European Championships in Hagen: Team Gold for Blue Water
At the European Junior Championships in Hagen, the German team took home the gold medal. As the top pair in the first qualifying round, Blue Water by Balou du Rouet/Lordanos (breeder: Simone Kossel, Fritzlar) and Malte Merschformann were one of the team’s mainstays. The pair had only one knockdown in the second round. In the […]
U25-WC Millstreet: Team silver Sir Scotty and Astrello
At the inaugural U25 World Eventing Championships in Millstreet, Ireland, the German quartet finished as vice world champions behind the favored British team. The team included Astrello by Asti’s Amsterdam/Prestige Pilot (breeder: Jörg Sültemeier, Trebel) ridden by Linus Weiss, and the Stalypso/Chambertin son Sir Scotty (breeder: Elizabeth Kapp, Clüversbostel) and Ann-Catrin Bierlein. The experienced dark […]
Hannoveraner Foal Championships: Cheers for the Champions of Tomorrow
Amid the cheers of the audience, a Von Und Zu/For Romance daughter won the first yellow-and-white winner’s sash of the Hanoverian Foal Championship. With her powerful movement, the young chestnut filly won over not only the audience but also the judges Johannes Westendarp and Jan Crome-Sperling. The Pelzer family in Steinhorst is on a fantastic […]
52nd Elite Foal and Broodmare Auction: Lucky Number 13 – Top Seller Salvatore
A total of 89 foals were part of the lot at the Hanoverian Society’s 52nd Elite Foal and Broodmare Auction. At the racetrack grounds in Verden, the top-class young stock showed itself at its best. Leading the way was the colt Salvatore, who left the auction ring bound for the U.S. as the top seller […]
Hanoverian Championships of cross-country horses
The first Hanoverian champions were celebrated. As is traditional, the cross-country horses competed in Luhmühlen. The white-and-yellow winner’s sashes went to Hann.Pr.St. Ruby and Annika Behr, Do it together with Alexandra Paulini, and FRH Butt’s Liam with Antonia von Baath, who successfully defended their titles with this victory. The title for the four-year-olds was contested […]
EC: Hann.Pr.A. Vanessa H wins Team Gold
A successful start for Germany’s dressage team at the European Championships in Olomouc, Czech Republic: The German junior team won the gold medal in the team competition, impressively prevailing over the competition from Denmark and the Netherlands. A reliable pillar of the team, with the third-best individual result, was Hann.Pr.A. Vanessa H by Vivaldi/Le Rouge […]
FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for young horses
“Of course, it’s primarily about the world’s best young dressage horses, but it’s also about the atmosphere among horse lovers from Germany, abroad, and the region,” emphasizes Dr. Frederic Bünger, Chairman of the Hanoverian Society. “Sharing the joy of horses should also be an essential part of this World Championship.” According to Bünger, this was […]
European Championships: Team Gold for Qence L, ZINQ First Vienna FH FRH and Attractive
With a strong team performance, the German U25 squad secured the team gold medal at the European Championships in Pilisjaszfalu, Hungary. The foundation for the title was laid by the Quantensprung/Laudabilis daughter Hann.Pr.A. Qence L (breeder: Limbecker GmbH & CoKG, Bernried) and Katharina Schuster. The pair, riding to personal bests, were the first German competitors […]
FEI Horse of the Month: Mount St John Freestyle
The FEI’s “Horse of the Month” for July is Mount St. John Freestyle by Fidermark/Donnerhall. The following text was published on the International Equestrian Federation’s website: Mount St John Freestyle announced herself on the world stage at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon (USA) back in 2018, winning Team and Individual bronze with Charlotte […]
Ventago wins Queen Elizabeth II-Cup in Spruce Meadows
With the only clear round in both rounds of the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (1.60 meters), the Grand Prix of the CSI5* Spruce Meadows/CAN, Ventago by Van Helsing/Scendix/Dorian (dam line of Arma, breeder: Stefan Trentelmann, Rastede) and Abdulrahman Alrajhi were unstoppable in this competition, which offered a prize purse of one million U.S. dollars. The […]