Herwart von der Decken Show: Champion mares Hann.Pr.St. Dieke and Hann.Pr.A. Beautiful Vibe
The winning mare in the jumping class comes from the very best Hanoverian dam line. Hann.Pr.A. Dieke by Diacontinus/Lincolm L (breeder: Christa Westermann, Dannenberg; exhibitor: ZG Steffen & Hermanski, Dannenberg) impressed Executive Committee member Hergen Forkert and Breeding Director Ulrich Hahne with her performance. The athletic bay mare impressed with her outstanding elasticity, not only […]
Hanover’s Young Mares in the Spotlight
On Monday, August 3, the Herwart von der Decken Show will bring the Hanoverian Society’s breeding highlights directly to Verden. Starting at 9:30 a.m., the Verden show grounds will be transformed into a stage for the best three- and four-year-old dressage and show jumping mares of the year. To make the event even more compact […]
Hanoverian Foal Championships
On Sunday, 26 July, the racecourse grounds in Verden will become a showcase for Hanoverian breeding. At the Hanoverian Foal Championship, starting at 10 am, the best foals of the 2026 crop from across the breeding region and from abroad will be presented. Around 120 excellent fillies and colts will be shown alongside their outstanding […]
Noblesse S and Unica Tamara GB win free jumping competition.
Grande Prize 2026: For Dance
The Grande Prize 2026 has been awarded to For Dance by Romance/Rubiloh. The typy bay, bred by Angela and Uwe Butkus of Overath, received the award during the stallion presentation at the Sosath station in Lemwerder. Stallions are often in the spotlight. Particularly in dressage, the mares and dam lines behind them are far too […]
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)
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 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 […]