Danish Champion colt of the year Elektric Spirit by Ivanhoe - Schwarzgold
Sunday afternoon Danish Trakehner enthusiasts were gathered at Stutteri Selsø which is nicely situated near Roskilde fjord at Zealand.
In total 12 foals and 2 two year old fillies were presented for the judging team.
The foal show started with inspection of each foal at the stable, followed by presentation in the arena with subsequent walk ring with ranking and description.
Busy hosts Camilla Qvistgaard and Janus Haubroe - Stutteri Selsø
In general the foals were with good qualities with a clear top 3 from H2R point of view, with the 2020 Champion colt as the highlight of the day.
Electric Spirit by Ivanhoe / Schwarzgold, bred by Annegrete Jacobsen & Anders Brusendorff and co-owned by Stutteri Selsø, Hesselhøj Hestecenter and the breeders. The young colt stood out as a super supple mover in all 3 gaits, showing lovely expression and lovely power. A foal where you don’t get the feeling he will ever show any kind of tightness in his body.
2nd best from H2R point of view was the colt Final Recall Stærkjær by Luxus Selsø/Special Quest xx, bred by Stutteri Stærkjær. Super well moving still very young, just 1 month old, and still a bit small as he unfortunately lost his mother right after he was born and now has a very nice foster mom. Janus Haubroe from Stutteri Selsø was also quick buying this well moving colt before he left the ring.
Last foal on H2R top 3 was Last Minute Selsø by Ivanhoe/Sixtus bred and owner by Stutteri Selsø. Super expressive with nice stallion look and good paces.
One of the guests at the sideline was German Trakehner Gestuet Poll-Hörem represented by Ferdinand Poll owner of among other 8 year old champion stallion Ivanhoe by Millennium/Hohenstein. Ferdinand Poll was of course excited about the qualities of foals from his stallions and did also praise the general qualities of the mares. “It is always important for our breeding to try to combine the best bloodlines and of course constantly trying to improve our horses for both top breeding and top sport,” says Ferdinand Poll.
The day was finished with a lovely barbecue in the garden at Stutteri Selsø where all breeders could have a chat and a lovely meal prepared by Stutteri Selsø team.
Ready for Danish “hygge”