THE HANOVERIAN

03|2014
THE HANOVERIAN
No. 03 | March 2014 Sport
The club of
income producers
Breeding
Strong
performance lines
Don Johnson FRH and Isabell Werth belong to
Germany’s top income producers. Photo: Lafrentz
The club of
income producers
The New Year traditionally begins with new reading material:
The FN-Yearbook Sport and Breeding published by the German Equestrian
Federation lists which competitors did best during the past season.
By Julia Martin
Sport
T
he following sentence is printed in bold letters
and jumps out at you as soon as you have
opened the DVD-cover: “Caution: Addiction possible!” The producers of the Yearbook Sport and
Breeding of the German Equestrian Federation
(FN) clearly know all too well about the exciting
content of this DVD; it is published only once a
year. The FN extensive reference publication lists
Germany’s most successful: its most successful
show horses, the best breeders and the most decorated riders. Top producer Stakkato with Eva
Bitter posed for the cover. The DVD includes the
data of all horses, mares, geldings and stallions
registered with one of the FN-recognized associations. The competition statistics are based on the
successes on horse shows that took place from
October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013. Two criteria determine the success: Ranking points (RLP)
and the total winnings throughout the competition cycle. A certain amount of points are assigned
to every placement during the competition year
for rider and horse. The FN adopted the point system. The ranking points also serve as the basis to
determine the breeder’s premium in respect to the
horses. The breeders of the 2,500 most successful
German jumpers, 1,000 most successful German
dressage- and 100 most successful German event
horses as well as the 200 most successful German
jumper ponies, the 100 most successful German
dressage ponies and the 20 most successful event
ponies have been recognized since 2005. The successes are based on the annual rankings of the
FN. The premiums for breeders are based on the
placements of the horses in the respective ranking.
Dressage
The FN honors the top ten of the most successful
horses according to the annual winnings of the
four-legged athletes. Five Hanoverians are in the
top ten in dressage; three are in eventing and one
is in jumping. Don Johnson FRH by Don Frederico/
Warkant (breeder: Ulrike Meyer, Dedelstorf) is the
top income-producer in the dressage ring. The
athlete won 120,000.00 Euros with his rider Isabell Werth and places second behind Damon Hill
NRW with Helen Langehanenberg. The pair takes
first place in the ranking for Hanoverians after having been in fourth position last year. 8,800 points
for team-gold at the European Championships in
Herning, 4,400 points for the victory in Aachen’s
Nation Cup and 6,000 points for fifth place in the
World-Cup final in Gothenburg among others
were the reason for this considerable advancement. All gold-medal winning team members in
Denmark received the same amount of points for
their performances: Desperados FRH was last
year’s best Hanoverian of all FN-lists and placed
second in ranking points and third in the ranking
of the top-income producers. Kristina Sprehe and
her beautiful black by De Niro/Wolkenstein II
(breeder: Herbert Schütt, Hemmoor) impressed
with first-rate performances at the international
competitions in Neumünster, Stuttgart and Aachen. Desperados FRH unfortunately had to take a
short break from competitions because of an injury. D’Agostino FRH by De Niro/Shogun xx (breeder: Klaus Lahmann, Dassendorf) and Fabienne
Lütkemeiers performances not only received the
recognition of the experts but also top placements
in Frankfurt, Dortmund and Lingen; these facts catapulted the pair into the group of top-income
producers. Not only the debut at the European
Championships doubled this pair’s ranking points.
Dablino FRH by De Niro/Wanderbusch (breeder:
Weert-Arnold Sweers, Krummhörn) also had to
overcome an injury. He and his rider Anabel Balkenhol were denied the participation at the European Championships because of it. As the pair
proved their top form throughout the rest of the
season they received fifth place in the ranking
points. Four times FRH in the top four – an impressive result!
We can find new faces in the top ten of the FNstatistics: Blind Date by Breitling W/Donnerhall
(breeder: Margarethe Klase, Maasen) and Victoria
Max-Theurer competed in Germany – among
others in Bremen, Aachen and Stuttgart. The pair
holds the sixth position in the ranking points. The
former Burgpokal-winner is one of Germany’s top
income producers for the first time (eighth place).
So Nice by Sandro Hit/Brentano II (breeder: Heide
Espel, Wallenhorst) is the youngest competitor in
the league of ranking points and is in ninth place.
The state’s premium aspirant is now ten years old.
Marion Wiebusch has ridden the mare since the
beginning of her career.
Jumping
The prize money in jumping is quite a bit higher
than in dressage. Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum’s
Holstein mare Bella Donna earned more than
400,000.00 Euros in jumping competitions – no
other horse achieved more. These amounts do not
remain unnoticed. Just a few weeks ago the eleven-year old sold to Qatar.
There is only one Hanoverian in the league of the
top ten income-producing jumpers: Codex One by
Contendro/Glückspilz (breeder: Wilhelm Berghorn, Stolzenau) and his rider Christian Ahlmann
hold sixth place, winning almost 250,000.00 Euros. This result does not instantly turn this handsome twelve-year old into one of the horses with
top ranking points. Multi talent Embassy II by Es-
Top Ten Dressage
1. Damon Hill NRW
215.700 Euro
(Westf.) by Donnerhall/Rubinstein
2. p
Don Johnson FRH 121.850 Euro
by Don Frederico/Warkant
3. p Desperados FRH 89.074 Euro
by De Niro/Wolkenstein II
4. G
irasol
59.836 Euro
(Württ.) by Gribaldi/Landioso
5. p Dablino FRH
56.963 Euro
by De Niro/Wanderbursch II
6. p
D‘Agostino FRH by De Niro/Shogun xx
45.300 Euro
7. D
on Androsso
34.835 Euro
(Württ.) by Donnerschlag/Akzent II
8. p Blind Date
31.315 Euro
by Breitling W/Donnerhall
9. F oorward Looking
27.915 Euro
(Westf.) by Fidermark/Dinard L
10. El Santo NRW
27.125 Euro
(Rhld.) by Ehrentusch/Rhythmus
Top Ten Jumping
1. Bella Donna 411.414 Euro
(Holst.) by Baldini II/Calido
2. Taloubet Z
371.446 Euro
(KWPN) by Galoubet A/Polydor
3. Cornet D‘Amour
348.688 Euro
(Westf.) by Cornet Obolensky/
Damiani
4. Chaman
330.170 Euro
(KWPN) by Baloubet du Rouet/
I Love You
5. Chiara
306.668 Euro
(Holst.) by Contender/Coronado
6. p
Codex One
247.292 Euro
by Contendro/Glückspilz
7. Plot Blue
220.330 Euro
(KWPN) by Mr Blue/Pilot
8. Copin van de Broy
179.434 Euro
(BWP) by Darco/Brownboy
9. Unbelievable
166.831 Euro
(KWPN) by Manhatten/Democraat
10. Magnus Romeo
162.101 Euro
(Arg.) by Royel Feu/Hans Anders Z
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Sport
Name, birth year
and pedigree
Annual
winnings
Life
earnings
Ranking
points
Breeder
Rider
1. E mbassy II, born 2001
by Escudo/Silvio
158.428
463.041
53.745
Dr. B.-J. Jacobs,
Bierbergen
Hans-Dieter
Dreher
2. C
odex One (VA),
born 2002
by Contendro/Glückspilz
247.292
447.088
50.200
W. Berghorn,
Stolzenau
Christian
Ahlmann
3. L ord Lohengrin (VA),
born 2001
by Lordanos/Diskus
80.532
110.883
30.815
Helmut Kordes,
Sulingen
Patrick
Stühlmeyer
4. Acorte, born 2003
by Acorado/Stakkato
76.390
148.314
28.730
Heinrich Bremer
jun., Neustadt
Rolf
Moormann
5. Goldstar,
born 2001
by Goldfever/Voltaire
19.233
44.177
23.565
Arend Kamphorst,
Prieros
Mynou
Diederichsmeier
6. F lying Boy (VA), born 2001
by Fly High/Sao Paulo
24.756
62.377
22.992
Horst Heidemann,
Meppen
Simone Blum
7. F irth of Lorne, born 2004
by For Pleasure/Stakkato
29.418
52.181
22.968
Meinolf Rölleke,
Bochum
Katrin
Eckermann
8. C
onstantin B (VA), born
2002 by Contendro/Espri
67.729
192.864
22.660
Helmut Bischof,
Beverstedt
Hans-Dieter
Dreher
9. C
ash, born 1998
by Calido/Godehard
30.243
98.358
20.663
Jörg Naeve, Groß
Wittensee
Simone Blum
10. F ine Lady, born 2003
by Forsyth/Drosselklang II
37.749
66.261
18.865
Wilhelm Leymann,
Bassum
Holger
Wulschner
1. D
on Johnson FRH,
born 2001
by Don Frederico/Warkant
121.850
187.285
61.770
Ulrike Meyer,
Dedelstorf
Isabell Werth
2. D
esperados FRH (VA),
born 2001
by De Niro/Wolkenstein II
89.074
219.422
54.900
Herbert Schütt,
Hemmoor
Kristina Sprehe
3. D
‘Agostino FRH,
born 2000
by De Niro/Shogun xx
45.300
99.029
51.380
Klaus Lahmann,
Dassendorf
Fabienne
Lütkemeier
4. D
ablino FRH, born 2000
by De Niro/Wanderbursch II
56.963
134.555
37.060
W.-A. Sweers,
Krummhörn
Anabel
Balkenhol
9.855
40.636
22.935
Hans-Günter
Berner, Edendorf
Andrea Timpe
31.315
65.108
21.520
Margarethe Klare,
Maasen
Victoria
Max-Theurer
8.825
65.026
19.820
Eberhard Königs,
Wallmoden
Kathleen Keller
17.675
20.077
18.070
Jens Graubohm,
Syke Barrien
A. Balkenhol,
F. Lütkemeier
9. S o Nice, born 2004
by Sandro Hit/Brentano II
6.583
12.666
17.480
Heide Espel,
Wallenhorst
Marion
Wiebusch
10. Amoricello, born 2002
by Abanos/Lord Sinclair
6.565
11.443
15.105
L. u. H.-J. Muth,
Frielendorf
Thomas
Wagner
Jumping
Dressage
5. D
ixieland, born 2001
by De Niro/Weltmeyer
6. B lind Date, born 2002
by Breitling W/Donnerhall
7. Wonder FRH (VA),
born 1997
by Werther/Maat
8. D
iamonds Forever,
born 2002
by Depardieu/Warkant
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Collecting the most placements in 2013: Embassy II
with rider Hans-Dieter Dreher Photo: Rau
cudo/Silvio (breeder: Dr. Bonny-Jasmin Jacobs,
Bierbergen) heads on this division. The multitude
of his starts in international Grand Prix classes in
Aachen, Rotterdam, Paris and Valkenswaard with
his rider Hans-Dieter Dreher and his outstanding
placements earned him more than 53,000 points.
Promising: The statistics reflect many new names.
Lord Lohengrin by Lordanos/Diskus (breeder: Helmut Kordes, Sulingen) is a former elite-auction
horse that Patrick Stühlmeyer has ridden for about
two years. The bronze medal at the German
Championships in Balve and fourth place in the
Grand Prix of Oslo are only two of the exceptional
successes of this pair that holds third place in this
ranking. The F-blood is represented again after a
one-year abstinence with three For Pleasure descendants. Flying Boy by Fly High/Sao Paulo (breeder: Meinolf Roelleke, Bochum) finished in sixth
position. First of Lorne by For Pleasure/Stakkato
(breeder: Helmut Bischof, Beverstedt) and rider
Katrin Eckermann follow in seventh place. Fine
Lady by Forsyth/Drosselklang II (breeder: Wilhelm
Leymann, Bassum) and Holger Wulscher took
tenth.
Sport
Eventing
In respect to eventing FRH Escada JS and Ingrid
Klimke were the team all other performances
were measured by in 2013. The championship rider directed the ten-year old daughter of Embassy/Lehnsherr (breeder: Jürgen Stuhtmann, Winsen)
into first place in Wiesbaden and into third in
Luhmühlen. The pair was a member of the goldmedal winning team at the European Championships in Malmö where they also won the individual silver medal. This pair placed third in the
national comparison of the top-earning event
competitors. Michael Jung’s Olympic champion
Sam still leads the statistics for earnings. Many
successes bring about many points –FRH Escada
JS also holds the top position in the category of
ranking points.
Driving
A well-known competitor is in first place in the
fourth equestrian discipline: The most successful
Hanoverian driving horse is Draco by Drosselklang
II/Silvio (breeder: Marlies Visscher, Leer). Draco is a
member of the four-in-hand team of Theo Timmermann that won gold in the Nation Cup of Aachen
and double gold at the European Championships
in Izsak, Hungary. n
Young and successful: FRH Escada JS and Ingrid Klimke. Photo: Rau
Name, birth year
and pedigree
Annual
winnings
Life
earnings
Ranking
points
Breeder
Rider
Eventing
1. FRH Escada JS, born 2004
by Embassy/Lehnsherr
25.520
40.202
17.070
J. Stuhtmann,
Winsen
Ingrid Klimk
2. FRH Butts Avedon,
born 2003 by Heraldik xx/
Kronenkranich xx
7.059
53.442
11.320
Friedrich Butt,
Bülkau
Andreas
Dibowski
3. FRH Butts Leon, born 1997
by Heraldik xx/Star Regent
xx
15.600
245.298
7.830
Friedrich Butt,
Bülkau
Andreas
Dibowski
4. FRH Butts Abraxxas,
born 1997 by Heraldik xx/
Kronenkranich xx
17.113
128.303
6.690
Friedrich Butt,
Bülkau
Ingrid Klimk
5. Reality, born 2004
by Rabino/Prince Thatch xx
5.240
8.410
4.370
Hans Brüning,
Garbsen
Sara Algotsson Ostholt
6. Pennsylvania, born 2000
by Pik L./Waldstar xx
2.365
5.879
4.100
Dr. Carsten Haack,
Freiburg
Andreas
Ostholt
7. Hamilton, born 2002
by Heraldik xx/
Furioso‘s Sohn
1.830
6.624
2.900
Joachim Sommer,
ImmenhausenHolzhausen
Josefa
Sommer
8. FRH Fantasia, born 2000
by Federweißer/Quasi Roi
1.348
88.032
2.305
Klaus Cohrs,
Oldendorf
Andreas
Dibowski
9. Dictus J, born 1999
by Drossan/Gletscher
1.365
11.400
2.290
Heinrich Jansen,
Geeste
Franziska
Roth
10. Shamwari (Hess.), born
2002 by Star Regent xx/
Der Clou
2.500
6.254
2.250
Gita Zühlsdorf,
Mühlheim
Ludwig
Svennerstal
Top Ten Eventing
1. La Biosthetique-Sam
FBW
74.295 Euro
(Württ.) by Stan the Man xx/
Heraldik xx
2. Opgun Louvo
56.298 Euro
(Ausl.) by Shogoun II/JT‘Adore
3. Halunke FBW
43.545 Euro
(Württ.) by Heraldik xx/Jugol
25.520 Euro
4. p
FRH Escada JS
by Embassy/Lehnsherr
5. H
op and Skip
21.635 Euro
by Skippy
6. L eopin FST
17.750 Euro
(Sachs.) by Legal Legend xx/Pius
7. p FRH Butts Abraxxas 17.113 Euro
by Heraldik xx/Kronenkranich xx
15.600 Euro
8. p FRH Butts Leon
by Heraldik xx/Star Regent xx
9. C
hilli Morning 10.234 Euro
(Brand.) by Phantomic xx/Kolibri
10. Lionheart
9.000 Euro
(Westf.) by Lancer II/
Sacramento Song
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Sport
Three successes
for Don Diego
The grand indoor shows take centre stage in Europe;
for many the horse- show series in the USA are a
welcome diversion.
Top performers in dressage and jumping compete
especially in Florida.
By Britta Züngel
Everybody talked about him: Juan Matute
Gurion who is the son of the Spanish Olympic competitor Juan Matute convinced in the
dressage ring with great talent and excellent
presentations. He won Prix St. Georges, Intermediaire I and the freestyle at the CDI in
Wellington at the beginning of February. The
16-year old rode the Hanoverian Don Diego
by Don Frederico/Wolkenstein II (breeder:
Claus Schütt, Hemmoor). He rode Dhannie
by Don Crusador/Weltmeyer (breeder: Hinrich Engelke, Dörverden) in the junior division. Matute’s father had discovered both in
Dressage
CDI-W Amsterdam/The Netherlands
Two FRH-horses took fourth and fifth place in
the World Cup-freestyle of Amsterdam. Don
Johnson FRH by Don Frederico/Warkant
(breeder: Ulrike Meyer, Dedelstorf) received
the fourth-best score with rider Isabell Werth.
D’Agostino FRH by De Niro/Shogun xx
(breeder: Klaus Lahmann Dassendorf) followed in fifth with rider Fabienne Lütkemeier.
The chestnut obtained the same placement
earlier on in the Grand Prix where Don Johnson FRH finished in third position.
CDI*** Boneo Park/Australia
Australia’s best dressage competitors met in
Boneo Park right outside of Melbourne.
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Verden as he had done with so many Hanoverians before these. “It was phenomenal. I
competed Don Diego in a freestyle at this
level for the first time and I was very nervous. He was perfect and I greatly enjoyed
the ride,” the young rider from Spain said.
He trained at Oliver Oelrich’s farm in Germany during the past months before he moved
to his dad’s facility in Wellington. He is sure,
“My horses enjoyed the victories as much as
I did. They like winning; they like to hear the
audience applaud!” Juan Matute’s goal is
ambitious: he would like to compete in the
Sancette by Sandro Hit/Contender (breeder:
Dietrich Meyer, Bierde) and rider Mary Hanna
finished both the Grand Prix and the Special
in second place. Sancette’s time to shine followed in the freestyle; she won it.
CDI**** Graz/Austria
The result lists of the Grand Prix Special at
the “Festival of Horses” reflect a third place
for Frechdachs H by Fabriano/Pik König
(breeder: Heinrich Linnemann, Gr. Heere) and
the Austrian rider Martin Hauptmann.
Christian Schumach from Austria rode
Auheim’s Picardo by Prince Thatch xx/
World Cup (breeder: Frauke Everding, Scheeßel) into third place in the Grand Prix-freestyle. Wolkenritter (VA) by Wolkentanz/
Hitchcock (breeder: Walter Slink, Großheide)
with rider Amanda Hartung followed in fifth
position.
Don Diego and Juan Matute Gurion. Photo: Appels
division for U25-riders by the end of the
year. He placed fourth in the freestyle at the
European Championships for juniors in
Compiegne/France on eleven-year old Don
Diego last year. The typy black has famous
relatives. His granddam is also the granddam of team European champion Desperados FRH. His stable mate is Dhannie who
was born in 2007. She participated in the
World Championships for young dressage
horses in 2013. n
CDI-Wellington/USA
Juan Matute Gurion rode Dhannie by Don
Crusador/Weltmeyer (breeder: Heinrich Engelke, Doerverden) to victory in the FEI-individual and the team test for juniors on the last
weekend in January. The sixteen-year old
competitor rode Don Diego by Don Frederico/Wolkenstein II (breeder: Claus Schütt,
Hemmoor) in the Small Tour and won Prix St.
Georges and Inter-freestyle. The pair received
the fourth-best score in Intermediaire I earlier
on. Father Juan Mutate who is a much-appreciated guest in the Niedersachsenhall discovered both horses in Verden.
Diana Creech from Canada greatly enjoyed
her second place in the Special and in the
Grand Prix-freestyle of Wellington aboard
Devon L by De Niro/Wolkenstein II (breeder:
Hans-Henning by d. Decken, Stade). Neve
Myburgh rode US-bred Lexington Star by
Sport
Londonderry/Donnerhall (breeder: Sarah
Straub, Plover/Wisconsin) into fifth position
in Prix St. Georges. Dhannie and Juan Matute Gurion once again won the team- and the
individual test the following weekend. Don
Diego succeeded with three successes on
the Small Tour.
Jumping
CSI**** Amsterdam/The Netherlands
Leszek by Landclassic/Weinberg (breeder:
Norbert Nowak, Haren) produced the best
Hanoverian placement with rider Theo Muff
at “Jumping Amsterdam”. The thirteen-year
old made his first mistake in the third round
of the six bars placing second.
ble-victory possible with placing second under rider Michael Wittschier. Santiago was
not to be beaten in a two-phase jumper class
either; Galaxy HS finished in fifth position in
the same class. The nine-year old Galaxy HS
was victorious in the final of the Medium
Tour. Even though Santiago was nearly two
seconds faster he finished third after pulling
a rail. St.Pr.A. Sunfire by Stakkato/Contender (breeder: Elmar Vogel, Enger) and rider
Christian Kukuk had a faultless round and
placed second in the international opening
class. The championship of Leipzig was a
close call. Only two-tenths of a second separated the winner from the second-placed pair
Gotha FRH by Goldfever/Prestige Pilot
(breeder: Jan Minners, Jork) and rider Henrik
von Eckermann. Jan Wernke rode Forry Deluxe by For Pleasure/Landadel (breeder: Wilhelm and Heike Strunk, Bochum-Stiepel) into
an excellent third place.
Souvenir by Stakkato/Lemon xx (breeder:
Rainer Schulz, Burgdorf) and Philipp Weishaupt remained faultless placing fourth in
the first qualification of the Medium Tour. LB
Solero by Salieri/Radiator (breeder: Klaus
Bünger, Oetzen) with rider Roger Umnus
placed third in the second round representing the Hanoverian colors just like Florida
Lady Ixes by For Feeling/Cashman (breeder:
Hans Mikulle, Immensen) with rider Frederick
Troschke placing fifth. Six riders qualified for
the jump-off in the final. LB Solero and rider
Roger Umnus finished in fourth place after
one jumping fault. Christoph Bützler rode
Emma Brown by Earl/Carismo (breeder:
Werner Wolfgang Thies, Winsen) into fifth position in another 1,40-meter class. Seal (VA)
by Stakkato Gold/Rebel Z (breeder: Jens Wilting, Friedeburg) and Tobias Meyer finished
an exciting jump-off for the Grand Prix victory in a very close second place.
CSI** Offenburg/Germany
CSI** Opgalbbeek/Belgium
The city of Offenburg invited to “Baden Classics”. Extasy III by El Bonito/Rhytmo (breeder: Patricia Sausmikat, Bremen) finished the
first qualification of the Youngster-Tour for
eight-year olds in third position with rider
Bronislav Chudyba from Slovenia.
MB van het Hobos by Quidam’s Rubin/Calypso II (breeder: Heinrich Meyer, Meetschow)
found her way to Belgium where she has celebrated her first international placement in
the top five on the Youngster Tour of Opgalbbeek. Dominique Hendrickx rode the sevenyear old into second place in the final against
tough Belgian and Dutch competition.
CSI*****-W Bordeaux/France
Grand Balou (Hessian) by Balou de Rouet/
Grandeur (breeder: Elke Fischer, Schlüchtern)
competed for the first time under rider Geir
Gulliksen in January. The pair placed fourth in
a 1,45-meter speed class in Bordeaux just six
weeks later.
CSI*** Graz/Austria
Andrius Petrovas rode Complemento by
Contender/Voltaire (breeder: Heiko Oltmanns, Neuengland) into second place in an
S-level fault-and-time class at the “Festival of
Horses” in Styria. 20-year old Maximilian Lill
rode Eragon by Escudo/Silvio (breeder: Simon Bauer, Ovelgoenne) into fifth place in
the final of the European Youngster Cup U25.
CSI*****-W Wellington/USA
St.Pr.St. Acorte by Acorado/Stakkato (breeder: Heinrich Bremer jun., Nöpke) and Audrey
Coulter finished fifth in a World-Cup jumper
competition with high-carat participants.
CSI*** Villach/Austria
CSI*****-W Leipzig/Germany
Lars Nieberg rode Galippo by Giorgio/For
Pleasure (breeder: Lars Nieberg, Sendenhorst) into fourth place in an international
accumulator class with joker. Cohiba (VA) by
Chacco-Blue/Acord II (breeder: Prof. Dr. Karl
H. Boehm, Hannover) finished in fifth place
with rider Suzanne Tepper in the final of the
Youngster Tour.
Katharina Offel and Lacontino (VA) by
Landgold/Continue (breeder: Dieter Rippe,
Nienburg) performed brilliantly in the Grand
Prix of Leipzig. The pair remained faultless in
the jump-off and collected the first World
Cup-points with this performance.
As one of the first Santiago by Stolzenberg/
Raphael (breeder: Carola Lampe, Holle) was
recorded in the victory lists of the World Cupshow. The ten-year old won the first qualification of the SML-Tour-Large with his rider
Dominik Jahn. Galaxy HS (VA) by Go on
Top/Acorado (breeder: ZG Spreckels and
Hoops, Hammah) made the Hanoverian dou-
CSI*****-W Zurich/Switzerland
Second place in the Grand Prix of Offenburg for
Seal and Tobias Meyer. Photo: Frieler
Embassy II by Escudo/Silvio (breeder: Dr.
Bonny-Jasmin Jacobs, Bierbergen) and HansDieter Dreher began the World Cup-weekend
in Zurich with a promising fourth place in a
speed class. n
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Breeding
Stallions
Fabriano has died
From the Foal-Auction to
Premium Sire
A chestnut by Carrico/Chasseur (breeder: Gerald Wiese, Ottersberg) became premium sire
during the course of the “Süddeutschen
Hengsttagen” in Munich-Riem in Bavaria. Ignaz Berger who is a loyal auction customer in
Verden discovered the colt on the elite foal
auction. n
Belgium
Quaid-Sohn licensed
with BWP
Fabriano has passed away. He was a very versatile producer. Photos: Eylers
Celle’s state stud sire Fabriano by Wendulan/Azur (breeder: Johannes Benker, Papenburg) died at the end of last year at the age
of 26. The dark bay that was raised by Arnd
Deters in Schüttorf was nominated for
Celle’s first lot in 1989 and moved to the
state stud. He won his stallion performance
test in superior fashion with an overall index
of 133,20 points against 36 stallions. He
won the jumping component with 132,37
points. Albert Habermann rode him to victory at the time. He was awarded the Freiherr
von Stenglin-Prize as the top of his vintage.
The dual-talented sire was stationed in Bodenstein in 1991. Fabriano stood at stud in
Schillerslage from 1992 until 2006. He was
moved to the insemination station in AdelInternational
Divine Étincelle
wins in Austria
Austria’s approval champion is a Hanoverian.
Divine Etincelle by Desperados/A Jungle
Prince (breeder: Paul Sprehe, Dinklage) obtained the best score at the approval of the
AWO in Stadl Paura. The bay convinced the
judging committee in the free-jumping phase
and while free-running to earn the title. The
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heidsdorf in 2007. Fabriano had many fans
within and outside the borders of Germany
who highly valued his first-rate dual-talent
and his even-tempered disposition. The demand for this stallion has been very steady.
Hardly any other stallion in the state stud
encounters such a steady interest. Fabriano
produced a total of 775 registered show
horses including 40 successful S-level dressage competitors and 14 S-level jumpers.
His most renowned descendants are his
daughters Fabriana and Fine Finesse and his
son Fisherman’s Friend. He sired a total of
120 states premium mares, 15 approved
sons and 182 Hanoverian auction participants. Fabriano was a sympathetic bay and
made his mark in the Hanoverian breed and
will live on in his sons and daughters.
five-year old left Verden’s stallion market for
Austria as a premium sire. Aegyd and Claudine Pengg held the last bid. The pair operate a
breeding and competition facility in Auheim/
Kaernten. They also stand Del Magico by Dimaggio/Feinbrand (breeder: Stefan Herrmann, Imbshausen), a stallion that was
awarded the Weltmeyer-Prize and that had
also become an approval champion in Austria, as well as the sire Leon d’Or by Londonderry/Calypso II (breeder: Hannes Bruening,
Ochtmannien). n
Quistallo van der Helle by Quaid/Stakkato
(breeder: Heinz-Herbert Grube, Wolfsburg)
was licensed in Belgium. He caused quite a
sensation because of his talent over fences.
He provided proof of his talent last October
becoming a premium stallion in Verden. His
stable mate the one-year older premium stallion Sulaiky van de Helle by Stakkato/Wienerwald (breeder: Barbara Keller, Schöntal) received the green light, too. n
Stallions
Left the stage
The Klosterhof Medingen suffered two bitter
losses in its stallion roster within a short period of time. Hohenstein by Caprimond/Matador passed away at the age of 23 in November. The premium sire of the Trakehner
approval 1993 and Trakehner Stallion of the
Year 2002 sired thirty licensed sons. Hohenstein successfully competed in dressage at
the S-level and produced highly successful
sport horses. Habitus is one of his most famous sons. He won gold three times at the
European Championships for juniors with
Johanne Pauline von Danwitz. Hochadel, Hohenstaufen and top seller His Highness are
just a few of Hohenstein’s licensed sons. A
few weeks after Hohenstein died, his sire Caprimond by Karon/Mackensen passed away
at the age of 29. The reserve champion of his
approval and stallion performance testchampion produced 14 approved sons. Caprimond was stationed on the Klosterhof for
most of his life. He paved the way to competition for all Wahler-children. n
Breeding
Strong performance lines
Cadillac PJ by Corlensky G/El Bundy became champion of his age group in the freejumping competition for four-year olds from the Program for Hanoverian Jumper
Horse Breeding with 27,8 points. A total of sixty-nine talents of the 2010 vintage
participated in the competition in the Niedersachsenhalle in Verden in February.
By Ulrich Hahne
T
he times when individual stallions dominated
the free-jumping competition in Verden are
over. A multitude of very good sires with different
bloodlines are available to today’s Hanoverian
jumper horse breeders. Correspondingly diverse
were the pedigrees of the horses on the result
sheets of the 18th free-jumping competition for
four-year olds. The damside of the pedigrees was
the determining quality factor for the young jumper horses; Dieter Smitz and Andreas Knippling
judged and commented. The better horses descended from the better dams or, more accurately from
the better dam-lines.
St.Pr.A. Victoria by Uccello/Laptop (breeder/exhibitor: Detlef Jark, Niederhüll) won the first group. “A
modern horse that improved from one round to
the next,” said Andreas Knippling. St.Pr.A. Victoria
radiated enormous composure in every phase of
her performance. These interior attributes combined with a high degree of elasticity at the fences
and in her movement make her a very special horse and a worthy group champion. She shares her
damline of Blenna with St.Pr.A. Cunterbunte who
was the champion mare in jumping of the Herwart
von der Decken-Show in 2013. The grey mare Chapala by Contagio out of April Sun by Argentinus
who was the Hanoverian Mare of the Year 2009
followed in a close second place. Chapala (breeder: Henning Müller-Rulfs, Ritterhude) is a halfsister to the internationally successful jumper Lantinus. There certainly are visible similarities in
respect to radiance and presence in spite of the
different paternal pedigree. The long-legged and
modern mare completed all the questions effortlessly and faultlessly. Cimarron by Contender/ Graf
Grannus followed in third position. The breeding
farm Priess from Burgdorf bred Cimarron by a proven method of “C x G”. Karl Brocks discovered him
on Verden’s stallion market; last year Cimarron
was already a group champion. The youngster did
not perform quite as well this year even though
Dieter Smitz considered his jumping style and ability to be outstanding. He started out a bit too motivated. He regained control during the course of
his presentation, though. Hence the mares passed
him in the placements.
Winner of the free-jumping competition for four-year olds: Cadillac PJ by
Corlensky G/El Bundy. Photo: Ernst
Effortlessly handling
Cadillac PJ by Corlensky G/El Bundy (breeder: Dr.
Jacobs, Bierbergen) won in the second group and
became champion of his vintage. Equipped with a
high degree of elasticity the grey convinced with
his positive attitude towards every task at hand.
He jumped the most difficult fences in a seemingly
effortless fashion. Sixtyseven by Sir Shutterfly/Cheenook (breeder: Ulrich Hennings, Suhlendorf) followed in second place. In accordance with the high
concentration of G-blood in her pedigree the large-framed mare from the stable Wacholderheide owned by Family Iqbal, Himbergen – started out
rather inconspicuous but secure and with good
overview that she never lost. It helped her develop
her true potential. Jürgen Uhlenwinkel who is a
committed jumper horse breeder from Grethem
presented Dorentina JU by Diarado/Werther who
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Final score
Type/Overall
impression
Ability
No. Horse, exhibitor
Scope
Placement
Breeding
Group 1
1.
15
St.Pr.A. Victoria by Uccello/Laptop
Detlef Jark, Drochtersen
8,2
8,7
8,8
25,7
2.
11
Chapala by Contagio/Argentinus
Henning Müller-Rulfs, Ritterhude
8,0
8,7
8,5
25,2
3.
16
Cimarron by Contendro/Graf Grannus
Karl Brocks, Sassenberg
8,3
8,5
8,0
24,8
4.
20
Wallach by Chacco-Blue/Iberio
Willem Klausing GbR, Diepholz
7,8
8,5
8,2
24,5
5.
18
Palermo by Perigueux/Zeus
Hanke Hey, Nordholz
8,2
8,2
8,0
24,4
6.
4
St.Pr.A. Luna Moralez by Lordanos/Embassy
Hartmut Knop, Müden/Aller
8,0
7,6
7,8
23,4
6.
9
St.Pr.A. Salalu M by Stakkato/Contendro
Karen Michaelis, Mittelstenahe
7,8
7,8
7,8
23,4
Group 2
1.
29
Cadillac PJ by Corlensky G/El Bundy
horseszucht Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen
9,5
8,8
9,5
27,8
2.
21
Sixtyseven by Sir Shutterfly/Cheenook
Stall Wacholderheide, Familie Iqbal, Himbergen
8,7
8,7
8,5
25,9
3.
38
Dorentina JU by Diarado/Werther
Jürgen Uhlenwinkel, Grethem
8,7
8,5
8,6
25,8
4.
24
Samurai by Satisfaction/El Bundy
Muteus Lucas Smidt, Krummhörn
8,5
8,5
8,5
25,5
5.
25
Can Fly by Cornet Obolensky/Grannus
Siegfried Pilz, Lilienthal
8,2
9,0
8,2
25,4
6.
33
St.Pr.A. Sunny K by Stalypso/Quattro B
Ingo Könemann, Warmsen
8,2
8,0
8,2
24,4
7.
34
Catwiesel by Carrico/Landor S
Martin Klintworth, Ohrensen
7,8
8,3
8,0
24,1
Group 3
1.
51
Pjakkur S by Perigueux/Garant
Sandra Staud, Kuhfelde
8,9
8,8
8,5
26,2
2.
49
Candy Jo PJ by Cassus/Escudo
horseszucht Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen
8,8
8,5
8,7
26,0
3.
59
St.Pr.A. Quintara by Quintender/Lordanos
Günter Franz, Warmsen
8,6
8,4
8,7
25,7
4.
60
Dzemila by Diarado/Contendro
Torsten Meyer, Ihlow
8,5
8,2
8,3
25,0
5.
46
Clever‘nd Smart by Calido/Saskan
ZG Rippe u. Lachnit, Nienburg
8,3
8,0
8,2
24,5
6.
47
Centuro by Contagio/Cashman
Jörg Sindram, Kirchlinteln
8,0
8,5
7,8
24,3
7.
41
Vermont by Valentino/Argentinus
Elke und Claudia Tegtmeyer, Norderney
8,0
8,0
8,0
24,0
Group 4
1.
61
Queenessa Verdi I by Verdi/Grandferdinand II
ZG Ollmann u. Tapken, Delmenhorst
8,5
8,2
8,4
25,1
2.
80
Szenario by Stakkato/Calypso II
Gabriele Heemsoth, Verden
8,4
8,0
8,2
24,6
3.
62
Peggy Sue PJ by Perigueux/Coupe de Coeur
horseszucht Dr. Jacobs GbR, Bierbergen
8,0
8,2
8,2
24,4
3.
64
Gin Tonic by Graf Top/Sandro
Kurt-Heinrich Böttcher, Brüninghorstedt
8,0
8,2
8,2
24,4
5.
63
Charly Grey by Clinton/Carry Gold
Siegfried Pilz, Bremen
8,0
8,5
7,8
24,3
5.
65
Sokrates by Stolzenberg/Carbid
Oskar Wiese, Ottersberg
8,3
7,8
8,2
24,3
7.
66
Wallach by Quaid/Calypso II
Manfred Schäfer, Köchingen
7,9
8,3
8,0
24,2
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Winner of the first group: St.Pr.A. Victoria by Uccello/
Laptop. Photo: Beelitz
was the third-placed horse in the second group.
She completed the tasks at hand with cleverness
and a very apparent positive and athletic attitude.
As with so many successful Hanoverians, we also
find G-blood on the maternal side of the pedigree
from the winner of the third group. The performance of Pjakkur S by Perigueux/Garant (breeder/
exhibitor: Sandra Staud, Kuhfelde) really convinced
the judging team. The stallion that almost appeared insignificant in his type exhibited a superiority with composure and supreme ease that allows hope for a grand future. His natural way of
jumping appeared effortless and secure. His dam
successfully competes in jumper classes up to the
M-level. Pjakkur S convinced with his ability at last
year’s free-jumping competition, too. He is a worthy group champion now he has gained security.
Candy Jo PJ by Cassus/Escudo (breeder/exhibitor:
Dr. Jacobs, Bierbergen) is out of an S-level successful dam. She is a granddaughter of Sammy Jo who
was Hanoverian Mare Of The year 2012. Her career
Breeding
path appears predestined and the judges awarded
her second place in this group for her powerful
jumping ability. Günter Franz from Warmsen presented St.Pr.A. Quintara by Quintender/Lordanos
(breeder: Andrea Janssen, Neuschoo). Her dam is
the full sister to La Melonga who was a successful
competitor in the Grand Prix of Oliva/Spain with
rider Bjoern Nagel. St.Pr.A. Quintara is a striking
mare. She impressed with her liveliness, her athleticism and with a remarkable hind leg technique.
She placed third in this group.
We witnessed a start-to-finish victory by Queenessa Verdi I by Verdi/Grandferdinand II (breeder: ZG
Ollmann & Tapken, Delmenhorst) in the fourth
group. She was the first horse in her group to compete and she set the standard for the rest of the
participants. She carries the performance-strong
G-blood on the damside of her pedigree. Internationally successful Llandovery by Landor S (Karl
Brocks) and Adelaide by Acord II (Jan Wernke) are
her siblings. Queenessa Verdi I impressed with her
ambitious jumping style that was confirmed when
she reacted to a small mistake in a desired way.
Szenario by Stakkato/Calypso II (breeder: Insa
Heitzmann, Stolzenau; exhibitor: Gabriele Heemsoth, Verden-Eitze) was the last horse in the competition and almost changed the entire outcome.
The stallion impressed with his elasticity and in
true Stakkato-fashion always was attentive and
willing to perform. He finished in second place in
the end that was an improvement from last year’s
fourth position. Two four-year olds shared third
place: Peggy Sue PJ by Perigueux out of a mare
with M-level successes by Coupe de Coeur (breeder/exhibitor: Dr. Jacobs, Bierbergen) and Gin Tonic
by Graf Top/Sandro (breeder: Kurt-Heinrich Böttcher, Brüninghorstedt). “A horse with all possibilities,” said Dieter Smitz about the stallion Gin Tonic
whose dam had placed fourth in the free-jumping
competition and whose siblings Desiree and Contero are recorded in Verden’s victory lists.
The free-jumping competition in Verden proved
once again that a good damline is essential for a
successful breeding program and that a multitude
of very good jumper stallions are available to Hanoverian jumper horse breeders today. Performance is not a stroke of luck. The judges were unable to evaluate the natural way of jumping. of
some horses. Some horses were prepared extremely well and professionally for the free-jumping
competition. It was therefore difficult for the judges to draw conclusions as the horses were undisturbed while jumping. The judging team, the expert audience and customers voiced their regrets
hereto. n
The best horse in the third group: Pjakkur S by Perigueux/Garant (above). The winner of the
fourth group: Queenessa Verdi I by Verdi/Grandferdinand II. Photos: Ernst
“Enjoy Jumping”
experienced. He developed into a true ‘rocket’, after starting out a bit hesitantly.
Andreas Knippling is an internationally successful jumper rider and
judge at the free-jumping competition, “The winner was presented very
professionally. He performed giving 110
percent and overall was very uniform at
every fence. Pjakkur S who is a Perigueux
son on the other hand appeared a lot less
I greatly enjoyed the free-jumping competition. We witnessed rather different performances. The pedigrees were very diverse. There are many stallions in Hannover
that jump well – the pedigrees reflected
this fact. We also saw horses with somewhat limited potential. Caution and performance willingness are very important
in a jumper. It is of utmost importance
that a horse enjoys jumping; it must want
to go along!
Breeders must not try to save money regarding the training of jumpers today.
Many horses are easier to sell, once they
have received some training.”
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Breeding
The best of its vintage
The young stallions with the best performance-test results were awarded for their
performances during the course of the presentation of privately owned stallions in
Verden in February for the third time. The Hanoverian foundation sires Weltmeyer
(dressage) and Stakkato (jumping) are the namesakes.
By Britta Züngel
Much talked about
Diamant
De Semilly
Diarado
Roxette
Contendro
St.Pr.St.
Carentina
Agentina
Le Tot de Semilly
Venise Des Cresles
Corrado
Kimberly III
Contender
St.Pr.St. Bravo
Argentinus
Pistazie
Hardly any other stallion has been talked about as
much as Diacontinus. The grey out of the breeding program of Klaus Jürgens, Sehnde-Bolzum,
was a much observed premium sire at his licensing
in Verden. His full-sister St.Pr.A. Diarada KJ became
the celebrated champion mare of the Herwart von
der Decken-Show just two months earlier. The enthusiasm of jumper horse breeders was great
when Diacontinus moved to the State Stud Celle
and was then sent to the insemination station in
Dorum. He needed not bemoan a lack of demand
as he has bred 85 mares out of the Program for
Hanoverian Jumper Horse Breeding alone. The large-framed and impressive three-year old eradicated every last doubt at the performance test. Diacontinus convinced all down the line with bravura!
He obtained the dream score of 10,0 for free-jumping during training, for his jumping ability during
the test and for his gallop outside during the trai-
Out of one’s own damline
Donnerhall
Don
Frederico
Cleopatra
Donnerwetter
Ninette
Consul
Gatsby
Weltmeyer II
St.Pr.St.
Windmühle
Weltruhm
Alice
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St.Pr.St.
Navarina
Aderlass
St.Pr.St. Patricia
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Donatus grew up on the rolling hills of the stallion-raising farm Hunnesrück. State stud manager
Dr. Axel Brockmann is delighted that one of ‘his’
colts has caused a sensation once again. After the
70-day-test during which a dressage breed value
of 151 was determined for Donatus, the largeframed and powerfully moving chestnut with his
sport-horse look was awarded premium status at
his licensing in Adelheidsdorf.
Donatus’ first breeding station will be Ankum that
is the station where foundation sires like Brentano
II, Weltmeyer and Londonderry so beneficially procreated. Donatus was born on the farm of ErnstOtto Heitmann in the area of Lüneburg. The damline of Porima had its beginning in 1981 on the
farm of Ernst-Otto Heitmann’s great-uncle in Ba-
ning phase. All individual scores added up to the
best performance test result given in Germany in
2013. His breed value for jumping was estimated
at 150 points with a final weighted score of 9,3 for
jumping.
The successful Hanoverian damline of Pension is
responsible for this performance. This damline has
already produced Celle’s state stud sires Willem’s
As by Watzmann/Pokal, Foxhunter by Watzmann/
Inschallah AA and Perpignon by Pilot/Watzmann
and the dual federal champion and reserve world
champion of dressage horses Placido by Prestige
Pilot/Watzmann. Diacontinus’ dam St.Pr. mare Carentina who deceased last spring was also a master in her field. A score of 10,0 for jumping ability
in her mare test and fourth place in the free-jumping competition in Verden in 2005 are some of
her accomplishments. Her son Spartakus by Stakkato was born 2007 and already has placements
at the M-level. n
rum who gave his grandfather a filly as a present
later. The statistic reads six licensed stallions and
fourteen state’s premium mares. Dressage genes
were laid into Donatus’ cradle. His dam is St.Pr.
mare Windmühle who has already delivered Florentino by Fabriano. Karen Tebar successfully competes Florentino at the international level for
France.
“This was a respectable affair,” Ernst-Otto Heitmann is delighted about the award ceremony in
the Niedersachsenhalle in Verden. Donatus is his
first premium sire. “He was somewhat insignificant
as a foal but developed enormously under saddle.”
The breeder had two reasons to be overjoyed on
the day of the stallion performance test: His stallion victorious and his hunting dog successfully
completed his test as the best representative of
the breed German-shorthair on the same day. n
Breeding
Movement counts
Dantano‘s career began on the foal auction in
Luhmühlen. His first career highlight was recorded
when the dark bay completed his 70-day-test in
Schlieckau with a phenomenal result. A dressagebreed value of 145 points is one of the best obtained last year. The weighted final score for dressage was 8,95. He received top scores for his basic
gaits and his rideability. The stars were actually
not in his favor. His final results unfortunately had
to be projected because of an injury.
Wilhelm Klausing from Diepholz who is well
known for raising colts bought the expressive dark
bay out of the breeding program of Catharina
Quast, Hamburg on the foal auction in Luhmühlen
in 2010. Dantano was licensed in Verden on the
late licensing in December two years later. The
breeding farm Westfalenhof in Steinhagen discovered the powerfully moving dressage talent and
had bought him as a breeding stallion. Highly suc-
Talent in the dressage ring
Fürstenhof was one of the two-and-a-half year
olds at the stallion market in 2012 that were very
high in demand. Dr. Axel Brockmann secured the
premium sire together with the State Studs Marbach and Redefin after an exciting bidding duel. In
addition to Diacontinus Dr. Brockmann also bought
a second top representative of the 2010 vintage.
The dark bay with his exemplary rideability and
performance willingness and a dressage breed value of 147 points will return to Roydorf where he
stood at stud last year. Fuerstenhof proved his
qualities as a three-year old when Birte Senftleben
rode him to victory in three riding horse classes.
cessful genetics are offered. The most famous representative of the damline of Noreja is Celle’s
state stud sire Rotspon by Rubinstein/Argentan.
Rotspon was awarded the Freiherr von StenglinPrize being the champion of his performance test.
This prize is the successor of the Weltmeyer-Prize.
Amadeus by Afrikaner/Servus earned Olympic honors when he participated in eventing at the
Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 with his rider
Hendrik von Paepcke. Weinbrand by Waldspecht
xx/Dominus is one of the most successful dressage
horses out of this line. Gina Capellmann obtained
her first championship successes in the junior- and
in the young rider-divisions with Weinbrand.
Dantano’s pedigree offers interesting bloodlines
even though the foundation dam Noreja comes
from the area of Hadeln. A solid amount of Arabian blood was added in East Friesland through
Mersuch who is the sire of St.Pr. mare Monte before Belle Amie made her way to Hamburg via Diepholz. n
Don Schufro
Diamond
Hit
Loretta
Brentano II
Belle
Amie
St.Pr.St. Arabella
Donnerhall
Fiesta
Ramino
Lassie
Bolero
Glocke
Askan
St.Pr.St. Monte
by Bolero/Grande and Giorgio by Graf Lehndorff/
Wendulan are only two of the numerous high-carat dressage horses out of this line.
Fürstenhof’s one-year older full-brother was born
in 2009. “He was gorgeous,” Karl Lehing raves still
today. He raised Fletcher and sold him on the stallion market to the Danish breeding farm Blue Hors.
Fürstenhof on the hand grew up with Henning and
Ulrike Mues in Nendorf who bought the foal from
the breeder. “He has three first-rate basic gaits. He
was always very well-behaved and working with
him was very easy,” Henning Mues says. He is so
convinced about the quality of the stallion that he
bought a mare and had her inseminated by Fürstenhof. n
Karl Lehing from Wagenfeld bred Fürstenhof. Karl
Lehing devoted his time to his small breeding and
training operation for young horses after his retirement from public services. Fuerstenhof’s dam Weltina was at the farm to be prepared for the mare
test in Wagenfeld. She was for sale. “She descended from a strong performance mare-line from the
area of Stade. I took her over on the spot,” Karl
Lehing remembers.
Fürst Heinrich
Fürst
Grandios
Gritt
Florestan
Dawina
Argentinus
St.Pr.St. Griselda
Weltmeyer
Weltina
St.Pr.St. Alexis
World Cup
St.Pr.St. Anka
Alonso
Granate
Within the 35 licensed stallions that go back to the
foundation dam Aricia we can find names like Duenkel and Durban by Duellant, Fielmann by Florestan/Lauries Crusador xx or Lehmann by Londonderry/Argentinus. The youngest successful
descendant is Delany by Desperados/Lauries
Crusador xx who was the champion-mare of the
Herwart von der Decken-Show in 2011. Boney M
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Auction
The „Year of the horse“
has begun
Verden’s winter auction was the first sale event in the Niedersachsenhalle and the
starting-signal for the auction year 2014 in January. Hanoverian fans from the
Netherlands held the final bid in the amount of 46,500.00 Euros for top-seller First
Class.
By Malte Kanz
H
“Thumbs up – I like it” so the Canadian buyers at the winter auction.
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anoverian horse enthusiasts from within and
outside of Germany looked forward to the
collection of the winter auction with excitement.
The collection was available on the Internet and on
social networks like Facebook and YouTube with
pedigrees, photos and videos before Christmas.
120 selected riding horses were described in the
auction catalog – 100 entered the auction arena
on the day of the sale. “The share of horses that
dropped out was quite high at this auction. A number of horses unfortunately did not make it to Verden due to injuries,” auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener explains. Trainer and commentator
Hartmut Kettelhodt was delighted about the versatility of the collection, “The horses have a high degree of quality. Many horses exhibited first-rate
basic gaits. Some of the participants still show training weaknesses because of the time of year. The
time to become familiar to the surroundings from
January 13 to 17 was very helpful. The young auction horses were given a little bit of time to get
used to new riders and a new surrounding in the
arena of Lower Saxony.” The social media like YouTube and Facebook are long established in the
equestrian scene. The Hannoveraner channel on
YouTube and the Hannoveraner page on Facebook
have received more than 900 Likes and consistently enjoy a growing number of visitors. The highquality collection attracted worldwide attention
via the World Wide Web. The focus was not on one
particular horse but on the quality of the entire
collection that was well received and much sought
after. The trailer with the advertisement received
356 Likes and was viewed on YouTube 8,000
times.
First Class already did justice to her name during
the auction training-period. This impressive Floren-
Auktion
cio/Regazzoni daughter developed beautifully under rider Marco Bührig and was cared for by Sandra Kappernagel and showed off her advantages
daily. Walk, trot and canter were of top quality and
made every dressage rider rave. Heinz Otte-Krone
bred her in Stemwede; Axel Windeler from VerdenWalle is the exhibitor of this full sister to privatelyowned sire Fineliner who sold on the stallion market in 2007 for 210,000.00 Euros. Fineliner
currently successfully competes in dressage at the
S-level with rider Michael Klimke. First Class is six
years of age. She served as a broodmare in 2013.
The auction is always exciting for Axel Windeler, his
wife Martina and his daughter Ann-Kathrin even
after experiencing it for decades. Family Windeler
was awarded the Hans Joachim Koehler-Prize in
2010; it is an award presented to especially successful auction exhibitors. Axel Windeler has exhibited as many as 61 auction horses so far. Numerous horses from his barn were celebrated as
top-selling horses. Danny De Vito by De Niro/Warkant remains unforgettable and so do Weltano by
Weltmeyer, Royal Rose by Royal Highness and
Winergy by Weltmeyer. The breeding farm Windeler
has once again proved its quality as a place for
dressage horses.
First Class is now owned by a Dutch dressage stable near Loosbroek. Best Of by Bonifatius/Maurice
(breeder: Dirk Radeke, Verden-Walle) will become
First Class’ stable mate. Kristin Karlisch rode Best
Of who is a striking dressage horse and who sold
for 21,500.00 Euros. Best Of is related to the
Grand Prix-competitor Potomac by Prince Orac xx/
Wenzel (breeder: Friedrich Lührs-Behnke, VerdenBorstel), who won team bronze with rider Susanne
Lebek at the European Championships in Windsor.
Sveta by Stakkato/Chasseur (breeder: Frank Depenau, Uetze) was in high demand because of her
jumping talent. Every day the five-year old black
mare accepted the challenges like a true jumper
athlete and exhibited her first-rate talent over fences. Heinirch Luttmann rode the striking daughter
of the popular producer Stakkato;she obtained a
final bid of 28,000.00 Euros. A jumper barn from
Hessian won the bidding duel to own Sveta. This
barn specializes in discovering sport horses has
taken advantage of Hanover’s auction site for decades.
Five Talents to Canada
Auction manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener was very
pleased about the purchases of Canadian and
Dutch customers. These countries head on the list
of exports with the acquisitions of five hopeful
youngsters each followed by Belgium, Denmark
and Ecuador with three purchases each. The facts
of the winter auction are satisfactory. The average
price was 12,620.00 Euros. 23 horses sold for prices between 5,000 and 7,999 Euros, 30 horses
sold for prices between 8,000 and 10,999 Euros,
20 horses sold between 11,000 and 14,999 Euros,
22 horses between 15,000 and 24,999 Euros, and
five horse sold for 25,000 Euros or more.
800 interested prospective buyers and spectators
made their way to the arena of Lower Saxony in
spite of the wintery road conditions. The sale started at 3 PM; right on time. The last horse sold at 8
PM. The auctioneers Daniel Delius and Bernd Hickert conducted the five-hour long auction very
professionally. n
Statistik
No. of horses offered for sale 100horses
No. of horses sold
100horses
Toal turnover
Euro1.262.000,00
Averagen price
Euro 12.620,00
Top price
Euro 46.500,00
Lowest price
Euro
5.000,00
Pricerange
Euro   6.000 to   7.999
Euro   8.000 to 10.999
Euro 11.000 to 14.999
Euro 15.000 to 24.999
Euro 25.000 and more
23horses
30horses
20horses
22horses
5horses
Horses sold to following areas
Lower Saxony
31 Baden-Württemb. 8
Bavaria
10Bremen
3
Hamburg
3Hessen
3
NRW
7Rheinland-Pfalz 2
Schleswig Holstein 2 Thüringen
1
Total
70 horses
Belgium
3 Chile 1
Denmark
3 Ecuador 3
France
1 Gread Britain 1
Italy
1Canada
5
The Netherlands
5 Sweden 2
Switzerland
2 Spain 2
USA1
Total 30 horses
Reason for joy: Family Windeler
congratulate the buyer of the topselling horse First Class. Photos: Ernst
Going by the ranking of the training videos, Gitano
by Gribaldi/Fidermark (breeder/exhibitor: Gerhard
Kieffer, Ruppichteroth) led the way. His video was
viewed on YouTube 1,827 times. Anne Engelking
trained and presented the five-year old chestnut
gelding. Loyal customers from Hamburg bought
the lively, very rhythmical and performance-willing
mover for 42,000.00 Euros. Gitano left the auction
ring as the second most expensive horse. Flavius F
by Florencio/Rascalino (breeder: Breeding Farm
Fries, Northeim) was the third most expensive
dressage horse. He trotted into the focus of many
prospective buyers being a close relative to the
sires Fuerst Nymphenburg I and II and equipped
with dressage talent. He found a new home in a
dressage stable in Schleswig-Holstein for
28,000.00.
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
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Sport
A knack for
animals
Horses play a big role in the life of
Heinrich Bremer in Nöpke. The breeder
can look back on a successful year with
the stallion licensing as the highlight.
By Rolf Hillmann
Heinrich Bremer jun., Heinrich
Bremer sen. and the mare Diraba.
Photo: Hillmann
Premium stallion 2013 Diatendro.
Photo: Züngel
H
Heinrich Bremer has a real good knack for
animals. He earns his livelihood with it. The
farmer from Nöpke that is a village located in the
region of Hannover raises pigs for a living. His
heart is with other animals, though. Even though
horse breeding is officially another branch of the
business, the reality is that Heinrich (54) and Karin
Bremer with their sons Henrik and Christian see
their love for horses as a hobby. Lately they have
earned good money with their hobby and because
of remarkable breed successes the family has earned respect from all sides.
The breeders of premium stallions were recognized
before the auction started on the stallion sales in
Verden in October 2013. It was the biggest day of
Heinrich Bremers breeding career. His stallion by
Diarado out of Cobina by Contendro/Grannus became a premium stallion. The arena of Lower Saxony was sold out. Heinrich Bremer received a lot of
applause during the award ceremony because his
two-and-a-half year old had proven to be one of
the most talented and most spectacular jumper
stallions of this approval the day before. “One will
never forget the moment of being recognized in
the Niedersachsenhalle in front of so many spectators.” The breeder remembers the moment vividly.
The following bidding duel for his stallion that
took place no more than two hours later was just
as impressive and is also ingrained in his memory.
The final bid of 120,000.00 Euros came from Paul
Schockemöhle himself.
It is the end of January 2014. Winter has finally
arrived and is sending ice-cold winds over the
open fields in the region of Hannover. The temperatures do not pass the freezing point even during
the day. Heinrich Bremer’s farm is located on the
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outskirts of Nöpke; it is a small farming village. Its
name appears in official record books for the first
time in 1165. Heinrich Bremer is the “third Heinrich” in the fifth generation to operate the farm.
The Bremer family has lived in Nöpke for about
200 years. Heinrich Bremer’s ancestors bought the
farm in 1895.
Horses played a big role in farming everywhere.
Horses started to disappear when the first tractors
appeared on the farms. In the 1960s Heinrich Bremer Sr. got rid of the horses. He had been an active
rider until then. His son Heinrich was born in 1959.
He got a pony for his eleventh birthday; four years
later he got a three-year old riding horse by Domaenenrat/Kurde that he successfully competed
up to victories at the M-level over the course of the
next ten years. His brother Harald still successfully
rides up to the M-level. The passion of both Bremer
sons was jumping. Hence the desire to breed jumpers came to no surprise. That however did not
happen until later in life. The foundation for a breeding program was laid with the mare Listige by
Lachs in 1978. She produced fillies by Goldstern
that were then bred to Akzent II. Heinrich Bremer
selected the sire Grannus for three full-sisters. One
of the products was the filly Galena who was born
on the farm in 1992. The rise to stardom as a Hanoverian breeder began with Galena.
Acorte, a powerful jumper
We can often find the making of a success story –
in this case the story of Galena by Grannus/Akzent
II – in the curriculum vitae of special Hanoverian
breeders: They start breeding Hanoverians, try this
sire and that sire, then they continue breeding the
female descendants and, all of a sudden, they find
a special combination that changes everything. In
Breeding
Hanoverian
Highlights 2014
this case the sire Grannus as the sire of Galena
passed on his great jumping and performance potential. In combination with the valuable blood of
Akzent and the jumper blood of Gotthard via his
son Goldstern, Galena’s bloodlines were an excellent fit to modern first-rate jumper-horse producers of the Hanoverian breed like Contendro, Stakkato or Diarado. Bred to Stakkato Galena delivered
the mare Scala in 1999 who then delivered St.Pr.
St. Acorte by Acorado in 2003. Acorte was sold as
a foal, to Johann Rowold from Bremen. He sent the
filly to Dieter Röbken in Ipwege where she then
grew up. Klaus Dierks discovered the powerful
jumper in Ipwege. Rolf Mohrmann competed her.
The first significant successes of Acorte were recorded two years ago when she competed in Leipzig
and Dortmund and then last year in Aachen. She
represented Germany in the Nation Cup in Dublin
and Falsterbo and was eventually sold to Audrey
Coulter from the USA. In combination with San
Brasil, Scala also delivered Scipio who was the
winner of the free-jumping competition for threeyear olds of the Program for Hanoverian Jumper
Horse Breeding in Verden in 2007. Galena died
last year after having delivered a total of twelve
foals and after having produced additional successful broodmares and sport horses like for instance Pia by Perpignon who competed
successfully at S-level under the name Private
Dance. Heinrich Bremer bred Pia to Nobre xx before she started her career as a sport horse. Today
St.Pr.St. Nobina is a broodmare in the Bremer barn.
She has proven herself in combination with the
sire Clinton: The product Clintina placed second in
the free-jumping competition on the Herwart von
der Decken-Show in 2012. Rolf Mohrmann rode
her into the ribbons at the Hanoverian Jumper
Horse Championships last year. Nine-year old Cobina by Contendro is another Galena daughter.
She is the dam of the premium stallion Diatendro
by Diarado. She also produced now four-year old
Diraba by Diarado. Last year Diraba placed second
in her division at the free-jumping competition for
three-year olds in Verden. She received the score
9,5 twice in jumping in her mare test. Stabina is
the fourth broodmare in the Family Bremer barn.
Galena is also her dam; Stakkato her sire. The mare
is five years of age and has had one foal by Contendro that Heinrich Bremer is raising and eventually wants to present. Currently the mare Diraba is
in foal to Grey Top and Cobina to Kannan by Voltaire. Nobina delivered a colt by Clinton in January.
Stabina had a late foal last year and will now be
bred early this season hopefully to Contendro.
Heinrich Bremer has more than 250 sows, 2000
pigs and 200 hectares of farmland. If you ask him
about his principles regarding the breeding of horses, his answer is straight to the point: He predominantly uses young mares in his breeding program; none below a jumper score of nine in her
mare test. He selects sires that are well known for
their performance pedigree. Rideability and the
predisposition for jumping in ability as well as style
are most important to Heinrich Bremer. “All other
criteria is important, too, but I am willing to make
a sacrifice but not in respect to rideability or jumping, though.” In the marketing sector Bremer is
slowly but steadily starting to profit from becoming more and more known as a breeder of excellent jumper horses. In earlier times he sold horses
either right off the farm, through the auction program or through dealers. “Now prospective customers call me directly.” Heinrich Bremer has slightly
changed his marketing formula. “In earlier times
we said, “The first offer is the best.” Now he raises
some of his offspring like for instance Diatendro,
“If you do not risk, you do not win!” n
HANNOVERANER
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130th Elite-Auction
Sport Horses and Foals
Dressage | Jumping |
Leisure
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Leisure
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Phone +49 42 31/67 30
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St.Pr.St. Acorte at the free-jumping competition in 2006. Photo: Ernst
Training
Wider offer at Alsfeld
The range of services at the horse centre Alsfeld has been expanded as of the
beginning of 2014. Higher priority is attached to tailor-made training concepts.
By Jörg Jacobs
T
Pferdezentrum Alsfeld
An der Hessenhalle 5
36304 Alsfeld
Germany
Chief instructor:
Jörg Jacobs
Ph.: + 66 31/9 65 50
E-Mail:
jjacobs@hannoveraner.com
he interest in Hanoverian riding horses in Germany and abroad is growing more and more.
Customers all over the world enjoy the versatility
of the Hanoverian horse. Rising exports reflect the
increasing popularity of the Hanoverian horse as a
partner for sport and leisure. At the same time there is growing interest in the classical training of
young horses. Foreign instructors and trainers have
long recognized that lasting success is not possible
without classical training. As of the beginning of
the year 2014 the horse centre Alsfeld has become
a training centre. The offer of training young horses
for the Hanoverian auctions will be maintained.
The new offers provide after-sales service to customers who wish to be trained according to the principles of classical teachings. There are many possibilities of defining individual concepts and aims
which will enable riders, horses and trainers to
move towards their personal goals.
Two indoor arenas, a large outside area and two
separate stalls offer optimum conditions for the
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Das horse centre Alsfeld offers a wide range of training for horses and riders.
training of riders and horses. Frankfurt international airport is just one hour from Alsfeld so that
training and quarantine can be ideally combined.
Chief instructor Jörg Jacobs and his team will be
pleased to define your individual goals with you.
In dressage, jumping and eventing the offers are:
• Individual lessons, courses for several days
• Theoretical and practical instruction in the fields
of::
• Free jumping
• Lunging
• Biomechanics rider/horse
• Training of the rider’s seat
Sports psychology
• Functional anatomy
• Management of the horse and of the rider/
athletes n