PRESS RELEASE - FEI President welcomes speedy decision on rescheduled Tokyo 2020 dates

FEI President welcomes speedy decision on rescheduled Tokyo 2020 dates

The FEI President has welcomed the announcement of the new dates for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which will run from 23 July to 8 August, and for the Paralympic Games from 24 August until 5 September 2021.

“While it was of course demoralising for everyone that the Games had to be postponed from their original dates in 2020, the decision was absolutely right in the current terrible global pandemic, but it is really good to have the new dates agreed so soon”, Ingmar De Vos said.

“The decision was taken in full consultation with all the International Federations, including the FEI, and we all had the opportunity to voice our opinions. Now, once the Covid-19 crisis is over, our athletes across both Games can get their training back on track with confidence, knowing exactly when they and their horse need to be at their peak.

“We are conscious of the fact that this has been a very complex decision for the IOC to make, with multiple factors to be taken into consideration. The athletes’ health and well-being across both Games, not just for equestrian sport, has to be the top priority, and we have all the protocols in place to protect our athletes – both human and equine – and help them to optimise their performance in the challenging climate we can expect in Tokyo.

“Of course there will be an impact on the international Calendar across all sports, and from an FEI perspective this includes four major European Championships, but we are already looking at ways we can minimise that impact. The remit for our discipline-specific task forces that are evaluating the impact of Covid-19 on the 2020 Calendar has now been expanded to cover 2021. Now we have confirmed dates for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we need to explore possible alternatives for a number of major FEI Events, notably the European Championships in Jumping, Dressage and Para Dressage in Budapest, and the European Eventing Championships in Haras du Pin, France. This process will be started immediately.”

The five-discipline European Championships in Budapest (HUN) which also include Driving and Vaulting, are currently due to run from 23-30 August 2021, and the Eventing Championships in Haras du Pin (FRA) from 11-15 August.

“We need to also look at deadlines for obtaining minimum eligibility requirements and extending the deadline for registration of ownership for Olympic horses and will announce those as soon as possible, but we have had confirmation from both the IOC and IPC that National Olympic and Paralympic Committees which have been allocated Olympic or Paralympic quota places will retain them despite the postponement of the Games to next year.”

Folingssæsonen er i fuld gang - Stutteri Lightfoot har fået de første to føl og venter yderligere syv føl

Årets første føl hos Stutteri Lightfoot hingsteføl e. Franklin, mor er Shania Lightfoot e. Samsam x Laurenz x May Sherif. Shania Lightfoot er bl.a også mor til Genesis Lightfoot der var deltog i Hingstekåring i Herning 2019 og Shania Lightfoot har; udover en helbror der er A hest i dressur, elitehopper i afstamningen i flere generationer.

Stutteri Lightfoot er et navn man tit kommer forbi, og med følsæsonen som allerede er startet, har H2R prøvet at fange lidt op på filosofien bag Stutteri Lightfoot med Annette Lyngs og Torben Damsbo i spidsen, som med rette kan kalde sig for særdeles succesfulde DV “hobbyavler”, og som i år faktisk kan fejre 30 års jubilæum.

Første del her fortæller lidt om udviklingen i antal af hopper, hoppelinierne, nørderi og 2020 føl samt nye ifolinger, mens næste del som følger i den kommende uge bliver med informationer om hvordan avlerparret mere praktisk valgte løsdriften, som den måde de kunne få tingene til at fungere mest optimalt på med avlshopper, føl og plage, når hverdagen også bød på fuldtidsjob ved siden af hestene.

Til og med 2019 er der født ca 170 heste på Stutteri Lightfoot heraf en 1/3 del (55 stk) mellem 2011 og 2018, hvoraf ca. 50 afkom stadig er en del af besætningen på stutteriet.

Udviklingen i antallet af avlshopper fra 1990 til 2020

1990 - 2 hopper: Nelly e. May Sherif og Sabina e. Lavallo  ( mor og helsøster til Sacha der vandt unghestechampionatet I 1990). Sabina blev bedste hoppe på landsplan ved egnethedstesten i 1991 og placeret i dressur i Herning. En helbror deltog året efter også i Herning og siden solgt til Canada. 

1995 - 3 hopper: Vi købte Nellys helsøster Isabel (født 1992) født 15 år efter Nelly hos Georg Møllebjerg der havde fået Nellys mor som avlshoppe. Isabel var hendes sidste føl som 23-årig.

Sidst i 90´erne blev det til  4 - 5  hopper, med hoppe afkom efter Nelly bl.a. kom Kira e. Aktuel til.

Omkring 2002 til 2004 udvidede vi med yderligere et par hopper. Børnebørn af Nelly bl.a Maryland og Lorraine og Shania Lightfoot er fra de år. 

I 2003 fik Nelly sit sidste føl som 26-årig, men udover selv af være blevet elitehoppe og fået bronzemedalje for afkom at blive mor til fem elitehopper og en 6. manglede et point for også at blive elitehoppe. Ud af seks overlevne hopper.

Så da krisen kom sidst i 00´erne bedækkede vi et par år kun to hopper og udlejede et par stykker. Vi beholdt resten af hopperne der bare gik tomme.

Fra 2016 med stort antal ifolinger

Så startede vi langsomt op igen, og 2016 var det første år med mange føl, og hvor vi siden har avlet med  12 - 13 avlshopper og fået 9 til 11 føl årligt.  

Vi får alle hopper insemineret herhjemme på bedriften, og har derfor de sidste 20 år haft et tæt samarbejde med Bindslev Dyrehospital. I starten kørte vi hopperne ud på hingstestationerne og der blev de stående til de var konstateret drægtige. Det var ikke ideelt, men den eneste praktiske måde når vi begge havde fuldtidsarbejde. 

Den nye sæson og nørderiet

Det er altid spændende med den nye sæson, og vi har allerede gjort os overvejelser – det gør vi faktisk mere eller mindre året rundt, når vi går og ser på hopper og føl. Lyder måske nørdet, men det ligger altid og lurer, når vi ser egne eller andres heste/føl-kombinationer med afstamninger, der minder om vores. 

Vi (Torben) var nok én af de få, der kunne finde på at sidde en hel aften og gennemgå samtlige afkom efter en mulig hingst fra dengang man udgav stambøgerne i papirform, for at se, om der evt. var et mønster i kombinationer med afstamninger specielt ude i 2. til 4. generation på morsiden. Det er dog ikke længere praktisk muligt, eftersom det hele ligger på hestedatabasen og overskueligheden er væk.

At være åben overfor andres mening om hestene og føllene er en ting, som vi altid forsøger at være. Hvis ikke vi laver heste, som folk efterspørger og vil betale for, kan det jo være ligegyldigt, hvor glade vi selv er for dem. Vi har i perioder spurgt besøgende om at udpege hvilke heste, de ville tage med hjem, hvis de kunne vælge. Heldigvis og selvfølgelig har der været gengangere, men der har også været en del svar, der var overraskende for os, hvor vi så har fået en snak om, hvad det er, de ser i den pågældende hest. Vi har især haft nogle gode diskussioner med ryttere, da ingen af os selv rider, og vi selvfølgelig lytter aktivt, da vores heste jo gerne skulle være blandt fremtidens ride- og avlsheste.

Helgstrand Dressage hingste

De hingste, som vi især ser på, er udvalget hos Helgstrand Dressage. Det skyldes, at der er et stort og varieret udvalg af nogle af verdens bedste hingste, hvor vi mener, at vi altid kan finde en hingst, der passer til den hoppe, vi har. Dét, og så det faktum, at vi på ca. en time kan afhente sæden direkte hos Helgstrand Dressage og komme hjem til stalden, hvor vores dyrlæge gennem mere end 20 år, Snorri Gudmondson, kan scanne og lægge sæden i hoppen. Det har givet os gode drægtighedsresultater, og med en travl hverdag med arbejde udenfor stutteriet, er det værdifuldt. Det gør desuden omkostningerne til ifoling så begrænsede som muligt. 

Vi laver gerne de samme kombinationer gennem mange år, når vi har fundet noget, som vi synes, der fungerer.

Vi bruger gerne nogle af de nye hingste, for man skal jo også se, hvad de kan præstere med vores stamme. Nu er vi i den, i denne sammenhæng, meget privilegerede situation at bedække på omkring 12 hopper årligt de senere år. Vi stræber typisk efter at bedække ca. 2/3 hopper med godkendte hingste, der har aflagt prøve og fået afkom, og 1/3 del hopper med unge hingste, som vi vælger ud fra deres afstamning og vores erfaring med, hvad hoppen giver videre. I denne sammenhæng har vi stor nytte af, at alle hopperne er i familie, så vi ved, hvilke egenskaber andre hopper tilbage i stamtavlen videregiver.

“Vigtigheden i hoppestammen synes vi generelt at der er for lidt fokus på, da vi ofte ser hvordan egenskaberne fra mormor og oldemødre slår igennem.”

Succesfuld 2019 sæson

Vi endte med 11 føl i 2019. Det blev et hoppeår for os idet 9 af de 11 føl blev hopper, så de næste generationer er sikret så rigeligt. Den 12. hoppe fik desværre et sæt Knock Out tvillinger 3 måneder før termin.

Vi var godt tilfredse med vores valg af hingste til føl hvilket også gav sig udtryk i 5 af føllene har helsøskende på vej i 2020, desværre hvor to af hopperne har aborteret.

Vi solgte et af føllene Farina Lightfoot (Franklin/Sir Donnerhall II/Landtinus hoppeføl) på World Cup auktionen i november til Tyskland og Jackson Lightfoot ( Janiero Platinium/Sunny boy/ Come Back II hingsteføl) går nu blandt Helgstrand Dressages hingsteemner på Ny Ravnstrup.

Nem ifoling men svær reproduktionsvinter

Selve ifolingen gik så godt og nemt som aldrig før. Fem af hopperne der drægtige på 9. dagen og da der var yderligere et par hopper der skulle i gang igen og ligeledes blev drægtige i første bedækning, kommer alle vores føl tidligt i 2020. 6 hopper har/havde termin i marts og yderligere 3 stk midt i april og så 3 stk den 24. maj. Men vi har haft en rigtig dårlig reproduktionsvinter, idet vi har mistet 3 af drægtighederne. 2 er ”bare” forsvundet, mens den 3. hoppe var i gang med af fole et dødt føl en måned før termin da vi kom hjem fra arbejde. Sådan kommer man hurtigt ned på jorden igen som avlere. 

Forklaringer vil man jo altid gerne have, men vi har ikke foretaget os noget da der er gode og dårlige år og svarene kan man efter 30 år i branchen ikke bruge til noget fremadrettet handlingsorienteret alligevel.  

Vi har for første gang i mange år vaccineret mod virusabort, i sæsonen 2019/2020 da der få km væk var kastninger hos et par hopper i slutningen af juli. Dette udbrud resulterede også i at vi hverken kunne og ville komme på følskue med nogle af vores føl.

Vi havde drægtigheder i 2019 med tre Franklin føl (et har vi allerede fået), tre D´avie føl, tre Janeiro Platinium føl, og en efter Lord Europa, en efter Kremlin og en efter Quaterhit (som vi har fået). De to vi har mistet var desværre en Janeiro Platinium og en D´avie. 

I alt 9 føl i 2020

Vi forventer fortsat disse 7 føl i 2020:

• Franklin/Sezuan/Sunny Boy Mor Swan Lightfoot

• Lord Europe/Landtinus/Samsam - Mor Le ann Lightfoot

• D´avie/Sir Donnerhall II/Samsam - Mor Sansa Lightfoot

• Franklin/Landtinus/Onassis - Mor Lima Lightfoot

• Janeiro Platinium/Michellino/Victory - Mor Skovsmoses Santa

• Kremlin/Sir Donnerhall II/Landtinus - Mor Seneca Lightfoot

• D´avie/Onassis/Michellino - Mor Okima Lightfoot 

De to føl vi allerede har fået er:

Hingsteføl efter Quaterhit

• Quaterhit/Lobster/Lavallo (hingsteføl) Mor Lorraine

• Franklin/Samsam/Laurenz (hingsteføl) Mor Shania Lightfoot (foto øverst i nyheden)

Hingstevalget i 2020 er utroligt svært. Vi foretrækker jo at bruge hingste fra Helgstrand pga. det utrolig store kvalitetsudvalg, og samtidig kan vi hurtigt og nemt afhente sæden. 

Franklin har gennem en årrække været det fortrukne valg

Franklin og Betina Jæger Jensen - foto: H2R

Vi har jo haft stor succes med Franklin og har efterhånden haft over 25 afkom efter ham. Han har givet heste med succes såvel økonomisk, som avlsmæssigt med guld og bronze medaljehopper fra stutteriet.

Bl.a har vi to yngre helsøstre til guldmedaljehoppen,

og to helsøskende til Bronzemedaljehoppen.

Samt yderligere et utal af udtryksfulde og velgående ungheste efter ham.

Så Franklin er stadig på vores liste over hingste muligheder i 2020 da han har vist han passer rigtig fint til vores familie.  

D´avie, Janeiro Platinium, Danciero, Lord Europa, Knock Out, Dynamic Dream. Fynch Hatton, Franklin, Rockabye S, Total Mclaren og Vivino er andre emner for hvad vi bedækker med I 2020, men de præcise match er ikke helt på plads endnu.

Vi har ( desværre ) 18 hopper der kan bedækkes, men siden vi fordoblede hoppeantallet over et par år omkring 2015 til de nuværende 10 til 11 føl årligt, har vi nu valgt at udbyde et antal hopper i forskellige prisklasser og kvalitet til salg. (Send en besked via Facebook eller ring til os, hvis du/I mangler en kvalitetshoppe). Vi kender jo vores hoppestammer super godt, så selvom man måske er nystartet avler, vil vi meget gerne være med til at give vores bud på det rigtige match. Vi forventer ikke at begynde bedækningssæsonen før midt i april, da vi ikke har de bedste forhold til tidligt fødte føl når vi ikke har et ridehus. 

På trods af at alle vores hopper er i familie så er der et bredt udvalg at fædre til vores potentielle avlshopper idet de er efter Don Deluxe, El Capone, 2 x Franklin, Sezuan, Lobster, 2 x Sir Donnerhall II, Sunny Boy, BH Don Olymbrio, Zonik, Samsam, 3 x Michellino, 2 x Landtinus og så vores indkøb De Niro hoppen, Kokholms Dixieland der har samme mor som unghestechampionatsvinderen og UVM deltager Jukebox.  

Så der er et bredt genetisk hoppegrundlag og dermed brug for forskellige hingste med forskellige kvaliteter.  

En “sejr” med vores problemhoppe Lorraine som efter 3 år nu har fået et dejligt hingsteføl

En særlig hoppe vi endelig har fået i gang igen ( efter 3 år med aborter og tvillingkastninger) er den sidste af Lavallogrenen i familien; Lorraine e. Lobster x Lavallo. Hun fik i midt i marts et dejligt føl efter Quaterhit. Men “desværre” et hingsteføl (der er til salg). Lorraines mor Sabina blev bedste hoppe på landsbasis ved egnethedstesterne og hun er helsøster til Unghestechampionatsvinderen i 1990 Sacha. Lorraine er søster til kåret hingst og alle hendes søskende med forskellige hingste er RDH kåret, og nogen har elitestatus ligesom mor og mormor. Mormoderen Nelly er selv elitehoppe, og har 5 døtre der er elitehopper efter 4 forskellige faderhingste. Lorraines sidste 2 hoppe afkom blev før de blev kåret solgt til henholdsvis USA og Australien stort set samtidigt så pludseligt stod vi uden hoppeafkom i den gren af familien.

De 2 helsøstre efter Michellino er efterhånden 16 og 18 år. De har tilsammen fået 9 Franklin afkom. Den yngste Mary Lightfoot kastede et Janiaero Platinium Hingsteføl en måned før termin i år, og den ældste Maryland (der bl.a. er mor til årets føl 2 gange og guldmedaljehoppen Francisca Lightfoot) har muligvis fået sit sidste føl pga en desværre meget tvivlsom livmoderkvalitet. 

Udover føllene ser vi i 2020 frem til at vores helt fremragende 2016 følårgang kommer mere under rytter og forhåbentlig indfri vores og deres ejeres forhåbninger, slutter Annette og Torben.

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Resultater i Lightfoot stammen opdater september 2019

Præstationer ud fra en oldenborg hoppe med ukendt afstamning, som fik sit første føl for snart 50 år siden (1970) med fuldblodshingsten Gutergast xx.

• May Star DVH 572 avlsgodkendt og A hest dressur

• Chivas DVH 535 Avlsgodkendt og solgt til USA

• Sioux Lightfoot deltog i hingstekåring men blev ikke avlsgodkendt

• Genesis Lightfoot deltog i hingstekåring men blev ikke avlsgodkendt 2019

• Vinder unghestechampionatet Herning 1990 Sacha

• Sabina bedste hoppe på landsplan 1992 ved egnethedstest og plac. i dressur i Herning

• Sputnik deltaget unghestechampionatet Herning 1994 og solgt til Canada

• Marshall Lightfoot kvalificeret til Herning men skadet

• Magnifique Lightfoot reserve til herning 2011

S heste
Ladyburn Lightfoot Military e. Lobster og Lacita H (/Laurenz/Victory/May Sherif)
Supermax Sacha e. Lavallo og Nelly (May Sherif/Gutergast xx)
Singh e. Schwadroneur og Sacha (Lavallo/May Sherif/Gutergast xx)
Sweet Simon e. Sacha (Heslegårds Rubin/Lavallo/May Sherif)

A heste

Combat H e. Come Back II og Delight (Limelight/Lavallo/May Sherif)
Monarch e. Michellino og Delight (Limelight/Lavallo/May Sherif) SOLGT UDLANDET
May Star DVH 572 e. May Sherif og Indiana (Lavallo/Gutergast xx)
Donna Rubin e. Heslegårds Rubin og Sacha (Lavallo/May Sherif/Gutergast xx)
Sakaro Lightfoot e Samsam og La may (Laurenz/May sherif/gutergast xx)
Sioux Lightfoot e. Samsam og Cheyenne (Come Back II/May Sherif/Gutergast xx) SOLGT USA
Coppelia e. Solos Carex og Sacha (Lavallo/May Sherif/Gutergast xx)

B heste
Chablis e, Come Back II og Isabella (May Sherif/Gutergast xx)
Come On e. Come Back II og Chianti (Victory/May Sherif/Gutergast xx)
Sputnik e. Lavallo og Nelly (May Sherif/Gutergast xx) SOLGT USA
Monique Lightfoot e. Michellino og La Paloma (Laurenz/May Sherif/Gutergast xx)
Marco e. Michellino og Kira (Aktuell/May Sherif/Gutergast xx) SOLGT UDLANDET
Marshall Lightfoot e Michellino og Kira (Aktuell/May Sherif/Gutergast xx) SOLGT UDLANDET

Eliteavlshopper:

• Nelly ERDS 3248 - 5 ud af 6 hoppeafkom elitehopper

• La May ERDS

• Sabina ERDH

• Kira ERDS

• Chianti ERDH

• Sacha ESRDH

• Delight ERDH

• Cheyenne ERDS

• Nelly bronze medalje for afkomssamling

• Kira Sølvmedalje for afkomssamling

• Francisca Lightfoot Guldmedalje, Sacha Sølvmedalje og Florida Lightfoot Bronzemedalje

• Maryland med årets dressurhoppeføl I DV 2006 og 2016, og årets føl i region 7, føl udtaget til 5 gange til eliteskuet.

VIDEO - Blue Hors with first "live stream" stallion show during conoravirus lockdown

Successful stallion presentation from Danish stud Blue Hors

Even though it was a pre captured Open House from Blue Hors, it was a really good way to show their stallion collection for the breeders.

Welcome by director of Blue Hors Ole Magnus Petersen and breeding manager Martin Klavsen. The stallions were presented by video, while Martin Klavsen was explaining about each stallion, their pedigree, level of education and highlights of offsprings, and additionally the daily rider was telling about “her/his” stallion, the temperament, working ethics and abilities.

Due to cancellation of the Olympics Blue Hors Zack is from Monday available via fresh semen.

At the archive at Clipmyhorse you will find the entire Open House with English speak. Here below the video with Danish speak.

OLD Press Release - New dream boys for Vechta

New dream boys for Vechta

Modern stallions with charm, charisma and remarkable quality of movement under the saddle – these are the licensed young talents of the Oldenburger Online Elite Auction.

Register now very easily and secure your sunshine. You can find impressions of the licensed riding stallions on the Oldenburg Homepage at www.oldenburger-pferde.com.

Four stallions received a positive result for their individual saddle licensing:

• Faustino by Fahrenheit - Sandro Hit - Rubinstein I, Cat. No. 10/54, from the famous Weissena dam line that also brought Oldenburgs Multichampionesse Weihegold OLD under Isabell Werth. 

• Fiction Factory by Fürst Jazz - San Amour I - Rohdiamant, Cat. No. 56, from the famous Waldhexe dam line that also brought the Grand Prix successful Quadriga’s Don Cismo under Dorothee Schneider and West Side Story OLD under Estelle Wettstein, Switzerland.

• Funchal by Fürstenball - Ampère - Lauries Crusador xx, Cat. No. 57, from the famous Traudel dam line that also brought Finally Love, Grand Prix successful under Katharina Stumpf Austria. 

• Vitorio by Vitalis - San Amour I - Alabaster, Cat. No. 63, from the famous Amsa dam line that brought the Vice German Champion and Brillantring Mare Alice OLD.

Simply register and here we go. Do you have any questions about the Online Elite Auction? Then feel free to contact the Oldenburg support team at any time on phone +49(0)173-7573538 or by email at support@oldenburger-pferde.com.

Alternatively, you can watch our tutorial "How does the Oldenburg Online Elite Auction works" from the comfort of your own home.

Here we explain how you can bid for your preferred candidate.

You can also read the FAQs: https://oldenburger-pferde.com/upload/News/Auktion/FAQs_EN.pdf

Of course, you can also easily purchase your favorites on the phone by a bidding order. Please contact the team of the Oldenburg auction office. They fulfills your wishes as usual. Please find here the bidding order: https://oldenburger-pferde.com/en/auction/sale-service/?p=0

Consulting and customer service:

Auction direction:
Christoph F. Rowold: +49(0)151-14536599 or rowold.christoph@oldenburger-pferde.com

Dressage horses:
Thomas Rhinow: +49(0)172-9748487 or rhinow.thomas@oldenburger-pferde.com
Daniel Pophanken: +49(0)175-2930926 or pophanken.daniel@oldenburger-pferde.com

Show jumpers:
Philip Bölle: +49(0)171-1893792 or boelle.philip@oldenburger-pferde.com

General information/telephone bidding orders/catalogues:
Elisabeth Gerberding: +49(0)4441-935512 or gerberding.elisabeth@oldenburger-pferde.com
Heike Arends: +49(0)4441-935531 or arends.heike@oldenburger-pferde.com

KWPN ready with first observation for WCYH in Verden

World Champion 2019 Jovian by Apache / Tango with Andreas Helgstrand - photo credit: Lily Forado

5 - 9 August with World Championship for Young Horses in Verden

As KWPN already scheduled their observation dates for this years World Championships for Young Horses, they will now due to the coronavirus instead of bringing the horses and riders together, need to have video of each combination as a part of their first selection, originally scheduled April 20-21.

The total numbers of combinations for each year will be 20

Normally only 12 combinations will be selected for the final observation, but due to the circumstances this year 20 combinations from each year will be named for the final selection, which will take place in Ermelo June 15-16.

Final training for the selected combinations will be July 24 in Ermelo.

Source: KWPN

Danish dressage reactions about the postponed Olympics

Photo credit: H2R

Today´s news about the postponed Tokyo Olympics was just a matter of time before it was released, and for the Danish top athletes, the national team coach and everyone around some of the possible Olympic combinations were fully agreed about the fact that this years Olympics had to be cancelled.

Danish national coach Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein just stated: “This was the absolute correct decision, no reason to keep the date, nor for the athletes or the organisers, and all the people involved around the Olympics. It is of course a pity as we’ve already shown our strength with our top combinations, but said that we have a young team with young horses, and from now on it´s about the next mark in the calendar towards 2021 Tokyo Olympics, but first we have to get rid of the coronavirus - so stay home!,” says Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein.

Non of the Danish top riders were surprised about the postponement of the Olympics, for long time top combination Cathrine Dufour with Atterupgaards Cassidy, this postponement is most likely a definite farewell to the Olympics for Cassidy, as he will turn 18 next year, and instead his top quality successor Bohemian (in 2021 he will be 11 year old) will be the number one choice for Dufour.

For Daniel Bachmann Andersen Blue Hors Zack will turn 17 next year, and at that time he might be enjoying his well deserved retirement just doing his breeding duties. With Blue Hors Zepter going into his 13 year, and as Daniel tells, “we’ve had a short season so far, due to Zepter recovering from an injury last season. Zepter has fully recovered now, and for me personally this postponement is of course super annoying, but trying to get the best out of the situation, I will just continue my training, and now being able to try some different ways/training routines in order to maintain and strengthen Zepter bringing him even safer on the other side of his “teenager problems”.

Carina Cassøe Krüth with her now just 9 year old Heiline´s Danciera showed their top qualities lately at CDI5 at home soil in Herning, and of course the Olympics 2020 was one of the big goals and still is, just postponed now to 2021. “Of course I will just continue my work together with “Danse” and my other horses, and hopefully I will also have the next GP horse ready within the next year,” says Carina.

Former Danish team member Anna Kasprzak feels very sorry for all her colleagues been working their butts off in order to reach their Olympic dream. “For the Danish team we have at the moment so many exciting young top talented horses for the future, and hopefully those horse and rider combinations will continue their work together and stay fit, and then Denmark will be even stronger next year. For my own part this postponement fits even better, and I will of course do my best the next year to be part of the final selection for Tokyo Olympics 2021”, tells Anna Kasprzak.

Program for Blue Hors Open House with live stream Saturday March 28 at 2 pm

Saturday, March 28 at 2 pm - Free live streaming at Zibrasport.dk

Blue Hors Open House does not run as usual. It runs only online, and you can watch it at Zibrasport Equest.

The following stallions will be shown at Open House:

• Blue Hors Dalian

• Blue Hors Farrell

• Blue Hors Fortron

• Blue Hors Kingston

• Blue Hors Zackerey

• Blue Hors Monte Carlo

• Blue Hors Zackorado

• Vivaldi

Link for live stream here.

Upcoming online auction at Westfalian with "rent a rider"

No 19 by Sir Heinrich / Vitalis absolute top horse for the upcoming online NRW auction

March 27 to April 5 with online Elite auction

32 young dressage horses & ponies are ready for the online Elite auction. As a consequence of the coronavirus the upcoming Elite auction will now be held as an online auction.

New very interesting concept

In the future, the marketing team of the Westphalian Horse Stud Book will offer a very special service for auction customers.

Under the motto "Book your test rider / Rent a Rider", highly qualified third-party riders can be "reserved" to try out the desired auction horses in the future. Not only in times of the Corona virus, but also for the future, this is a special opportunity for customers from abroad or with long journeys to have their favorites tested for riding quality, character and temperament.

“Rent a Rider” team

Wibke Hartmann-Stommel (dressage horses / dressage ponies) is known as a highly successful Bundeschampionate rider far beyond the borders of Westphalia as a top trainer for young and championship horses.

Sebastian Heinze (dressage horse) is a professional rider and has been self-employed since 2004. Since his first tournament in 1997, he has collected numerous victories and placements from the riding horse test to the S class. He is very experienced in both training of riders and horses, and since 2016 as national coach of the U25 dressage riders.

Benefits from “Rent a Rider”

• Easy booking of “Rent a Rider”

• No travel costs

• Neutral assessment of the horses by professionally highly qualified riders

• No costs for customers in the introductory phase

• Video recording from preparing the horses at the stable

• Telephone consultation after the “testing” by the chosen foreign rider

H2R top horse for the collection:

Enjoy video clip of the daily training here.

Watch the entire collection here.

FEI Update - 20 March 2020 - Message from the FEI President & Covid-19 FAQ

Message from the FEI President
 
Dear friends, members and the greater equestrian community,    
 
First and foremost, I hope you are all well and that you and your loved ones are safe.
 
We are facing an extraordinary situation with the Covid-19 pandemic, and we have all had to adapt both our personal and our working lives in order to play our role in protecting the health and welfare of our nations. This is our collective responsibility and it must be a priority, but it does come at a cost.
 
Like all industries, the equestrian sporting world has effectively shut down and many of our members are feeling the impact and the related financial strain as a consequence of the restrictions imposed at national level in countries impacted by the virus. All of this is extremely challenging and I want to reiterate our commitment and our determination to help in any way we can to minimise the effects on each and every individual and organisation in our community.
 
For athletes, your support teams and the nations aiming for Tokyo 2020, this is also extremely challenging as your meticulously planned preparation and training will have to be adapted and modified. I fully appreciate that the uncertainty about the Olympic and Paralympic Games is frustrating, but the FEI is proactively looking at all the measures that will need to be taken in order to guarantee you are given fair and equal opportunities to reach your goals, whilst ensuring that your health and wellbeing always comes first.
 
We are fortunate that we have completed our Olympic and Paralympic qualifiers, which is sadly not the case for many other sports, but we must continue our preparations and be flexible where we need to be, such as rescheduling cancelled events and potentially extending the timeline around the Minimum Eligibility Requirements (MER), without modifying the requirements themselves.
 
The disruption to the FEI Calendar as a result of Covid-19 is not just affecting athletes aiming to achieve their MERs, but also has a major impact on the Rankings across all our disciplines. We are monitoring every aspect of the sport and we are taking action wherever needed in order to provide support to our National Federations, our organisers, our athletes, our officials and the entire equestrian industry.
 
There will be have to be compromise and it probably won’t be perfect, but we are absolutely committed to finding the very best solution for our community and for our sport, and I sincerely believe that we will.
 
Resilience, determination and dedication are synonymous with the equestrian community, and they are the values we will need to embrace now more than ever before in order to overcome the widespread consequences of this global pandemic.
 
Let me be very clear - the FEI is always here for you. The FEI Headquarters remains fully operational and even though we are working from our homes we will continue to provide all our stakeholders with a professional and proactive service, including regular updates and comprehensive information around Covid-19 and our sport, such as the newly-published FAQ (see below).
 
How we tackle every day, and how we find solutions together will counterbalance the cost for our community. This sense of solidarity and this dedication is not only our remit and our mission, it is what defines our sport and the FEI Family.
 
Thank you for your time and please be safe.


Ingmar De Vos
FEI President

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COVID-19

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

In view of the global concerns about the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) and its impact on our community, the FEI has created an FAQ page which can be found here. The FAQ is divided into five FEI-specific sections and also contains the Covid-19 Q&A produced by the World Health Organisation. The FEI will continue to monitor the situation and regularly update the FAQ.

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LIVE from Van Olst Horses stallion show 10 April at 7.30 pm

Mark your calendar for live stream from Van Olst Horses stallion presentation

Another consequence from the Coronavirus as Van Olst Horses was planned to be part of the stallion show at Exloo March 20 is cancelled.

Van Olst Horses will now do live streaming with stallion presentation in Den Hout Friday April 10 at 7.30 pm.

The presentation will be live at ClipMyHorse, and will subsequently be available via the archive.

No events, but still possible to watch dressage highlights

With cancellation of events, ClipMyHorse now introduce ClipMyHorse.TV-Spezial:

• Thursday at 7 pm LIVE: ClipMyHorse.TV-Academy – Young Horse education

• Friday at 7 pm LIVE: Nürnberger Burg-Pokal – Highlights from last 3 years

• Saturday at 7 pm LIVE: Hubertus Schmidt – Der Reitmeister and his stallions

Watch LIVE for free. Will be available at the archive.

Træningsbeskrivelse af hingstene som har bestået 10 dages testen og klar til at indgå i avlen

Iron e. Asgar´s Ibiza / Hohenstein, avler Nedergaard Dressage, ejer Helgstrand Dressage, med absolut top træningsbeskrivelse. Foto: Mia Bach/Helgstrand Dressage. Se beskrivelse nedenfor.

Approved CDI3 schedule for Aalborg Dressage Event 7-10 May

Ground jury with three 5* judges for Aalborg Dressage Event in May

2020 is an Olympics year, and there will be pressure on the preparations and selections for the many teams that will attend the most important sport event of the year. The Sportsrideklubben Aalborg will host the popular Aalborg Dressage Event CDI3* with national competitions between from the 6th to the 10th of May 2020. Aalborg Dressage Event can present a ground jury with no less than three 5* dressage judges. With this ground jury, the riders are given the optimal opportunity to prepare - or qualify - for a place on one of the 15 qualified teams for the Olympics in Tokyo 2020. The ground jury is:

• Enzo Truppa, Italy, 5*

• Isabelle Judet, France, 5*

• Hans Christian Mathiesen, Denmark, 5*

• Alice Schwab, Austria, 4*

• Olivier Smeets, Belgium, 4*

• Coffin Søgaard, Denmark, 4*

• Kurt Christensen, Denmark, 4*

• Paula Nysten, Finland, 4*

• Alla Soubbotina, Russia, 4*

• Lars Andersson, Sweden, 4*

• Knut Danzberg, Germany, 3*

The competition in Aalborg is the only international dressage event in Denmark, which is organized exclusively by volunteers. The event has gained great recognition from both FEI, participants and officials and the host Sportsrideklubben Aalborg is once again looking forward to opening its doors for a spectacular event in May.

Contact: Jesper Holst Hansen tel. +45 22 44 69 31

Approved Schedules CDI3* Aalborg Dressage Event (DEN) 07-10 May 2020(1)

Danish top placement at CDI3 Grand Prix freestyle last night at Keysoe for 19 year old Michigan with Ulrik Mølgaard

Danish combination Michigan and Ulrik Mølgaard - photo: @clipmyhorse

British Gareth Hughes with KK Woodstock won yesterday´s Grand Prix freestyle at Keysoe with a strong test, one with some technical issues for the 2 times, both the ordinary line and also for the joker line. Highlights were canter pirouettes shown with super quality and balance.

Quentano and Emile Faurie, started out with some tensions for the entering halt, but very expressive and light footed trot tour with easy passage and piaffe tours, the walk tour lacking more relaxation, and the entire canter tour becomes somewhat hot.

Danish Ulrik Mølgaard and Michigan showed a solid freestyle with some minor technical issues, but also with some technical demanding lines. It seems that the now 19 year old Michellino son showing top form together with his longtime partner. All the way shown in a super nice frame with nice forward search. The entire freestyle with a kind of “music through the eighties and nineties” well timed for the exercises.

PRESS RELEASE - Oldenburger Online Elite Auction

Oldenburger Online Elite Auction

The Oldenburg auction team is reacting innovatively to the corona pandemic. The 92nd Spring Elite Auction with the 9th Oldenburg Saddle licensing will take place as an Online Elite Auction - safe, convenient and easy to use.

The auction begins on Wednesday, March 25th and ends on Saturday, April 4th. The auction will be broadcast worldwide via the Oldenburg homepage www.oldenburger-pferde.com.

Of course, you can also easily purchase your favorites on the phone or by a bidding order. Please contact the team of the Oldenburg auction office. They fulfills your wishes as usual.

Contrary to the original schedule, the 9th Oldenburg Saddle licensing starts on Friday, April 3rd, at 9:00 a.m. with the inspection on hard ground. This is followed by the inspection of gaits and the guest rider test. Then the licensing results are announced on the walking rings. This is followed by the awarding and proclamation of the Champion stallion. The event takes place without public and is broadcasted on www.oldenburger-pferde.com and at www.clipmyhorse.de.

Extra presentations

From talented three-year olds to successful youngsters this collection leaves nothing to be desired. The Oldenburg talents are recommended for a successful sports season 2020. Scroll through our quality collection and secure your future star.

On Saturday, March 21st, an extra presentation of the jumping collection will take place live and unabridged from 6:00 p.m. The presentation of the dressage elites will be held on Saturday, March 28th, from 6:00 p.m. The events take place without public and are broadcasted on www.oldenburger-pferde.com and at www.clipmyhorse.de.

An overview of the entire collection you’ll find in the auction area of ​​the Oldenburg website: https://oldenburger-pferde.com/en/auktionen/92.-vfa-reitpferde/liste-auktion.html. The auction team is ready and would be happy to inform you personally about the Oldenburg Online Elite Auction.

Dortmund Grand Prix without spectators while Keysoe Grand Prix was running without restrictions

The entire World is now effected by the coronavirus, but yesterday both Dortmund in Germany and Keysoe in Great Britain were still running their events.

Dortmund with Grand Prix for Grand Prix freestyle with Ingrid Klimke and Franziskus winning with 75,217%.

2nd was Finnish rider Henri Ruoste with the 10 year old Holsteiner gelding Kontestro shows superb qualities without weaknesses, and all the way very well managed by Ruoste.

Faustus / Dorothee Schneider Dortmund-good start, power diagonal, bit unbalanced half pass right, good halt with rein back, slightly forward trend 1st piaffe, good transitions, bit tense walk, lacking transitions into 2nd piaffe, good 2 times, superb extended canter, errors zigzag, error 1 times, good 1st pirouette, 2nd big, good diagonal, bit travelling final piaffe.

International debuts

Last season successful at YH Grand Prix tour Louisdor, and yesterday Lena Waldmann and 11 year old stallion Fiderdance by Fidertanz / Don Schufro made their international debut showing an overall well balanced test, with some minor technical issues. (71,712% - 4th place)

Also 12 year old Westfalian stallion Den Haag with Isabell Werth made their international debut together, after just a short time together. (69.973% - 11th place)

Den Haag/Isabell Werth - good trot tour, bit limited extensions, nice half passes, good halt with rein back, good 1st piaffe bit unbalanced out, good walk tour, better activity for 2nd piaffe, bit swing 2 times, error zigzag, more errors 1 times, lost balance out 1st pirouette, 2nd better, good final piaffe lack more fluency out.

Keysoe with another strong British top of the class

Super Nova (Keysoe GBR) - super halt, good diagonal, smooth half passes, nice halt with rein back, easy 1st piaffe super transitions and super passage, superb walk tour, directly into passage, bit tensions for 2nd piaffe travels forward, bit tense into canter, super 2 times, good extended canter, well balanced zigzag, good 1 times, lack bit more control 1st pirouette, 2nd better, good transition to trot, good diagonal, good final centerline. 75,652%

Erlentanz (GBR Keysoe) - small step back entering halt, power diagonal, active balanced half passes, good halt with rein back, superb into passage, good piaffe, expressive bouncy passage, nice extended walk, bit unbalanced rhythm for collected walk, good 2nd piaffe, superb transition to canter, nice 2 times, super 1 times, well balanced pirouettes, good diagonal, nice final centerline. 74,261%

Rubin Al Asad / Lara Butler - resting right hind for the halt, good diagonal, good half passes, good halt with rein back, good diagonal, super into passage, smooth passage, good piaffe, nice transitions, bit short extended walk, good collected walk, nice piaffe good transitions, nice into canter, good 2 times, good extended canter, good zigzag, good 1 times, well balanced and controlled pirouettes, good transtion to trot, nice diagonal, smooth final centerline.

Fiona Bigwood back with new young talented Dante Weltino gelding

Daytona Platinum / Fiona Bigwood-bit open halt, expressive diagonal, supple half passes, open halt good rein back, power diagonal, good passage lost transition into piaffe, good piaffe lack more power out, good walk tour, same for 2nd piaffe tour, good into canter, bit tense hind for some 2 times, good diagonal, good zigzag, good 1 times, lack bit more control for 1st pirouette, 2nd much better, good diagonal, does not really keep the power for transitions into and out of piaffe. 

Lovely 9 year old by Dante Weltino just lacking some more strength and experience.

FEI recommends cancellation of FEI Events due to Coronavirus

Following last week’s communiqué to National Federations on the recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding Mass Gatherings and the necessity of Event Organisers to conduct a full risk assessment together with local authorities, the FEI has issued a further message to the equestrian community:

“The spread of the Coronavirus Covid-19 has taken a rapid turn for the worse and sport worldwide is affected. We as a community have to make our contribution to limit the spread of this virus, as the sooner it can be contained the sooner we will be able to get back to normal life and normal sport. And this is something that every other sport is doing.

“The FEI appreciates the amount of work and incredible investment every Organiser puts into their Event. While the FEI does not itself organise any FEI Events, in light of the escalating numbers of persons affected by the virus and the restrictions imposed by national governments, the

FEI strongly recommends that Organisers should cancel all events for the next four weeks until a reassessment of the situation can be made. 

“The FEI and Board will work together with the International Equestrian Organisers Alliance to evaluate what can be done to try and accommodate dates for Events that have been impacted during this period. 

“We are aware that this is no simple matter, as clearly no single Organiser can be favoured to the detriment of others, and we do not know how many Events will be impacted nor how long the current situation will last.

“We have decided that Calendar fees for events that have had to be cancelled because of Covid-19 will be waived. We are also assessing the impact of cancellations of Events on other areas such as ranking points and on athletes and horses seeking MERs for the Olympic or Paralympic Games and qualifications for FEI Championships.”

“We can guarantee you that we are monitoring the situation hour-by-hour and that we are constantly looking at what specific situations need to be addressed. Our thoughts are with all of you and we strongly believe that our community will do the right thing and work to support each other through this crisis.”

FEI World Cup™ Finals 2020 in Las Vegas cancelled due to Coronavirus

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI), United States Equestrian (USEF) and Las Vegas Events have announced the force majeure cancellation of the FEI World Cup™ Finals 2020 in Las Vegas. The annual equestrian competition, featuring the Olympic disciplines of Jumping and Dressage, was scheduled for 15-19 April at the Thomas & Mack Center. 

“It is very regrettable that next month’s FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas have had to be cancelled, but the decision was out of our hands”, FEI President Ingmar De Vos said.

“Since the FEI World Cup series began in 1978 for Jumping and in 1985 for Dressage, the Finals have never had to be cancelled before, but the global concerns about the spread of the virus and the travel restrictions imposed by the US Government have meant that the Finals are one of many major sporting events impacted by this outbreak. 

“Like everyone in our community, we are disappointed, not only for the athletes who have qualified for the Finals, but also for Las Vegas Events and US Equestrian, and of course our top partner Longines, but the health, well-being and safety of our athletes, officials and our fans has to be our top priority. We hope we can alleviate that disappointment by returning to Las Vegas for a wonderful FEI World Cup Finals in the future.”

All ticket buyers and exhibitors will be issued full refunds. The Las Vegas Events ticket office will contact all ticket holders on the process starting the week of 16 March. 

Further information on the FEI World Cup™ Finals 2020 in Las Vegas can be found at www.WorldCupLasVegas.com.

About the FEI World Cup™ Finals

The Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™, the world’s premiere individual Jumping series, and the breeding ground of equestrian legends, is now in its 41st season, with the first Final dating back to 1979. The very best human and equine athletes from 15 leagues in 43 countries around the world battled it out to qualify for this year’s Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Las Vegas (USA), hoping to claim a share in the jackpot of more than €1.3 million. 

Las Vegas was due to host the Final for the sixth time, having previously welcomed the crème de la crème of the Jumping world in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2015. Other Finals held in the USA were at Baltimore (1980), Tampa (1989), Del Mar, CA (1992) and Omaha (2017).

The reigning Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ champion is Switzerland’s Steve Guerdat with his horse Alamo, who took the 2019 title at the Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg (SWE) for his third victory in the history of the series.

The FEI Dressage World Cup™ series, now in its 34th season, is the most prestigious individual competition in the discipline, combining precision, athleticism and the ultimate partnership between horse and human. Dressage athletes worldwide compete across four leagues: Western European, Central European, North American (including Canada) and Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Asia), with just 18 earning their ticket to the Final.

Las Vegas has played host to the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final four times, in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2015. The FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final also visited the USA in 1995 (Los Angeles) and 2017 (Omaha).

The reigning FEI Dressage World Cup™ champion is Germany’s Isabell Werth, who rode the mare Weihegold OLD to success in Gothenburg (SWE) to claim the fifth title of her extraordinary career.

About Las Vegas Events 

Founded in 1983, Las Vegas Events is a private, not-for-profit organization funded by hotel room tax. Through its Signature Event initiative, LVE has created a model to integrate all elements of special events and formally improve communication between event producers and Las Vegas’ hotel properties and sponsors. Since 1991, Las Vegas Events has produced, presented or supported more than 750 events.

www.lasvegasevents.com

 About Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) www.fei.org

The FEI is the world governing body for horse sport recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and was founded in 1921. Equestrian sport has been part of the Olympic movement since the 1912 Games in Stockholm.

The FEI is the sole controlling authority for all international events in the Olympic sports of Jumping, Dressage and Eventing, as well as Driving, Endurance, Vaulting and Reining.

The FEI became one of the first international sports governing bodies to govern and regulate global para sport alongside its seven able-bodied disciplines when Para Dressage joined its ranks in 2006. The FEI now governs all international competitions for Para Dressage and Para Driving.

About US Equestrian

The United States Equestrian Federation (US Equestrian) is the national governing body for equestrian sport and its mission is to provide access to, and participation in equestrian sports at all levels by ensuring fairness, safety, and enjoyment. Since its inception in 1917, US Equestrian has been bringing the joy of horse sports to as many people as possible. US Equestrian trains, selects, and funds the United States Equestrian Team, which consistently wins medals at the highest level of international competition, including the Olympic Games.

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VIDEO - Danish Warmblood gala show with 2008 Beijing bronze team (English subtitles)

2008 Beijing Hong Kong bronze medal team - Anne van Olst, Nathalie zu-Sayn Wittgenstein and Andreas Helgstrand interviewed by Danish Warmblood director Casper Cassøe Krüth.