A small look at some of the young stallions from Helgstrand Dressage (videos)

Yesterday evening Helgstrand Dressage was host at a Christmas event, where some of the young stallions were shown for the public.

Quaterhit: Born 2014, licensed for DWB and OLD, will be shown for HANN licensing in December.
By Quatergold /Sandro Hit / Brentano II.

Just finished his 35-days stallion performance test at Danish Warmblood with an overall score of 884 points.

Jovian: Born 2014
By Apache / Tango / Fruhling. Will be presented for Danish Warmblood stallion licensing.

Janeiro: Born 2014
By Sezuan / UB 40 / Ferro. Will be presented for Danish Warmblood stallion licensing.

Valverde: Born 2014, licensed for DWB, OLD and WESTPH
By Vitalis / Ampere  / First Final

Just finished his 35-days stallion performance test at Danish Warmblood with an overall score of 876 points. 

Florist Enshøj: Born 2014, licensed for DWB
By Floricello / Midt-West Ibilight / Schwadroneur

Just finished his 35-days stallion performance test at Danish Warmblood with an overall score of 827,50 points. 

Collection for OLD Winter Mixed Sales

The over all picture of the collection for the upcoming OLD Winter Mixed Sales is a nice collection counting more interesting horses for the future.

The high-lights from H2R point of view are:

No 2 - 7 yr old mare with nice format and quick of the ground in a nice frame.

No 4 - 3 year old gelding - nice frame, quick of the ground, lack bit more clear forward search for the walk. 

No 14 - big framed young mare showing nice lightness of the ground.

No 30 - lightfooted mare with nice uphill frame.

No 32 - another interesting quick of the ground mare with the exciting blood combination with dressage sire and jumping dam line. 

See the entire collection here. 

Danish Warmblood silver medal mare Tørveslettens Quattro ready for CDI5 debut

Exciting CDI5 field for Geneva 8th and 9th December

Danish Warmblood silver medal Tørveslettens Quattro with Swedish Anna Blomgren Rogers getting ready for their first CDI5 at Geneva in 2 weeks. 

It is with come back for Australian Lyndal Oatley and her 16 year old Sandro Boy, which has not been out since 2016 Olympics in Rio.

The entire event will be available via live stream. Links can be found at H2R calendar. 

Program: 

Friday 8th December:

Saturday 9th December:

A small collection for the upcoming Addington Elite Sales on Saturday 2nd December

A small collection with not all horses shown by video presentation 

From the videos no 14 a 4 yr old mare by Desperado / OO Seven looks like the most interesting prospect. 

Danish stud Blue Hors is also selling a couple of horses at the Addingtion Elite Sales auction this time, unfortunately non of them with video. 

See the entire collection here. 

Springbank VH and Frontline winners of Danish Warmblood 35-days stallion performance test

3 years old

Winner of 3 years old stallions became Swedish bred Springbank II VH by Skovens Rafael / De Niro. 

Owner: Västra Hoby Stuteri AB, Tina Hennix and Helgstrand Dressage A/S, Uggerhalnevej 80, 9310 Vodskov. Breeder: Västra Hoby Stuteri AB, Västra Hoby 175 S-22591 Lund, 4 Sverige.

4 years old

Winner of 4 years old stallions became Danish Warmblood Frontline by Fürstenball / Zack / Carex.

Owner and breeder: Vivi & Christian Vang Lauridsen, Jydebjergvej 3 , 3230 Græsted
 

Thursday with final day at 50-days stallion performance test at Adelheidsdorf (live stream)

Wednesday with final presentation of the stallions under their daily rider at performance testing, and Thursday at 8.00 am is final day with two different test riders (live stream via Clipmyhorse). 

See the entire list of stallions here. 

Huge CDI4 entrylist for Roosendaal next weekend

A huge Dutch field is ready for CDI4 at Roosendaal, including 2 Danish combinations Charlotte Heering with Bufranco and Malene Kohlschmidt Ebbesen with Mira. 

Unfortunately there is no informations about live stream from this event. 

See the entire CDI4 list here.

Results of stallion licensing and auction at Schaufenster der Besten - Neustadt (Dosse)

Champion stallion with no 1 by Antango / Fidertanz sold for top price at 52.000 euros to Gestüt Ahlers.

Licensing results:

Auktion results:

Karoline kom, så og sejrede for 3. dag i træk i Aachen - et flot punktum til juniortiden

Karoline Rohmann med den velfortjente "Junior Champion" pokal

Karoline Rohmann med hendes 1. succes på Deutsche Bank Stadion i Aachen

Det er ingen sag at kører den lange vej hjem til Fyn fra Aachen i Tyskland efter en weekend, som den juniorrytteren Karoline Rohmann har haft sammen med sine to DV heste Noosa Melody og Jakas Don Louvre. Som teamet fortæller har de nu ruttet soltaget tilbage, og sidder alle med armene over hovedet på vej mod Danmark nu. 

Søndagens kür blev med endnu en sejr til Karoline og Noosa. Flot kür hvor man tydeligt kunne fornemme at Karoline havde fået hænderne fulde, og Noosa bestemt ikke viste tegn på træthed efter de 3 konkurrencedage. Men Karoline holdte hovedet koldt og flød godt med, uanset man momentvis havde på fornemmelsen at Noosa selv kendte turen. Eneste lille tekniske fejl var den første frie trav skrådt igennem hvor Noosa springer i galop, resten af turen var aktiv i god balance, og med de vanlige super changementer. Flot sejr med 74,625%.

Junior Champion titel

Den tur udløste selvfølgelig endnu en tur i arenaen til præmieoverrækkelsen, men ikke nok med et Karoline og Noosa blev også kåret som "junior champions" foran det tyske publikum efter parrets suveræne præstationer, og fik overrakt den imponerende pokal som erkendelse. 

Flottere punktum kan der vidst ikke sættes på tiden som juniorrytter

I det nye år rykker Karoline nemlig op som Young Rider, hvor der venter nye spændende udfordringer, som hele teamet selvfølgelig glæder sig til. Og hele teamet omkring Karoline er på hjemmebanen træner Sanne Henningsen, mor Dorthe Rohmann og mormor Else Rohmann som alle melder klar til en ny sæson. 

Tonight at 18:00 live presentation of the PSI collection with a very special Negro son

26 dressage horses for this years PSI edition

The four horses here below caugth a bit extra attention from H2R, and will for sure be interesting to follow at tonights presentation. 

No 1 by Zonik / Prince Thatch xx - most complete horse from the entire collection. Super good walk. 

No 7 by Fairytale / Sir Donnerhall I - nice supple round hindlegs. 

No 20 by Sir Heinrich / Weltmeyer. Lovely light expressive horse.

No 23 - by Negro / Sir Donnerhall I - might not be a walk for an 8, but from trot and canter this is boy looks like a future top star.

See the entire collection here. 

Beatrice Ferrer-Salat and Delgado with a strong CDI5 Grand Prix test in Madrid today

CDI5 Grand Prix from Madrid

H2R comments during the test:

Winner - Delgado ESP - smooth trot tour, half passes could show more suppleness in the body, easy smooth passage/piaffe/passage with nice transitions, bit short walk, 2nd piaffe small looking at the spectators but no disturb, good series, nice collected 1st pirouette, 2nd becomes very big, smooth rhythm for last piaffe could show bit more off the ground, nice final.

No 2 - Now CDI5 from Madrid, first to go Jose Antonio Garcia Mena with Benzi Landro - open halt, expressive extended trot, nice half passes, left bit unbalanced, expressive passage, good piaffe bit forward but nice sit and activity, lack bit clear flow into and out of piaffe, bit cautious extended walk, good series, nice zig-zag, bit big 1st pirouette but superb canter quality and sit, 2nd pirouette better centered, good final.

No 3 - Dragao LUX - good halt, good extended trot, nice uphill balanced half passes, good passage, bit tense piaffe but well managed, good walk lack bit more relaxation for extended walk, good collected walk, bit tense 2nd piaffe but stays nice on the spot, good transition to canter, ok 2 times need more uphill, bit swing 1 times, good pirouettes lack bit more clear canter flow, good final.

Karoline og Noosa med deres 2. sejr i Aachen (video)

Karoline Rohmann og Noosa Melody under EM i Roosendaal 2017 - photo H2R.

Ikke så meget at sige - super flot vindertur igen i dag for Karoline og Noosa med 72,386%. 

Karoline tager sig også af 4. pladsen med Jakas Don Louvre, hvor hun igen i dag kommer lidt ubalanceret ud af en ellers flot indridningsparade, men det er som om det første skarpe travtrin ud af parade mangler, men derfra en god trav tur, men hvor de frie trav ture i dag mangler lidt mere power. En lidt ærgerlig fejl i anspringet efter den sidste skridt pirouette, hvor Don Louvre misforstår hjælpen og vil spring forkert an to gange det koster i den samlede stilling, som kunne have givet hende både 1. og 2. pladsen i dag. 

I morgen er det kür som starter kl. 10.00. I skrivende stund er det uvist om Karoline må ride begge hestene, men ihvertfald får vi mulighed for at følge Noosa og Karoline igen i morgen. 

Karoline Rohmann og Noosa Melody vinder i Aachen i dag

Nok at kigge på i den julepyntede hal i Aachen

Som Dorthe Rohmann fortæller inden dagens start i dag i Aachen, har Karoline redet siden hun er ankommet med Jakas Don Louvre og Noosa Melody, da hallen er mere end almindelig pyntet, så de to heste har haft nok at kigge på. 

Noosa Melody og Karoline Rohmann under jr/yr EM i Roosendaal 2017 - photo: H2R

Timingen i top for Karoline Rohmann i arenaen i eftermiddag

Karoline og Jakas Don Louvre viste en stabil men lidt forsigtig tur, hvor man tydeligt kunne fornemme, at omgivelserne var medvirkende til at Karoline valgte at holde håndbremsen let trukket hele vejen. Karoline og Don Louvre kommer lidt ubalanceret ud af indridningsparaden, og parade med tilbagetrædning bliver både åben og med spændt tilbagetrædning og den første skridt pirouette bliver lidt stor, men samtidig får Karoline rutineret vist en rigtig god trav tur i god balance og en god galoptur med bl.a. super flotte changementer. Parret slutter som nr. 6 med 69,234%.

Præcist 1 time og 20 minutter senere var Karoline igen klar til at ride ad midten, denne gang sammen med hendes EM hest Noosa Melody. Stille og rolig entre i en julepyntede arena, og en flot og velbalanceret tur uden tekniske fejl. Super balance i og udtryk i hele travturen. Flotte skridtpirouetter. Parade med tilbagetrædning er ikke hele balanceret, da Noosa hviler let på højre bag og eneste anden lille ting er anspringet til galop ved A som bliver en smule sent. Igen høj klasse i galopturen og changementer som hver gang er stor flotte og runde. Super flot sejr med 72,838%, med den tyske ekvipage Romy Allard og Summer Rose som sidste startende som faktisk ligger foran Karoline og Noosa i travturen, men sætter point til med uro før den første skridt pirouette, et lidt tidligt anspring til galop ved og middelgalop ad langsiden hvor Summer Rose springer lidt til siden. 

Governor with most colts for the upcoming KWPN pre-selection

327 dressage colts ready for KWPN pre-selection

From 5th to 11th December this years pre-selection for KWPN stallion licensing takes place. 

The Totilas son Governor is the stallion with most offsprings as he is represented with 25 colts. 

See the entire list of stallions here. 

The KWPN stallion licensing takes place place from 31 January to 3 February at Brabant Hallen in s´Hertogenbosch. 

Entry field complete for Saab Top 10 Dressage

PRESS RELEASE

The entry field for the CDI5* competition Saab Top 10 Dressage in Stockholm is now complete. And it is a star-studded list of riders. Swedish dressage queen Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén gets a place and the wild cards go to Anna Zibrandtsen, Denmark, and Rose Mathisen, Sweden.

"I'm looking forward to go back to the incomparable Friends Arena. It's always special with the home crowd and the atmosphere there", says Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén.

Anna Zibrandtsen is Denmark's new and upcoming star. The 23-year-old has several medals from the youth championships in dressage. This year she has entered the real international top level, including a team silver at the European Championship in Gothenburg. The breakthrough has come with beautiful 12-year-old stallion Arlando, who Zibrandtsen took over from Diederik van Silfhout, the Netherlands. With Van Silfhout in the saddle Arlando was placed eleven at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro last year.

With Rose Mathisen in the starting field, Sweden is represented by the entire EC bronze team at Sweden International Horse Show. 2017 has been a wonderful year for Mathisen, who among other victories won the Swedish Championship this summer.

Saab Top 10 Dressage 2017:
Isabell Werth, Germany

Therese Nilshagen, Sweden

Patrik Kittel, Sweden

Cathrine Dufour, Denmark

Helen Langehanenberg, Germany

Severo Jesus Jurado Lopez, Spain

Inessa Merkulova, Russia

Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén, Sweden

Anna Zibrandtsen, Denmark

Rose Mathisen, Sweden

Saab Top 10 Dressage

Saab Top 10 Dressage, CDI5*, is open to the ten best riders in the world. It takes place over two days (2nd - 3rd of December) during Sweden International Horse Show in Stockholm. The competition includes Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle. Some of the top riders will also give personal comments and advice during the national dressage competition on December 1st.

Sweden International Horse Show 30th of November - 3rd of December 2017, http://www.swedenhorseshow.se/english/news/

Top price 700.000 euros for Millennium/Lord Loxley (see full list of prices)

Top stallion from Gestüt Sprehe was sold to Gestüt Bonhomme for 700.000 euros. 

Total list of NRW stallions including the stallions for the auction

FEI Awards - Best Athlete Isabell Werth - Best Groom Alan Davies (videos)

Millennium or Vitalis? (videos)

No 43 by Vitalis / Johnson - photo credit: Petra Kerschbaum/PFERDENEWS

Which one of the top stallions will be the Champion tomorrow

After today´s presentation free and with free jumping the overall picture is very clear for most of the stallions. 

Still oustanding no 43 by Vitalis / Johnson co-owned by Helen Langehanenberg - picture above speaks for itself, but said that no 37 by Millennium / Lord Loxley impresses everyone with his powerful elegance, sharp round hindlegs, lots of freedom from the shoulders, always balanced uphill frame and impressive 175 cm.

No 43 from today´s presentation free:

No 37 from today´s presentation free:

Also the other Vitalis boy no 42 with Dancier as damsire was showing lovely balance and suppleness today. Like no 23 by Flanell / Laurentio with superb balance, push from behind and lovely expressive frontlegs.

More "siblings" and one or two "forgotten"

It is actually nice with "just" 45 stallions for the main licensing, and still the number could have been reduced to 40 when watching the entire collection. 

In many ways the NRW licensing commision were nice sharp, but there were a couple of decisions which seems a bit out of the line.

From H2R opinion there was no need to take both Apache sons as no 1 with Hotline was clearly more well developed and expressive as a stallion. The same fact with the two For Romance I sons, as no 26 with Fürst Nymphenburg yesterday showed some odd steps hind for the lunging, and this was the same picture for today. No 27 with Lauries Crusador xx as damsire was the one to select. And again with 2 x Goldberg selected where the one with Damon Hill damsire was best. 

"Forgotten"

Two Franklin sons were presented and non of them licensed! From watching the pre-selection and now the licensing no 28 with Rubin-Royal as damsire showing a lot of power, lightness and elasticity in his movements and with a well developed body -  for sure a stallion for both breeding and sport. 

From H2R point of view no 7 by Damon Hill/Dimension was also missing at the list with the licensed stallions. Not a top modern stallion, but very expressive and supple off the ground mover. 

Successful auction Van Olst Horses

NEWS at Van Olst Horses

Den Hout – Saturday evening 18 November was the big evening of our Autumn Auction, organized by Van Olst Sales. On the grounds of ”Van Olst Horses” in Den Hout, 25 2,5-year old horses were sold this evening. The auction collection consisted mainly unbroken geldings and a couple of unbroken mares, all descended from ”Van Olst” stallions. Apart from for this group of young horses, there was a wild card for the ster prok mare Cilenka K (in foal to Painted Black). Cilenka K (Lord Leatherdale) was sold for €20.000,- and will leave one of these days to sunny California (USA).

The other young (born 2015) unbroken horses brought an average price of €14.000,- with ”Kayenne M” (Glamourdale x San Brentano) as an exception. This excellent daughter of Glamourdale was sold for €35.000,- and was the best priced horse of the evening.

We can look back on a very successful edition of our Autumn Auction, with a nice and international audience, which was offered very high quality horses. Now we will focus on the next ”Van Olst Sales”. The collection for this upcoming Spring Auction is already coming together and seems very promising. In this spring auction, which will take place on 30 March 2018, the focus will be on ridden horses.