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8 – ANDRÉ lEEMANS: “My BEST HORSE HAS yET TO BE BORN...”

An interview by Christopher Hector, who says: “I am reminded of Bernard Le Courtois’s distinction between stallions and uncastrated males – perhaps the same distinction would be between breeders and those owners of horses that produce foals”.

14 – IF DRESSAGE HORSES DESIGNED THEMSElVES

The third in a series of four articles that tries to define perfection in today’s modern sport horses for the Olympic disciplines by considering how a horse might design itself. What are the most important traits and qualities necessary to achieving the highest levels in jumping, dressage and eventing.

16 – yOuNG JuMPING HORSE ClASSES EXPOSED

It is incredible how quickly history can disappear. Young jumping horse classes are a good example. You have the feeling that they are a relatively recent development - but just when and how recent, and what do they demonstrate?

25 – ElEVAGE Du THOT: BREEDING INTEllIGENCE WITH BlOOD

The Normandy region is a very fertile area for breeding top jumpers. In the department La Manche you have breeders such as Etienne Poisson, who bred the beautiful Selle Français stallion Quabri de l’Isle, competing at 1m60 with Pedro Veniss (BRA). However this department has also produced some top class eventing horses.

CORRESPONDENTS IN THIS ISSUE: GEMMA ALEXANDER

| AURÉLIE COVINI | CHRISTOPHER HECTOR | SALLY REID | ADRIANA VAN TILBURG | JUDY WARDROPE July 2018

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DWB ready for Ermelo: 12 Danish Warmbloods will represent Denmark Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome: “Where do we go from here?”

NZ Superleague ‘Sensation’: Concluding the Superleague Eventing Series Holsteiner sport and breeding showcase: The Holsteiner Days NZ Hanoverian Tour: Annual Verband mares’ and foals’ inspection Summer events in Vechta: Oldenburg elite broodmare show, and future stars CWHBA: The final event of the southern hemisphere season

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Stallion Secret: Rock’N Roll Semilly Auctions: Top-level horses still selling well Calendar of Events

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B R IEFS Born in 1985, the KWPN stallion Damiro B has died at the age of 33 at the farm of Arnaud Gicquel, who was entrusted with his retirement care by the French National Stud. Bred by W. van Dam in the Netherlands, Damiro was the result of a cross between two legendary stallions: The great Ramiro Z (Raimond - Valine x Cottage Son xx) and Almé (Ibrahim - Girondine x Ultimate xx), via his dam, the ster pref KWPN dam, Torette.Damiro was the champion of his performance test in 1988, achieving five nines, and became champion of the Netherlands 'A' level jumping season in 1989/90.

He leaves a number of approved sons, including Opium de Salbris, Rialto des Rosiers, Styx Merze and Urbain d'Helby in France, as well as being the dam's sire of Suspens Floreval (Clinton) and Calipsso de l'Illon I (Quite Easy), among others.

The star of Haras des Hayettes breeding, Mozart des Hayettes (Papillon Rouge - Calbonny x Nimmerdor), has died on the eve of his 22nd birthday – having been born on the same day as his breeder, Yves Lauwers. Six-year-old French champion with Nicolas Delmotte, it was then Grégory Wathelet who raised his level, before handing the reins to Michael Whitaker in 2007.

As well as a highly successful sporting careet, Mozart’s legend will continue in his offspring, including Ramiro de Belle Vue, six-year-old Belgian champion who has won many international victories under the saddle of Jerome Guery and Jessica Mendoza; Ravel Hayettes; Oceane Tatiho; Orson Hayettes; Melody Hayettes and others.

His owners paid tribute to Mozart by saying, “You made us famous, you gave us pride. You traveled the world, walked in the most beautiful arenas. You gave us some tasty moments. You were a pussy cat with a warrior’s temperament. We have come a long way together. Unfortunately, our roads separated. You will remain forever in our memories and in our hearts.”

Mozart des Hayettes ridden by Michael Whitaker (GBR)

Under new FEI WBFSH guidelines that came into effect on January 1, 2018, the French entries for the dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses that will take place in Ermelo, the Netherlands, from August 2-5, have been announced by the Société Hippique Francaise: • 5yo: Dorian Grey de Hus/Jessica Michel Botton and Star de l'Ocean/Guillaume Recoing • 5yo reserves: Fürst Fahrenheit/Damien Dumoulin and Filarmonie de Malleret/Maria José de la Chica Parras • 6yo: Caporal de Massa/Arnaud Serre and Dancing Highness/Camille Cheret-Judet Under the new guidelines, National Federations receive a quota for each age-group for the young-horse championship and must work in cooperation with the country's studbook(s) in terms of the selection process. The minimum eligibility requirement (MER) that must be achieved as a horse/rider combination is 75% (5yo/6yo) and 70% (7yo). 'NF's are responsible for ensuring that the level of the national test used to obtain the MER is equivalent to the level of the FEI tests for 5-, 6- and 7-year-old horses. Horses can only participate in the selection procedure of one NF.' Horse info: • Dorian Grey de Hus (SF/g Don Juan de Hus [KWPN] - Poetin Z [Clone] x Sandro Hit [Oldbg]), bred by Haras de Hus • Star de l'Ocean (Hann/m Soliman/ex Soliman de Hus - Celle x Carismo), bred by Jean-Michel Roudier • Fürst Fahrenheit (Westf/st Fürstenball [Oldbg] - Rosaly x Rohdiamant), bred by Petra Möllenhoff • Filarmonie de Malleret (Hann/m Fürstenball [Oldbg] - Dancelle TS x De Niro), bred by Ekke Thaden • Caporal de Massa (APSL/st Rieto MKL - Vexame SPP x Xaquiro CIP), bred by Sylvain Massa • Dancing Highness (Hann/m Dancier - Hannelore x His Highness), bred by Peter Mahler July 2018

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André leemans: “My best horse has yet to be born...”

CHRISTOPHER HECTOR PHOTOGRAPHY: ROSLYN NEAVE AND FEI

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It annoys me when I read articles about ‘breeders’ and when I get to the end I’ve heard lots of self promotion, but discover that there is not one single product of this breeder’s programe that has achieved anything of real note. I am reminded of Bernard Le Courtois’s distinction between stallions and uncastrated males – perhaps the same distinction would be between breeders and those owners of horses that produce foals?

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his is certainly not the case with Belgian jumping horse breeder, André Leemans. I met André in Aachen, where his stallion, Iron Man, was looking great. The young stallion has already been named 'Elite' by the BWP as he sets out on his international career with Gregory Wathlet (BEL). This is real breeding: Iron Man van de Padenborre – by Darco out of a mare by Chin Chin – traces to the original foundation

mare of the Padenborre Stud, Draisienne.

Iron Man's full brother, Ho Go vd Padenborre, is a 1m60 international with Denis Lynch (2nd at the CSI5* in Los Angeles, last year) while Cevo Socrates (ex Socrates van dePadenborre) is a full blood brother to Iron Man. Iron Man is out of Dirka van de Padenborre (Chin Chin -Jessica van de Padenbore x Fantastique), while Socrates is out of

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Dirka's full-sister, Pin Chin.

Then there is Ohio vd Padenborre who was ridden by Stanny van Paesschen in the five-star Nations’ Cup in Dublin, as well as the Nations’ Cups of Drammen and Helsinki by Nicolas Leemans. Ohio is by Quidam de Revel out of Himalaya van de Padenborre (Fleuri du Manoir), out of Draisienne (1969). Ohio was not only Leemans’ first top competitor, but has since been used very successfully in his breeding program.

You get my drift, we are dealing with a breeder who has the score on the board. The mare that started it all, Draisienne, was bred in France, by the Thoroughbred, Noe xx (1955), out of Romance [SF] – a daughter of Laurier Thym xx (1955: Ultimate xx). Here we have another example of a dynasty based on a less than brilliantly bred base, so this French branch of the family could best be described as ‘normal’.

I asked Mr Leemans why he went looking for Thoroughbred blood... “I was working as a butcher and riding horses for a cattle dealer. Draisienne caught my eye with her extremely strong character and high amount of blood. So I bought her, my very first horse.”

Some first horse! Draisienne bred to Fleuri du Manoir produced in 1984, Himalaya van de Padenborre. Himalaya bred to Pachet II, produced My Way van de Padenborre, the dam of the 1m60 showjumping stallion, Riot Gun van de Padenborre (Chin Chin). Bred to Quidam de Revel, Himalaya produced Ohio van de Padenborre, another stallion who competed at 1m60 with Dominique Hendrix and Stanny Van Paesschen.

Another stallion, Val t'Horens van de Padenborre (Grandeur) was a 1m50 competitor with Michel Robert, Kim Leemans and Nico Leemans. (Nico Leemans won the fiveyear-old young horse Belgian championship with Val t’Horens). Winchester van d Padenborre (Quidam de Revel) jumped 1m50 with Rossen Raitchev, while Fape Fox Trot van de Padenborre, a chestnut stallion by Chin Chin, was a 1m60 competitor with Fabio Leivas da Costa. All told, Himalaya produced 16 foals – four in 2003 alone!

In 1985, bred to Fantastique, Himalaya produced India van de Padenborre, who bred to Voltaire, produced Rapide H, the dam of Etoile Chin van Seven Oaks (Chin Chin), another 1m60 competitor.

The following year, 1986, Draisienne was bred to Fantastique again, and produced Jessica van de Padenborre.

Leemans had struck gold again! Jessica's first foal, the filly, Miss de Mai van de Padenborre (Quidam de Revel) proved a decent broodmare producer. Her first daughter, Palerma van de Padenborre (Quidam de Revel) was the dam of Big Red (Cartani 4), who jumped 1m45. Another daughter, Ramona van de Padenborre (Quidam de Revel) produced two 1m45/1m50 competitors: Umona du Temple (Calvaro) and Ulhan du Temple (Kannan).

Jessica's third foal, another filly by Chin Chin, Pin Chin produced Socrates van de Padenborre (Darco), who as Cevo Socrates, jumped 1m60 with Edwina Tops and Steve

Guerdat, winning World Cups in Vigo, Göteborg and Zurich.

Pin Chin's second foal, was the stallion, Up and Down vd Padenborre (by Ohio van de Padenborre – now we are getting a double cross of Draisienne) who as BMC Up and Down, was a superstar with Jeroen Dubbeldam at the Aachen WEG in 2006.

In 1996, Jessica produced the stallion, Toronto van dePadenborre (Ohio van de Padenborre) who jumped 1m60 with the Italian, Juan Carlos Garcia. Seven years later, in 2003, she gave birth to Dirka van de Padenborre (Chin Chin) another superstar broodmare. Dirka has produced 11 foals, including Ho Go and Iron Man, as well as Houston van de Padenborre (Argentinus) who jumped 1m45 with Nicholas Dello Joio and Gillian Billbrough. She is also the dam of Mike van de Padenborre (a five-year-old by Quidam de Revel) who is ridden by Logan Leemans, André's grandson. André likes to take it easy with his youngsters and builds them up with all necessary patience. Hacking out and enjoying their stay at the farm gives the youngsters a lovely youth before their career takes off.

Right now Leemans has three three-year-olds out of Dirka – one by Quidam and two by Baloubet du Rouet. Two two-year-olds, one by Quidam and one by Baloubet. And four yearlings, one by Quidam, one by Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve and two by Cornet Obolensky. This year he has two Tangelos from Dirka. “I now have 12 young horses from Dirka,” Leemans tells me proudly. ◆ The stud has grown, from that one mare to 50 horses today. When you started breeding with Draisienne, did you have another job?

André Leemans July 2018

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The best young Swiss warmblood mares in Avenches

Impressions of the Show 2017

On July 21st 2018, the 60 best young mares, born in 2014 and 2015 can be admired in the National Stud Farm in Avenches during the CH premium mare show of the Swiss Warmblood (ZVCH/ FECH).

The CH selected premium mare show displays the high quality standard of the Swiss Sporthorses breeding and the ongoing efforts of the ZVCH/FECH breeders to improve their breed. When the 3 year old mares are subjected to a severe judgement about their breeding ability in Avenches, they will previously have achieved very good results at a field test. The 4 year old mares must already be qualified to take part at the Swiss championship for Sporthorses of the running year.

The fact is that the majority of the mares presented in Avenches make it to the title of selected premium mare, which is the proof of the excellent job of the breeders. They know how important it is to have good mares for the upholding of a quality horse breeding industry. The ranking is also breath-taking. For the 3 year old mares it is divided between dressage or jumping abilities. They will be to winner to honour even if the one with the best overall scores will be elected « Miss Switzerland 2018 ».

If you wish to see some magnificent top quality mares in action and if you would like to get an idea of the top level Swiss Sporthorses breeding, you must foresee a visit to Avenches on July 21st. There the visitors will find a small catering as well ĂƐ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶƚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ͛Ɛ͘

Paella vom Schlossgut CH - Miss Switzerland 2017 with her happy breeders (U. & W. Aebischer, Bösingen)

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Our young breeders

Winner of the jumping mares 2017 Kanna ZSH breeder: ZGM SchneiderSchwendener-Hanimann, Bevaix

The best 3-year mares 2017: Paella vom Schlossgut (Fürstenball-Gribaldi-Ramiro Z), Kanna ZSH (Kannan-DiaradoCalato), Lémuria Bay (For Romance-Lord Sinclair-Raueck I) from the left

We worked all the time because we had no money, there were nine children in my family and my mother and father were not rich. For 13 years I was a butcher, and I was riding for a cattle dealer, and he sold me the first mare, and then I started to produce good horses, and I could concentrate on being a horse breeder. I always wanted to breed jumping horses. I was a jumping rider myself and I competed at international level and cleared my highest jump at 2m20. I had my best results with my horse Ohio. So I called my first big talent from my own breeding after him. Ohio the stallion was born in 1991.

In 2005, I was the BWP breeder of the year after I had three horses at Aachen during that period: Riot Gun, Socrates and Ohio. ◆ Let’s talk about stallion selection – why did you go to Quidam de Revel?

Quidam was six or seven, and I saw him on the television, he always had the jump. I like Quidam because he produces offspring with a good character and a strong will to jump. I also bred with Chin Chin who gives lots of power and blood. ◆ Why did you go to Darco?

I bred a lot to Chin Chin, and he had a lot of blood, so Darco was a good match with the horses by Chin Chin. Darco gives tough horses with good bone.

and look at how he jumped here at Aachen, he is a super jumper. My daughter Kim is totally in love with her own Iron Man offspring who turns five next year.

Grégory Wathelet Another who believes in the future of the young stallion is his rider Grégory Wathelet: “I have a few of Iron Man's offspring at home. I think they are really good. I have to admit I am not really a specialist with foals, but I had three foals this year. I have also purchased two of his offspring that are two years old. We did free jumping with them that looked really good. A bit massive like Iron Man, but really careful with a lot of blood. Iron Man himself does also have a lot of blood. I haven’t seen his oldest offspring yet. I think they are five now, I have been told that there are a few very nice four-year-olds.

“I think you can use for him all kinds of mares. Some people say that you need blood for him, but then I say ‘no’, he doesn’t need blood because he has a lot of blood himself.

I ride him every morning one hour before the class, because he has so much blood. He doesn’t look like he has so much blood when you see him, but he has. That is his quality in the end and for sure the mares shouldn’t be too massive.

“Iron Man himself has an amazing mind and is really brave. He is sensitive in a way; for example, if he sees something on the floor and he doesn’t know it, he will spook a bit. In the ring he doesn’t spook for anything. To work with him is easy.”

Leemans’ final word ◆ Iron Man has been a good competitor, but will he be a good breeding stallion?

He is a very good breeding stallion, he gives his foals strength, beautiful horses, big horses. The oldest are now five years old – this year I am exporting two to England, and I am selling the semen in France. He's only nine years old,

Leemans has no intention of slowing down just yet... ◆ Looking to the future, what stallions are you going to use?

Tangelo, Quidam, Cornet Obolensky, Casall, Kannan....

My best horse is yet to be born! I never give up trying.

It would seem that the Leemans Legacy will live on because with him in Aachen was his grandson, Logan Leemans: “I am very happy that my grandson will continue with the horses. At the moment school is more important, but he is still working with the horses, and when school is finished, the horses are waiting.”

■ I was greatly assisted in writing this article by the amazing Huub van Aert, who is a walking encyclopedia of Belgian Breeding. It was Huub who introduced me to André Leemans and helped with the translation during the interview. Thanks again...

Chin Chin/Jaime Azcarrage (MEX) – WEG 1990 July 2018

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Gold in Ermelo 2016 and 20 017 Golld in Verden 2015 FIO NTINI by Fassbinder/ Blue Hors Romanov

5th in Zangersheide in 2 FENDI A SK K by Favorit A Carthago

Gold in Ermelo 2016 Gold in Verden 2014 and 2015 SE ZUAN by Blue Hors Zack/ Blue Hors Don Schufro

5th in Zangersheide 2015 HIPH O P A SK by Ci Ci Senjor Askk/Charmeur Bronze medal in Ermelo 2017 HE SSELHØJ HØJ DO NKE Y B OY

by ERA Dancing Hit/Milan

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Denmark will be represented by 12 Danish Warmblood horses at the 2018 FEI/WBFSH World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Ermelo, August 2-5. Among the former contestants are last year’s bronz medallist, the popular breeding stallion Hesseljøj Donkey Boy, who is now six years old.

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mong the Danish 7-year-olds are Carina Cassøe Krüth’s two mares, Heiline’s Danciera and Red Diamant, who were both finalists last year. Already in 2016 Heiline’s Danciera was a finalist and placed fourth.

Among the Danish five-year-olds are some exciting horses, one of which is Andreas Helgstrand’s black Zhaplin Langholt, the winner of Danish Warmblood’s championships for five-year-olds in Herning earlier this year. Here you also find Straight Horse Sezuanna who is a full sister of the triple world champion Sezuan.

Five-year-olds: • Zhaplin Langholt (Zonik x Stedinger) bred by Bente Graasbøll and Ole Magnus Jensen, ridden by Andreas Helg-strand • Atterupgaards Zhaplin Langholt Delorean (Bon Bravour x Sandro Hit) bred by Atterup-gaard, ridden by Selina S. Vittinghus • Delizia (Fürst-enball x De Noir) bred by Lotte Sophia and Liv Kulle, ridden by Anne Troensegaard • Straight Horse Ascenzione (Blue Hors Zack x Blue Hors Don Schufro) bred by Straight Horse ApS, ridden by Victoria E. Vallentin 1st reserve • Favour Gersdorf (Foundation x Leandro) bred by Inger Marie Andreasen, ridden by Nadja Aaboe Sloth 2nd reserve • Straight Horse Sezuanna (Blue Hors Zack x Blue Hors Don Schufro) bred by Straight Horse ApS, ridden by Kenneth Damgaard

Six-year-olds • Hesselhøj Donkey Boy (ERA Dancing Hit x Milan) bred by Dorthe and Hans Jørgen Hoeck, ridden by Jan M. Christensen • Stenagers Wyatt Earp (Wilkens x Sandro Hit) bred by Bjarne and May-Britt Christensen, ridden by Kenneth Damgaard • Atterupgaards Botticelli (Bennetton Dream x Capri-

mond) bred by Atterupgaard, ridden by Severo Jurado Lopez • Hevringholms Delaya (ERA Dancing Hit x Blue Hors Hertug) bred by Anne-Sophie Høyer Christensen, ridden by Susanne Barnow 1st reserve • Vichy Pax (Vivaldi x White Magic) bred by Dorrit Axel and Thomas Pensbo, ridden by Jan M. Christensen 2nd reserve Hesselhøj Donkey Boy • Zippo M.I. (Blue Hors Zack x Blue Hors Don Schufro) bred by Steen Bo Larsen, ridden by Michala Damm-Frydenberg

Seven-year-olds • Heiline’s Danciera (Fürstenball x De Niro) bred by Tald Heilinem, ridden by Carina Cassøe Krüth • Red Diamant (Blue Hors Romanov x Dream of Heidelberg) bred by Mie Sabroe Jelle, ridden by Carina Cassøe Krüth • Ellegaardens San Droneur (San Amour x De Noir) bred by Stine Imhoff Thestrup, ridden by Jacob N. Sørensen • Jukebox (Jazz x Rubinstein I) bred by Jytte Kolster, ridden by Michael Søgaard 1st reserve Heiline’s Danciera • Polka Hit Sensation Nexen (Sandro Hit x Temple Wind xx) bred by Stutteri Nexen, ridden by Jim Rasmussen 2nd reserve • Thybo’s Laban DWB (L’Espoir x Michellino) bred by Djon Thybo, ridden

by Maria A. Andersen.

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If dressage horses designed themselves...

JUDY WARDROPE PHOTOGRAPHY: JUDY WARDROPE

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As mentioned in the first article as an introduction to this series, all horses in general, including competitive dressage horses, would want to design themselves with athleticism and soundness in mind. We will touch on many of the factors that aid those components while examining our sample horse.

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efore we do that, however, it is important to note that there is one area in which the horse would likely choose different construction than some humans would: the relationship between ilium side and femur side in the hindquarters.

While humans may believe that the horse with a femur side (point of buttocks to stifle protrusion) that is shorter than the ilium side (point of hip to point of buttocks) has a more powerful looking hindquarter, the self-engineering horse would know this to be an optical illusion. In fact, the selfdesigning horse would avoid this structural relationship due to the way it changes the stride of the hind legs and the stress it adds to those limbs. #1: As we see in the photos, the horse with the ilium side shorter than the femur side (marked in green) has a more stable base than the horse with the shorter femur side (marked in red). The latter’s hocks are out behind him, not #1 under him, and thus have to manage more strain, which usually leads to soundness issues and repeated injecting of the hocks even though the cause of the problem is higher up the leg.

Not coincidentally, the shorter-ilium construction is the norm for upper-level dressage horses, especially those that last at that level. Would it surprise you to learn that the horse marked in green was several years older than the horse marked in red when they each retired from competition?

Selecting a good representative So who should we use as a sample horse? Given the record-breaking scores he was awarded while competing and the fact that top riders the likes of Steffen Peters (USA) and Patrik Kittel (Sweden), and coaches such as Monica Theodorescu (Germany) described him as being very close to ideal, we’ll use Valegro as our model for an efficiently designed

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dressage mount. If a dressage horse designed itself, it could very well choose to emulate the structure of Valegro. #2: Unfortunately this was the best photo angle I was able to get of the halt at the 2014 World Equestrian Games. Later photos better illustrate the lumbosacral placement and the ilium/femur relationship. However, we can still see that the pillar of support emerges well in front of the withers (lightness), into the rear quarter of the hoof (soundness) and bisects the humerus near the mid-point. We can also see the steep rise to the humerus from elbow to point of shoulder (more lightness) and a high base of neck (even more lightness). No wonder you could barely hear his footfalls. #3: Here we can see that the ilium side is shorter than the femur side, which, as mentioned earlier, is pretty much the

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standard in upper-level dressage horses. The importance of the pillar emerging into the rear quarter of the hoof is also evident since the degree of flexion highlighted by the circles is normal.

Imagine what you would see if his pillar emerged behind the heel. He would either strike the ground with his fetlock or compensate by not going through the full range of motion. #4: Notice the range of motion of the stifle and of the foreleg apparatus (top of scapula to knee functions in unison).

We can see that his stifle faces outward to allow clearance of the ribcage and provide more reach of the hind foot under the body in the most forward aspect of his hind leg’s range of motion. Unfortunately, we can’t actually see how far back his scapula has moved, but it is certainly well under the saddle.

And he hasn’t even reached the end of his range of motion of the foreleg. #5: Aside from the visuals of range of motion for the stifle, we can plainly see the room between elbow and ribcage necessary for a full range of motion of the forequarters. We can also visualize how far back the top of his scapula has moved (under the rider’s thigh). This also serves as a reminder regarding the importance of saddle fit, because a binding saddle could easily restrict the range of motion. #6: This is our best view of the LS (the lumbosacral gap that is just in front of the high point of the croup and functions as the horse’s transmission). It appears to be ideal since a line drawn from the point of one hip to the point of the other point

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of hip would bisect that gap. We can also see that it would be impossible for the horse to lift the knee much higher; the forearm and the humerus would collide if that were the case.

We’re also reminded of the importance of the bottom of the pillar of support as this amount of flexion is within the normal range. Our eye is just not fast enough to see it under normal circumstances unless we are looking for it. #7: With this degree of collection, we can see that the LS is working hard. We can also see that the stifle clears the ribcage. If the stifle were higher (into sheath level) or facing inward instead of outward, this movement would be impossible without some compensating on the horse’s part. Most horses will bring the hocks inward (mistakenly referred to as cow-

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hocked in most instances) in order to turn the stifles outward.

However, the balance needed for a superior canter pirouette would be lacking if that were the case. By imagining the horse with the short femur and hocks behind him (marked in red in first photo), we can clearly understand why the self-designing dressage horse would avoid that particular trait.

Reality Few of us will ever ride a horse as naturally gifted at the sport as Valegro, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t understand the mechanics of the job and the mechanics of our horses. In some cases we may be able to help the horse compensate, and in other cases we may just have to lower our expectations and accept the individual horse’s comfort zone.

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young jumping horse classes exposed!

How quickly history can disappear For Pleasure/Marcus Ehning (GER)

CHRISTOPHER HECTOR (WITH ANALYTICAL INPUT FROM GEMMA ALEXANDER AND THOMAS HARTWIG) PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER LLEWELLYN AND FEI BY

It is incredible how quickly history can disappear. Young jumping horse classes are a good example. You have the feeling that they are a relatively recent development - but just when and how recent, and what do they demonstrate? he Société Hippique Française at least has a very brief Belgian national championship

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history on their website, with a time line.

• 1972: The SHF is approved by the Ministry of Agriculture to be in charge of the young horse trials in France.

• 1973: creation of two show jumping classes: the classical cycle and the free cycle.

1982: First Grande Semaine de l'Elevage at Fontaine-bleau bringing together the finals of the young horses of four, five and six years old.

• 1988: integration in the classification of model notes, paces judged on an individual recovery, way and style to the obstacle.

Even information on the showjumping World Breeding Championships for Young Horses (WBCYH) in Lanaken is difficult to find. Max Amman's compilation, The FEI Championships, doesn't mention them.

It seems they were first held in 1992, as a private show run by the redoubtable León Melchior†, but blessed as World Championships in 1994. Still reportage, much less, discussion of the format, is difficult to find. There is an article on the 1999 World Championships in L'Année Hippique in which the knowledgeable German journalist, Jörg Savelsberg raised the question of style versus faults and time.

The seven-year-old championship was won that year by Caretano Z (Caretino x Reichsgraf) ridden by Jos Lansink in classic style, but other riders and horses had Savelsberg pondering: “The seven year olds' rounds certainly got people thinking a little and showed how close the Lanaken competitions come to the 'real thing'. Jumping competitions judged on faults and time leave no room for style and demand a results-oriented approach from the rider. A rider like Jos Lansink may be able to ride courses under these conditions with an eye to aesthetic appearance, but others find this impossible.

“But what is the best method for testing and evaluating young jumping horses in a world breeding championships?

There is no denying that it is faults and time on which these young horses will be judged when they enter the adult world.

If we want to bring breeding characteristics into the equation, however, we should perhaps also try to introduce an element of judging according to criteria such as style. The jumping World Breeding Championship for Young Horses would take on a different character, but they would also be subject to the judgements (and also, let it be said, misjudgements) of a jury – and nobody in Lanaken wanted to go down this path.”

(L'Annee Hipppique, 1999/2000).

Bred by Manfred Birchler, Caretano Z competed at the World Cup final in 2001 with Jos Lansink before a fatal groin injury cut short his career.

The Belgians have taken young horse classes seriously, and have used the world championships in Lanaken as a way to highlight the quality of their jumpers. Selection for the WBCYH is made at Gesves, at the Belgian national championships. Horses can qualify for Gesves by competing in the ‘cycle classique’, a series of young- horse competitions held for four-, five- and six-year-old horses.

In these classes, the four year olds are judged only on clear rounds, although at the final qualification at Gesves, they will be judged against the clock. The others are all judged on the basis of faults and time. About half the entries for Lanaken come through this pathway.

There is also the opportunity to qualify at a selection day in Gesves a week before Lanaken by showing a clear round and being part of the 50% with the best time. However, on this selection day, the obstacles are at least 10 cms higher than normal, and the time is tough to achieve.

There are also wild cards to compete at Gesves, as, indeed, there always are to compete at Lanaken. The seven year olds can all compete at Gesves because they have no cycle classique in which to qualify. Still, my informant was suitably vague when I asked when the classes had begun....

German Federation Even the German FN, usually awash with information, was less than its usual helpful self. The reply was very brief: ‘For the first time the competition class A and L for young showjumpers is mentioned in the LPO 1976.’

Since 1965, however, there have been competitions/tests for the special ability of young showjumpers, also with class A and L requirements. So I turned to my most reliable source of information, Thomas Hartwig, and a day later this landed in my in-box: A short history of the German show jumping competitions for young horses: From a stepchild to secret of success, by Thomas Hartwig.

‘The history the Springpferdeprüfungen, a typical German competition for young show jumping horses is a good example of one of the causes of the success of the German show jumping horses and the German show jumpers in the last 40 years. And it is also a good example that the right medicine must be given in the right dose and to the right patient.

Because every medicine given in the wrong dose, and for the wrong patient, is a poison.

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Today no one has to convince the organizers of the achieved remarkable success in international show jumping. In meaningfulness and attractiveness of this format anymore. For German jumping stables of the times, there was a good 2017, almost 8,400 young jumping horse tests were recorded tradition that you always had a few Irish horses in the stable. with around 179,000 starts. This means that about one fourth Not surprisingly, a few German horses changed their of all starts in the show jumping discipline were show jumping nationality almost overnight and on the next morning competitions for young horses in the German Tournament awakened as Irish or French, because horses of these Sport. nationalities could sell better.

Germany's most successful coach, Herbert Meyer, was the The decisive turnaround which meant that horses from national coach of the German showjumpers from 1985 to 2000 German breeding after the 80s dominated the show jumping and during this time lead the team to five Olympic gold world was in large part due to the introduction of a special medals, three world and three European champion titles. kind of competition – Springpferdeprüfungen – in the midMeyer was also one of the initiators of the young horse classes.

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His reminder: "The beginning of the show jumping In the middle of the 70s, a group of experts around the competitions was not easy, especially when dressage judges had former national show jumping coach Hermann Schridde, one to judge these exams. There were some funny results around. of the greatest German horsemen after the Second World War, After a few years it was a solid thing. In retrospect, I can say that created a new competition strictly for young show jumping the introduction of the jumper tests and the inclusion of this horses. format in the Bundeschampionate has brought forward the The aim of the competition was not only to find a winner jumping horse breeding, but also the show jumping in and some horses for the placings, an important aim was to give Germany tremendously. Maybe it was the best thing that has the young horses the opportunity to learn in age-appropriate happened to German jumping in recent decades.” tests as much as possible about show jumping and to connect Springpferdeprüfungen are offered for horses between show jumping with positive aspects and impressions for the four and six years old. There are three different classes (A, L, horses.

M/with fences 100 to 130 cms). The courses should be horse For this it was no normal running against the clock in the friendly to motivate the horses and make learning success competition – only if they were too slow for the allowed time possible. For horses in the age between four and five years did they get penalties. The horses received marks from 0 there are the classes A and L and for horses in the age of five (worst) to 10 (best) for their kind of jumping, galloping and and six years there are the classes L and M. Today nearly all the kind of handling. Of great influence on the mark was the successful show jumping horses in Germany started their technique of the front legs and the bascule. A refusal, or a career in younger years in Spring-pferdeprüfungen. Some another mistake like a jumping fall, is punished by a reduction other countries have copied the German system for their of 0.5 of the mark. young show jumping horses.

The introduction of this kind of jumping horse tests at As valuable as this system is, there is still a need to address that time was still a relatively new examination format and not a problem that is becoming increasingly apparent with the without controversy. Critics believed the horses were being nationwide introduction of the Springpferdeprüfungen. educated to ‘die in beauty,’ meaning that they would not learn Horses who struggle because of their temperament or their early enough to complete a course fast and in a good time. In willpower in these tests have a hard time finding their way into the early 80s most of the 3,000 tournament organizers initially high performance sports as they are often unsuccessful in rejected the format. Only by a corresponding change in the these exams. But especially for top-class sport, horses with performance test order (Leistungs-Prüfungs-Ordnung, LPO) forced them to offer the n e w YOUNG-HORSE RESULTS (TOP 10 FINISHERS) 2007 TO 2014 Springpferdeprüfungen.

SHOWING THE AGE-GROUPS AND % OF HORSES WHO LATER COMPETED AT THE INDICATED HEIGHTS Only after the introduction of a binding 1m60 1m55 1m50 1m45 1m40 1m35 requirement that a Zangersheide 5yo 31.3% 2.5% 17.5% 15.0% 8.8% 25.0% Springpferdeprüfung had 6yo 48.8% 5.0% 11.3% 12.5% 8.8% 13.8% to be offered for a certain Total 40.0% 3.8% 14.4% 13.8% 8.8% 19.4% number of jumping Bundeschampionate competitions, was the 5yo 25.0% 7.5% 13.8% 26.3% 6.3% 23.8% number of exams 6yo 42.5% 3.8% 16.3% 13.8% 5.0% 20.0% significantly increased.

Total 33.8% 5.6% 15.0% 20.0% 5.6% 21.9% In 1982, the first year French Championships of this determination, 5yo 16.3% 5.0% 17.5% 20.0% 16.3% 32.5% however, only about one 6yo 23.8% 10.0% 21.3% 21.3% 6.3% 25.0% jumper horse test per Total 20.0% 7.5% 19.4% 20.6% 11.3% 28.8% tournament was tendered.

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special characteristics are needed. You need horses with the absolute will to succeed – but this does not always produce young horse success.

A good example of this problem is the offspring of the stallion For Pleasure. The Hanoverian son of the legendary Furioso II was, due to his own famous sporting successes with the riders Lars Nieberg and Marcus Ehning, favored as a sire by a lot of breeders. Around about 600 of his children are registered in the German sport horse data base.

However, when his kids got into an age for Springpferdeprüfungen, their success did not always live up to expectations, as they often resembled their dad in their jumping style, which was characterized by perfect jumping, but with a little bit of an unorthodox manner. So the run to For Pleasure as a sire was stopped clearly. But some years later when the For Pleasure children were old enough for the high performance sport, a lot of his progeny were very successful in international top competitions. Nearly one-third of all his registered children were placed in show jumping competitions of the class S, the highest class in Germany. In the WBFSH-ranking 2017 for show jumping sires For Pleasure is ranked three.

All-in-all the introduction of the system Springpferdeprüfungen in the mid of the 70s has for the breeding and sport very positive effects. Perhaps one of the most important aspects is that the riders and trainers if they want to have success in Springpferdeprüfungen are forced to educate the young horses in the right way in the sense of the The Principles of Riding, the famous German instruction book for the education of horses and riders, which is since more than 50 years another secret of success of the German riding sport and breeding. But this is another story.’ Once again, thank you Thomas Hartwig...

Performance indicators?

Let's throw the results over a seven-year period in the direction of showjumping breeding enthusiast, and professional statistician, Gemma Alexander. This is what she found...

Are young-horse classes an indicator of future performance? There is much hype surrounding the major championships for young jumping horses: the Zangersheide World Breeding Championship for Young Horses, the Bundeschampionate (German national championship), and the French young-horse championships. These events, while all being young horse competitions, are judged differently: the Zangersheide championships are run per an ‘open’ showjumping competition, where faults are accrued objectively (rails, refusals and time), and clear rounds jump-off against the clock.

The Bundeschampionate and French championship, on the other hand, are judged on points: Points are subjectively awarded, with scores not necessarily reflecting objective faults.So just how good are these championships at predicting future performance at the highest level of the sport? And does one of the championship formats provide a better indication of future performance than the other?

For this analysis we have included the results from eight years of championships (2007 to 2014, inclusive), taking into consideration the top-ten placegetters in each age group (five and six year olds) in each year.

Looking at the results of these young-horse classes combined, a total of 53.1% of top-10 finalists have gone on to compete internationally at a height of 1m50 or above, and 31.3% jumping at the 1m60 level. A further 26.5% have gone on to record results at heights between 1m40 and 1m45. Six-year-old classes have proven to be a better indicator of future performance, with 60.8% of finalists going on to compete at 1m50 level or above, compared with the five-year-old classes at 45.4%.

Over the eight subject years, the most successful championship series – with success defined as finalists that go on to compete at a high level later in their career – was the Zangersheide championship, with a total of 58.1% of top-10 finalists going on to compete internationally at a height of 1m50 or above, and 40.0% competing at the 1m60 level.

The next most successful championship was the Bundeschampionate, with 54.4% of finalists going on to compete at 1m50 level or above, and 33.8% competing at 1m60; the French championships came in third with 46.9% of finalists going on to compete in at least 1m50 level, and 20.0% competing at 1m60.

Over the three championship series and the eight subject years, 14 winners have gone on to compete internationally at 1m60 level – a total of 29.2% of the championship winners.

Seven of these were winners of the Bundeschampionate: • Monte Bellini (Montender - Ramira x Ramiro; 2008 6yo) • Balsandra (Baloubet du Rouet - Gwendisa x Sandro; 2010 6yo) • Cornet’s Balou (Cornet Obolensky - Georgia x Continue; 2011 5yo) • Toulouse 66 (Toulon - Galatee x Ganymed; 2011 6yo) • Crespo PKZ (Cornet Obolensky - Felicitas x Landadel; 2012 6yo) • Qinghai (Quidam de Revel - Mon Cherie x Cordalme Z; 2013 6yo) • Coco Berlini (Berlin - Quibelle x Quidam de Revel; 2014 6yo).

A further five were winners of the Zangersheide WBCYH: • Zekina Z (Zandor Z - Calina Z x Carthago; 2007 6yo) July 2018

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• Vedor (Indoctro - Maaike x Fedor; 2008 6yo – who later in life went on to compete at the 2012 London Olympic Games for Australia under the saddle of Julia Lynch, née Hargreaves) • VDL Groep Quinthago Z (Quinar Z - Carthaga Z x Carthago; 2009 5yo) • Gladys (Wandor van de Mispelaere - Caprice x Toulon; 2011 5yo ) • Gangster de Longchamp (Orlando - Tosca de Poel x Sheyenne de Baugy; 2012 6yo).

From the French young-horse championship series, two winners over the subject years have gone on to compete at 1m60m: • Orient Express (Quick Star - Kampchatka x Le Tot de Semilly; 2008 6yo) • Heartbreaker van de Achterhoek (Bentley van de Heffinck - Cathleen x Catango Z; 2012 5yo).

How many Olympians/WEG competitors?

The most successful alumni from these young horse championship classes has been Verdi TN N.O.P (Quidam de Revel - Clarissa x Landgraf I); Verdi placed 7th in both the 2007 and 2008 Zangersheide world championship for young horses.

He has progressed to compete in two Olympic Games, five World Cup Finals and a World Equestrian Games where he won team gold, with Maikel van de Vleuten (NED).

From the eight subject years, eight horses who were a topten finalist in their age groups went on to compete at an Olympic Games: • Verdi • Codex One (Contendro I - Gipsy x Glueckspilz; Bundeschampionate 2007 2nd place 5yo and 2008 =9th place 6yo) • Vedor (Indoctro - Maaike x Fedor; Zangersheide 2008 winner 6yo) • Cornet du Lys (Cornet Obolensky - Chablis du Lys x Champion du Lys; Bundeschampionate 2009 7th place 5yo) • Derly Chin de Muze (For Pleasure - Werly Chin de Muze x Nabab de Reve; Zangersheide 2009 3rd place 6yo) • Zilverstar T (Berlin - Triest Star x Cavalier; Zangersheide 2010 5th place 6yo) • Emerald van’t Ruytershof (Diamant de Semilly Carthina Z x Carthago; Zangersheide 2010 2nd place 6yo) • Fine Fleuri du Marais (Toulon - Cento’s Candide BB x Cento; Zangersheide 2011 6th place 6yo).

A total of 2.1% of young horse class finalists over the eight years have gone on to compete at an Olympic Games.

From the subject years, four horses who were a top-ten finalist in their age groups went on to compete at a World Equestrian Games: • Verdi • Codex One • Conte-Bellini (Cornet Obolensky x Ramiro; Bundeschampionate 2008 2nd place 5yo) • Status II (Satisfaction I - Sheila x São Paulo; Bundeschampionate 2010 2ndplace 6yo).

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A total of 1.0% of young horse class finalists over the eight years have gone on to compete at a World Equestrian Games.

Success in a young horse championship is by no means a guarantee of future success at the top levels of the sport, however there are reasonable odds that these horses will do well. Over half of young horse championship top-ten finalists go on to compete in their career at a level of 1m50 or above.

Considering that a number of horses will be withdrawn from the sport for reasons ranging from breeding duties to injury, these are not entirely bad odds! [end of Alexander’s analysis] It is interesting that Zangersheide should come out of the comparison so well, since it has been largely a Benelux affair, with the big powers, France and Germany, sitting the championships out. Thus, in their report of the championships of 2000, Henk Bouwman and Dirk Zagers noted under the sub-heading ‘Not taken seriously’; ‘At first glance it was seem to be cause for amazement that German and French studbooks gave such a mediocre performance at the breeders event at Zangersheide, in striking contrast to the Flemish and Dutch 'small fry'. But anyone who takes the trouble to delve more deeply into these matters will discover the logic behind this lopsided ratio.

The Dutch federation NHS, after the national competition in Emelo, dispatched the best 12 of the five-yearolds as well as the six-year-olds off to Lanaken. Only number seven of the six-year-olds stayed away. After the finals in Gesves, the Belgian KBRSF sent numbers one, three, five, six and nine of the five-year-olds, and numbers three, four, five, 10, 11 and 12 of the six-year-olds.

The German FN turned up after the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf with numbers four, six and 15 of the five-yearolds, and numbers four, six, 13, 19, 25, 28 and 33 of the six-yearolds. While this was not exactly an impressive delegation, the French federation showed even less interest. After the Grande Semaine in Fontainbleau, the championat sent numbers four, 14, 28 and 58 of the five-year-olds, and not even a single one of the six-year- olds.

Of the six countries in the ruling committee of the WBSFH, four of the 'small fry' – Denmark, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands – in these world championships, took home 72% of the combined prizemony of €51,664.’

It might have been possible to refer to the Belgian and Dutch studbooks as 'small fry' back in 2000, but in 2017 the small fry have become the big fish, with the WBFSH jumping studbook rankings topped by the larger Belgian book, the BWP, followed by the KWPN, then two more books based in Belgium – sBs and Zangersheide, with the Westfalians in fourth, the only German book in the top five, with the traditional power houses of Holstein in sixth, Hanover in eighth, and the Selle Français, coming in ninth.

In 2000, while the 'big fish' in jumping breeding were happy to bask in the glory of their internal championships, and continue to be bound by 'time-honoured' rules and regulations, the Benelux newcomers were out there taking on the world, and ready to innovate and grab the best blood

wherever they could find it – and 17 years later, we see the result.

Franz-Josef Dahlmann Jnr Okay, that's the nitty gritty numbers, I thought it was a good idea to talk with one of the most successful young jumping horse trainers of all time, Franz-Josef Dahlmann Jnr, who is known to one and all as ‘Peppi’. I caught up with him when he was judging the Saddleworld young jumping horse classes at ‘Dressage and Jumping with the Stars 2018’.

I guess Peppi’s take home message is good riding is good riding no matter the age of the horse. ◆ When you were judging you said, make it easy for your horse, yet riders seem to find so many ways of making it complicated and difficult....

Here we are dealing with young horses, but it doesn’t matter if it is young horses or older horses, I think we have to find a way to make it easy for my horse – and that means easy for me. We have to try every day to get a happy horse, a nice rhythm over the course, and then we get a good result. ◆ But you probably saw more rails in a class of 15 horses than you would in a week at the Bundeschampionate! Why is Germany able to produce this incredible number of young horses that just jump fence after fence?

Maybe we start a little bit earlier with the young horses, today some of the horses looked a little bit green for the course. In Germany we start quite early with the aim to maybe go to the Bundes-championate or the world young horse Championships, and when we have this idea we have to start a little bit earlier. ◆ I find the difference between jumping and dressage interesting. In dressage we have young-horse stars that never go on to Grand Prix, and Grand Prix horses that never went to young horse classes – but in jumping there doesn't seem to be this split, good Grand Prix horses were often very good younghorse competitors!

But then sometimes at the Bundeschampionate we see a jumping winner that we never see again. It is difficult to explain, but in the end you have to have super management, from the young horse to the old horse, to Grand Prix. We have to have a lot of luck that he stays sound, to get the experience for the big big sport that’s a long, long way – sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. ◆ Looking at some of the superstar horses you started, did you know when you first rode Cornado that you were sitting on a horse that would go Grand Prix?

Cornado and Comme il Faut, these two horses were right from the first moment I sat on them, the first time I cantered them

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over a pole, you knew. Especially Cornado, I had him three years and did six-, seven- and eight-year-old classes. In the beginning he was not so easy to ride, unconcentrated, that’s why, especially when he was six, he did a lot of jumps. In one year – I rode every fence myself – he touched three fences. Three poles we had to pick up from the ground in one whole year, and one pole from one show.

That horse is out of this world, and so is Comme il Faut. Comme il Faut, he’s a little fighter, when I sit on him, he’s like Mike Tyson, he fights for you.

luck with the horses I got in the past.

◆ But his sire, Cornet Obolensky, was a bit crazy when he was a young horse!

◆ People sometimes talk about an American style that is light and forward, and a German style that is heavy and aggressive, but I look at the good German riders and they are as light and tactful as any in the world...

But with Comme il Faut it is the mother, Ratina Z, the temperament from her is incredible – Comme il Faut was the easiest horse. In the beginning the canter was not the biggest canter because he is not such a big horse, but that got better and better. When he was five, sometimes I had to make one stride extra, but it got better, and by the time he was six years old it was like a normal canter stride – that’s why he is special, he tries.

Colourit I had for three years, I got him at the beginning of seven and I did the first Grand Prix with him at two-star level, that was very nice, he had such scope. ◆ Is it hard with horses as brilliant as those first two not to ask too much? Do you have to keep saying to yourself, back off, be careful?

I want to always just be a friend to my horse. I love my horses and that is why I will always take a little bit longer but, for the future, it’s better for the horse and I to have more fun, and so do the owners and my sponsors. ◆ Do you see yourself as a specialist young horse trainer or just a jumping trainer that has had success with young horses?

I think a lot of people make a super job with young horses, and I think I have a nice feeling as well, but I had a lot of

◆ Do you jump your young horses much or is it mainly flat work?

It depends on the horse. Like I said before, Cornado had to have a lot of jumps when he was young so he came on line and everything was easy, but with Comme il Faut I am thinking a lot about what comes between the fences, the flatwork. Some horses need more flatwork, some more jumping, they are all different.

Absolutely, when you see a rider like Marcus Ehning or Marco Kutscher, it’s unbelievable, the feeling, how easy everything always looks, every time with every horse. For myself, I always try to make it easy. I’m not so big and tall, and I can't ride heavy, but the sport is getting different, it has to get a little easier.

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◆ Who were your teachers?

I was five years with Paul Schockemöhle, that was unbelievable, the way he trained me, not saying so much, but he really concentrates. Also at Schockemöhle's I trained with former national coach Dietmar Gugler.

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◆ Who is the best showjumping rider of them all?

My hero when I was small, was always Jos Lansink – how he rides the flatwork, how he jumps. I don't like cowboys who try to win every class. I love to watch Jos Lansink. Remember Jos, he was the one who could make the race against the clock at the World Championships in Lanaken look sweet.

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Elevage du Thot...

Ideo du Thot ridden by Steve Guerdat (SUI) 2006 World Cup Final, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Breeding intelligence with blood

BY ADRIANA VAN

TILBURG PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER LLEWELLYN AND FEI

The Normandy region is a very fertile area for breeding top jumpers. In the department La Manche you have breeders such as Etienne Poisson, who bred the beautiful Selle Français stallion Quabri de l’Ilse (Kannan - Dinastie de l’Isle x Soctrate de Chivre), competing at 1m60 with Pedro Veniss (BRA). However this department has also produced some top class eventing horses.

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or instance, the Selle Français Piaf de B’Néville (Cap de B’Néville – Homelie III x Reve d’Elle, bred by Jean-Baptiste Thiebot) who won silver at the Olympic Games of Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Samourai du Thot was also born in the department of La Manche, representing Elevage du Thot – the stud farm that Jean-François Noel and Margareth Fuchs-Noel are running with their children – which is very close to the English Channel.

The founding of Elevage du Thot The history of the breeding of Elevage du Thot traces back to the 1950s when Jean-François Noel purchased two mares from his father – from whom he also inherited much of his passion for breeding. However, the real start of Elevage du Thot came in the 1970s when he started his own stud farm with his wife Margareth Buest. Born in Switzerland, Margareth retains strong connections with the country as she is a cousin to Thomas and Markus Fuchs. She also proved very helpful with this interview, as I don’t speak French very well, but she and I could speak German, with her translating for her husband, Jean-François.

To learn more about the start of Elevage du Thot I asked how Margareth came to Normandy: “I wanted to come to France to learn a different language. I worked for Fernand Leredde (Haras des Rouges) where I learned French. I have now lived in Normandy for around 38 years, and have never thought about returning to Switzerland.”

du Thot - Kelfie x Elf III, bred by Jean-François Noel). We bought Kelfie after she has finished her career in sport as a 12year-old. She has jumped at 1m45 level in Italy, she was not so big but she has a willingness to perform. ◆ What specific bloodlines do you use in your breeding program?

JFN: We have a Holsteiner line, S-Lodie (Nimmerdor Elodie x Lorenz, Stamm 241, bred by Wiepke van de Lageweg). Then the second mare that was bred by JeanFrançois’s father is still with her offspring at our farm, Milady du Thot (Quo Vadis - Coute un Peu x Enfant Terrible, bred by Octave Noel). The line of Ballerine III (Rantzau xx - Manuela x Labrador xx, bred by Baronne Empain et M.G. Calmon).

Another Holsteiner line, Sidney (Carry - Molli x Quidam de Revel, Stamm 1986, bred by Manfred von Allwöhrden) we own her together with Steve Guerdat.

We also have mares together with other owners. For example Michel and Alexandrine Hecart have a few mares at our property. One year a foal is for them and the other year a foal is for us. For example the mare Seduction de la Roque (Kannan - Feldam de Blondel x Quidam de Revel, bred by the Top Stallion Company), this year had a colt by our stallion

◆ How did the breeding developed?

JFN: In the beginning of Elevage du Thot we only had about two or three foals. It started ten years ago that we are breeding more than ten foals a year. We breed with seven different motherlines.

The motherline of the original foundation mare, Favorite I (Quastor - Artisane x Prince du Cy), bred by Octave Noel, who was Jean-François’s father. While the motherline of Ideo du Thot (Arioso du Theillet) started at our farm with the mare Battante du Thot (Shaliman

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Ciao du Thot (Ensor van de Heffinck - Olympe de Thot x Quick Star, bred by Jean François Noel). At our farm is also Tenessee de la Roque (Kannan - Walloon de Muze x Nabab de Reve), also bred by the Top Stallion Company, who comes from the Qerly Chin line.

The majority of our mares are coming from the lines of Favorite I and Kelfie. The horses that are coming from Favorite I’s line are very beautiful and they all have a super character, much of the time not the most scope, but they were very intelligent. The line of Kelfie has much more character, but they are workmanlike horses, such as the character of Samurai du Thot, and they have the heart of a lion. Thomas Fuchs once said that Ideo du Thot would still jump on three legs!

Out of the line of Kelfie are coming the full brothers Ideo du Thot and Vegas du Thot (Arioso du Theillet - Battante du Thot x Shaliman du Thot). Ideo du Thot was as a foal already something very special. He had a certain lightness in his legs that not every horse has. He had a lot of blood (58.01%), which didn’t make him so easy. As a four-year-old he had to be castrated because he had too much blood for his temperament. He was educated between the ages of five and seven by Cédric and Eugénie Angot. Thomas Fuchs bought

him when he was seven, and he first competed at a few shows with Urs Fäh before he arrived with Beat Mändli. (Three World Cup Finals: 2006, 2007 and 2008, finishing third, first and fourth, respectively. In 2010 Ideo passed to Martin Fuchs, Thomas’s son, and they competed until the end of 2011.) ◆ Was it a coincidence that Samourai du Thot became an eventing horse?

MFN: It is not really a coincidence because we are breeding horses that have a lot of blood and they are also very clever.

That’s two characteristics that are important for eventing.

However, the problem with eventing horses is that they are not well priced. You can get more money for jumping horses.

Samourai du Thot could have had just as well a career in jumping, because he jumped really well. ◆ What is important for you when you chose a stallion?

MFN: The stallion needs to have the heart. All the horses that we have bred and that went in sport are descending from ‘unknown’, young stallions that we saw in sport. We don’t

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follow fashion breeding at all! We have a very good five-year-old mare and we did an embryo transfer with Casall. We really like Casall. In our stable are also two Holsteiner-bred horses by Casall that we didn’t breed. For us that has nothing to do with the fact that he is famous, we are looking at the horse.

For example we have never used Diamant de Semilly directly, but we have used his son Emerald van ‘t Ruytershof.

This stallion, however, has much more from his grandfather Le Tot de Semilly, not only in his color but also in his jumping technique. We value very much the motherline of a stallion, the line should have produced many good horses and not just one good horse.

My husband is always asking for the pedigrees of young horses/stallions when he sees them at a show. He looks at them during the warm-up and then in the class, so because of this we have used a lot of young stallions. For example we have used Mylord Carthago who gave us two very different offspring. A small mare with a lot of blood and a gelding with less. The mix between French and German is very interesting with Mylord Carthago. The French part gives the courage and intelligence, while Carthago gives great scope.

JFN: One of the stallions we have a foal by this year is Kapitol d’Argonne, and we have used for next year Ascot des Faux, a young stallion by Diamant de Semilly. We have also used Casallo, Consul de la Vie Z, Malito de Reve, Ascot des Ifs, Vigo d’Arsouilles, Delstar Mail, Vegas du Thot, Mylord Carthago, Ciao du Thot, Dollar du Rouet, Number One d’Iso. We don’t only use French stallions, we also use stallions with other bloodlines, but we don’t want to lose the French qualities. To me the French horse is a kind of all-rounder, they are not afraid. They will jump over every water drain and can be being ridden over every terrain with no difficulties.

We have not had many problems and we would like to keep that quality.

We had a mare in our stable that was injured and had to walk for three months, we went every day with her to the beach to walk and she always

behaved well. That really showed her intelligence and her character. For the French breed in general we need people who do a better job with educating the horses. This has already much improved over the last years but it can still become much better.

MFN: It is very important for us that the mares we use for breeding have a competition record. They don’t need to have competed at 1m60, but during their sport career they need to have showed that they are careful, that they have a good technique. It is also important that our horses jump in young-horse classes. Some mares we sell and some we keep for our children who are also active in jumping. We then flush an embryo out of the mares we keep. We did this with Cascade du Thot (New Look du Thot - Kassia du Thot x Cacao Courcelle), flushed an embryo by Candy du Nantuel. She competed as a fouryear-old in the classic cycle. First we let the mares compete in sport, then we decide if we make an embryo or not, or we sell her or not.

Samourai du Thot ‘Sam’ is a very special horse to me, not only because he has achieved many successes with me (the most meaningful, for sure, the CCI4* win in Luhmühlen), but also because he is by character an extra-ordinary horse.

He is rather small (160cms) but compensates with his very good scope and quite big ego. He needs this selfconfidence to jump the advanced classes, therefore I keep an eye on him closely that I don’t ask too much and that he keeps having fun. He has actually, most of the time, a good mood, and is very motivated and has a willingness to perform. It is always a pleasure to work with him. He likes very much going to shows and is bored when nothing special is happening, which is an advantage for a sport horse. He is very sweet to handle, but he also knows that he is something special and would like to be appreciated for that. I allow him to be special because this small fighter has produced some amazing performances for me.

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IN THIS ISSUE

FEI/WBFSH Young Horse Championship in Dressage: FEI/WBFSH Young Horse Championship in Jumping: FEI/WBFSH World Breeding Championships in Eventing: WBFSH General Assembly and seminars, Hungary:

■ IMPORTANT DATES 2018

2-5 August 13-16 September 18-21 October 1-3 December

WBFSH Studbook Rankings (based on validated FEI results from 01/10/2017 to 31/05/2018)

■ WBFSH STUDBOOK RANKINGS

■ WBFSH BREEDER RANKINGS

WORLD BREEDING FEDERATION FOR HORSES VILHELMSBORG ALLÉ 1 8320 MAARSLET DENMARK

SPORT

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Dressage 1 2 3 4 5

13,228 12,285 11,494 11,428 11,067

KWPN – Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland HANN – Hannoveraner Verband e. V. DWB – Danish Warmblood Society OLDB – Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes e.V. DSP – Deutsches Sportpferd

Showjumping 1 5,753 3 4,777 4 4,703 5 4,525 5 4,394

KWPN – Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland OS – Springpferdezuchtverband Oldenburg-International e.V. BWP – Belgisch Warmbloedpaard v.z.w.

WESTF – Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch e.V. HOLST – Verband der Züchter des Holsteiner Pferdes e.V.

Eventing 1 2 3 4 5

ISH – Irish Sport Horse Studbook KWPN – Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland OLDBG – Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes e.V. SF – Stud Book du Cheval Selle Français (ANSF) HANN – Hannoveraner Verband e. V.

747 725 634 609 597

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Danish stud Atterupgaard has advanced to third place on the dressage breeders’ ranking due to the high scores of Atterupgaard Cassidy that has won the Danish Championship under rider and owner Cathrine Dufour for the third consecutive year.

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UPDATE WBFSH Breeder Rankings Dressage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2,631 2,593 2,557 2,372 2,291 2,279 2,254 2,247 2,205 2,185

H. & W. Strunk (GER) P. Crum (NED) Atterupgaard (DEN) H. & H. Volkert (GER) Ulrike Meyer (GER) Marie Harward (SWE) J.J.H. Spronck (NED) Linette Jaeger (DEN) Ulrich Brinkus (GER) B. Wilschut (NED)

Emilio (2006/Westf/g Ehrenpreis x Cacir AA) Verdades (2002/KWPN/g Florett As x Goya) Atterupgaards Cassidy (2003/DWB/g Caprimond x Donnerhall) Samy Davies Jr. (2006/DSP/g San Remo x Wenckstern) Don Johnson (2010/Hann/g Don Frederico x Warkant) Deja (2004/SWB/m Silvano x Don Schufro) Unee BB (2001/KWPN/st Gribaldi x Dageraad) Glock’s Zonik (2008/DWB/st Blue Hors Zack x Romanov) Delaunay OLD (2006/Oldbg/g Dr. Doolittle 45 x Feinbrand) Blue Hors Zack (2004/KWPN/st Rousseau x Jazz)

M.M.A. Everse (NED) Alfonso Romo/La Silla (MEX) Jonas Bellemans (BEL) Hubert Nienhaus (GER) Anja Steen (GER) J. Dunnewind (NED) A. Schulze-Averdiek (GER) Gestüt Lewitz (GER) Alfred Niehoff (GER) Wijnen (NED)

Zinius (2004/KWPN/g Nabab de Rêve x Kannan) Breitling LS (2006/SLS/st Quintero x Acord II) Tobago Z (2008/Z/st Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve x Mr. Blue) Toveks Mary Lou (2006/Westf/m Montendro x Portland L) Cita (2006/Holst/m Casall x Pik Ramiro) California (2007/KWPN/m L’Esprit x Libero H) Cornado NRW (2003/Westf/st Cornet Obolensky x Acobat) Chacanno (2007/OS/st Chacco-Blue x Kannan) Cornet d’Amour (2003/Westf/g Cornet Obolensky x Damiani) Explosion (2009/KWPN/g Chacco-Blue x Baloubet du Rouet)

David Goodin (NZL) Breeder unknown Timothy Holekamp (GER) Breeder unknown Breeder unknown Van Bezouw Horst Buehrmann (GER) J. Howard Breeder unknown Breeder unknown

Balmoral Sensation (2004//g Senator VDL x Aberlou) Misty Isle Valentino (2008//g Tani Mani Dances with Wolves x Stirling Lukas) Tsetserleg (2007/Trak/g Windfall x Buddenbrock) Koko Popping Candy xx (2007/xx/m Bianconi xx x Luskin Star xx) Adelaide Hill (2002//g Stirling Sprite x Eurella Orlando) Z (2009/Zang/g Asca x Babouche VH Gehucht Z) RF Scandalous (2005/Oldbg/m Carry Gold x Lario) For Fame (2007//g For Edition x Waingata) CP Issey Miyake (2008/AWHA/m Staccato) Swiper (2009//g Contenda)

Showjumping 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1,280 1,091 1,055 1,036 988 975 971 908 900 895

Eventing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

234 217 200 196 194 180 177 161 158 155

#1 eventer: Balmoral Sensation, ridden by Clarke Johnstone Annie Studholme

#1 dressage: Emilio, ridden by Isabel Werth Ridehesten.com

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Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome...

Where do we go from here?

BY JEAN LLEWELLYN

Over the past two months, BN has been keeping up-to-date with any on-going developments relating to Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome. Since our June issue was published, nearly 60 stallion names have been published on the WFFS Awareness Group spreadsheet as being N/FFS (N/WFFS) carriers, as declared and reported by the owners. The same spreadsheet includes a similar number of mares.

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ratifyingly, the number of DNA-test stallions who have test negative has now reached nearly 750, mares at nearly 450.

Among the list of sires sires of WFFS carrier stallions are some well-known names, although this is no indication of their own

WBFSH official statement On June 8, the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses released an official statement regarding WFFS which read: To date the rare genetic mutation that results in Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome (WFFS) has been fairly unknown. It recently started gaining massive media attention.

The syndrome is characterised by soft tissue abnormalities that display in the form of extremely fragile and friable skin, lax and hyper-extensible limb joints, as well as lesions on mucosal surfaces. Skin may tear and ulcerate easily as a result of contact with normal surroundings. The condition is fatal, due to the high rate of infections of lesions and skin tears.

Foals are usually euthanised within a few days of birth.

The recessive mutation will only result in an affected foal if the genotype of the foal is homozygous for the recessive gene. When breeding to two carriers (N/WFFS) to each other, there is a 50% chance that offspring born are also carriers. The chance of an affected foal (WFFS/WFFS) when breeding two carriers to each other is 25%, as is the chance of breeding a non-carrier (N/N).

Since an affected foal inherits the disease by receiving one defective gene from each parent, the birth of affected foals can be prevented by breeding a carrier to a non-carrier. In this case there is an equal chance of producing a non-carrier or a carrier foal.

At present there are various reported statistics on the prevalence of carriers in the warmblood population. Some references cite around 6%, whereas some even cite around 10% or 11%. This is an indication that we do not know enough about the disease, as a much bigger population of horses needs to be tested for carrier status to obtain statistically significant numbers.

The WBFSH believes that there is no need for immediate panic. However, every foal lost has a significant impact, either emotional, financial or both, on the breeder and the mare.

Therefore, the President of the WBFSH considers it a priority that more information becomes available through research and collection of accurate statistics, in order to obtain a clear picture of the impact or potential impact this disease may have on the warmblood breeding industry. Current statistics may not be accurate to due unknowingly undiagnosed cases of

affected foals born or pregnancies aborted.

During the next WBFSH General Assembly, taking place in Hungary in December 2018, horse welfare will be a central theme, and genetic diseases including WFFS will be discussed as a relevant topic with respect to this.

The WBFSH feels that its studbook members have dealt pro-actively and responsibly, giving their breeders sound advice about how to best handle the present situation. Many have quickly started recommending the testing of breeding stock, such that breeders can make informed choices when selecting stallions for their mares. This is an important part of responsible breeding and horse welfare and should always be at the forefront of every breeder’s mind in breeding matters in general.

Where do we go from here?

Nena Winand DVN PhD, based at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, was responsible for developing a genetic test for WFFS Type 1 in 2013. In the past two months, she has been extremely helpful in answering questions and providing direct commentary thas has been published in the May and June issues of Breeding News. Obviously, now the breeding world’s aware of WFFS and know what steps can be taken in terms of DNA testing to manage the problem, I asked her one fairly lengthy question: ◆ Given what’s happened over the past few months in terms of WFFS education and recognizing the need for DNA testing: Where do we go from here – in both the short and longer term? Obviously, given the recessive nature of this gene, how long might we expect the longer term to be? i.e. When should breeders feel safe, or is this something that will require vigilence for decades?

The testing landscape is still in its earliest stages, and over time, perhaps a year or two, we will have a much better understanding of the carrier frequency in each registry or breed. Because the mutation is one of great antiquity that has disseminated widely, testing and management of the trait will be necessary for many, many decades. I doubt it will be possible to eliminate the trait, particularly from the Warmblood population as recessive traits cannot be eliminated unless all carriers are removed from the breeding population, which isn’t feasible at least at this time.

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further spread of the defect. Individual breeders that have tested and do not have carriers and do not breed to carriers have safe breeding programs, but now that is the minority case, as many horses, particularly mares remain untested. Testing and managing the trait responsibly will also enable those with carriers to produce quality offspring while minimizing financial loss.

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• Following Swedish Warmblood’s announcement that DNA testing of all SWB approved stallions, and stallions that are used with SWB mares must be DNA tested, the first results have recently been published: Gocksta Stuteri has stated that the KWPN-registered Bravour (Cornet Obolensky) approved in Sweden, is a WFFS carrier. Lövsta Stuteri has announced that SWB champion Demand (Ampere) and the KWPN Ironman (Ferro) are not carriers.

• German studbooks that are now taking action including Westfalian, who has merged with Oldenburg and Oldenburg International in a letter recommending that stallions owners and breeders test all stallions and mares in active breeding.

• Confirmed in an email to Breeding News, Paul Schockemöhle’s Gestüt Lewitz has stated that he first wishes to see further developments with regard to WFFS before he decides to have his stallions tested. However, as many of his 40+ stallions are being offered in Sweden via PS Flyinge & Partners, testing for WFFS will be made mandatory by SWB for the 2019 breeding season.

• Of 10 KWPN riding-horse stallions that have tested positive, the Con Amore son, Connaisseur (Donnerhall), been based in Canada since 2013, has been added to the list. He is owned by Character Warmbloods, who published the following statement: “Connaisseur has been tested positive as a carrier of the WFFS gene. We believe the best way to proceed is to take a proactive approach and request that all mares be tested before being bred. KWPN, along

with a handful of other stud books, are now requiring that all stallions be tested which, in my opinion, is not only a positive step forward but also, the best way to manage this and prevent the very unlikely chance of having an affected foal. Please keep in mind, there is no risk to the foal unless both parents are carriers.

To quote KWPN-NA, 'Please note that even if identified as a carrier, a mare or stallion does not necessarily lose value for breeding nor does it diminish its positive contributions to the breed; rather, identifying carriers simply ensures that mating with other carriers can easily be avoided'.

As a breeder and mare owner, I have already started testing our mares and plan to test all of them to be able to make educated stallion choices in the future. Of course, we were not expecting this result for Connaisseur, but know we are taking all necessary precautions to ensure he continues to contribute to performance horse breeding in North America.”

• Gestüt Westfalenhof have announced the results of their stallions: Amiro Z (Amigo Toss xx x Ramiro Z);Baron (Benicio x Sir Donnerhall I);Belissimo M (Beltain x Romadour); Bossanova (Boston x Sterntänzer); Dantano (Diamond Hit x Brentano II); Desario (Dimaggio x Pik Pavarotti); Sezarion (Sezuan x Sandro Hit), Sweet Hero (Sir Donnerhall I x Bonheur); Vancouver D'Auvray (Heartbreaker x Jokinal de Bornival) are all free of the WFFS gene.

• Following the call to German stallion owners, Klosterhof Medingen has recently published their results, with non-carriers of the WFFS gene listed as follows: De Niro, Borsalino, Danone, Donovan, Dostoyevsky Escalito, Honorary Gold, Emperor Milton, QSeven, Evening Dance and Karajan.

Quantunsprung has, however, tested positive and have recommended that all mare owners wishing to use his services have their mares tested beforehand. ■ Thanks to the horses.nl website for directing me to the owners/farms that have tested and published results.

NZ Superleague ‘Sensation’

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New Zealand’s year-long Superleague Eventing Series came to a close last month, and was another victory (by an almost laughable points margin) for the NZ Warmblood Balmoral Sensation (Senator VDL - Aberzanne x Aberlou xx) and Clarke Johnstone. The brilliant pair won every competition they entered this season.

Their victories included the Adelaide 4* in Australia, the NZ National CIC 3* at Kihikihi and NZ Eventing Horse of the Year, finishing the series on 178 points. They did not contest the Puhinui 3* in Auckland or the National CCI 3* title in Taupo. They are now in Europe, aiming for WEG selection.

In second place with 110 points was the consistent Shaw Lee xx (Le Palliard xx - Surpize Deal xx x Prized) for Emily Cammock. These two have been in great form all season, but did not compete at the National CCI 3* as the horse was recovering from an injury.

Third went to a New Zealand Sport Horse who is attracting major attention: the gorgeous young For Fame (For Edition Craighaven Tarmac x Wa i n g a t a ) .

He has made a sudden impact at three-star level and finished the series on 106 points for Ricker Ridge Sooty GNZ ridden by Nick Brooks.

Samantha Felton (NZL) The 10-yearold gelding had his first CIC3* start in the title class at Horse of the Year in March, in which he finished second behind Balmoral Sensation. He was third at his second (the National CIC 3* at Kihikihi), and second at his first CCI3*, the national three-day championship at Taupo, over what was possibly the toughest cross-country track ever seen at that venue, and in shocking weather. For Fame was bred by Jo Howard, whose choice of For Edition (Forsyth x Leggiero x Kronpriz) brings the blood of the fabulous For Pleasure into his pedigree on the stallion side. His dam, Craighaven Tarmac, was a winning showjumper for Jo Howard.

An Australian-bred Warmblood mare, Just de Manzana (Just de Pomme - Northern Winfield x Skies Above) and Jessica Woods finished fourth on 103 points. Just de Manzana’s breeder is unrecorded, but she competed to three-star level in Australia. She won the 2018 South Island championship and finished third in the NZ national three-day event at Taupo in May. Her pedigree is wonderful: Just de Pomme’s sire, Jus de Pommes, is the only stallion who’s ever achieved double

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Olympic gold, while his dam (Herma) is by the legendary Nimmerdor. Just de Manzana’s own dam is an Australian Warmblood by Skies Above (Ferdi - Elchbraut x Edgar), a UKbred Hanoverian. So, this mare could add some very nice genes to the New Zealand breeding scene.

An 11-year-old Selle Français gelding, Tresca NZPH (Fuego du Prelet - Paradise NZPH x Barbarian), was fifth in the Superleague with 96 points. Tresca was bred by New Zealand Performance Horses, and was the winner of the prestigious Puhinui 3* late last year. He has a huge amount of scope over cross-country obstacles and is also a careful showjumper. He is owned and ridden by Bundy Philpott.

The pint-sized Thoroughbred gelding Just Kidding xx (Fusaichi Pegasus xx - Gypsy Princess xx x Sadler’s Wells xx), was sixth in the series for Amanda Pottinger, but more importantly was the winner of the final Superleague class in Taupo – a crown he also claimed in 2016 at the age of nine (see below). Watch out for this horse at four-star level: He could be contesting Adelaide later this year.

NZ Young Event Horse Championship All but five of the 15 competitors in this important championship were Thoroughbreds. It was won in fantastic style by one of the youngest in the field: The four-year-old In the Moment xx (Raise the Flag xx - Zenagen xx x Skagen), who is owned and ridden by NZ Equestrian’s high performance director, Sarah Dalziell-Clout However, Warmbloods claimed the next two places. A Holsteiner-cross was second: the five-year-old gelding Waitangi Imak (Cassini II - Waitangi Laptop x Internet), who was bred

by Jos Bayly. Imak’s damsire, Internet, is a four-star eventer who competed at Burghley in 2004, finishing a handy eighth; he was 15th at Badminton that year too. Internet is by Oldenburg (Inshallah), who was bred by Georg Vorwerk. So, with Cassini II as his sire and a super damline, young Waitangi Imak looks set for a rosy future. He is ridden by Juliet Wood.

Third went to a five-year-old Hanoverian gelding, Carter PSH (Corofino II x For Feeling x For Pleasure). He was bred

by Phoenix Sport Horses near Auckland and is owned and ridden by Eliza Raven. He, too, has magnificent bloodlines and is definitely one to keep an eye on.

A lovely four-year-old Thoroughbred mare, Trick Key (Man of Power xx) was fourth, and also won the ‘best mare’ award for her owner/rider Dannie Lodder.

Two five-year-old Thoroughbreds rounded out the top six: Jay Gatsby (Postponed xx - Requiem Moss xx) was fifth for Bonnie Farrant; and Timeless (Iffraaj - Scarlet Runner xx x Kingdom Bay xx) sixth for Amanda Pottinger.

NZ National Three-Day at Taupo All participating riders agree that this year’s three-star track was a challenge, with difficulties compounded by abysmally wet weather which caused a number of eliminations and withdrawals. It also caused a few unofficial ‘water’ jumps!

However, it did nothing to dampen the spirits of the leading horses and riders. Most of these are mentioned in the Superleague report above, so below is a brief synopsis....

The title went to the tiny, very gallant Thoroughbred Just Kidding xx. He is owned and ridden by Amanda Pottinger, who described the course as the toughest and most technical she has ever tackled.

The gorgeous NZ Sport Horse, For Fame, was second for Nick Brooks at his third three-star start (and first CCI3*); and third place went to the Australian-bred mare Just de Manzana with Jessica Woods. Tresca NZPH was fourth for Bundy Philpott.

Trudeau (Magistad – Clarity), an 11-year-old gelding with a great performance pedigree was fifth with Matthew Grayling.

This horse was bred by Winky Foley and has some very interesting genes on both sides. His dam, Clarity, is by the Selle Français Valiant, a son of Galoubet A, while his sire Magistad is an approved NZ Warmblood, who combines Arabian and Thoroughbred with A-line Hanoverian through his damsire Allermund (Absatz - StPrSt Alcantara x Aumund).

Ricker Ridge Rui (Littorio - Rei Huia Patience x Corlando) who was bred by Rei Huia Stud and is owned by Samantha Felton was sixth. Rui is only nine, and has had some very promising results. His bloodlines are mainly Holstein, with some Thoroughbred through the dam’s dam.

CCI2* win for Ricker Ridge Sooty The baby of the field, seven-year-old Ricker Ridge Sooty GNZ (Caretino - Quantam Flash x Tristaking xx), won this championship with Samantha Felton on his super dressage score of 28.1. This handsome NZ Warmblood was also the only horse in the top six to showjump clear, and one of only three from the entire field. Sooty finished third in last year’s one-star championship at Taupo and seems certain to continue his upward trajectory. He was bred by Goldengrove Stud and carries the potent jumping blood of Caretino, which, of course, he shares with Casall and other international champions. His damsire Tristaking is by New Zealand’s most successful Thoroughbred stallion of all time, Sir Tristram xx, so it would be fair to say that young Sooty has a fair few luminaries in his bloodlines!

In second place was the lovely Holstein-Thoroughbred mare Lyrical (Landioso - Bjorke xx x Icelandic xx), winner of last year’s CCI1*. She is ridden by Angela Lloyd and was bred

by Susan Brennan.

Third went to Game Keeper xx (Beautiful Crown xx Quiet Fun xx x Honours List xx), an eight-year-old Australian gelding bred by Baerami Thoroughbreds and ridden by Bryce Newman. Fourth was another Thoroughbred, Carbon xx, who is by the very influential sire, Drums of Time xx.

An Irish Sport Horse, Alto et Audax (Northwood Jet Stream - Ping x Bond), bred by Imogen Neale was fifth, and is another who seems set for a great career with his young owner/rider Beth Wilson.

In sixth place was Clydesdale-cross Arctic Cielo, whose breeding is unrecorded. He is a handsome grey who bears little resemblance to his Clydie parentage, and has had a lot of good placings for his owner Elise Power.

Debut victory in CCI1* CHS Ripley’s Dream (Rascalino - Wild Dream CHS x Worldwide PB), a young Hanoverian at his first CCI1* outing, was the impressive winner of this championship. The black gelding is still just eight and seems a sure bet for the higher levels. He is owned and ridden by Samantha Mynott and was bred by the late Tracey Blackmore.

Last year’s young event horse champion, Ricker Ridge Riley (Donnerubin - Rosetta x Rotspon) who held the lead after the first two phases, took an unlucky showjumping rail and finished second. Riley was bred by John Twomey with a dressage career in mind; his sire, Donnerubin (Donautraum Delilah x De Niro) is a double cross of Donnerhall, with Rubenstein I on the mare side, bred at Dicavalli Stud in Australia and imported here in 2009.

There were only two Thoroughbreds in the top six of this division, and one of them, Shillings xx (Encosta de Lago xx Cashier xx x Danehill) finished third for Bundy Philpott.

Fourth was the Holsteiner-Thoroughbred cross Verdelho (Littorio - The Showstoppa xx x Telereign xx) for Amanda Illston, who bred the gelding from her own eventing mare.

And in fact, The Showstoppa has the distinction of being the only mare twice represented at these championships as she is also the dam of Henton Armada (see below).

Zip It Up xx (Postponed xx - Buttonhook xx Encosta de Lago xx) was fifth for Vicky Browne-Cole; this horse was bred

by G. Harvey.

The beautiful Hanoverian mare Henton Armada (Anamour), was sixth for Christen Lane. She was bred by Dave and Bridget Sutton of Henton Lodge Hanoverians, and, as mentioned, shares a dam with fourth-placed Verdelho. Her German-bred sire Anamour (Aalborg - Lucille x Lombard) has legendary status in this country. His huge list of champion progeny includes the NZ dressage horse of the year and Olympic representative, Antonello. Anamour was performance tested and licensed Adelhiedsdorf in 1994, where he was fifth from the group of 40. He arrived here in 1995 and, at the time of his death in 2015, was 31st on the WBFSH rankings. Henton Armada is now seven and showing a lot of potential.

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Holsteiner sport and breeding showcase

BY ADRIANA VAN

TILBURG PHOTOGRAPHY: JANNE BUGTRUP

The Holsteiner horse days are, together with the stallion approvals in November, two important highlights that return every year. Sport and breeding is seamlessly combined during the Holsteiner horse days. The most important change for 2018 was the conversion of the grass arena to sand, and that the event took place over three days instead of two.

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n the Landeschampionat for four-year-old jumping horses, the Holsteiner Verband stallion Castle Creek (Casall - Orchidee 32 x Carthago, Stamm 18A2, bred by Silke Zuba) jumped convincingly on the first day, winning the opening class with an 8.80 under the saddle of Ebba Johansson. This stallion also received an 8.80 for jumping manners during his 14-day test. Second was Douglas 258 (Dinken - Cinderella x Cormint, Stamm 4, bred by Andre Martens) under the saddle of Marieke Reimers, with an 8.40.

Douglas 258 comes from the first foal crop of Dinken (Diarado - Inken I x Cassini I, Stamm 2294, bred by Stal Molenaers B.V.B.A.) who was himself champion of the Landeschampionat for six-year-olds in 2016.

During the final on the second day, several horses made good progress. On day one, the Holsteiner Verband stallion Unlimited (Uriko - Utopia V x Casall, Stamm 2543, bred by Klaus Thiedemann) had shown a lot of tension, but the next day he was much more relaxed, receiving a score of 8.50 to become four-year-old champion. In 2016, Unlimited was the champion of the stallion approvals, and his roder, Pashalis Ballas was delighted with her victory: “I am very pleased that I could win the four-year-old championship with Unlimited.

He is an amazing jumping horse, very ambitious and has a lot of scope. On the first day he lacked a bit of power and we have to keep working on his responsiveness. That is why I am so happy with the progress he made in these two days and could prove his potential once again.”

Unlimited’s sire, (Uriko (Untouchable - Wizzard x Lavito, Stamm 4172, bred by Aaldering/Swelheim), also sired the stallion Uston (out of Comtess x Clarimo, Stamm 2137, bred by Otto Boje Schoof), who finished third under the saddle of Takashi Haase with an 8.30. Douglas was also placed once again with an 8.10.

horse.

Günther Friemel had a very promising stallion under saddle, Chupalight (Catoki - Holla I x Calato, Stamm 1298, bred by Stutenhof Morsum). This stallion is a half brother to the successful 1m60 jumping horse Chupa Chup (Caretino) under the saddle of Bernardo Alves. Chupalight received an 8,70.

Third was the stallion Chaka Chaka 3 (Casall - OContendra x Contender, Stamm 104A, bred by Daniel Lehmann) under the saddle of Nina Weck, receiving an 8.40.

This stallion’s dam is a full sister to Contendro I. Chaka Chake 3 improved during the final day, receiving an 8.60 which was sufficient to win the championship. Eight years ago his full brother, Chijioke, won the championship for four-year-old horses. The judges commented that Chaka Chaka 3 “showed good reflexes and is very careful”. He

Chaka Chaka – five-year-old winner Cahla (Catoo - Rialta I x Quinar, Stamm 2067, bred by Witt Pferdezucht GbR) knew how to convince the judges on the first day and received an 9.00. Her sire Catoo (Con Air Flair I x Caletto I, Stamm 2027, bred by Adelbert Sporn) is successful at Grand Prix dressage level. His oldest offspring are now seven and are successful as a jumper or dressage

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Quibery (Quintero) – 7yo title winner

finished ahead of Dialuna (Diarado Alaska x Quidams Rubin, Stamm 3488, bred by Klaus-Peter Wiepert) under the saddle of Christian Hess.

Victory for six-year-old Casallantum On the first day of the six-year-old competition, there was a rider showed her overall superiority. Kristin Kirchner placed first with the stallion Nemax 5 (Nekton - Zofin x Cormint, Stamm 474A, bred by Kirsten and Olaf Roerden) with a 9.00, and second with the mare Escada 289 (Clearway - Wanja IV x Coriano, Stamm 8769, bred by Hobe Magens) who scored 8.80.

A great many sport horses have Champion mare, Hevita (Quick Fire - Nevita x Carthago) come from Escada 289’s damline, including Come On (Cantus - Sühne x Landgraf I) 1m60 stallion Quiberry (Quintero - Zenit x Caretino, Stamm 8769, under the saddle of Princess Haya Bint al Hussein, and Fleur bred by Hobe Magens) proved his quality to claim the Z (Romino - Sühne x Landgraf I) 1m60 under the saddle of championship title in the final. Just recently he won the Michael Whitaker. Kirchner recalled her successful days: Youngster Cup that took place during the Hamburg Derby “The Landeschampionat is something special, because a lot event, and now added the seven-year-old title to his list of of people always come to watch who are interested in achievements.

Holsteiner horses. I had three horses placed in the six-yearTwo hears ago he won the Landeschampionat as a fiveold age group, first, second and sixth, so we decided to start year-old, also then under the saddle of Bart van der Maat. the best two and take a bit more time for them.”

Quiberry descends from the famous Bühne line of the The first day of the five-year-old championship saw the Magens family. Bart van der Maat said; “To win with Quibery gelding Casallantum (Casall - Sulett x Quantum, Stamm here in Elmshorn at the Landeschampionat is off course 5382, bred by Jörg Harder) placed with a 9.0 under the amazing. Here in Holstein it is something that people really saddle of Takashi Haase. Casallantum maintained his look forward to, a little bit like a smaller version of the perforance level to become the champion – defending the Bundeschampionat. Quibery is careful and has scope, which title he won as a five-year-old. makes riding him very easy! He is very busy with breeding, so we have an easy schedule for him. Hamburg and the Quibery wins 7yo title Landeschampionat were important events to show him to There were several horses during the first day of the seven-year-old championship who stood out, including Cascadino (Cartani - Minerva x Lacros, Stamm 306, bred by Johann Heinrich Witt) under the saddle of Linn Rolfs. His dam’s full brother is Lacroix 9, who jumped at 1m60 under the saddle of Irishman Denis Lynch. Cascadino placed second on the first day. On the second day it was Sören von Rönne who placed first with the Oldenburger-bred Conan G (Cum Laude - Elvita x Silvio I, bred by Gerald Grashorn) after a round that was extremely well ridden. Unfortunately Conan G didn’t return for the final as he is not a Holsteiner.

However, the Holsteiner Verband

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breeders. I think he did an excellent job! It proves that the Holsteiner Verband gives their horses time and the possibility to be educated though the long and successful partnership they have with Rolf-Göran Bengtsson.

Quibery is a genius and we don’t want to ask too much of him. He does not need to have a ribbon on his bridle every week. He is now jumping just a few 1m35 rounds and if the feeling is good we might go to the Bundeschampionat.”

Hevita crowned champion mare The most complete mare at the ‘elite’ mare approvals was Hevita (Quick Fire - Nevita x Carthago, Stamm 2666, bred by Reimer Detlef Hennings). From this line also comes Cantaro 11 (Capitol I - Kantara x Grandioso), a horse who, in his time, was one of the most successful Holsteiner sport horses at 1m60 under the saddle of his breeder, Sören von Rönne.

First reserve champion was Helena II (Contendro I - Wyona II x Caretino, Stamm 5951, bred by Norbert Smuck), who, a few weeks ago, completed an excellent mare test and knew how to be convincing with her dynamic movement.

The second reserve mare was Himmel MCF (Chin Champ - Ulana MCF x Corrado I, Stamm 8751, bred by Dr. Steven Passman), who showed very well, demonstrating good movement.

Two mares were also invited from the Netherlands. Heueska H (Quidam de Revel - Nance H x Calido I, Stamm 4063, bred by J.D. de Boer) reached the top 10. For Hans Dollen it was the first time he’d had a mare selected for the elite mare show, and said, “I have come for six years to Holstein. I like being here in Elmshorn and also at the stallion approvals.

H-Kindness (Crunch - M-Stuttgart x Corofino I, Stamm 671) was our first mare to be selected for the elite mare show, which makes me very proud. Her mother MStuttgart was my first Holsteiner mare, and I still breed with her.

With the stallion Con Air (Contender - Fair Lady IX x Carolus I, Stamm 2966, bred by Christian Ernst Teegen) she produced the 1m60 jumping horse Coach. The weekend before the elite mare show, Coach won the Treffen Grand Prix under the saddle of Beezie Madden. We will try again this year to get her in foal to Con Air. M-Stuttgart has so far given us a lot of pleasure.”

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Catch filly sells for €20,000 It was cold and windy during the foal auction in Elmshorn. although it didn’t distract a French buy from paying €20,000 for a filly by the young Colmanson, Catch, out of the mare Costa de Sol (Casall - Westkueste N x Quadrigo, Stamm 318D2, bred by Gisela Neuhaus). The 25 sold foals attracted an average price of €8,134.62. Several foals were bought back by their breeders, so Dr. Jörgen Köhlbrandt, responsible for the auction, was dissatisfied with the result, despite the good average price.

After the auction, he concluded, “We will have a meeting in the coming days, to improve the weak points.”

Herbert Blöcker arena The traditional grass ring has been transformed into a sand arena named Herbert Blöcker-Platz – after the rider whose international career was founded in Elmshorn. Here he prepared himself for fantastic results, including three Olympic medals: silver and bronze in Montreal 1976 in the saddle of Albrant; and Barcelona 1992 with Fein Dame – German team silver.

Earlier, in 1969, Blöcker started to work for the Holsteiner Verband as a sales rider, a position he held until 2006. He was also responsible for the free jumping during the mare and stallion approvals for many years. In 2014 he lost a valiant battle against cancer and didn’t witness the success of Casello (Casall – Cariva x Carolus I, Stamm 2139) who is jumping at 1m60 under the saddle of Ludger Beerbaum – a horse that Herbert Blöcker bred.

Talking about the sand arena, Bart van der Maat said, “I believe everybody has waited a long time for this in Holstein. There are not many possibilities here to ride on sand, or we have to drive at least an hour with the truck.” Kristin Kircher continued by saying, “The new sand arena in Elmshorn is amazing, the horses jumped really well on it. It is an excellent addition to the horse state of Schleswig-Holstein.”

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STALLION SECRET ROCK’N ROLL SEMILLY (SF) DIAMANT

Born: 2005

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SEMILLY [SF] - LA MARE

Colour: Bay

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Height: 168 cms

Bred by:

Richard Levallois, France

Owner:

Richard Levallois, Haras de Semilly, France

Standing with:

Haras de Semilly (www.semilly.com)

Approved by:

SF

Fee:

€300/at reservation + €900 when mare is pregnant (live foal guarantee)

Conditions:

Frozen semen

Offspring: Rock’n Roll Semilly from first foal crop in 2010. Son Akile (2010: out of Pinope de Quiesce x Cincaba Rouge, bred by Jean-Luc Lavenu) is jumping 1m50 with Markus Hauri (SUI). A total of 15 of his offspring are jumping at 1m40-1m45 level.

Sport results: 2018: 1st CSI3* Bonheiden, 1m40-1m45; 1st CSI3* Valencia, 1m45; 1st CSI5*-W Zurich, 1m40; 2nd LGCT Shanghai 1m50; CSI4*; 3rd CSI5* LGCT Hamburg ; 6th CSI5*-W Zurich, 1m55 2017: 1st CSI3* Liege, 1m45; 6th CSI3* Bonheiden, 1m40 .

Breeding comments from Anne-Sophie Levallois: “Rock’n Roll has a huge heart. He always tries to do his best. He has a lot of strength, strong bones, blood. He passes on those qualities to his offspring and that’s why he’s already places among the best sires of jumpers in France.”

Current rider: Marlon Modolo Zanotelli (BRA) – since 2014 Rock’n Roll started in 2013 with Jean François Filatriau (FRA) Rider comments: “Rock’n Roll Semilly is a fantastic horse. I’m very lucky to be his rider. For me he is a complete horse, careful, scope, smart and easy to ride. Also, for the grooms, he is a very kind, uncomplicated stallion to handle. He loves to go to the shows and always gets a bit excited. No matter what arena, nothing will impress him and he always goes in and tries his best. Rock’n Roll Semilly is one of my favourite horses.”

Compiled by Adriana van Tilburg Photo: Haras de Semilly

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NZ Hanoverian tour

BY

SALLY REID

PHOTOGRAPHY:

LAURIE HEMPHILL

The NZ Hanoverian Studbook – which recently gained membership of the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH), and which also administers the NZ Rhineland Studbook – holds a Verband inspection annually for mares and foals. This year’s Verband representative was Volker Ehlers.

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member of the American Hanoverian Society’s inspection team, his impression of the youngstock and mares he saw was very positive, according to Robin Potter of the NZ Hanoverian Studbook.

“It was a lengthy tour around both islands – he kept saying that he looked but failed to find a single bad foal. He gave 30 ‘premium’ foal awards – which is unprecedented in the 40-year history of Hanoverian breeding in New Zealand.”

Twenty-seven mares presented Of the 27 marespresented for inspection: 10 were Hanoverian, 10 Rhineland, one Thoroughbred and six PRE Studbook. These probably seem like negligible numbers in Northern Hemisphere terms, but they are big for this country!

Hanoverians have only been established here since 1977, when the first stallion, Winnebago (Winnetou x Wulf), arrived.

Verband-approved Thoroughbred mares were used as foundation stock, but times have changed: There are plenty of pure-bred mares here now, and some of them have impressive international bloodlines.

Three Hanoverians and two Rhineland mares received scores of 8.00 from Ehlers, and were awarded ‘premium-

aspirant’ status. The Hanoverians are the top-scoring Hann.Pr.A. Waimarie MH (Worldly Remi London Attraction x Londonderry) bred by Judith Matthews of Matthews Hanoverians; Remi Fider-dancer (Fidertanz - EM Remi Destiny’s Child x De Niro) bred by Remi Stud in Australia and now owned by Matthews Volker Ehlers and Fürstin Fantasie Hanoverians; and Devorow Estelle T (Holme Park Flute - Edeltanne x Falkensee) bred by Sacha Rowson and leased by Kirsty Moffat.

The two Rhineland mares are Quiana (Quaterhall x Landioso Holst.) and Dejuno (Doringcourt x Belcam Aatlantis x Aachen). Quiana was bred by Dr. Debra Bromiley of Kismaayu horses and is owned by Imogen Neale. Dejuno, who is now owned by GC Equestrian, was bred by veterinary nurse Jan Gill. Her sire, Doringcourt, is a licensed Hanoverian by the

Top-scoring Hanoverian mare Waimarie MH (Worldly)

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Fürst of All O (Fürstenball) Donnerhall son Dressage Royal. He was imported from Germany and has also had successful competition career here.

“Volker felt that New Zealand now has a strong mare base, and that the ‘older-fashioned’ mares have a big part to play in the breeding programme here – giving you a solid Hanoverian background,” said Potter. “You know what they produce, so you can be reasonably confident when you go about choosing a stallion for that mare.”

Best mare family This award went to Stoneylea Farm’s Stoneylea Lusenka, an ‘elite’ imported mare by the very influential Lauries Crusador xx. Lusenka was bred by Ilsemarie Wrede of Gut Neuensteden in Freiburg, Germany, and is from the famous mare line of Schluppera. She is one of only a small number German-born Hanoverian mares residing here. Lusenka is owned by John and Angela Smith of Stoneylea and won the title with her two outstanding daughters, the superbly bred five-year-old Stoneylea Welt Princess (Weltmeyer), who was New Zealand’s overall young dressage horse champion last year, and Stoneylea Furstin Fantasie (Furstenball) who was the best foal of this tour.

The Smiths have bred a number of other champions at Stoneylea Farm, including the four-star eventer Clifton Signature, who was originally named Stoneylea Ellesar (Espri Madam La Rouge xx x Happy Melody xx). This horse was twice the winner of New Zealand’s young event horse championship with Jock Paget, and was sold to William Fox-Pitt.

Centavos x Contango II) bred by Andrew and Angie Mason of Amberley House, and Espresso PSH (ES Centavos x Stolzenberg) owned and bred by Nicolette Rendle of Phoenix Sport Horses.

The best dressage-bred colt was another from Stoneylea Farm: The lovely Stoneylea Quassar (Quantensprung x Dream Boy) who, through Quantensprung, also carries the genes of Lauries Crusador xx. A second Quantensprung youngster from Stoneylea Farms, S. Quincy, also scored an 8.00; this youngster’s dam, Rosari Wunder, is by Weltmeyer.

Yet another impressive youngsters was the filly Daia (Dante Weltino x Furst Romancier) bred by equine dentist and dressage rider, Georgia Worth of Tuakau near Auckland.

The excitingly bred colt Fürst Of All O (Fürstenball Vollrath Latika x Lessing) was the best Rhinelander bred for dressage. He has a pedigree packed with talent, including Fürst Heinrich, Londonderry, Lauries Crusador xx and Donnerhall (twice). His dam line features two of New Zealand’s Hanoverian supersires, both German imports: the D-line Dynamit (Dynamo) and G-line Genius (Garibaldi). Furst Of All O was bred by biologist Dr Anne Stewart of Tahi Estate.

Fürstenball was also the sire of last year’s top Rhineland foal, Furst Hit EDH (Fürstenball - Neversfelde Jazz Hi x Sandro Hit), who was bred by Victoria Wall of Elite Dressage Horses in Kaukapakapa. This colt is now rising two.

The best Rhineland jumping foal was the eye-catching chestnut colt Grand Canyon AH (Eurocommerce Pennsylvania – Elodie x Earl) bred by Andrew and Angie Mason of Amberley House in Canterbury. His dam, Elodie, is the mother of the superb Hanoverian showjumper Graffiti MH (Graftop - Elodie x Earl) who dominated her seven-yearold age-group series and is now competing at Grand Prix level. Graffiti was bred by Judith Matthews of Matthews Hanoverians, as was Elodie (Escudo - Whitsun x Weltmeyer) who is now owned by Amberley House. Eurocommerce Pennsylvania was originally named Grand Pilot I (Gambrinus x Pilot x Goldstern) and was bred in Germany by Manfred Rudel. He competed at five-star level for the Netherlands with Gerco Schroder, and now stands at Paul Ffoulkes’ Goldengrove Stud in Canterbury.

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Thirty ‘premiums’ awarded Thirty of the 42 foals presented were awarded a ‘premium’ sash and overall scores of 8.00, with the best foal of the tour going to Stoneylea Farm’s outstanding filly Furstin Fantasie (Furstenball x Lauries Crusador xx), who scored 9.00 overall; see ‘best mare family’ above.

A score of 9.00 was also awarded to the best jumper foal of the tour, Everlast (Eurosport Centavos - Inaninstant xx x Danske xx). This really super filly was bred by Janet Harre of Piopio. Her sire, ES Centavos, an imported Hanoverian bred

by Heinz Schütte of Germany, is one of the leading jumpers in New Zealand and is the sire of two of other foals awarded ‘premium’ status on this tour. They are Euro Centara AH (ES

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Summer events in Vechta

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On Thursday, July 19, the Oldenburg Elite Broodmare Show will be held in Rastede’s Schlosspark. Everyone is waiting to see the best young mares of the Springpferdezuchtverband Oldenburg-International (OS) and the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes (OL).

Oldenburg Elite Broodmare Show Future stars in Vechta

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tarting at 3:30 p.m., Oldenburg’s best mares will parade around the dressage ring in Rastede, competing for a ticket to the Brillantring as well as the hotly coveted Champion Mare title.On Thursday, July 19, the Oldenburg Elite Broodmare Show will be held in Rastede’s Schlosspark.

Everyone is waiting to see the best young mares of the Springpferdezuchtverband Oldenburg-International (OS) and the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes (OL). Starting at 3:30 p.m., Oldenburg’s best mares will parade around the dressage ring in Rastede, competing for a ticket to the Brillantring as well as the hotly coveted Champion Mare title.

Oldenburg‘s mares are always a sight worth looking at because of their significant movement quality and exceptional ability to jump. The OS mares will start first – and a highlight of this event is that these mares will be shown on a large screen in free jumping while they are being presented in hand. Following this, it is the turn of the OL mares to show their movement potential. Along with quality of movement, beauty of type and feminine charm will determine the winner of the Oldenburg Elite Broodmare Show. Come and visit us in Rastede for the exciting Elite Broodmare Show.

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ur next Elite Foal Auction will take place on Saturday, August 25th, and will contain a strongly selected collection of highly promising foals. The modern, top foals in this year’s collection are thrilling. The best stallions in the world are combined with sporty mare lines. Secure your future star now! The collection will be online soon. www.oldenburger-pferde.com

Top: Catalogue #51 (Millennium x Rubin-Royal)

Left: 2017 Champion mare Furstin Gesine (Furst Heinrich) bred by Paul Schockemöhle/Gestut Lewitz 42 July 2018

CWHBA: unique approach to pedigree traceback

BY

CWHBA/CHRIS GOULD

Old-world bloodlines are at home in Canada as Canadian Warmblood horses, registered in Canada, trace their pedigrees to a select few influential 19th-century stallions from Germany, France, Sweden and other parts of Europe.

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t the request of the Canadian government, to ensure coefficient of proposed matings. Pedigrees can be examined the integrity of the Canadian Warmblood studbook, the back for up to 15 generations to the late 1800s.

CWHBA implemented and has managed a unique and Representative of this depth of pedigree is the recently extensive pedigree traceback over the past seven years. All approved Canadian Warmblood stallion Hiroko (Tacorde x horses entered in the studbook as Warmblood breeding Burggraaf) bred by Klondike Victory Farms, who completed stock have been traced to 25 important European our 2017 stallion performance test. Hiroko's pedigree traces to all 25 of the influential stallions the CWHBA has Warmblood stallions from the late 19th and early 20th century.

While it is well known that Warmblood horses are identified in our traceback research as contributing to the makeup of the modern Warmblood. indigenous to Western Europe, and that prior to recorded ■ pedigrees were bred locally and regionally, what is less well known is that there was significant movement of breeding stallions between regions.

Interestingly the prepotency of a few important stallions in each area and across regions was such that all Warmblood horses that have been studied can be shown to have one and often ten or more crosses to these influential stallions in their back ground. These stallions do not of course define the breed, however they do provide a useful benchmark when considering the development of the modern Warmblood and the dominance of certain stallion lines.

The CWHBA pedigree database provides this unique information for every horse by naming the influential stallions in their pedigree. In addition, the database provides an inbreeding coefficient Hiroko: 1m15 champion at the Brandon Royal Winter Fair, in Manitoba, Canada – Spring 2018 and a tool for calculating the inbreeding FURIOSO II – SF 1965 (FURIOSO

VOLTAIRE

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CONCORDE KWPN 1984

HIROKO:

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TACORDE KWPN 2000

ROSARIO T KWPN 1998

HANN 1979

FLYER NWP 1969

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XX

GOGO MOEVE – HANN 1975 (GOTTHARD – HANN 1949) MARCO POLO – TRAK 1962 (POET

– 1941)

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KLASKE – NWP 1960 (LINDBERG – OLDBG 1955)

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NIMMERDOR – KWPN 1972 (FARN – HOLST 1959)

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KWPN 1988

ZIGEUNERIN – HOLST 1981 (CALETTO I – HOLST 1975)

KWPN 1995

IRSELA KWPN 1990

DAMIRO – KWPN 1985 (RAMIRO Z – HOLST 1965)

LANDGRAF I

LADYKILLER

FURSELA – KWPN 1987 (AKTION – KWPN 1982) XX

– 1961 (SAILING LIGHT

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– 1949)

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HOLST 1966

WARTHBURG – HOLST 1962 (ALDATO – HOLST 1958)

HOLST 1983

LOANDA HOLST 1974

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DAPHNE KWPN 1985

VOLTAIRE HANN 1979 VIKY II BWP 1975

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BRYÈRE – SF 1969 (RANTZAU

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– 1946)

URBINE – HOLST 1960 (MANDARIN – HOLST 1956) FURIOSO II – SF 1965 (FURIOSO

XX

– 1939

GOGO MOEVE – HANN 1975 (GOTTHARD – HANN 1949) DROST – HANN 1965 (DUFT II – HANN 1958)

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Top level still selling well

BY AURÉLIE

COVINI

The upward trend in the marketplace reported in the previous quarter continues. More than 30 public sales took place from April to June: 735 horses and 323 foals (compared to 2017: 613 horses and 229 foals), representing a volume sales increase of 20% (41% if we only consider the number of foals sold).

D

uring the last months, great sensation came from The Ten auction, which recorded the highest prices overall.

‘The Ten’ auction was created last year by professionals who are very familiar with high-level sport horses. Their auction lots are selected by this new team of organizers, including internationally renowned horse dealers, Grand Prix riders, and scounts: Tal Milstein, Eric Grenier, Ilan Ferder, Daniel Bluman and Sören Kühl.

This auction was called ‘The Ten’ because this was the number of showjumping horses selected for the sale which took place on May 1, at Azelhof Horse Events, in Liege, Belgium, during an elegant evening.

The Ten’s final list included exclusive and talented young showjumpers, aged between four and seven years.

Each one had undergone a uniquely rigorous selection process devised and managed by the international committee of The Ten. It has been a successful year, with DRESSAGE SIRES RANKED ACCORDING TO OFFSPRING SALES TOTAL Name Franklin Coleo Vitalis Zack Apache Jazz Dream Boy Tailormade Temptation Foundation Escolar First Selection Franziskus Painted Black Sir Heinrich Bon Bravour Destano Fürsten-Look Bretton Woods Fürst Romancier San Amour I Diamond Hit Hofrat Bordeaux Vivaldi First Choice

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Total 627,500 400,000 326,000 285,000 234,000 215,809 179,000 145,000 142,500 141,600 135,000 134,000 131,000 129,500 11,500 96,000 96,000 92,448 91,000 90,000 86,000 85,000 82,500 82,000 80,000

Volume Average 14 44,821 1 400,000 19 17,158 3 95,000 4 58,500 4 53,952 5 35,800 1 145,000 4 35,625 5 28,320 2 67,500 5 26,800 2 65,500 9 14,389 2 55,750 2 48,000 2 48,000 2 46,224 5 18,200 6 15,000 4 21,500 1 85,000 3 27,500 5 16,400 1 80,000

eight horses selling for €160,000 or more.

For her part, the seven-year-old mare La Belle Van Hagen (Vagabond de la Pomme x Remond) who cames from the same motherline as Olympic London left Liege for the tidy sum of €280,000, a price almost reached by Lancelot du Faurieu Z (Lordanos x Cassini II) who finally went under the hammer for €255 000.

The top price of this auction, however, was achieved by Brooklyn (Coltaire Z x Le Tot de Semilly), an incredible sixyear-old stallion who sold for €550,000 following a fierce battle between three bidders who were all eager to acquire the horse described as ‘the best of the sale’.

As part of its online sales, Zangersheide organized a June auction of broodmares. The goal of sale was to present ‘only mares of the highest quality’ and the online auctio closed on June 12 with a great apotheosis. wanted to purpose for this auction “Only mares of the highest quality “ and the 12th june, the Online Auction closed with a great apotheosis.

Fortina Z, a daughter of Olympic gold medal stallion For Pleasure (Furioso II - Gigantin x Grannus) and the clone of Olympic gold medal mare Ratina Z (Ramiro Z - Argentina x Almé), sold to Valerie Allix from Haras de Pléville in France for the record sum of €142,000.

Seven highly exclusive mares were offered in the Z Online Auction, of whom five were sold. Lady D van't Roosakker, full sister to Kassander van't Roosakker, sold for €69,000 to the Belgian Studfarm 2000, who bred, among others, Dominator 2000 Z. Narcotique van ten Bos, a daughter of Daytona de Muze, will find a new home in Brazil.

Bids of €90,000 for Tuttifrutti Pommex Z, a daughter of Narcotique de Muze II, and €50,000 for Calgot Verdi, a daughter of world champion Liscalgot, did not reach the reserve prices, so the two broodmares will remain with their sellers.

From Belgium to South Africa This past quarter’s marketplace wasn’t only in Belgium.

During the first weekend in June, Ian Calender-Easby, the owner of Callaho Warmblood Sport Horses, organizes his annual auction at his farm in Christiana, South Africa. This sale demonstrates the influential ranking of the imported Oldenburg Lissabon (1999: Lordanos - Reinette x Sion) – one of Callaho’s most important stallions. This stallion showed a good average price of €21,126 for his products sold (only sport horses, no foals).

HORSES SOLD AT AUCTION IN THE THREE MONTHS APRIL/MAY/JUNE, 2018 – FOR €70,000 OR MORE Name (YOB/Studbook/gender Sire - Dam x Dam’s Sire

Orientation

Price

Auction

Brooklyn (2012/CDE/st Coltaire Z - Louisana x Le Tot de Semilly) Kapralis (2009/KWPN/st Coleo - Ginese x Gudvils) Larga van’t Zorgvliet (2011/BWP/m Colman - Valina x Heartbreaker) La Belle van Hagem (2011/BWP/m Vagabond de la Pomme Serena van Sombeke x Remondo) Lancelot du Faurieu Z (2011/Z/st Lordanos - Cayenne du Faurieu x Cassini II) Hadesh VDS (2012/KWPN/st Diarado - Prinses K x Lancelot) Cabo Frio DV Z (2014/Z/st Cavalo Z - Indra VII x Cor de la Bryère) Karabella JK (2014/Oldbg/m Zack - Komtess x Sunny-Boy) Lightening vd Potaarde (2011/BWP/m Comme d’Api vd Hacienda) Maestro Vica vd Ark (2012/BWP/g Lordanos - In Excess vd Ark x Heartbreaker) Tilda (2014/Westf/m Tailormade Temptation - Viola XVI x Lorentin I) Fortina Z (2016/Z/m For Pleasure - Ratina Gamma Z x Ramiro Z) Le Marron (2014/OS/m Christian 25 - Lantana x Landor S) Gill Belle Amie S (2011/KWPN/m Ukato - Une Belle Ami S x Hold Up Premier) Disney (2008/KWPN/m Painted Black - Pavlova x Hamlet) Belaja (2013/Oldbg/m Bon Bravour - Dirty Dancing x Donnerhall) Jirina WD (2014/KWPN/m Apache - Corrina x Westpoint) Tuttifrutti Pommex Z (2015/Z/m Telstar de la Pomme - Narcotique de Muze II x Darco) Hoogadel (2013/Hann/st Hofrat - Duetta x Del Piero) Louis Vuitton (2012/OS/g Lyganero - Candy Girl III x Carlucci) Zac Efron (2015/Oldbg/st Zack - Ehrina II x Don Larino) Le Roy (2015/Oldbg/st Apache - Fürstin Zizi x Fürstenball) Fürst Romanov (2014/Oldbg/g First Choice - Florell x Romanov) Reminder (2010/Hann/st Romanov - Lonja z Longchamp) Fiskus (2012/Westf/g First Selection - Lausanne x Laurentianer) Dr.Happy L (2012/KWPN/g Jazz - Olymbria x Ferro) Bippen Woods (2012/Oldbg/g Bretton Woods - Laura x Al Martino) Just Gold (2013/Oldbg/m Jazz - Evelyn x Diamond Hit) Hanaika (2012/KWPN/m Echo van’t Spieveld - Unaika x Guidam) KM Calimero (2008/OS/g Contefino - Loredana x Loredo)

Jumping Dressage Jumping

550,000 400,000 280,000

The Ten Excellent Dr. The Ten

Jumping

280,000

The Ten

Jumping

255,000

The Ten

Jumping Jumping Dressage Jumping Jumping

200,000 185,000 185,000 160,000 160,000

The Ten The Ten Oldenburg 88th The Ten The Ten

Dressage

145,000

Westfalian 55th

Jumping Jumping Jumping

142,000 141,000 140,000

Z June Online Oldenburg 88th The Ten

Dressage Dressage Dressage Jumping

110,000 97,000 90,000 90,000

Excellent Dr. Oldenburg 88th Excellent Dr. Z June Online

Dressage Jumping Dressage Dressage Dressage Dressage Dressage Dressage Dressage Dressage Jumping Jumping

85,000 82,000 82,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 75,000 75,000 72,000 71,000 70,000 70,000

Excellent Dr. Oldenburg 88th Oldenburg 88th Oldenburg 88th 64th Summer Mix Excellent Dr. Excellent Excellent Dr. Oldenburg 88th Oldenburg 88th The Ten 64th Summer Mix

Auctions – in date order April 8: April 10: April 28: May 1: June 2: June 12:

Westfalian 55th Elite Auction, Münster Handorf (GER) Oldenburg 88th Elite Auction, Vechta (GER) Excellent Dressage Sale, Hooge Mierde (NED) The Ten Auction, Liege (BEL) 64th Summer Mixed Sales, Vechta (GER) Zangersheide June Online Auction, Lanaken (BEL)

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SHOWJUMPING SIRES RANKED ACCORDING TO OFFSPRING SALES TOTAL Name Coltaire Z Lissabon Lordanos Colman Cornet Obolensky Vagabond de la Pomme Diarado Comme il faut Christian 25 For Pleasure Casall Emerald Cavalo Z Lyanero Diamant de Semilly Comme d’Api can de Hacienda Ukato Echo van’t Spieveld Kannan Con Coriano Big Star Telstar de la Pomme Conthargos Casparon Verdi TN Toulon Chacco-Blue

Total 550,000 464,780 415,000 332,000 317,500 292,500 280,500 275,000 231,000 227,000 202,500 201,700 185,000 169,600 165,500 160000

Volume 1 22 2 4 19 2 8 16 5 6 15 8 1 5 10 1

Average 550,000 21,126 207,500 83,000 16,711 146,250 35,063 17,188 46,200 37,833 13,500 25,213 185,000 33,920 16,550 160,000

140,000 139,000 126,200 119,680 102,500 90,000 83,000 82,960 76.100 75,000 70,500

1 2 10 5 7 1 6 6 4 5 4

140,000 69,500 12,620 23,936 14,643 90,000 13,833 13,827 19,025 15,000 17,625

In the stallion ranking, according to the sales total, only Coltaire Z (Carthago - La Toucha B x Voltaire) has done better than Lissabon, but with only one horse sold for €550,000 at The Ten auction, it does not provide reliable statistics about the market for his offspring.

For jumping stallions, the bankable horses have seen little change, with Cornet Obolensky and his son Comme Il faut having many auction offspring, particularly foals.

Casall, Diamant de Semilly and his son Diarado, Kannan, Emerald... are still safe market bets.

For jumping foals, Presley Girl (Presley Boy x Chacco-Blue) was the top-priced foal during the PS online foal auction, on May 27 – sold for €45,000 to Mexico. Similarly popular was the five-week-old Baloubenta (Baloubet du Rouet x Cento) – purchased by a Spanish showjumping expert for €42,500.

Among the dressage stallions, Franklin asserted himself as boss, in particular with

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the foal market. No fewer than 14 of his offspring were sold, with six of the nine top prices having Franklin as their sire.

The six foals achieved prices between €50,000 and €115,000 – all being sold at the Nordic International Sales during Equitour Aalborg in Uggerhalne, Denmark on May 26. The top price at this sale and, indeed, for all the sales of this past quarter, was the black Danish Warmblood filly Fellini (Franklin x Sezuan), who sold for €115,000 to a local buyer.

The second most expensive foal at €102,000 was Faretti II (Franklin x Don Frederico) who sold to a Danish buyer.

Faretti II is the full sister to last year's Nordic International Sales price highlight Faretti I. It should be noted that these two top selling foals come from the same breeder, Henrik Hansen. The third most expensive foal of this auction was Brix Falcon (Franklin x Furstenball), bred by Ditte Brix Fransen, who sold €80,000 to Poland.

For dressage foals, it was an Oldenburg filly who achieved the second-highest price: Fantasy (Foundation x Romanov Blue Hors) was the star of the elite foal collection during the 64th Summer Mixed Sale at the Oldenburg Horse Center in Vechta. This beauty queen, bred by Lilian Sanktjohanser from Löningen, Germany, motivated a stud farm with Olympic traditions from Lower Saxony to pay €107,000. Another foal at this sale sold for €53,000. The dressage colt, VIP (Vitalis x Desperados) was bred by Gerold Karlovatz from Austria, and will now move to Scandinavia.

Vitalis, like Franklin, is still confirming his status as a key sire in the market since he had no fewer than 19 offspring sold during this past auction quarter.

It will be interesting to see whether this acceleration in the foal market is confirmed during the coming quarter, when we will likely see sales organizers increasing their efforts to market offspring of increasing importance to buyers.

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Lissabon (Lordanos - Reinette x Sion) with Mandy Johnstone (RSA) during the Callaho Warmblood Sport Horses auction in 2011

FOALS SOLD AT AUCTION IN THE THREE MONTHS APRIL/MAY/JUNE, 2018 – FOR €25,000 OR MORE Name (YOB/Studbook/gender Sire - Dam x Dam’s Sire Fellini (2018/DWB/f Franklin - Souvenir x Sezuan) Fantasy (2018/Oldbg/f Foundation - Her Highess x Romanov) Faretti II (2018/DWB/f Franklin - Don Dorissimo x Don Frederico) Brix Falcon (2018/DWB/c Franklin - Brix Florentina x Fürstenball) Fontana Lightfoot (2018/DWB/f Franklin - Mary Lightfoot x Michellino) Un-18 (2018/Westf/c Franklin - Bella Belstaff x Belstaff) Vanellope (2018/Hann/f Vitalis - Delilah x Don Romantic) VIP (2018/Oldbg/c Vitalis - Despinosa x Desperados FRH) Fairy (2018/DWB/f Franklin - Destiny x Don Romantic) Un-2 (2018/Westf/c Danone I - Sirona x Sir Donnerhall I) Presley Girl (2018/OS/f Presley Boy - Chaspera x Chacco-Blue) Baloubenta (2018/OS/f Baloubet du Rouet - Celanda x Cento) Valvera (2018/DWB/f Valverde - Shanghai x Sezuan) Copa d’Oro (2018/Westf/c Comme il faut - Paola W x Libero H) Chacco Boy (2018/OS/c Chacco-Blue - Contarnezza x Conthargos) Fashion Queen (2018/Oldbg/f Franklin - Rendezvous x Desperados FRH) Noblewood Tarpania (2018/KWPN/f Revolution - Hollywood Tarpania x Fürst Romancier) HP Vegas Gold (2018/Oldbg/c Vitalis - HP Damiana x Damon Hill) M-6 Hamburg (2018/Holst/st Million Dollar - ZE Roberta x Quite Capitol) Bachelor (2018/Oldbg/c Baron - Donna Mia x De Niro) Conan (2018/OS/c Cornet Obolensky - Kannan’s Lady x Kannan) Clair Z (2018/Z/f Cornet Obolensky - Claudette x Casall Ask) Dynamite FZ (2018/Z/c Diamant de Semilly - Wolga x Cassini I)

Orientation Dressage Dressage Dressage Dressage Dressage

Price 115,000 107,000 102,000 80,000 75,000

Auction Nordic Inter.

64th Summer Mix. Nordic Inter.

Nordic Inter.

Nordic Inter.

Dressage Dressage Dressage Dressage Dressage Jumping Jumping Dressage Jumping Jumping Dressage

75,000 62,000 53,000 50,000 47,000 45,000 42,500 40,000 35,000 29,000 28,000

Nordic Inter.

Hanoverian May 64th Summer Mix. Nordic Inter.

Nordic Inter.

PS Online PS Online Nordic Inter.

Westfalian Foals PS Online 64th Summer Mix.

Dressage

28,000

Excellent Dr.

Dressage Jumping

27,000 26,500

Nordic Inter.

Holsteiner Foals

Dressage Jumping Jumping Jumping

25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000

64th Summer Mix. 64th Summer Mix. Flanders Foals Flanders Foals

Auctions – in date order April 28: May 5: May 10: May 26: May 27: June 2: June 16: June 23:

Excellent Dressage Sale, Hooge Mierde (NED) Hanoverian May Auction, Verden (GER) Holsteiner Foal Auction, Hamburg Derby (GER) Nordic International Sales, Aalborn (DEN) PS Online Foal Auction, Ankum (GER) 64th Summer Mixed Sales, Vechta (GER) Westfalian Foal Auction, Viegeln (GER) Flanders Foal Auction, Bonheiden (BEL)

c = colt/male; f = filly/female

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2-5 Ermelo (NED) Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses info@ermeloyh.com www.ermeloyh.com

14 Verden (GER) Hanoverian riding horses and foals auction Tel: +49 (0)4231 6730 Fax: +49 (0)4231 67312 hannoveraner@hannoveraner.com

www.hannoveraner.de 19 Rastede (GER) Oldenburg ‘Elite’ Broodmare Show Tel: +49 (0)441 93550 Fax: +49 (0)441 935599 info@oldenburger-pferde.com www.oldenburger-pferde.com 21 Nördlingen (GER) DSP ‘Elite’ foal auction Tel: +49 (0)171 436 4651 Fax: +49 (0)9823 924 2588 r.metz@suedpferde.de www.suedpferde.de 25 Avenches (SUI) ZVCH Mare approval Tel: +41 (0)26 676 6340 Fax: +44 (0)26 676 6345 info@swisshorse.ch www.swisshorse.ch

3/4 Verden (GER) Hanoverian foals and broodmares auction Tel: +49 (0)4231 6730 Fax: +49 (0)4231 67312

13 Opglabbeek (BEL) Embryo Auction Tel: +32 (0)476 25 86 47 www.flandersfoalauction.be

hannoveraner@hannoveraner.com

13-14 Avenches (SUI) ZVCH Stallion Approval Tel: +41 (0)26 676 6340 Fax: +44 (0)26 676 6345 info@swisshorse.ch www.swisshorse.ch

www.hannoveraner.de 25 Vechta (GER) 17th Oldenburg ‘Elite’ Foal Auction Tel: +49 (0)441 93550 Fax: +49 (0)441 935599 info@oldenburger-pferde.com www.oldenburger-pferde.com 26 Vechta (GER) Oldenburg Foal Market Tel: +49 (0)441 93550 Fax: +49 (0)441 935599 info@oldenburger-pferde.com www.oldenburger-pferde.com

13-14 Lanaken (BEL) FEI Sires of the World Tel: +32 (0)89 73 00 00 Fax: +32 (0)89 72 19 13 info@zangersheide.com www.zangersheide.com 13-15 Lanaken (BEL) Studbook Zangersheide stallion approval See previous Zangersheide entry

SEPTEMBER

26-29 Lanaken (BEL) Z-Festival Tel: +32 (0)89 73 00 00 Fax: +32 (0)89 72 19 13 info@zangersheide.com www.zangersheide.com

1 Chiemsee (GER) DSP ‘Future Champions’ showjumping foals auction Tel: +49 (0)171 436 4651 Fax: +49 (0) 9823 924 2588 r.metz@suedpferde.de www.deutsches-sportpferd.de

28 Donaueschingen (GER) DSP foal auction Tel: +49 (0)171 436 4651 Fax: +49 (0) 9823 924 2588 r.metz@suedpferde.de www.deutsches-sportpferd.de

8 Dielsdorf (SUI) ZVCH Sport Foal Auction Tel: +41 (0)26 676 6340 Fax: +44 (0)26 676 6345 info@swisshorse.ch www.swisshorse.ch

28 Berlin (GER) DSP foal auction Tel: +49 (0)171 436 4651 Fax: +49 (0)9823 924 2588 r.metz@suedpferde.de www.suedpferde.de

8 Chiemsee (GER) DSP ‘Future Champions’ dressage foals auction Tel: +49 (0)171 436 4651 Fax: +49 (0) 9823 924 2588 r.metz@suedpferde.de www.deutsches-sportpferd.de

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12-15 Lanaken (BEL) Belgian seniors showjumping championships Tel: +32 (0)89 73 00 00 Fax: +32 (0)89 72 19 13 info@zangersheide.com www.zangersheide.com

13-16 Lanaken (BEL) FEI/WBFSH Showjumping World Breeding Championships for Young Horses See previous Zangersheide entry 14-15 Lanaken (BEL) Zangersheide Quality Auctions See previous Zangersheide entry 14-16 Avenches (SUI) ZVCH Swiss Sport Horse Championship Tel: +41 (0)26 676 6340 Fax: +44 (0)26 676 6345 info@swisshorse.ch www.swisshorse.ch 16 Altefeld (GER) ZfDP Elite Mares and Foals Show Tel: +49 (0)4231 82892 Fax: +49 (0)4231 5780 info@zfdp.de / www.zfdp.de

16 Avenches (SUI) ZVCH Foal Championship Tel: +41 (0)26 676 6340 Fax: +44 (0)26 676 6345 info@swisshorse.ch www.swisshorse.ch 22 Darmstadt (GER) DSP ‘Last Chance’ foal auction Tel: +49 (0)171 436 4651 Fax: +49 (0) 9823 924 2588 r.metz@suedpferde.de www.deutsches-sportpferd.de 22 Sursee (SUI) ZVCH Sport Foal Auction Tel: +41 (0)26 676 6340 Fax: +44 (0)26 676 6345 info@swisshorse.ch www.swisshorse.ch 26-29 Flyinge (SWE) Dressage sales during Saab International Grand Prix dressage show Tel: +46 (0)46 646 50 info@swb.org www.swb.org 27 Solvalla (SWE) Kriterie Sale of selected yearlings bred for jumping Tel: +46 (0)46 646 50 info@swb.org www.swb.org

OCTOBER 1-7 Flyinge (SWE) Breeders Trophy and SWB Elite Foal Auction, showjumping, dressage and eventing Tel: +46 (0)46 646 50 info@swb.org www.swb.org 5/6 Vechta (GER) 89th Oldenburg Fall ‘Elite’ Auction Tel: +49 (0)441 93550 Fax: +49 (0)441 935599 info@oldenburger-pferde.com www.oldenburger-pferde.com

THREE IRISH SPORT HORSES

IN TOP SEVEN

LUHMÜHLEN CCI4*

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hree Irish Sport Horses placed in the top seven at Luhmuhlen CCI4* in Germany. Great Britain’s Willa Newton rode the traditional Irish Sport Horse Chance Remark into fifth place, with Ireland’s Sam Watson and Horseware Ardagh Highlight in sixth. Fellow Irish rider Cathal Daniels piloted Rioghan Rua to a seventh place finish.

At Bromont CCI3* in Quebec, Canada, the USA’s Jenny Caras rode the Irish Sport Horse Fernhill Fortitude to his first FEI win. Irish Sport Horse Leamore Master Plan placed fourth under Ariel Grald (USA).

In showjumping, Irish Sport Horse Cartown Danger Mouse won the Bolesworth CSI4* Grand Prix. Having already recorded a 1m50 win earlier on in the week, Limerick’s Paul Kennedy and home-bred Irish Sport Horse mare Cartown Danger Mouse went on to claim the €100,000 grand prize.

Breeding details: • Chance Remark (ISH)[TIH] – 2002 gelding by Actinium (TB) out of Cuildooish Lady (ISH)[TIH] by Farney Clover (ISH)[TIH]. Breeder: Kevin Fawl (Galway). Rider: Willa Newton (GBR) • Horseware Ardagh Highlight (ISH) – 2004 gelding by Puissance (ISH)[TIH] out of Gentle Servant [ISH] by Kings Servant (ISH)[TIH].

Breeder: Teresa Walsh (Kilkenny). Rider: Sam Watson (IRL) • Rioghan Rua (ISH) – 2007 mare by Jack Of Diamonds (SWE) out of Highland Destiny (ISH)[TIH] by Flagmount King (ID). Breeder: Margaret Kinsella (Galway). Rider: Cathal Daniels (IRL) • Cartown Danger Mouse (ISH) – 2006 mare by Harlequin du Carel (SF) out of Missy Boo (ISH). Breeder: Paul G Kennedy, Co. Limerick. Owner: Jane Kennedy. Rider: Paul Kennedy (IRL) • Fernhill Fortitude (ISH)[was Whitechurch Rossa] – 2004 gelding by Courage II (Holst) out of Misty Matilda (ISH)[TIH] by Clover Dubh (ID) Breeder: Geraldine Costello (Tipperary). Rider: Jenny Caras (USA) • Leamore Master Plan (ISH) [was Sambuco] – 2009 gelding by Master Imp (TB) out of Ardragh Bash (ISH) by Cavalier Royale (Holst). Breeder: Michael Byrne (Wicklow). Rider: Ariel Grald (USA)

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