Oldenburg's shining champion stallion

A stallion by Von und Zu out of Delailah by Dancier - St. Moritz - Rotspon, bred by Monika Rösemeier-Harms, Großefehn, and exhibited by Ursula Berger, Munich, was crowned the brilliant Oldenburg Champion Stallion of the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes (OL). Sire Von und Zu passed his stallion performance test in 2021 with a score of 9.17 and presents his premiere licensing crop with the reigning champion stallion.

Oldenburg's breeding director Bernhard Thoben says about the champion stallion: "Still a somewhat youthful stallion, but very uphill in construction and with a very natural movement. On the lunge he presented himself in a beautiful, incredibly relaxed and supple manner. When free-running, he showed great elasticity right from the start and was generous in his movements."

The OL Champion Stallion as well as the reserve champion and the Ic-awarded Dynamic Dream son will be offered for sale at the subsequent auction.

A noble stallion by Escolar out of Eve by Fürst Heinrich - Figaro - Harlekin, bred by Maria-Antonia Burczyk, Lienen, exhibited byMaurice Tebbel, Emsbüren, is reserve champion. Dam Eve already produced the licensed, Intermediaire I successful Rosenstolz by Rooney under Pia Laus-Schneider. From the dam line: The Grand Prix successful Remy Martin S by Rubinstein under Katja Willersand Elisienne by Donatelli under Nicki Grandia, USA.

Bronze was awarded to a son of Dynamic Dream out of Barbados by Bordeaux - Fürst Piccolo - Wolkenstein II, bred by Arndt Schwierking from Barver and exhibited by BG Schwierking/Waering, Barver. Dam Barbados is the sister of the licensed Bundeschampionat finalist Bowmore OLD by Bordeaux under Johanna Wadenspanner and the Grand Prix successful Sephora S by Sir Donnerhall II under Patrick van der Meer, NED.

Also awarded with a premium were:

- Stallion by Danciero out of Longines by Londontime - Danone I - Sandro Hit, bred by Arndt Schwierking, Barver, exhibited by Helgstrand Dressage, Denmark. Sire Danciero is the reigning World Champion of the seven-year-old dressage horses under Anna Kasprzak, DEN. Dam Longines is the sister of the licensed Londoner by Londontime/Christian Tudela Ruiz, ESP.

- Stallion by Desperado out of Meggie May by El Capone - Rousseau - Jazz, bred and exhibited by Van Bockxgrave Horses B.V., Netherlands. Sire Desperado was successful at international Grand Prix level under Emmelie Scholtens, NED. From the damline: The Grand Prix successful Inclusive by Everdale under Charlotte Fry, GBR.

- Stallion by Viva Gold out of Fräulein Salome by Florencio I - Sandro Hit - Rubinstein I, bred by Dieter Erdmann, Hagen, and exhibited by Gorodok Agro Llc, Ukraine. Sire Viva Gold is Ib main premium winner. Dam Fräulein Salome produced the Prix St. Georges successful France Gall by Franziskus under Ulrike Hatzl.

Please find the licensing results here: https://oldenburger-pferde.com/upload/News/PDFs/Ergebnise_Ringeinteilung_Korung_OL_-_1.pdf

VTV Stallion of the Year: Vaderland OLD

This year, Vaderland OLD was crowned VTV Dressage Stallion at the Oldenburg Stallion Days. This highly prestigious award is given to a licensed Oldenburg stallion for its outstanding achievements in both sports and breeding.

Heiko Meinen, the R+V VTV General Representative specializing in animal insurance, didn't hesitate to reward the breeder and owner with a generous check of 1000 Euros for their exceptional breeding performance. 

Vaderland OLD, born 2016, by Vitalis out of Vechta by KrackC - Contango, bred and owned by Reesink Pferde GmbH, Borken, was crowned VTV Dressage Stallion. Under the Dutch rider Dinja van Liere, Vaderland achieved victory in his international debut in 2023, winning the Prix St. Georges and the Intermediaire I Freestyle in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. In 2020, the stallion already secured the bronze medal at the Oldenburg State Championships for four-year-old stallions under Annika Korte. He concluded his 14-day test in Adelheidsdorf in 2019 with the second-best result, emphasizing his dressage-oriented final score of 8.74. His canter and willingness to perform were rated 9.5, and an external rider even awarded a 9.75 for his rideability. In 2020, Vaderland successfully completed the sport test in Verden with a score of 8.48. 

Since 2021, Dinja van Liere has taken over the training of Vaderland. She describes her protege as follows: "Vaderland is a very powerful horse. He has three good basic gaits and an impressive foreleg. His movements are very energetic, and I immediately had good chemistry with him in our work."

Vaderland has already produced licensed stallions himself and presented two auction foals for the Vechta Auction House, including the top-priced Very Smart. Vaderland's sire, star stallion Vitalis, is known worldwide. In 2016, Vitalis and Isabel Freese won the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal Finals. Grandsire Krack C was part of the Dutch team at the World Championships in Jerez 2002 under Anky van Grunsven. The Oldenburg Contango, in the third generation, left a legendary legacy in the Netherlands in just three years of breeding activity. His most famous son is Steffen Peters' Olympic horse, Ravel. Fourth sire Ahorn, alongside Heartbreaker, is arguably the most significant son of Nimmerdor. Bred from a daughter of Ladykiller xx, he was successful in top-level sport. Dam Vechta, besides Vaderland OLD, also produced the internationally Grand Prix successful Impressive VDC by Charmeur under the Briton Sarah Millis. From the dam line of Vaderland comes the licensed stallion Heros Begijnhoeve by Vivaldi and Fanatique Begijnhoeve by Tuschinski, Intermediaire I successful with Tommi Visser from the Netherlands.

Celebrated Oldenburg main premium winners

Escanto PS OLD is the celebrated main premium winner of the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes. In addition to the development of the stallion, the results of the stallion performance test, and above all, the quality of the first foal crop during the breeding inspection, are taken into account in the decision for the award of the main premium.

The celebrated main premium winner of the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes (OL) is named Escanto PS OLD, born 2019, by Escamillo out of Fairytale PS by Fürstenball - Totilas, bred and owned by Gestüt Lewitz, Steinfeld. Escanto PS is the current Bundeschampion among the four-year-old stallions under the American rider Brandi Roenick. The stallion received three times the dream score of 10.00 for trot, canter, and rideability. At the 2023 Oldenburg State Championships, Escanto also won among the four-year-old stallions under Brandi Roenick. During his short performance test in 2022 at the Oldenburg Horse CenterVechta, the Escamillo son received the highest daily score of 9.43. In 2022, the powerful dark bay also completed his 50-day test with a final score of 9.12. Besides Escanto PS, the dam Fairytale PS also produced the licensed stallion Fair Deal OLD by Franklin, who received the Ic main premium at the 2023 Oldenburg Stallion Days. Escanto PS comes from the prestigious Finnländerin dam line. Dam Fairytale PS is the sister of the sires Fürst Toto by Fürstenball and Donier by De Niro. His sixth dam, Fiesta by Pik Bube I, produced the Oldenburg star sire and Olympian Don Schufro by Donnerhall. Escanto PS had already presented high-priced elite foals at the 2023 Vechta auctions.

The second place takes St. Emilion, born 2019, by Suarez out of Tia Romina II by Dante Weltino - Rubinstein I, bred by Nina Sixtensson, Sweden, owned by BG Wahler & Thönies. St. Emilion was licensed in Vechta 2021 and was awarded the Ic premium. At the stallion market, he was sold for a top price to Klosterhof Medingen of the Wahler family. At the 2023 Oldenburg State Championships for four-year-old stallions, the black beauty secured the silver medal under Hannah Laser.He completed his short performance test in Warendorf with a final score of 8.62 in 2022. In 2023, he completed his 50-day test in Münster-Handorf with a final score of 8.59. The Grand Prix winners Rubin Royal OLD/Hendrik Lochthowe and Romanov Blue Hors/Hans Peter Minderhoud, NED, come alsofrom the Rulli-Rudilore dam line.

Receiving the bronze award is Gut Wettlkam’s Feliciano, born2019, by Floricello out of Lady Andora by Boston - Lord Sinclair, bred by Josef Bauer, Inning, owned by Gut Wettlkam, Lisa and Thomas Müller. During his short performance test at the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta in 2022, the Floricello son received the second-highest score of 9.04. At the end of the same year, he completed his 50-day test in Schlieckau, finishing with a final score of 8.82. He received the score of 9.00 five times in the categories of willingness to perform, trot, canter, rideability, and overall impression. The test rider rated the rideability with an incredible score of 9.75. Under Walter Wadenspanner, Feliciano demonstrates his talent in the arena with victories in riding horse and dressage horse competitions at A level. For the 2023 Vechta Elite Foal Auctions, the stallion has already presented high-priced foals.


Running Westphalian Winter Auction 2024 - Youngster. Bid up starts 22 January 19.30

The two small mares with no 4 and no 7 are definitely the top of this colletion together with the stallion with no 11.

No 4 by Taurus / Don Schufro - small sized mare with power and suppleness.

No 7 by Vaderland / Belissimo M - small sized mare with lovely supple expressive paces.

No 11 by Viva Gold / Desperados - well balanced in all three gait with nice self carriage.

Here you find the entire collection.

HANN Online auction comes up - riding horses. Starts 21 January and bid starts 27 January

Highlights for the upcoming HANN Online Auction

No 4 by Grand Galaxy / Fürstenball - super nice model, uphill with lovely contact. The trot is quick of the ground with nice angle from behind, good ground cover for the canter and good walk.

No 10 by Valdiviani / Jazz - very long legged supple trot, good canter and missing bit more relaxation for the walk.

No 13 by Escamillo / Florencio - quick of the ground trot missing more carriage and volume, good uphill canter and very good walk supple over the back.

OLD+++OLD+++PR: Oldenburg Stallion Days: Livestream+++OLD+++OLD

Oldenburg Stallion Days: Livestream

The highlight of the year is just around the corner: The Oldenburg Stallion Days from the 18th till 21st January await outstanding dressage and show jumping stallions. Only the best stallions have been admitted to the Oldenburg licensing. If you do not have the opportunity to come to Ankum in person, you can follow the Oldenburg Stallion Days live on the Oldenburg homepage or at Clipmyhorse.tv.

Both the Oldenburg homepage and Clipmyhorse.tv will broadcast the Stallion Days live from Thursday noon. In addition, you will have the opportunity to view archivedfootage of already completed licensing subdivisions already during the event. Use the following link to access the archive: https://www.clipmyhorse.tv/de_DE/events/12525/oldenburger-hengst-tage-2024

The livestream on the Oldenburg homepage and at Clipmyhorse will include all the stallion approvals as well as the award ceremony and the stallion market.

Due to uncertainties in the registration process in our online auction portal, we are suspending the possibility of online bidding for the upcoming Oldenburg Stallion Days. Of course, you can bid for your favorite live in Ankum or easily by phone via bidding order. Please find the bidding order here: https://oldenburger-pferde.net/upload/formulare/Auftrag_fuer_Auktionsangebote_per_Telefon-engl.pdf

SCHEDULE - Dressage stallions (OL)

Saturday, January 20th

2.00 p.m.: Presentation on hard ground of the dressage stallions

5.00 p.m.: Lunging of the dressage stallions

8.00 p.m.: Award of main premium and VTV honouring, Get Together with DJ

Sunday, January 21st

9.00 a.m.: Dressage stallions running loose with walking ring and announcement of the licensing

2.00 p.m.: Award of premiums with selection of the champion stallion

3.00 p.m.: Auction of the dressage stallions

Here you can find all licensing candidates for the Oldenburg Stallion Days 2024: https://oldenburger-pferde.com/en/auktionen/koerung24-os/liste-auktion-kopie.html

VetEmbryo - ICSI en reproduktionsform der ikke er årstidsbestemt

Jannie Spanner og Emma Lorenzen er de unge damer bag reproduktionsvirksomheden VetEmbryo - foto: H2R

Når reprodutionssæsonen ikke er årstidsbestemt

Selvom mørket havde sænket sig i hele landet, og den første sne meldt sin ankomst, så var alle pladser besatte den tirsdag aften, hvor VetEmbryo havde indbudt til deres første avleraften arrangement.

Det var en god blandet forsamling af “garvede” kunder, der allerede havde haft repro-succes hos VetEmbryo, helt nye potentielle kunder, og så H2R som var klar på “skolebænken” for at suge ny viden til sig.

Jannie Spanner og Emma Lorenzen havde sammen med deres team sørget for to store varmekanoner, sideplads til alle i enden af stalden, og før de gik igang var der friske sandwich og drikkelse, mens der efterfølgende var både kaffe og hjemmebagte kager.

Hvis ikke man var erfaren indenfor ICSI, så fik Jannie og Emma klædt alle rigtig godt på i alt fra etik, teknik, erfaring, råd, vejledning til succesrater.

Hvornår og hvorfor ICSI?

ICSI teknikken er nærmest altid en mulighed. Drømmen om et afkom efter præcis den hoppe, som man lige nu har i sporten eller ikke selv kan få føl. Måske er hoppen blevet for gammel til fortsat at bære eget afkom eller måske står man overfor at skulle tage afsked med sin hoppe, hvor man aldrig fik det afkom fra som man ønskede sig. Eller ønsket om at hoppen skal gå drægtig med eget føl ved siden, og samtidig have sikret nye stjerner i fryseren til senere brug.

Etikken

Når VetEmbryo teamet får en hoppe ind med henblik på at lave ICSI, foregår det rent teknisk ved et “indgreb” med en skrabeteknik for at tage æg ud (OPU). Indgrebet betegnes som invasivt, da skrabeteknikken foretages med en nål, men med stor erfaring og grundighed er proceduren kortvarig og som oftest uden gener for hoppen. I de tilfælde hvor hoppen viser ubehag bliver proceduren afbrudt. Hoppen er bedøvet under indgrebet, og hvis hoppen ikke er rolig og tilpas under den fastsatte maksimale mængde bedøvelse, forbeholder teamet sig ret til at afslå at gå videre i processen, med besked til ejeren om, at de ikke mener at det er en mulighed at tage æg ud til brug for ICSI. Det handler 100% om etik frem for resultater, fortæller dyrlægeteamet samstemmende.

Succesraten afhænger af flere faktorer

Der stilles krav til den fremtidige rugehoppe. Den typiske optimale rugehoppe er 3-8 år, i god almindelig huld, godt temperament, ingen historik om reproduktionsbesvær og generelt ingen abnormaliteter.

Emma viste teknikken hvordan man overføre embryonet til livmoderen - foto: H2R

Hvordan udføres tingene

Efter at have været på “skolebænken” og suget masser ny viden ind, var der vituel gennemgang af det hermetisk lukkede sterile laboratorium. Bagefter var mulighed for at se hvordan teknikkerne blev anvendt i praksis. Her kunne man komme helt tæt på i den virkelige verden, med unik teknik og viden udi reproduktionens spændende verden.

Her viser Jannie hvordan udtagning af æg fra hoppen foretages - foto: H2R

Få afklaret dine spørgsmål

Teamet omkring VetEmbryo er klar til at besvare dine aktuelle spørgsmål, så hold dig ikke tilbage og skriv dem en mail, hvor du fortæller om dine drømme/udfordringer, så kan i aftale en tid hvor i kan tage snakken lidt mere konkret over telefonen, inden du begiver dig ud i ICSI reproduktionsfarvandet.

Tag en tur forbi VetEmbryo´s hjemmeside her, hvor der er mange flere detaljer, prislister m.v.

Germany’s von Bredow-Werndl and Dalera deliver another class victory at Basel

Continuing on from where they left off, the world number one horse-and-rider combination of Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and the wonder-mare TSF Dalera BB produced another superb performance to win the seventh leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2023/2024 Western European League at Basel in Switzerland today.

In yesterday’s preliminary Grand Prix the pair led a German whitewash of the top four places, while today compatriots Isabell Werth with Emilio 107 and Matthias Alexander Rath with Destacado FRH again filled second and third spots, Sönke Rothenberger having to settle for fifth this time out when headed by Austria’s Florian Bach and Fidertraum OLD. 

This was a second successive victory for von Bredow-Werndl and Dalera in Basel, having also topped the line-up at the Swiss fixture to get their 2023 season off to a flying start 12 months ago. They went on to claim their second successive FEI Dressage World Cup™ title three months later, and on home turf at CDIO5*-NC in Aachen in July won all before them, then took double-gold and team silver at the FEI European Championship and finished off the year by winning both the Grand Prix and Freestyle at CDI5* in Stockholm (SWE) in December. 

The pair who are also reigning Olympic champions continue on a roll into the Olympic year of 2024, and after posting a handsome winning score of 91.010 today von Bredow-Werndl said,

"Dalera is the best and I am very happy. It is such an amazing feeling to have her in such in a great shape here in Basel!"

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl GER

Target

It was Werth who set the target high when putting 87.950 on the board with Emilio, the horse set for retirement at the end of 2023 who, however, is showing the best form of his entire career recently and who sparkled again today with a test filled with confidence, rhythm, harmony and co-operation. 

At 18 years old the Westphalian gelding seems to be enjoying his work more than ever, and it shows in the focus he is applying to his job, the smoothness of his transitions demonstrating just how settled and concentrated he has become. It’s no wonder his joint-owners Werth and Madeleine Winter-Schulze have decided to extend his career after all.

Only von Bredow-Werndl and Dalera could better that, their Paris-themed soundtrack carrying them to maximum scores of 10 for Choreography, Degree of Difficulty and Music and Interpretation across the board from all five judges - Susanne Baarup (DEN), Hans Voser (SUI), Raphael Saleh (FRA), Stephen Clarke (GBR) and Henning Lehrmann (GER) - for that winning total of 91.010.

The word “retirement” seems to be popping up a lot lately, sometimes inevitable when a horse is as consistently successful as Dalera who turned 17 this year. But von Bredow-Werndl insisted this evening that it’s not on the agenda anytime soon for the mare owned jointly by her mother, Micaela Werndl, and Beatrice Buerchler-Keller despite rumours that Paris 2024 may bring the horse-and-rider’s career together to an end. 

“It is difficult to find the right words to describe what Dalera has done for me and is still doing. I not only want to maintain our current form, but also develop it further if possible and I am so thankful that Dalera wants to do it with me. So I will do my best for her and we will see what the rest of the season brings”, von Bredow-Werndl said this evening.

Main priority

She pointed out that the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is her main priority this year so the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final 2024 in Riyadh (KSA) in April is not in her schedule. But Werth has it clearly in her sights.

"Emilio is in great shape and enjoys it so much at the moment. We have now done two World Cup qualifiers and would be qualified for the Final so I will see how he is feeling week after week and make our show plan from that. But it would be nice to ride him at the Final"

Isabell Werth GER

she said.

She has rocketed up to seventh on the league table ahead of the next qualifier in Amsterdam (NED) in two weeks’ time, picking up the maximum 20 qualifying points at both Stuttgart (GER) in November and again today in Basel because, as defending champion, von Bredow-Werndl does not earn points. 
 
Matthias Alexander Rath was well pleased with his third-place finish today with the charming 11-year-old chestnut stallion Destacado FRH whose suppleness in half-pass and extravagant extended walk helped them on their way to a combination-best score of 81.750. 
 
“He has made so much progress in the last year and I am happy to see the results today and look forward to this season with him”, Rath said of his horse. And he really enjoyed the atmosphere at Basel. “Everything works well, the atmosphere is amazing. I was here with my whole family and we had a really nice time”, he added.

Thomas Straumann, President of the Board of Directors of CHI Classics Basel was also delighted with how today’s competition played out. Dressage only joined the show programme in 2023, and it is already proving immensely popular with spectators.

“We had, as last year, great sport this afternoon with an amazing atmosphere and the public is showing so much support. I am really happy to have started with Dressage last year, and we will for sure continue in the future!”, he said.

He certainly will, because next year Basel will host the FEI World Cup™ Finals 2025 in Dressage, Jumping and Vaulting.

So don’t miss a hoofbeat….

Result

Standings

Link to FEI World Cup™ Finals 2025 Basel 

Felicitas Hendricks Comes Full Circle at Adequan® Global Dressage Festival

Felicitas Hendricks & Drombusch OLD during their winning test in the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix, presented by Palm Beach Equine Clinic. Photo © SusanJStickle.com

PRESS RELEASE

Opening day of the 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) delivered a poetic win for Germany’s 23-year-old Felicitas Hendricks and Drombusch OLD in the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix, presented by Palm Beach Equine Clinic on Thursday. Hendricks and her 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding (Destano x Dimaggio) claimed their first Big Tour win after Hendricks made her international debut at AGDF in 2015.

The class was a qualifier for the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle, which takes place under the lights on Friday night during the first of the “Friday Night Stars” series. 

Wellington has watched Hendricks climb the ranks, and will again watch her compete during “Friday Night Stars” for the first time in her career. She and Drombusch OLD will again perform the freestyle that won them an individual silver medal at the European Under-25 Championships this past summer. 

“I'm always happy to be back here,” said Hendricks, whose AGDF career started when she was a junior and has cued many “firsts” since, including her senior Nations Cup debut – and gold medal for Germany. 

Of Drombusch’s reaction to being in Florida for another season, Hendricks noted, “He got off the trailer yesterday and he knew exactly where he was. He was like ‘okay, I don’t need to be nervous; I’m home.’”

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FULL RESULTS

Anna Marek Leads Off for Home Country

Anna Marek & Fire Fly, winners of the CDI3* Grand Prix, presented by Olympia Footing. Photo © SusanJStickle.com

Coming off a U.S. team gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Anna Marek and her partner Fire Fly started their campaign at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) with a win in the CDI3* Grand Prix, presented by Olympia Footing on Thursday. 

The pair that was also the highest-placed individual U.S. combination in Chile were awarded a 70.652% for the victory on opening day of AGDF. 

“We’re becoming more of a partnership every day,” said Marek of her 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Briar Junior x OO Seven) owned by Janet Simile. “It seems like with each show we go in, I can relax and trust that he’s going to do what I want.”

Marek noted that her number-one goal for the 2024 season is to make the shortlist for the Paris Olympic Games and travel to Europe for the first time for the selection trials.

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Dynamic Pur highlight of last nights stallion presentation in Münster (Agravis-Cup)

A huge program for yesterday evenings stallion presentation

2nd reserve champion from Mecklenburger stallion licensing Dynamic Pur by Dynamic Dream/Finest, bred by Wieghaus-Vorwerk, presented by Rene Tebbel was the highlight of the evening for the newly licensed stallions presented by hand. Gonna be very interesting to see this boy under saddle.

Two Vivino sons were presented under saddle. Van Vermeer (ds St Moritz) super presented by Steffi Ahlert and Viva Romance PS (ds Sir Donnerhall I) - both long legged with good expression and look like very rideable horses showing three nice supple paces.

Entertainer Number ONE by Escamillo / Vitalis presented Bart Veeze, very nice supple for the trot, good walk but could show a bit more volume and power for the canter and Etienne by Escolar / Sir Donnerhall with super nice development, powerful expression in both trot and canter and with good clear rhythm for the walk. Emiliano 4 yr old full brother of Entertainer shown by Steffi Ahlers, very similar to Entertainer but still bit young balance wise for the canter and could also show bit more clear forward search for the walk.

Glamdale WP by Glamourdale / Millenium presented by Steffi Ahlers. A pure dressage model with round powerful hindlegs under the body. Look like super riding comfort.

Fanegro by Blue Hors Farrell / Negro / Dimaggio presented by Bart Veeze. Super model with three good paces in nice balance and rhythm.

Global Hope by Global Player / Fidertanz, missing more stallion expression but well moving in all three gaits.

Escaneno by Escamillo / Veneno presented by Hannah Laser. Lovely stallion super supple with power in all three gaits. (Might only by H2R but seems a bit odd with the willy clearly shown all the presentation).

Maxim-N by Toto jr / Johnson (2017) with Moritz Treffinger. Powerful and expressive for the trot, the canter missing bit more volume and good walk.

Headline for this stallion presentation must be the focus on rideability with some very good samples by Vivino, Escamillo, Glamourdale and Toto jr.

Tomorrow starts DSP stallion licensing - Schaufenster der Besten, Brandenburg Anhalt

No 38 Fynch Hatton / Fürstenball - H2R top favourite for the Champion title.

Schedule:

Wedneday

15.00 - free jumping of dressage stallions

Thursday

13.30 - presentation on hard surface

15.00 - lunging of dressage stallions

Friday

08.00 - free presentation dressage stallions

12.00 - licensing and annoucement of premium stallions and champion stallion

Saturday

17.00 - Hybrid auction licensed and not licensed stallions.

Auction

LINK for full collection of stallions for both licensing and subsequent auction.

H2R highlights from the video collection:

Day 5 highlights from KWPN stallion pre-selection 18 December

Blue Hors Monte Carlo TC has three sons selected and Las Vegas has four.

Well moving in all three gaits, medium framed by Monte Carlo, while Las Vegas seems to produce them with an open frame, long neck and missing a bit more stallion expression.

Final ordinary pre-selection day with H2R highlights:

Dancier Gold / Desperados - modern elegant type with lovely suppleness and power, bit one the toes for the walk.

Still very young body wise but very well moving with freedom and suppleness for all three gaits.

Nice frame with good suppleness and expression, bit long top line combined with a bit short croup.

Super nice uphill quick of the ground with power movements.

First stallion presentation 2024 Wednesday at 7 pm during Agravis-Cup

Exciting list of stallions for Derby Hengstgala 2024

When the first big German national event comes up from Wednesday in Münster it is also with the traditional stallion show.

H2R will of course keep an eye on the entire presentation with focus on the stallions here below⬇️

  • Westphalian champion stallion Dark Dynamic by Dream Boy / De Niro / Sir Donnerhall.

  • Dynamic Pure by Dynamic Dream / Finest, 2nd reserve champion in 2023 at Mecklenburger stallion licensing.

  • Vjento by Valdiviani / Sir Donnerhall, Premium stallion from HANN licensing 2023 (One of H2R favourites).

  • Glamdale WP by Glamourdale / Millenium (2019).

  • Just in Time by Jameson RS2 / Morricone, licensed in 2023 in Redefin.

  • Escaneno by Escamillo / Veneno (2019)

  • Segantini by Secret / Fidermark (2018) presented by Dorothee Schneider

Get Ready for the 2024 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival!

Part of press release

As we saddle up for the 13th season of the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival, our hearts brim with gratitude. The continuous support from our devoted community has molded this event into an unparalleled spectacle of equestrian competition. Equestrian Village awaits your presence, and for the dressage enthusiasts, this year promises extraordinary feats of elite sport. Wellington International's commitment remains rock solid: bringing you world-class dressage competition from the heart of Wellington, FL.

🏆 A Season of Olympic Ambitions: Dressage and Para Dressage riders from around the globe are flocking to Wellington with Olympic dreams in their eyes. Their goal? To don their nations' colors at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Our jam-packed calendar features three World Cup Qualifying events, two CDI4* weeks, and the dazzling five-star event sponsored by Douglas Elliman at Wellington International's International Arena. With the inclusion of the FEI Nations Cup Series CDIO3* and the two CPEDI3* Para Dressage events, we proudly present the most expansive circuit of Dressage the world has to offer.

huge winter PROGRAM

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Tid til nytænkning - Ridesporten har brug for kræfter, der både kan og vil bredden og eliten

Med dagens meddelelse fra DRF om at både Ulf Helgstrand (pt. på orlov fra formandsposten i DRF) samt fungerende formand, næstformand Jacob Blicher Ravnsbo, ønsker at fratræde til den kommende generalforsamling åbner der sig et nyt kapitel for DRF.

Hvordan kan DRF udvikles med blik på fremtiden?

Hestesporten er populær, desværre har ridesporten også været i hele befolkningens søgelys gennem længere tid, ikke ubegrundet. Den krise har også bredt sig til DRF´s top, som nu reflekteres i afgang fra både formand og næstformand.

Med et skifte i toppen af DRF er det tid for modernisering af forbundet, herunder burde man også kigge på strukturen i foreningen. Er tiden ikke inde til, at bestyrelsen måske alene skal være en ledelse med en generalsekretær/formand, og en næstformand med et tilhørende underliggende forretningsudvalg. Et forretningsudvalg som består af forretnings- og hestefolk med fingeren på pulsen fra både bredden og eliten i ridesporten. Begge parter skal være repræsenteret i skarpeste opstilling - det ene udelukker ikke det andet.

Back to basic - kulturbærerne

Når interessen for hestene er skabt, så handler det om fokus på hvad samvær med hestene og kammeraterne kan, helt fra den første dag på den lokale rideskole eller i den private stald.

Børnene og de unge skal kunne spejle sig i de bedste - ikke kun via Instagram, men også derude i den virkelige verden. Der skal i højere grad være events, hvor bredden og eliten mødes - vi skal stå sammen om vores passion for hestene, for uden bredde ingen elite.

Kommunikation er vigtigere end nogensinde

Ridesporten har brug for en stærk kommunikativ ledelse, som er på forkant med udviklingen, og som erkender faresignaler, når de opstår og agerer på dem. Der er brug for en ledelse som selv “lugter af hest”, da branchen ikke alene kan guides via excelark, personlige interesser eller Karnov´s Lovsamling.

I krisetiden, som ridesporten lige nu befinder sig i, mangler man i høj grad de gode historier. Herunder eksempelvis dækning af nyligt afholdt træningssamling for dressureliten, hvor man savner at de ansvarlige stiller sig frem til nettet og fortæller, hvordan er status på kvaliteten, hvor er vi på vej hen, hvad arbejdes der på og hvad er delmålene - vi står faktisk lige nu med foden i bøjlen i et OL år.

Kammerateri og inhabilitet er der ikke plads til i en moderne forening

Alle har deres favoritter, men lad det nu være de faglige kvalifikationer og erfaring som kommer i højsædet i al fremtidig rekruttering af ledere og trænere.

De personlige meninger og holdninger har indenfor de senere år givet anledning til flere forkerte beslutninger fra DRF, også selvom resultaterne har talt deres tydelige sprog. Med et nedskrevet regelsæt i DRF, er tiden nu også moden til at beslutte, om de skrevne regler alene er vejledende, eller de rent faktisk skal efterleves, uanset farven på t-shirten.

Det er altafgørende at resultaterne frem mod endelig udtagelse til OL bliver den toneangivende faktor, idet en måling altid har været mere håndgribelig end en mening. Lad det blive H2R´s ord her få dage inde i et super spændende 2024, hvor hjertet for sporten og avlen stadig banker.

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