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The American Hanoverian
The Quarterly Magazine of the American Hanoverian Society
2013 AHS Annual
Meeting Registration
Summer Inspection
Tour Reports
Detailed reports and photos from
across the United States and Canada
A Journey to Verden
From Rider to Judge
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lectures and round table discussions by industry professionals. We will be visiting
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Welcome reception
Open Meetings
Full information and a detailed schedule of events for the 2013 Annual Meeting will be posted
this fall on the AHS website at www.hanoverian.org/ahs-annual-meeting.
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your room(s).
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in this issue
THE AMERICAN HANOVERIAN
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Publisher
American Hanoverian Society, Inc.
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Advisory Committee
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Production
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AHS Executive Director
Hugh Bellis-Jones
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sir james (Sir Donnerhall I-SPS Farina/Feiner Stern) excelled at the Maplewood
Warmbloods Breed Show held August 3-5. He won the stallion class (80.35%), was
Mature Horse Champion, Reserve Show Grand Champion and winner of his Materiale
class (68.80%). This was his first overnight “camping trip”, and second horse show
ever. Quinnten Alston handled the young stallion for proud owners/breeders Jim and
Mo Swanson of Rolling Stone Farm, Slatington, Pa.
Articles and Information
1AHS Annual Meeting Registration Information
1270-Day Stallion Test Information
21A Journey to Verden—by Dorie Vlatten-Schmitz
Show Ring
13 Cedar Ridge Farm/USEA YEH Show—by Carolyn Cadier
15 Hanoverians Everywhere!—by Pat Limage
44 Hanoverians On The California Show Scene—by Sheri Scott
Summer Inspection Articles
24 Top Quality in the AHS—by Werner Schade
25 Inspection Tour Reports
Departments
4 President’s Message
6Administration
41 Sales List
On the Cover: Somer Hit (Sandro Hit-EM Rhussia/Rotspun), one of the top AHS
Hanoverians in the country, and owner Alice Tarjan, Oldwick, N.J., celebrate
during their victory gallop at the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage
Championships. In an 11-horse field, the pair claimed victory in the Six-Year-Old
Championship with an overall score of 8.5. Somer Hit was bred by Mo Swanson’s
Rolling Stone Farm, Slatington, Pa. Read more on page 8.
Photo: PhelpsPhotos.com
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president’s message
W
ith this edition of our
magazine we say goodbye
to Sandy Werkheiser and
welcome Terri Ralenkotter as editor
of the AHS magazine and stallion
directory.
We have been spoiled by the fantastic job Sandy has done for so many
years as we grew our AHS newsletter
into a magazine that has now become
the envy of our industry. Thank you
Sandy! Terri has some big shoes to
fill but she is up to the task, has a
long history with the AHS and every
intention to maintain the standard
of quality our members have come to
expect. Sandy will continue to manage our website and advertising so
we now have two talented ladies
working together.
As I am writing this the AHS office is
extremely busy with inspection
duties. Itineraries for the judges have
been organized and sent to all parties, flights and rooms have been
booked. Entries for the remaining
segments of the AHS inspection tour
are flowing in. Our society has the
great fortune that Hugh, Sandy and
Carol our very capable, hard working
and experienced AHS personnel are
not hesitant to go with our seasonal
flow even if they might be missing
some sleep. Yesterday over 70 pieces
of mail arrived. Hugh and Sandy
worked throughout the weekend
catching up and are putting in some
evening hours as they feel the need to
keep up this week as well. It is nice to
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know we can count on them to go
the extra mile when needed - it is
very much appreciated. So members; know that we are blessed with
great personnel in our office, supported by great volunteers (and currently a great amount of inspection
entries). Talking about entries, I am
very excited to learn this week that
we are approaching one hundred
entries for our new $3000 Hanoverian
yearling and 2-year-old futurity.
Great start! Keep them coming,
somebody is going to win the money
and it could be you, however, only if
you participate.
Three stallions were licensed during
the summer tour namely: Donnegan,
by Don Frederico/Walt Disney I/
Lehnsherr, owned by Karen
Thompson, Port Hope, Ontario;
Doctor Wendell MF, by Don
Principe/Sandro Hit/Don Gregory,
bred and owned by Maryanna
Haymon, Columbus, N.C.; and Vive
Victory, by Viva Voltaire/Akzent II/
Delano, owned and bred by Leslie
and David Bockus, Welland, Ontario.
Congratulations to the owners! The
70-day stallion test at Silver Creek
Farm in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma is
well on its way and started with a
record 22 participants. May they all
stay sound and do well! Our AHS
licensing commission will be observing the last test days in the hopes of
approving some of the participants.
Did you know that the AHS is providing complimentary memberships
to non-members that have not yet
been AHS members, on your behalf,
just for transferring the horses they
bought from you? We have given out
over a hundred memberships this
year! So tell the new owners of your
horses about it. All they have to do is
transfer it into their name and voila,
they are part of the AHS family!
The AHS board of directors has
approved the reorganization of our
bylaws so that they can be voted on
by the membership this winter. If
approved by the members the AHS
will be able to utilize cost saving electronic voting in future elections. This
has been a huge task that took not
hours but many days and weeks on
the part of the rules committee
members Rick Toering, Suzanne
Quarles, Barbara Schmidt and
Sharon Garner, in conjunction with
our director Hugh Bellis-Jones.
In closing I wanted to mention some
things about our society and what it
has to offer, its many unique features
and the reasons why the AHS stands
out in a large group of breed organizations registering sport horses in
the United States.
The American Hanoverian Society is
a Hanoverian breed organization
which is directed by its own Board of
Directors, elected by its U.S. membership and operating under by-laws
voted upon by the membership. It is
an American-based, independent,
non-profit corporation, headquartered in Lexington, Ky .
The AHS operates as an affiliate of
the German Hannoveraner Verband.
While working independently in
support of its membership, the
Society enjoys a strong bond and a
mutually beneficial working relationship with the Verband. The
Verband endorses the AHS by-laws,
breeding rules and the manner in
which the AHS conducts bloodstock
inspections, resulting in full studbook reciprocity for U.S.-approved
stallions and mares. The AHS has
representation and a vote on the
Verband Board through our membership in Hanoverian International.
The mutual cooperation and participation of the AHS with the Verband
ensures that American Hanoverian
breeders and owners receive timely
information and remain firmly connected to the global Hanoverian
breeding world.
The AHS office at the Kentucky
Horse Park employs a full-time,
experienced staff that is dedicated to 4
supporting the membership and the
general public with all matters related
to Hanoverians. The AHS office is
assisted by the elected Board, as well as
by hard-working volunteers who serve
on numerous committees.
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Courtesy Robbie Rice
Nationally, the AHS maintains an
active and visible presence both within
its own membership base and to the
public at large. The AHS sends two
highly trained and well-qualified judges to each of our many inspection sites,
and offers a mare performance test at
every location. The AHS Awards program is one of the most comprehensive
offered to sport horse breeders in
America and was expanded in 2012 to
include a futurity offered at every
inspection site with $3,000 of year-end
cash awards. The AHS has a comprehensive internet and social media presence and produces world class publications, an informative direct mail program and national advertising campaigns in leading horse publications.
The AHS conducts an annual membership meeting which is held at differing
locations throughout the U.S. to allow
the greatest number of members to
participate. We are always looking for
ways to improve membership services
and your input is welcome.
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I hope your inspection and show horses did well this summer and that your
mares are pregnant and happily grazing while nourishing the stars of
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Sincerely,
Edgar Schutte
AHS President
Widget (Weltmeyer-Miss Miller
xx/H. E. Miller xx) stole the show
in the junior division over the
Labor Day weekend at the Houston
Dressage Society Show. The
four-year-old gelding with rider
Lauren Spjut earned a 75% on
Saturday and an 80.2% on Sunday
in the Four-and-Five Year Old
Materiale Gelding/Stallion class.
In Training Level, Test 3 the pair
were awarded first place and High
Point Champions in the Junior
Division with a 69.8%, and on
Sunday repeated the wins with a
70.4%! Widget is bred and owned
by Janice and Gary Marquardt,
Walkabout Station, Willis, Texas.
Djanga and Linceca
Djanga (Dacaprio-Rastella/
Regazonni) was named Champion
Filly at the Great American MidStates Series Final on September
1, with 78.75%. Linceca (LicotusRastella/Regazonni), Djanga’s 2011
half-sister, was the reserve champion, also at the Great American
Mid-States Series Final, with
77.90%. Djanga and Linceca took
first and second in the IBC
Hanoverian class in the same
order! The half-siblings were bred
by owner Carol Jenkins, Left Field
Farm, Alton, Ill.
ERRATA:
It was erroneously listed in the Summer issue that the Traveling Trot trophy had never
been photographed with an owner.
Denise Higgins, breeder of Stellamara (Sandro Hit-Donna Schufro/Don Schufro), reports
her daughter, Jessica Tygielski, was photographed in 2003 with the Traveling Trot Trophy
when Stellamara was honored as a weanling with this award. Stellamara was shown
extensively in the USDF DSHB Classes as a weanling. She was also awarded the USDF
Hanoverian Young Horse Filly Championship (weanling through three-year-old), and the
USDF Weanling Filly Championship (all breeds).
Stellamara is the only weanling to have won this award; she was sold to Australia as a
dressage prospect in 2007.
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The American Hanoverian Society
Minutes of the Board of Directors Teleconference Meeting
September 13, 2012
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HS President Edgar Schutte
called the meeting to order
at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Present: Vanessa Carlson, Steve
Carroll, Judy Hedreen, Doug Langer,
Suzanne Quarles, Barbara Schmidt,
Edgar Schutte, Rick Toering, Cathy
Tucker-Slaterbeck, and Executive
Director Hugh Bellis-Jones. Not
present: Volker Ehlers, Doug
Leatherdale and Meg Williams.
President Edgar Schutte stated that
the meeting had been called principally to review and discuss a complete update and reorganization of
the AHS Corporate Bylaws, plus a
number of brief committee reports.
Motion to approve the minutes of
the Board’s May 21, 2012 meeting.
Passed.
President’s report: Mr. Schutte
reported that he had received good
feedback from the summer inspection tour. The AHS Futurity for
yearlings and two-year-olds has
proven popular with almost 100
entries received to date. The central
office is busy and is well run. He
expressed his appreciation to staff
members Sandy Clevenger and Carol
Hienzsch for the level of service they
provide to the AHS membership.
Three stallions were approved by the
AHS following the July inspection at
Hilltop Farm. A record 22 stallions
are enrolled in the 70-day stallion
test in Oklahoma. An AHS commission will be present for the final
three days of the testing.
Executive Director’s report: Hugh
Bellis-Jones updated the board on
the progress of the computer
upgrade project. The United States
Equestrian Federation has virtually
completed their work. Elections for
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open board positions will be held
this fall; a teleconference call for the
Nominations Committee has been
set for September 25. A large number of entries for the fall tour are
currently being processed by the
central office. Mr. Bellis-Jones is
working with new AHS Publications
Editor Terri Ralenkotter to ensure a
smooth transition as she assumes
responsibility for the quarterly magazine and stallion book.
Treasurer Vanessa Carlson reported
for the Finance Committee. Mr.
Schutte thanked her for her careful
oversight of AHS’s finances. The
proposed budget for fiscal year
2012/13 will be produced following
the conclusion of the 2012 inspections.
Suzanne Quarles provided a comprehensive written report from the
2012 Inspection Tour Planning
Committee. The entire board
thanked Mrs. Quarles and her colleagues for their work on this committee.
Mare and Stallion Committee Chair
Suzanne Quarles introduced a proposal from the Hanoverian Verband
to introduce a title in the AHS program that would be equivalent to the
“Leistungsstute” that is awarded in
Germany to Main Studbook mares
with an exceptional competition
record in dressage, eventing, jumping or driving. It was proposed that
this title be termed “Competition
Mare” in the U.S. Mrs. Quarles took
care to note that an eligible Main
Studbook mare could hold both the
Elite Mare title and the Competition
Mare title.
Motion that the AHS consider introducing a “Competition Mare” title
for Hanoverian Main Studbook
mares with outstanding performance in sport. Passed. Suzanne
Quarles will bring specifics to the
board during its next teleconference
meeting. This proposal would be
incorporated into the revision of the
society’s Rules of Registration that is
well underway and that will be voted
upon by the membership in 2013.
Rick Toering reported for the
Marketing
and
Education
Committee. The committee has been
very busy and has been working on
ways to increase Hanoverian breed
awareness in the United States. The
committee is working on revising
AHS promotional materials.
As Chair of the Rules and Grievances
Committee, Rick Toering introduced
the discussion on the proposed new
AHS bylaws. He stated that the
bylaws would be amended first, followed by a reorganization of the
breeding rules later this fall. It is
intended that the rewrite of the
breeding rules will be discussed by
the Board with the Hanoverian
Verband during their next in-person
meeting in San Diego on January 18,
2013.
Mr. Toering stated that the key proposed amendments to the bylaws
concerned:
·· Provision for electronic voting/
mailing/meeting, etc.
·· Constitution of the Board and
definition of a quorum.
·· Provision for new classes of membership.
·· Other administrative changes (e.g.
“lapsed” memberships, etc.)
Continued on page 7.
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Pikko del Cerro HU, Regalo, Hemmingway and Patterson Clinch National Titles at
2012 USEF National Dressage Championships
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hampions were crowned in
four divisions Saturday at
the Lamplight Equestrian
Center as the Developing Horse
Grand Prix, Five-Year-Old , FourYear-Old and 13 & Under equitation competition wrapped up. In
the USEF Developing Horse Grand
Prix Championship supported by
Hilda Gurney and Carol Lavell, Lisa
Wilcox and Pikko del Cerro HU
proved unbeatable as they cruised
to victory by a decisive margin.
Claiming the 2012 Five-Year-Old
title was Lientje Schueler and
Regalo, while Michael Bragdell and
Hemingway won the Four-Year-Old
crown. In the USEF Dressage Seat
Medal Finals presented by Dressage
Today 13 & Under division, Emma
Patterson won the exciting equitation championship.
Wilcox (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and
Pikko del Cerro HU (Pik LRohweena, by Rohdiamant) repeated their winning effort from
Thursday to clinch top honors in the
inaugural championship. Horses
Unlimited’s
nine-year-old
Hanoverian stallion never looked in
doubt of claiming his second
Developing
Horse
National
Championship title, he was the winner of the 2011 USEF National
Developing Horse Prix St. Georges
Dressage Championship presented
by The Dutta Corp. and Performance
Sales International, as he put forth a
dominating effort on Saturday to
score 71.084%.
Thursday’s inconsistencies appeared
a long way off as the stallion appeared
much more settled in the USEF
Developing Grand Prix Test, which
counted for 60% of the championship total. Throughout the week the
Markel/USEF National Young Horse
Dressage Program graduate and
2009’s Six-Year-Old Champion
demonstrated a great aptitude for
the Grand Prix movements.
“Today he was relaxed and his head
was a comfortable; he was a hundred
percent with me,” said Wilcox. “The
passage-piaffe-passage was the highlight.”
“Because the programs were out
there, Anne did what the horse
needed to do as a four-year-old
and a five-year-old. These programs provide a lot of exposure
that helps in their development.”
Wilcox and Horses Unlimited’s Anne
Sparks are firm believers in both the
Young Horse and Developing Horse
programs and their importance in
the development of Pikko del Cerro
HU.
“Because the programs were out
there Anne did what the horse needed to do as a four-year-old and a
five-year-old,” said Wilcox. “[These
programs] provide a lot of exposure
that helps in their development.”
The pair finished on a final score of
70.949% and additionally collected
the Top U.S. Bred Horse award.
Earning Reserve Champion honors
was Endel Ots (Wellington, Fla.) and
Taunia Reed’s Agastrofos (Briar 899Hera by Nocturne 877) with a championship score of 67.812%. The
10-year-old Swedish Warmblood
produced an expressive test highlighted by solid collection Saturday
scoring 68.459%.
“He loves the piaffe and passage, the
collected work is just so easy for him.
He likes to go out and show, it’s great
to go in there and have extra gas,”
said Ots who believes the
Championships are very important
in assessing the aptitude of young
and developing horses. “It’s really
cool to compete horses in the same
age group and see how you stackup.”
Finishing third was Petra Warlimont
(Hygiene, Colo.) and the 10-yearold Hanoverian gelding Rohmero
(Romancero H-Waldina/Walldorf)
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By Helen Murray, Courtesy of the United
States Equestrian Federation, www.usef.org.
Minutes continued from page 6...
The Board reviewed in detail and
discussed at length the Corporate
Regulations
and
Grievances
Committee’s
(the
“Rules
Committee”) proposed revisions to
the AHS Bylaws.
Motion to approve the Bylaws revisions as amended by the Board.
Passed.
Mr. Schutte stated that this document would be presented to the AHS
membership for a vote this fall, in
conjunction with scheduled elections for open Board and committee
positions. Before adjourning the
meeting, Mr. Schutte thanked Rules
Committee members Rick Toering,
Suzanne Quarles, Barbara Schmidt,
Sharon Garner and Hugh BellisJones for their extensive work on
this project over the past two years.
There being no further business, Mr.
Schutte thanked everyone for their
attendance and adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m. n
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Somer Hit Wins
Six-Year-Old
Championship at
Markel/USEF National
Young Horse Dressage
Championships.
Alice Tarjan of Oldwick, N.J., and her
own Somer Hit (Sandro Hit-Rhussia
by Rotspun) proved to be at the top of
the class of the 11-horse field in the
Six-Year-Old Championship claiming
victory on an overall score of 8.05.
They were the only six-year-old combination to end the competition with
a score above 8.
lect the top score (7.86) in the Final
Test on their way to Reserve Champion
honors. They scored 7.6, 8.0 and 8.2
for their walk, trot and canter gaits
and 7.5 on submission and 8.0 for
their general impression.
Parra first saw the Hanoverian gelding
in Germany just after Christmas last
year and knew he was something special.
“I love my horse; he’s absolutely a
wonderful horse. I saw him and he was
so elastic... we are always working
towards FEI.”
Parra also believes that programs such
as the Markel/USEF National Young
Horse Dressage Programs are extremely beneficial to U.S. riders and horses.
“I really think the programs are fantastic, we are very lucky to have them,”
said Parra. “It’s the only way we can
keep competing against the
Europeans.”
The pair finished the championships
on a final score of 7.796.
Placing third was Roberta Carleton
(Salisbury, Conn.) and Kir Royal
(Kopenick-Ronja/Rotspon).
The
Warmblood gelding earned a championship score of 7.672.
All three top place finishers benefitted
from the 2012 Markel/USEF National
Young Horse Dressage Program, taking part in Observation Events,
Selection Trials and Training Sessions.
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States Equestrian Federation, www.usef.org.
The Hanoverian stallion was lacking
some of the brilliance from Friday’s
Preliminary Test, but still scored 7.8,
7.9 and 8.0 for his walk, trot and canter as well as 7.6 for submission and a
general impression mark of 7.9 to
score 7.83 for Sunday’s performance.
“I was really pleased we got through
it,” said Tarjan. “He was a little flat
compared to Friday, but I’m thrilled.”
Tarjan, who also collected Reserve
Champion honors in the five-year-old
division, understands that it is very
important to get horses early and train
them from the very beginning. She is
also very pragmatic about when
Somer Hit will move into the
Developing Horse ranks.
“I thought the only way to get a good
horse was to buy a foal, so I went and
bought a foal,” said Tarjan. “We’ll see
how it goes; we always say we’ll take it
one day at a time.”
Cesar Parra (White House Station,
N.J.) and Michael Davis’s Simply
Nymphenburg (Sir Donnerhail
I-Wendy/Weltmeyer) improved on
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Somer Hit also collected the Highest
U.S. Bred Horse award.
Alice Tarjan is all smiles aboard her Hanoverian stallion Somer Hit (Sandro Hit-EM Rhussia/
Rotspon) as they make their victory pass in the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage
Championships.
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American
Hanoverian Society (AHS)
breeders to receive complimentary United States Equestrian
Federation (USEF) lifetime recording as part of the AHS’s $185.00
comprehensive registration fee is
December 31, 2012. This date has been
determined by contractual agreement
with USEF.
he deadline for
So as not to miss out on this opportunity, please make sure that all of your
2012 foal’s registration requirements
(completed application, photographs,
parentage verification through DNA,
etc.) are at the AHS central office by
year’s end. After this date it will cost
individual yearling owners $85.00 to
lifetime record their horse with USEF.
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What’s Your Story?
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Luc Jean (1983-2012)
Elite Stallion Luc Jean (LombardWaldfrische/Waldfrieden)
died
peacefully in his field on June 2 at
the age of 29. He was bred in
Germany by Heinrich Borcher. Luc
Jean was purchased at the 1983
Verden Foal Auction and came to
live at Hampshire Hollow Farm as a
weanling that September. He was
one of the pioneer Elite stallions to
pass the inaugural 100-Day Stallion
Test at November Hill Farm,
Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1987.
Luc Jean proved to be a successful
sire whose offspring are wonderful
all around riding horses. He was
shown in dressage through third
level and he was the 1998 AHS First
Year Working Hunter. His son Llyle
(Luc Jean-Athene/Adios III) was the
2000 AHS Small Junior Hunter. He
sired numerous offspring shown as
hunters and dressage horses. Among
the most extraordinary gifts from
Luc Jean have been the people and
the lasting friendships we have made
because of him. Ironically his lifelong companion, the mare, Athene,
1983 (Adios III-Sara/Skihigh) died
two months after Luc Jean. He was
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always very protective of his herd,
yet first and foremost, the utmost
gentleman; this wonderful temperament was passed on to his offspring.
It was noted that an offspring of his
was more than just a horse, it was a
friend. Luc Jean is sorely missed. The
dynamics of our farm and family are
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Contributed by Judy Mazzucco
Do you share a unique bond with
your Hanoverian as a competition
partner? As a dedicated schoolmaster? As an irreplaceable member of
your family?
The AHS is looking for short stories
and accompanying photos to use in
The American Hanoverian magazine. Tell us what makes your
Hanoverian so special!
For consideration, entries should consist of a short essay depicting your
horse’s remarkable qualities and one
or two high quality, high resolution
color digital photos (2000 x 3000 pixJPG
format)
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minimum,
submitted via email to AHS
Publications Editor Terri Ralenkotter at
ahs_editor@hanoverian.org.
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The Thoroughbred sporthorse legend Coconut Grove xx
was humanely euthanized on August 14, following a colic
surgery at the Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery hospital in Weatherford, Texas. He was an exceptional, successful sire and veteran of major show jumping events.
Coconut Grove xx was licensed by the AHS and HV in
2004 and was accepted into the North American Jumper
Breeding Program. He was the sire of 19 AHS progeny,
most noted was his only mare to be inspected with the
AHS, EM Coquette BHF (Windbraut/Wanderkoenig),
bred by Rick Toering’s Bent Hickory Farm. She was champion mare of the 2009 Hedgeland inspection with a score
of 8.18. She scored a 7.5 on her MPT in 2010 including a
9/9 for her free jumping, a testament to her sire’s NAJBP
status.
Coconut Grove xx was one of showjumping’s most prominent Thoroughbred stars under his owner, the Colombian
show jumping rider German Camargo. The South
American-bred stallion’s show ring accomplishments
began in 1993 and continued with great success at the
Grand Prix level from 1996 through the remainder of his
career. His accumulated many major wins including the
Bolivarianos Games in Peru, the Toyota Cup World Cup
Qualifier, the Centro American and Caribbean Games, the
World Cup qualifier in Venezuela and the Pan American
Games in Canada to name but a few. He was National
Champion Jumper for Colombia from 1997 through 1999.
The Camargos brought Coconut Grove xx to the United
States for competition in 2000, where more major Grand
Prix wins earned the stallion a ticket to the Sydney
Olympics representing Colombia, but sadly a lack of funding kept the stallion at home.
Coconut Grove xx was sold to Tamara Smith in the U.S. in
2001 where he stood as a prominent sire at Smith’s
In the Ribbons
First Class (Floriscount-SPS Rosina/Rubin Royal) was the
champion filly at the Freiburg Mare and Foal Show held in
Germany. She is owned and bred by Windswept Farm,
Canada. This filly is a full sister to the stallion Windswept
has at the 2012 licensing.
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Tamarack Select, which promoted the stallion to the burgeoning American sporthorse breeding industry. In 2004
he became the first Thoroughbred stallion to receive a
breeding license from the American Hanoverian Society.
Coconut Grove xx achieved the amazing feat of 100%
approval status with nine U.S. registries, one Canadian,
and seven European registries. In addition to the approvals, he was selected for the prestigious Hanoverian Jumper
Breeding Program in 2005.
At the time of his passing, Coconut Grove xx was in the
ownership of Wendy Davis Gerrish of October Hill Farm
in Hudson Oaks, Texas, where he had been standing at stud
since 2009 following Smith’s decision to pursue other business ventures.
Gerrish takes some comfort in the fact that there is a considerable bank of frozen semen from Coconut Grove xx
that will be available to breeders in the seasons ahead.
“The fact that we have the ability to continue to produce
offspring by Coconut Grove xx is a good consolation,” she
said, “but, of course, we would all rather have him back
here in his stall. He will be dearly missed.” n
Courtesy of Nicole Robertson, Adventura Marketing.
AHS Member has Two-Year-Old Colt selected
for 2012 Hanoverian Keuring
Flashdance, (Floriscount-SPS Rosina/Rubin Royal), a two-year-old
liver chestnut colt has been selected from 560 German candidates for
the 2012 Hanoverian Stallion Licensing, which will be held in Verden
from October 25 to 27.
Flashdance is from the very successful breeding program of
Windswept Farm, started in Georgetown, Ontario, by Bill and Nancy
Mulholland, and continuing, after Bill’s death, under the leadership
of Nancy and her daughter-in-law Elke Mulholland.
Numerous stallions, SPS and Elite mares, and performance horses
have been produced there, and in Freiburg over the years. The
damline of Flashdance includes five generations of SPS mares, and is
the same line that produced the young stallion Spoerken, a son of Sir
Donnerhall I. Spoercken’s dam, SPS La Beaule Isoud, was also bred
by Bill Mulholland and is out of the same Weltmeyer granddam and
the Bolero great-granddam as young Flashdance. The damline represents three generations of Winswept Farm SPS mares. Flashdance
has two full younger sisters of similar quality, the youngest of whom
was 2012 Champion Foal at this year’s big Freiburg Foal Show.
The Mulhollands are long time members and supporters of both the AHS and CHS, and we congratulate them on this newest
honour, and wish Flashdance well in the coming keuring.
Contributed by Kathleen Richardson
In the Ribbons
Flavius MF
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Success for Marydell Farm-bred Horses!
David Bowie MF
Marydell Farm-bred horses made their mark at the Dressage at Lexington
Breed show. David Bowie MF (Don Principe/EM Rotina/Rotspon) won his
Friday Colts of 2012 class and went on to be named Foal Champion with
the high score of the show with an 85.3%. Flavius MF (Fidertanz-Diora/
De Niro), owned by Mary McKenna of Silver Spring, Md., won the TwoYear-Old Colts/Geldings class with a score of 78.5% and went on to be
the Colt Champion, Young Horse Champion and Grand Champion. He was
the High Placing Hanoverian and MAHB-bred horse of the show.
Other Marydell Farm-bred horses in the ribbons were Dansuse MF (Don
Principe-EM Fuerst Dancer MF/Fuerst Heinrich) who placed second in the
Fillies of 2012 class (81.9%). Debutaunte MF (Don Principe/EM Rotina/
Rotspon) was second in her three-year-old Fillies class (79.6%) and
ranked third in the Filly Championship. In the Four-and-Five-Year-Old Mare
Materiale, Duet MF (Don Principe-EM Rotina/Rotspon) was second with a
76.3%.
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In the performance venue at DAL, Dux MF (Don Principe-Royal Gem/Royal
Diamone), owned by Jim Koford and ridden by April Schultz, won both
classes on Saturday with a 77.431 and 77.8 in Training Level, Tests I & II.
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2012 North American 70-Day Stallion Performance Test
is well underway at Silver Creek Farms, Broken Arrow, Okla.,
owned by Summer Stoffel and managed by Barbara Sikkink.
Following vet checks held over August 30-31, the test officially began
on September 1. Spectators are welcome and encouraged to visit on
the last days of testing which will include dressage evaluations with test
riders, free jumping and cross country. The 70-Day Test will conclude
on November 10 with the Award Ceremony. Individual Stallion
Licensings will be held on November 11.
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There are 22 stallions participating in the test including two
Hanoverians. The first is the German-bred Bon Balou (Balou du
Rouet-LaBelle/Argentinus), owned by Jennifer and Armin Arnoldt of
Canada. The second stallion is the 2006 Canadian-bred Vive Victory
(Viva Voltaire-Akli/Akzent II), owned and bred by Leslie and David
Bockus of Canada.
The AHS will have a licensing commission in attendance at Silver
Creek Farms to inspect eligible stallions the morning after the final test
scores are announced. There is a two-part eligibility requirement for
stallions to be inspected by the AHS team. Registration papers need to
be examined for a qualifying pedigree, and the stallion must receive a
qualifying test score. The first step of the process is currently being
completed, the second will not be known until the end of the test. For
specific stallion requirements, visit the General Information page for
Licensing and Approval on the AHS website.
For more information, the full schedule, test updates and photos of the
70-Day Stallion Performance Test and testing site, please visit www.
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In the Ribbons
Syncopation RK (Sinatra Song-Werlwhind/Werbellin) is owned by Drs.
Annette and Brad Hildabrand of Pair O’ Docs Farm in Clifton, Va. She
was bred by Emmett Turner of Rixeyville, Va., and qualified to compete
in the National Four-Year-Old Dressage Championships at Lamplight in
August. The bay mare is trained and ridden by Brandi Benedict of
SonRise Stables, in Lovettsville, Va. Starting in May, with the PVDA
show at Morven Park, and concluding with a spectacular showing at
Lexington in July, Syncopation RK and Brandi stacked up scores that
put the pair firmly in the top 15 candidates for the National
Championship. Along the way Brandi and Syncopation were awarded
the VADA/ NOVA “Rising Star” award at the USEF/Markel Young
Horse trails at Morven Park in June. At Lamplight, they had an exciting preliminary showing in the warm-up with a score of 8.04 for 2nd
place and in the final they finished with a score of 7.46 for 10th place.
Additionally, Syncopation RK was a class winner at Dressage at
Devon.
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25-26,
2012
Cedar Ridge Farm Hosts Another Successful
YEH, FEH and NEH Competition
Cedar Ridge Farm in Athens, Georgia
hosted their fourth annual USEA
Young Event Horse and IDHSNA
USEA Future Event show, in addition to the New Event Horse added
this year.
The schedule was changed this year
to run over two days; the Future
Event Horse taking place Saturday,
August 25 and the Young Event and
New Event Horse series on Sunday,
August 26. All the competitors were
very pleased with this schedule as it
allowed for a peaceful setting for the
youngsters, and avoidance of the late
day Georgia heat!
A number of out-of-state competitors attended, and Elly Schobel from
Aiken, South Carolina was particularly successful in the FEH. She had
first place finishes in both the
Yearling and three-year-old divisions. Particularly outstanding was
her three-year-old filly De Lutje MF,
who won with a score of 84! She was
rewarded with a 9 for conformation.
De Lutje MF is a U.S.-bred
Hanoverian by Don Principe out of
a Londonderry mare. She was 2010
USDF Reserve National champion
as a yearling.
and won the two-year-old division
with Zevon, a bay Trakehner filly.
Both are by Hennessy and are homebreds.
Our professional handler for the day
who provided excellent services was
Hokan Thorn, a Grand Prix dressage
trainer from Sweden. He is based at
Montclair Stables in Conyers, Ga.
In the four-year-old division, Ashley
Giles of Newnan, Ga., was excited to
have her OTTB (Off The Track
Thoroughbred) “Rusticator” take
first place. His grandsire is Danzig.
Second place went to Sarah C.
Murphy of Alpharetta, Ga., with her
new Holsteiner gelding Bramasole.
Bramasole was bred by Michael and
Nathalie Pollard at their Chatsworth,
Ga. facility.
In the Young Event Horse series,
Debi Crowley of Elkmont, Ala., came
away with first place in the five-yearold division with her homebred
Vantage Point, a 17.3-hand
Trakehner gelding by Windfall who
was second in the four-year-old division at Cedar Ridge last year. Vantage
Point’s full brother, Vandiver, is currently competing at Advanced with
Werner Geven, and is aspiring to go
to Rolex CC**** in 2014. Vandiver
and Vantage Point stand at 17.0 and
17.3-hand respectively and are out
of a 16-hand mare that is by a son of
Babamist (Mystic Replica).
The final series of the weekend was
the New Event Horse series which
had four entries. One scratched, but
the remaining three enjoyed their
outing and judge Charles Musco
commented that they were all quality horses with great potential.
Tom and Carolyn Cadier of Cedar
Ridge Farm look forward to the
show next year, and wish all the
competitors heading to the championships at Morven Park and Fair
Hill the best of luck! There has
already been interest expressed by
additional sponsors for next year, so
the plan is to create another quality
show for all with a larger purse.
Traveling the farthest to show was
Alexandra Slusher, an Advanced
rider from Paris, Ky. At the last minute she added her new five-year-old
mare Komik to the entry list, and
Sherry Smith, of Dogwood
Sporthorses brought a three-yearold colt with a lovely uphill build
and movement that finished second.
He is by Quaterback out of a Sandro
Hit mare. Sherry has a number of
Sandro Hit-related offspring that are
eventing with her niece Erin Flynn,
and she also provided excellent photographic services for the day!
Lisha Marshal of Broad Hill Run
Farm in Harriman, Tenn., made a
long trip worthwhile as well. She
earned the second place in the
Yearling division with her splashy
paint Dutch/Trakehner colt Gotham,
earned a second place finish. Her
mare is also a Trakehner by Windfall,
and was bred by Tim and Cheryl
Holekamp. She was enthusiastic
about her first YEH outing and
pleased with the show format.
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Courtesy of Carolyn Cadier & the USEA
The U.S.-bred filly, De Lutje MF, was
the winner of the three-year-old
division with the high score of 84
which included a 9 for conformation.
She is owned and bred by Elly Schobel,
Aiken, S.C.
Additional NOTE:
Elly Schobel, owner of De Lutje MF
also reports her yearling Dat’s Mien
Deern (Don Principe-Royalander/
Royal Prince) won her yearling class
with 78.1 %, 2 % ahead of second
place at the Young Event Horse show
at Cedar Ridge, Athens, Ga.
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Davignport) heads ringside at Morven Park
where he won both of his Materiale Classes
with the high scores of 76.4% and 79 %.
Owner Klaus Schengber, High Point
Hanoverians,Chestertown, Md., reports the
gelding’s next show is going to be Devon.
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Hanoverians Everywhere!
Since my last report (Summer Issue of The American Hanoverian) I’ve attended too many shows
and seen too many wonderful Hanoverians to even begin to do them all justice in the space allowed here.
Just some highlights, so forgive the many omissions!
VADA/Nova Summer Dressage
Competition, Leesburg, VA., June
8-10, 2012.
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Greber , Va, riding
Amidala (A Jungle PrinceEM Waleska M/World Cup I)
won both classes of Grand Prix at
this show with scores of 64.734%
and 66.702%. Amidala, owned by
Gabriele Heertje, Va, is a 13-yearold bay mare standing 16.2 hands
but with the presence of a much
bigger horse. I was attracted to
her several years ago but missed seeing her at the shows for a while.
Bruno told me, “After showing
Intermediate-1 in 2009, Amidala
had fetlock bone chip surgery in
November. We gave her several
months to recover and started a
slow build-up to get her back to
normal work. In 2010 we were back
competing at Intermediate-2 and
debuted at Grand Prix in 2011, winning three out of three times.”
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FEI High-Score honors went to
Contessa
(Contender-Ginger/
Gibralter) ridden by Donna Gatchel,
Va, and owned by Rachel DeMarcus,
Va. This 13-year-old bay mare has
consistently been in the ribbons
throughout her competition career
and was a feature winner in my last
report. At this show she won
Intermediate I, Open, with a score of
70.526 and another I-1 class with
64.539%.
Susan Harrington and Willow Bae
(Wallstreet Kid-EM Davignette/
Davignon) are still climbing the
competition ladder successfully.
They won the Adult Amateur divi-
The pair also won Third Level,
Test 1 with 69.605%. Figaro
HP is a nine-year-old bay who
stands 18.1 hands! (Fortunately,
Kathleen is a tall girl.) He was
bred
by
High
Point
Hanoverians, Md.
I met a new standout in
Training Level at this show.
Sharon Myers rode her
Fuertado
(Florencio-La
Gomera/Lauries Crusador) in
Training Level, Test 3 and
scored 76.4% for the win.
Sharon says, “This was
sion of PSG with a score of
65.921%. This pair is knocking on the door of
Intermediate with anticipation.
At Third Level, high score
went to Filadelphia (WertherWaldrebe/Walt Disney II)
owned by Irene Cromer, Va,
and bred by Betsy Smith,
Halls Choice Farm, Va.
Ridden by Stephanie Alvord,
Va, this eight-year-old chestnut mare scored 71.923% at
Third Level, Test 3. Her owner says
that Filadelphia has a sweet temperament and enjoys watching everything that goes on at the shows.
Irene also gets to ride the mare on
weekends—when she’s not showing.
Kathleen Kelly Va, rode her Figaro
HP (Feinbrand-Russian Roulette/
Rouletto) to High-Score of the
Musical Freestyle with 71.833%.
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Fuertado
Fuertado’s third show; he’d broken
70% at the other shows, but this was
his best to date. For such a green,
young horse, he was a pleasure to
show—very relaxed and attentive
throughout his rides.” Fuertado is a
beautiful six-year-old bay, who
stands 17 hands. He was imported
for Sharon by Dr. Cesar Parra, with
whom she has trained for 11 years.
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Fuertado for less than a year. She4
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I call him ‘DG’ for ‘Double
Gift’. He was a tremendous
comfort to his previous owner
in her last years and he’s a gift
to me now.”
Ristocrat R
This was a small but pleasant show
organized by Janine Malone’s
Rosinburg
Events
at
HITS
Commonwealth Park, Culpeper, Va,
and included a breed show as well as
all the normal under-saddle dressage
classes.
In the fillies’ division of the breed
show, Quaterback was the sire of the
day. Quintessa (Quaterback-EM Rising
Star/Rotspon) won the Two-Year-Old
Fillies class with 75% and Queen’s
Gambit (Quaterback-EM Daalny/
Donnerhall) won the Three-Year-Old
Fillies class with 73.3%. Quintessa,
owned by Susan G. White, Md, and
bred by Maryanna Haymon, N.C. went
on to take Champion Filly, while
Queen’s Gambit, owned and bred by
Marion Poynter’s Marefield Meadows,
Va, took Reserve Champion Filly.
The colts’ division was dominated by
Ristocrat R (Richmond HL-EM
Damaris/Donnerhall) owned and bred
by Roberta Falk, Va. This handsome
black gelding won the Yearling Colts/
Geldings class with 74.7%, was
Champion Colt/Gelding, and Reserve
Champion Young Horse.
Ristocrat R also won the Hanoverian
IBC with 73.1%. Second was Derry
(Dauphin- MS Rara Avis/ ) owned by
Patience Wadley, Va, and bred by
Marefield Meadows, Va, with 69.5%.
Third went to Wessex MFM (ES
Wamberto-EM Diotima/ ) owned by
Stacy Pattison, Va, and bred by
Marefield Meadows with 67.9%. In
fourth place was Deauville MFM
(Dauphin- EM Royce/ ), owned by
Patience Wadley and bred by Marefield
Meadows with 66.7%.
In the performance division, I enjoyed
watching my good friend Dr. Linda
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Virginia Summer Dressage,
Culpeper, Va, June 16-17, 2012
Sommers, Va, win three of her Third
Level classes on Faelan (Fabriano- /
Prince Thatch), a 13-year-old black
gelding who stands 17 hands. The pair
scored 61.842% in Third Level, Test 1;
60.488% in Third Level, Test 2; and
61.026% in Third Level, Test 3.
Linda has this to say about Faelan, “His
history is, to me, so very interesting
and one of the reasons that I bought
him. He was imported from Germany
to Canada and was purchased by an
experienced amateur rider as a threeyear-old. The partnership worked well
and Faelan was shown First Level by
his owner until she was diagnosed with
ovarian cancer. She rode intermittently throughout her battle. In her
last days Faelan spent his time in a
horse van in the parking lot of the hospital so the lady could go out and visit
him in her wheelchair. She
loved that horse, and I’m still
in touch with her family.
Anyway, I bought Faelan as an
eight-year-old whose bio only
included helping a person
through chemotherapy. But
what a lovely horse and personality to boot.”
Linda continues, “Faelan and
I did well as a team through
First Level and had fun winning fairly large competitions.
Then he suffered a suspensory injury that appeared minor,
but to be on the safe side, he
got a year off. Now my buddy
is sound, happy and better
with his work at Third Level.
Another horse I’ve been watching is Ridley (Rotspon-EM
Wiccan/Walt Disney I) owned
by Chris Rush, Va, and bred by
Marefield Meadows, Va. At this
show, Ridley won the
Intermediare-1 with 63.684%.
He is ridden by Stacy Pattison,
Va. More on this pair below.
Dressage at Fair Hill, Md.,
June 9-10, 2012
The above-mentioned Ridley
again impressed the judges at Fair Hill
and won both of his I-1 classes with
65.0% and 70.263% and was FEI HighScore horse of the show.
Ridley is an interesting situation. He
was born on May 22, 2002, at Marefield
Meadows in Warrenton, Va. Chris
Rush met the little black colt that
morning. And “little” is the operative
word here. Although full-term and
healthy, he was tiny. His mother has a
history of small offspring but Ridley
seemed to excel in that aspect. Breeders
Marion Poynter and Maxine Mickle
were not sure what future to plan for
the little guy, but Chris immediately
said, “Pony stallion!” She was so convinced that he would be a perfect candidate that she bought him as a yearling and started to campaign him as 4
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continues, “This is a horse I can’t imagine selling! He’s the puppy dog at the
barn. When I clean his stall he follows
my every step with his muzzle pressed
firmly on my back. He has such an
easy-going temperament but shows so
much talent that I’m hoping we can go
all the way to Grand Prix.” Sharon
teaches and trains at her own Chimney
Hill Farm in Upper Marlboro, Md.
In 2007, Ridley’s dressage career started in earnest with Young Rider, Anna
Stovall, under the tutelage of Hokan
Thorn. They competed successfully at
First Level and were Open First Level
Champions for Virginia Dressage
Association that year. They moved on
to Third Level, skipping Second Level
completely. They were on a roll. When
Anna moved to a different state, Chris
started looking for another small lady
rider—for which Ridley is so suited—
to continue his career.
This is where Ridley’s current rider,
Stacy Pattison, comes into the picture.
Stacy had recently set up her training
business at Bae Prid Farm in
Gainesville, Va. Chris decided that
wasn’t too far away from her home in
Virginia Beach, so Ridley moved in.
Stacy and Ridley have progressed up
the levels steadily with guidance from
clinician Jeremy Beale. Everyone
involved with the little black stallion
keeps his well-being uppermost in
mind. Chris is proud that he is healthy
and happy in his work and still has no
need for joint injections or other heroics. He is also producing some lovely
offspring. And although he is not
strictly a pony anymore (he’s just over
15 hands), his youngsters are well suited by size and temperament for ladies
and amateurs.
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such. He went to a number of breed
shows, placing well against the “big”
boys. As a two-year-old he placed 11th
nationally in the USDF Sport Horse
Breeding for colts. As a four-year-old
he was seventh nationally in USDF
Sport Horse Breeding for stallions. He
was also inspected and approved as a
breeding stallion for Weser Ems and
two other sport pony breed registries.
The current plan is for Ridley to continue his dressage education and hopefully compete at Grand Prix eventually.
Chris would also like to see him try
other disciplines such as driving and
eventing. Ridley LOVES to jump.
MAHB-Bred Awards
The Mid-Atlantic Hanoverian Breeders
Club, Inc. (MAHB) is a regional organization for members of the American
Hanoverian Society and offers a number of programs to reward breeders
and owners of American Hanoverians.
For several years now, our main sponsor, Paul Cohen of Associations
Underwriters, Inc. & Ziplow Horse
Insurance Agency, has provided $2000
in cash awards for high-placing
Hanoverians bred by MAHB members
in the Dressage at Devon Breed Show.
Paul, with the help other AHS members, also offers $6000 in the AllAmerican Hanoverian Young Dressage
Horse Awards program at Devon.
This year MAHB has offered a few
smaller, non-cash awards to honor
MAHB-breds at local shows. The first
recipient was Flavius MF (FidertanzDiora/De Niro), owned by Mary
McKenna, Md, and bred by Mary Anna
Haymon, N.C. Flavius MF competed
in the breeding division at Dressage at
Lexington, Va, on July 13, winning his
Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings class
with 78.5%. He went on to be
Champion Colt/Gelding, Champion
Young Horse, and Grand Champion of
the show.
Another MAHB-bred award was given
at the Labor of Love show in Raleigh,
N.C. on August 31. The winner was
De Lutje MF (Don Principe-La Dolce
Vita/Londonderry), owned by Elly
Schobel, S.C., and bred by Mary Anna
Haymon. De Lutje MF won her ThreeYear-Old Fillies class. n
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Donna’s Fancy COF (Donar Weiss GGF-Federleicht/Wuemmestern) defeated a large
class of three-year-old fillies to garner Reserve Champion Filly, Reserve Champion Young
Horse and Show Reserve Champion at the Raleigh Summer Dressage I & II Sport Horse
Breeding Show held July 28-29. She also won the Hanoverian IBC Class that day as well
as the Raleigh Summer Dressage I show. Judge Liselotte Fore awarded scores of 8.5 on
conformation, and 8.8 on walk, trot, and general impression to score as high as 87.1.
Donna’s Fancy COF was bred by Denise Denise Rowe of Century Oaks Farm, Ltd.,
Timberlake, N.C., and was handled by Bruce Griffin. On July 2, she won the Two-YearOld Filly Futurity Class at the AHS Inspection held at Sullivan Farms in Walkertown, N.C.
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Genay Vaughn Sizzles In Young Rider
Competition at
Three National Dressage Championships
D
Young Rider Genay Vaughn enjoyed a
sizzling summer, thanks to her qualification for
three national dressage championships, and the
resulting awards she brought home to her family’s Starr
Vaughn Equestrian Center in Elk Gove, Calif.
ressage
At the NAJYRC, Genay rode Starr Vaughn Equestrian’s
11-year-old black Hanoverian stallion Donarweiss GGF
to a score of 67.184% in the Prix St. Georges Team Test,
the second highest score for the Region 7 Young Rider
Team’s silver medal. In the individual test, Genay and
Donarweiss scored 67.789% for 8th place, and in the
freestyle they took 5th place on a score of 67.600%.
THIRD AT YOUNG RIDER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Earlier this summer at the United States Equestrian
Federation (USEF) Dressage Festival of Champions, held
June 9-10 at the historic USEF Foundation Headquarters
in Gladstone, New Jersey, Genay qualified and competed
two horses in the USEF National Dressage Championships,
a unique distinction for a Young Rider.
At the USEF National Dressage Championships, Genay’s
two-day average of 67.869% with Donarweiss earned
third place, and her two-day average of 64.698% with
Michele Vaughn’s Elite Hanoverian mare Waranja also
ranked her sixth, both in the Young Rider Division.
During prior years’ competition in 2009 and 2010, Genay
ranked third in the USEF National Dressage
Championships Junior Division.
GOLD IN DRESSAGE SEAT MEDAL FINALS
Last and best, Genay brilliantly represented USDF Region
7 by winning the 2012 USEF Dressage Seat Medal Final
presented by Dressage Today, in the 14-18 age division, at
Lamplight Equestrian Center in St. Charles, Ill., during
the August 23-26 Dressage at Lamplight August I/II
shows. She qualified for this national championship by
winning the USDF/USEF Dressage Seat Medal SemiFinals in October 2011.
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Number one ranked United States Dressage Federation
(USDF) Region 7 Young Rider Genay Vaughn brought
home team silver from the Adequan FEI North American
Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) presented by Gotham North on July 17-22 at the Kentucky
Horse Park, Lexington, Ky.
Genay Vaughn rode Starr Vaughn’s Hanoverians to multiple victories. She is pictured above on the Hanoverian stallion Donarweiss GGF (De Niro/Hohenstein). She also had
successful rides on the Elite mare Waranja.
Proving that equitation is more than sitting pretty, Genay
demonstrated its effectiveness in riding her borrowed
horse, Anakin, owned and generously lent her for the
competition by owner Kaye-Eileen Willard. With just
four rides on Anakin prior to the competition, Genay
created a picture of effortless ease throughout the class,
thanks to a strong foundation in equitation. From her
first pony, a blind mini stallion rescued from a flood, on
to riding in Pony Club, hunter/jumper shows and
eventing as well as dressage, Genay was building the ability to ride effectively as well as perfect her equitation.
LESSONS IN EXCELLENCE
Genay clinics with USET Olympic team member Jan
Ebeling and USEF National Youth Coach Jeremy
Steinberg, and is coached at home by her mother Michele
Vaughn, a USDF gold medalist. At Gladstone, she appreciated coaching from Hilltop Farm’s Chris Hickey, who
trained and competed Donarweiss up to the Grand Prix
level before endorsing the stallion as Genay’s new competition partner. “I expect this combination to be very competitive in the Young Rider and Brentina Cup divisions,”
Chris remarked at the time.
Accomplishing those goals is Genay’s focus, and thanks to
her family’s perspective on dressage as a competitive athletic sport, she has the kind of support a young athlete
needs to succeed. Her mother Michele, herself a dressage4
trainer and FEI-level competitor, is Genay’s “eyes on the
ground” at home and away at shows. Genay’s father Greg
helps her with sports psychology, a topic he knows thoroughly from his own experience as a left field power hitter in
major league baseball for more than 15 years. She also compares notes with her brother Cory, who is beginning his own
professional baseball career with the New York Mets farm
team.
In the Ribbons
“I would love to represent the U.S. at the FEI World Cup
Dressage for Young Riders in Frankfurt, Germany,” stated
Genay, already a USDF Bronze and Silver medalist. “My
dream would be to someday represent my country in competitions like the Olympics and the World Cup. I know this
sport takes a team, and I am so grateful for my horses and
the support of my family and my coaches. I know I couldn’t
do it without them, and I can’t thank them enough.” n
ERRATA:
It was erroneously listed in the
Summer issue on page 11 that Sirius
WS was owned by Joyce Harris.
Joyce currently owns him, but at the
time of his showing he was owned
and bred by Janice Graham
Marquardt of Walkabout Station.
bob Karver
Courtesy of Nan Meek, Dark Horse Media Biz
Wonderful Pearle
(Wildcard - Good Pearl/Graf Genius),
was named Open First Level Champion at the Raleigh, N.C.,
Championships. The six-year-old mare was bred by Lucile
Broadley, and was raised, started, and trained by Jeanne
Karver, Karver’s Creek Farm, Summerfield, N.C. Karver reports,
“Our next goal is HOY and Region I Championships.”
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The summer show rings abounded with Hanoverians... in the ribbons!
Shalimar ggf
Mare Inspection Photos Needed
Courtesy Leonora Giugere
Shalimar ggf (SchroederSPS Walkuere/Wolkenstein
II) gained top honors at
the USDF Breed Show
June 30-July 1, held at
Windswept Farm for owners/breeders Warren and
Rachel Ehrlich of Greengate
Farm Hanoverians, New
Braintree, Mass. At Show
I, Shalimar ggf won the
Three-Year-Old Filly Class, the Filly Championship, Reserve Champion Young Horse
and Reserve Grand Champion. Not to be outdone, during Show II, she won the
Three-Year-Old Filly Class, Champion Filly, Champion Young Horse, and Grand
Champion of the show. The filly was expertly handled by Bobby Murray of the
Freeport Maine Equestrian Center. Owner Kathy Hickerson of Majestic Gaits generously donated a Grand Champion prize of a breeding to her Hanoverian stallion
Schroeder which the Ehrlichs will use on Shalimar ggf’s dam in hopes of producing
another top horse from this mating.
Radiance COF
Photos must be received immediately after the inspections for use in The
American Hanoverian reports, and no
later than November 20, 2012 for
inclusion in the 2013 AHS Breeders’
Guide and Stallion Directory.
Radiance COF (Royal
Prince-EM Cresent
Moon COF/Contucci)
achieved her Elite
Eligible Status with a
score of 7.0 during the
mare inspection at the
AHS inspection at
Sullivan Farms,
Walkertown, N.C., on
July 25. She was the
USDF 2011 Reserve
Champion Two-year-old
Filly in Dressage Sport Horse Breeding and the 2011 AHS Year End Reserve
Champion Filly in the Older Filly Group. Radiance COF was bred by Donna Denise
Rowe of Century Oaks Farm in Timberlake, N.C.
Please do NOT assume that because a
photographer was present at your site,
your mare’s photo has been submitted.
Photographers have individual policies, and some may require an owner
to purchase a photo before they will
release it for publication.
It is the mare owner’s
responsibility to make sure
an appropriate photo is
to
the
AHS
available
Publication Editor prior to
the dates listed above!
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Bits & Bridles Photography
Solex (Sandro Hit-EM Del Amika/
Donnerhall), was the Hanoverian
High Score Dressage winner at
the Vermont Dressage Days
show on August 11-12.
Solex was ridden to a score of
70.676% at First Level, Test 2 by
owner Donna LeFleur. Solex is
co-owned by Donna’s sister
Karen Fors, both from Gardner,
Mass. She was bred by Eliza
Rutherford of Foxwood Farm,
Charlotte, Vt.
Photos of all new 2012 Elite Mares,
Elite Mare Candidates, High Score
Hanoverians and non-Hanoverian
mares from the inspection sites, new
Jumper Breeding Program mares,
and the mares upgraded from
Studbook to Main Studbook in
2012 through performance are needed
for publication in the inspection
reports included in the fall and winter
issues of The American Hanoverian,
as well as for the Mare Book section
of the 2013 AHS Breeders’ Guide and
Stallion Directory. The AHS would like
to include as many photos of these
mares as possible.
Label photos clearly and send to:
Terri Ralenkotter
AHS Publications Editor
12574 Andrews Road
Walton, KY 41094
E-mail: ahs_editor@hanoverian.org
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A Journey to Verden
Dorie Vlatten-Schmitz shares her journey from Grand Prix competitor and Sport Horse breeder to her
adventures in Verden attending the Hanoverian Learner Judges’ course.
[ BY dorie Vlatten-Schmitz ]
I
was born into a horse family.
Having started riding at the age
of six, I’ve ridden and competed
through the Grand Prix level and
have my Bronze, Silver and Gold
riding medals on horses I trained
myself. I’ve also dabbled in jumping
and eventing. My family rode at a
commercial riding facility in New
Jersey until we moved to Arizona
and started our own little Horse
Hobby barn. The barn grew from
five acres to 20 and from two horses
to boarding 60. Together with my
husband we ran dressage shows that
included back to back CDI’s and
educational events for USDF.
As a rider I started out with hunter
jumpers. But when the opportunity
to ride with Hector Carmona presented itself I became hooked on
dressage. Having our first horse, a
mare and then acquiring a Lipizzaner
Stallion (an entirely different story),
we ventured into breeding. And as
my college education was completed, I also was the fortunate recipient
of the Carl Heinrich Scholarship
from the USET. This scholarship
enabled me to spend a year at Otto
Schulte-Frohlinde’s legendary breeding and dressage facility Gestut
Gronwohldhof under the training of
Herbert Rehbein. At my first look
into the riding hall my knees shook.
Not because of the beauty of the
facility, but because I had never seen
so many horses of that quality. It was
an epiphany.
I’ve grown up with judges in my
family. My father, Rudolf Vlatten,
was an “S” dressage judge. My husband Ulrich Schmitz grew up on a
Trakehner breeding farm in Germany
me was seeing a horse we had bred
being successful and owners happy.
and is an “S’ dressage judge, an “R”
sport horse judge, and an FEI “I”
event judge. So the natural course in
my life some 30 years ago started
with entering the USDF “L” program, working through the levels,
and in 2009 I became an “S Dressage
judge.
Over the past three decades, I have
been fortunate Gerd Zuther has been
a mentor and key trainer in my life.
By happenstance, we were introduced to each other by Herbert
Rehbein. Little did I know that only
a year later I would be trying out a
horse at November Hill and was
lucky enough to spend a week riding
training with him. Within the next
few years we would purchase
the Westfalen Stallion, Diamant,
(Damhirsch/Radetzky), and try to
balance competition and breeding.
While we mostly bred to outside
mares we also bred several offspring,
started them, and eventually sold
them. It came full circle two weeks
ago judging the Dressage of Southern
California Prix St. Georges and
Intermediaire Championships. One
of the most rewarding moments for
The wonderful thing about being
involved with horses is that it is a
never ending journey of learning.
As a dressage judge I’ve often
remarked, “Needs more engagement.
Or, should cover more ground, lacking suspension.” It’s easy to say, but
harder to produce. The words come
more and more to mind, “What’s
bred into the horse, you don’t have
to train.” Form to function has
become an increasingly interesting
subject for me.
Three years ago, after more than 30
years of judge’s instruction I was
lucky enough to be where lightening
would strike. In search of a better
understanding about conformation
and performance I went to observe
the American Hanoverian Inspection
in Scottsdale, Arizona. On that day
Hugh Bellis-Jones asked me if I
would consider the Hanoverian
learner judges’ course and in June of
this year, I had the opportunity to
spend a week in Verden with Dr.
Ludwig Christmann.
Arriving in Bremen, Germany was a
welcome relief from the summer
heat of Arizona. I managed to come
a day early and have time to rest and
relax. Dr. Christmann had arranged
for all the participants to stay at a
quaint little Bed and Breakfast, Zum
Hubertushain Pension Verden, only
a short walk from the offices of the
Hanoverian Verband.
My fellow participants in the program included Ursula Hosking from
Ontario, Canada; Kerstin Bomle
from Great Britain, and Silvia Streiff4
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from France. Our course began with a
full day of class room discussion and a
power point presentation from Dr.
Christmann. The morning session
focused on the development of the
Hanoverian breed beginning with the
foundation of the State Stud in Celle
in 1735. Pictures of the foundation
sires, both Feiner Kerl from 1919 and
also the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic
Gold medalist Draufgänger, confirm
that the Hanoverian breed program
has had a long history of genetically
breeding for both rideability and work
ethics. The aim is to breed horses with
character, rideability, conformation,
movements and soundness for both
performance and pleasure riding We
also discussed what one looks for when
using Thoroughbred, Trakehner, and
Holsteiner lines for both improvement
and refining. While the Thoroughbred
and Trakehner brings us more refinement, longer legs, elasticity, and athletic ability, the Holsteiner gives us
more variation in jumping lines, jumping ability, higher action, and type.
Also included was information on
the New Stallion Performance
Test System and the Integrated Breed
Value Estimation. The Hanoverian
Association has the goal to lastingly
stabilize the valuable genetic foundation of the breed and that Hanoverian
performance lines should be promoted
through deliberate use. In discussion
of the guideline quality we were
reminded that the evaluation of the
back construction is of special importance in the breeding of all sport horses in all disciplines and in the selection
process to remember to select horses
with an energetic move-off, which
goes through a powerful, supple back,
since this is a prerequisite for a horse to
best develop carrying power under the
rider.
The second part of our day, Dr.
Christmann led us through discussion,
a power point presentation, and videos
evaluating conformation, movement,
and qualities of the Hanoverian horse.
In terms of breeding, very interesting
to me was the genetic correlation
between conformation, dressage and
jumping. While conformation has a
positive correlation with dressage,
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with jumping. At
the end of day one
we went to the riding hall to evaluate
several horses for
both
desirable
traits and weaknesses. Our day
ended with the
reminder
that
breeding means to
think in generations.
Day two began
with a morning
pickup time of 8:15
a.m. We got our
first taste of a Mare
show in Königslutter.
I was impressed to
see 32 horses at this
show. Later I realized this was a
small show compared to the ones
that would follow.
The most challenging aspect of our
first show was getting a good understanding of the free jumping.
Understanding the difference between
scope and technique was not as simple
as we initially thought. It is really a
matter of developing one’s eye to see
the jump as it unfolds and then evaluate the total picture. (Upon my return
home, I did watch the video the AHS
has titled An Educational Video on Free
Jumping and think this is a very good
resource).
Our afternoon took us to a second
show in Hohenhameln where close to
60 two-, three- and four-year-old
mares were presented. Again we saw
many lovely, elastic horses and got a
little more comfortable with the performance test. I might add that at each
location we were well fed and treated
to the best of German hospitality.
Day three had us up and out by 6 am.
Ihlienworth is about an hour and a
half north of Verden so we had ample
time to enjoy the scenery. We each
now took turns standing with the official panel of judges and giving our
scores and remarks. This experience
proved to be very educational. Having
had to do similar types of exercises in
other judges programs I was really
impressed at how everyone made us
feel at ease and really made it a learning experience.
By Friday we had now seen well over
160 horses in two days. There is no
better experience than to see so many
great quality horses one right after the
other. We traveled out to Fehrenbötel
where there were approximately 80
horses to be seen. This was our test day.
We started as we did each day with terrific coffee and more food!! After
which we got to business and began
judging orally between the panels of
judges. After lunch we then judged on
our own. Our score cards were collected and we had to await our results
the next day. It was an odd combination of emotions. The four of us, now
friends, enjoyed winding down with a
light supper and a nice bottle of wine.
On our last day we met Dr. Christmann
at the Verband offices to hear our
results. It was a wonderful relief to 4
learn that all of us passed. We reviewed and discussed any
differences we might have had on our score sheets. We then
left for the Bruchhausen-Vilsen Schau which was the crowning jewel of the week. This show had two arenas running
simultaneously with about 130 mares! We were invited to
stand with the judges and make our own notes and discussion. The quality of the horses was unbelievable. There were
so many horses with elasticity and suspension. Another note
was the level of handlers. Without interfering, they ran in
rhythm and sometimes at top speed showing the full potential of the horses. The champion mare could not have been
a better example of what we would like to breed and see in
our sport. Santanyi (San Amour/Fürst Heinrich), bred by
Bernd Volbers, received marks in the 8 to 9 range. However
when she took her final round after she was announced as
Champion we all looked at each other because we knew we
had just seen a 10!
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I am profoundly grateful to the American Hanoverian
Society and Dr. Christmann for encouraging me and giving
me this unique and wonderful opportunity. I look forward
to being a part of the inspection tour and continuing my
education. n
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Rebellienne HVH (Rotspon-EM Whitney BH/Welser)
owned and bred by Annetta Coleman, High Valley
Hanoverians, Suches, Ga., placed very well at the
Raleigh Dressage I & II USDFBC breed shows.
Rebellienne HVH earned Grand Champion of Show, Filly
Champion, High Placing Hanoverian and winner of the
Three-Year-Old Mare Materiale under the eye of Judge
Lilo Fore during the Sunday Show with a score of 87.7%
in hand and 87.7% under saddle. On Saturday, under
judge Susan Mandas, Rebellienne HVH earned Reserve
Grand Champion of Show, Reserve Filly Champion,
High Placing Hanoverian and winner of the Three-YearOld Mare Materiale with a score of 81.5% in hand
and 81.8% under saddle. Rebellienne HVH was very
expertly handled and ridden by her Young Horse Trainer,
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The AHS 2012 Summer Inspection Tour
Top Quality in the AHS
[ BY DR. WERNER SCHADE ]
E
ach year the summer inspection
photos bill alphin
tour in the USA starts with the
stallion licensing at Hilltop
Farm in Colora, Md. As always the
conditions and the organization of the
event were outstanding. Five stallions
were presented in total, three of them
were licensed, two dressage stallions
and one jumping stallion. One of
the dressage stallions was the nineyear-old stallion Donnegan (Don
Frederico/SPS Westerwelle/Walt Disney
I), who has already been successful in
competition. He was bred by Jürgen
Westermann, Germany and belongs to
Karen Thomson of Port Hope,
Ontario. Donnegan is a major and
significant stallion, who has a masculine expression and a very good top
line. In all three gaits this very well
constructed stallion showed his strong
movements. Both in trot and canter
his very good ability to collection
became significant. The stallion has
already demonstrated his performance ability with many sporting successes at the level of the advanced
level.
The second licensed dressage stallion
was also a representative of the D-line
with the stallion
Doctor Wendell MF,
by Don PrincipeStellar Hit MF /
Sandro Hit, bred and
owned by Maryanna
Haymon, Columbus,
N. C. This stallion
impressed by his typical, thoroughbred
appearance and his
outstanding movements in gallop and
walk. His sire, Don
Principe, which has
now been trained to
Grand Prix level, has
shown repeatedly
that he also passes on
directly the high
quality of his walk
to his offspring.
Through the high
proportion of blood
Doctor Wendell MF
HILLTOP Farm – The successful FEI competitor Donnegan (Don Frederico-SPS Westerwelle/Walt Disney
I) was named Champion of the stallion licensing at Hilltop Farm. He is owned by Karen Thomson of
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may be interesting as a refiner for
breeding.
The third approved stallion, Vive
Victory, by Viva Voltaire-Akli/Azkent
II, bred and owned by Knight’s Gate
Hanoverians, Welland, Ontario, convinced the commission as a jumping
stallion. Very large-boned and athletic,
the stallion showed an average quality
of movement at the trot and canter
with an above average walk. In his
assessment of the priority discipline
jumping especially the almost unlimited scope of this stallion is to be mentioned. Welcome to this horse, which is
stationed in Canada, is that his sire
Viva Voltaire, by Voltaire / Grannus,
bred by Arend Kamphorst, is more and
more making a name as a jumper sire
in North America
On the following days of the inspection tour a consistently very high level
of quality of foals and mares were presented.
The new “Futurity Concept” turned
out to be a good idea, where yearlings
and two-year-old horses can be presented at the inspection sites. The presentation of these young horses has
worked well and has strengthened the
inspection dates numerically. After a
successful launch it can be expected
that this project will develop further in
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BackgrounD – The jumping stallion Vive
Victory (Viva Voltaire-Akli/Azkent II) impressed
with almost unlimited scope in his jumping
assessment. He was licensed at Hilltop Farm and
is owned and bred by Leslie and David Bockus of
Knight’s Gate Hanoverians, Welland, Ont.
River House Hanoverians, Brookside Equestrian Center and
Hawk Hollow Farm at Cazenovia College
[ BY sharon garner ]
river house
hanoverians,
piermont, nh
There was one mare for the MPT.
This was 5-year-old Roccadero, a
Rascalino-Dana/Donnerschall mare
owned and bred by Penny Loschiavo.
The mare’s jumping scores were
acceptable at 6.5 for technique and 7
for ability. She had a very strong
walk and canter which received 8s.
She further distinguished herself
with a very high score of 8.5 for
rideability and an overall MPT score
of 7.64. She became an Elite Mare
Candidate after receiving a final
inspection score of 7.0. She certainly has the quality of an Elite
Candidate!
In addition to Roccadero, there were
three other Hanoverian mares for
inspection. The pedigrees of the
other three mares were a 3-year-old
Royal Prince/Wallstreet Kid, owned
rachel ehrlich
river house hanoverians – Sternlicht GGF (Soliman de Hus-EM Rhapsody GGF/Rascalino)
was the winner of the Inaugural Futurity Two-Year-Old Colts Class. He impressed by his masculinity and amazing elasticity. The colt is owned and bred by Rachel Ehrlich, Greengate Farms,
Mass. He is trained and handled by Joe Forest/Hortons Farm, Grantham, N.H.
River house Hanoverians – Top
Colt honors went to a foal by Blue
Hors Romanov-Sangrita/Stedinger
who convinced the judges with his
uphill, ground covering movement.
He was bred by Eliza Rutherford of
Foxwood Farm and is owned by Sue
Hassall.
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Vanessa Carlson and
Sharon Garner flew in to
Manchester, New Hampshire
and met up at the airport before
renting a car to drive to the first
inspection site of the summer, River
House Hanoverians. It was quite a
memorable experience considering
River House was celebrating its 25th
year of hosting an AHS inspection!
In honor of that event, the hosts
held a party Saturday evening
before the inspection which was
well attended and fun for all, including the judges! There was excellent
food, wine and beer and a wonderful laser light show done in the
arena at dusk by Rick Feehery! It
was a little sad, however, since it was
the last inspection at that long-time
site because the Batchelders have
sold their New Hampshire farm and
are moving to Ocala, Florida to
continue their horse business.
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by Jennifer Davis; an 8-year-old
Maronjo/Golfclub, owned by Karen
and Frederic Clements; and a 4-yearold Sinatra Song/Hitchcock, owned
by Rachel Ehrlich. The Champion
mare was Royal Ruby (Royal Prince)
receiving a final inspection score of
7.16. She received an 8 for her trot
because it showed lots of elasticity
and an uphill tendency.
There were no Non-Hanoverian
mares at this site this year.
There were a total of eight foals
which consisted of four fillies and
four colts. The foals represented the
following sires and dam sires: Pablo/
Diamond Hit, Maronjo/Bretone,
Blue Hors Romanov/Konsequent,
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Blue Hors Romanov/Stedinger, Bretone/Weltmeyer and
Wolkentanz II/Donnerhall. All the foals presented themselves nicely with good quality. The Champion Foal was the
colt by Blue Hors Romanov out of Sangrita/Stedinger,
owned and bred by Eliza Rutherford. This colt had very
good conformation for his age but the movement at the trot
was totally outstanding. He showed much elasticity with
ground covering movement in a very uphill manner.
Honorable Mention was awarded to the colt by Wolkentanz
II out of EM Del Amika/Donnerhall, also owned by Eliza
Rutherford. He had very correct and harmonious conformation with a very strong trot with good hind legs.
There was one yearling colt entered in the Futurity and he
was by Benetton Dream out of Sangrita/Stedinger, bred by
Eliza Rutherford and owned by Lillianna Joseph. This nice
colt received strong 8s for his walk and his trot was impressive overall and thereby gained a Champion title.
The Two-Year-old Colt/Gelding Futurity had two entries.
They were the gelding Durante, by Dacaprio out of
Windspiel/Weltmeyer, owned and bred by Heather Waite,
and the stallion Sternlicht GGF, by Soliman de Hus out of
EM Rhapsody GGF/Rascalino, owned by Rachel Ehrlich.
These two horses were both of fine quality and the Champion
was Sternlicht. He had amazing elasticity and exceptional
masculinity for his age. He received an overall 8 for type and
he showed a very impressive topline. Durante was Reserve
Champion and received a strong 8 for his walk which was
very clear, elastic and ground covering.
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n July 16, Judges Vanessa Carlson and Sharon
Garner arrived at Brookside Equestrian Center in
North Smithfield, Rhode Island to a warm welcome from Lyn Spinella and many other helpers and
attendees. At this site there were no mares for performance
testing this year but there were three Hanoverian mares and
one non-Hanoverian mare for inspection.
The non-Hanoverian mare, Fatima, was a 1997 Oldenburg
by De Niro out of SPS Falaise, by Freiherr, owned by Diane
Beth Ziegler. Fatima was a very impressive mare, especially
when one takes into consideration her age of 15 years. She
received 8s for head, neck, foreleg, conformation and correctness! She was a very nice mover and she earned her
Champion non-Hanoverian status as well as her entry into
the AHS Main Studbook with an overall score of 7.16.
Walkuere/Wolkenstein II), owned and bred by Rachel Ehrlich was named
Champion Hanoverian Mare of the day due to merit of her typiness and
femininity scores. Middle: The impressive 15-year-old Oldenburg mare
Fatima (De Niro-SPS Falaise/Freiherr), owned by Beth Ziegler won the
Champion non-Hanoverian Mare class and was accepted into the AHS Main
Studbook with a score of 7.16. Bottom: Champion Foal honors went to the
beautiful filly Royal Dancer HM (Royal Classic-SPS Destiny/Desert Moon),
presented by owner/breeders Linda and Jeffrey Mendenhall, Groton, Mass.
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Brookside Equestrian center – Top: Shalimar GGF, (Schroeder-SPS
The three Hanoverian mares were
four-year-old Satin Doll, by Sinatra
Song out of SPS Maria/Matcho x, bred
by Angela Barilar and owned by Diane
Beth Ziegler and Kate Brassel. The
second was 6-year-old Sophia LH, by
Scimitar out of Ava Gabour, by Arrian,
bred by Heather Quinn and currently
owned by Tracy Mahue. The third
mare was three-year-old Shalimar
GGF, by Schroeder out of SPS
Walkuere/Wolkenstein II, owned and
bred by Rachel Ehrlich. All were very
nice mares with very acceptable scores.
Satin Doll received scores of 8 for neck,
saddle position, type and femininity,
securing an overall score of 7.0 and
entry into the Main Studbook. She is
also now eligible to eventually become
an Elite Mare Candidate if she completes an MPT with a score of 7.0 or
above. Sophia earned the score of 8 for
her saddle position as well as correctness and managed overall to pull off a
total score of 7.16, securing entry into
the Main Studbook. Sophia is also
Elite Eligible depending on completion and scoring at a MPT in the
future. The Champion Hanoverian
mare was Shalimar. She had an accident as a foal and is missing an eye but,
otherwise, she is a beauty. She received
scores of 8 for neck, frame, typiness
and femininity. She showed a lovely,
uphill trot and also ended with a score
of 7.16. The judges decided she would
be the Champion even though the
scores were tied. This tie breaker was
primarily based the the “typiness and
femininity” scores.
The people at Brookside grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch along
with a nice salad. It was a very nice
and relaxing break for the judges and
others.
After lunch the six foals were presented. The three fillies represented the
stallions Ampere/De Niro, Royal
Classic/Desert Moon, and Royal
Prince/White Magic. While all were
very good movers, the 2012 Ampere
filly out of Dhalia, by De Niro was one
of the strongest, most powerful movers
we saw during our tour. Even though
she was a little high behind at that
time, she showed good rhythm and a
very elastic, powerful trot. Equally
impressive was the Royal Classic filly,
Royal Dancer.
The three colts represented the stallions Fuerst Romancier/Escudo I,
Pablo/Welser,
and
Rubignon/
Nebelhorn. At the end of the inspections, Royal Dancer by Royal Classic,
owned and bred by Linda Mendenhall
was named Champion Foal!
There was one entry in the Yearling
Filly Futurity and that was the
Champion
Fiona, by
Fuerst
Nymphenburg/Welser, bred by Ann
Schmidt and owned by Anne Early.
There was also one entry in the TwoYear-Old Colt/Gelding Futurity and
that was the Champion Faegan, by
Fabuleux/Welmeyer, bred by the
University of Massachusetts and
owned by Barbara Smith and Andris
Kaneps.
Finally, there were two entries in the
Two-Year-Old Filly Futurity. Lorelei
HM was by Londonderry/Desert
Moon and Seraphina HM was by Soleil
Q/ Don Bosco. Both fillies were owned
by Linda and Jeffrey Mendenhall. The
Champion was Seraphina with a final
score of 73.26.
In spite of a delayed issue because of a
problem with the forge, the judges successfully branded the foals before
heading for Massachusetts and ultimately to their next destination in New
York.
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V anessa C arlson and
Sharon Garner arrived at
Cazenovia College in New York
State in the early evening of July 17.
Hostess Christine Kropf and her helpers welcomed the judges and participants with a nice pasta dinner at the
college which was most welcome.
After meeting and visiting with many
of the people, the judges retired while
the participants began the typical
work such as braiding which always
occurs the night before the inspection.
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There were two mares entered for the
MPT. They were five-year-old Daquiri,
by De Laurentis out of Fancy Free, by
Falkland, owned by Allison Kavey and
Andrea Woodner, and eight-year-old
Dress Rehersal, by Davingport out of
Fashion Alley, by Fuerst Gotthard,
owned by Andrea Woodner. Neither
mare completed the MPT so no final
score was given.
Three non-Hanoverian mares were
presented for inspection. The fiveyear-old Thoroughbred Royal Rhetoric
xx, by Oratory xx/Go and Go xx,
owned by Bianca Scarano, was a nice
mare with very good quality and all
good scores to make a total of 42
points. She was entered into the
Studbook and also named Champion
of this class. Unfortunately the two
other non-Hanoverian mares presented, an Oldenburg and a Danish
Warmblood, did not attain a sufficient
score for entry into the breeding program.
Three Hanoverian mares were presented and each was entered into the
AHS Main Studbook. The first mare
was Andrea Woodner’s Dress Rehersal,
by Davignport-Fashion Alley/Fuerst
Gotthard. This mare was entered into
the Main Studbook with a final score
of 6.5. She was a pretty mare with
quality and was a Champion of this
class. Five-year-old Daquiri, by De
Laurentis out of Fancy Free, by
Falkland, also owned by Andrea
Woodner, received an overall score of
6.33 and thus entered into the Main
Studbook. The third Hanoverian mare
was 11-year-old Falen, by Feiner Stern
out of EM World Sun, by Weltmeyer,
owned by Margaret Neider. Her overall score was 6.33 and she, too, entered
the Main Studbook.
After a nice lunch, the presentation of
the three foals began, all owned by
Christine Kropf. There were two colts
and one filly, the filly being by Don
Frederico out of Wiktoria, by
Wokentanz I. The first colt was by
Rascalino out of Wallstreet Romance,by
Wallstreet Kid; the second colt was by
Contucci out of Boario, by Bordeaux.
This Contucci colt was named
Champion Foal because he showed
excellent rhythm and stepped well
under himself with lots of elasticity at
the trot. He was also a very nice type
with presence.
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Three yearling fillies all owned by Christine Kropf were presented. The first was Daphne HHF, by Dacaprio out of Wiktoria, by
Wolkentanz I. She received an overall score of 66.63. Next was
Dalliance HHF, by De Laurentis out of Boario, by Bordeaux. She
ended with a respectable final score of 68.82, making her the
Reserve Champion Yearling Filly. Champion Yearling Filly was
Water Lily SPF, by Waterford out of Leah DB, by Liberty Gold.
This filly showed a strong trot which was awarded a score of 7.5
and she received an overall final score of 70.76
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Kropf were entered in the Yearling Colt Futurity. First inspected
was Donarwine HHF, by Donar Weiss GGF out of Winsome, by
Weltmeyer. His overall score was 63.82. Next was Dalziel HHF,
by Dacaprio out of Fenja, by Frappant. His overall score was
66.32, earning the Reserve Champion title. Finally, the third yearling colt owned by Jennifer Grumbach was presented. He is by
Furst Impression out of Falen, by Feiner Stern. This was a very
fine yearling, receiving scores of 8 for topline, hindlegs, correctness and walk for an overall score of 73.26 and giving him the
Champion Colt title.
HAWk hollow farm – Andrea Woodner’s Dress Rehersal
(Davignport-Fashion Alley/Fuerst Gotthard) was entered into
the Main Studbook with a final score of 6.5. She was bred by
Susan Wick Preskensis, New York, N.Y.
There was one entry for the Two-Year-Old Colt Futurity. This
was Deneb HHF, by Dacaprio out of Wiktoria HHF, by Wolkentanz
I. This very nice type colt was owned by Christine Kropf and was
deservedly named Champion Two-Year-Old Colt!
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This was a good inspection and after branding, judges Vanessa
and Sharon drove off to make it to the next inspection site in
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HAWk hollow farm – The Champion of the Yearling Filly
Futurity was Water Lily SPF (Waterford-Leah DB/Liberty
Gold) with an overall score of 70.76. Water Lily SPF is owned
by her breeders, Gina and Leslie Andrew, Riverhead, N.Y.
HAWk hollow farm – The Champion non-Hanoveriand mare was the five-year-old
Thoroughbred Royal Rhetoric xx (Oratory xx-Royal Irish Lace xx/Go and Go xx), owned
by Bianca Scarano. She showed good quality and was entered into the Studbook.
Beautiful mares and their lively foals added
up to a wonderful Summer Inspection Tour
and gave great promise to the future of
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Valley College in Doylestown, Pa., and
organized by alumnus Kimberly
Kobryn-Callaway. The judges were
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Twelve foals were presented, representing the stallions Black Tie, Dauphin,
Don Alfredo, Donar Weiss GGF,
Escudo II, Fielding, Pablo, Royal
Prince, Rubignon and Sir Wanabi. The
champion colt was by Dauphin out of
the AHS Main Studbook Swedish mare
Ariel, by Master 850, owned and bred
by Denise Williams and
Lauren Dearlove, Cream
Ridge, N.J. – a very elegant
type with long lines and elastic,
uphill
movement.
Deserving honorable mention was the Pablo colt out of
GiGi/Grusus, owned and
bred by Tony Steiert,
Gilbertsville, Pa., – a little
older style but very powerful
mover and tremendous presence. The champion filly was
Forsythia, by Fielding out of
Raleska WF/Racalino. This
very well moving elegant bay filly is
owned and bred by Kendra Hansis,
Frenchtown, N.J.
Futurity:
Ramona CF, a yearling filly by Royal
Prince-Daniella/Davignon, owned and
bred by Kimberly Kobryn-Callaway
scored 70.20.
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Contucci-Tiadora/Tantris, owned and
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Three Hanoverian mares were presented for entry in our stud books, and
the champion of these was Showgirl,
by Scimitar out of EM Acapella, by
Arrian, bred by Maurine Swanson and
now owned by Marianne Butterworth,
Green Lane, Pa. This impressive dark
bay mare scored 8’s for her head and
neck and 7’s for just about everything
else for an overall score of 7.0 and is
now Elite Eligible. The other two
mares, owned and bred by Rhonda
Curcione, Shickshinny, Pa., were both
out of her mare Gallera (Gepard/Night
and Day xx) but were very different
types, by two different stallions. Lady
Liberty FVH, by Landkoenig, and
Fabri FVH, by Fuerst Gotthard, were
accepted into the Main Studbook. The
highlights of Fabri’s scores were 8’s for
her neck and foreleg.
The only non-Hanoverian mare was
Gina, a ZFDP mare by Gigolo out of
the Trakehner Undine, by Ibikus,
owned by Kendra Talarico, Boyertown,
Pa. This mare was accepted into the
AHS Main Studbook with a score of
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inspections was held at the picturesque Windswept Farm II,
home of Nancy and Elke Mullholland, in Georgetown,
Ontario. Everything was positively spick and span and sparkling,
including the mares and foals, at this well attended event.
All the mares presented on this day were bred and owned by
Windswept Farm II. The five-year-old Wendy Lady WF, by Wellesley
out of EM Mathilda/Magic, was well prepared for the mare performance test and her scores were 7 for jumping, 7.16 for gaits and 7 for
rideability for a final score of 7.05 which earned her the title of Elite
Mare Candidate.
The Champion Hanoverian mare of the four presented was three
year old Latika WF, by Londonderry out of EM Musetta/Magic. She
had the best movement of the group and scored 8 for impulsion and
elasticity and another 8 for correctness, for a final score of 7.33. This
group, as is usually the case at Windswept, was very consistent and
all scored 7.0. Of course, each had their highlights and for Walentyne
WF (Wellesley-EM Mathilda/Magic) these were 8 for her beautifully
shaped neck and 8 for correctness. Serafina WK (Sam Steele-EM
Whisper/ World Cup IV) scored 8s for correctness and Quintara WF
(Quintenda-EM Samantha/Sam Steele) scored 8s for her lovely head
and neck.
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Ten foals were presented, representing the stallions Balou du Rouet,
Belissimo, Locksley I, Magic, Quintender, and Wellesley. The
Champion filly was by Balou du Rouet out of EM Marcellina WF/
Magic. She is a modern type with lofty movement. The Top Colt
was also by Balou de Rouet out of EM Samantha WF/Sam Steele,
with honorable mention to the Belissimo out of EM Scarlett WF/
Sam Steele, all owned and bred by Windswept Farm II.
Futurity:
ROTC, a two-year-old filly by Rosario out of Gracie GCF/Gouverneur,
owned by Nina Barker and bred by Sharon Garner scored 69.93
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Mathilda/Magic) earned her EM Candidate status with an MPT
score of 7.05. She is owned and bred by Windswept Farm II.
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and lofty movement. She is also owned and bred by Windswept
Farm II.
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Werner Schade noted in
his comments on the three
licensed stallions, Hilltop
Farm continues to provide a wonderful venue for our East Coast stallion licensing. Of course Natalie,
Chris, and Michael are reinforced
with a great staff and together they
all make the inspection process run
seamlessly.
Our first year of conducting Futurity
classes
for
yearlings
and
two-year-olds is proving to be popular. The Society wanted to give our
breeders the opportunity to showcase their young colts and fillies during their adolescent years. It is fun
for all concerned to see how these
young horses are progressing and
maturing and it is certainly educational for these youngsters to get off
the farm for the day. Margaret
Scarff ’s two-year-old gelding, Lock
O’ Gold, by the Londonderry son,
Locksley I, was a striking looking fellow with a very attractive head, neck,
and topline. The two-year-old filly
Balenciaga KIS also shined with her
marvelous type, beautiful head, and
solid foundation. Our high scoring
individual for the day arrived in the
HILLTOP Farm – Newly licensed stallion Doctor Wendell MF, (Don Principe-Stellar Hit MF/
Sandro Hit), with his proud owners/breeders Maryanna and Wendell Haymon. Inset: Doctor
Wendell under saddle.
yearling colt class. Royal Reflection,
owned and bred by Kris Schuler, is
by Hilltop’s Royal Prince and out of
the Elite Mare Panache EMF, by
Pablo. His scores were comprised of
8’s for his topline, type, front legs,
and walk and 7’s for his head and
neck, hind legs, correctness, and trot.
This good looking colt was certainly
a credit to himself and to his breeder.
Our second day at Hilltop started
with our inspection of the
Hanoverian mares. Duet MF, our
Don Principe daughter, continued
where she left off the day before.
While free running she impressed us
with an 8 for impulsion and elasticity. Her catlike walk garnered a
score of 9 and we noted that as she
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homebred Duet MF (Don
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Rotspon) went on to earn
Elite Mare Candidate status
in her performance test.
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Maryanna Haymon’s stallion Don
Principe, who stands at Hilltop
Farm, sired one of our three licensed
stallions, Doctor Wendell MF, who
in turn was joined during the course
of the day by another Don Principe
offspring, the filly Duet MF bred and
owned by Maryanna. She too bolstered Don Principe’s reputation for
passing along the high quality of his
walk to his offspring. During her
mare performance test Duet showed
very good rideability for which she
scored an 8.0. She was well presented and prepared for the task at hand.
She received a pair of 6’s for technique and ability while free -jumping, and she finished her test with a
final score of 7.11.
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HILLTOP Farm – (Left) Hermes, a lovely mare with movement to
match, was named Champion non-Hanoverian mare with a score of
7.17. The dark bay Oldenburg, owned by Theresa Schnell, was bred by
the late Angela Barilar’s High Point Hanoverians, Chestertown, Md.
(Above) Exceptional uphill movement claimed Best Filly and Top Foal
for Fhrisbee (Farewell III -EM Lhuau/Loerke), owned and bred by
Maurine Swanson.
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A very nice group of foals rounded out
our second day at Hilltop. This group
had a number of standouts. One of
our two best jumping-bred foals was
the colt Panty Raider TFH, by Pablo
out of Calculated Risk, by Corlando, a
Calypso II son. He is a well-muscled,
typey individual with powerful movement. The Escudo II filly, Ephiphany
out of Susanna, by Salvano, was our
best jumping-bred foal for the day.
She is a good type, compact in build
with good presence and a pleasing
light footed movement. On the dressage front the Jazz son, Joie de Vivre
TFH, showed terrific movement. He
is out of Satsuma, by Sandro Hit.
His movement was rhythmical,
powerful, and uphill. Another colt
with eye catching appeal was
Denver HTF, a Donarweiss GGF
son out of Raj Mahal, by Royal
Prince. His expressive movement was complemented by his
presence and his good foundaHILLTOP Farm – Bred for dressage, the
Jazz son, Joie de Vivre TFH, was an eyecatcher with his “terrific movement.” He was
bred by his delighted owner, Talley Ruhle,
Riegelsville, Pa.
tion. The Contucci daughter Condelina
out of Delicat, by Del Piero, was our
second best filly of the day. Her femininity and balanced physique were
matched with expressive ground-covering strides. Our best filly and Top
Foal of the day was Fhrisbee, by the
Fidermark son Farewell III out of EM
Lhuau, by Loerke, owned and bred by
Mo Swanson. She made quite an
impression with her gorgeous good
looks and spectacular uphill movement. She was no less impressive during her victory lap and we had the
impression she could have moved in
this fashion with never ending energy
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mare Lawyer’s Wish xx, also finished
with a 7.17. Her score and pedigree
enable us to accept her into our
Studbook. With her rhythmical swinging movement, striking head, and eye
catching femininity she made a very
positive impression. Congratulations
to these three mares and their owners.
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trot she demonstrated a nice natural
ability to get under herself behind
during the downward transition. As
our Champion Hanoverian mare she
finished with a 7.67 and is a new Elite
mare Candidate. Hilltop’s Raj Mahal
HTF, a bay Royal Prince daughter out
of Primavera, by Donnerhall, also
positioned herself as Elite eligible with
a final score of 7.0. She too demonstrated a rhythmical, ground covering
walk. With our non-Hanoverian
group of mares we were very pleased
to accept the Oldenburgs Fraulein and
Hermes into our Main Studbook. The
Festrausch daughter Fraulein is out of
Delicat, by Del Piero, a Donnerhall
son. She was bred and is owned by
Kathy Jackson. Because of a hind leg
injury as a foal we did have to “read
between the lines” while observing her
movement, but this quality mare
impressed with her solid foundation,
type, and movement even with the
injury. She finished with a score of 7.0.
Hermes, bred by Angela Barilar and
presently owned by Theresa Schnell
and Robert Jackson, is a tall feminine
mare with good rhythm and lift. She
swings over the back and elevates her
front end at the very first step that she
takes. In hand and free her movement
deserved a score of 8. With a final
score of 7.17 she became our
Champion non-Hanoverian. Kathy
Farley’s A La Mode, a Holsteiner Lintas
daughter out of the Thoroughbred
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Fhrisbee, our inspection at Hilton Farm did
not miss a beat either. We got off to a good start
with our one entry for the mare performance test,
the Oldenburg Luna Popp, a Londonderry daughter out
of the Feinbrand daughter Fein Dancer. This attractive
bay is medium-sized and five years of age. Her jumping
score of 6.25 was certainly sufficient, but her rideability
was an eye catching 8.0. While she moved freely about
prior to the jumping, we would have liked to see her using
her back more while trotting and cantering. This concern
disappeared as we watched her under saddle. She showed
good rhythm and an active use of the hindleg. She
responded to her rider’s seat and half halts with the end
result being that the trot moved from a score of 7 to an 8
while the canter improved from a 6 to a 7.5. Luna Popp
finished with an exceptional final score of 7.25.
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Our one non-Hanoverian mare, the Oldenburg registered
Concertina, by Contucci, proved to be a good solid mare
with no score lower than 7 and a pair of 8’s for her neck
and foreleg. Her positive attributes were magnified and
enhanced with an even better looking Lingh foal at her
side. We are pleased to have accepted Concertina into our
Main Studbook with a final score of 7.0.
The inspection of the Hanoverian mares produced solid
results. Dramatic, by Donatelli out of the Thoroughbred
Feudal Mark xx, entered the Main Studbook with a final
score of 7.0. The pretty chestnut Dancin Shoes BPF, by
Dacaprio, also finished with a final score of 7.0. These
mares were joined by our Champion Lydia II, by Liberty
Gold, who finished with a final score of 7.17. While she
moved a little downhill, her movement was particularly
good at the walk where she received an 8. Her saddle position and foreleg also warranted scores of 8. For impulsion
and elasticity she received a score of 7. Lydia moved without the advantage of sight in her left eye.
As at Hilltop, the Futurity classes proved to be popular
with ten adolescents taking the stage. A standout in the
yearling colt class was Rigaudon BPF. This good looking
chestnut colt racked up individual scores of 8 for his head
and neck, topline, type, front legs, hind legs, correctness,
and trot. Bred by Pat Limage and now owned by Linda
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HILton Farm – (Top) The Oldenburg mare Luna Popp, (LondonderryFein Dancer/Feinbrand), scored an exceptional 7.25 in her Mare
Performance Test as she impressed all the judges during the under saddle
phase. She is owned and bred by Isabel de Szinay. (Middle) Another
Oldenburg mare, Concertina, (Contucci-Corthena/Cor Noir), owned by
Rene Hall and bred by Hilltop Farm was presented with a lovely Lingh
foal by her side. She was accepted into the Main Studbook with a 7.17.
(Bottom) The Champion Hanoverian Mare of the day was Lydia II,
(Liberty Gold-MS Bernina/Banter), who received high scores for her
walk, saddle position and foreleg. The mare is owned and bred by Kim
Schmidt.
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The foals did not let us down. This
nice sized group had the Antibes colt
out of EM Lollipop, by Letkiss. With
his big powerfully built body it was a
mistake for the viewer to be distracted
by his “roman” face. He showed good
rhythm while moving nicely over his
back. The Apiro colt out of EM Ryka,
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Hilton Farm – The Champion in the Yearling Futurity Class was Patience Wadley’s
eye-catching Deauville MFM, (Dauphin-EM Royce/Rienzi). The filly proved to be a “Rolls
Royce” scoring an impressive 78.81. Deauville was bred by Marefield Meadows.
Hilton Farm – (Right) Fariella FLF,
(Falsterbo-EM Heart Queen/Hill
Hawk xx), bred by Sharon Garner
and owned by Linda Sommers, was
the Reserve Champion in the Yearling
Futurity class with a 76.04. (Below)
Rogaudon BPF, (RubignonFlorabunda MWF/Fuerst Von Feuer),
stood out in the Yearling Colt
Futurity, racking up scores of 8 for
head and neck, topline, front legs,
hind legs, correctness and trot for an
impressive 78.26 final score. He was
bred by Pat Limage and is owned by
Linda Sommers.
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a daughter of Fuerst Von Feuer. His
final score added up to 78.26. The
yearling fillies proved to be a very
classy group of girls with final scores
ranging from 70.49 to 78.81. It really
was quite nice to see such a terrific
looking group. We believe this bodes
well for the future of our mare pool.
The Dauphin daughter Derry
impressed us with her wonderful walk
and her lovely head, neck, topline, and
type. She finished with a 74.93.
Francheska AH, a daughter of Fielding,
wasn’t just a pretty face as her type
came complete with elastic, groundcovering movement that was noticeably good from behind. Her final score
was an impressive 73.82. Hilton Farm’s
Laura F. was a real credit to her owner
and breeder. This Liberty Gold daughter received a 9 for her head and neck,
and 8’s for type and front legs. Her
final score was 74.37. Fariella FLF,
bred by Sharon Garner and owned by
Linda Sommers, was our Reserve
Champion in this fine group. She
received scores of 8 for her walk and
trot as well as her head and neck,
topline, and type. Her final score was
76.04! Our champion for this group
was Patience Wadley’s Deauville MFM.
Bred by Marefield Meadows and by
their stallion Dauphin, Deauville is out
of the Elite Mare Royce. I might say
that her daughter is like a “Rolls Royce,”
beautifully constructed. With a 9 for
her head and neck, and 8’s for topline
and type, the body is eye catching from
front to back. With a good front leg
and a particularly good hind leg the
exterior was complete. She lived up to
the hype when she showed us what was
“under the hood”. Walk and trot commanded a pair of 8’s. Her final score
was a well deserved 78.81. We really
felt like this was a group of winners.
While his hind leg was a bit out, he
used it convincingly. EM Heart
Queen’s filly by Romancero H, a
Rohdiamant son, was a pleasing combination of Thoroughbred and
warmblood genetics. Her movement
was uphill and her shoulder angle was
complemented by her pleasing lines.
Concertina’s filly, seen earlier in the
day while her mother was being
inspected, is an elegant Lingh daughter. She has a big shoulder and long
legs coupled with pleasing light footed
movement. Our Top Foal of the day
was the breathtakingly beautiful Don
Darius daughter out of Liberty Girl, by
Liberty Gold. Mr. Fuchs and Hilton
Farm should be extremely proud of
this fantastic filly. Her elasticity and
type were eye popping. Her walk was
extravagant and her construction was
correct. We can all hope that there will
be many Don Darius foals of this quality. For Mr. Fuchs and Hilton there is
the added pleasure of having Liberty
Gold on the dam’s side of the pedigree.
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the Two-Year-Old Colts Futurity
Class was Wessex MFM,
(Wamberto-EM Diotima/
Donnerhall), owned by Stacy
Pattison and Leslie Sheppe.
The expressive colt was bred by
Marefield Meadows.
Hilton Farm – Top Foal of the day was by
Don Daurius out of Liberty Girl/Liberty
Gold. She impressed the judges with her
elasticity and type. This fantastic filly was
bred by Otto Fuchs of Hilton Farm.
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These two inspections, Hilltop and
Hilton, were quite satisfying. Werner
and I ended our time together feeling
very good about a great deal of what
we had seen. As judges we long to be
inspired. I can say that there were a
pleasing number of such moments
where we looked at one another and
acknowledged that the quality of what
we were pouring over was as good as
any that might be found in Germany.
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Hilton Farm – The Champion in
Hilton Farm – Rendezvous FLF (Roosevelt-Fila/Fidermark) gets a “Well done!” pat for
his Reserve Champion finish in the Yearling Colts Futurity class. He is owned and bred
by Linda Sommers.
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eautiful Sullivan
Farm, owned
by Dr. Steve and Bettie Carrroll,
was once again a great host for
an AHS inspection. The morning of
July 25, 2012 started off with two
mares participating in their MPT. The
first mare was Divine Dream MF (Don
Principe-Feel the Dream/Falconet),
owned and bred by Maryanna
Haymon. She was also the winner of
the MPT. She presented herself well in
the free jumping chute but her strong
point was her rideability score of 8.5.
This mare received an 8 for her walk,
and 7’s for her trot and canter and a
final score of 7.52. The second mare
was Grandera (Gold Luck-Amarante/
Armin), owned by Linda Simmons
Mansfield.
Grandera had
nice expression
in the free
jumping chute,
with a very
good hind leg. She received 7.0/7.5
for jumping scores. This mare was
also very rideable with good gaits.
Her final score in her MPT was 7.47.
There were three non-Hanoverian
mares presented. The champion mare
was a Thoroughbred named Matinee
Delight xx (Take Me Out xx-Hasty
Hildene xx/First Landing xx), owned
by Mary Manning. This was a very
typey mare with a well formed neck.
She received 8’s on her head, neck,
type and walk. Her final score was
7.33. The other two mares both passed
with a score of 7.0. A 15-year-old u
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sullivan Farm – Divine Dream MF, (Don Principe-Feel the Dream/
Falconet), owned and bred by Maryanna Haymon was the winner of the
MPT with a final score of 7.52. She scored an especially impressive 8.5 for
rideability. Andrea Hayden of Prosperity Farms did a wonderful job of
presenting the mare under saddle.
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sullivan farm – Left: Top Colt in the
inspection was by Dacaprio out of Opus 12/
Rubinstein. It was commented that he could be
an auction foal. The typey colt is owned and
bred by Sandy Johnson, Suffolk, Va. Right: The
Escudo I-EM Wieta/Wolkenstein II filly, owned
by Rebecca Derwin, earned Top Filly status
through her beautiful form and active hindleg.
This beautiful representative of the Hanoverian
breeding goal was bred by Steve and Bettie
Carroll, Walkertown, N.C.
Rheinlander
mare
Franchesca
(Fidermark-Domina/Dom Perignon),
owned by Janice Maddox, received an
8 for her walk. The Danish Warmblood
mare Rapunzel (Rambo-Toblers
Patricia/Temple Wind xx), owned by
Angela Mirarchi, had a very nice
topline and walk.
All of the
non-Hanoverian mares presented had
exceptional walks.
tion score of 7.0 or higher. This was a
very strong group of mares.
After lunch eight foals were presented.
The top colt was by Dacaprio out of
Opus 12/Rubinstein, owned by Sandy
Johnson. Dr. Schade commented that
this could be an auction foal. He was
very good in type, well muscled with
big elastic movement. The top filly,
owned by Rebecca Derwin, was by
Escudo I out of EM Wieta. This was a
beautiful filly with a very good, active
hind leg. The other six foals were by
the stallions Sir Caletto, Rubignon,
Wolkentanz II, Don Principe, Sir
Wanabi and Rotspon.
Two Hanoverians were presented for
the futurity, a typey 2-year-colt with a
very good topline and legs, Filander
(Walldorf-Damselfly/Davignport),
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There were 10 Hanoverian mares presented for inspection. The impressive
3-year-old mare Furst Daylight (Furst
Impression-Amelia Bedelia/Anhaltiner
E), owned by Mary Manning, had a
very high final score of 7.83. This
mare scored mainly 8’s but received
two 9’s for type and impulsion and
elasticity. She had a beautiful uphill,
ground covering movement, with a lot
of power from behind. This mare was
a pleasure to judge. The next two
highest scoring mares were tied with
scores of 7.66. Both mares, Hot Date
SFH (Hotline-Hillary/Blue Hors Silver
Moon) and Bottega Veneta SFH
(Benetton
Dream-EM
Wieta/
Wolkenstein II), are owned by Bettie
and Steve Carroll. Hot Date SFH
received a 9 for her beautiful neck and
8’s for head, type, impulsion and elasticity and overall impression. The
second mare, Bottega Veneta SFH,
received 8’s on her head, neck, type,
correctness, impulsion and elasticity
and overall impression. Rarely do
judges give an 8 for correctness, but
this was a very correct mare. With
their inspection scores of 7.0 or higher, the MPT participants Divine
Dream and Grandera both became
Elite Mare Candidates. Radiance COF,
SC Simone Signoret, Dewey SFH, and
Dantesque also earned a final inspec-
Sullivan farm – Left: Champion non-Hanoverian with a score of 7.33 was the Thoroughbred mare Matinee Delight xx, (Take Me Out xx-Hasty
Hildene xx/First Landing xx), owned by Mary Manning. Right: Also owned by Mary Manning, Trenton, N.C., and bred by her, was the Champion
Hanoverian Mare Furst Daylight, (Furst Impression-Amelia Bedilia/Anhaltiner E), with the very high score of 7.83. She scored 9’s for type and
impulsion and elasticity.
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pretty two-year-old filly, Donna’s Fancy COF (Donar Weiss GGFFederleicht/Wuemmestern), owned by Donna Denise Rowe.
Maple Run Farm
Thanks to Dr. Doug & Shannon Langer of Maple Run Farm for hosting the next day’s inspection at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
Two mares were presented for their MPT. The top scoring mare was
Fergie MRF (Fidertanz-EM Revlon/Rohdiamant), owned by Maple
Run Farm. This mare received a 7.0 in the jumping chute. She had
nice gaits under saddle, but seemed a little distracted. She had a
rideability score of 7.5 and a final score of 7.27 and completed her
test as an Elite Mare Candidate. The second mare, Demoiselle Liliane
(Donavan-Salado/Subtle Connections xx), is owned by Anita
Houtsma. Her scores in the jumping chute were 6/6.5. This beautiful
mare was tactfully ridden and scored an 8 for her walk. Her final
score was 7.02.
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Although no non-Hanoverian mares were presented, we did judge a
class of four Hanoverian mares. The top scoring mare was Sassylady
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Maple run farm – Above top: Top Filly (Wolkenstein II-EM
Dacia MRF/Diamond Hit) was praised for being of the modern
type breeders are striving to achieve. She is owned and bred by
site host Maple Run Farm, Helenville, Wis. Above bottom: Top
Colt in the inspection was a lovely colt by Lingh-Winpenny/
Weltbekannt, owned and bred by Valerie Ahl’s Pen Yr Bryn
Farm, Oregon, Wis.
Maple run farm – Above top: Earning top Two-Year-Old Filly in the Futurity was Caron OBX (Contucci-SPS Komtess V/Riverman), also owned by Maple
Run Farm and bred by Don and Dee Kapper’s Outer Banks Farm, Beach City, Ohio. Again she impressed with ground-covering movement. Above bottom:
Top Yearling Filly in the Futurity was the typey Burlesque MRF (Belissimo M-EM Revlon/Rohdiamant), owned by Maple Run Farm. Doug and Shannon
Langer, Helenville, Wis., bred this typey filly who was praised for her good gaits.
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Her score was 7.33. She received 8’s for her saddle position,
correctness and her walk. This mare was nicely developed for
a three-year-old. The other mares also receiving a final
inspection score of 7.0 or higher were Demoiselle Liliane and
Winterstorm (Winterprinz-Gianna Luca/General I), owned
by Max Oats.
A total of seven foals were presented. The Top Colt was by
Lingh out of Winpenny/Weltbekannt, owned by Valerie Ahl.
This colt was very well muscled and a very uphill mover. The
Top Filly was by Wolkenstein II out of EM Dacia MRF/
Diamond Hit, owned by Maple Run Farm. This beautiful
filly was the modern type Hanoverian we are trying to breed
for with movement to match. Her hind leg was very active
and reached well up under her body. It was also interesting
to see two Totilas foals. Other sires represented were Damsey,
Rubignon and Sonntagskind.
There were four horses entered in the futurity. The top yearling filly was Burlesque MRF by Belissimo M out of EM
Revlon, owned by Maple Run Farm. She was a very typey
filly with very good gaits. Top yearling colt was Relampago
de Lusa, by Rousseau out of Faible, owned by Mary Lou and
Jennifer Moskal. The top two-year-old filly was Caron OBX,
by Contucci out of SPS Komtess V, owned by Maple Run
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In the Ribbons
Bravo! Bravo!
marilyn merrick
Bravo! Bravo!, (Bellissimo M-EM Louisa/Londonderry) had a successful
fall showing for breeder/owner Judy Barrett, Rogers, Ark. On Sept. 1, he
won the GAIG/USDF Breeders’ Championship Series, Midstates Series
Final, and Grand Champion Current Year Foal. Bravo! Bravo! was handled
to victory by Jana Wagner, La Cygne, Kan.
Esccord RGS
Esccord RGS (Escudo I-EM Arabella RGS/Acord II), and owner/rider Katie Murphy
of Murphy Eventing have been having a stellar eventing season.
The pair won the Open Novice Division of the Hitching Post Farm Horse Trials in
May on their dressage score of 23.0 - the best score of the entire competition.
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In June, they placed a solid second, based on the best jumping score in the Fourand Five-Year-Old divisions, at the GMHA Young Event Horse. Esccord RGS has
qualified for the Young Event Horse Four-Year-Old East Coast National
Championships. At the Young Horse Show he won the dressage class, flat class
and jumping class under saddle, as well as qualified for the National championships in all three classes! The pair placed second at the University of New
Hampshire horse trials and had the best dressage score of the competition.
During August and September, the team won the Snowfields Horse Trials,
Huntington Farm Horse Trials, Valinor Farm Horse Trials, and the University of
New Hampshire Horse Trials. During the Area 1 events, Esccord RGS incurred no
jumping faults in stadium, and no time or jumping faults on cross-country!
Esccord RGS was purchased from Page Brook Farms, the breeding operation of
the Schrubb family, Hollis, N.H.
Feiner Nacht
Feiner Nacht (Feiner Stern-North Night xx/Far North xx), owned, bred and ridden by Zena Cooper, North Night Sport Horses, Calif., scored double victories
in First Level Test 1 (75.172%) and FLT3 (69.355%) at Capistrano Dressage,
August 17. Feiner Nact was awarded Overall High Score Winner. Thus far
Feiner Nacht is 11 for 11 in winning his 2012 classes!
Sternlicht ggf
rachel erlich
Sternlicht ggf, (Soliman de Hus-EM Rhapsody ggf/Rascalino), has had great
success at various breed shows earning first place in Two-Year-Old Colts
(82.60%), Colt Champion, Champion Young Horse and Grand Champion at
Windswept Farms Breed Show I (Mass.) in June. Sternlicht ggf was awarded
Grand Champion at Brookside Equestrian Center Breed Show (R.I.) and was
High Score of both Show 1 (81.8%) and Breed Show II (85%). He won the
Hanoverian IBC class both days and was High Placing Hanoverian. Sternlicht
ggf was also won his futurity class held at the River House Hanoverians summer inspection. The colt is owned by Rachel Ehrlich and trained and handled
by Joe Forest/Hortons Farm, Grantham, N.H.
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advertised must have AHS or HV papers, or an AHS Certificate of Pedigree, or have applied for same with the exception of all non-Hanoverian
mares who may be advertised if they have been inspected and accepted into the AHS breeding program. The American Hanoverian Society,
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MARES AND FILLIES:
Talented Dressage prospect. Saraphina is a
modern type Hanoverian filly with elastic and
balanced movement, a friendly disposition, and
a willingness to learn. She is by Sir Donnerhall
I, who is currently one of the top Dressage producing stallions in Germany. She was selected
as the top filly of her large AHS Inspection in
2010, a photo from which has been used in
many AHS publications. In 2011 she was
Reserve Champion filly and Breed Show High
Point winner at the Cool August Night breed
show in Burbank, CA and the California
Dressage Society (CDS) Reserve High Score
Mare/Filly. Her mother, EM Grand Cervelle,
was also a winner of many breed show classes,
was the USDF Three-year old Materiale Horse
of the Year in 2007 and Champion of her AHS
Mare Performance Test receiving an 8.5 for
rideability and 8’s for her walk and canter.
Saraphina has lifetime registration with USEF
and USDF. She will make an excellent riding
horse for either the amateur or professional or
would be a great addition to a breeding program. $18,000. (916) 525-2588, CA or sdkacer@
gmail.com or www.bridgeporthanoverians.
com.
Super talented five-year-old mare. Sophie is by
Stedinger (Old by Sandro Hit) out of SPS Don’s
Diamond (Han by Don Marcello/ Grenadier).
Born in Germany, imported with mother as
weanling. She is approximately 17 hands. She
has shown successfully at Training Level with
scores to 77%! Currently in full training, doing
all 1st Level work and most 2nd Level movements. She is also training in jumping and
small courses which she loves too! She has
beautiful form over the fences, and takes them
in stride. She won her Mare Performance Test
in August 2011 with 7.55 (Elite Mare Candidate)
and also is in the AHS “Jumper” book for her
overall 8 with an 8.5 in technique! Sophie is
easy to handle in all situations. Bold and brave
at shows and clinics. You can do it all with this
lovely young horse! Asking $35,000. (707) 4815512, CA or tcastanias@aol.com.
COLTS AND GELDINGS:
Wild Dance o/o Elite His Highness Mare.
Wroyal Dancer, a colt by Wild Dance
(Wolkenstein II) out of HOY Award Winner
Elite Mare Heiress B (His Highness) is an
example of modern Hanoverian sport horse
mare. With a pedigree that boasts famous stalbreeding with lofty uphill gaits, incredible suslions such as Argentinus, Rubenstein and
pension, elasticity and a great mind. This colt is
Donnerhall, this colt is bound to be at the top
extremely athletic with rare bloodlines. His
of any discipline. At 9 weeks old, Ollie placed
bloodlines tell us he is destined for the big ring
3rd at Upperville out of a class of 6 much older
with a temperament suitable for any level rider.
foals. At his Hanoverian inspection, he won top
Sire: Wild Dance was the winner of his 100 day
colt honors and the judges recommended he be
performance test in Germany with 147+ in
raised as a stallion prospect and be presented
dressage/ridability. He has exceptional temperagain as a 2 year old. He will be left in tact with
ament and a willingness to work. He spent the
us and buyer can make that decision. Ollie has
majority of his career as a competition horse.
wonderful conformation, fantastic ground covWe are very lucky to have access to these bloodering movement, and a willing personality. He
lines. Wild Dance is a 16.2 hh Hanoverian
is incredibly smart, easy to train and has a great
Grand Prix performer with many wins and
brain with an in your pocket personality. He
placing’s and already multiple offspring at
was bred to be a top performance hunter and
Grand Prix Level. Although he is a fantastic
hunter derby horse, but with his athleticism can
mover, Wild Dance also received a 9 on jumpgo in any direction. You really won’t find a nicer
ing. Wild Dance is by one of the best Weltmeyer
foal than this! Ollie is expected to mature
sons, Wolkenstein II, out of a States Premium
16.2h+. $20,000. (703) 801-0585, VA or asilanmare by Matcho AA. This bloodline combinasky@gmail.com.
tion has proven exceptional. He adds movement and suspension to the gaits. Dam Sire: His
Highness was the unchallenged winner of the
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The American Hanoverian offers an excellent opportunity to reach the Hanoverian market. It
is mailed free to all active members and has a press run of approximately 2,400 copies.
Layout and Design
The American Hanoverian can be contracted to prepare your advertisement for a small fee.
Just send in your photograph/artwork, text and a rough idea for the layout, and we will be happy
to provide an estimate for production. Many ads can be produced for as little as $15 to $25.
Photographs may be added for $20 each. All estimates must be approved by the advertiser
before any work will be done.
Magazine Classifieds The AHS Magazine Sales List classifieds cost $30 for members, $60 for non-members. Ads must
be limited to 8 lines of approximately 60 characters/line). One horse per ad.
CostDimensions
Display Ads
Premium Positions - Full Page Four-Color Only
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Back Cover, Inside Front and
$575.00
Inside Back Covers (if available)
Page Opposite Inside Front and
$500.00
Inside Back Covers (if available)
Full Page Four-Color
$475.00
Full Page B&W
$250.00
Two-Thirds Page B&W
$165.00
Half Page B&W
$125.00
Third Page B&W
$95.00
Quarter Page B&W
$65.00
Sixth Page B&W
$50.00
Business Card
$30.00
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Standard - $19.99:
500 Character Limit
90 days duration
1 Image
Facebook Listing
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4.75” x 9.1875”
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http://www.hanoverian.org/
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Trim size is 8.5" x 11". For full page ads: keep live matter .5" inch from trim, and provide a bleed of
not less than .125" on all sides. Note: Trim size varies from most national equine publications. Any
alterations necessary to make submitted material camera-ready will be billed to advertiser by editor.
Digital files are required. Acceptable media in order of preference include CD, zip and floppy
disks. Files may be e-mailed only with prior permission. Macintosh format only). All files should be in
InDesign 3.0, Quark XPress 4.1, Photoshop 5.5, Illustrator 9.0 or high-resolution PDFs. PageMaker files
are subject to compatibility and may incur a conversion charge. Include all fonts and linked graphics.
Advertiser must provide proofs and assume responsibility for reproductive quality.
Four-color ads: Advertiser must provide color keys or they will be created by the editor, and
advertiser will be billed at a cost of $45/page.
Minimum resolution: Photographs - 300 dpi; Line art - 600 dpi
Discounts: a 10% discount is applied to the same sized advertisement placed in all four issues of
the AHS magazine and the Stallion Book. No Agency Discounts.
Deadlines
Display Advertising and Submissions:
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Spring Issue – February 10
Fall Issue – August 10
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Summer Issue – May 10
Winter Issue – November 10
Classifieds:
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Spring Issue – February 28
Summer Issue – May 30
Fall Issue – August 30
Winter Issue – November 30
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P l ea s e N ote : A l l A d s M u s t B e P repai d
Please mail or fax copy and payment to AHS Central Office:
4067 Iron Works Parkway, Suite 1 Lexington, KY 40511
(859) 255-4141 Fax: (859) 255-8467 E-mail: ahsoffice@aol.com
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Ad materials may be sent to:
Terri Ralenkotter 12574 Andrews Rd. Walton, KY 41094
(859) 802-8895 Fax: (859) 485-1365 E-mail: ahs_editor@hanoverian.org
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Around the show ring with Sheri Scott
Hanoverians on the California Show Scene:
1. Victoria Von Arx of Moraga, Calif., and Celina win the California Dressage
Society Northern Region Adult Amateur Competition Novice Division championship at Second Level with a score of 69.405%. Celina, a nine-year-old,
16.2-hand bay mare by Contendro out of Aresta, was bred by Diedrich
Balthasar. Von Arx and Celina won all of their Second Level, Test 3 classes at
the Starr Vaughn I dressage show in May and the Yarra Yarra Dressage show
earlier in July.
2. Margaret Davis of Petaluma, Calif., placed third in the California Dressage
Society Northern Region Adult Amateur Competition in the First Level Elite
Division with a score of 67.903% on her eight-year-old Hanoverian gelding
Whimzee. Whimzee (Wolkentanz I-EM Bewitched/Bolero) was bred by
Karen Batcheller of Overlook Farm in Newberg, Ore. Davis also won a First
Level, Test 3 class at the Golden State Warm Up/Cool Down show with a
73.548%.
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3. Karen Piper of El Verano, Calif., rode her 14-year-old Hanoverian gelding
Ernst August to a 62.250% to the Fourth Level championship in the Elite
Division at the California Dressage Society Northern Region Adult Amateur
Competition at the Starr Vaughn Equestrian Center in Elk Grove, Calif., on
July 29, 2012. The pair also placed third in the RAAC Elite Division at Third
Level with a score of 64.744%. Ernst August is by Escudo I out of Avignon and
was bred by Sigrid Crome-Sperling.
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4. Tanya Vik of Sonoma, Calif. riding her seven-year-old, 16.3-hand
Hanoverian gelding Holy Wonder (Hochadel-Wonderful H/Weltmeyer) at the
Golden State Dressage Warm Up/Cool Down show on July 27-29. Holy
Wonder was bred in Germany by Rheinhard Hansemann and imported by
Vik. He has won 12 of his 13 classes at Third Level at four shows this year,
placing second once. He has scored 75% twice and 74% three times at Third
Level, Test 3.
5. Fiona Cameron of Grass Valley, Calif., winning the reserve championship
in the Second Level novice division at the California Dressage Society North
Region Adult Amateur Competition on her 16-year-old Hanoverian gelding
Laurio (Lauries Crusador xx-SPS Dakarina/Dakar) with a 64.524%. He was
bred by Freiedrich Niettzky. Cameron also placed second in the Second Level,
Test 3 Dover Medal class at the Golden State Warm Up/Cool Down Dressage
with a 71.071%.
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Am e ric a n
H a n ov e ri a n
smartsupplements
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by
Lörke
16.2h Elite Hanoverian, 1995 by Lauries Crusador xx out of St. Pr. St. Worlddream (Weltmeyer/Duerkheim)
Fully licensed and approved for breeding by the American Hanoverian Society and the Hanoverian Verband
Lörke is by Lauries Crusador xx, the most successful
Thoroughbred improvement sire in the Hanoverian breed
for the past 15 years.
Lörke is out of SPS Wolddream by Weltmeyer, the 1998
Hanoverian Stallion of the Year and, former licensing
Champion and DLG Champion – the proverbial
Hanoverian stallion Triple Crown winner.
Lörke has had many inspection site Champion mares
and very successful Mare Performance Test participants.
He has also had site Champion fillies and colts. His son,
Leopold Q, now Lymrix, won the inaugural 2005 FEI test
for four-year-olds at Dressage at Devon, and was the
highest-scoring American-bred in the FEI Five-Year-Old
division in 2006. Lymrix, and new owner/rider Crystal
Kroetch, finished 7th overall at the 2011 Pan Am Games
on the Canadian Silver Medal dressage team. Also in
2011, L Shiraz, owned by Caroline Stearns, won the ThreeYear-Old Filly Materiale class at Dressage at Devon.
Fees: $250 per frozen breeding dose.
Also available: Anhaltiner E, Weltbekannt and
Wertherson.
Suzanne C. Quarles • Phone & Fax: 301-831-5070 • E-mail: squarles@erols.com • Website: www.somedaysoonfarm.com