Et lille tilbageblik i billeder fra 2020 fra hingstekåringen i Herning

Klar til 2021

Selvom 2020 har været al andet end et normalt år, så kan vi heldigvis se tilbage på flere gode minder.

Hingstekåringen i Herning var et af de arrangementer som vi alle nåede at nyde i fulde drag, ligesom også DM blev afholdt, omend i noget mindre størrelse end tidligere, og dertil kommer World Cup stævnet som blev succesfuldt afholdt på Vilhelmsborg.

Nu glæder vi os bare til 2021, hvor vi forhåbentlig igen kan mødes omkring årets hestearrangementer i både ind- og udland, måske til en start i lidt mindre størrelse, men i takt med at vaccinen bliver udbredt tilbage til mere normale events.

Alle H2R læserne ønskes et godt og lykkebringende nytår.

Et lille tilbageblik på Herning 2020:

Heiline´s Daniciera og Carina Cassøe Krüth slog for alvor deres navn fast både nationalt og internationalt i 2020 med debut top placeringer i både CDI5 og CDI-W samt national DM sølvmedalje.

Et skarpt trekløver, som kort tid efter hingstekåringen blev reduceret, idet Daniel Bachmann Andersen forlod jobbet hos Blue Hors til fordel for at starte op selvstændig.

Cathrine Dufour og Bohemian slutter året som bedste dansker på FEI´s World Ranking.

Helgstrand Dressage med deres smukke “staldgang” under hingstekåringen i Herning.

Hesselhøj Donkey Boy med Jan Møller Christensen med deres sidste succesfulde optræden sammen. 8-årige Donkey Boy blev i 2020 udnævnt som Elitehingst i DV.

Daniel Bachmann Andersen testrytter i Unghestechampionatet, her hvor han tester Kristian Würtz Greens Schuberts Salando.

Alle fotos taget af H2R og må ikke bruges uden forudgående aftale.

Eternity from foal to promising top horse - Documentary about Gestüt Neuenhof (in German)

Gestüt Neuenhof - history, vision and successes

50 minutes very interesting documentary about the history, vision and successes for the breeder couple behind Gestüt Neuenhof. (In German)

It all started with successful jumping breeding, and the philosophy is that they only want to breed with the best mares by being very selective, even though they knew that the best mares would be even more valuable when proved themselves in the sport.

Among some of the breeding philosofies at Gestüt Neuenhof: Never make the combination with an unproven mare and an unproven young stallion.

Eternity

The gelding Eternity born 2014 by Escolar / Sir Donnerhall I, bred by Franz Remmersmann became Westfalen Champion as 3 year old under Pascal Kandziora, and later same year he became bundeschampion under Eva Möller. Since end of 2018 Eternity has been under further education by Danish international top rider Cathrine Dufour, and they successfully qualified for both Danish national Young horse championships finals and selected to represent Germany for World Championships Young Horses. Eternity is owned by Helgstrand Dressage.

Eternity was the first offspring by Gestüt Neuenhof stallion Escolar and therefore also something special. From the breeders of Eternity, he didn’t look that special as he only showed canter at the start of his life. Unfortunately he only had one testicle and he was therefore castrated. The breeders are now very excited as they have a 1 year old full brother. (Move the timeline to 46.30 the watch the part about Eternity)

Watch Cathrine Dufour and Eternity from German Young Horse selection for the World Championships here.

Klar til den nye avlssæson

Mens vi venter

Den nye avlssæson er lige på trapperne og alle avlere venter i spænding på at årgang 2021 føllene kommer til verden. Heldigvis er der rigtig mange avlere som stadig på “gammeldags maner” med almindelig inseminering lykkedes med at få deres hopper i fol.

For de avlere som måske gennem flere sæsoner har kæmpet, uden held, har de seneste års udvikling i teknologien givet nye muligheder for at avle på hopper med nedsat fertilitet, eller hopper der ikke er egnet til at bære et foster til termin. Derudover giver det mulighed for at avle på din hoppe i vintermånederne, eller samtidig med at hoppen fortsætter konkurrencer på topplan. ICSI er også en fordelagtig løsning i de tilfælde hvor man kun har en meget begrænset mængde sæd til rådighed. Sidst men ikke mindst giver det mulighed for at lave et sidste afkom på din hoppe, hvis hun pludselig skal aflives.

Udtagning af æg - Ovum pick up (OPU)

“Når hoppen kommer til en ægudtagning, tager vi æggene ud direkte fra æggestokken. Æggene kommer i et modningsmedie i ca. 30 timer og så bliver de befrugtet. Pt. forsker man meget ihærdigt i, hvordan man kan fryse ubefrugtede æg, men løsningen er endnu ikke fundet, så man kan gøre dette kommercielt. Vi håber at det kommer indenfor de næste år.

Når æggene er blevet befrugtet, så kommer de i et dyrkningsmedie. Her ligger de i 8-10 dage før man ved, om der er et af dem der har udviklet sig til et embryon (tidligt fosterstadie).

Til foråret begynder overførslen af de embryoner vi har lavet i løbet af vinteren. Rugehoppen scannes og gøres klar og præcis 4. dagen efter at hun har haft ægløsning tøs embryonet op og overføres til rugehoppen. På dette tidspunkt passer rugehoppens hormon spejl med embryonets udvikling.

Drægtigheds procenten er 60-70 procent. Vi stiller store krav til rugehoppen. Hun skal være ung, sund og rask og må ikke have haft nogle former for reproduktionsbesvær.”

Straight Horse I Allerød

Et af de stutterier som har haft succes med de nye reproduktionsmuligheder er Straight Horse som bl.a. med DV guldmedalje succeshoppen Bøgegårdens Don Romina (mor til bl.a. Sezuan og Straight Horse Ascenzione) har fået lavet ICSI, hvor VetEmbryo lige nu har 4 embryoner befrugtet med Dansk Varmblods matrialprøvevinder 2020 My Vitality i fryseren klar til foråret, hvor de skal optøes og overføres til rugehopper.

Informationsvideo om OPU & ICSI reproduktionsteknikkerne:

12 Young Horses now available at PS Online Auction - end 29 December

A nice collection of youngsters for this PS Online Auction represented with offsprings by among other Valverde, Vitalis, Foundation, Secret and Revolution.

Here you find the entire collection.

Running KWPN young stallion auction - ends 28 December

11 young stallions presented for the pre-selection now available at KWPN Online Stallion Auction running until 28th December.

Current top price:

Here you find the entire collection.

Top price 85.000 euro at Kemper Online auction 4 year old stallion by Rock Forever I / Stedinger

Just 3 dressage horses were offered for sale at this auction.

Portrait of a breeding legend - Quaterback

893 offsprings registered with a total of 31 competed at Grand Prix level

Most famous offsprings are Quater Back Junior with Luxembourg rider Nicolas Wagner, DSP Quantaz with Isabell Werth and Pathetic with Dorothee Schneider.

Registrated Danish Warmblood Grand Prix offsprings by Quaterback:

2008

• Tørveslettens Quattro bred by Stutteri Tørvesletten - rider Anna Blomgren Rogers (SWE)

• Quater Figlio bred by Helle and Michael Bjerre Drost - rider Mona Mangseth (NOR)

2009

• Gørklintgårds Quantico bred by Stutteri Gørklintgård - rider Nanna Merrald (DEN)

• Gørklintgårds Quater Boy bred by Stutteri Gørklintgård - rider Nanna Merrald (DEN)

To watch the breeding portrait (20 minutes) click at the photo here below.

Watch the Grand Prix freestyle class from yesterday's British national Championships

Move time line to:

• 1.16.30 to watch - Gio and Charlotte Dujardin

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Begin of 2nd part interview with Carl Hester talking about Charlotte´s performance with Gio.

• 58.30 - Mount St. John Freestyle and Charlotte Dujardin

• 1.08.00 - DSP Rose of Bavaria and Laura Tomlinson

• 1.18.30 - Erlentanz and Sonnar Murray-Brown

• 1.28.30 - En Vogue and Carl Hester

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Price giving ceremony

• 11.20 - interview with Charlotte Dujardin where Carl Hester joins a bit later

Watch the Grand Prix class from yesterday's British national championships

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The start of 2nd part with Jenny Rudall interviewing Ricard Davison about Totilas and his extraordinary appearance at the dressage scene, and how Totilas and Edward Gal made their special partnership and performances into the history of the equestrian sport.

Move the time to watch the tests:

• 1.07.40 - Charlotte Dujardin with Gio

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• 57.30 - Carl Hester with En Vogue

• 1.08.00 - Sonnar Murray-Brown with Erlentanz

• 1.26.30 - MSJ Freestyle with Charlotte Dujardin

• 1.35.30 - DSP Rose of Bavaria with Laura Tomlinson

Dujardin breaking 90% for the first time since Valegro

Mount St. John and Charlotte Dujardin at Europeans 2019 - photo credit: Lily Forado

Grand Prix and Grand Prix freestyle from British national Championships

Two days of super nice live coverage from the British national championships with both very good commenting by Spencer Sturmey and Matt Frost during the tests and quick small live interviews after the tests with Jenny Rudall (unfortunately some issues about the streaming for the Grand Prix).

The British championships of course caught our attention as the list of participants counted some of worlds absolute top riders with their top horses.

Charlotte Dujardin showed her championship mare MSJ Freestyle with an extraordinary performance today and her first +90% after Valegro.

MSJ Freestyle and Charlotte Dujardin - Power start, super expressive and well balanced trot tour, super relaxation for extended walk with nice over track, the lateral work is just outstanding in both trot and canter, bit big double pirouettes, super 2 times, full risk extended canter tours, huge 1 times with a small error, straight joker line with super 1 times, small issues for transition back to trot, super piaffe tours, power extension towards final halt. 90,200%

Charlotte Dujardin talking with Jenny Rudall after her test:

“I haven’t ridden that freestyle since the start of the year in Amsterdam, I haven’t even practiced it! I was really behind the music and spent time having to catch up instead of riding it,” Britain’s golden girl told us after her test. “I was really pleased with her [Freestyle] yesterday and she felt really good, there were still a few blips today but they’re easy to iron out and if I’d practiced more it would’ve been better! I watched both tests back yesterday and thought I’d ridden too safe and just sat there, Carl always says Tokyo isn’t here yet so don’t over do it but I thought it was safe. I went for more today and both horses felt really relaxed.”

2nd placed:

Gio and Charlotte Dujardin - So nice with Valegro music suits perfectly. Power, balance and expression for the trot, passage and piaffe tours, good walk tour not a huge over track but good, two times bit tense in the ground jump at the begin but becomes more relaxed at the end, lovely double pirouettes well managed, power forward 1 times. Amazing test! 88,05%

3rd placed:

Carl Hester showed the big En Vogue owned by Charlotte Dujardin with much more harmony for today’s freestyle, and seems that the big gelding really lightning up Mr. Hester for the next big championship goals.

En Vogue and Carl Hester - Super nice start, lovely balance and power for piaffe and passage with smooth transitions, good extensions, active power for 2nd piaffe small tension out, doing a lot of extensions (normally not Carl´s favorite exercise), good collected walk, short extended walk lacking more relaxation over the back, small error hind begin of 2 times, super sit and balance for 1st double pirouette, good 1 times, bit big 2nd double pirouette, lacking clear transition to trot, becomes a bit hot for the final centerline. 86,47%

4th placed:

Erlentanz and Sonnar-Murray Brown - Strong canter tour, top series super forward flow, well managed double pirouettes, really going for it today, superb extended walk unfortunately a small stumble hind, coming from collected walk to piaffe, lacking a bit energy, lovely half pass, keeping better energy coming from passage into nice piaffe turn, active expressive passage, missing a bit more clear forward search for piaffe final. 83,58%

5th place:

DSP Rose of Bavaria and Laura Tomlinson - Lots of quality for each exercise, superb tiny double pirouettes, very difficult floor plan, 1 times on big half circle and again one times straight at the centerline, super extended walk tour, very attentive, final centerline with piaffe turn. What a great debut freestyle. 79,95%

Christmas greeting from Helgstrand Dressage "A year that we will never forget"

The ending of this year is approaching and even though we would prefer not to mention COVID19, then we can’t deny that this pandemic has had an influence on this year’s events and the cancellation of several of them. We really looked forward to the yearly Open House-event where we normally show our collection of stallions and open our doors for everyone that wishes to see the company from the inside.

Before the world closed down in March we luckily participated at the stallion shows in Germany and the biggest event of the year The Danish Warmblood Stallion Show in Herning. This was the beginning of a fantastic breeding season with results that have never been greater.

Fortunate by Foundation/Quaterback.

Amazing breeding season ahead

2020 was also the year where Helgstrand had to say goodbye to several of the top breeding stallions among them D’avie by Don Juan de Hus/Londonderry, who was sold to Lisa Müller through Isabell Werth. Isabell Werth also secured herself a future top horse, the Sezuan offspring Joshua. Janiero Platinum left the stable and we look very much forward to follow this exceptional stallion at his new owner, Christinelund Dressage in Sweden.

Also, our darling Quarterhit moved to France to Dominique Degueldre and is now trained by Stephanie Brieussel. Luckily several new young top stallions were added to the collection at the stallion licensing shows, such as the Champion Stallion from Westfalen, Forever Love by Fair Game/Destano or the Champion Stallion from Oldenburg, Fortunate by Foundation/Quaterback. The breeders can therefore look forward to the new breeding season 2021, to a collection of stallions that has never looked more fantastic.

Anne-Mette Strandby Hansen and Foco Loco-w winning
the U25 Danish Dressage Championship.

Achieving amazing results despite the situation

Even though many of the competitions were cancelled this year, we managed to qualify 24 horses for the finals at the Danish National Championships for Young Dressage Horses and 15 horses were qualified for the prestigious World Championship for Young Horses.

The riders at Helgstrand have done an amazing job and among the impressive results, we can mention Anne-Mette Strandby Hansen’s Gold Medal at the European Championship for U25 riders and also winning the Danish Championship for U25 riders together with Foco Loco-w.

In addition, Alexander Helgstrand won the Team-Silver Medal at the European Championship with Grevens Sa’Va’.

Andreas also had some impressive results with the three-time World Champion Fiontini, which he won the Bronze Medal at the Danish Championship with - a horse that Andreas hope to qualify to the Olympics.
Nothing is that bad, that something good can’t come out of it – our riders use this competition break to train the horses and they all show top form and great development. This is shown at the sales list at Helgstrand, where new horses are added every week – so if you are looking for your future star or a skilled and experienced Grand Prix horse, then now is the time to get in contact with us.

Helgstrand's new facility in Syke, Germany - Helgstrand Germany.

New location in Germany

2020 was the year where Helgstrand invested in new facilities in Germany, Helgstrand Germany, which is located between the three largest German Breeding Associations near Syke, a little south of Bremen. Eva and Ulf Möller moved here at the end of November and have settled very well in the new surroundings and an intriguing selection of horses from Helgstrand have already moved in.

Now that we have come to the news from abroad, we can add that the renovation of Helgstrand Dressage USA is soon finished. The horses have already moved in and the competition season has started. In addition to the abroad news, we can add a new partnership; the four-times Olympics participant and British Equestrian legend Richard Davidson who shall be in charge of the British side of Helgstrand.

Many new projects to come

Finally, 2020 was also the year where Helgstrand invested in new and exciting projects. With the ambition to be the leading equestrian company, Helgstrand brought the majority of shares in the equestrian brand Kingsland Equestrian and in addition established cooperation with X-Drive Robots about Riding Arena Robots, which is robots for preparation and maintenance of indoor arenas.

Even though COVID19 affected and challenged us, we are pleased to still have some very good results to look back on throughout the year. Now we look forward and hope for a better 2021. New and exciting projects are on their way and we can’t wait to reveal them to you in the new year.

Finally, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and New Year. May the holidays and the New Year bring joy to you and your family.

Take care during this situation.

Greetings,

Marianne og Andreas Helgstrand.

Dujardin in a league of her own with her two horses at British national championships today

Dujardin showed both her horses with usual strong performances, and was just in a league of her own. Small unbalanced moments for the piaffe tours for both horses, but huge ability and power. Superb half passes in both trot and canter for both horses, super expressive passage tour, expressive extended trot for MSJ Freestyle where Gio still needs a bit more technic and strength to push for the extensions. Both horses with good pirouettes, and presented in a lovely closed and steady frame.

The new partnership En Vogue by Jazz with Charlotte Dujardin´s horse ridden by Carl Hester showed a technical well performed test, but overall missing more balance and of this was just their beginning of a partnership and from the sideline very very well scored with 77%!

Laura Tomlinson and her big well moving Bordeaux mare Rose of Bavaria does not show any exercise weaknesses, but the lack of self carriage and very strong contact does unfortunately not give a nice harmonious picture.

Tomorrow the 15 best combinations will be ready for the freestyle.

Remember you can follow the competition via horseandcountry.tv for free. Grand Prix freestyle is scheduled to 10.45 local time (11.45 CET).

VIDEOS - well deserved winners of Nürnberger Burg-Pokal and Louisdor Preis finals

Destacado FRH and Matthias Alexander Rath showed a great winner performance in yesterday’s final at Nürnberger Burg-Pokal on home soil.

Rath and Destacado advanced from 4th position at the preliminary test. Destacado shows super power and suppleness for the trot tour in a very nice balance and frame, superb walk tour with huge over track for the extended walk, active and clear collected walk, good canter but still showing some tensions for the series.

Click at the photo below to watch the 76,268% test.

Sandra Nuxoll with two young top Grand Prix horses and from the preliminary test Bonheur de la Vie by Bordeaux showed power and qualities a winner worthy.

For more of the competitors the clarity and balanced became some of the issues, but for sure a field of more future international Grand Prix horses.

Click at the photo below to watch the 77,140% winner performance.

700.000 euro top price at PSI auction for 4 year old Dimaggio / Benetton Dream stallion

PART OF NEWS AT PSI-AUKTION.DE

Ankum — Success made by P.S.I.’, a recipe for success that prevails even in times of Corona and nationwide lockdown. The trust of the international buyers in the Kasselmann and Schockemöhle families and the loyalty to the P.S.I. brand seem unlimited. “We would like to thank our clients, employees and everyone involved for the trust places in us in those troubled times”, summarized Paul Schockemöhle and Ullrich Kasselmann. 

For the first time in the 41-year history of Performance Sales International, the event took place without an audience. Bidding on the selected dressage and show jumping collection took place exclusively by telephone after prior registration. For a last look at the auction candidates in the ring, there was FaceTime with the sales managers or a live stream on the P.S.I. homepage. However, two other traditions were not interrupted: as in previous years Marko Vassalli sang Beethoven’s well-known ‘Ode to Joy’ at the start the auction, and the quality of the collection again left nothing to be desired this year.

The four-year-old Hanoverian stallion Diaton (Dimaggio x Benetton Dream) was certainly on the wish list of many dressage connoisseurs. The son of the well-known dressage horse maker Dimaggio is out of Blind Date Bailola by Benetton Dream, who is competed by Swedish Olympian Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven. The pedigree is completed on the maternal side by the Trakehner stallion Hohenstein. In the end, clients of Californian Grand Prix trainer David Wilson, Perfect International Equine Inc came out on top at 700,000 Euros. Frederic Wandres, Hof Kasselmann rider and Olymic squad member, is entitled to train Diaton for the international young horse sport. 

A ‘hot line’ to the dressage mecca Wellington secured another future star in the arena: the licensed Virtual Story by Vitalis x Don Primero comes from the proven Oldenburg dam line of Love Story, which has already brought us many successful dressage horses, elite mares and premium stallions, such as Dream Catcher and Franklin’s Love.

The full siblings Great Story and Gremlin by Grey Flannel x Donnerschwee sold for 450,000 and 500,000 Euros respectively. The talented KWPN gelding Jovanni (Davino x Gribaldi) had already caused a buzz in the live presentation last weekend and was worth 500,000 Euros to a well-known patron of dressage in Germany.

VIDEOS - Getting ready for the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal and Louisdor Preis finals

Dorothee Schneider with both winner and second position today - photo @clipmyhorse

The prestigious finals takes place at Schafhof in Kronberg this year

For both Nürnberger Burg-Pokal final and Louisdor Preis 12 finalists were ready for this very speciel 2020 edition. Everything adjusted according to the corona restrictions and for this event only the rider and one person per horse were allowed.

No coincidence that Dorothe Schneider actually has 3 horses qualified for the finals, but just allowed to start two. And from watching today’s “warm-up” class Sisters Act MD OLD look like the clear winner even though she was pretty close with her second finalist Villeneuve at the scoreboard.

Danish co-owned HANN stallion Fürsten-Look with Isabel Freese showed a solid test unfortunately with some technical issues today.

Full results here.

Click at the photo below to watch Dorothee Schneider and Sisters Act MD OLD winner performance.

The winner of Louisdor Preis final is still open

Louisdor Preis final is a difficult task for the young Grand Prix horses, and from just some tiny tensions the demanding test becomes quite difficult in order to keep it all together, focus, strength and accuracy. Today’s absolute highlights were presented by Sandra Nuxoll. Both horses showed top qualities, lovely frame and not least eager to work and performe. Sandra Nuxoll is for sure not Mrs. no name in the sport as she also spotted and produced three international top horses Delaunay OLD (Patrik Kittel), Stand by Me (Lisa Müller) and Destiny OLD (Kristina Bröring-Sprehe).

Bonheur de la Vie & Sandra Nuxoll

Good halt, bit running diagonal, bit unbalanced half passes to right, lovely passage, active piaffe off the ground, nice transitions, good short diagonal, nice into expressive passage, super nice 2nd piaffe tiny forward, sharp out into expressive passage, good relaxed extended walk, good collected walk, medium canter need more volume, good 1st pirouette, good 2 times, well managed 2nd pirouette, super 1 times, easy into trot, super passage, tiny forward trend for piaffe, super passage.

Danish Warmblood represented with two horses

The clear Danish combination Danish Warmblood gelding Marschall-Bell by Blue Hors Don Romantic/Michellino (bred by Tina and Nicolai Jepsen) with Danish Daniel Bachmann Andersen showed a nice test, some minor tensions today and no major issues and finished as 4th like Danish Warmblood gelding Rockson by Blue Hors Rockefeller/Sorento (breeder Anette Nilausen and Niels Jørgen Johansen) with German rider Uwe Schwanz also with some minor tensions today (finished 7th). Both Danish horses can for sure jump up the ranking for tomorrow´s finals.

Marschall-Bell & Daniel Bachmann Andersen:

Good halt, good power for medium trot, need bit more uphill for half passes, active hind for passage, small distrub in piaffe good at the spot, nice passage, bit unbalanced piaffe, good transition out into expressive passage, good relaxed extended walk, bit hurried collected walk, good medium canter, nice half pass, lost balance pirouette, good 2 times need bit more uphill, very nice 2nd pirouette, good 1 times bit tense, nice into trot, good passage small lack of impuls into piaffe, good passage, nice halt.

Full results here.

Blue Hors Christmas movie

Stallions presented:

• Blue Hors Zackorado

• Blue Hors Kingston

• Blue Hors Valenzo

• Blue Hors Farrell

• Blue Hors Santiano

• Blue Hors Monte Carlo

• Blue Hors Viconte

• Blue Hors St. Schufro

• Blue Hors Zackerey with Severo Jurado Lopez

• Blue Hors Fortron

• Blue Hors Zack with Nanna Merrald

• Blue Hors Zatchmo

Top foals in 2020 - Vitalis, Glamourdale and Quaterback

2020 became another successful year for the breeders with a lot of top quality foals

During this season the different auctions and private posts at Facebook showed some incredible foals.

Many different sires with top class offsprings, but during the season H2R has saved a few extraordinary foals.

3 high class foals:

Vitalis / Stedinger / Lord Sinclair (co-owned by Atterupgaaard and Helgstrand Dressage)

Glamourdale / Quaterback / Stedinger / Weltmeyer

Quaterback / Donnerhall - sold for 43.500 euro at DSP online auction (purchased by Mandy Zimmer Cartaxo)

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FEI reopen bidding process U25 European Championship and Verden will host WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses 2021

PART OF FEI PRESS RELEASE

FEI Board makes key Championship decisions for 2021 and 2022

The FEI Board took a series of key decisions on allocation, cancellation, and reopening of bids for FEI Championships at its videoconference meeting this week.

Following the cancellation by the Organiser of the FEI Dressage European Championship U25 2021 in Donaueschingen (GER), the Board agreed to reopen the bidding process for the Championship. The deadline for expressions of interest to be submitted to the FEI (bidding@fei.org) is 15 January 2021 and the FEI Board will take a decision on the allocation of this Championship at its February 2021 teleconference.

Due to the Covid-19 related cancellation of the FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses 2020 in Verden (GER), and following consultation with all parties involved, the Board agreed to reallocate the 2021 Championship to Verden. The 2021 Championship had originally been allocated to Ermelo (NED) for the three-year cycle, 2021-2023. The Board has now agreed to allocate the 2024 Championship to Ermelo, meaning that the Dutch venue will host the Championships in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Hannoveraner Yearbook Stallions 2021 published

PRESS RELEASE

Verden. The Hannoveraner Yearbook Stallions 2021 has been published. In addition to the proven, comprehensive set of figures, there are some innovations. Show classes and the breeding value "height" are published. This makes the yearbook an essential source of information for modern breeders.

For the first time, the section "Offspring Performance Sport" lists the levels in which offspring of a stallion are successful. For the disciplines dressage and jumping there is valuable additional information on this subject. The "Progeny Performance Breeding" lists the Hannoveraner or Rhineland progeny registered for the Hannoveraner Verband. For the first time this number is divided into several age groups. In the section "Breeding Value Estimation" the breeding value height is added.

The proven and interesting reference book offers on 600 pages the current breeding value estimation and a lot of information about the sires. In addition, all young stallions, which were registered for the first time in 2020 in the Stallion Book I of the Hannoveraner Verband, are presented in detail with photo and text. The stallions approved for Hannover are published in the yearbook with information on the results of the stallion performance test, successes in competitions, breeding values from mare performance tests, studbook inspections and selections for auctions. Show successes of the offspring, number of licensed sons, daughters with state premium or Hannoveraner premium and auction horses can also be found. WFFS test results are included, too.

The Hannoveraner Yearbook of Stallions 2021 costs 25 Euro plus mailing costs and is available from the Hannoveraner Verband.

Olympia Online Begins Tomorrow

PART OF OLYMPIA ONLINE NEWS

It’s been a difficult year for everyone, but this week we’re giving you the opportunity to relax and enjoy a little bit of that Olympia magic! Each evening at 6pm we’ll be uploading a new streamed Olympia Online performance onto the Olympia website for you to enjoy. Made up of all your favourite bits of Olympia, plus new interviews and footage, each stream will be available for 24 hours (until the next day’s performance is released!)

Wednesday 16 December – Focus on Dressage 
Dressage Unwrapped Masterclass featuring Gareth Hughes, Stephen Clarke, Richard Davison, Pippa Funnell, Richard Waygood, Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin ● The Shetland Pony Grand National ● Pride of Portugal Lusitano Display ● The Guinea Pig – Tristan Tucker ● NEW! Totilas vs Valegro: What Makes the Perfect 10? With Carl Hester and Richard Davison ● The Moment: Valegro’s Retirement ● The Olympia Christmas Finale

JOIN IN WITH OUR WATCH PARTY AT 6PM – POST A PHOTO ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING #OLYMPIAONLINEPARTY AND YOU COULD WIN A MAGNUM OF CHAMPAGNE TAITTINGER!