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THE HANOVERIANNo. 7 | July 2016

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Andrew Hoy has a passion for sports with speed. He needs the adrenaline, so he says.

He has a license to ride a motorcycle. One hp still fascinates him as well. “I need adrenaline. Riding the Nations Cup in Aachen to me is still adrenali-ne,” says someone, who won three Olympic gold medals and one silver medal, who stood on the podium at the World Championships four times and won classic event competitions like Badmin-ton, Burghley, Melbourne and Lexington. He also won Luhmühlen twice, once with Moonfleet in 2002 and once with Mr. Pracatan in 2004. “Riding horses requires an ultimate relationship and abso-lute trust!” He especially loves the speed in the sport of eventing, which includes three disciplines. He also enjoys riding dressage though. “This sport has completely changed over the past ten years.” Andrew Hoy started out riding stock horses and Thoroughbreds; today he rides Hanoverians.

The makeup of an Olympic championAndrew Hoy was born in 1959 in New South Wales, which is located in southeast Australia. His parents had a farm. At the age of seven, he rode a horse for the first time. It was the Shetland pony Ginger, which his uncle allowed him to ride. “I am still convinced that if you can ride a Shetland pony from A to B within a preset time, then you have what it takes to become an Olympic champion!” The boy was fascinated with the work of cowboys. He learned a lot from them, in particular regarding horsemanship. At some point, he climbed into an event saddle. At the age of seventeen, he started participating in horse shows. He entered the inter-national arena of competitions at the World Cham-pionships in Lexington in 1978. “I was nineteen

years old and arrived in Kentucky with my little Australian stockhorse Davey. I still very well re-member the big, heavy German horses at the time – they were enormous,” he says with a smirk. In 1984, Andrew Hoy participated in the Olympic Games for the first time. They were held in Los An-geles. He finished in 15th position in the individual competition aboard Davey and fifth with his team. The World Championships in Luhmühlen and Gaw-ler followed. The Thoroughbred Kiwi was his next successful horse. They finished the individual com-petition in Seoul in 1988 in eighth position and with their team in fifth. Four years later, in Barcelo-na, the pair finally won the long sought-after gold medal in the team competition and just missed an individual medal placing fifth. In Atlanta in 1996, Andrew Hoy had tacked up Darien Powers, a large framed grey, which impressed with his incredible lightness. The team from the fifth continent repea-ted its victory from Barcelona. Andrew Hoy also rode Gershwin into eleventh place in the individual competition. As the flag-bearer, he also participa-ted in the opening ceremony.

Four years later, Australia hosted the Olympic Games in Sydney. As the host, the team won gold, and Andrew Hoy was overjoyed about winning sil-ver in the individual competition. He had won the class, which counted towards the team competiti-on, aboard Darien Powers. For the individual com-petition, he rode Swizzle Inn, which was named after a pub in Bermuda. “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie – Hoy, Hoy, Hoy!” the Australian fans were beside themselves with excitement. Andrew Hoy won Luhmühlen riding Mr. Pracatan, his partner in Athens in 2004. The Australian team finished in

One Australian – two HanoveriansThese would have been his eighth Olympic Games: Andrew Hoy was aiming at Rio de Janeiro with his two Hanoverian horses: Rutherglen and Cheeky Calimbo. The dissapointment was great when he was not selected end of July. Since almost forty years, this Australian is one of the World’s best event riders, and he is far from standing back to give others precedence. By Britta Züngel

Andrew Hoy with his two Hano-verians Cheeky Calimbo (left) and Rutherglen. Photo: Beelitz


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sixth place. A messed up dressage test did not al-low for a placement. Andrew Hoy missed Hong Kong. Master Monarch, the four-star champion from Lexington, was not nominated. Four years la-ter, he was a participant again – this time with the nine-year old Hanoverian Rutherglen. The pair fini-shed in thirteenth position. If they had not pulled two rails on the stadium course, they would have obtained a much better placement. Andrew Hoy still craves the Olympics. He has two top horses in his barn, Rutherglen and Cheeky Calimbo.

Made in GermanyAfter winning gold in Barcelona, the moment had come that Andrew Hoy had to decide between a life as a farmer or as a rider. At that time, his day started at four in the morning and was seldom over before eleven at night, “I was a man that lived in the country when I was a young man; I even rode in some rodeos in that time.” He packed

up and moved to Great Britain. “I wanted to be good in this sport, the best! And England was the top address at the time.” When the opportunity arose to move into Gatcombe Park, the private country home of Princess Anne and her husband at the time, Mark Phillips, Andrew Hoy did not waver. “I learned a lot from both. They were young at the time, but had a lot of knowledge and tremendous experience.” He left the facility in 2009 with his wife at the time, Bettina Hoy, and moved to Wa-rendorf, Germany. They were the first couple to represent different nations at championships and competed against each other. They went different ways and Andrew Hoy moved back to Great Bri-tain. Since 2013, he manages “Somerby Stables” in Leicestershire County in Great Britain’s mid-lands. “If I had the choice again today, I would prefer to be in Germany,” Andrew Hoy says prai-sing the German training system. “Everything is very well structured – even the way people com-municate. German manufacturing industry ist fan-tastic,” as he proudly points to his horse lorry “Made in Germany”. “Germans are straight for-ward in what they say and what they do. I appre-ciate that. Maybe that is the reason, why there are so many more roundabouts in England. Germans just drive straight ahead,” he says with a smile.

Andrew Hoy also thinks highly of Germany’s bree-ding program, which is structured in a clear fa-shion. He loves his two Hanoverians, Cheeky Calimbo and Rutherglen. His eyes light up, when he talks about them, “It happens, because they are good horses. They are bred to perform and to be in top of the sport!” Hence it is no coincidence that he is one of the world’s best event riders with his two Hanoverians, “They are phenomenal horses. Breeding gives them, what help to do the job. The Hanoverian brand stands for quality,” the rider from Australia raves.

One like the otherCheeky Calimbo by Contendro/Lemon xx (breeder: Hanke Meyer, Midlum) and Rutherglen by Ramires/Roncalli xx (breeder: Gerhard Oestermann, Lübbe-cke) look so much alike; both are dark bay, both have no markings, both have bright, alert eyes and play attentively with their eyes. “They have very different dispositions though,” Andrew Hoy descri-bes his two mounts. “I would discribe Cheeky like a ‘street kid’. Now he became a ‘cultivated street kid’,” he adds laughingly. “He is dominant, but wonderful to ride – totally reliable regardless of the weather or the footing. He is so willing. Cheeky is very intelligent. He watches, sees and knows everything. He is a little Formula I-car, while Rutherglen is more like a Bentley sport’s car.” When Cheeky Calimbo was still Catch Me, he par-

“I love riding dressage!” Andrew Hoy participated in the Olympic Games in London aboard Rutherglen. Photo: Lafrentz

A boxing kangaroo accompanies Andrew Hoy on all his trips. Photo: Beelitz


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“Cheeky brings a smile to my face when he is jumping!” Photo: Lafrentz

Team effort: Andrew Hoy and his partner Stefanie Strobl. Photo: Beelitz

ticipated in the May auction in Verden 2006. Elmar Lesch bought the then four-year old. Christiane Hamacher, a young event rider, who still today is part-owner, brought him to Andrew Hoy in Waren-dorf three years later. He then had his first place-ments at the L-level. “Cheeky found me, not the other way around,” the Australian rider remem-bers. “I really like riding him. He brings a smile to my face when he is jumping!” and then he adds, “Actually, I would like to have a stable full of Con-tendro-descendants.”

Rutherglen was Andrew Hoy’s Olympic horse in London. The plan had been for him to find a new owner through Verden’s auction program, instead he dropped out after the selection for the summer auction 2007. His former owner then brought him to the facility of the German Olympic Committee for Riding in Warendorf shortly thereafter, where Andrew Hoy tried and bought him without ever looking at his papers, “The breed certainly is impor-tant, however, the first impression is what counts. It is that certain something – the personality. Fur-thermore, you need to have blood in the pedigree. After all, event horses must be able to gallop at a high speed even in the short tests. For today‘s sport there is a lot of skills to be needed, endurance and horses have to be good in the mind!” Rutherglen is equipped with these attributes, “I love his power and his attitude. He gallops incredibly rhythmically. He also is a tad over-zealous; he requires a lot of positive reinforcement and tries incredibly hard. He would always give 120 percent! Rutherglen is a fantastic athlete on one side and one of my best friends on the other side.” Andrew Hoy truly enjoys working and especially working with young horses. Most of his top athletes came to him early on and then he introduced them to big competitions, “It is

a complete new start, when you are going from one horse to another.” The rider from Australia has the reputation to always have his horses in top shape at the right time. He relies on that. He was once asked to describe in one sentence what cons-titutes eventing. He answered with one word, “Harmony. For me that is the one word to discribe. Furthermore, the rider must have a lot of feel and tune into his horse. After all, one may have a driver’s license, but not be able to drive a Formula I-car. I am very structured in what I do,” Andrew Hoy says. His extensive experience helps conside-rably – but also a little bit of wisdom, which he gained with the years.

If he were 30 years younger, yet have today’s expe-rience, he would come to Germany as a jumper- or dressage rider, Andrew Hoy adds. He often seems unapproachable, but he actually is just thinking. “I put up a barrier. People think it is difficult to come through but I am just thinking. I am a very soft person.” He has a lot of passion and enthusiasm; the horses take centre stage. “They are my family!” he says, winking at his partner Stefanie Strobl. He is never homesick for Australia. Every now and again, he misses the spaciousness of his homeland. “I love Europe; it is beautiful, and I have not even seen everything. I have done so many things and there are so many things to do. I love whhat I do.” It was a big dissapointment when he was not se-lected for the Australian Olympic Team. But there is still Burghley, and next year is another year. “I love riding and working with horses and people. It is not just the training, it is everything that is part of it – the entire horsemanship,” the Australian rider sha-res, while his blue eyes sparkle. “I want to do it at the high end. I give my best regardless if I go to the Olympics or not!” n

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CSI** Balve/Germany

The German Championships took centre sta-ge at the Balve Optimum international. Fly-ing Boy by Fly High/Sao Paulo (breeder: Horst Heidemann, Meppen) and Simone Blum finished the opening jumping class in third place. One day later, the German reser-

ve champions from last year did even better placing second in the qualification for the championship class. Maicon (Rhld.) by Mon-tender/Pythagoras (breeder: ZG Krause-Kootz/Unterfeld, Lindlar) and Alexander Hu-fenstuhl obtained a fifth placement in this class.

Aurelia by Argentinus/Landadel (breeder: Dr. Hartmut Schulte-Wiese, Plettenberg) and Hendrik Zurich won the final of the Medium Tour. The pair had already had the fastest

time in a speed class. Solero by Stakkato Gold/Graf Grannus (breeder: Breeding Farm Sprehe GmbH, Benstrup) was the second Ha-noverian winner. Jörne Sprehe rode the dark bay to victory in the final of the Youngster Tour after winning one of the qualifying clas-ses.

CSI* Barcelos/Portugal

Lirion (VA) by Landor S/Silvio (breeder: Ursu-la Edzards, Esens) sold to Portugal on the

Lordan by Lordanos/Landor S is on a suc-cess course: He won the Grand Prix at the CSIO***** in Langley, which offered a purse in the amount of 129,000.00 Euros. His rider is Nayel Nassar from Egypt. Just a few weeks earlier, the bay had won the Grand Prix of Blenheim, and at the begin-ning of the year the World Cup-jumping class in Thermal. He obtained this string of successes after a nearly two-year long, inju-ry-related break, which forced him to rest after the World Equestrian Games of 2014 in Caen.

Lordan was born on the farm of Gerd So-sath. “His granddam Ramona successfully competed with rider Stefan Lauber from Switzerland. It has always been our philo-sophy to use internationally successful competition mares in our breeding pro-gram,” the successful breeder, trainer and stallion manager from Lemwerder remem-bers. Ramona’s pedigree is also interesting,

since she descends from the line of Nachba-rin, which produced Celle’s state stud sires Stolzenberg, Glenfiddich and Gralswächter as well as Walt Disney and Damnatz. “I also knew that the combination of Lordanos and Landor S is a good fit!”

Gerd Sosath explains that Lordan was a bit small and homely, but he always jumped very well. He sold the bay to Hungary, when he was two years old. There he developed into a talented jumper, participated in the Hungari-an Championships and came to the barn of Nayel Nassar in 2012. Born in Cairo in 1991, the jumper rider grew up in Kuwait. He found Lordan, when he was on a tour through Eu-rope. “He was ultra spooky. Nobody had high hopes for him but I did,” the young Egyptian rider shares. He now lives in Califor-nia. “Lordan and I have a very strong bond: Neither one of us would have gotten as far without the other!” Nayel Nassar rode Lor-dan in S-level jumping classes, when he was

just seven years old. At the age of eight, the first top placements in World Cup-jumping classes and Grand Prix-classes followed. In 2013, the pair traveled to Gothenburg to compete in the World Cup-final; in 2014, they participate in the World Equestrian Games in Normandy. An injury put an end to the victorious journey. It was unclear for the longest time, whether or not Lordan would be able to heal completely. Now he is back in competition, and he is better than ever! “He is strong and hot on course; at home, he is a friendly, quiet guy,” his groom Linda Alge-borg shares. “He is just like the perfect pupil, who wants to do it right by everybody. He is super honest and does not want to hurt an-yone. When we are on the road, he develops a bit of an attitude. Lordan turns into a true VIP, wants to be the centre demanding atten-tion and treats,” Nayel Nasser says with a smirk. “Lordan is my very best friend!”

Lordan and Nayel Nasser Photo: Lafrentz

Lordan wins the Grand PrixLordan and Nayel Nassar are victorious in Langley’s Grand Prix in June, while Solero and rider Jörne Sprehe win the Youngster-Tour in Balve. Carl Hester rides Wanadoo to a victory in Compiegne’s dressage ring, while Chris Burton wins in Saumur aboard Santano II. By Britta Züngel

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winter auction in 2009. International results are now coming in for the eleven-year old chestnut. Tiago Violas Ferreira rode him into third place in a two-phase jumper class.

CSI**** Bourg En Bresse/France

Omer Karaevli from Turkey and his mount Cortani by Cornet Obolensky/Athletico (breeder: Dr. Christoph Beddermann, Wenne-bostel) finished a speed class in fourth place.

CSI** Asten/The Netherlands

Carsten Sandmann enjoyed a fourth place-ment in a two-phase jumping class of the Medium Tour riding Filofax by For Pleasure/Zeus (breeder: Diethelm Tons, Wienhausen).

CSI***** Calgary/Canada

The international show series at Spruce Mea-dows started with the ‘National’ on the se-cond weekend in June. Fine Lady by Forsyth/Drosselklang II (breeder: Wilhelm Leymann, Bassum) and Eric Lamaze had the by far fas-test time in the ‘Bantrel Cup’. Because of one unfortunate jumping fault, the pair finished in fourth place. The Grand Prix offered a high purse. Here the pair did even better placing a very close second.

Philipp Weishaupt brought Chico by Cordal-me/Sandro (breeder: Dietrich Schulze, Wede-mark) to Canada. They finished a 1,55-meter jumping class in second place. Andres Azcar-raga Rivera Torres from Mexico rode Con-tendros II (VA) by Contendro/Drosselklang II (breeder: Wilhelm Berghorn, Stolzenau) into fourth place in a class for riders U25. Lotta by Landor S/Graf Grannus (breeder: Hans-Werner Schubert, Hohenhenningen) and Karrie Rufer won the final for amateurs. The pair had finished the qualification in fourth place.

CSI***** GCT Cannes/France

After winning the speed class, All Star (VA) by Argentinus/Alme (breeder: Horst Zöllmer, Südergellersen) and Denis Lynch placed fifth in the Grand Prix. One time fault prevented the pair from participating in the jump-off.

CSI***** GCT Chantilly/France

In front of the magnificent Chateaux Chantil-ly, St.Pr.St. Fit for Fun by For Pleasure/Fa-

briano (breeder: Sigrid Crome-Sperling, Lut-ter a/Bbg) and rider Luciana Diniz risked everything in the jump-off to win the Grand Prix. One rail unfortunately fell and the pair finished fourth. David Simpson rode Star-fighter (VA) by Stalypso/Contendro (bree-der: Schirrmacher GbR, Hemmoor) into third place in the qualification for the CSI**-Grand Prix. Walter Lapertot followed in fourth place aboard Amelie by Askari/Galvano (breeder: Karl-Heinz Rittstieg, Seeburg).

The team ‘Madrid in Motion’ won the team jumping competition of the Global Champi-ons League. Team member Pedro Veniss and his mount For Felicila by For Pleasure/Espri (breeder: Otto Sperschnieder, Hardegsen) had two faultless rounds. The first place-win-ners received prize money in the amount of EUR 60,583.00. The third-placed team ‘Cannes Stars’ consisted of only Hanoverian horses: Roosje Brouwer rode the nine-year old, privately-owned stallion Van Helsing (VA) by Valentino/Stakkato (breeder: Klaus Brandes, Asendorf) and Kevon Jochems sat on Zanzibar (VA) by Stolzenberg/Werther (breeder: Werner Zwingmann, Dingestädt). Andreas Kreuzer and his mount Stalido by Stakkato/Calido (breeder: Renate Bosse, Wendeburg) delivered two faultless rounds

for team ‘Cascais Charms’, which finished in fifth place.

CSI** Ciekocinko/Poland

At the end of May and the beginning of June, the Baltica Equestrian Tour took place in northern Poland. Thomas Kleis rode For Suc-cess by For Pleasure/Stakkato (breeder: Hans Siemers, Sittensen) into second place in a jumping class against the clock. Sternen-banner by Stakkato/Werther (breeder: Dr. Sabine Plass, Burgdorf) and Julie Lüneburg finished a two-phase jumping class in third place. Oguz Dalmis from Turkey rode Chira-dell by Cartani/Acord II (breeder: Eitelssa Wehrs, Steinwedel) into second position in a two-phase jumping class of the Youngster-Tour.

On the last weekend in May, Sir Poldi by Stakkato/Polydor (breeder: Ludger Beerbaum Stables, Riesenbeck) and Lea Morgenroth won the Grand Prix for juniors. Friso Bormann was overjoyed, when he won the qualifica-tion for the Grand Prix aboard Crazy Cato by Calido/Crazy Cocktail (breeder: Katrin Böse, Seggebruch). Cassandra Orschel and Acanthya by Adlantico As/Argentinus (bree-der: Thomas Hart, Osterholz-Scharmbeck) fi-nished their round with a four second diffe-rence placing fourth. The pair did an even better job in the Grand Prix, which they fini-shed just a tad slower than the winner – se-cond place! Andrius Petrovas rode Babou (VA) by Balou du Rouet/Escudo II (breeder: Heinrich Sander, Raddestorf) into second place in a jumping class against the clock.

One week later, Crazy Chara by Calido/Crazy Cocktail (breeder: Katrin Böse, Segge-bruch) and rider Friso Bormann won a speed class, in which LB Solero by Salieri/Radiator (breeder: Klaus Bünger, Oetzen) and rider Florence Seydoux placed fifth.

CSIOJY Hagen/Germany

The best of the rising generation of jumper riders met in Hagen to compete in Future Champions. Laura Sutterluety and Saphir VIII (VA) by Stolzenberg/Graf Grannus (bree-der: Heinrich Beutner, Meinersen) finished the warm-up jumping class for young riders in fourth position. Fiona Meier aboard CSH Coco by Contendro/Acord II (breeder: Karl-Heinz Wellmann, Dalum) placed fifth in a two-phase jumping class for young riders.

Solero and Jörne Sprehe won the Youngster Tour in Balve. Photo: Frieler

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Lea Ercken rode Castellino (Rhld.) by Cas-tellini/Polydor (breeder: Levinius Weber, Wee-ze) into fifth place in a two-phase jumping class for juniors. Ottilia Lundgren celebrated a fourth placement in the Grand Prix aboard Alisia by As di Villagana/Ramiro’s Bube (breeder: Hubert Knigge, Ahlden).

CSI*** Lexington/USA

The Grand Prix of Lexington offered a purse of 130,000 US-Dollars. Shorapur by Stakka-to Gold/Drosselklang II (breeder: Wolfgang Pliefke, Wagenfeld) and his rider Kevin Ba-bington finished in fourth place. The Hanove-rian-Irish combination had already obtained a second placement earlier in the qualifica-tion.

Richie Moloney from Ireland rode Alsvid by Escudo/Azur (breeder: Mareike Decker-van Leeuwen, Bierbergen) into second place in the Speed Derby. Andrew Ramsay followed in fourth place aboard Stranger by Stakkato/Cheenook (breeder: Ulrich Hennings, Suhlen-dorf).

CSIO**** Langley/Canada

Nayel Nassar and Lordan by Lordanos/Lan-dor-S (breeder: Gerd Sosath, Lemwerder) won the 129,000-Canadian Dollar-Grand Prix with a two-second lead in British Colum-bia.

Coco Bongo (Rhld.) by Caretino/Calido (breeder: Sjaak Bindels, Siebengewald/The Netherlands) and rider Eric Lamaze celebra-ted a fifth placement in the qualification for the Grand Prix. This pair also belonged to the Canadian Nations Cup-team, which finished second.

CSIO*** Lisbon/Portugal

Joao Maria Marquilhas was very excited with his second placement in a two-phase jum-ping class aboard W Diva Rosa MFS by Wallenburg/Emilion (breeder: MFS Studfarm, Banff/Great Britain). The pair finished ano-ther two-phase jumper class in third place on the final day of the competition.

CSI***** GCT Madrid/Spain

The name Edesa’s Friedrich by Forsyth/Co-sinus (breeder: Dietrich Denker, Markt Schwa-ben) appeared on the pages of THE HANOVE-

RIAN, which lists international results, for the first time. The ten-year old and rider Electra Niarchos represent Greece and finished a jumping-class against the clock in fourth place.

Andreas Kreuzer and his mount Baloukira by Balou du Rouet/Stakkato (breeder: Bree-ding Farm Lewitz, Mühlen) attracted atten-tion, when they finished the qualification for the Grand Prix in third place. Henrik von Eckermann and Sansibar by Stakkato Gold/ Wolkenstein II (breeder: Lucas Smidt, Krumm-hörn) competed for the “Copa Del Rey” pla-cing third.

CSI*** Nörten-Hardenberg/Germany

At the onset of the CSIYH*, Caleya (Rhld.) by Calido/Lancer II (breeder: Sjaak Bindels, Siebengewald/The Netherlands) and rider Ot-mar Eckermann placed third in a time and fault-jumping class. Janne Friederike Meyer and her mount Büttner’s Minimax by Cornado/Antaeus (breeder: Wilhelm Harling, Sottrum) impressed in the final for “Future pairs of the sport”. Last year, the seven-year old had finished the Hanoverian Jumper Hor-se Championship in fifth place and had ob-tained a top placement at the Bundescham-

pionate with rider Franz-Josef Dahlmann, before he came to Janne Friederike Meyer, with whom he now celebrated his first place-ment at the S-level.

Christoph Schlomm and Lucienna by Le Pri-meur/Escudo (breeder: Manfred Steinhoff, Wolfenbüttel) competed in the Silver Tour for amateurs. The pair finished the first qualifica-tion in the third-fastest time. Michael Witt-schier rode Galaxy HS (VA) by Go on Top/Acorado (breeder: ZG Spreckels and Hoops, Hammah) into third place in the second qua-lification. The pair had a faultless round. Ar-cado L by Argentinus/Chasseur (breeder: Hartmut and Bärbel Lehmkuhl, Ganderkesee) and rider Sharmini Christin Ratnasingham obtained one penalty point for exceeding the time allowed finishing the final to win the Silver Whip in fifth place.

“Amateurs met Professionals” – Casina by Calido/As di Villagana (breeder: Edgar Brandt, Sargstedt) and Kars Bonhof from the Netherlands were unbeatable in the jumping class against the clock. The proven, 2001-born Strolchi by Stakkato/Calypso II (breeder: Helmut Habermann, Hänigsen) and rider Ma-rie Lütgenau followed in third place. The class for winning the Gothaer Trophy was decided in a jumping class with jump-off. Eight-year old St.Pr.A. Charmed (VA) by Chacco-Blue/Plural (breeder: Gudrun and Heinrich Lutt-mann, Kirchlinteln) was one of the youngest participants. She proved her exceptional ta-lent under rider Markus Beerbaum and fini-shed third.

CSIO*** Odense/Denmark

Two descendants of Celle’s state stud sire Pe-rigueux attracted attention on the Big Tour for young riders. Both represented Belgian colors. Both horses already knew each other, as they had found new owners on Verden’s November auction in 2011. Penta (VA) by Perigueux/Natiello xx (breeder: Hartmut Hop-mann, Wittingen) finished the opening class in second place with rider Laura Mathy. Peri-grosso by Perigueux/Grosso Z (breeder: Dr. Bernd Osterloh, Hardegsen) followed in fifth place with rider Evy Morssinkhof. These two competitors laid the foundation for the victo-ry of the Belgian quartet in the Nations Cup. The German team finished second. Coolman H by Contendro/Don Pedro (breeder: Ramo-na Hinz, Ribbesbüttel) represented Germany’s colors with rider Frederike Staack.

A new force in the barn of Janne Friederike Meyer: Büttner’s Minimax. Photo: Lafrentz

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The faultless performance of Mette Meyer Jensen from Denmark and her mount Efendi by Escudo/Calypso II (breeder: Gabriele Schliffka, Wienhausen) were rewarded with a fourth placement in the Grand Prix for juni-ors. Victoria Wallenstam and Campus by Ca-lido/Matcho AA (breeder: ZG Scherwitz, Rhei-nau) crossed the finish line as the fifth-best pair in the speed class of the Medium Tour. Denmark placed fifth in the Nations Cup. Members of this team were Highrise by Stolzenberg/Western Star (breeder: Walter Lilje, Obernholz) with rider Torben Frandsen.

Monastery Stud More Pleasure by Stol-zenberg/For Pleasure (breeder: Jutta Hilmer, Braunschweig) and rider Alexander Butler won the qualification for the Grand Prix at the Odense Horse Festival.

CSI** Opglabbeek/Belgium

Ben Schröder and Complemento by Con-tender/Voltaire (breeder: Heiko Oltmanns, Neuengland) finished the first qualification for the Grand Prix in the fifth-best time. The pair placed third in a two-phase jumper class.

Scotch by Stolzenberg/Escudo (breeder: Henk Schonewille, Nieuw Amsterdam/The Netherlands) and Karim Elzoghby celebrated a victory in the final of the Youngster Tour.

CSI**** Posen/Poland

Cristo by Cornado/Stakkato (breeder: Anto-nius Schulze-Averdiek, Rosendahl) and his rider Riccardo Pisani enjoyed a fourth place-ment in the first qualification of the Youngs-ter Tour.

CSI** Reims/France

Dicas (Rhld.) by Diarado/Cassini (breeder: Karl-Heinz Girkes, Viersen) and rider Davic McPherson also enjoyed a fourth placement in the first qualification of the Youngster Tour.

CSI*** Roeser/Luxembourg

Karina Aziz and Czardas by Contendro/Grannus (breeder: Dr. Irmgard Ovelhey, Isern-hagen) finished the Grand Prix in third place because of one penalty point for exceeding the allowed time. Yuri Mansur Guerios celeb-

rated his first international top placement aboard Chirocco by Sir Shutterfly/Landgold (breeder: Breeding Farm Lewitz, Mühlen). The rider from Brazil rode his eight-year old bay into fourth place in the one star-Grand Prix.

CSIO**** Rome/Italy

Laurie EH by Lordanos/Chico’s Boy (breeder: I & B Ltd, Monza/Italy) and rider Paolo Ada-mo Zuvadelli finished the introductory class of the Youngster Tour in fourth place on the history-rich Piazza di Siena. The pair did even better in the two-phase jumping class pla-cing second. Eric Lamaze and his mount Fine Lady by Forsyth/Drosselklang II (breeder: Wilhelm Leymann, Bassum) finished a speed class in a very close second position.

Rockwood/Canada

Beth Underhill and her mount Count Me In by Count Grannus/Carismo (breeder: Werner Wolfgang Thies, Winsen) produced the fas-test four penalty-ride in a 1,45 meter-class and placed fifth. They obtained another fifth placement in the second class.

CSI** San Miguel de Allende/Mexico

Stan by Stakkato/Sacramento Son (breeder: Isa Probst, Weyhausen) and rider Juan Manu-el Luzardo from Uruguay finished a two-pha-se jumping class in second place. Constar by Contendro/Waldstar xx (breeder: Ludger Budde, Oelde) and rider Arturo Parada Vallejo had the fastest four-penalty-round in a jum-ping class with jump-off placing fifth.

CSI** Samorin/Slovakia

Caricia H by Catoki/Carismo (breeder: Cars-ten Hennies, Toense) and Thomas Brand re-turned home from the “Spring Classics” in Samorin with their first international victory. The pair won a speed class. They finished the second class in third place. Eragon by Escu-do/Silvio (breeder: Simon Bauer, Ovelgoenne) and his rider Maximilian Lill finished this class with the second-best result. The 22-year old also rode Colantinue (Hess.) by Colan-der/Continue (breeder: Dieter Rippe, Nien-burg). The pair finished the Grand Prix in third place.

Seven days later, Chance by Chacco-Blue/Grannus (breeder: Wilhelm Ovelhey, Isernha-gen) and rider Angel Niagolov placed third in a six-bars class. The dam of the nine-year old, St.Pr.St. Grannina, had already produced two horses – one by the privately owned stallion Semper Fi by Stakkato and one by Czardas by Contendro – with international successes at the S-level. Zoltan Czekus and Eliana by Embassy/Quasi Roi (breeder: Klaus Cohrs, Ol-dendorf) had a faultless round in a jumping class with jump-off placing fourth.

CSIO***** Sopot/Poland

El Bandita B by El Bundy/Picard (breeder: Bör Bruns, Hesel) and rider Mario Stevens started the Nations Cup-Show with a victory. The pair gave their fellow competitors no chances in the speed class of the Small Tour. Two descendants of Stolzenberg finished the

Sansibar and Henrik von Eckermann celebrated top placements in Madrid. Photo: Lafrentz

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first speed class of the Big Tour in the top five: Monastery Stud More Pleasure by Stolzenberg/For Pleasure (breeder: Jutta Hil-mer, Braunschweig) placed third with rider Alexander Butler; BSC Skipper by Stolzen-berg/Lord Liberty (breeder: Konrad Deister, Harsum) followed in fourth position with ri-der Holger Wulschner. Manuel Fernandez Saro rode Coreall by Cassus/Graf Grannus (breeder: Marina-Mara Tranins, Gifhorn) into fourth position in a six-bars competition. Bis-quet Balou C (Rhld.) (breeder: Hermann and Katharina Kretz, Straelen) and rider Ni-cola Philippaerts were the most successful pair of the Belgian team in the Nations Cup. They laid the foundation for a third place-ment with two faultless rounds. Denmark fi-nished in fifth place. Team member Highrise (VA) by Stolzenberg/Western Star (breeder: Walter Lilje, Obernholz) delivered a faultless first round with rider Torben Frandsen.

CSIO***** St. Gallen/Switzerland

At the beginning of the show, the Swiss spectators had reason to cheer, when Poll-lendr (Rhineland) by Polytraum/Corrado (breeder: Levinius Weber, Weeze) and rider Werner Muff won the “Prize of the Longines CSIO Switzerland”-class. The pair also fini-shed a class with jump-off on Saturday in the top five. The team from Ireland was victorious in the Nations Cup. All Star (VA) by Argenti-nus/Alme (breeder: Horst Zöllmer, Südergel-lersen) competed for Ireland with rider Denis Lynch.

CSI***** St. Tropez/France

Georgina Bloomberg brought Caleno (Hess.) by Calido Ass/Lancer II (breeder: Tjeert Ri-jkens, Elmshorn) to the Athina Onassis-Horse Show at the Cote d’Azur. The pair remained faultless in a 1,50 meter-jumping class with jump-off and finished in third place.

CSI** Tubbergen/The Netherlands

The host Ben Schröder finished the Champi-onship of Tubbergen, the final of the Medium Tour, in fourth place aboard his mount Com-plemento by Contender/Voltaire (breeder: Heiko Oltmanns, Neuengland).

CSI** Valkenswaard/The Netherlands

Scott Brash rode Hello Annie (VA) by Con-tendro/For Pleasure (breeder: Joachim Toba-

ben, Ottensen) into fourth position in the opening jumping class of the Big Tour with jump-off, which took place on the facility of Jan Tops. Kevin Jochems and Zanzibar (VA) by Stolzenberg/Werther (breeder: Werner Zwingmann, Dingelstädt) finished the Grand Prix in fifth place. Scotch by Stolzenberg/Es-cudo (breeder: Henk Schonewille, Nieuw Amsterdam/The Netherlands) proved his quality in a two-phase jumping class for six-year olds. Karim Elzoghby rode him into se-cond place. St.Pr.A. Quincy Lady (VA) by Quintender/Lordanos (breeder: Andrea Jans-sen, Neuschoo) finished fourth with rider Grant Wilson. Scotch also finished the final on a very close second place.

CSI**** Upperville/USA

It was Aaron Vale’s weekend: The American rider won a 1,40 meter-speed class aboard Quidam’s Good Luck by Quidam’s Rubin/Grannus (breeder: Torsten Becker, Schwane-wede). He celebrated another victory in a 1,60 meter-class aboard Finou by For Plea-sure/Concetto (breeder: Christine Duester-siek, Vlotho-Exter). This pair finished the Grand Prix in a close second place. He won a total of 70,000 Euros in prize money.

CSI** Wierden/The Netherlands

A faultless performance of Goldfeyer (VA) by Graf Top/Escudo (breeder: Gundula and Jens Hagemann, Obernholz) and rider Bas

van der Aa in a 1,45 meter-class was rewar-ded with a third place.

CSIOY/J Wierden/The Netherlands

Safira (Hess.) by Sunrise/Dartagnan (bree-der: Hans Hahn, Schrecksbach) and Marie Schulze Topphoff won the Grand Prix for young riders by two seconds. Carlos Lange Fraile finished fourth in the division for young riders aboard Flying Pleasure by Forsyth/Silverster (breeder: Holger Baum, Hofheim-Wallau).

CDI**** Achleiten/Austria

At the start of the Big Tour, the judges gave the third-best score in the Grand Prix to Don Walesko (VA) by Donnerhall/Walt Disney (breeder: Helga Tschierske, Dohren) and rider Belinda Weinbauer. This pair also placed third in the freestyle.

Victoria Max-Theurer and Blind Date by Breitling W/Donnerhall (breeder: Margarethe Klare, Maasen) finished the Grand Prix of the Special-Tour in second place. Henri Rouste from Finland followed in fourth place aboard Roble (VA) by Ravallo/ Donnerschwee. Blind Date delivered a flawless performance in the

For Felicila and Pedro Veniss won the team competition of the Global Champions Tour in Cannes as members of team “Madrid in Motion”. Photo: Lafrentz

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final Special. The fourteen-year old won this class with a lead of almost 70 points. “We had many highlights and beautiful changes; ‘Beate’ cooperated very well. She was alert and stayed on the aids at all times,” the 30-year old Austrian rider raved. Roble also im-proved his standing finishing third. Stephanie Daering rode Auheim’s Del Magico FRH (VA) by Dimaggio/Feinbrand (breeder: Stefan Hermann, Imbshausen) to victory at Inter I. The pair had finished the Prix St. Georges in third place.

Nicola Louise Ahorener was one of the best competitors in the division for juniors with her mount Lezard (Rhld.) by Lord Loxley/Ric-cione (breeder: ZG Judith and Johann Gieles-sen, Mönchengladbach). The pair finished third in the FEI-team test.

CDI*** Aalborg/Denmark

Daniel Andersen won the Grand Prix Special at the “Aalborg Dressage Event” aboard Blue Hors Hotline (VA) by Hofrat/De Niro (breeder: Friedrich Oppermann, Liebenburg), after placing third in the Grand Prix. Di Lap-ponia T by Donnerhall/ Argument (breeder: Joachim Tobaben, Ottensen) and rider Paulin-da Friberg finished the Grand Prix in second place. This pair won the freestyle, in which a total of five horse-rider combinations partici-pated.

CDIO****** Compiegne/France

One of the most important dressage shows took place in Compiegne, which is located in northern France, on the last weekend in May. The US-American riders surprisingly won the Nations Cup. Roosevelt by Rotspon/Lauries Crusador xx (breeder: Henry Peters, Olden-dorf) and rider Allison M. Brock added to the success with a sixth placement in the Grand Prix. The host country France won the bronze medal. Don Luis (VA) by Dimaggio/Rubin-stein (breeder: Karl Tuitjer, Hesel) and rider Karin Tebar collected the most points for the Equip Tricolore placing fourth in the Grand Prix. The German quartet, which included Daintree (VA) by De Niro/Wanderbusch II (breeder: Wilhelm Janssen, Moorweg) with rider Kathleen Keller, did not win a medal fi-nishing fourth.

Carl Hester won the Grand Prix-freestyle of the CDI*** aboard Wanadoo (VA) by Wol-kenstein II/Cavalier (breeder: Uwe Ropers,

meant that Hanoverian horses filled the top three spots. Warhol’s big moment came in the final freestyle, which he won by a large margin. Ducati followed in fourth place.

Juan Matute Guimon returned to Europe af-ter magnificent successes in Florida. The Spa-nish rider did justice to his role as the favorite in the division for young riders winning the FEI individual and the team test aboard Dhannie Ymas (VA) by Don Crusador/Welt-meyer (breeder: Hinrich Engelke, Dörverden). He also dominated the CDIU25. He won Inter II and the Grand Prix aboard Quantico Ymas (VA) by Fighting Fit/Constant (breeder: Marijke Goethals, Eeklo/Belgium). Donau-wein (VA) by Don Vino/Brentano II (breeder: Martin Schmid, Legden) and his rider Alex Hardwick belong to the group of top compe-titors. The pair finished Inter II in third place and the Grand Prix in fifth.

The result lists of the classes for juniors re-flected a fifth place for San Dior by Sandro Hit/Davignon (breeder: Christian-Wilhelm Ohse, Glentorf) and rider Olivia Nistrup Lamm in the introductory class and a second place-ment in the freestyle. Fürst Rousseau by Rousseau/Weltmeyer (breeder: Reinhold Ha-ferland, Pattensen) and Naomi Winnewisser won the freestyle and finished second in the individual test.

CDIOJY Hagen/Germany

The Future Champions, the Nations Cup-competition for juniors and young riders, took place in Hagen one week prior to the debut of the European Championships in dressage for riders U25. German riders trium-phed in the Nations Cups. Carlos (Rhld.) by Carabas/Weltmeyer (breeder: Franz Reinartz, Eupen/Belgium) and rider Hannah Erbe were the best pair in the junior division. Semmieke Rothenberger also represented Germany with her mount St.Pr.A. Dissertation by Don Crusador/Glückspilz (breeder: Hans-Heinrich Schmidt, Hänigsen. Team Russia won bronze. It included Wilhelm by Wolken-tanz/Don Juan (breeder: Jörg Henning, Krummhörn) with rider Denis Kitaev. The indi-vidual results were noteworthy: Carlos won the team test in the junior division followed by Dissertation in fourth place. Dissertati-on went on to win the individual test by more than two percentage points. The black mare also won the freestyle-final, in which Carlos placed second.

Selten HW and Anders Dahl placed fifth in the freestyle in Compiegne. Photo: Eurodressage

Drochtersen) after placing third in the Grand Prix. Fontalero (VA) by Werther/Weltmeyer (breeder: Arend Kamphorst, Prieros) was the second Hanoverian in the freestyle-final. Ve-ronique Henschen rode him into fourth posi-tion. Anders Dahl and his mount Selten HW by Sandro Hit/Hohenstein (breeder: Irene Wiederhold, Cape Coral/USA) finished the Grand Prix with the fifth-best result. Borja Carrascosa Martinez rode the Derby-champi-on Wonder by Waterford/ Regazzoni (bree-der: Cord and Elke Haase, Wachendorf) into fifth place in the Special. The pair met the Olympic norm with this result.

Kathleen Keller and Desperados by Dano-ne/Werther (breeder: ZG Keller and Rietbrock, Bad Bevensen) dominated the Small Tour. The pair won Prix St. Georges and Inter I by a lar-ge margin. Jeroen Ikkema rode Ducati (VA) by Don Crusador/Rotspon (breeder: Gerd Cordes, Schölisch) into fifth place in Prix St. Georges. The Dutch-Hanoverian combination improved to a second placement at Inter I. Warhol by Warkant/Saint Cloud (breeder: Friedrich Sievers, Gifhorn) and rider Francoise Hologne-Joux finished third at Inter I, which

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A horse from the Rhineland was one of the German young rider-mounts. His name was Fürst on Tour by Fürst Heinrich/Rubioso N (breeder: Heidi Seerden, Viersen), which An-na-Christina Abbelen rode into third place in the individual test and into second place in the freestyle.

Alexa Westendarp participated in the CDI-Tour for juniors with her mount Der Prinz (VA) by Diamond Hit/Davignon (breeder: ZG Neff, Hofgeismar). The pair won the FEI-team test and the individual test. Marlina Garrn obtained the third-best score in both classes aboard Di Baggio by Dimaggio/Lanthan (breeder: Arend Garrn, Guderhandviertel).

Luca Michels and Rendezvous (Rhld.) by Riccione/Weltmeyer (breeder: Breeding Farm Babiacki, Rees) finished second in the second class. This pair beat the competition in the freestyle, in which Der Prinz finished fourth.

Anna-Louisa Fuchs started out in second place in the division for young riders aboard her mount St.Pr.A. Rien ne va Plus by Ras-calino/Werther (breeder: Ursel Flacke, Melle). Don Archie by Dimaggio (bred in Great Bri-tain) followed in third place with rider Rebec-ca Jane Edwards. Rien ne va Plus placed third in the individual test followed by Don Archie in fifth. Rien ne va Plus was again one of the best competitors in the freestyle-final placing fifth.

CDI** Nizhniy Novgorod/Russia

Natalia Sinilnikova from Russia obtained the second-highest score at Inter I aboard her mount Hawk’s Flight by Hohenstein/Hill Hawk xx (breeder: Hans-Heinrich Cramm, Braunschweig). The pair obtained the same placement in the following freestyle.

CDI-W Lipica/Slovenia

The stud Lipica opened its doors for the “In-ternational Dressage Event” on the last weekend in May. Romeo-Star by Romantic Star/Mister A (breeder: Jörg H. Ohlmann, Ha-gen) and rider Elena Sidneva enjoyed a third placement in the Grand Prix at the World Cup-Tour.

Sascha Schulz rode Wito Corleone by Wol-kentanz/Landfriese (breeder: Claudia Ihnen, Südbrookmerland) into third place in the Grand Prix and in the Special of the CDI***.

The judges saw Royal Flesh (VA) by Royal Highness/Warkant (breeder: Axel Windeler, Verden-Walle) and rider Mate Garai from Hungary in fifth place in Prix St. Georges. The pair improved to second place in Inter I.

CDI**** Roosendaal/The Netherlands

FS Las Vegas (Rhld.) by Lord Loxley/Louis le Bon (breeder: Ferienhof Stuecker, Weeze) and rider Febe van Zwambagt impressed with ex-cellent performances. The pair won all three classes for junior riders. Kostendrukkers Ringo Star (Rhld.) by Riccione/Laredo (bree-der: Yves and Verena Gielen-Burger, Lum-men-Linkhout/Belgium) followed in second place in the first qualification with rider Li-sanne Zoutendijk from the Netherlands.

The 13-year old danced into third place in the final freestyle. Clarissa Stickland from France rode Don Bencedor van het Lisperhof by Don Frederico/ Metternich (breeder: Dieter Kreyenhagen, Ostercappeln) into fifth positi-on in the individual test.

Francoise Hologne-Joux finished the Prix St. Georges in third place aboard her proven, sixteen-year old Warhol by Warkant/St. Cloud (breeder: Friedrich Sievers, Gifhorn). The pair placed second in Inter I and in the freestyle.

Helen Langehanenberg and Damsey FRH (VA) by Dressage Royal/Ritual (breeder: Stal-lion Station Kothe, Osten) enjoyed their first competition in a foreign country. They placed fifth in the Grand Prix and in the Special. Stef-fen Peters and Rosamunde (Rhld.) by Rock Forever/Fidermark participated in the free-style-tour placing third in the respective Grand Prix and the freestyle.

CIC** Baborowko/Poland

First two-star participation – first victory! The Federal Championess from 2014, FRH Corri-

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Series’ Champion in the freestyle: Wanadoo and Carl Hester won in Compiegne. Photo: Eurodressage

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da by Contendro/Espri (breeder: Dr. Rainer Zurmaar, Ehlscheid), and rider Andreas Di-bowski won this competition with a nine point-lead.

CIC*** Dunakeszi/Hungary

Jörg Kurbel and his mount Entertain You by El Bundy/For Pleasure (breeder: Rainer Athens, Hoevelhof) celebrated the first three-star victory of their career in Hungary.

CIC* Hornsmühlen/Germany

Hanna Knüppel and her mount Calesco by Canstakko/Amoroso (breeder: Nils Haack, Nuetzen) finished third in the first group of the CIC*. Tabea Johanna Henze and Payman (VA) by Prince Thatch xx/Warkant (breeder: Jürgen Mindermann, Lilienthal) followed in fourth place. Annekatrin Franzky and St.Pr.A. Ringaskiddy by Robespierre/ Exorbitant (breeder: Ernst-Heinrich Lampe, Celle) fini-shed second in the second group.

CICO*** Houghton Hall/GBR

The German team galloped to victory in the Nations Cup in Norfolk. Hamilton by Heral-dik xx/Furioso’s Sohn (breeder: Joachim Som-mer, Immenhausen-Holzhausen) was a team member with rider Josepha Sommer. The cross-country rides decided the placements. Australia, which was in the lead after dres-sage and jumping, finished in second place. The best Australian pair was Rutherglen by Ramires/Roncalli xx (breeder: Gerhard Oes-termann, Lübbecke) and Andrew Hoy. They finished fourth in the individual competition. GV Billy Elliot by Epikur/Don Juan (breeder: Rudi Meyer, Weitsche) and rider Tim Bowland also competed for Australia. John-Paul Shef-field rode Woodlander Wesuvio by Walen-tino/Sao Paulo (breeder: Woodlander Stud, Sulby/Great Britain) to victory in the CCI*. Lauries Laudatio by Lauries Crusador xx/Lemon Park (breeder: Claus Busch, Bad Vil-bel) followed in third place with rider Willa Newton. The British rider competed Caja (Rhld.) by Carenzo/Ragtime (breeder: Family Marlies Broich, Metternich) in the long two-star competition finishing fourth.

CIC** Maarsbergen/The Netherlands

Amika by Abke/Forrest xx (breeder: Karl-Heinz Auffahrt, Bergedorf) was born on the parental farm of World Championess Sandra

Auffahrt. The eleven-year old finished the short two-star competition in fourth place with rider Friederike Paradies.

Kalundborg/Denmark

St.Pr.A. Caramella by Contendro/Fabriano (breeder: Annelie Lübbeke, Wingst) and rider Fritz Ludwig Lübbeke, the breeder’s son, cele-brated a start-to-finish victory in the one-star short competition. FF Pacemaker by Pius Pacelli/Metternich (breeder: Pia Karhu, Kan-nus/Finland) followed in third place with ri-der Sanna Siltakorpi from Finland. Therese Viklund and Viscera by Fidertanz/Wolken-tanz (breeder: Lena Nystroem, Genarp/Swe-den) completed the dressage test of the CIC** with the third-best result. The pair held on to this placement after cross-country and stadium.

CIC*** Renswoude/The Netherlands

St.Pr.A. Butt’s Avondale by Nobre xx/He-raldik xx (breeder: Prof. Dr. Volker Steinkraus, Ollsen) finished the short three-star test in fourth place with rider Anna Siemer.

CIC** Rockingham/Great Britain

The results in the short two-star test were close together. St.Pr.A. Eisfee (VA) by Em-bassy/Foxhunter (breeder: Helmut Eggers, Hamburg) and rider David Döl finished in third place.

Ratoath, Tattersalls/Ireland

Royal Roxey by Royal Blend/Waikiki (bree-der: Friedrich Lüssmann, Neustadt) was born in England. Tom McEwen rode the seven-year old into third place in a class for young hor-ses at the Tattersalls Horse Trials.

CCI*** Saumur/France

The results after dressage already hinted the outcome: Santano II by Sandro Hit/Brenta-no II (breeder: Georg Wöste, Geeste) and Christopher Burton won their first three-star CCI. After a very good dressage test, the pair had a significant lead, which allowed for time-faults on the cross-country course and a jumping fault on the stadium course.

Alexis Bonnard rode Kaiser Du Loing (VA) by Kaiserkult/Lemon Park (breeder: Peter Rieckmann, Winsen) into fifth place in the one-star competition.

CIC** Wahlsdorf-Liepe/Germany

Jörn Warner rode Vicco Pop by Valentino/Natiello xx (breeder: Heike Eyermann, Drue-beck) into third position, which is so far the best placement for the eight-year old. n

FRH Corrida won her first CIC** in Baborowko with rider Andreas Dibowski. Photo: Dölger

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special acknowledgement through adding FRH – the abbreviation for the Hanoverian Support Association – to the name Show-time. Gabriele Kippert, the owner of Show-time, is very pleased about this recognition.

Showtime FRH by Sandro Hit/Rotspon was born on February 14, 2006 at the farm of Heinrich Wecke in Stadthagen. The dark bay came to the barn of Dorothee Schneider in Framersheim, when he was only four years old. The trainer is convinced that Showtime has unlimited potential. After successes in dressage horse classes, the pair had their first big debut right in front of the doors of the Hannoveraner Verband in 2011, when they finished the final of the World Champi-onships for young dressage horses in an ex-cellent sixth place. Two participations in Bun-deschampionate followed, a fifth place in the final of the Nürnberg Castle Cup and the first international victories and placements. In 2015, Showtime celebrated his first Grand Prix-victory. He won the Grand Prix for rising Grand Prix-horses in Ankum in February, and in June, he won the Special on the Schindhof in Fritzens with a spectacular performance. Just a month ago, Dorothee Schneider rode him in his first freestyle to a soundtrack do-minated by Queen; he won in Munich with 84,300 percent – a result, which he was able to beat in Balve at the German Champion-ships. “He is a fast learner,” Dorothee Schneider says. She has the highest hopes for the ten-year old. They already made it on to the long list for the Olympic Games.

Showtime FRH also has an interesting pedig-ree. He descends from the line of Dolinda, just as Celle’s state stud sires Drosselklang I and II and Matula as well as the privately owned sires Baroncelli, Rock Brasiliano and Watussi. Don K just finished his stallion test in the spring and will be available to bree-ders. The jumpers are especially successful: Diavolo (Peter Schmitz) and Argentario (Gerd Wiltfang) competed in Nations Cups; Fam-bus was Team European Champion in the division for juniors with rider Denise Sulz. BZ

Showtime is the shooting star in the dres-sage scene, and not just since he won the champion title at the German Champion-ships, which came as a surprise for many. “There are no words to describe the joy that I felt, when we won the champion title in the freestyle. Showtime presented himself in an outstanding way every day in Balve. The crown of the weekend was the victory in the Grand Prix freestyle,” Showtime’s rider Doro-thee Schneider shares.

Since many years, the successful trainer cele-brates successes with Hanoverian horses. Four years ago, she won team silver at the Olympic Games in London on her mount Diva Royal. Now this success story experiences a

A good team: Showtime FRH and Dorothee Schneider. Photo: Frieler

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Showjumping

Codex One (VA) by Contendro/Glückspilz B.: Wilhelm Berghorn, Stolzenau R.: Christian Ahlmann (GER) – Reserve

AD Cornetto K (VA) by Cornet Obolensky/Calido B.: Johann und Johannes Krull GbR, Dörpen R.: Doda de Miranda (BRA)

Cortani by Cornet Obolensky/Athletico B.: Dr. Christoph Beddermann, Wennebostel R.: Omer Karaevli (TUR)

Delloren by Drosselklang II/Acord II B.: Wilhelm Leymann, Bassum R.: Nasser Al Ghazali (QAT)

Fine Lady by Forsyth/Drosselklang II B.: Wilhelm Leymann, Bassum R.: Eric Lamaze (CAN)

First Choice (Hess.) by For Keeps/Angard B.: Arnold Franz, Nidda R.: Yann Candele (CAN)

Fit for Fun by For Pleasure/Fabriano B.: Sigrid Crome-Sperling, Lutter a. Bbg. R.: Luciana Diniz (BRA)

Gotha FRH by Goldfever/Prestige Pilot B.: Jan Minners, Jork R.: Henrik von Eckermann (SWE)

Messenger by Montender/Baloubet du Rouet B.: Il Chirone di Bruna de Paolis, San-Vito Romano/ITA R.: Daisuke Fukushima (JPN)

Pollendr (Rhld.) by Polytraum/Corrado B.: Levinius Weber, Weeze R.: Werner Muff (SUI)

Sansibar by Stakkato Gold/Wolkenstein II B.: Lucas Smidt, Krummhörn R.: Henrik von Eckerman (SWE) – Reserve

Status FRH by Satisfaction/Sao Paulo B.: Wilhelm Oelering, Getelo R.: Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) – Reserve

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Bates Antonello by Anamour/Winnebago B.: A. J. Simson, New Zealand R.: John Thompson (NZL)

Barolo by Breitling W/Hitchcock B.: Diana Eustace, Surrey/Great Britain R.: Charlotte Dujdardin (GBR) – Reserve

Blind Date by Breitling W/Donnerhall B.: Margarethe Klare, Maasen R.: Victoria Max-Theurer (AUT)

Dablino FRH by De Niro/Wanderbursch II B.: Weert-Arnold Sweers, Krummhörn R.: Anabel Balkenhol (GER)

Danilo by De Niro/Andiamo B.: Susanne and Jürgen Beck, Stuttgart R.: Shelly Francis (USA)

D‘Agostino FRH by De Niro/Shogun xx B.: Klaus Lahmann, Dassendorf R.: Fabienne Lütkemeier (GER)

Desperados FRH by De Niro/Wolkenstein II B.: Herbert Schütt, Hemmoor R.: Kristina Bröring-Sprehe (GER)

Di Lapponia T by Donnerhall/Argument B.: Joachim Tobaben, Ottensen R.: Paulinda Fridberg (SWE)

Don Auriello (VA) by Don Davidoff/White Star B.: Joachim Poppe, Harsefeld R.: Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven (SWE)

Don Luis (VA) by Dimaggio/Rubinstein B.: Karl Tuitjer, Hesel R.: Karen Tebar (FRA)

Woodlander Dornröschen by Dimaggio/Caprimond B.: Karein Hoerner, Conwy/Great Britain R.: Michael George Eilberg (GBR) – Reserve

Du Soleil by De Niro/Caprimond B.: Sven Kahrens, Dedelstorf R.: Kristy Oatley (AUS)

Hotline (VA) by Hofrat/De Niro B.: Friedrich Oppermann, Liebenburg R.: Daniel Bachmann Andersen (DEN)

Ratzinger (Rhld.) by Ricardos/Rubirando B.: Kathrin Feiter-Betzing, Erkelenz R.: Marlie van Baalen (NED) – Reserve

Ricardo (VA) by Rosentau/Ragazzo B.: Elke Brenneke, Garbsen R.: Karin Tebar (FRA)

Rosamunde (Rhld.) by Rock Forever/Fidermark B.: Hannelore Koch, Nümbrecht R.: Steffen Peters (USA)

Rosevelt by Rotspon/Lauries Crusador xx B.: Henry Peters, Oldendorf R.: Allison Brocks (USA)

Rubin Al Asad (VA) by Rubin-Royal/Wanderbursch II B.: Hans-Hermann Wiemer, Ovelgönne R.: Lara Griffith (GBR)

Rubins Nite by Rubin-Royal/Limbo B.: E. Richmond-Watson, Great Britain R.: Hayley Watson-Greaves (GBR)

Showtime FRH by Sandro Hit/Rotspon B.: Heinrich Wecke, Stadthagen R.: Dorothee Schneider (GER)

Selten HW by Sandro Hit/Hohenstein B.: Irene Wiederhold, Cape Coral/USA R.: Anders Dahl (DEN)

Super Nova II by De Niro/Wenzel II B.: Eva-Maria Kirby, Cardiff/Großbritannien R.: Spencer Wilton (GBR)

Vom Feinsten (Rhld.) by Fidermark/Weltmeyer B.: Rudi Henn, Simmerath R.: Julie Brougham (NZL)

Wanadoo (VA) by Wolkenstein II/Cavalier B.: Uwe Ropers, Drochtersen R.: Carl Hester (GBR) – Reserve

Wonder by Waterford/Regazzoni B.: Cord und Elke Haase, Wachendorf R.: Borja Carrascoa Martinez (ESP)

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NZB Campino by Contendro/Pinkus B.: Hans-Jürgen Abel, Bremervörde R.: Mark Todd (NZL)

Clifton Signature by Espri/Happy Melody xx B.: Angela Smith, Waiuku/New Zealand R.: Jonathan Paget (NZL)

Don Geniro by Don Kennedy/Giorgione B.: Pamela Dews, Großbritannien R.: Alex Hua Tian (CHN)

Entebbe de Hus (VA) by Embassy/Carbid B.: Horst und Jeannine Petersen, Salzhausen R.: Karim Florent Laghouag (FRA)

Nobilis by Nobre xx/Lemon xx B.: Wolfgang Badenhausen, Jesberg R.: Christopher Burton (AUS)

Pamero by Perigueux/Ritual B.: Wilhelm Kappler, Weißenberge R.: Laura Collett (GBR) – Reserve

Reality by Rabino/Prince Thatch xx B.: Hans Brüning, Garbsen R.: Sara Algotsson Ostholt (SWE)

Rutherglen by Ramires/Roncalli xx B.: Gerhard Oestermann, Lübbecke R.: Andrew Hoy (AUS)

Santano II by Sandro Hit/Brentano II B.: Anni Wöste, Geeste R.: Christopher Burton (AUS)

The FEI published the longlists of the participating nations at the Olympic Gamea in Rio de Janeiro on June, 28. At the time of printing of DER HANNOVE-RANER the definite entries had not been published by the FEI. Here you find all Hanoverians and Rheinländer on the longlists.

DATES Eventing August 6 to 9 Dressage August 10 to 19 Show Jumping August 15 to 19

Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro


Breeder‘s Portrait

The house, in which Manfred Kregel lives, lies in the centre of Gleidingen. The yellow sign,

which is mounted for everybody to see, shows that a Hanoverian breeder lives here. Whinnying horses welcome you, when you drive into the farm. On the way to the main entrance of the house, guests will see the Hanoverian brand several times. They are welcomed with open arms. Photos of mare shows and licensing, sashes and award documents are displayed on the walls in the hallway between the front-door and the home entrance. It quickly beco-mes apparent that a person lives here, who has a very special bond with the Hanoverian horse.

Manfred Kregel is 67 years old. He is proof that, even forty years ago, there were people, which did not grow up with horses, but still started a bree-ding program! The parents had a bakery. Manfred Kregel’s mother came from a farm. The uncle still worked the fields with horses, when Manfred Kre-gel was a little boy. He spent every free minute on the farm. A bond with horses started then. Being a soldier in the Bundeswehr made it possible for Manfred Kegel to buy his first foal. He received a bonus for signing up, which he used to buy a filly by Absatz/Wohlan from Family Hoops in Luttum. “She was not very tall, hence I could afford her,” he remembers. This was one of his very few horse purchases. Almost all of the close to 100 foals, which were born in Gleidingen starting in 1974, go back to the chestnut mare Abendgut out of the damline of Claudine. At the mare inspection, the following description was documented, “Limited in size, head and neck good, big shoulder, nobility and a lot of expression.” And that is exactly what fascinates the devoted horse breeder in horses still

today. Manfred Kregel responds to the question, which type of horses he likes best, “You must like a horse right away. It must be of good type and have expression, a good eye and neck and a pow-erful push-off. You must evaluate a horse, while it is outside.” Without realizing it, Manfred Kregel pretty accurately describes his first mare Abendgut.

Internationally well connectedAbendgut delivered ten foals – all by stallions from the station Hänigsen – including St.Pr.St. Dagota by Dagobert and an auction horse. Dragoco’s Just Whisper by Wenzel II is another descendant. He won his first ribbons with rider Helmut Tietz, a long-standing friend of the breeder. As a four-year old, Dragoco’s Just Whisper was placed in training with Christoph von Daehne, who later on collected victories and placements at Grand Prix with the liver chestnut. He was the first Grand Prix-horse out of the breeding program of Manfred Kregel. At the moment, Samantha II by Stedinger/Glückspilz represents the Hanoverian colors of the breeding farm Kregel at international shows. The great-granddaughter of Abendgut sold on Verden’s foal auction to Sweden. This year, she successfully com-petes at Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I. Man-fred Kregel maintains contact with the owners, which he usually always does, when he sells a hor-se. By now, he is well connected nationally and internationally and highly respected.

Samanta II is a good example of Manfred Kregel’s breed philosophy. He developed a jumper-line and a dressage horse-line out of his foundation mare Abendgut. 22-year old St.Pr.St. Giselle by Glücks-pilz/Dagobert is currently one of his jumper mares

„The heart of the breed!“Manfred Kregel from Gleidingen has a special bond with the Hannoveraner Verband. In 1974, he bought his first filly. All the horses in his barn today trace back to her. More than hundred foals were born in his barn. By Ulrich Hahne

Foal vintage 2016: Welfenkrone’s daughter St.Pr.St. Daency with her colt by Fürstenball. Photo: Hahne


Breeder‘s Portrait

and already produced Skyline by Stakkato, a suc-cessful S**-horse. “Rideability and basic gaits are very important to me also with my jumper mares,” the successful breeder explains. “Stallions like Fa-briano and Werther for instance produced these traits. Hence I also can use a dressage sire on my jumper mares every now and again.” It is the fun-damental knowledge about breeding, which ma-kes the breeding program of Manfred Kregel suc-cessful.

If you ask Manfred Kregel, which horses out of his breeding program are the very special ones, he mentions two St.Pr. mares: Gondola by Graphit and Welfenkrone by Weltmeyer. This mother and daughter represented the colors of the regional club Braunschweig on the Ratje-Niebuhr-Show 2000 in Verden together with a two-year old by Longchamp. The granddam, dam and daughter ob-tained a Ic-prize in the family class. It was the year, when Georg Wöste from Geeste won the family class, who also bred with a full-sister to Gondola. Gondola and Welfenkrone are stallion dams. Gon-dola delivered Quality on Top by Quality, whose full-sister Quintana now lives in Russia with Oleg Sheyko. Manfred Kregel shares that Oleg Sheyko always visits him, when he is in Germany. Gondola also is the dam of Graf Gold by Graf Grannus, who is internationally successful with Mark Armstrong from England. Welfenkrone, a class champion at the Louis Wiegels-Show in 1997, is the dam of Sherwood by Sherlock Holmes and Don Corazon by Don Frederico. Wilhelm Klausing presented Don Corazon on the stallion sales in 2006. Manfred Kregel and Family Klausing still are good friends. Don Corazon’s full-brother Dai Jin collected his first ribbons with Heiko Klausing. He is now suc-cessful up to Prix St. Georges. His half-sister Siera by Samarant obtained a premium award at the Herwart v.d. Decken-Show and is a brood mare on the farm of Willem Klausing.

Out of his breeding programIt was the first time for Manfred Kregel to use a stallion out of his own breeding program, when he bred one of his mares to Don Corazon, a now I 1-successful competitor. The filly is now three years old and Manfred Kregel considers keeping her. The breeder of this filly is listed as Breed Partnership Kregel and Schindele. The origin of this Breed Part-nership goes back forty years! At the time, the pa-rents of Anton Schindele visited a fair and were guests at the home of Manfred Kregel. This visit developed into a long-standing friendship. It was Manfred Kregel, who introduced the family to the State Stud Celle, where Anton Schindele comple-ted an apprenticeship from 1999 until 2001. “To-day Anton is just as well known and popular in the

north as he is in Bavaria,” Manfred Kregel shares with glee. The phone rings. Semen must be orde-red. Morricone is one of the selected stallions for this year. “He completed a good test,” the experi-enced breeder justifies his decision, “and I also think highly of the dam’s sire Rubin-Royal.”

It is about 800 meters across town from Manfred Kregel’s farm to his fields. “I walk this distance every morning and every night with the dams and foals. The foals run free and sometimes the end up in somebody’s front yard. The horses get used to traffic very early in their lives, which is an advan-tage, however, it would be nicer and easier, if the fields were directly next to the house,” he says with a smile.

If you would like to meet Manfred Kregel, Verden is a good place, since he often visits. “Visiting the Niedersachsenhalle is part of it all! Verden to me is the heart of the breed. It is here, where I get my impulses. I am still missing something though,” he shares, “A big sale at the auction! I did sell some horses here, but I never had a top-seller – maybe next fall. Who knows!” He clearly has not given up hope. Manfred Kregel has no sympathy for those people, who succeeded and sold a horse really well – sometimes even more than one – and who then work against the Verband. When Manfred Kregel talks, you realize, how closely connected he is with the horses and the people, which surround him. Something happened, while we were on our way back from the fields, which describes the person Manfred Kregel probably best: An older gentleman stops next to the car. “Wait”, Manfred Kregel says to his guest, while he rolls down his window. Then he has a little chat with the gentleman, before we continue our return trip. The two men talk about affairs of the Rabbit Breed Association, of which both are active members. Manfred Kregel takes the time to notice the people around him, and that is certainly something that we can learn from him. n

Dragoco’s Just Whisper collected victories and placements up to the World Cup with rider Christoph v. Daehne.

The family of St.Pr.St. Gondola par-ticipated in the Ratje Niebuhr-Show 2000. Photo: Ernst

First titleThe German Championships in Balve ended with a small surprise in June. Showtime and Dorothee Schneider won the gold medal in the freestyle ahead of Desperados FRH and Kristina Bröring-Sprehe.By Britta Züngel

Dorothee Schneider won a title at the German Championships for the very first time. The trai-

ner from Framersheim delivered a brilliant perfor-mance in the Grand Prix-freestyle on ten-year old Showtime by Sandro Hit/Rotspon (breeder: Hein-rich Wecke, Stadthagen). The outstanding freestyle, which perfectly interpreted the music, received 86,725 points and won the gold medal. It was only the second time that Dorothee Schneider and Showtime participated in a freestyle. The pair had their freestyle-debut in Munich, where they also won with 84,300 points. “When I came here, I did not in my wildest dreams expect to depart holding my first title from a German Championship,” Doro-thee Schneider shared. “I am so excited, so over-whelmed, how well Showtime performed this weekend.”

Kristina Bröring-Sprehe and her mount Despera-dos FRH by De Niro/Wolkenstein II (breeder: Her-bert Schütt, Hemmoor) traveled to Balve as the defending champions. After a mistake in the one-tempi changes, the judges scored the otherwise brilliant and very focused presentation with “only”

86,075 points, which spelled second place. “The mistake was costly, but I am very happy that we have such a terrific team for Rio,” Kristina Bröring-Sprehe said. Isabell Werth won the bronze medal aboard the Westphalian Emilio. This son of Ehren-preis/Cacir AA, a close relative to Bella Rose, was entered in Balve as her second choice. He perfor-med his first freestyle competition of his career. “I never experienced something like this,” head judge Katrina Wuest said. “The quality of world-class horses, which we saw today, was insane!” Weihe-gold OLD and Isabell Werth won the champion sash in the Grand Prix-Special the day before. Showtime and Dorothee Schneider had already then indicated their top form, when they obtained the second-highest score. Desperados FRH, the fa-vorite, became distracted and turned around du-ring the test. His rider was able to restore the full concentration and finished third in spite of the slip.

Eleven Hanoverians and one Rhineland horse were among the twenty-four participants fighting for the title. Desperados won the qualifying Grand Prix, Showtime finished third. n

August 3 to 7International Dressage and Jumping FestivalHerwart v. d. Decken-Show

August 5/6Verden-AuctionFoals and broodmares

October 7/8132nd Elite-AuctionSport horses and foals

October 27 to 29Stallion licensing and salesLicensed and non licensed stallions

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