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Each month Breeding News features reports from our knowledgeable journalists from breed related shows around the world |
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Going Dutch: A foreigner’s perspective of KWPN showTHE 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. |
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NZ World Cup jumpingNEW 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.
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DWB stallion licensingDENMARK (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.
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... |
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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”.
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