THE HANOVERIAN

03|2011
THE HANOVERIAN
No. 3 | March 2011
Jumper horses
Breeding on a broad foundation
Sport
Ahead in all disciplines
Auction
Contentment on
all fronts
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Sport
Ahead in all disciplines
The yearbook sport and breeding is published by the German Equestrian Federation at
the end of every year. The highly interesting literature delivers information on the best
horses in Germany: The most successful German jumper, dressage and event horses are
Hanoverians!
By Julia Martin
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Sport
T
he German Equestrian Federation distributes
funds the so-called breeder premium at the
end of each year. The money horses won in competition determined the compensation until 2004.
The system of giving out a certain number of points
for each rank has determined the breeder premium
for six years now. In other words placings are
awarded with points according to a code that is
determined every year. The computation period for
the yearbook sport 2010 is October 1, 2009 until
September 30, 2010. The results of the World
Equestrian Games in Kentucky were not considered.
Statistics are boring? But not this one! The equine
publication not only reveals the rankings and its
allocated points but also the lists with the annual
prize money. Germany’s most successful event
horse that also won the highest prize money is Euroridings Butts Leon with rider Andreas Dibowski.
The 14-year old Hanoverian won Euro 107,832.00
in the past season. It took only seven starts: a second place at the CCI**** in French Pau, a second
place at the CCI**** in Badminton (GB) and a
second place in the individual competition at the
CIC*** in Aachen put more than Euro 103,000.00
in the bank. What is so special about this scenario?
This horse rose to Germany’s most
successful and most earning event
horse during the 2009/2010 season:
Euroridings Butts Leon with Andreas
Dibowski. Photo: Lafrentz
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Euroridings Butts Leon won more money with his
annual earnings than Germany’s best dressage
horse Warum nicht FRH. This powerful Hanoverian
with his rider Isabell Werth are in the top ten with
Euro 88,417.00.
Seal of quality FRH
Three additional Hanoverians are listed in the top
ten most successful event horses. All carry the prefix of the Association for the Supporters of Hanoverian Horses, FRH. FRH Butts Abraxxas with rider
Ingrid Klimke has climbed up three placings since
last year now finishing in third position. This pair
brought home Euro 35,570.00 in 2009/2010 - for
the second place at the CCI*** and Luhmühlen
There they received Euro 23,000.00 alone! Elevenyear old FRH Fantasia with rider Andreas Dibowski
has made the jump into the top ten for the first
time winning Euro 17,810 being eighth place. German champion FRH Schorsch placed ninth with
rider Julia Mestern.
FRH Butts Abraxxas and Ingrid
Klimke were always in the front
row: a bronze medal at the German
Championships and the victory at
the Nation Prize of Aachen are just
excerpts of the pair’s success record.
Photo: Frieler
Name, year of birth and
pedigree
Year
earnings
Life
earnings
(Euro)
RLP
Breeder
Rider
1. E uroridings Butts Leon,
born 1997
by Heraldik xx/Star Regent xx
107.832,–
189.444,– 13.740 Friedrich Butt,
Bülkau
2. F RH Butts Abraxxas,
born 1997 by Heraldik xx/
Kronenkranich xx
35.750,–
94.957,– 11.270 Friedrich Butt,
Bülkau
Ingrid
Klimke
3. F RH Fantasia,
born 2000
by Federweißer/Quasi Roi
17.810,–
34.338,–
8.740 Klaus Cohrs,
Oldendorf/Luhe
Andreas
Dibowski
4. F RH Schorsch,
born 1996 by Sherlock
Holmes/Weltmeyer
17.188,–
49.450,–
6.410 H.-O. Brandt,
Hohenlangenbeck
Julia
Mestern
Andreas
Dibowski
The above mentioned horses took the places one
to four in the chart of the most successful Hanoverians according to points for placings just as they
did the year before, but now in a different order.
This year’s newcomer in the ranking is the youngest competitor the just nine-year old Saaten-Unions Charlie Weld. This son of Connery galloped
into winning the gold medal at the World Championships for Young Event Horses in 2009. Under his
rider Kai Rüder Charlie Weld added among other
placings a third and a fifth place at the World Cup
Top Ten Eventing horses
1.Euroridings Butts Leon p by Heraldik xx/Star Regent xx
107.832 Euro
2. King Artus 38.600 Euro
(Holst.) by King Milford xx/Lorenz
5. F ranco Jeas, born 2000
by Friedenstraum/Lemon xx
7.210,–
12.128,–
5.490 Rudi Seifert,
Nordholz
Andreas
Ostholt
3. FRH Butts Abraxxas 35.750 Euro
p by Heraldik xx/Kronenkranich xx
6. S aaten-Unions Charlie Weld,
born 2002,
by Connery/Spartan
13.467,–
18.250,–
3.815- Dr. H. SchulteWiese, Plettenberg
Kai Rüder
4. Weidezaunprofi‘s River of Joy (Württ.) by Rubicell/Pageno xx
30.708 Euro
5. Free Easy NRW
(Westf.) by Florestan/Surumu xx
20.560 Euro
7. D
ictus J, born 1999
by Drossan/Gletscher
1.830,–
8.729,–
3.610 Heinrich Jansen,
Geeste
Franziska
Roth
8. G
lendale, born 1997
by Graf Grannus/
Prince Thatch xx
965,–
7.227,–
2.110 Lothar Ulrich,
Soltau
Alfred
Bierlein
9. P etite Dame,
born 2001
by Prince Thatch xx/Davignon
1.512,–
3.697,–
1.350 Hans Jochen
Brinkmann, Soltau
Anna-Maria
Rieke
10. L andino, born 1998
by Lacros/Atatürk
1.475,–
1.190 Tanja Wetzel, Kiel
Henning Würz
RLP= Points of placings
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4.697,–
6. La Biosthetique - Sam FBW 19.918 Euro
(Württ.) by Stan the Man xx/Heraldik xx
7. Leopin (Sachs.) by Legal Legend xx/Pius
18.800 Euro
8. FRH Fantasia p by Federweißer/Quasi Roi
17.810 Euro
9. FRH Schorsch 17.188 Euro
p by Sherlock Holmes/Weltmeyer
10. Gadget de la Cere AA 15.833 Euro
(AA) by Athos de Ceran AA/Samuel
Sport
Qualifications in Marbach and in Malmoe in the
2010 season.
It is Wo(e)rth doing
The victory of the Grand Prix Freestyle in Cannes, a
forth position in the World Cup Final in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and a third place in the Grand Prix
Freestyle in Munich essentially launched Warum
nicht FRH and Isabell Werth to the top of Germany’s top breadwinners. The pair earned Euro
88,000.00. Almost half of it at the above-mentioned events alone. Isabell Werth showed stablemate Satchmo in eight competitions in four different countries. His earnings were Euro 59,000.00
being second place in the top ten.
Name, year of birth and pedigree
The third Hanoverian in the top ten horses with the
most earnings is the Halfbred Le Bo in ninth place.
This son of Lauries Crusador xx won a total of Euro
28,210.00 with his rider Carola Koppelmann. Two
of his competition highlights were a second place
at the Dressage Derby in Hamburg with change of
horses and a seventh place at the World Cup Final
in s’-Hertogenbosch.
We can find twelve new horses in the top twenty
in the Hanoverian chart including a number of
young athletes that are just starting out at the top
level. The now eleven-year old Dablino by De Niro
ridden by Anabel Balkenhol was most successful.
Life
earnings
(Euro)
RLP
Breeder
Rider
1. Warum nicht FRH, born 1996
by Weltmeyer/Wenzel
88.417,–
584.008,– 47.500 Hinrich Lueßen,
Bendingbostel
Isabell Werth
2. Satchmo (VA), born 1994
by Sao Paulo/Legat
59.900,–
516.659,– 36.030 Albert Kampert,
Halle
Isabell Werth
3. Wito Corleone,
born 1999
by Wolkentanz/Landfriese
13.845,–
53.713,– 30.700 Claudia Ihnen,
Südbrookmerland
Alexandra
Bimschas
4. Dablino, born 2000
by De Niro/Wanderbursch II
22.755,–
34.792,– 25.550 Weert-Arnold
Sweers,
Krummhörn
Anabel
Balkenhol
5. Le Bo, born 1993
by Lauries Crusador xx/
Eisenherz
28.210,–
142.182,– 25.505 Heinrich
von Allwörden,
Drochtersen
Carola
Koppelmann
6. Adventure, born 1997
by A Jungle Prince/World Cup
7.714,–
20.113,– 21.010 Regina Tiedemann, Johannes
Cuxhaven
Rüben
7. Daquino (VA), born 2000
by De Niro/Bolero
7.990,–
20.826,– 19.930 Gerhard Wilczek,
Soderstorf
Rainhard
Nielsen
8. Baudolino, born 1998
by Convoi/Dux
9.415,–
14.363,– 19.815 Karl Oelkers,
Suhlendorf
Susanne
Lebek
9. Charly R‘ivels (VA),
born 2000
by Charon/Walt Disney
6.961,–
10. Desperados (VA),
born 2001
by De Niro/Wolkenstein II
9.692,–
16.456,– 19.205 Herbert Schütt,
Hemmoor
Falk Rosenbauer
11. River of Joy (VA),
born 1999
by Ravallo/Cavalier
7.680,–
20.103,– 18.070 Cord BadenhoopClausen,
Kirchlinteln
Ellen
SchultenBaumer
12. Anatol, born 1997
by A Jungle Prince/Raphael
7.375,–
19.728,– 18.060 Käthe Stehr,
Hamburg
Martin
Christensen
13. Donatha S (VA),
born 1994
by Donnerhall/Pik Bube
Consistent greatness in the dressage arenas all over
the world: Warum nicht FRH and Isabell Werth.
Year
earnings
14.730,–
9.010,– 19.640 Johannes Veenhuis, Marion
Friedeburg
Wiebusch
173.612,– 16.280 Klaus Lahmann,
Bad Eilsen
14. Wonder FRH (VA), born 1997
by Werther/Maat
8.605,–
15. Don-Dior (VA), born 2000
by Don Gregory/Matcho AA
4.480,–
5.968,– 15.995 Wilhelm Borchers,
Sulingen
Frank Freund
16. Renommee, born 2002
by Rotspon/Laptop
5.880,–
8.508,– 15.780 Friedrich-Wilhelm
Postel,
Hechthausen
Jessica Werndl
17. Eastman (VA), born 1998
by Espri/Orbis xx
5.664,–
11.491,– 15.020 Ernst Tamke,
Driftsehe
S. Munstermann-Zurhorst
18. World Congress (VA),
born 1995
by Warkant/Argentan
6.365,–
43.983,– 14.695 Herbert Meyer,
Walsrode
Heiner
Schiergen
19. Meggle‘s Weltall VA,
born 1994
by Weltmeyer/Picard
10.723,–
195.461,– 13.690 Hans Heinrich
Pahlmann, Uetze
20. Weneziano (VA), born 2000
by Wolkenstein II/Lanthan
6.285,–
25.387,– 16.040 Eberhard Königs,
Wallmoden
Ellen
SchultenBaumer
14.654,– 13.145 Franz Sassen,
Hoyerhagen
Kathleen Keller
Dieter Laugks
Martina
Steisslinger
RLP= Points of placings
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Name, year of birth and
pedigree
Year
earnings
sum
Life
earnings
(Euro)
RLP
Breeder
1. G
otha, born 2001
by Goldfever/Prestige Pilot
251.883,–
2. C
heckmate, born 1995
by Contender/Pik Bube II
167.660,– 1.822.605,– 29.215 Renate Gerlach,
Sulingen
294.530,– 61.400 Jan Minners, Jork
189.738,– 23.315 Rainer Schulz,
Burgdorf
Rider
Ludger
Beerbaum
Meredith
MichelsBeerbaum
3. S ouvenir, born 2000
by Stakkato/Lemon xx
47.568,–
4. S portsmann (VA), born 1993
by Skorpio/Varus
10.944,–
71.122,– 22.473 Hans Heinrich
Wolters, Walsrode
Luisa
Himmelreich
5. F idji Island,
born 2001
by For Feeling/Wanderer
17.096,–
29.015,– 20.204 Heinrich Löhden,
Ahlerstedt
Timo Beck
6. C
onstantin B (VA),
born 2002
by Contendro/Espri
17.529,–
19.239,–
Hans-Dieter
Dreher
7. S atisfaction, born 1999
by Stakkato/Calypso II
16.597,–
32.229,– 15.110 Rainer Schulz,
Burgdorf
Eva Bitter
8. C
odex One (VA),
born 2002
by Contendro/Glückspilz
20.078,–
26.639,– 14.485 Wilhelm Berghorn,
Stolzenau
Karl Brocks
9. Q
uincy, born 1999
by Quidam de Revel/Latus
11.833,–
47.142,– 13.941 Dietrich Schulze,
Wedemark
Ann-Mari May
10. E scobar, born 1999
by Escudo/Grundsee
14.517,–
93.332,– 13.785 Hans-Heinrich
Lochte, Ohe
Thomas
Weinberg
11. Westorcan (VA),
born 2000
by Wolkenstein II/Matcho AA
10.195,–
30.613,– 13.385 Hermann Jarck,
Himmelpforten
Bernd Herbert
12. E mbassy II, born 2001
by Escudo/Silvio
8.343,–
15.038,– 13.352 Dr. Bonny-Jasmin
Jacobs,
Hohenhameln
Dirk Hauser
13. G
alippo, born 2001
by Giorgio/For Pleasure
19.991,–
22.461,– 12.321 Lars Nieberg,
Homberg
Lars Nieberg
14. Atomic (VA), born 2000
by Acorado/Polydor
6.439,–
14.035,– 12.240 Bernhard
von Böhn,
Burgdorf
Takashi Haase
18528 Helmut Bischof,
Beverstedt
Philipp
Weishaupt
He won the Media Cup 2009 and earned a silver
medal in the Grand Prix Special at the German
Championships 2010. The acceptance into the
championship cadre was a logical consequence.
On the chart he´s in forth place.
Desperados by De Niro is in tenth position. The
premium sire from the December 2004 licensing
had an impressive season with rider Falk Rosenbauer. He placed in the final of the Nürnburger
Burgpokal in Frankfurt as an eight-year old and he
won the qualification for the Media Cup in Hagen
and shortly thereafter the 50th Dressage Derby in
Hamburg as a nine-year old. Kristina Sprehe has
been presenting Desperados since the end of last
year. The pair won the short Grand Prix with more
than 70 percent at her first public show appearance in Ankum a few weeks ago. The youngest
Hanoverian placing in the top twenty is the now
9-year old Renommee by Rotspon. He placed in
the final of the Nürnberger Burgpokal with rider
Jessica Werndl as a seven-year old. The pair has
collected good placings at ten additional dressage
competitions since then. These three examples allow us to be hopeful for the future of Hanoverian
horses in the sport of dressage.
Gotha takes off
You should follow the example of Marco Kutscher
and his Holstein mount Cash if you want to make
a lot of money competing in jumper competitions.
Among others the pair competed very successfully
at four selected stations of the Global Champions
Tour that carries the World’s highest purse. The
Top Ten Dressage horses
1. Warum nicht FRH
p by Weltmeyer/Wenzel
88.417 Euro
2. Satchmo p by Sao Paulo/Legat
59.900 Euro
15. C
ohiba, born 1999
by Calido/Dinar
10.135,–
21.288,– 12.068 Dr. Petra Krause,
Flintbek
Barbara
Steurer-Collee
16. C
oco Chantal M, born 2000
by Calido/Goldstern
10.081,–
24.515,– 12.055 Helmut Mill,
Sauensiek
Alexander Auer
4. Le Mont d‘Or 51.357 Euro
(Old.) by Landjuwel Gold/Wie Weltmeyer
Franziska Baum
5. Whisper (Würt.) by Welt Hit I O/Weltstar
44.695 Euro
Felix Ewald/
Holger
Wulschner
6. Sterntaler – UNICEF (Old.) by Sion/Manstein
42.260 Euro
17. D
elloren, born 2000
by Drosselklang II/Acord II
8.995,–
24.237,–
18. Abke, born 1999
by Acorado/Contender
6.125,–
17.124,– 11.328 Paul Müller,
Wangerland
19. G
raf Magna, born 2000
by Graf Grannus/
Singular Joter
20. S hutterfly, born 1993
by Silvio/Forrest xx
7.566,–
24.815,– 11.092 Dr. Bonny-Jasmin
Jacobs, Bierbergen
44.150,– 3.292.394,– 11.080 Uwe Dreesmann,
Hesel
RLP= Ranglistenpunkte, Jahres- und Lebensgewinnsumme in Euro
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11585 Wilhelm Leymann,
Bassum
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Linn
Zakariasson
Meredith
MichaelsBeerbaum
3. Donnperignon
51.750 Euro
(Finn. Warmb.) by Donnerhall/Mozart II
7. Wakana 38.010 Euro
(Thür.) by Wolkentanz II/Wanderbursch II
8. Triviant – UNICEF (KWPN) by Olivi/Saluut
36.375 Euro
9. Le Bo 28.210 Euro
p by Lauries Crusador xx/Eisenherz
10. Donnelly (Westf.) by Donnerruf/Athletico
27.850 Euro
Sport
Top Ten Show jumper horses
1.Cash
340.491 Euro
2. Gotha p by Goldfever/Prestige Pilot
251.883 Euro
3. Sabrina (Bay.) by Sandro Boy/Landadel
229.477 Euro
(Holst.) by Carthago/Lavall II
4. Noltes Küchengirl 196.564 Euro
(Bay.) by Lord Z/Cambridge Cole
5. Checkmate p by Contender/Pik Bube II
167.660 Euro
6. Taloubet Z (KWPN) by Galoubet A/Polydor
165.839 Euro
7. Plot Blue (KWPN) by Mr Blue/Pilot
161.370 Euro
8. Lord Luis
(Holst.) by Lasino/Alcatraz
150.005 Euro
9. Corradina (Holst.) by Corrado/Sandro
141.124 Euro
10. Mac Kinley 132.439 Euro
(KWPN) by Goodwill/Nimmerdor
pair cashed in Euro 100,000.00 for the victory in
the Grand Prix of La Mandria in Italy. Cash and
Kutscher lead the ranking of top ten jumpers with
Euro 340,491.00. Goldfever’s daughter Gotha follows in second position with Euro 251,883.00.
Ludger Beerbaum is Goldfever’s poster child´s rider. For comparison: Last year both horses had no
more than Euro 35,141.00 in their pocket book!
Beerbaum presented his young chestnut mare on
sixteen top jumper shows. They finished the World
Cup Final in Geneva in second place, won the
Grand Prix of Stuttgart and placed second at the
Nation Prize of Aachen.
Checkmate is the second Hanoverian in the ranking according to earnings. The 2010 German
Champion won Euro 167,660 with his rider Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum increasing his life-earnings to Euro 1,8 million. Stakkato’s 11-year old
daughter Souvenir follows in third position with
rider Philipp Weishaupt in the list of the top twenty
most successful Hanoverians according to ranking
points.
Several young pairs celebrated their first time in
the listing of the best within the group of Hanoverian jumper experts. Celle’s state stud sire Satisfaction by Stakkato with rider Eva Bitter placed seventh with 15,110 ranking points followed by
another licensed sire, Codex One. This son of Contendro advanced with his rider Karl Brocks to the
Hanoverian Jumper Championship for six-year olds
in 2008 and now as a nine-year old stands his
ground in the most difficult jumper competitions.
Lissaro successful
The German Riding Federation determined the
Oldenburg Fürstengruss to be the most successful
horse in base and introductory classes. The Hanoverian stallion Lissaro van de Helle by Lissabon is
the second best youngster. The success is based on
Lissaro winning the silver medal at the World
Championships in Verden and gold at the Bundeschampionat. World Champion Edward Gal has
been preparing the bay athlete for upper level
competition for a few weeks now. Another Hanoverian placed third: Soliere by Sandro Hit with Eva
Möller. The pair earned silver at the World Championships as well as at the Bundeschampionat. n
Father and daughter are a guarantee
for success: Goldfever’s daughter
Gotha and Ludger Beerbaum.
Yearbook Sport and Breeding 2010
The German National Equestrian Federation
(FN) publishes data from competition and
breeding in the yearbook. The contents of the
DVD-Rom and the accompanied book include
official success data from the FN, results from
licensings and stallion performance tests as
well as a comprehensive reference book. Info:
www.fnverlag.de
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Jumper horse breeding on a
broad hanoverian foundation
Three- and four-year-old prospects from the Hanoverian Program for Jumper Horse
Breeding met to compete against each other in the free-jumping competition for the 15th
time. The judges witnessed an overall good 2007 vintage. Via Odessa D by Valentino/
Graf Grannus was the star.
By Ulrich Hahne
Via Odessa D by Valentino/Graf
Grannus won the free-jumping
competition for four-year olds.
Photos: Ernst
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inety-one horses were entered; seventy-five
accepted the challenge and competed in front
of the judging panel consisting of german federal
trainer Heinrich Hermann Engemann and auction
manager Dr. Günther Friemel. The majority of the
participants in this free jumping competition did
not descend from one individual sire as it was only
a few years ago. The result in 2011 with Valentino,
For Pleasure, Lazio and Graf Top as sires proves
that Hanoverian jumper horse breeders have excellent alternatives with respect to the selection of
stallions. It is not the stallion alone that produces
a good jumper. It is the stallion in combination
with a suitable mare.
We noted with great interest that only eight of 91
entered horses do not go back on a Hanoverian
dam line. Combine this fact with the observation of
pedigrees in the lists of placings and one will notice that pure Hanoverian pedigrees are on the increase. The Hanoverian jumper horse breeding
gets a more and more Hanoverian face again. Especially when strength, power, a strong back and
soundness are called for Hanoverian genetics
come to the forefront.
Brilliant success
The lead was taken by the very last horse to finish
in the first division. Via Odessa D by Valentino/Graf
Breeding
Grannus is the half-sister to St.Pr.A. For Odessa
(through embryo transfer) the winner of the jumper mare class at the Herwart von der Decken-Show
in 2010. Via Odessa D descends out of the dam
line of Klaseta that is fostered by the Decker family
in Bierbergen and which has produced the worldclass sire Grannus. Via the dam Gesa by Graf Grannus Via Odessa D is provided with a great blood
connection to this dam line. She convinces with her
athletic appearance and her athletic attitude. She
fulfills the tasks placed in front of her with courage
and self-confidence. She shows quick reflexes and
the desirable reaction after having made a slight
jumping mistake. With high scores for style, ability
and overall impression Via Odessa D set a standard
for the first division that wasn´t topped that day.
She became Champion of her age group in 2011
shortly after winning the Herwart van der DeckenShow 2010 in August. This was just a brilliant success for breeders Ludwig and Lutz Decker and a
confirmation of their breeding program. They were
very delighted about the special prize: a free
breeding to Grey Top donated by the State Stud
Celle. Valentino, the sire of Via Odessa, presented
his first four-year old vintage at the free-jumping
competition in Verden. His offspring made a good
impression especially with respect to ability.
Forbes is the first foal out of Linda Jansen´s breeding program; his dam successfully competed in
jumper competitions up to M-level. What an entry
into the Hanoverian breed! This year a foal by
Goldfever is expected.
The Breeding Club Hildesheim-Peine was not to be
beaten in the first group. The second placed horse,
Canberra PJ by Cassus/El Bundy (breeder/owner:
Horseszucht Dr. Jacobs, Bierbergen), also came
from this breeding club. This mare showed a lot of
ability and the necessary keenness to jump. Although she still has a lot of maturing to do her
performance in Verden allows for a hopeful future.
Third place-winner La Coco bred and owned by
Yvonne Sander from Radderstorf appeared as a
modern mare with an energetic push-off and a
good technique at the fence. She descends from
Lordanos/Ginsberg. Another interesting and powerful jumper in this group also descendes from
Ginsberg placing a close forth behind La Coco.
The winner of the third group descends from the
dam line of Jubelflöte. It is not very widespread yet.
His performance ability is well secured though
through Argentinus and Grannus in his pedigree.
The largely framed gelding by Lazio/Silvio out of the
breeding program of and owned by Bernhard
Menke from Lengerich embodies positive radiance
with his beautiful interior. His good and strong back
allows for a good and powerful jump. This also applies to St.Pr. A. Cashmarna MOH by Cashman/Fly
High out of the breeding of Roman Roszkiewicz,
Bersenbrück. Johannes zur Lage is the exhibitor of
this energetic and ambitious mare that finished in
second place. Bred out of a good dam line that has
also produced Nation Prize horse Gianna (rider:
Klaus Reinacher), Cashmarna MOH’s pedigree
shows a blood connection via Cashman and Airport
to the extremely successful damline of Illythia.
Top horses close together
The competition was tough in the second group.
Accordingly the top horses were close together.
Forbes by For Pleasure/Lanthan (breeder: Linda
Jansen, Raubach) with his striking appearance succeeded in the end. He impressed in every phase of
his performance whether through his calmness
and his composure during the victory ceremony or
his intelligent, smooth jumping performance earlier on. He impressed with his strong back and his
ability to jump every fence beautifully using his entire body. The chestnut impressed the most with
one attribute, his presence. He never allowed for
any doubts to arise with his quiet and calm eye.
“It has to do with jumping”
The licensed stallion Quel Homme by Quidam de
Revel/Contender followed closely in second position behind Forbes. Out of Jürgen Kurz breeding
program in Frielendorf the stallion is now owned
by Klosterhof Medingen, Bad Bevensen. “This has
to do with jumping,” Dr. Günther Friemel commented on the stallion’s performance. Quel Homme jumped powerfully and carefully with a lot of
ability and the desire to never make a mistake. He
descends out of the dam line of Fairness III, one of
the best Hanoverian jumper lines and left nothing
to be desired for. Another stallion followed in third
position; Scentender by Scendix/Contender out of
the breeding program of Hans-Günter Berner from
Bienenbüttel and owned by Klaus Bünger, Oetzen.
This black stallion impressed from the first moment
onwards. Being finely built in a modern fashion he
improved with the increasing degree of difficulty
and never allowed for any suspicions to arise that
he would make a mistake.
A stallion by Quidam de Revel/Landadel (breeder:
Dieter Scherwitzki, Holdorf; exhibitor: Friedrich
Niemeyer, Petershagen) followed in third place in
this group. This stallions ability was most impressive. He jumped masterfully without ever making a
mistake. The attribute that determined his third position was the stronger back of both horses in front
of him. A strong back carries a special significance
in sport horse breeding. One of the striking horses
in this group was a full-sister to the state stud sire
of Moritzburg, Lemwerder by Lordanos/Goldfever.
The champion in the third group
radiated calmness and composure:
Forbes by For Pleasure/Lanthan.
A son of Lazio/Silvio impressed with
ability and positive radiance in the
third group.
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Final Score
Type/Overall
impression
Ability
No.. Horse, exhibitor
Style
Placing
Breeding
Group 1
1.
22
Via Odessa D by Valentino/Graf Grannus
Ludwig and Lutz Decker GbR, Hohenhameln
8,6
8,8
8,6
26,0
2.
2
Canberra PJ by Cassus/El Bundy
Horseszucht Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen
7,9
8,7
8,2
24,8
3.
6
La Coco by Lordanos/Ginsberg
Yvonne Sander, Raddestorf
8,2
7,9
8,3
24,4
4.
20
Goldstaub by Ginsberg/Cardenio
Hagen Schünemann, Möllendorf
7,7
8,6
8,0
24,3
5.
15
Stabelli by Stakkato/Rebel Z
Annegret Schröder, Scheverdingen
7,4
8,5
7,7
23,6
6.
9
Conrad by Converter/Grundstein
Heiko Oltmanns, Westerstede
7,3
8,4
7,6
23,3
7.
3
Wallach by Valentino/Landclassic
Werner Wegener, Wunstorf
7,5
7,8
7,7
23,0
Group 2
1.
42
Forbes by For Pleasure/Lanthan
Linda Jansen, Raubach
8,8
8,6
8,5
25,9
2.
36
Quel Home by Quidam de Revel/Contender
Burkhard Wahler, Bad Bevensen
8,7
8,8
8,3
25,8
3.
31
Scentender by Scendix/Contender
Klaus Bünger, Oetzen
8,7
8,2
8,7
25,6
4.
32
Paula by Perigueux/Landor S
Heinrich Habermann jun., Uetze
8,5
8,3
8,1
24,9
5.
46
Centano by Chalan/Laptop
Henry Perl, Ringstedt
8,2
8,5
8,0
24,7
6.
29
Simsalabim by Stalypso/Landor S
Ingo Könermann, Warmsen
8,2
8,1
8,0
24,3
7.
26
Wallach by Valentino/Provider
Werner Wegener, Wunstorf
7,8
8,4
7,9
24,1
Group 3
1.
59
Wallach by Lazio/Silvio
Bernhard Menke, Lengerich
8,7
8,5
8,6
25,8
2.
47
St.Pr.St. Chashmarna MOH by Cashman/Fly High
Johannes zur Lage, Bersenbrück
8,6
8,4
8,5
25,5
3.
69
Hengst by Quidam de Revel/Landadel
Friedrich Niemeyer, Petershagen
8,4
9,0
8,0
25,4
4.
50
Lilly-Lordanos by Lordanos/Goldfever
Ernst Stahlhut, Stadthagen
8,4
8,4
8,3
25,1
5.
65
St.Pr.A. Clementine by Contendro/Graf Grannus
Hannoveraner Zuchtgestüt Pilz, Lilienthal
8,3
8,5
8,2
25,0
6.
63
Stute by Dirano/Gloster
Heinz-Dieter Poort, Sittensen
8,2
8,4
8,0
24,6
7.
62
Calmine PJ by Calme/Wendelin
Horseszucht Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen
8,2
8,2
8,1
24,5
Group 4
1.
78
Guiana by Graf Top/Chasseur
Martin Klintworth, Ohrensen
8,6
8,4
8,2
25,2
2
88
Nemo by Now or Never M/Godehard
Michael Schneider, Herkensen
8,5
8,4
8,2
25,1
3.
75
Shakira by Stalypso/Calido
Werner Kamp, Kluse
8,4
8,2
8,0
24,6
4.
77
For Fantasy by For Edition/Contendro
Herbert Heitmann, Hamburg
8,1
8,0
8,0
24,1
5.
76
St.Pr.A. Sammy Jo by Silvio/Escudo II
Peter Mahler, Neuhaus
8,2
7,8
8,0
24,0
5.
91
Sammy Mad Jo by Stalypso/Chasseur
Sarah-Kristin Korngiebel, Barum
8,1
8,0
7,9
24,0
7.
81
Hengst by Lord Pezi/Grannus
Friedrich Niemeyer, Petershagen
7,4
7,8
7,8
23,0
7.
89
Veneziana W by Toronto/For Pleasure
M. Winker and J. Verwohl, Hamburg
7,3
7,7
8,0
23,0
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Guiana by Graf Top/Chasseur was the winner in the
forth group showing off her Hanoverian virtues.
Hanoverian virtues
Guiana by Graf Top/Chasseur won in the forth
group. An athletic mare that embodies Hanoverian
virtues like strength, performance willingness and
ability delighted the crowd with her appearance.
Bred by Willi Fritsch in Bargstedt and exhibited by
Martin Klintworth from Ohrensen, who won at last
year’s mare show in Bargstedt with a similarly dynamic daughter of Graf Top, Guiana convinced
with intelligent and masterful jumping performances. One can find the combination of G and C, in
other words the combination of the Hanoverian
bloodline of Goldfisch II and the Holstein blood of
Cor de la Bryere, weaving through the pedigrees of
successful Hanoverian jumpers like a red thread. It
was obvious once again at this free-jumping competition.
The second placed horse in this group carried the
G-blood on the damside of his pedigree. Nemo by
Now Or Never M/Godehard (breeder: Erika Tielke,
Lemgo; exhibitor: Michael Schneider, Herkensen)
was a still youthful, largely framed jumper prospect who knew how to use his body well and who
got better the more demanding the jumps became. Overall “a horse with perspective”, so Dr.
Günther Friemel. Shakira by Stalypso/Calido followed in third position jumping powerfully and
skillfully. Owner Werner Kamp from Kluse bred
this mare out of a damline with a successful jumping record.
The free-jumping competition for four-year olds
out of the Hanoverian Program for Jumper Horse
Breeding also serves as an indicator for the breeders as well as for the breed association. We saw
many interesting horses that we could conceivably
see again in a few years successfully competing on
the jumper circuit. n
Breeding
Interview
Britta Züngel asked Heinrich Hermann Engemann
a few questions after the free-jumping competition.
THE HANOVERIAN: Mr. Engemann, please
share your impressions of the free-jumping
competition for four-year olds.
Heinrich Hermann Engemann, “The free-jumping
competition was very good; we saw many ‘better’
jumper horses. We saw horses at many different
stages of development and training. These fouryear olds are proof that Hanover follows a good
path in respect to breeding jumper horses. I am
glad to leave this competition with such a good
impression.”
THE HANOVERIAN: What kind of demands
does the sport of jumping place on jumper
horses today?
Heinrich Hermann Engemann, “Ability is important
with modern jumpers, especially when they descend from blood-influenced dams. We must also
pay attention to the length of the canter stride. I
have never bought a horse just because of the
free-jumping. Free-jumping is however interesting
and one can make out a pre-disposition in a young
horse. For me the feeling whilst riding is most relevant. Furthermore type and exterior are important
selection criteria as well. Jumper horses must not
be too short, in other words, the back must be long
enough. The horses need to fit the rider size-wise.
But there are always exceptions.”
THE HANOVERIAN: How important is the
pedigree in a jumper?
Heinrich Hermann Engemann, “I never bought a
horse I could not ride while I was actively competing. I did however buy some foals a short time ago.
In this case the pedigree is very important to me
especially the bloodlines of the dam. I follow the
descendants’ development of modern jumper producers in competition. I carefully examine which
descendants successfully make the jump from the
Bundeschampionat to the international youngster
tours. It is an important clue for the heredity performance of sires. The question who has the horse
always plays a significant role however.”
THE HANOVERIAN: What is important in
free-jumping?
Heinrich Hermann Engemann, “It is important that
the horses show smooth, supple, elastic and
ground-covering trot and canter movement with
forward-thrusting energy during free-jumping. The
horses need to show good nerves and jump efficiently. We quite nicely saw that in some horses.
We certainly forgive young horses in the freejumping chute when they refuse once or make a
minor jumping fault. They have to show a good
reaction, though. Do not start free-jumping your
horses too early. A horse at the age of three or four
is sufficiently balanced and developed well
enough. Ability can be judged well however the
training under a rider is much more important. We
saw many exceptional horses in the free-jumping
competition. It now depends if they get into the
proper hands. The continued training will determine whether or not we will again see one or the
other horse under saddle in competition.”
THE HANOVERIAN: How do you see the development in the jumping sport?
Heinrich Hermann Engemann, “As a federal trainer
I wish for more contact between breed associations and federal trainers. It would allow for several young and good horses to be discovered very
early on. We have to realize though that there is no
quick success in top competition. A correct training
program takes time. Breeders often lack time, capital and a close connection to the sport. Riders
look for this closeness, though. The performance
density of German jumper horses has become thinner compared to the international one. Breeders
and riders are challenged. The associations in the
Netherlands, Belgium and France hold larger
shares in the success. With respect to horses and
training they have greatly benefited from the German system and have grown strong. The work is
cut out for us in the coming years if we want to
have top horses again. We must make every effort
to keep the good horses in Germany.”n
Heinrich Hermann Engemann: „The
free jumping competition was very
good. The continued training will
determine whether or not we will
again see one or the other horse
under saddle in competition.“
The master in equine management, internationally successful jumper rider and trainer
Heinrich Hermann Engemann
has been the federal trainer for
German jumper riders alongside of Otto Becker since 2009.
During his time as active competitor he was a member of
Germany’s international jumper team 45 times and was the
alternative rider at the Olympic
Games in Hong Kong in 2008.
He manages a training facility
in Ibenbühren together with
Thorben Köhlbrandt.
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Sport
Champion Drossel Dan
Bred in Australia, Drossel Dan by Drosselklang II won the Championship of Basel with
Alvaro Miranda in the saddle. He won a Grand Prix in Bordeaux a week later.
By Britta Züngel
Ashleigh Drosseldan was bred in Australia. Now the
grey is competing very successful with Brazilian rider
Alvaro Miranda.
Amos
Franke Sloothaak rode Amos by Acord II/Grannus
(breeder: Peter Enders, Grönloh) in the Intermediate Tour on the CSI Offenburg/Germany. The pair
placed fifth in the first qualification and third in the
final.
Constantin B (VA)
A Hanoverian was victorious in the first qualification for the Grand Prix of Offenburg: Constantin B
by Contendro/Espri (breeder: Helmut Bischof,
Börgershausen) with rider Hans-Dieter Dreher won
this class by a very small margin in front of Aquino
and Franke Sloothaak.
Escobar
In Villach/Austria, Escobar by Escudo/Grundsee
(breeder: Hans-Heinrich Lochte, Ohe) with rider
Thomas Weinberg won the time class of the Gold
Tour.
Jumping
AD Ashleigh Drossel Dan
Ashleigh Drossel Dan by Drosselklang II/Ashleigh
Brigadier xx (bred in Australia) won the championship of Zurich/Switzerland under his rider Alvaro
Miranda from Brazil with a lead of three tenths of
a second. The pair enjoyed winning the first car in
their career at the Grand Prix of Bordeaux/France
one week later.
Amatus
Amatus by Acorado/Wanderer (breeder: Günter
Brattka,Oebisfelde) placed forth in a international
two-phase jumper class being part of the Gold
Amateur Tour of the CSI in Neustadt/Dosse/Germany. Stefan Unterlandstättner rode the ten-year
old bay stallion.
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Fashion
Jessica Kürten and Fashion by For Feeling/Matula
(breeder: Horst Schulze, Lüder) participated in a
competition for female riders in Bordeaux. The pair
placed fifth in the final over 1,45 meters.
Fidji Island
Fidji Island by For Feeling/Wanderer (breeder: Hinrich Löhden, Ahlerstedt) and rider Timo Beck placed
third in the first jumper class of the Grand Tour at
the international jumper competition in the indoor
fairgrounds of Offenburg after a faultless performance.
Flashlight
Representing the Bermuda Islands Jillian Terceira
has been competing on Flashlight by Fly High/Calido (breeder: Clemens Lambers, Beesten) on the
international circuit since the beginning of the
year. Jillian Terceira and the nine-year old placed
Sport
Saint Amour and Svante Johansson celebrated top
placings in Zurich.
second in the small Grand Prix at the CSI in Roggel/
Belgium.
G’Narino (VA)
G’Narino by Graf Top/Landkaiser (breeder: Eva and
Axel Hartmann, Schortens) has made it from the
summer auction to international competition. Together with rider Linda Bratomi from Italy the seven-year old has won a jumper class on the Youngster Tour in Villach/Austria. The pair placed second
in another class.
Goyana (Hessian
Thirteen-year old Goyana by Gralshüter/Golem
(breeder: Otto Porzucek, Lahntal) was faultless in
the first class of the intermediate tour placing third
with rider Adrian Schmidt from Switzerland.
Lantinus (VA)
Lantinus by Landkönig/Argentinus (breeder: Henning Müller-Rulfs, Ritterhude) competed in the
championship of Basel/Switzerland. Lantinus and
his rider Denis Lynch finished in fifth place after a
faultless round in the jump-off.
Luxana H
Luxana H has entered the list of victorious horses
in Jumping Amsterdam/Netherlands. Luxana won
the six-bars class with Cindy van der Straten-Marie
from Belgium.
Quax (Hessian
Quax by Quincy Jones/Dinar (breeder: Ralf Litz, Eiterfeld) placed second with rider Werner Muff in a
jumper class with victory round in Basel.
Van Schijndel’s Rascin
Rascin by Ramiro/Pilot (breeder: Jürgen Hattebuhr,
Winsen/Aller) placed fifth in a jumper class of the
Difficult Tour with rider Piet Raymakers in Zwolle/
Netherlands.
Saint Amour
The stallion Saint Amour by Stakkato/Sherlock Holmes (breeder: Adolf Feldmann, Hänigsen) placed
fifth in a fault & time class with rider Svante Johannsson in his first competition at the CSI Zurich/
Switzerland.
Shutterfly
Shutterfly by Silvia/Forrest xx (breeder: Uwe Dreesmann, Hesel) finished in fifth position under rider
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum in an exciting jumpoff at the World Cup jumper competition in Zurich.
Synderella
For the first time the international result lists show
top placings for Synderella by Stakkato/Cassini
(breeder: Frank-Christian Amend, Hannover). She
placed third in a time class of the Intermediate
Tour with rider Clarissa Crotta in Zwolle. They won
a class of the Youngster Tour and placed fifth in the
final a week later.
Temple Road
Temple Road by Antaeus/Graf Dagobert (breeder:
Karl Rabeler, Egestorf) had three starts at the State
Stud Neustadt/Dosse and obtained three placings
with his rider Shane Carey from Ireland. The pair
placed third in a time class and second and forth in
two other classes.
Ukato
Ukato by Stakkato/Literat (breeder: Breeding Farm
Lewitz, Mühlen) placed third with rider Willem
Greve in the final of the intermediate tour of
Zwolle/Netherlands.
Dressage
Warum nicht FRH
The “World Cup-Circus” is performing in Amsterdam/TheNetherlands. Warum nicht FRH by Weltmeyer/Wenzel (breeder: Hinrich Lueßen, Bendingbostel) and Isabell Werth finished in second place
in the freestyle right behind Parzival and Adeline
Cornelissen after having placed third in the Grand
Prix. n
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Breeder‘s portrait
Breeding program
at a high level
Heike Sahlmann and Horst Schmitz are pledged to
breeding Hanoverians on Rosenthal Farm. Their wish,
“We want to contribute to keeping the Hanoverian
breed at a high level of quality.”
By Britta Züngel
Y
ou do not necessarily have to descend from an
old established breeder family from one of the
strongholds of the Hanoverian breed to be passionately and successfully engaged in horse breeding. “I had my calling late in life in respect to
horses,” Horst Schmitz explains. He can hardly wait
to talk about his newly built indoor arena and the
new stalls. Snow and cold have prevented the
building contractor from realizing his building
plans since November. The 67-year old has been
indefatigably devoted to breeding Hanoverians for
six years. He fills Farm Rosenthal with life together
with his life partner Heike Sahlmann, who is just as
enthusiastic. “I came to horses through friends
and through my wife and I was fascinated. It was
my idea to start a breeding program and now we
are entirely devoted.”
Heike Sahlmann especially has St.Pr.
mare Daily Joy at heart.
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Horst Schmitz is a man of action: He acquired Farm
Rosenthal that is picturesquely located on the pastures of the Elbe valley near Lüneburg in 2005. He
spared no costs or pains to redesign the buildings
that were built in 1985 to meet the needs of his
Hanoverian breeding program. Heike Sahlmann’s
dressage competitor Serra do Mar became the first
broodmare in 2005. This Sao Paulo/Volt daughter
(breeder: Gerhard Lyke, Uetze) had successfully
competed at the M-level in dressage. Three foals
were bought through Verden’s auction program
the same year. One of was awarded the State’s
Premium three years later: St. Pr. mare Happy-Day
by His Highness/De Niro (breeder: Ewald Grotelüschen, Wardenburg). Two mares from the elite
mare auction moved in in 2006. Twenty-two additional foals have followed since then. Today ten
mares with the very best pedigrees for dressage
constitute the foundation of the breeding program.
St.Pr. mare Daily Joy by De Niro/Warkant (breeder:
Uwe Külper, Hamburg) is the favorite of the lady of
the home. They almost lost Daily Joy through a
colic last year. “Mare lines are very important to
me. Daily Joy belongs to the renowned line of
Pille,” so Heike Sahlmann. This damline has produced more than 600 successful competitors including the jumper legend Walzerkönig as well as
the sires Lasso, Egerländer, Bertoni, Lörke and Quasar de Charry.
State’s premium aspirant Die Herzdame by De
Niro/Michelangelo (breeder: Philipp von Schöning,
Dannau) celebrated another breed success in
2010. The black filly won the class of performance
tested three-year olds at the mare show in Hohnstorf and represented the breeding club Lüneburg
on the Herwart von der Decken-Show. Donna Rosa
by Dauphin, Di Anjolie by De Niro, St.Pr. mare
French-Love by French Kiss, St.Pr. mare Happy-Day
by His Highness, St.Pr. mare Holy Bride by Hohenstein, Star-Light by Stedinger and St. Germaine by
Stedinger complement the top quality herd of
mares.
Horst Schmitz first success story was in 2002. He
had bought a foal with some friends. After the successful licensing and sale on the stallion market
the black colt by De Niro/Matcho AA found a new
home in Denmark where De Noir now is a privately owned sire successfully competing at Prix St.
Georges. “Such a success is enticing,” Horst
Schmitz remembers.
Performance willingness and good disposition
To breed Hanoverians has never been the question. “I have always ridden Hanoverians,” Heike
Breeder‘s portrait
Sahlmann says. “Another breed was out of the
question.” Performance willingness and a good
disposition are attributes that are of utmost importance to the breeder. “Furthermore Hanoverians
lead the way in the sport of dressage worldwide
– we were totally fixed on Hanoverians right from
the beginning,” Horst Schmitz explains. The breeder couple has always felt and still feels very welcome and comfortable in Verden. “You are accepted there even as a latecomer to the breed,” Heike
Sahlmann remembers her first visits to the Niedersachsenhalle.
The breeding philosophy on Rosenthal Farm is
based on breeding old, proven and tested performance blood to modern top producers. Privately
owned sire De Niro is highly favored. “He is a very
interesting sire and proves his quality through his
offspring,” Heike Sahlmann says. She hardly ever
misses an opportunity to educate herself on horse
shows, breed shows and auctions. “Breeders must
become more careful when using young stallions.
Breeding and competition belong together; the
breed value estimation plays a significant role,”
Horst Schmitz feels confident. “After all we do not
want to breed beauty queens but performance
horses.”
“Horses must be of good type and have good
movement. There is no room for compromises especially with respect to the walk. From my point of
view as a rider, an active hind leg is important,”
Heike Sahlmann adds. “We are always looking and
talking to experienced breeders.” We rarely encounter a difference in opinion when planning our
joint breeding program. And who decides in the
end? “In any event, not me!” Heike Sahlmann says
winking.
es are brought up with care and versatility. They go
on trails and have plenty of room for turnout on
pastures and paddocks. “It is nice when people
honor our efforts with respect to training,” the
businessman in Horst Schmitz says.
The licensed sire Lichtprinz by Londontime/Wagner
(breeder: Katharina Oltmann-Heemke, Kreepen) is
the latest addition. “I was at Verden’s licensing for
two days on my own. My original plan was to buy
an unlicensed stallion for training,” so Horst
Schmitz. “I was smitten by the chestnut and had to
bid on him. He fully convinced me during his workout on the lunge line.”
A solid foundation has been laid on Rosenthal
Farm. The marketing program will be intensified beyond the own breeding program in future. “We
have to try to put everything on an economic basis,” so Horst Schmitz. The plan is to raise the foals
and sell them as riding horses. Proper raising and
careful training are of utmost importance to Heike
Sahlmann, “Every horse deserves careful training.”
The auction record of the still young breed partnership Sahlmann & Schmitz is impressive: three foals
and one riding horse from Rosenthal Farm have already been participants in Verden’s auction program.
“It is important to me as a breeder to be able to say
that I have contributed to keeping the Hanoverian
breed at a high level of quality,” Horst Schmitz says.
“We still have to make our experiences and it will
take sometime before we really know what our
mares produce.” Heike Sahlmann and Horst
Schmitz are in full agreement on this issue and look
forward to the coming foal vintage on Rosenthal
Farm that will grow up in the new barn. n
St.Pr. A. Die Herzdame participated
in the Herwart von der DeckenShow. Photo: Ernst
Learning by doing
“I get up at night when we are expecting a foal,”
Horst Schmitz’ eyes sparkle. As an active hunter he
does not mind. They have acquired their knowledge and the necessary tools at seminars, clinics as
well as at Verden’s horse seminars and through
talking to other breeders. “Learning by doing is our
motto. We have had many breeders as friends who
have all helped and have offered advice,” the
breeder explains. “I only listened in the beginning
but today I can comment on breeding.” Heike Sahlmann adds, “The science of breeding horses is
very complicated. One has to experiment a lot.
There are no uniform rules but there are many different opinions.”
The Rosenthal Farm team includes two female
trainers and two co-workers that take care of the
barn and fifteen hectares of pastureland. The hors-
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Hanoverian
Highlights 2011
HANNOVERANER
VERBAND
Scampolo by Sir Donnerhall.
Contentment on
all fronts
April 8/9 April
124th Elite-Auction
Hanoverian riding horses
and foals
April 29/30 April
May-Auction
Hanoverian riding horses
and leasure horses
The new auction year began with a success. The winter
auction achieved an outstanding result. 82 riding
horses sold for an average price of Euro 15,284.00.
July 22/23 Juli
Summer-Auction
By Malte Kanz
Hanoverian riding horses
August 3 to 7
International Dressage- and Show Jumping Festival
Worldchampionships of young
dressage horses and
Herwart von der Decken-Show
Hannoveraner Verband e. V.
Lindhooper Str. 92
Niedersachsenhalle
Germany - 27283 Verden/Aller
Telefon ++ 42 31/67 30
Telefax ++ 42 31/67 367
www.hannoveraner.com
hannoveraner@hannoveraner.com
T
he start of the auction was awaited with
great anticipation. The event was remarkably well attended. About 1,200 guests from
far and near filled the seats of the Niedersachsenhalle as auctioneer Friedrich-Wilhelm
Isernhagen opened the first sale event of
2011.
Albany by Adlantico As/Contender (breeder:
Peter Broka, Worpswede) received the highest bid. She changed into Russian ownership
for Euro 40,000.00. Albany will stay in training at Verden’s training and marketing center
for the time being. The five-year old impressed with her technically impeccable
jumping style first at the selection site, auction manager Dr. Friemel reported. Albany
refers to a competition- and auction-proven
damline. Adlander out of Albany’s dam Chiq-
uita and by Adlantus As sold for Euro
57,000.00 at the 2005 fall auction. His fullbrother Askari presently competes at the Slevel with rider Tim Rieskamp-Goedeking.
Albany does not have a competition record
yet but has already impressed Verden’s clientele with her carefulness, overview and ambitious style, which she consistently conveyed
during every jumping practice.
The collection offered first-class dressage
prospects including Riesling by Rascalino/De
Niro (breeder: Edelhard Lampe, Hüde) who
opened the winter auction with head number
one. He presented himself proudly and magnificently with a striking appearance under
auction rider Phillip Ruwe during the auction
training time. “An opening in true Verden
fashion,” auction manager Dr. Günther
Auction
Sport
Friemel certified the powerfully moving
black-brown gelding. Riesling had already
convinced the judges at horse shows of his
qualities as a riding horse placing in riding
horse classes. He consistently delighted his
riders during try-outs through his long legs,
his moving ability in all three basic gaits and
his very good rideability.
The collection impressed with its versatility:
there was a riding horse for everybody in every
price range. The ambitious competitor as well
as the recreational rider was able to select
from a variety of horses. Dr. Schade analyzed,
“The market calls for the type of horses the
marketplace Verden offers.” This statement of
the breed manager analyzes the direction
placing trust into the breeders of Hanoverian
horses. The make-up of the modern riding
horses must be appealing. It must be equipped
with three solid basic gaits and good rideability. Correct training according to the age of the
young horse in dressage or jumping deserves
just as much attention. It pays off in the end to
invest in good basic training. During Verden’s
pre-auction training period a lot is asked of the
young horses. The horses must be physically fit
and well pre-conditioned to cope with the
training period and the try-outs when prospective buyers test the horses for suitability. It is
The top sellers Albany (left) and Riesling with
groom Monika Mielart, rider Jennika Stürken,
auctioneer Friedrich-Wilhelm Isernhagen, breed
manager Dr. Werner Schade, auction rider Phillip
Ruwe and groom Conny Ahnemann.
obvious that riding horses that clearly demonstrate their riding qualities during the training
period and are well prepared to react properly
to the rider’s aids will attract the most attention. First-rate training has a positive impact
on the auction outcome.
The winter auction concluded with an excellent price structure and proves that the collection was ideal for the market demand: Five
horses sold for prices between Euro 4,000.00
and 7,999.00, twenty-two horses between
Euro 8,000.00 and 10,999.00, twenty horses
between Euro 11,000.00 and 14,999.00,
twenty-three horses between Euro 15,000
and 24,999 and twelve horses for more than
Euro 25,000. The top price of Euro 40,000 is
not an extravagant amount but signals a
healthy and balanced price structure in all
categories. It allows breeders and exhibitors
to look favorably towards upcoming sale
events. Once again we are delighted about
the very good export rate of 50 percent. Russia and France were the strongest foreign
buyers with seven horses each.
The course a sale event will take depends on
the quality and the training of the riding
horses to a large extent. The market place
Verden can only offer what breeders bring to
the selection sites for evaluation. The circle
closes in Verden and encourages studying the
selection schedule for the next auctions to
find the most suitable time frame for presenting future auction candidates to their best
advantage. n
Statistics
Riding Horses
Number of horses offered for sale
Number of horses sold
Net proceeds
Average price
Top price
Lowest price
82
Horses
82
Horses
Euro1.253.300,00
Euro 15.284,14
Euro 40.000,00
Euro 6.000,00
Price range
Euro 4.000 to 7.999  5
Euro 8.000 to 10.999 22
Euro 11.000 to 14.999 20
Euro 15.000 to 24.999 23
More than Euro 25.000 12
Horses
Horses
Horses
Horses
Horses
Sales by areas
Lower Saxony
10
Baden-Württemberg  3
Bavaria  7
Bremen  1
Hessen  7
Mecklenb.-Vorpommern  2
Nordrhein-Westfalen  4
Rheinland-Pfalz  1
Saxony  1
Schleswig-Holstein  2
Total within Germany 41 Horses
Chile  2
Denmark  3
Finland  1
France  7
Great Britain  2
Italy  5
Canada  2
Russion Federation  7
Sweden  1
Switzerland  3
Spain  4
USA  4
Total abroad
41 Horses
Editorial: THE HANOVERIAN is published by Hannoveraner Verband e. V., Lindhooper Str. 92, D-27283 Verden, Germany, e-mail: redaktion@hannoveraner.com. Editor: Britta Züngel,
translations: Yvonne Zuther, Paul Kershaw, photos: Ernst, Frieler, Rau, Lafrentz, Züngel