gelding with expert competence. She has already won M-level dressage
classes with the dark bay this year. Laura Stigler
succeeded in qualifying Doubleyou W for the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf with a score of 8,6.
Best chances
Laura Stigler had to ride in the finals for six-year
olds as the last competitor on Sunday, too. Until
then no rider had been able to ride through the
test without mistakes. The chances were good for
Doubleyou W and Laura Stigler to follow into Scara
Boa’s footsteps. The audience was excited and expected another victory for Germany. Unfortunately
the pair was unable to link up with the level of
performance from the introductory test. Relaxedness was lacking; it had been brilliant in the first
test. Furthermore the judges did not forgive the
pair any mistakes even though they had been more
generous with other horse/rider combinations in
similar situations. The canter was one of the best
we saw. The judges praised the good changes but
criticized too much upward tendency. Even though
they would have liked to have seen more self-carriage the pair still received a score of 9,2; it was
the highest one in the class for this movement. The
trot was very well accentuated; at times it was on
two tracks and therefore received a score of only
8,7. According to the comments of chief judge Dr.
Dietrich Plewa the walk was ground-covering;
however there were mistakes in the footfall and
rhythm problems in the pirouettes - the score 7,0.
The pair received a score of 8,7 in submissiveness
and an 8,5 in overall impression. In the end the
scores added up to a final score of 8,42 and seventh place in the final.
Eva Möller and her Oldenburg Sa Coeur by Sir
Donnerhall/Don Davidoff completed their ride before Laura Stigler and Doubleyou W and became
World Championess winning the second gold medal for Germany. The judges gave last year’s winner of the five-year old division a final score of
9,04 in spite of rhythm mistakes in the turn-onthe-haunches and two bad flying changes; this
meant the World Championship title. Helen Langehanenberg with the Westphalian mare Delorange
by Damon Hill/Rubin-Royal followed in second
place with a final score of 8,92 and Heiner Schiergen on the Oldenburg gelding Discovery OLD by
Dimaggio/Classiker in third with 8,80. Germany
took first, second and third place in this division.
The German rider Victoria Michalke competed the
Hanoverian GB Duke of Britain by Dimaggio/Rubinstein (breeder: Sarah and Tony Pidgley, Windsor/GB) for Great Britain and finished the competition in forth place with a final score of 8,60. The
judges praised the rider for showing the horse to
the best of its ability. The scores were as follows:
trot 7,5, walk 9,2, canter 8,8 and submissiveness
9,0; it resulted in a final score of 8,52. Mango
Statesman by Sandro Hit/Brentano II (breeder:
Bernd Eylers, Schnitthilgenloh) who is a former elite auction foal from Verden finished in twelfth
place with rider Jordi Domingo Coll from Spain on
a final score of 7,72. The dark bay received his best
score of 8,7 for his canter. The judges recognized
the potential of this six-year old for the dressage
sport. Jayden Brown from Australia rode the Hanoverian San Andreas by Sandro Hit/Walt Disney
(breeder: Hans-Heinrich Oltmann) into a good 14th
position. The bay gelding had qualified for the final
in the small final. The judges confirmed the dressage talent of this impressive six-year old with a
combined score of 7,36.
Silhouette and a lot of potential
Horses from German breeding areas dominated
the final for six-year olds. Four Hanoverians, three
Oldenburgs, two Westphalians, one Rhineland horse, one horse from Mecklenburg and four Dutch
horses participated in the competition. German
pairs took the first seven placements. It looked a
bit different in the division for five-year olds. Three
Hanoverians, two Westphalians and one Oldenburg horse competed against six Dutch horses, two
Danish and one Swedish horse. Horses from German breeding areas won 5 of 6 medals at these
World Championships. Only the bronze medal in
the five-year old division went to a foreign horse.
The Hannoveraner Verband and the Oldenburger
Verband each won a World Championship title. The
future looks bright for rising youngsters from Germany.
A sensational victory in the qualifying class for six-year olds by
Doubleyou W and rider Laura Stigler.
Photos: Lafrentz
The host Verden received the best reviews from the
officials of the World Breeding Federation. President Jan Pedersen was full of compliments and so
was the FEI-dressage chef Trond Asmyr in respect
to the organization of the event, “It was perfect,”
Asmyr declared. Pedersen also highlighted the progress in the Championships for young dressage
horses, “It is good that not only Dutch, German
and Danish horses participated in the finals. The
interest in other countries is definitely growing.”
Pedersen emphasized the close connection between the World Championships in Verden and future Championships, “What we see here reflects
what we will see as Grand Prix-horses in the future.” n
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Stallions dominated
The Hanoverian Jumper Horse Championships 2013: Top horses – good riding –
excitement – great spectator interest – top-class competitors and deserving
champions. Privately owned stallions won in all three age groups.
By Ulrich Hahne
Three out of four Hanoverian jumper
horse champions (left to right): Lord
Fauntleroy, Messenger and Cedric
Photos: Ernst
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T
he qualification for four-year olds was a jumper
horse class at the A-level. The top twenty from
this class qualified for the final. The three days between the qualification and the final were used to
allow the horses to recover from the first competition. The final was a jumper horse class at the Llevel. Most horses appeared refreshed and energetic showing off their joy in the sport. The same
applied to champion Lord Fauntleroy by Lord Pezi/
Contendro. A former premium sire on Verden’s
stallion sales who now also proves his qualities
under saddle. He convinced with ability and a powerful and vigorous performance without ever loosing his composure. He never even came close to
making a mistake. Stephan Naber rode the stallion
to victory with great ease with a score of 8,8. A
fantastic stallion that certainly will also be a great
asset as a breeding stallion!
Performance ability is not a mere
coincidence
Another licensed sire finished in second position.
Calidros R by Calido/Drosselklang II was licensed
during the under-rider licensing at the beginning
of the year. An athletic horse equipped with the
energetic radiance of his dam’s sire Drosselklang
II! He convinced the judges Joachim Geilfus, Klaus
Gosch and Hans Wallmeier with his good and always forward oriented canter. Calidros R received
a final score of 8,7 under auction rider Roman
Duchac; he also presented the third placed competitor called Chaccolino D by Chacco-Blue/Quantus
who finished on a final score of 8,6. Roman and
Patricia Duchac are not only the breeders of Chaccolino D; they also successfully competed the dam
and granddam. Performance ability is clearly not
an accident! The champion of Verden’s free-jum-
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ping competition in 2012 jumped super carefully
showing phenomenal reflexes and using his body
in an excellent manner. His sire Chacco-Blue impressed at these jumper championships as he was
represented by a number of sons that showed off
their exceptional jumping ability.
Many of the favorites for the final of the five-year
olds did not perform in the way that one had hoped. In the end two fantastic horses took the lead.
There was a broad group of top quality horses in
the end. One mistake took a competitor out of the
top placement. Markus Beerbaum on Charmed by
Chacco-Blue/Plural (breeder: Gudrun and Heinrich
Luttmann, Kirchlinteln) had won the qualification
with a score of 9,5. This former auction horse from
Verden made one little mistake at the second to
last jump being an oversight that hindered him
from participating in the jump-off. The jump off
then decided the outcome of the championships
for five-year olds. The top eight horses qualified for
the jump-off; each horse was scored again but by
each judge separately. Olympic champion in eventing Sandra Auffarth entered the jump-off as the
best competitor of the first round on her mount
Valentino Now by Valentino/Lanthan. Her score of
9,0 was based on a really nice ride on a very content, motivated and forward going horse. A mistake in the jump-off unfortunately took away the
chance for a victory of Valentino Now.
Privately owned sire Semper Fi by Stakkato/Grannus with rider Gilbert Böckmann and Cedric by
Contendro/Grannus under Thomas Heineking took
the lead in the end. Both horses are out of dams by
Grannus which once again underlines the importance of this bloodline for the Hanoverian breed.
Both horses handled the course very differently.
Loaded with energy Semper Fi cannot deny the valuable heritage of his Arabian damline. He appeared to be almost too motivated and too forward during the first round. He improved considerably during the jump-off and his excellent jumping style became apparent. All three judges gave
him the score of 9,0. The scores for Cedric on the
other hand were not as uniform but added up to a
total of 27 in the end, too. He impressed with his
unshakeable composure, an effective, rhythmical
canter and very secure jumping style just like a mature competitor. Bronze was awarded to Thomas
Kleis on Calli by Cassus/Chasseur who is another
rising hopeful bred out of a successful dam. The
grey impressed with strong and secure jumping
ability and with a powerful and uphill canter.
Faults and time determined the outcome of the
jump-off in the six-year old division. Florian Meyer
zu Hartum found the ideal line aboard Messenger
by Montender/Baloubet du Rouet. Out of a fluent
forward canter the jumps seemed to be no real
obstacles for Messenger crossing the finish line
with an advantage of almost a second. Compared
to last year’s performance Messenger appeared to
be a lot more mature and tranquil even during the
first round for which the participants still received
scores. Jan-Philipp Weichert finished in second
place with another Cassus’ descendant out of a
dam by Calypso II. His generous and elastic yet careful style impressed not only when he was scored
but also allowed him a fast and faultless ride in the
jump-off. Last year’s reserve champion Inliner by
Iberio/Sao Paulo impressed again with rider Eva
Bitter. With top scores from the qualification and
the first round and a fast and faultless ride in the
jump-off Celle’s state stud sire confirmed his performance through excellent uniformity and
strength finishing the championships in a remarkable third place.
The stallion Qualität by Quidam de Revel/Grannus
(breeder: Fritz Koller, Stadthagen) turned out to be
an excellent horse under rider Thomas Heineking.
The pair won one division in the qualification. The
pair received the highest score of 9,5 in the first
round. The pair was unable to defend its role as
favorite after a small disagreement between rider
and horse between the first and the second fence
that resulted in a fault. Nonetheless Qualität who
is a full-brother to Ulli Kirchhoff’s Quinta and a
half-brother to Holger Wulscher’s Rückenwind by
Stakkato was one of the best horses in this competition. n
Hanoverian
Jumper Horse Championships
Four-year olds
1. Lord Fauntleroy (VA)
by Lord Pezi/Contendro
B.: ZG Kern, Schellborn
R.: Stephan Naber
2. Calidos R by Calido/Drosselklang II
B.: Hermann Rink, Seulingen
R.: Roman Duchac
3. Chaccolino D
by Chacco-Blue/Quantus
B.: Ausbildungsstall Duchac,
Hann.-Münden
R.: Roman Duchac
Five-year olds
1. Cedric (VA) by Contendro/Grannus
B.: Siegfried Pilz, Lilienthal
R.: Thomas Heineking
1. Semper Fi (VA) by Stakkato/Grannus
B.: Wilhelm Ovelhey, Isernhagen
R.: Gilbert Böckmann
3. Hof Asgard‘s Calli
by Calido/Chasseur
B.: Manfred Kurr, Jesteburg
R.: Thomas Kleis
Six-year olds
1. Messenger
by Montener/Baloubet du Rouet
B.: Bruna de Paoli, Italien
R.: Florian Meyer zu Hartum
2. Caspari by Cassus/Calypso II
B.: Gerhard Wehrs, Steinwedel
R.: Jan-Philipp Weichert
3. Inliner by Iberio/Sao Paulo
B.: Alois Naber, Saterland
R.: Eva Bitter
Semper Fi, the second champion of the five-year olds.
Photos: Ernst
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River Dance and Isabel Bache won in the second
group of the qualification for the Nürnberger Burgpokal. Photo: LL-Photo
from 73 nations followed the event on ClipMyHorse.com.
Better and better!
The International Dressage And Jumper Horse Festival
once again impressed the expert audience not only
locally but also – thanks to the Internet – on screens
worldwide. This year Verden had another surprise:
The European Stallion Show!
By Juliane Kruse
T
he International Dressage And Jumper Horse
Festival in Verden in August is one of the very
few events where competition and the breed are
presented simultaneously at its finest. The city of
riders on the Aller River magically attracts people;
it therefore does not surprise that visitors from all
over the world came. The top event has reached
and been on an internationally competitive level
while maintaining a remarkable atmosphere for a
long time now. Dr. Hans-Peter Karp who is a renowned judge, breeder and equine expert from the
Rhineland described the situation as follows, “You
do not find such an ambience anywhere else any
more. There was only one show where top competition and a family, warm-hearted atmosphere
mixed beautifully like it does here now and that
was at the show in Aachen 20 years ago!” Those
who were unable to experience this event live watched the event on the Internet: 97,914 visitors
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Stadium course specialists call Verden’s equestrian
stadium home. Michael Koelz won Verden’s championship with his Holstein gelding Quaddro. Thorsten Wittenberg won the Grand Prix on Connaugt.
This pair from Holstein beat Philipp Weishaupt and
his Hanoverian Chico by Cordalme Z/Sandro (breeder: Dietrich Schulze, Wedemark) by only 0,13 seconds. Last year Olympic Champion Sandra Auffahrt came to Verden as a spectator; this year she
rode and won the Youngster Tour with the Hanoverian stallion Campus by Calido/Matcho AA (breeder: Karl H. and Hans-G. Scherwitz, Rheinau).
Verden’s dressage rings consistently gain respect
from dressage riders. Athletic director Ulrike Kubelke has recognized this development. “We had such
a great run beforehand that we had to divide the
qualifying class for the Nuernberger Burgpokal
(Castle Cup).” Hence two 1st place ribbons were
awarded; one to Falk Rosenbauer and his Swedish
Warmblood Hohe Luft’s Ramstein and to Isabel
Bache with the just seven-year old Hanoverian gelding Riverdance by Rascalino/Alabaster (breeder:
Johannes Brunsmann, Bissendorf). Nadine Husenbeth won the qualification for the Piaff-Advancement Prize on her Rhineland mare Florida by Fidermark/Grosso Z. Twenty-eight riders from eleven
nations set out to win the Grand Prix. Nobody was
able to beat Nadine Capellmann on her Wuertemberg mare Girasol. The dressage riders are very important to the show management. Show manager
Rainer Kiel announced, “Next year there will be
another dressage ring available to provide even
better training conditions to the CDI-riders here in
Verden.”
Evening Shows
The European Stallion Show took place on Friday
night and was a highlight for horse enthusiasts.
Renowned breeding farms from the Czech Republic, Italy, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany sent their producers to Verden’s
stadium. “We are very proud to be able to present
so many interesting producers from very different
breed associations to our breeders and hope that
this event will become a permanent institution,”
organizer Ulrich Hahne summarized. The Who Is
Who of European stallions was there and was presented in the ring either in-hand or over a fence,
i.e. Cashman, Dancing World, Quotenkoenig,
Schwarzgold, Damsey, Uphill, Clarimo, Diaconti-
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nus, Spörken, Levistano, Quaterback, Fidertanz,
Quaid and Tuschinski.
Saturday night’s show program attracts many enthusiasts every year. The friends of Island horses
opened the evening with a flag presentation. A
show group from Belgium called ‘The Thunderguys’ was another highlight. The group came to
fame by performing daring stunts. The Riding Club
‘Alte Aller’ from Langwedel-Daverden presented a
performance called ‘Manege frei’ (clear the arena).
The Polo Club Hagen-Grinden showed off Chukkas
with fast polo ponies. A special competition started between Chancellor Angela Merkel and her
challenger Peer Steinbrück when they lined up for
a duel in Roman Wagons; this was a foretaste on
the approaching Bundestag-election. The race ended in a tie. A presentation of Hanoverian horses
from the upcoming 129th Elite Auction that will
take place in October offered a preview of a selected group of participants.
Personal members of the Equestrian Federation
traveled to Verden for two events. Dr. Enno Hempel
did an insider guided tour at the Herwart von der
Decken-Show and Christoph Hess conveyed “dressage transparent –what the judges want to see”at
the finals for five-year old World Championship
horses. Dr. Schade concluded, “I am overall very
happy. The event was good advertisement for Verden as the site and for the Verband. We were very
content with the number of attendees and the
overall interest worldwide. After all we witnessed
first-class competition.“ n
It is the atmosphere that transforms Verden into a
very special event. Photos: Tilgner
Damsey FRH: Manfred Schäefer (right) congratulates Louise and Doug Leatherdale. Photo: Beelitz
A new top horse for the FRH
The audience witnessed a special bestowal during the European Stallion Show. The
highly successful and privately owned sire Damsey by Dressage Royal/Ritual (breeder:
Stallion Station Kothe, Osten) was awarded the title FRH of the Association for
Promoting Competing Hanoverian Horses. The proud owners Doug and Louise
Leatherdale from the United States were present to witness the bestowal. Damsey is
available to breeders through the Stallion Station Jens Meyer in Dorum. The stallion
has already celebrated successes up to Grand Prix Special with rider Steffen Frahm.
The typy dark bay became premium sire on the under-rider stallion licensing in 2005.
He participated in the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf twice and was a participant
in the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in 2008 and 2009. The final
of Nürnberger Burgpokal followed as well as his participation in the Louisdor-Prize.
The youngest FRH-representative also impresses with his qualities as a producer: His
daughter EM-C Diana was the dressage champion at the Herwart von der DeckenShow in 2010. His daughter Darling became class champion on 2012.
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Breeding
Sport
Balance - the focal point
Balance and the push-off from the ground are essential basics in the performance
predisposition for all sport horses. It places a high demand on young horses to find a
line on which to move or to stay on. We witnesses mares with remarkable abilities in
these criteria on the Herwart von der Decken-Show; this allows us to expect a high
athletic aptitud
By Dr. Werner Schade und Dr. Ludwig Christmann
Hans-Henning v. d. Decken won the
Herwart von der Decken-Prize with
the family of St.Pr.St. Lizeth.
Photo: Schwöbel
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F
amily classes were offered at the Herwart von
der Decken-Show in addition to individual
mare classes which gave a very interesting overview over the Hanoverian mare population. The
family classes take place only every four years. The
commission for individual mares consisted of two
guest judges called Daan Nanning (President of
the KWPN-licensing committee) and Theo Leuchten (President of the Rhineland Horse-BreedingBook as well as President of the Division Breeding
of the german equestrian federation). Board member Hartmut Wilking and the breeding manager
represented the Hannoveraner Verband. The event
started with free-jumping – just as in previous years. Fourteen individual mares were presented in
two groups. Eight stallions from other populations
and six Hanoverian stallions had sired the different
mares. All pedigrees consisted of combinations of
Holstein and Hanoverian bloodlines; the letter C
clearly dominated the pedigrees. This development
is based on the use of foreign sires but also on the
use of Hanoverian sires that carry the C-blood.
Contendro represented this bloodline in three mares. on the dam side. In all cases the base was always a successful Hanoverian line. The overall
champion mare in jumping descended out of one
of these proven lines. St.Pr.A. Cunterbunte by Cassini II/Garibaldi II (breeder: Diedrich Meyer, Köhlen)
filled everyone with enthusiasm when she performed.
Breeding
The habitus of this mare reminded us of other descendants from this line. Her appearance reflected
clear outlines of her body parts, a correct foundation and a surpassing radiance. She developed her
diligent and elastic movement out of a well constructed back. She revealed her true talents at a
fence. She effortlessly solved every task with a lot
of overview, quick reactions and generous ability.
She delivered top performances in the mare performance test that she fully confirmed here. Scenletha by Scendix/Contendro (breeder/owner: Egon
Schröder, Hittbergen) became reserve championess. The mare performed brilliantly even though
she is still maturing. This elegant and light-footed
mare always found a very good line to the jump.
Her balance and her excellent attitude allowed her
to perform every task easily. She used her natural
ability to collect and jumped with brilliant technique. The following mares also were on the final
ring: St.Pr.A. Balou’s Comtess C by Balou du Rouet/Contender (breeder, exhibitor: Anne Cordes, Hämelhausen) and St.Pr.A. Skyline by Stalypso/Contendro (breeder: Joachim Tobaben, Buxtehude;
exhibitor: Wiebke Tobaben, Buxtehude). These
two mares completed the top group of the collection. They also fulfilled the demands for breeding
being elastic and athletic mares that are capable
of jumping with a powerful push-off and a lot of
ability.
Seven mares participated in the Halfbred-classes.
Lauries Crusador xx has dominated this class for
many years. Considering the low number of breedings to Thoroughbred stallions it is amazing how
Lauries Crusador xx has held the quality of this
class at a high standard for so long. The fact that
other Thoroughbred sires did not influence this
competition is however worrisome. In future the
breeding program will have to increasingly rely on
mares with a high percentage of blood as this genetic make-up is pushed back more and more in
the pedigrees of stallions. The exhibitors of Halfbred mares on the Herwart von der Decken-Show
will benefit from this. The championess of this
class, St.Pr.A. Letizia by Lauries Crusador xx/Hohenstein (breeder/exhibitor: Ute and Arndt Grube,
Drochtersen) personifies the idea of refinement in
a remarkable fashion. The pedigree is built on Thoroughbred, Trakehner and Anglo-Arab blood. The
result is a brilliant type that fully captivates every
spectator. The correctness and the foundation did
not suffer at all. The trot movement was smooth
and diligent in good self-carriage; the walk was a
bit limited but very rhythmical and correct. The
breeding station Schmitz-Leitner in Rommerskirchen bred and exhibited the reserve championess,
St.Pr.A. La Vida SL by Lauries Crusador xx/Brentano
II. She impressed with her good size, well-proportioned parts and the quality of her productive movement.
The pedigrees of the dressage mares were distributed over several lines. In addition to the D-line
daughters whose sires descended from Bolero, Florestan and Sandro Hit also knew to impress. Royal
Classic and Goldfever sired two daughters each.
St.Pr.A. Beautiful Lady by Benetton Dream/Royal
Highness (breeder/exhibitor: Axel Windeler, Verden) was the winner of the first group. This expressive mare impressed with her energetic and rhythmical movement. St.Pr.A. Dorothea FH by Diamond
Hit/Londonderry (breeder/exhibitor: Frauke Hoch,
Lüneburg) was the winner of the second group.
This harmonious mare of average size impressed
with her evenly good quality in her conformation
and in her movement. She showed good self-carriage during her fluent and animated movement.
The quality of the third group that was mostly influenced by daughters by Floriscount, Fürst Nymphenburg and Fürst Romancier reached the highest overall level of quality. St.Pr.A. Fleur by
Floriscount/Wild Dance (breeder: Angela Fitschen,
Scheessel; owner: Annelie Brunckhorst, Hollenstedt) was this group’s winner. This mare impressed with her extensive ground-covering basic
gaits while still being able to compress and collect
her body beautifully. St.Pr.A. Royal Rose M by Royal Classic/Weltmeyer (breeder/owner: Klaus Michaelis, Basdahl) was the winner of the forth
group. This compact mare was able to develop powerful movement with a hind leg that reached far
underneath her body because of her very good
back connection. She was able to effortlessly come
back in turns. These transitions within the gaits
came very easy to the mare; this explains her high
rideability in the mare performance test. The two
following mares were invited on the final ring in
addition to the group winners because of high
quality: St.Pr.A. Fürstin Vera by Fürst Rousseau/
Ludwig von Bayern (breeder/exhibitor: Peter Engel,
Huenxe) and St.Pr.A. Shakira by Soliman de Hus/
Don Gregory (breeder/exhibitor: Ilse-Marie and
Bernd Busemann, Dörpen). St.Pr.A. Royal Rose M
took the lead and the overall victory in the mare
division in front of St.Pr.A. Fleur in an exciting final
with a very close outcome. The region Stade took
the overall mare victories in all fields of the Herwart von der Decken-Show. An enormous success
for the breeders from Stade who overall provided a
first-rate contingent of mares! In general an overall improvement in the mares was noticeable in
respect to their ability to move with good and natural self-carriage. Balance and self-carriage are
important pre-requisites for a good feeling while
Convinced on the triangle: St.Pr.A.
Royal Rose M by Royal Classic/
Weltmeyer, the Champion Mare in
dressage. Photo: Schwöbel
Halfbred Champion St.Pr.A. Letizia
by Lauries Crusador xx/Hohenstein
embodied the advantages of using
Thoroughbred sires. Photo: Schwöbel
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Breeding
St.Pr.A. Cunterbunte by Cassini II/
Garibaldi II was brilliant over the
fence. Photo: Frieler
riding and for following on a successful training
path.
The best within many good ones
The Herwart von der Decken-Prize is awarded to
the best mare family that underlines the importance of the dam side and the damline in the breeding of horses once every four years. Stallions can
be changed every year. Top stallions produce many
foals each year. The quality of each breeder’s mares
makes the difference and sets a breeder apart from
his competitors. The family competitions are very
much a Hanoverian tradition that emphasize the
importance of the mare quality. Nine families were
presented; the judges, Konrad Böth, Hermann-Jürgen Rump and Dr. Ludwig Christmann judged in
two groups. The breeding clubs selected the families on regional mare shows. The quality of the families was overall well balanced and of high quality that presented a challenge in ranging them. The
champion family however stood out. It was the
family of St.Pr.St. Lizeth by Londonderry/By Velten
with her seven-year old daughter St.Pr.St. Harmonie by Hochadel and her two-year old daughter by
Fürst Nymphenburg. It was the winning family of
the second group and the winning family at the
mare show in Freiburg/Elbe. Christina Kruse from
Cuxhaven bred St.Pr.St. Lizeth and sold her to
Hans-Henning v. d. Decken from Stade. Lizeth is 12
Asking Daan Nanning
THE HANOVERIAN: What distinguishes the
champion mare in jumping; St.Pr.A. Cunterbunte?
Daan Nanning, “The championess and the reserve
champion mare were very close together in respect
to the ability over a fence. The entire package was
right with St.Pr.A. Cunterbunte. She is of excellent
type and impresses with her phenomenal overall
impression. She has proved to have a very good
overview over fences and was able to shorten and
lengthen distances as she saw fit. Her athletic ability, her speed and her intelligence were exemplary.”
THE HANOVERIAN: How do you assess the
overall vintage of jumper mares?
Daan Nanning, “I was positively surprised. Almost
all the mares were very modern, cunning and very
blood-influenced. It was commendable that all
mares pushed off the ground powerfully and fast.
Today’s jumper horses must be able to do this. One
fence follows the next very quickly on today’s international jumper courses; this requires excellent
technique, fast reflexes and a good overview from
the modern jumper. I can recognize these attributes in almost all mares.”
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THE HANOVERIAN: What do you think about
doing the free-jumping outside?
Daan Nanning, “We do not know this kind of freejumping in the Netherlands. I have however seen it
done before in Holstein. The mares lack a bit support in the free-jumping chute on a diagonal. I
heard it was the first time for the free-jumping to
take place in the Grand Prix-arena. I find it somewhat unfortunate that we were unable to sufficiently evaluate the canter. After all the balance of a
horse in the canter tells us a lot about rideability.”
THE HANOVERIAN: How did you like being a
judge?
Daan Nanning, “First of all I was delighted to be
invited! I was totally surprised to be selected for
judging. I enjoyed it greatly; also the judging of
mares for dressage. We do not offer family classes
but I consider them to be of great importance as
they highlight the quality of the mares to which we
Dutch attribute a lot of value. I shall recommend
this competition to my colleagues at home. Maybe
we will organize these in the Netherlands in the
future, too.” n
Breeding
years old. She impressed with her functional and
correct exterior and with a lot of femininity and
expression. Both daughters proved to be of high
quality. St.Pr.St. Harmonie might even be more important than her dam. She was the champion mare
at the Herwart von der Decken-Show in 2009. The
two-year old daughter by Fürst Nymphenburg convinced because of her excellent type, her large
frame and her good movement. Averaging the top
quality of all three family members determined this
family’s victory. There was no weak point. This family descends from the damline of Schluppera. A
great number of licensed stallions like Bundeschampion Sarkozy and numerous sport horses in
all disciplines have come out of this damline. One
of the most successful offspring is the mare Falada
by Forrest xx who was one of the world’s best dressage horses for many years with rider Karen Tebar.
The Herwart von der Decken-Prize was awarded to
Herwart von der Decken‘s son. Herwart von der
Decken was the former President of the HannoveResults
Jumping mares
1st group
Ia St.Pr.A. Cunterbunte by Cassini II/Garibaldi II
B. and e.: Diedrich Meyer, Köhlen
Champion Mare Jumping
Ib St.Pr.A. Balou‘s Comtesse C
by Balou du Rouet/Contender
B. and e.: Anne Cordes, Hämelhausen
Ic St.Pr.A. Castanea by Canstakko/Acord II
B. and e.: Bernd Nordmann, Syke
2nd goup
Ia Scenletha by Scendix/Contendro
B. and e.: Egon Schröder, Hittbergen
Reserve Champion Mare Jumping
Ib St.Pr.A. Skyline by Stalypso/Contendro
B.: Joachim Tobaben, Buxtehude
E.: Wiebke Tobaben, Buxtehude
Ic St.Pr.A. Panama by Perigueux/Contendro
B. and e.: Günther Hahl, Osterbruch
Halfbred mares
Ia St.Pr.A. Letizia by Lauries Crusador xx/Hohenstein
B. and e.: Zuchtgemeinschaft Grube, Drochtersen
Champion Mare Halfbred mares
raner Verband and did tremendous work for the
Hanoverian horse and gave the prize its name.
Herwart von der Decken won this show in 1985; it
was called the Ratje-Niebuhr-Prize at that time.
Hans-Henning von der Decken is a true horseman
who manages a breeding and training facility on
the outskirts of Stade. The fact that he is a member
of the approval committee and the President of the
Breeding Club Stade and as such a member of the
Verband’s board clearly shows that his expert
knowledge and opinions are highly valued.
The Ib-family in this first group became the reserve
champion family: St.Pr.St. Rafinesse by Rohdiamant/Eisenbarth with two daughters, five-year old
St.Pr.St. Sympathie by Stedinger and three-year old
St.Pr.A. Dynamik by Diamond Hit, the winning family from Rulle. St.Pr.St. Rafinesse is a very noble
mare of great type with a feminine radiance. She is
an excellent producer and has enriched Verden’s
auctions with good foals numerous times . Her son
Ic St.Pr.A. Bell Pepper by Bequia/Rotspon
B.: Hannes Brüning, Ochtmannien
E.: Michael Procter, Oakford/Australien
2nd group
Ia St.Pr.A. Dorothea FH by Diamond Hit/Londonderry
B. and e.: Frauke Hoch, Lüneburg
Ib St.Pr.A. Franca Sympathica
by Fidertanz/San Remo
B.: Wilfried Fiedler, Bahrenborstel
E.: Reinhard Hansemann, Syke
Ic St.Pr.A. Donna Felina by Don Frederico/White Star
B.: Wolfgang Lohmann, Sandbostel
E.: Jürgen Matthies, Marklohe
3rd group
Ia St.Pr.A. Fleur by Floriscount/Wild Dance
B.: Angela Fitschen, Scheeßel
E.: Anneli Brunckhorst, Hollenstedt
Reserve Champion Mare Dressage
Ib St.Pr.A. Fürstin Vera
by Fürst Rousseau/Ludwig von Bayern
B. and e.: Peter Engel, Hünxe
Ic St.Pr.A. St.Pr.A. Livina by Londonderry/Di Versace
B. and e.: ZG Porzucek, Lahntal
4th group
Ib St.Pr.A. La Vida SL by Laur. Crusador xx/Brentano
II
B. and e.: Zuchtstätte Schmitz-Leitner,
Rommerskirchen
Reserve Championa mare Halfbred mares
Ia St.Pr.A. Royal Rose M by Royal Classic/Weltmeyer
B. a. e.: Klaus Michaelis, Basdahl
Champion Mare Dressage
Ic St.Pr.A. Lady Gaga
by Lauries Crusador xx/Sandro Hit
B. and e.: Matthias Buck, Lamstedt
Ic St.Pr.A. Sweet Alabama
by San Amour/Donnerhall
B. and e.: Ludwig Fischer, Bärnau
Dressage mares
1st group
Familiy Competition
Ia St.Pr.A. Beautiful Lady
by Benetton Dream/Royal Highness
B. and e.: Axel Windeler, Verden-Walle
Ia Family of St.Pr.St. Lady-Lou
by Lauries Crusador xx/Wolkenstein II
St.Pr.A. Da-Li by Damsey
Two-year-old by Herzensdieb
E.: ZG Meyer und Wöhlke, Flögeln
Ib St.Pr. A. Best Dream by Benetton Dream/Stedinger
B. and e.: ZG Sahlmann und Schmitz, Rosenthal
Ib St.Pr.A. Shakira by Solman de Hus/Don Gregory
B. and e.: Ilse Marie und Bernd Busemann, Dörpen
1st group
Ib Family of St.Pr.St. Faconnable
by Fürst Heinrich/Calypso II
St.Pr.A. Barcelona by Fürst Heinrich
St.Pr.St. Brisbane by Belissimo M
E.: Hannes Brüning, Ochtmannien
Ic Family of St.Pr.St. Delicia by De Niro/Calypso II
St.Pr.A. Corona by Christ
Two-year-old by Christ
Ausst.: Thomas Heuer, Bienenbüttel
Id Family of St.Pr.St. Heidemärchen
by Heraldik xx/Weltmeyer
St.Pr.A. Gribaldis Märchen by Gribaldi
Two-year-old by Sir Donnerhall
E.: Arend Kamphorst, Prieros
2nd group
Ia Family of St.Pr.St. Lizeth
by Londonderry/By Velten
St.Pr.St. Harmonie by Hochadel
Two-year-old by Fürst Nymphenburg
E.: Hans-Henning by d. Decken, Stade
Champion Family
Ib Family of St.Pr.St. Rafinesse
by Rohdiamant/Eisenbarth
St.Pr.St. Sympathie by Stedinger
St.Pr.A. Dynamik by Diamond Hit
E.: Harald Thelker, Ostercappeln
Reserve Champion Family
Ic Family of St.Pr.St. Ronja
by Rascalino/Fishermans Friend
St.Pr.A. Fürstin by Floriscount
Two-year-old by Floriscount
Ausst.: ZG Broers und Weber, Aurich
Id Family of St.Pr.St. Grafina
St.Pr.St. Chaccofina by Chacco-Blue/Graf Top
St.Pr.A. Carafina by Cardento/Graf Top
Two-year-old by Plot Blue/Graf Top
E.: Heide und Helmut Peters, Hammah
Ie Family of St.Pr.St. Hillary by Hohenstein/Wenzel
St.Pr.A. Dekolleté by Danone
Two-year-old by Danone
E.: Michael Schenk, Niendorf I
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Zucht
Nymphenburgs For You was a finalist last year in
the division for three-year olds at the Bundeschampionate. Both daughters presented in this
family were of high quality. Three-year old St.Pr.A.
Dynamik attracted everybody’s attention with her
paramount trot movement. She also competed in
the individual classes on the Herwart von der Decken-Show and placed well. This family out of Hadine has been on the farm of Thelker in Ostercappeln near Osnabrück for several generations and
has been well preserved.
old St.Pr.A. Fürstin by Floriscount and her two-year
old full-sister. Three black horses; that is impressive
in itself! A successful combination of Floriscount
and St.Pr.St. Ronja clearly reflecting breed progress! The dam proved her good movement. Both
daughters confirm their strength in the movement
and compared to the dam show an obvious improvement in type and conformation. The breeding
partnership Broers and Weber from Aurich presented this family that has a Westphalian origin and
was the winning family in Timmel.
Here a brief description of the other families at the
Herwart von der Decken-Show:
2nd group, Id: Family of St.Pr.St. Grafina. Two special characteristics: the only family in the constellation of “three daughters out of one dam” and the
only jumper family. The dam of these three mares
is St.Pr.St. Grafina by Graf Top/For Pleasure and
2nd group, Ic: Family of St.Pr.St. Ronja by Rascolino/
Fishermans Friend with two daughters, three-year
Asking Theo Leuchten
THE HANOVERIAN: You attended the Herwart von der Decken-Show for the first time
as a judge. What were your impressions?
Daan Nanning, Hartmut Wilking, Dr.
Werner Schade and Theo Leuchten
evaluated the individual mares.
(From left to right) Photo: Züngel
Theo Leuchten, “The Hannoveraner Verband must
be congratulated to this event. The mare show
takes place in a most beautiful ambiance at the
time of the outstanding International Dressage
and Jumper Festival. The expert audience was present in large numbers. The atmosphere was excellent. The site conditions for the jumper mares unfortunately were not ideal; hence some were
unable to show off their true quality. A mare show
is only an instantaneous presentation, though.
Only the horse’s form on that day at that moment
counts.”
THE HANOVERIAN: What was most important to you when judging the mares?
Theo Leuchten, “I consider movement that flows
from the back to the front of the body to be of
great importance. The horses must be equipped
with good lower leg and shoulder freedom in accordance with an uphill tendency. Overall Hanover
should be proud of this vintage of mares. They
were very interesting and if we want to criticize
anything then only at a very high quality level. The
mares showed very effective movement and were
well constructed. It is important not to neglect the
entire hoof construction when judging. The breed
has continued to develop, horses are more rideable, the movement is bigger but the wear and tear
increases, too. A correct foundation is of utmost
importance and every breeder must consider this
fact in the stallion selection.”
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THE HANOVERIAN: Was your group of judges always in union?
Theo Leuchten, “We discussed issues and in the
end always came to an unanimous judgment. I
greatly enjoyed judging with Daan Nanning from
the Netherlands because at times he placed emphasis on other criteria. For instance we place a
high value in an industrious and rhythmical walk
with a good overstide; but not too much as a huge
walk can be a hinderance for collected movements
like Piaffe and Passage. I also thought that it was
very good to openly discuss the mares in detail. It
allowed the audience and the exhibitors to understand our evaluation and ranking.”
THE HANOVERIAN: The delegates of the
Hannoveraner Verband agreed to the cooperation with the Rheinische Pferdestammbuch (Rhineland Studbook). Which
reaction did you encounter with your breeders?
Theo Leuchten, “Our breeders are very excited.
They approve to this cooperation without any restrictions as we are creating new perspectives. We
are a small breeding area that has always had
good experiences with Hanoverian blood. Our
breeders are not only looking forward to a joint
future but also to bringing a little cheerfulness
from the Rhineland to the Niedersachsenhalle. The
structure of the breed associations will continue to
change. I owe the Hannoveraner Verband a compliment: We approached each other positively with
an open mind and without prohibiting any
thoughts. Now it is our responsibility to provide for
a good atmosphere in the future.” n
Zucht
had completed an excellent performance test and
participated in the Jumper Horse Program. All
three daughters, four-year old St.Pr.St. Chaccofina
by Chacco-Blue, three-year old St.Pr.A. Carafina by
Cardento and a two-year old by Plot Blue were
bred solely for jumping ability. They were of modern and athletic type as is required in jumping
competitions today. All three mares descend from
the committed jumper-horse breeding program of
Heide and Helmut Peters in Hammah; they won
the mare show in Großenwöhrden with this family.
2nd group, Ie: Family of St.Pr.St. Hillary by Hohenstein/Wenzel with two daughters by Danone,
three-year old St.Pr.A. Dekolleté and a two-year
old right sister representing the Sudette damline.
St.Pr.St. Hillary is a noble foundation mare with a
strong Trakehner influence. She was show champion in Niendorf as a three-year old. She has already
produced successful dressage horses in combination with Danone. Both daughters are of high quality – the three-year old was class champion at the
show in Schlieckau. Unfortunately both daughters
did not show themselves to the best of their ability
on this day. Michael Schenk from Römstedt presented this family. The Sudette damline is very successful and has produced - among others - stallions like Christ and Pommery as well as
internationally successful jumpers like Lucie (Lars
Nieberg) and Top Gun la Silla (Jan Tops). This family was the reserve champion family in Schlieckau
and Beedenbostel.
1st group, Ia: Family of St.Pr.St. Lady-Lou by Lauries
Crusador xx/Wolkenstein II, the damline of Schwaby. A large-framed and powerfully moving halfbred
mare with an excellent performance test that has
passed on her large frame and her importance to
her daughters; four-year old St.Pr.A. Da-Lia by
Damsey champion mare in Elmlohe 2012 and a
two-year old by Herzensdieb. The excellent walk of
all three mares was remarkable. Waltraud Böhmke
from Belum bred St.Pr.St. Lady-Lou. Walter Wöhlke
and the Breed Partnership of Meyer & Wöhlke exhibited the mare with her two daughters. St.Pr.A.
Da-Lia also completed an excellent performance
test and had placed on the Herwart von der Decken-Show in 2012. The family qualified for this
event in Elmlohe.
Faconnable is out of a full sister of dressage producer Compliment that is also a dressage family of
first-rate quality. The form of the daughters during
the presentation of the basic gaits determined the
outcome. Hannes Brüning from Ochtmannien was
the exhibitor of this family that had won on the
mare show in Bruchhausen-Vilsen.
1st group, Ic: Family of St.Pr.St. Delicia by De Niro/
Calypso II. A very typy and very fresh 13-year old
Delicia was presented with two daughters of high
quality by Christ. All three mares were of remarkable type and equipped with an elegant dark coat
– an impressive picture! Breed progress in respect
to the frame could be seen in both daughters. The
family traces back to a Thoroughbred line and has
been at home in Bienenbüttel with Family Heuer
for several generations. She won in Schlieckau and
in Beedenbostel.
1st group, Id: Family of St.Pr.St. Heidemärchen by
Heraldik xx/Weltmeyer traces back to the line of
Allwissend. The nine-year old Halfbred mare was
presented with three-year old daughter St.Pr.A.
Gribaldis Märchen by Gribaldi and a large two-year old daughter by Sir Donnerhall. This is also a
family of top quality that has produced many great
horses including Celle’s former state stud sire Don
Cavallo and the outstanding dressage competitor
Fontaleromit who participated in several European
Championships for young riders and juniors with
rider Veronique Henschen. Arend Kamphorst maintains this line on his farm Dree Boeken in Prieros.
The family had won in Schinne. n
Reserve Champion Family: Family
of St.Pr.St. Rafinesse out of the
breeding program of Harald Thelker,
Ostercappeln. Photo: Züngel
1st group, Ib: Family of St.Pr.St. Faconable by Fürst
Heinrich/Calypso II, damline of Nuwara. St.Pr.St.
Faconable was a member of the champion family
at the Herwart von der Decken-Show in 2009. She
also impressed with her outstanding trot movement this year. She was presented with two daughters; five-year old St.Pr.A. Barcelona and four-year
old St.Pr.St. Brisbane both by Belissimo M. St.Pr.St.
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Sport
Successes from
Ascona to Zuidvolde
Hanoverian horses are collecting top results at
competitions all over. For the first time the international
successes are listed in THE HANOVERIAN in alphabetical
order of the competition sites.
By Britta Züngel
Jumping
CSI*** Ascona/Switzerland
Admirable by A Jungle Prince/Rhytmo
(breeder: Patricia Sausmikat, Bremen) and rider Marie Pellegrin-Etter enjoyed a second
placement in a speed class with top prizemoney at the Lago Maggiore.
CSIO***-W Bratislava/Slovakia
Simone Blum and Cash by Calido/Godehard
(breeder: Jörg Naeve, Groß Wittensee) completed a faultless round placing fifth with the
German equip in the Nation Cup of Bratislava.
Simone Blum rode Flying Boy by Fly High/
Sao Paulo (breeder: Horst Heidemann, Meppen) into fifth place in the first jumper class
of the Large Tour.
CSIO***-W Budapest/Hungary
Goldstar by Goldfever/Voltaire (breeder:
Arend Kamphorst, Prieros) was a member of
Germany’s Nation Cup-team for the first time
in the capitol of Hungary. The eleven-year old
performed a faultless first round under rider
Mynou Diedrichsmeier. The German team finished in second place behind Belgium in the
end.
Emil Orban from Hungary rode his mount
Que Sera (VA) by Quidam’s Rubin/Lanthan
(breeder: Dieter Ortmann, Weyhe) into second place in the final of the Youngster-Tour.
CSI***** Calgary/Canada
Stallion performance test winner and former
state stud sire Le Primeur (VA) by Laptop/
Pinkus (breeder: Horst Quast, Hechthausen)
has found a new home at Spruce Meadows.
The chestnut stallion participated in an S-level jumper class with rider Albert Kley and
placed fifth at the CSI “Pan American”.
CSI*** Crans Montana/Switzerland
Bonito R by El Bonito/Rhytmo (breeder: Patricia Sausmikat, Bremen) is a newcomer in
the barn of the American world-class jumper
rider Laura Kraut. The pair finished in the top
five of an international competition for the
first time finishing a speed class of the Medium Tour in forth place in the Swiss Alps.
Lorenzo De Luca rode Enigma (VA) by Escudo/Drosselklang II (breeder: Sophie Fangmann, Brockum) into second place in the final of the Youngster-Tour. The pair finished
the qualification in third position.
CSI***** Chantilly/France
It looked as if Codex One (VA) by Contendro/Glückspilz (breeder: Wilhelm Berghorn,
Stolzenau) and his rider Christian Ahlmann
would be the winners of the Grand Prix until
the very last competitor in the jump-off. But
then Beezie Madden on Cortes took the victory. An excellent second placement remained for Codex One in the eighth stage of the
Global Champions Tour.
Cosma by Couleur-Rubin/Stakkato (breeder:
Heinrich Ramsbrock, Menslage) is on his way
to Europe. It did not take long for the success
to set in. The ten-year old won a CSI class
with rider Abigail McArdle.Seven-year old
Gain Line by Stolzenberg/Raphael (breeder:
Carola Lampe, Holle) won the final of the
CSIY with rider Cian O’Connor.
CSI*** Dettinghofen/Germany
Esther Forkert celebrated her first victory on
Esperanza by El Bundy (breeder: Breed partnership Bünger, Essel) at the Country Classics
Argelith Squid and Eva Bitter: Three starts –
three placements in Münster. Photo: Frieler
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on the facility called Albführen. The pair won
the first jumper class of the SML-Tour.
Rosalie (breeder: Hans-Jürgen Sitzenstock,
Bad Salzdetfurth) could also be a successful
dressage competitor with the pedigree Rosentau/Werther. The seven-year old was one
the best young jumpers at the CSI. She won
the second qualification of the YoungsterTour under rider Niels von Hirschheydt.
Chacco’s Spirit (VA) by Chacco-Blue/Espri
(breeder: Horst Roewer, Syke) and rider Daniel Etter finished on fifth place in the same
class.
Barbara Steurer-Collee on Cent-Man by
Chasseur/Espri (breeder: Heike Heyer, Vechelde) remained faultless in both rounds of the
second qualification for the Grand Prix finishing in fifth place.
CSI*** Dinard/France
Emely by Embassy III/Chambertin (breeder:
Elisabeth and Winfried Burkhard, Hattersheim) finished the second qualification of the
Youngster Tour in forth place with rider Marc
Bettinger.
Alexa Pessoa has taken over HH Let’s Fly
(VA) by Lordanos/Forrest xx (breeder: Uwe
Dreesmann, Hesel) from her husband Rodrigo. The pair finished a speed class in fifth
place in Dinard. Shaitaan by Stolzenberg/
For Future (breeder: Lutz Wimmer, Meine)
and Frederik Knorren placed third in a 1,45
m-jumper class on the last day of the CSI.
CSIO*****/CSIYH* Dublin/Ireland
Gain Line by Stolzenberg/Raphael (breeder:
Carola Lampe, Holle) impressed with his performance in the Youngster Tour on the venerable green of the Dublin Horse Show. Cian
O’Connor rode the seven-year old into fifth
place in the first jumper class and in the final.
The German quartet finished the Nation Cup
in fifth place. St.Pr.St. Acorte by Acorado/
Stakkato (breeder: Heinrich Bremer, Noepke)
did remarkably well with rider Rolf Moormann finishing both difficult rounds with
only two jumping faults.
CSIO***** Falsterbo/Sweden
The German jumper riders won the Nation
Cup in Falsterbo by a large margin. St.Pr.St.
Acorte by Acorado/Stakkato (breeder: Heinrich Bremer jun., Noepke) and rider Rolf
Moormann were members of the winning
quartet. Germany’s forth team rider did not
have to compete in either of both rounds. A
top-rated jumper class consisting of two
rounds came after the final Grand Prix. Rolf
Moormann had every reason to celebrate as
he and his mount finished in forth place.
Fine Lady and Holger Wulschner won the second
qualification for the Grand Prix in Gross Viegeln.
Photo: Frieler
The Dutch stallion manager Wiepke van de
Lageweg bought the talented VDL Cohiba
(VA) by Chacco-Blue/Acord II (breeder: Prof.
Dr. Karl Heinz Boehm, Hannover) on the foal
auction in 2006. Jur Vrieling rode the sevenyear old into second place in the second qualification of the Youngster Championships in
Sweden.
Dirk Klaproth rode Graf Moritz (VA) by Graf
Top/Classiker (breeder: Jürgen Siegert, Ganderkesee) into second place in the first qualification for the Grand Prix. Miriam Schneider
has been riding Contendra by Contendro/
Raphael (breeder: Schirrmacher GbR, Hemmoor)since the beginning of the year. The
pair finished the Grand Prix on a brilliant second place after a tenth place at the German
Championships for female jumper riders in
Balve.
CSI** Groß Viegeln/Germany
The CSI in Groß Viegeln took place on the
Holger Wulschner facility for the first time.
The rider made use of his home advantage
winnig the second qualification for the Grand
Prix on his mount Fine Lady by Forsyth/
Drosselklang II (breeder: Wilhelm Leymann,
Bassum). This class became an advertisement
for Hanoverian jumpers as Thomas Kleis rode
For Success by For Pleasure/Stakkato (breeder: Hans Siemers, Sittensen) into third place.
Acordina (VA) by Acord II/Sandro (breeder:
Rainer Knabbe, Loxstedt) obtained her first
top international placements in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Malte Laub rode the nine-year old into forth place in the second
qualification of the Large Tour for Amateurs.
Galaxy HS (VA) by Go on Top/Acorado
(breeder: ZG Spreckels and Hoops, Hammah)
was also successful placing second twice
with rider Michael Wittschier.
CSI* Le Mans/France
Quincy (VA) by Quidam’s Rubin/Landadel
(breeder: Georg Hardekopf-Hartmann, Luedersfeld) and rider Jemma Kirk finished in
second place in the Winning Round for the
Grand Prix.
CSI*** Münster/Germany
St.Pr.A. Alida by Argentinus/Landadel
(breeder: Hermann Hoelscher, Gehrde) and
rider Tim Rieskamp-Goedeking won the
Youngster Cup at the „Turnier der Sieger“ in
front of Münster’s castle. Eva Bitter and
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CSI** -W Riga/Latvia
Hanoverian News
The Latvian capital Riga reports a third placement in an S-level jumper class for Rocketman by Raphael/Calypso II (breeder: Gerhard
Dieckmann, Schnackenburg) and his Russian
rider Vladimir Beletskiy.
Flynch PCH by Falsterbo/Walt Disney
(breeder: Gerhard Finck, Padingbüttel) qualified for the final of the Nürnberger Burgpokal. He won the qualification in Lingen
under riding master Hubertus Schmidt. Derano by De Niro/Warkant (breeder: Rudolf
Quast, Jork) and Dorothee Schneider secured the ticket to Frankfurt in Perl Borg.
CSI** Roosendaal/The Netherlands
Diego Perez Bilbao rode Clark Gable (VA)
by Calido/Acord II (breeder: Erich Mohrfeld,
Espelkamp) into second place in a two-phase
jumper class of the Medium Tour of Roosendaal.
Flake by Florencio/Metternich (breeder: Petra Neumueller, Großenkneten) had to be
put to sleep after an accident during training. The dressage horse performance center Lodbergen purchased the black stallion
on Verden’s stallion market in 2011; he successfully completed his 30-day test one
year later.
Hanoverian horses did well in the Youngster
Tour, too. Emely (VA) by Embassy III/Chambertin (breeder: Elisabeth and Winfried Burkhard, Hattersheim) finished the first qualification in second place with rider Marc Bettinger.
CSI*** Spangenberg/Germany
Black Jack and rider David Will were part of the
winner circle in Spangenberg. Photo: Frieler
The privately owned sire Flake died.
Baroncelli by Bergamon/Matcho AA
(breeder: Dr. Christiane Schlichting, Wingst)
retired from competition at the age of 15.
He stood at stud at the breeding station
Pape in Hemmoor until 2010. He was
Reserve Bundeschampion and participated
twice in the World Championships for
young dressage horses with rider Susan
Pape. He moved to the Unites States in
2011 with a success record up to the
Grand Prix Special and stood at stud at
Harmony Sport Horses that is a breeding
farm under the management of Scott Hassler. Scott’s wife Susanne Hassler continued
successfully to compete Baroncelli.
Clara M by Comte/Escudo II (breeder: Peter Mahler, Neuhaus) was the best five-year-old with rider Sara Squires at the British
Festival of Eventing in Gatcombe Park. The
States premium candidate placed third in
last year’s free-jumping competition in Verden before she sold on the elite auction to
Great Britain in April 2012.
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Squid by Salito/Gibraltar (breeder: Ralf
Grindt, Peine) took third place after finishing
third in the first qualification and fifth in the
second qualification. Sinfonie by Satisfaction/Don Juan (breeder: Gudrun Wenzel, Bad
Gandersheim) and rider Katrin Eckermann finished in the class for rising youngster in
forth position after a faultless round.
The Hanoverian mare Celly Negra by Contendro/Graf Top (breeder: Johann Westermann, Syke) provided a second Hanoverian
victory. She won a two-phase jumper of the
Medium Tour with rider Clarissa Crotta from
Switzerland after having placed forth in the
qualification. Forth place in the qualification
for the Grand Prix – that was the top result
for Lord Lohengrin (VA) by Lordanos/Diskus (VA) (breeder: Helmut Kordes, Sulingen)
and his rider Patrick Stühlmeyer. St.Pr.A.
Flotte Deern by Forsyth/Acord II (breeder:
Hermann Meyer, Allwoerden) and Denise Sulz
followed in fifth position.
Nobody was going to take the victory away
from Black Jack by Escudo/Drosselklang II
(breeder: Jürgen Hattebuhr, Burgwedel) and
his rider David Will in the second qualification of the Medium Tour. The pair won by nearly four seconds ahead of Roger Yves Bost
from France.
Escobaldi by Escudo II/Garibaldi II (breeder:
Walter Föge, Ihlienworth) and rider Cerrin
Doehle finished the first qualification in the
Large Tour for Amateurs in third place. The
pair again did well in the second class finishing in second position.
Sea Wolf (VA) by Stakkato/Zeus (breeder:
Hermann Meyer, Allwörden) and rider Jörg
Witte performed very well in the two-phase
jumper class of the Large Tour for Amateurs
placing third.
CSI*** Ommen/The Netherlands
Ex escudo orior by Escudo/Calypso II (breeder: Hinrich Bartels, Wittingen) and rider Udo
Kloetzel have become permanent residents
at the top of the result charts of international
amateur jumper classes. The pair finished the
two-phase jumper class of the Large Tour in
fifth place in Spangenberg.
Only three horse-rider combinations remained faultless in the exciting jump-off of the
Grand Prix. Lordan by Lordanos/Landor S
(breeder: Gerd Sosath, Lemwerder) and Nayel
Nassar from Egypt finished in third place.
The final of the Youngster-Tour in Spangenberg was a two-phase jumper class. St.Pr.A.
Alida by Argentinus/Landadel (breeder: Hermann Hoelscher, Gehrde) and Tim RieskampGoedeking finished this class in fifth place.
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CSI*** -W St. Petersburg/Russia
Rocketman by Raphael/Calypso II (breeder:
Gerhard Dieckmann, Schnackenburg) has
matured to an international competitor. Vladimir Beletskiy rode him into third position in
the World Cup jumper class in St. Petersburg
after having won a qualification.
CSI*** Vichy/France
St.Pr.St. Belvedere by Balou du Rouet/Embassy (breeder: Cord Hilbrecht, Himbergen)
started competing at the international level
after having been used as a broodmare. She
placed forth in the final of “6 ans Future Elite” with rider Charlotte Bettendorf from Luxembourg in Vichy.
CSI** Wiener Neustadt/Austria
Six-year old Luke Lugar by Lex Lugar/Acorado (breeder: Florian Böhner, Marxen) performed at the international level in Wiener Neustadt. Marcel Wolf rode him into third place
in a jumper class of the Youngster Tour.
Mylena by Galan/Ahorn Z (breeder: Josef
Miller, Jettingen-Scheppach) has made it
onto the international competition page of
THE HANOVERIAN for the first time. She finished the final of the Medium Tour in second
place with rider Markus Beutel.
CSI*** -W Zagare/Lithuania
Dressage
CDI-W Brisbane/Australia
Celle’s former state stud sire Fishermans
Friend (VA) by Fabriano/Pik Solo (breeder:
Dr. Frank Köppen, Eddigehausen) and his rider Tor van den Berge enjoyed being the
third-best score in the Grand Prix and the
forth-best score in the Freestyle at the CDI in
Brisbane.
CDI*** Deauville/France
The performance of Calvin G (VA) by Contendro/Graf Sponeck (breeder: Otto Griemsmann, Wingst) and rider Alex Hardwick in
Inter I was rewarded with a forth place in the
French seaside resort Deauville. The pair improved to third place in the Inter freestyle.
Luciano (VA) by Le Beau/Wandergesell
(breeder: Hermann Voiges, Lahstedt) was
born in 1996. Julia Chevanne from France
rode the seventeen-year old into forth position in the Grand Prix freestyle.
CDI***** Falsterbo/Sweden
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven made use of her
home advantage in Falsterbo. The favorite
won by quite a margin the Grand Prix and the
freestyle on Don Auriello (VA) by Don Davi-
doff/White Star (breeder: Joachim Poppe,
Harsefeld).
Morgan Barbancon has taken over Heimliche Liebe by Hohenstein/Davignon (breeder: Ulrich Heitmann, Hagenah) from Emma
Kanerva from Finland who rides in the barn
of Hubertus Schmidt. Morgan Barbancon
rode the mare to victory in the Grand Prix
freestyle in Falsterbo after having finished
the CDI-Grand Prix in third position.
The Swedish dressage riders performed
strongly at the Falsterbo Horse Show. Minna
Telde received the third-best score in the
Grand Prix and in the freestyle with her
mount Santana (VA) by Sandro Hit/Rubinstein (breeder: Ingo Pape, Hemmoor). Di
Lapponia T by Donnerhall/Argument (breeder: Joachim Tobaben, Ottensen) has appeared in the international arena for the first
time.The 12-year old mare finished the CDIGrand Prix in fifth place with rider Paulinda
Friberg.
CDI**** Fritzens/Austria
Karen Tebar rode Florentino by Fabriano/
Weltruhm (breeder: Ernst-Otto Heitmann,
Handorf) in the Grand Prix into forth place
against tough competition. The pair improved to second place in the Special.
Jill de Ridder competed the experienced Wellington by Wanderer/Garibaldi II (breeder:
Rocketman by Raphael/Calypso II (breeder:
Gerhard Dieckmann, Schnackenburg) was
one of the best competitors in Zagare after
the successes in St. Petersburg. Vladimir Beletskiy rode him into third place in the qualification and into forth place in the final World
Cup-class.
CSI** Zuidwolde/The Netherlands
Jumper riders met on two weekends in Zuidwolde to compete in a CSI. Baas van der Aa
rode seven-year old Goldfeyer (VA) by Graf
Top/Escudo (breeder: Gundula and Jens Hagemann, Obernholz) into third position in the
first class of the Youngster Tour on the second Thursday. The pair placed the same in
the final.
Danilo and Shelly Francis placed forth twice in
Lingen Photo: Frieler
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Diedrich Meyer, Köhlen) and placed second in
the Grand Prix and third in the Special. Warbeau by Wolkenstein II/Matcho AA (breeder:
Horst Quast, Hechthausen) and rider Hans
Staub obtained the fifth-best score in the
Grand Prix for Switzerland. Hannah Biggs
rode Weltzin (VA) by Weltbogen/Werther
(breeder: Gut Burghof LTD, Blumenthal) into
fifth place in the freestyle. Tatjana Svehla
rode Donaublick by Don Vino/Brentano II
(breeder: Martin Schmid, Legden) into fifth
position in Inter I.
CDI*** Gotemba/Japan
Kazuki Sato rode Caballero (VA) by Condor
M/Dynamo (breeder: Breeding Farm Reinsehlen, Schneverdingen) into third place in the
Grand Prix. The pair was the second-best performance of the day in the freestyle. The bay‘s
career path started on the elite foal auction
in 1997. Hubertus Schmidt introduced him to
the sport of dressage.
Shoichi Ikegami rode Wells Fargo by Walt
Disney/Trapper (breeder: Erwin v. Dehsen,
Floegeln) into forth place in the Grand Prix.
CDIO***** Hickstead/Great Britain
Hanoverian horses delivered brilliant performances at the tradition rich CDIO in Hickstead. Many of them belong to the British
daughter association called the British Hano-
verian Horse Society. Lara Griffith participated at this level of competition for the first
time. She placed third in the Grand Prix Special aboard the experienced 18-year old Andretti H by Aarking xx/Cavalier (breeder:
Gunda Hinrichs-Heinemann, Lengenbostel).
Laura Bechtolsheimer had been riding Andretti H until this point.
The US-American team won silver in the Nation Prize. The judges gave the highest score
for Stars and Stripes to Breanna (VA) by
Brentano II/Weltmeyer (breeder: Walter Rauen, Spelle) and rider Kathleen Raine. The pair
placed third in the following Grand Prix-freestyle.
A Hanoverian – bred in Great Britain – impressed with excellent performances in the
division for young riders. Philippa Hutton
won all three classes on Duela by Dimaggio/
Alabaster (breeder: Karin Hörner, Conwy/
Great Britain). Shelly Francis had tacked up
Danilo by De Niro/Andiamo (breeder: Susanne and Jürgen Beck, Stuttgart) and placed
third in Inter I. Highlander (VA) by Hohenstein/Hill Hawk xx (breeder: Hans-Heinrich
Cramm, Braunschweig) is out of the Balkenhol stable. The licensed sire competed for
Sweden. He placed forth in Prix St. Georges
with rider Sofie Lexner.
Selten HW by Sandro Hit/Hohenstein (breeder: Irene Wiederholt, Cape Coral/USA) was
born in the United States. The gelding came
to the barn of Fiona Bigwood via a riding
horse auction. Selten HW is now enjoying his
first remarkable competition results with lifepartner Anders Dahl. The 10-year old black
gelding placed second in Prix St. Georges in
Hickstead. Spencer Wilton from Great Britain
now rides Super Nova II by De Niro/Sherlock Holmes (breeder: Jürgen and Bernd Holborn, Bovenden) after having been training
by Carl Hester. The pair finished the Interfreestyle in third position in Hickstead.
CDI*** Kapellen/Belgium
The results of the participants in Prix St.
Georges were close together. Sascha Schulz
and her mount Sacre Coeur (VA) by Donnerhall/Pik Bube (breeder: Helmut G. Heidmeyer, Rahden) won this class by a small
margin. The pair placed forth in the following
freestyle. Rose Response by Rotspon/Wolkenstein II (breeder: Hans Striebel, Heroldstatt) and rider Nuno Palma E Santos from
Portugal enjoyed a fifth placement in the
Grand Prix Special.
Juniors and young riders again and again attract attention with their Hanoverian horses.
Lucas Alexxo Roy rode Wisdom by Weltmeyer/Matcho AA (breeder: Dierk Kiehne, Gehrde) into fifth place in the team test and into
third place in the freestyle in Kapellen. Lucas
Alexxo Roy rode Wunschträumer (VA) by
White Star/Lauries Crusador xx (breeder:
Heinz Bruns, Scheessel) and received the second best result in the individual test.
CDI**** Lingen/Germany
Fabienne Lütkemeier and her D’Agostino by
De Niro/Shogun xx (breeder: Klaus Lahmann,
Dassendorf) won the Grand Prix and the Special at this dressage festival. The trip to Lingen was well worth it for Emma Kanerva and
her mount Sini Spirit by Espri/Glücksgriff
(breeder: Udo Wiechert, Loxstedt-Nesse). The
pair was rewarded with a forth place for their
performance in the Grand Prix Special.
The participation of the US-American dressage equip made the CDI very special. Kathleen Raine rode Breanna (VA) by Brentano
II/Weltmeyer (breeder: Walter Rauen, Spelle)
into fifth place in the Grand Prix. The pair
Breanna and rider Kathleen Raine obtained top
results in Lingen and in Hickstead. Photo: Frieler
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placed third in the Special. Shelly Francis and
her mount Danilo by De Niro/Andiamo
(breeder: Susanne and Jürgen Beck, Stuttgart) finished the Prix St. Georges and the
Inter I both in forth place. Anabel Balkenhol
obtained a third place in the Grand Prix with
her rising Grand Prix horse Diamonds Forever by Depardieu/Warkant (breeder: Jens
Graubohm, Syke).
CDI**** Perl Borg/Germany
Kristina Sprehe and her mount Desperados
FRH (VA) by De Niro/Wolkenstein II (breeder:
Herbert Schütt, Hemmoor) traveled to Perl
Borg as favorites. They did justice to their role
in an impressive way by winning the Grand
Prix and the freestyle by a clear margin.
Michael George Eilberg rode Half Moon
Delphi by Dimaggio/Westwall (breeder: Julie
and John Deverille, Shaftsbury/Great Britain)
in Perl Borg in preparation for the European
Championships in Herning. The pair received
the third-best result in the Grand Prix and
improved to second position in the Special.
CDI*** Warsaw/Poland
The winner of Warsaw’s Prix St. Georges and
Inter I was Ed Khardy by Earl/Caprimond
(breeder: Heinz Katt, Bremervörde). Volha Ihumentsava from White Russia was the rider.
The pair finished the following freestyle in
second place. Mystery by Margue H/Delano
(breeder: Ludowieka Haspecker, Rohrsen)
and her rider Zaneta Skowronska placed second in the Freestyle as well as the Grand
Prix after a victory in Inter II.
Eventing
CCI* Baborowko/Poland
Andreas Dibowski did not give his fellow
competitors any chance taking first and second place in the CCI**. He finished second
with Llanero by Limonit/Matcho AA (breeder: Gerhard Schlichting, Großenwörden).
CIC** Brightling Park/Great Britain
Attorney General by Anamour/Distelfink
(breeder: Bridget Sutton, Pukekohe/New Zealand) was born in New Zealand. The thirteenyear old won a 2-star competition with rider
Lizzie Brown in Brighton Park mid July.
CIC** Crostwitz-Horka/Germany
Henry by Heraldik xx/Furioso’s Sohn (breeder: Joachim Sommer, Immenhausen-Holzhausen) and rider Josefa Sommer were in the
lead after dressage and cross-country. Four
penalty points from the jumping competition
dropped this pair down to third position.
CIC*** Hartpury/Great Britain
Ingrid Klimke rode FRH Escada JS by Embassy/Lehnsherr (breeder: Jürgen Stuhtmann,
Bahlburg) into fifth position in the three-star
competition in Great Britain that is the country that invented eventing, .
Reality and Sara Algotsson-Ostholt won the
CIC** in Hünxe. Photo: Rau
CIC* Copenhagen/Denmark
The Reserve Bundeschampion Valentine by
Valentino/Varus (breeder: Martina Paulus,
Tespe) and her rider Nadine Marzahl finished
the CIC* on their dressage score and placed
fifth.
CCI* Tattersalls/Ireland
One of the world’s best event riders has a
young Hanoverian in his barn: William FoxPitt rode seven-year old For Fun by For Edition/Genius (breeder: Bridget Sutton, Pukekohe/New Zealand) into second place in the
CCI*.
Driving
CIC** Hünxe/Germany
CAI Riesenbeck/Germany
Halle Berry’s pedigree His Highness/Weltmeyer (breeder: Stefan and Patricia Kutter,
Harsefeld) would bring honor to any dressage horse. The eight-year old liver chestnut
finished the one star-competition with rider
Csaba Sarkozi in fifth place in Baborowko.
Sara Algotsson-Ostholt and her mount Reality by Rabino/Prince Thatch xx (breeder:
Hans Bruening, Garbsen) enjoyed their second victory this season. The pair produced a
crystal clear start-to-finish victory in the twostar competition.
Draco by Drosselklang II/Silvio (breeder:
Marlies Visscher, Leer) did his part as a member of Theo Timmermann’s four-in-hand team
for the Netherlands that finished the German
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Established in the German team: Women of the World
and Hannelore Brenner (Grade III). Photo: Rau
the horse are the judging criteria in the tests. This
division is not to be mixed up with therapeutic riding.
Favorites and
Shooting Stars
They succeeded: Para-Equestrian will be the eighth
discipline of the DOKR (German Olympic Committee
for Riding). The championships for Para-Equestrian
will join the championships for jumping and for
dressage at the European Championships in Herning
for the first time.
By Britta Züngel
T
he Para-Equestrian has been a discipline of the
International Equestrian Federation FEI since
2006. It is not only because the riders have their
safe spot at the Para Olympics that their competitions are coming into the limelight more and more.
The performance in the saddle counts; competitive
honor, victory and defeat play a big role. The horse
is an important partner. High and special demands
are placed on the horse as a partner. Correct riding, maintaining straight lines, the rider’s aid’s
system and influence as well as the suppleness of
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The riders are classified in so called grades to be
able to obtain comparable performances. Every
grade has it’s own tests and different criteria are of
prime importance. The most severely handicapped
riders compete in grade I. They usually use a
wheelchair, have low torso balance and limited
arm and leg functions. The tests include walk and
selective trot sequences. Wheelchair users with
strong limitations of leg function and/or torso balance but with good to lightly limited arm function
compete in grade II. Athletes without the ability to
use either one arm or one leg are also allowed to
compete in this category. The tests consist of walk
and trot sequences and by choice in the freestyle
of certain canter movements. Grade III has the largest number of competitors in Germany. The riders
are able to walk without assistance. They have
disabilities in either an arm or a leg or have moderate disabilities in both arms or both legs or have
severe disabilities in both arms. The tests consist of
walk, trot and canter sequences. The test demands
are comparable to dressage tests at the A- to Llevel. Grad IV-riders must complete tests at regular
shows that are comparable to dressage tests at the
L- and M-level. These riders have disabilities in one
or two limbs or vision restrictions. The tests consist
of walk, trot and canter sequences; the freestyle
may contain almost all thinkable dressage movements. The riders try as best as possible to compensate for their physical abilities through special
saddles and whips. The horses compensate for the
most part though. Germany is represented the
strongest in the Para-Equestrians next to Great Britain. Germany’s Para- Equestrian dressage riders
won two gold, two silver and two bronze medals
as well as team silver in London. Seven medals –
our riders in the other Olympic disciplines have
never won that many medals!
Medal favorites
An accident at the regional championships for
event riders in Luhmühlen left Hannelore Brenner
in a wheelchair. She is an incomplete quadriplegic
and has become one of the most experienced and
successful German riders. She is one of the favorites for a medal at every championship. She returned from London with two gold and one silver
medal – she has achieved everything that there is
to achieve. She and Women of the World by Walt
Disney/Pik Bube (breeder: Enno Knabbe, Loxstedt)
Sport
have been a team for seven years. The 18-year old
state’s premium candidate went to Hannelore
Brenner when she was 10. At that time the colourful chestnut mare already had an impressive career
record: She was awarded an Ic-prize at the LouisWiegels-Show in Sandbostel as the class winner at
the mare show in Stotel and the regional show in
Elmlohe. She completed her performance test with
a 9,0 for her trot, her canter and her rideability.
She sold to Baden-Würtemberg on the summer
auction in 2000. The auction catalog read, “An elegant dressage prospect with striking movement.”
That was what Hannelore Brenner liked, too when
she purchased the mare five years later. Woman of
the World was stabled at the Horst Rimkus sale’s
barn. “I knew the mare from earlier times. I was
not excited when I tried her but after having talked
to her then owner I followed my gut instinct and
just purchased her.”
Her gut feeling did not let her down! Women of
the World and Hannelore Brenner won a dressage
class at the M-level at there first competition. “The
mare injured herself straight after the competition
and I had to hand-walk her for seven months; this
united us,” the dressage rider explains. Victories
and placements up to the S-level were added to
her show record in addition to the successes at the
Para-Equestrian competitions. “Women of the
World does not accept pressure. She has an incredible will to perform and is fixated on people. She
is however very sensitive and could not participate
in most victory gallops,” Hannelore Brenner says
smirking.
Dr. Angelika Trabert has been one of the most successful German female riders for more than twenty
years. She lives near Frankfurt. Dr. Trabert is an
achiever also in respect to her professional career
and is an anesthesiologist. She stands up for ‘doctors without limits’. The rider was born without
legs and with deformities on her hand. She won
one gold and eleven silver medals on four Paralympics, four World Championships and two European
Championships. She placed her trust in Hanoverians as partners. Walmorel by Wolkenstein II/Pik
Bube (breeder: Rudolf Quast, Jork) and Londria by
Londonderry/Weltmeyer (breeder: Kurt Kruse, Bad
Zwischenahn) were her first championship horses.
She has trained with Heinrich Brähler right from
the beginning. He started a training facility in
Herbstein, North Hessian after having successfully
completed his apprenticeship at the Riding and
Driving School in Verden.
gel, Fulda-Niederrode); she has been riding
Heinrich Brählers horse since 2010. “My mare
Londria injured herself before the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. I wanted to compete very
badly being the long standing representative of
the athletes. Heinrich Brähler provided ArrivaAvanti and said, ‘Just try it!’ She has the best movement of all of my horses, is very sensible and has
a mind of her own sometimes,” Dr. Angelika Trabert says with a smile. Straps keep the rider in the
saddle. She tries to compensate her missing balance with two whips. “Arriva-Avanti had a hard time
with the change at first. We underestimate horses
though; they know to differentiate who the rider is
and then give their best.” The quality of horses
with Para-Equestrians has undergone tremendous
changes over the past years. “We need to improve
the support for our sport or else we shall have to
witness other nations passing us by.” The selfconfident rider has a youngster as a backup. Walmorel had a colt by Fürst Romancier three years
ago. “He is pretty cool and could be my next horse,” Dr. Angelika Trabert is happy to report. Londria
is back with the breeder where she has delivered a
colt by Fahrenheit.
Shooting Stars
Elke Philipp is the shooting star in the German
team. Meningitis caused the loss of use of her entire muscular system. Hippotherapy introduced her
to the sport of riding. The 49-year old is a two-time
German champion in Alpine downhill skiing from
the Altmühltal in Bavaria and bought her first horse only eight years ago. She has celebrated victories at international competitions with Del Rusch
by Del Piero/World Cup (breeder: Friedrich-Wilhelm
Rusch, Belum) and Regaliz by Rubinero/Davignon
(breeder: Hans-Jürgen Meyer, Nottuln-Darup) in
Moorsele, Mannheim and Uberherrn this year; this
has secured a much-coveted spot on the team for
the Grade Ia-rider. Her philosophy, “I am proud
when I succeed in achieving unison with my horses.” She came to ride Hanoverians by accident.
National co-trainer Dirk-Michael Muelot arose my
attention to Regaliz two years ago. “He impressed
me as a four-year old whilst still at the breeder.
When I tried him the first time, he immediately adjusted to me as his rider. My disability is extreme
problem for horses. He is trained up to the M-level,” the rider raves about the black horse with his
phenomenal nerves and his indestructible rhythm.
“I knew that he comes from a good breeder and
that was very important to me,” says Elke Philipp.
She now has three additional Hanoverians. “Regaliz was a true stroke of luck!” n
Two whips as aids: Dr. Angelika
Trabert and Arriva-Avanti compete
in Grade II. Photo: Rau
Dr. Angelika Trabert will participate at the European Championships with the Hessian mare Arriva-Avanti by Alabaster/Florestan (breeder: ZG En-
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Breeding
Sport
Breeding
and sale
The name Langrehr is an institution in
Rodewald. Hanoverians have been bred
on the ‘Vollmeierhof’ since the 1970s Foals and riding horses out of this
breeding program are in high demand.
By Rolf Hillmann
I
f you plan to visit Family Langrehr in Rodewald
in the rural district of Nienburg, you must bring
along time and patience. And not because Family
Langrehr is boring or because it is difficult to talk
to the family! Rodewald is probably the longest
village in Lower Saxony being a so-called road village that is twelve kilometres long; even family
friends who have visited the farm before have pass
it by first. It just takes time to get there. Once you
arrived at the farm where about 200 to 300 foals
have been born (an exact number is not available
as nobody ever counted) time no longer plays a
role. Horse people always have a lot to talk about
– just like Senior Friedrich Langrehr (71); he started the horse-breeding program on the farm. His
premise: “You have to sell and not just breed.”
The Langrehr’s horse breeding program story did
not begin century’s ago; it is not one where consolidated mare lines are of utmost importance. The
mare base has improved consistently and state’s
premium is a must, if a young mare is to be used
for breeding. Friedrich Langrehr’s father gave up
horses and his breeding program when the first
Lanz Bulldog with 17 hp came to the farm during
the fifties of the past century. Even though Friedrich Langrehr has probably inherited a horse gene
and has worked the fields with horses horse breeding is not something he grew up with.
Horses returned to the farm of Langrehrs in Rodewaldin the seventies. The foal was by Daimyo xx/
Carolus; a filly that matured into a beautiful riding
horse. She was not suitable as a broodmare, so
Friedrich Langrehr. He sold the delicate filly on the
auction. The auction rider at the time of the sale
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Jens-Friedrich (left) and Friedrich Langrehr from Rodewald. Photo: Hillmann
was today’s Minister of Labor Ursula von der
Leyen, then still ‘Röschen‘ Albrecht. The mare sold
for 28,000 German Marks that was quite a large
amount at the time – and that was the beginning!
What followed is a remarkable story of impressive
marketing. Friedrich and son Jens-Friedrich
Langrehr (48) do not know how many foals were
born on the farm or can they recall how many foals
and riding horses they have sold through Verden’s
auction program or on other auction sites. They
estimate between 70 and 90. “Some years we had
three foals at one foal auction,” Langrehr senior
remembers. The breeders have not encountered
marketing problems up to now. One reason why
they no longer breed as many mares as they used
to lies in the fact that father Friedrich is getting
older and son Jens-Friedrich only manages the
farm part-time. He is a fulltime fireman at VW in
Hannover.
Family Langrehr s “Vollmeierhof” counts about
100 hectares. They grow crop, have feeder bulls
and cattle. They breed horses, too. Friedrich
Langrehr probably is the strongest submitter of
horses at the mare and foal shows in Ahlden. He
has presented about eighty horses in the individual
classes including champion mares and families
over the past 30 year. The 1996 show remains unforgotten; Family Langrehr presented two daughters; one by Acapulco and the other by Sherlock
Holmes; their dam Carina was by Cavalier. Both
daughters won their respective class and St.Pr.St.
Arabella became show champion. Friedrich
Breeding
Sport
Langrehr was awarded the Challenge Prize of the
Regional Club Lüneburg for this important family.
The dam died before the actual award ceremony.
Light and darkness are right next to each other.
“People always talk about the good and expensive
horses but never talk about the dead ones,” Friedrich Langrehr refers to his reputation as a successful breeder and his successful marketing program,
“We had a lot of bad luck and had to work very
hard; nobody ever talks about that.”
Success proved the breeder right
The name Langrehr is an institution in Rodewald.
The family has been on the farm for more than 200
years. Friedrich Langrehr has held positions on municipality committees for more than 30 years. People referred others to Langrehr in earlier times, if
they wanted to know something about the history
of the community. Farmer, local politician, horse
breeder – Friedrich Langrehr’s days used to be
long; they started early and ended late. When people asked why there was light in the barn so early
in the morning Friedrich answered in his usual fashion, “our cows are scared in the dark.” Cows
haven´t been on the farm for 13 years, now it´s just
feeder cattle – and of course horses, beautiful, modern horses; attributes that are of utmost importance to Friedrich and Jens. They like blood and
nobility; they are also always open to new things.
Friedrich Langrehr bred to stallions of his time like
Rubinstein, Donnerhall, Davignon and Weltmeyer
– the difference: He was the first to breed to them.
Even though loyalty is important to him and he
supported the local breeding stations as well as
the State Stud Celle, he was brave enough to try
different things. He actually enjoyed it. Whilst his
breeding colleagues were still taking their mares
to the breeding station to be bred by natural cover
he was already driving hundreds of kilometers to
get fresh semen from privately owned sires. Suc-
Three generations Langrehr: Friedrich Langrehr (right)
with his son Jens-Friedrich and his grandsons Jan,
Sven and Mark. Photo: Hillmann
cess proved him right. Langrehr’s foals were
quickly high in demand. A well-known producer of
spectacles came and wanted to buy three foals at
the same time. Langrehr did not like that idea. “If I
sell my very best I would have to stop breeding
and I am not going to do that,” he replied. The
spectacle producer wanted to at least make use of
Friedrich Langrehr’s expertise and his eye and tried
to hire him as a consultant. Langrehr refused this
offer, too, “Sometimes I do not know, if it is better
to turn left or right!” Simple but intelligent phrases
from a smart farmer!
But where do the desirable foals, the breed successes, the state’s premium awards, the champion
mares and the expensive riding horses come from?
The Family Langrehr breeding program had two
sources or better two origins in the seventies. These were two fillies Friedrich Langrehr had bought
on the auction; one by Hessenstein/Durban out of
the breeding program of Heinrich Wuenderding,
Marklendorf the other by Eiger/Sender out of the
breeding program of Rolf Deecke, Lachendorf. These and later on their daughters were bred to stallions like Cavalier, Acapulco, Lemon Tree, Rubinstein,
Weltmeyer and many more. The offspring did not
only become expensive or very expensive foals but
also meant progress for his breeding program –
like St.Pr.St. Lady Di by Lemon Tree/Akzent II, Rubinfee by Rubinstein, Sissi by St. Moritz, Donata by
Donnerhall, and Donna Cerelda by Davignon to
name only a few. These mare names always show
up as dams in the successful breeding program of
Friedrich Langrehr.
German minister Ursula von der
Leyen presented Friedrich Langrehr’s
first auction horse.. Photo: Archive
Principles
Here are some principles Friedrich and his son Jens
follow consistently: They breed the mares so that
they foal early preferably in February. It is more
work as the foals must be let out every day also
during the winter – on paved grounds by the way
– “but the additional work has always paid off,” so
father Friedrich. We have an unusual way of feeding our horses and it has been criticized in the
past but is clearly one of the secrets for the success. The often well-developed, early and goodsized foals are fed corn from the feeder bulls and
whole oats. They impress with their well-muscled
bodies, with great mechanics and a lot of go when
the sun comes out in the spring. “You do not have
to do this but we have had good experiences with
this feeding program,” so father and son Langrehr.
The wives Helga and Gitta and three grandsons
Jan, Sven and Mark are members of the family
team next to father and son. “All three boys do
everything with the horses but ride them,” so
granddad. Thankfully the future of Langrehr’s breeding program seems to be secure. n
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Breeding
Facing the
future together
It was the third Delegates‘ Conference to which the
Board of the Hannoveraner Verband had invited in
August. The planned co-operation with the
‘Rheinisches Pferdestammbuch‘ was part of the
agenda.
94
percent of the voting members agreed on
this co-operation. The Rheinisches Pferdestammbuch and the Hannoveraner Verband are
now actively facing new challenges in the German
horse breeding business and are about to inaugurate trendsetting common measures when it comes to breeding and sales for their members. A
group of delegates from Rhineland, headed by
First Chairman Theo Leuchten and Breeding and
Business Manager Martin Spoo, had specially
come to attend the Delegates’ Conference. The
First Chairman of the Hannoveraner Verband,
Manfred Schäfer, opened his speech with an adage
he brought along from his recent trip to China:
“When the wind of change blows, some people
build walls, others build windmills.” And he gave
reasons for the planned co-operation as first step
for a later fusion with the Rheinisches Pferdestammbuch: “We will not be able to stop the structural changes in Germany and all over the world,
but we can try to optimize the conditions for our
breeders the best possible way.” Theo Leuchten
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presented the delegates horse breeding and sports
in Rhineland in more detail, emphasized the many
connections to Hanover and explained: „This new
co-operation serves as important basis for a common future. We will complement each other in
many respects and develop new strategies that
will be positive for both parties.” Breeding and
Business Manager Dr. Werner Schade explained
the concrete changes that are to be expected as a
result of the co-operation: For the breeding and
selection, it is now possible to have the foals registered at both studbooks. The Hannoveraner Verband will now be able to issue Rhenish horse
passports and to brand foals with the Rhenish
brand. In return, the Rhenish branding officials are
entitled to register Hanoverian horses with the
Rhenish studbook. The registration rules for Hanoverian and Rhenish horses are adjusted. This also
applies to a certain extend for Westphalian horses
as long as they are owned by Rhenish or Hanoverian breeders.
Results of mare registrations are accepted by both
studbooks as long as this matches the Statutes of
the Hannoveraner Verband. The new regulations
are the same for stallions: The same licensing rules
shall now apply for Rhenish and Westphalian stallions presented for the Hanoverian breeding area.
As of the licensing year 2013, the young licensed
stallions will be registered with both studbooks,
and both studbooks will accept the licensing results of the other party. The licensing commissions
will be complemented by one representative of the
other breeding association. Both breeding associations will pursue common marketing strategies
with the aim to benefit from synergistic effects.
Rhenish breeders are now allowed to sell their
Rhenish and Westphalian branded horses in Verden, the Hanoverian breeders have the same opportunity in Wickrath. “This opening provides fantastic opportunities as we are already selling lots
of horses to North Rhine-Westphalia. The market
position of both breeding associations will be definitively strengthened. It is also planned to restart
sales at the CHIO-Sales in Aachen,” Dr. Werner
Schade explained. The third aspect of this co-operation refers to marketing. The two studbooks will
now be commonly represented at trade shows and
other sport and breeding events. The discussion during the meeting was held in a frank and transparent way, most of the expressed and discussed
doubts of some members were removed. Theo
Leuchten emphasized in his closing remarks: “I
would like to thank you for your confidence and
your positive attitude in the name of the Rhenish
breeders. We wrote a small chapter of history today
and should be proud that we will follow this new
path together and create a common future.” n
Sport
„Triple“
for Habitus
The dream pair of the European Dressage Championships for
juniors: Habitus and
Johanne Pauline von Danwitz won all three gold
medals in Compiegne in July.
By Britta Züngel
T
hree European Champion-titles – a sensational
success for Habitus by Hohenstein/Weltmeyer
(breeder: Annette and Henning Doyen, Goslar) and
his rider Johanne Pauline von Danwitz at the European Championships! It started out with winning
the almost expected gold medal with the team.
Afterwards the pair participated in the individual
competition. They were the last pair in the ring and
won the title with a clear advantage of almost
three percentage points in front of Belamour and
Alexandra Gamelschau Andresen from Norway.
Habitus and his rider just played with the competition in the final freestyle. The pair broke the magic
80 percent-mark and added another gold medal.
“These were spectacular performances. You could
not but notice that Johanne set out to win. She
completed three rides with a truly impressive uniformity!” says Oliver Oelrich; he attends to
Germany’s rising generation of equestrians together with national trainer Hans-Heinrich Meyer
zu Strohen. Habitus and his rider follow into the
footsteps of World of Dreams and Charlott-Maria
Schürmann who won the triple in 2010 with this
outcome.
Ten starts – nine victories
17-year old Johanne Pauline von Danwitz started
riding Habitus only eight months ago; Habitus is
only one year younger than his rider. Ten starts –
nine consecutive victories are the impressive outcome! Family Lüttgen manages an exclusive dressage training facility on Hof Moedrath in Frechen
and discovered the former Vice National Champion
of three-year old riding horses on Verden’s elite
auction in the fall of 2000 and brought him to the
Rhineland. Habitus’ dressage training continued.
The participation in the final of the World Champi-
onships of Young Dressage Horses in Verden followed as well as the qualification to the Nürnberger
Burgpokal. The black-brown was a reliable member of German championship teams with rider
Louisa Lüttgen. Habitus won team gold at the European Championships four times from 2009 until
2012. “Habitus is very special. He is always attentive. My sister Anna-Katharina trained him and
successfully competed him up to Prix St. Georges. I
actually did not want to ride him at first. We quickly
developed a very special bond when I took him
over as a nine-year old. He can mess up a test
though, “ Louisa Lüttgen says with a smirk.
Habitus and Johanne Pauline von
Danwitz are three-time Junior- European Champions. Photo: Rau
Once Louisa Lüttgen outgrew the young-rider age
Johanne Pauline von Danwitz took over Habitus
upon the recommendation of the national trainer.
“It worked well right from the beginning,” Louisa
Lüttgen remembers. She does not only train with
Johanne Pauline but also rides Habitus. It is not
been decided on yet what will happen after the
European Championships. “Habitus is very special
and he will remain in our barn!”
Condio B by Contendro/Willem’s As (breeder: Stephan Baumgart, Drochtersen) and rider ClaireLouise Averkorn were members of the German
gold-quartet next to Habitus. The Young Riders
were unable to entirely fulfill the high expectations
in Compiegne. They became Vice European Champions. Celle’s state stud sire Edward by Embassy/
Fabriano (breeder: Hans-Heinrich Dittmer, Radbruch) was a team member with rider CharlottMaria Schürmann as well as Wirsol’s Cipollini by
Compliment/Western Star (breeder: Dr. Dieter
Schüle, Ansbach) with rider Vivien Niemann. n
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Auction
Sport
Education under
the national trainer
We could not operate without them: The Verden’s auctions
guest riders. They support the team of the training and
marketing centre during the entire auction time.
In portrait: jumper rider Hans-Christoph Kühl.
By Malte Kanz
A
ctually everybody already knows the jumper
rider from Lilienthal. Or in other words who
does not know him? Hans-Christoph Kühl has
been a loyal auction rider in Verden for seven years. He has participates in the elite and the interim
auctions regularly since 2006. “He is part of the
inventory,” auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener comments with a smile.
Without limits: Senza Limiti is one of
the unforgettable auction horses of
Christoph Kühl.
Sir Athletico under Christoph Kühl
– From the auction to the Moroccan
Royale Palace. Photos: Ernst
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Professionally trained
34-year old Christoph Kühl manages a show and
training’s facility in Lilienthal/Frankenburg. He
trains sixteen jumpers on the well-designed and
spacious facility that includes an indoor riding ring,
an outdoor ring and an outdoor jumper ring. HansChristoph Kühl was born in Mainz and learned under former national trainer Herbert Meyer. His training took place at the facility in Frankenburg;
Christoph now manages it independently. Herbert
Meyer was the national trainer until the Olympic
Summer Games in Sydney in 2000. German riders
won five Olympic gold medals, three World Championship titles and three European Championship
title under his tutelage. He is one of Germany’s
most successful national trainers of all athletic disciplines.
Early in a saddle
Christoph successfully obtained his master degree
in 1996. He then started to work for the DOKR
(German Olympic Committee for Riding) in Warendorf before taking over the management of the
facility where he had learned. “I still have a very
good relationship with Herbert Meyer. I have learned a lot from him and I apply that knowledge in
my daily training with the horses today,” Christoph
explains. He sat in a saddle at a very early age as
his parents had a farm with horses. He did not just
look good in a jumper saddle; he also received
high scores in dressage classes at the E- and A-level. He has added numerous successes to his show
record. Victories and placements in jumper horse
classes at the A-, L- and M-level do not just underline his talent but are also a true reflection of his
diligence. Christoph Kühl also proved his strength,
overview and aptitude in jumper classes at the Slevel which also meant many well-deserved successes.
Philosophy of success
Christoph Kühl would not be the person that he is,
if he did not comment his success record as follows, “I am very happy about my successes at the
M- and S-level; however I enjoy the individual successes with young horses even more so, not just
winning ribbons but reaching individual training
goals.”
“Christoph is friendly and considerate. Nothing
disturbs his equanimity!” Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener
describes Christoph Kühl with these words. He is
very happy to be able to call him a member of his
auction team. “He is an indispensable member of
our jumper cadre who trains his auction horses
confidently and reliably.” Christoph Kühl is not
only well liked as a rider; the team and the clients
appreciate him because of his personality. “He is
friendly and sympathetic. He fits in well. Everyone
enjoys talking to him about horses, about the sport
– about anything really! We hope that Christoph
can make his services available to us for a long
time to come. We look forward to the continuation
of our good cooperation,” trainer Hartmut Kettelhodt summarizes. n
Auction
Arrived well in Niederkrüchten:
Faustus and his new owner Martin
Linden. Photo: private
Statistics
Horses offered
Horses sold
Net proceeds
Average price
Top price
Lowest price
Ready to perform
94 horses
94 horses
Euro1.116.000,00
Euro 11.872,34
Euro 36.000,00
Euro
6.000,00
Price range
Euro 6.000 to 9.999 49 horses
Euro 10.000 to 14.999 21 horses
Euro 15.000 to 24.999 20 horses
Euro 25.000 to 49.999 4 horses
Sales by regions
The summer auction took place in the
Niedersachsenhalle on July 20th. Sommerliebe,
Paul O and Faustus stood in the limelight next
to 91 other riding horses.
By Malte Kanz
T
he story of Doctor Johannes Faustus and his
pact with Mephistopheles is one of the most
read stories in European literature. Namesake
Faustus rode history at the summer auction leaving
the Niedersachsenhalle as the top seller. This however had nothing to do with magic, astrology or
fortune telling. Maybe with magic as the five-year
old gelding held his audience spellbound! Faustus
by Falsterbo/Forrest xx is out of the breeding program of Heino Bruns from Gödendorf. His son Andreas Bruns was the exhibitor. Faustus was well
prepared for the auction time. He has already proven his dressage talent in the show ring obtaining
successes at dressage horses classes at the A-level.
Faustus’ damline refers to strong performance genes because of the competitor Del Corazon by Don
Frederico who successfully competes in dressage
at the S-level under Dorothee Schneider. Martin
Linden was Faustus lucky bidder. The 20-year old
bought Faustus for 36,000 Euros after an exciting
bidding duel. He was overjoyed. Faustus left the
auction right after it finished towards his new
home in Niederkruechten, North-Rhine Westphalia. The proud owner contacted the Verband right
away after his arrival to report that Faustus had
arrived and was happily settling into his new environment. Father Dirk Linden manages Family Linden the riding facility. He is a Grand Prix dressage
rider and trainer who believes in a classical and
careful training program.
Lower Saxony
27
Bavaria
3
Hamburg
2
NRW
6
Schleswig-Holstein 3
Baden-Württ.
Brandenburg
Hessen
Sachsen-Anhalt
Thüringen
Total
Denmark
Finland
Great Britain
Canada
Sweden
Spain
Total
5
1
4
1
1
53 horses
3
3
5
2
1
2
Ecuador
3
France
2
Italy
2
The Netherlands 1
Switzerland
3
USA
14
41 horses
The Niedersachsenhalle was well attended on the
warm summer auction day. A great interest in the
collection became apparent during the thirteenday long preparation time. Many prospective buyers watched the public training sessions during the
days prior to the auction. Moderator Hartmut Kettelhodt welcomed the guests from all over the
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Auktion
Hanoverian
Highlights 2013
HANNOVERANER
VERBAND
October 11/12
129th Elite-Auction
Hanoverian Sport
Horses and Foals
October 24 - 26
Stallion Licensing
and Stallion Sales
November 8/9
November-Auction
Sport Horses
Dressage | Jumping | Leisure
November 29/30
5th Alsfelder Advent
Sport Horses
Dressage | Jumping | Leisure
Hannoveraner Verband e. V.
Lindhooper Str. 92
Niedersachsenhalle
D-27283 Verden
Phone +49 42 31/67 30
Fax +49 42 31/67 37 12
www.hannoveraner.com
[email protected]
world at exactly three 3 o’clock; the guests included Caroline Bridge from England who was on the
cover of the auction catalog with her mount Leonidas. The charming dressage mare Sommerliebe by
Scolari/His Highness was the first horse in the ring.
The three-year old that was bred and exhibited by
Siegfried Pilz from Lilienthal convinced with her
above average, good and swinging basic gaits and
her remarkable rideability. A new customer from
Finland could hardly believe her luck when auctioneer Bernd Hickert dropped the hammer to her
advantage at 32,000 Euros. Finland’s customer
advisor Katie Siebrecht was excited about two additional purchases by customers from Finland.
Paul O by Perigueux/Pluspunkt was one of the
most favorite jumper horses in the collection. He
was bred by Helmut Otto from Pollhagen, exhibited by Angelika and Hartmut Meier from Lindhorst
and ridden by Joachim Koenecke; the four-year old
found a new home in the United States for 26,000
Euros. The technically brilliant jumper showed off
his easy rideability being well prepared and having
numerous references from beginner jumper classes. Auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener was
very excited about the purchases from Switzerland.
Martin Habegger was the customer advisor from
Switzerland and was happy to be able to report
three purchases. He was very proud about the acquisition of Don Jonsen by Don Frederico/Pharis
(breeder: ZG Haeussler-Unger, Waldeck-Dehringhausen), who obtained a price of 21,000 Euros.
Don Jonsen who has an impressive movement has
victories from dressage horse classes to show for.
New start-up bid
Breeding manager Dr. Werner Schade and auction
manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener agreed: The summer auction had taken a good course. “The quality
of the auction participants was very high. The collection was rather diverse. We were able to offer a
selection of suitable horses to every prospective
customer.” This was the fifth auction with the auctioneers Daniel Delius and Bernd Hickert. The startup bid was 6,000 Euros at the summer auction for
the first time. 53 Hanoverians will start their career
in Germany including six that have found a new
home in North Rhine Westphalia. This part of Germany expressed its liking of Hanoverian horses
though these purchases. 41 Hanoverians found a
new home outside of Germany. USA was the country with the strongest purchasing power. “I am
especially pleased to witness the comeback of the
United States after a long break. Buyers from Spanish speaking countries like Ecuador and Spain as
Auction Impressions (from top to bottom):
A special appearance: Top seller Faustus by Falsterbo/
Forrest xx impressed with his uphill canter.
Sommerliebe by Scolari/His Highness changed into
Finnish ownership for 32,0000 Euros.
The star of the jumper cadre: Paul O by Perigueux/
Pluspunkt was in auction training with Joachim Köneke and Jessica Jacobs. He sold for 26,000 Euros to the
United States.. Photos: Ernst
well as from Great Britain were represented strongly at this auction with five purchases each. We are
very grateful for the trust in our auction system.”
Malene Meyer is a new member of Verden’s auction team and started her work at the beginning of
the auction training. The 30-year old daughter of a
breeder from Gorleben will substitute customer
advisor Jeanine Pagel whilst she is on maternity
leave. Jeanine Pagel and Malene Meyer will attend
to the customers jointly with Thomas Schoenig at
the foal auction. Jeanine will then start her maternity leave at the end of August. n
Editorial: THE HANOVERIAN is published by Hannoveraner Verband e. V., Lindhooper Str. 92, D-27283 Verden, Germany, e-mail:
[email protected]. Editor: Britta Züngel, Translations: Yvonne Zuther, Paul Kershaw

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