Hanoverian Stallion Archive: Over 1600 stallions
On December 15, the stallion directory for the 2026 breeding season will go online as usual. At the same time, the Hanoverian Stallion Archive will make its debut. The Hanoverian Stallion Yearbook provides the basis for the archive. This tool for breeders was first published 25 years ago. The yearbook was published under the leadership […]
Breeding Certificate (Deckschein)
Christmas special from November 30 to December 31 for World championship ticket sales
From November 30 to December 31, 2025, we are once again offering a Christmas special for ticket sales to the FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championship for Young Horses. During this period, you will receive a 15 percent discount on all tickets. After this year’s successful comeback, equestrian sports fans already have something to look […]
Madeleine Winter-Schulze Awards presented for the first time
A new award was presented for the first time at the Hanoverian stallion licensing: the Madeleine Winter-Schulze Prize. This prize honours Hanoverian breeders of particularly successful sport horses from the past competition season. It replaces the Fritz von der Decken Prize, which was traditionally awarded to the most successful stallion breeder of the past ten […]
Verden stallion licensing – Jumping: Three former auction foals become premium stallions
One week after the dressage stallions, the show jumping stallions had their big moment at the Hanoverian Society’s stallion licensing. Twenty-nine of the 52 stallions that took part were licensed. Five representatives of the 2023 crop received the title “premium stallion” for their outstanding quality. The front-runner in the price statistics was the premium stallion […]
Hanoverian Show Jumping Masters: Double victory for Mynou Diederichsmeier.
Mynou Diederichsmeier celebrated a double victory at the Hanoverian Show Jumping Masters. She won with Contina in the five-year-old class and with Action Hero in the seven- and eight-year-old class. The breeder of both horses, Harm Wiebusch, had previously competed in the four-year-old class in the saddle of his own-bred stallion Cracker, Contina’s full brother. […]
Hanoverian Mare of the Year: St.Pr.St. Dorina: Offspring for international dressage arenas.
St.Pr.St. Dorina was named the Hanoverian Mare of the Year. Born in 2002 at Günther Lindwehr’s farm in Alfhausen, the bay mare impresses not only with her own riding horse qualities, but above all with her outstanding offspring and grand offspring. St.Pr.St. Dorina by De Niro/Weltmeyer/Bolero was born at Günther Lindwehr’s farm in Alfhausen in […]
Hanoverian Stallion of the Year: Benicio: Striking in every respect.
The name of the Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2025 is Benicio. He passes on type, stability and rideability to his offspring with reliable consistency. Iris Borchers, daughter of the late breeder Wilhelm Stadtlander, accepted the award: an oil painting by the artist Manfred Busemann and a generous cheque. Together with R+V/Vereinigte Tierversicherung, the Hanoverian […]
Verden Stallion Licensing – Dressage: A magnet for the best stallions
The exceptional quality of the 2023 crop was impressively confirmed after the pre-selection at the licensing. 41 of the 76 young stallions were licensed. Eight premium stallions were accompanied by the applause of the numerous spectators in the Niedersachsenhalle on their lap of honour, five of which went on to the stallion sales. The top […]
FRH Cup: Bon Courage and Thomas Schulze win FRH Cup
The third edition of the FRH Cup in Verden saw beaming winners. Bon Courage and Thomas Schulze took the lap of honour wearing the white and yellow winner’s sash, followed by Zuperman OLD with Beatrice Hoffrogge and Manolo FRH with Borja Carrascosa in the saddle. On this occasion, the newly created Madeleine Winter-Schulze Prize was […]