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Below are some excerpts from shows in the February 2009 issue
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Going Dutch: A foreigner’s perspective of KWPN show
THE NETHERLANDS (by Christopher Hector) It may seem a little crazy flying half-way around the world for just one horse show, but it was worth it! Holland has long been a source of some of the world’s very best jumping horses, and it was no surprise that the first two days of the KWPN stallion selection in ’s-Hertogenbosch featured an extraordinary lineup of jumping talent ...
... And the Dutch have long been the masters of showing off their horses. The guys who ran the jumping lane were just brilliant, particularly one young man stationed just before the first of the jumps. I have never seen anyone ‘read’ horses quite as quickly as this guy did. If the horse was traveling too quickly and out of balance, he would step in front of it and either slow it, or bring it to a full halt and then re-start it (if necessary leading it a step or two by its bridle) and when necessary he would step away and urge the horse on with his whip. Every horse had every opportunity to show itself at its very best.
There were no huge surprises in the bloodlines on show. The Dutch were savvy buyers, picking the best of French, then Holstein lines and mixing them with skill and a keen eye for the market. The horses jumped in the morning and the best were invited to come back in the afternoon for the Third Inspection – and after looking at them trotted out in hand, the decision was made, ‘selected’ or ‘not selected’, with the favored ones going on to the 70-day performance test....
NZ World Cup jumping
NEW ZEALAND (by Annie Studholme) While the European League of the FEI World Cup continues, down under in New Zealand the series has again provided the perfect showcase for local breeding, with the NZ Sport Horse Dunstan Delphi (Liocaylon [SF]-Flower Power x Brilliant Invader xx) and Beijing Olympian Katie McVean (23) booking a place in the final in Geneva, Switzerland in April.
Disappointingly, the finale to the New Zealand series in Gisborne had to be cancelled when torrential rain waterlogged the ground. Delphi and McVean topped the series leaderboard after eight rounds (top five count) having won the penultimate one-round speed class designed by international course designer Gerrit Beker
Delphi’s win further em- phasises the success of stal- lions with a high proportion of Thoroughbred blood when crossed over New Zealand’s predominantly Thoroughbred broodmare population, not to mention the Kiwi Thoroughbred’s ability to jump and pass that on to their progeny.
Last year’s winner of the National seven-year-old breed- ing series and leading mare series, Delphi was purpose- bred for showjumping. She is by the Holstein stallion Liocaylon (Liostro - Zoell- nerin II x Calypso II) from Olympian Jeff McVean’soutstanding 15.3hh (1m60) Grand Prix showjumping mare Flower Power, who is by the legendary Thorougbred sire Brilliant Invader xx (the same sire as Blyth Tait’s World Championship eventer Ready Teddy)...
DWB stallion licensing
DENMARK (by Jean Llewellyn/press release) Dansk Varmblod (Danish Warmblood) will be hosting its 31st National Stallion Show on 11-14 March 2010 in Herning. The National Stallion Show has become one of the largest equestrian events in Northern Europe and despite the global financial crisis this major attraction has maintained a number of visitors of approximately 53,000 during the last three years.
For many of the very faithful visitors it is all about not miss ing out on the event which includes:
• Stallion licensing: Around 100 stallions will take part in the licensing, as well as many approved stallions who will be competing in dressage and jumping up to the highest level.
• Young Horse Championship: National final for the best Danish five-year-old dressage and jumping horses.
• Spring Auction: Three- year-old colts, licensed as well as non-licensed, and qualified young riding horses on sale.
• Clinic: Thursday evening.
• Gala Show: Friday and Saturday evenings.
• The Horse & Rider: Trade show and tack fair.
The main focus of the Show of course lies with the licensing of the three-year-old stallions with a collection of around 70 individuals, including 50 stallions selected at Danish pre-selections in November and January, plus imported stallions already approved in their home studbooks.
The pre-eminent sire of the colt collection is jumping progenitor Heartbeat (KWPN Heartbreaker - Elly x Ramiro Z) with seven sons qualified for Herning. Oldenburg dressage sire Blue Hors Don Schufro (Donnerhall - Fiesta x Pik Bube I) and his Danish-bred son Blue Hors Don Romantic (out of Rosita x Romancier) each have four sons forward to the licensing. Together with stable mates Hotline (hofrat -De Nira x De Niro), Leredo (Leandro - L.E. Hardie x Rafa-L), Romanov (Rohdia- mant - Rumirell x Grund- stein II) and Rush Hour (Rubin Royal - Tes-Mira x Strohmann xx), they are re- sponsible for a large majority of the dressage colts...
The 7th South German Stallion Days
GERMANY (byHelgaEppler)The7thSouthGermanstallionlicensingandauctionatMunichduringthelastweekendofJanuaryisbynow fully established. Out of 68 presented stallions 27 were approved, and the approval commission praised the excellent quality of the stallions. The licensing champion by Flamur achieved a new top price at the auction fetching 330,000 euro ($448,735). “The South Germans are now accepted, we count among the “global players,” managing director Jacob Schmid was happy to report.
“I am surprised because we expected rather a little crash because of the current economic situation. Thanks to the engagement of our new members, the Breeding association Sachsen-Thuringen, we attracted new customers from the Ukraine and Poland”.
Both licensing champions are from the Baden-Wurttemberg breeding association. Acclaimed as the dressage champion was the tremendously elegant and well-proportioned stallion by Flamur (out of Lissy x Likoto xx), with elastic paces and a very good can- ter. He was bred by Rolf Kobele from Kappel and exhibited by Heinrich Ramsbrock from Menslage. This stallion was sold for the previously mentioned record price to the Horse Sport Centre Massener Heide in Unna, who acquired at total of four stal- lions at the auction. But this stallion will be at the breeder’s disposal at the National Stud Moritzburg. His sire, Flamur, is by Furst Heinrich x Pik Bube, and his full-brother, Romadour, was to placed last year at the performance test in Schliekau.
The brown Concetto son out of Camilly x Contender was proclaimed jumping champion. He showed much technical skill over the obstacles, with great suppleness, and was awarded the highest mark (10), and moreover, he also moved extremely well. He is the result of in-breeding by Cor de la Bryère, once on sire’s side twice in his dam’s bloodline. His father Concetto competed under the saddle of Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum at the highest level, including the Hamburg Derby. Breeders and exhibitors Klaus and Edwin Schuster from Ell- wangen sold the champion at the auction for 120,000 euros ($163,177)...