Results 2 day stallion performance test today in Verden

4 year old

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5 year old

2nd placed today was Danish bred Damon Gold by Damon Hill / Fürst Romancier / Blue Hors Don Schufro (Weihegold OLD), owned and bred by HP Horses and ridden by Maria Falkner Hansen.

Some of the judges comments:

“This Damon Gold did all the time leave a good impression from his basic gaits and his ride ability. He did always follow the riders aides. The test rider was very happy about Damon Gold, as he leaves a honest and relaxed impression. For the trot he is swinging through his body with push from hind, with nice beat and over the back swinging. For the canter the horse improved from yesterday to today with clear self carriage. The walk could be with a bit more volume and need a bit more freedom from shoulders.”

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Focus on Danish Warmblood Spring Auction collection - Blue Hors First Choice offsprings

Exciting Danish Warmblood youngsters for the auction

This year the collection is presented with many different top bloodlines.

Both Blue Hors Don Olymbrio and Vincent Maranello has 3 offsprings for the collection, while Tailormade Temptation, Blue Hors First Choice and Hesselhøj Donkey Boy has 2 offsprings each.

Both offsprings by Blue Hors First Choice shows very nice qualities for the future. Nice off the ground with power and expression.

You can find the entire collection here.

Fruerings Saigon

Sex: Stallion
Born: 2016

Height: 171 cm

"There is no such thing as a perfect dressage horse", a statement one sometimes hears in the “horse world”, since even the best horses often have a "but or if".

On some rare occasions a horse turns up, that i so convincingly strong in movement, ridability and looks, that you are just enthralled by the sight of the horse. Fruerings Saigon is such a horse!
Saigon only touches the ground out of sheer courtesy. In spite of his young age, he is already embracing excellent balance, suppleness and power in all three gaits, and he is a delight to the eye, as well as the rider being carried on his back. A youngster in class. Saigons dam line represent several elite and medal mares from the renowned stut Nexen, among others Polka Nexen - mother to the elite and gold medal mare Polka Hit Nexen - silver winner at the World Championship for 6 y.o. dressagehorses in Verden, now educated for Grand Prix.

Fruerings Saigon is selected for the 2019 Danish Warmblood licensing.

Ringsbos Fergalicious

Sex: Mare
Born: 2015
Height: 169 cm

Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you a horse like Fergalicious, and that’s pretty close to the real thing. This horse has a very impressiv engine, extreemly well placed and activ hind legs. A big, glorious and beautiful mare with a fantastic frame and three strong gaits. 

- She will make them boys go loco!

Ringbo’s Fergalicious’ mother scored 848 points on her riding test, proving a horse with excellent rideability

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Possibility to try the horses before the auction

The auction team is ready for your questions and will try to provide you with all the informations you need before the auction. And the team will also be ready for you, if your interested in trying some of the horses already now before they arrive for the auction. Feel free to contact Louise Ringsbo - auktion@varmblod.dk/ +45 61 67 94 93.



VIDEOS - Blue Hors part of stallion show yesterday in Vechta

Yesterday with stallion show in Vechta

A huge program with stallions from Hengsthaltung Martin Determann, Hengststation Ahlers, Hengsthaltung Ludwig Kathmann, Hengststation Pape, VDL Stud and Blue Hors.

Fantastic presentation of the new KWPN stallion Blue Hors Livius by Gotcha-Utopia / Jazz - really looks like a stallion with both type, interior and suppleness in the body. Gonna be very exciting to follow him in Herning for Danish Warmblood licensing next month.

It was the first stallion show abroad for Blue Hors rider Nanna Merrald and she showed both Blue Hors St. Schufro and Blue Hors Farrell.

FEI PRESS RELEASE - Werth wins, but Reynolds prevents German whitewash in Neumünster

Irish rider continues to sparkle with another national record-breaking score

The undeniable queen of Dressage, Isabell Werth (49), won today’s ninth and penultimate leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2018/2019 Western European League on home ground at Neumünster (GER) with her multi-medalled mare Weihegold. On a day when the German star and her accomplished compatriots claimed six of the top seven places in a super-hot competition however, Ireland’s Judy Reynolds (37) lifted the hopes and dreams of enthusiasts around the world when snatching third spot with her brilliant little gelding, Vancouver K.

Werth and her super-mare are defending FEI Dressage World Cup™ double-champions having stormed to victory in Omaha (USA) in 2017 and again in Paris (FRA) last season. They took the lead with a score of 86.810 when fourth-last to go this morning, and their closest challengers were the 2018 Neumünster winners Helen Langehanenberg (36) and Damsey FRH who were last into the arena, posting a mark of 83.825 for second place.

That pushed Reynolds and the little Dutch-bred gelding she calls JP down to third, but this was a sensational result for the pair who fly the flag of a horse-loving country that is really only waking up to the excitement of the sport of Dressage. Yesterday they became the first-ever Irish partnership to take a podium placing in a Western European League Grand Prix, and today they broke the Irish international Freestyle record score they set in Amsterdam (NED) last month when putting 82.750 on the board.

"I was in the arena training this morning at 6am, and Patrick (her husband) and I were chatting before we got down to work. We were wondering do people say “if she can get into the middle of the Germans, then maybe I can too!"

Judy Reynolds IRL (3rd)

"JP is a relatively normal pony but he’s getting in there and shaking them up a bit!” Reynolds added with a laugh today.

She temporarily slotted into runner-up position behind Werth whose performance was met with a roar of approval from the knowledgeable Neumünster crowd. You could hear a pin drop during every test in the compact Holstenhallen.

"It’s outstanding - it’s like riding in a hot-spot and there’s a special emotion here, special people, special spectators, supporting us all the time"

Isabell Werth GER (1st)

Werth said after posting her fourth winning score of the season and her fifth victory at this German venue. 

The crowd clearly enjoyed every moment, and the lady who won the first of her four World Cup titles in Gothenburg (SWE) in 1992 with Fabienne, is now planning to give Weihegold a break but will bring her other top ride, Emilio to the last leg of the series at ’s-Hertogenbosch (NED) next month as a kind of insurance policy. “Just in case, it’s always good to have two horses qualified!” said the multiple champion who has a super-talented string to choose from and who will be returning to the Swedish city where she posted that first memorable win 27 years ago to defend her title in April. 

Langehanenberg’s second-place finish leaves her lying second on the Western European League leaderboard, behind compatriot Dorothee Schneider who lined up fifth with Sammy Davis Jr this morning and who is celebrating her 50th birthday today. The biggest dilemma that German team manager Monica Theodorescu has now is to decide which two of the five German riders currently in the leading pack will join Werth at the Final, because each nation is only permitted to field three horse-and-rider combinations.

Today’s result leaves Reynolds on the edge of the qualification zone, with only the top nine from this league making the cut. One more good run at the last leg in ’s-Hertogenbosch should seal it for the Irishwoman whose new Freestyle music and floorplan are going down a storm with both judges and spectators alike. This was only the third time for them to perform to their “Lord of the Dance” soundtrack and, at 17 years of age, the sometimes quirky Vancouver K looks to be still growing in comfort and confidence in the ring. 

“JP is in the best form he’s ever been in! It was never our plan to do so many shows so close together but it seems to suit us better and he’s loving it!” said the rider who, as Ireland’s sole representative at the very top end of the sport right now, is inspiring many others in both her own country and elsewhere to strive to also be the best they can be.

Watch highlights here 
 

Result:

1. Weihegold OLD (Isabell Werth) GER 86.810

2. Damsey FRH (Helen Langehanenberg) GER 83.825

3. Vancouver K (Judy Reynolds) IRL 82.750

FULL RESULTS

VIDEO OF THE ENTIRE GP - Weihe and Werth 6% ahead of Damsey and Langehanenberg in today's CDI-W Grand Prix

Lot of very nice riding for today’s World Cup Grand Prix, unfortunately the field was reduced from 17 starters to 16, as Danish Daniel Bachmann Andersen with Blue Hors Zack had withdrawn due to an hoof abscess.

H2R comments - top 3

Weihegold OLD GER - bit unsteady halt, good balanced diagonal, good half passes, good halt lack more diagonal clear rhythm for rein back, super passage, good piaffe, good transition out, good walk tour, 2nd piaffe/passage good, piaffe on the spot, good 2 times, nice zig-zag, super 1 times, super well balanced pirouettes, nice transition at M, good diagonal, fire on the ground for the final centerline. 82,565%

Damsey FRH GER - nice halt, power diagonal, nice crossing/balance for half passes, lack bit carriage, good halt with rein back, nice diagonal, small tension hind for transition to passage, lack bit energy for 1st piaffe, fantastic extended walk, superb collected walk, nice transition to passage, lack bit go/energy for 2nd piaffe, good passage, nice 2 times, good extended canter, nice zig-zag, 3rd change parallel hind for 1 times, bit hurried into 1st pirouette but nice control in the pirouette, super extended trot, good final lacking the final meters with natural forward search. 76,413%

Vancouver K IRL - good start, small tension for 1st extended trot, half passes lack bit more bend, good 1st piaffe/passage tour, lack bit more clear relaxation for walk tour, bit forward 2nd piaffe becomes a bit cautious, good 2 times, good extended canter, good balance for zig-zag, good 1 times, big 1st pirouette, better 2nd, good transition to trot at M, good extended trot, good passage nice into piaffe becomes bit tense at end of piaffe and tense out. 75,109%

Swedish Rose Mathisen and Zuidenwind with a super nice test today

For quite a long period of time Rose has been struggling with Zuidenwind doing most of the tests with kind of open mouth. This fact has unfortunately been following them for a while, and also caused some problems on and off during their tests.

Today was a totally different picture when Zuidenwind did the entire test with closed mouth. Lots of very nice things and well balanced all the way except the two times with an error. They are for sure back on track. Today scoring 71,217%.

Danish Carina Cassøe Krüth and May-Day Graftebjerg building up a partnership

Last season as their common debut season at international Grand Prix level, and today with their 2nd World Cup Grand Prix they are gaining experience and building up at partnership in the big arenas. Today it was with an error for the one times and then just minor things that kept them away from the +70% level. Looks like a combination that could be at +72% level with a bit more experience.

Below you find the entire Grand Prix test, and just move the timeline to find your favorites.

At 43:30 - Danish Carina Cassøe Krüth with May-Day Graftebjerg

At 2:39:00 - Isabel Werth with Weihegold OLD

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VIDEO - National Grand Prix victory for Pathetique and Dorothee Schneider

75% was quiet well paid for today’s victory. Nice flow for the trot tour and good balance, the collected walk becomes with some tensions on the short side, but still with 6,5 - 6,5 - 7,0 from the judges, small tensions for two times and zig-zag canter lack more flow, the final piaffe with a small lack of impulsion.

But Dorothee is a true master of presenting the horse in the arena, and just asking exact what the horse capable of that day - it´s all about timing.

Watch the test here below.

Both Kristina Bröring-Sprehe with Destiny OLD and Isabel Werth with Quintus were struggling with their tests. For Kristina it was mainly about lacking more balance and clear beat for the piaffe tours and transitions, as the rest was quite nice all the way. Isabel Werth started with Quintus trotting at the entering centerline, and then Werth just turned at started again. From there more unbalanced moments crept in, but as we know her she just kept on to the final centerline for the biggest applause from the audience.

Both finishes with 69%.

See the entire results here.

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Die Fürstin OLD and Frederike Hahn winner of Inter I freestyle today in Neumünster

Lovely freestyle today starting with the canter tour with nice series and good pirouettes, super nice supple forward flow and go all the way without any technical issues.

Die Fürstin OLD is 9 year old and by Blue Hors Don Romantic / Fürst Heinrich. Last year they qualified for the prestigious Nürnberger Burg Pokal final with victory in May in Hagen. In the final they became 9th.

Entries for CDI3 Norway 20 - 24 February

FEI PRESS RELEASE - Opportunity knocks with FEI World Championships 2022 bid process

While 2019 is set to be another busy year for international horse sport, potential bidders are already vying for the possibility of hosting FEI World Championships in 2022. The FEI has already received some exciting expressions of interest for 2022, with more submissions expected before the 28 February deadline. 

“I am delighted to say that the level of interest and the quality of submissions to host FEI World Championships in 2022 has been very high so far, and we are confident that we will have an interesting pool of candidates to choose from when the allocations are made later this year,” FEI President Ingmar De Vos said.

The FEI initiated a bid process for individual FEI World Championships in all disciplines for 2022 at the FEI General Assembly in Manama (BRN) in November last year.  

The FEI President stressed at the time that this does not necessarily mean the end of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ concept, and bids to host the full seven disciplines together for 2022 will be considered. 

The FEI Board unanimously approved the opening of a bidding process for individual world championships in all disciplines for 2022, with preference being given to multi-discipline bids. The Board also agreed that ideally the FEI World Championships for Dressage and Para Dressage should be combined. The world championships for 2022 in the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines will serve as qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Games.

“Equestrian sport has become increasingly globalised, but there are relatively few countries that have the capacity to host world championships in all disciplines simultaneously,” the FEI President said. 

“The new bid process allows for the sustainable and cost-effective use of existing equestrian sports facilities and for the FEI to partner with National Federations that may have hesitated putting forward multi-discipline bids in the past. The door is now open for these Federations to consider submitting an expression of interest for an individual world championship in the discipline of their choice.”

In a key change to the bid process, the FEI will host an interactive workshop at the end of March in Lausanne for all National Federations/OrganisingCommittees that submit an expression of interest in the 2022 World Championships. 

“This interactive workshop is a key factor in ensuring that we adequately convey the structure, opportunities and minimum requirements of hosting the FEI World Championships 2022. By working more closely with the National Federations and Organising Committees from the very start of the process, we can ensure a unified vision and establish an achievable set of goals to work towards,” Ingmar De Vos said. 

There are over 4,000 FEI events organised world-wide annually across the seven disciplines of Jumping, Dressage & Para-Dressage, Eventing, Endurance, Driving & Para-Driving, Vaulting and Reining, with world championships in the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines held every four years and every second year for non-Olympic disciplines. 

Timeline

• 28 February 2019 – Deadline for receipt of non-binding expressions of interest to host one or multiple FEI World Championship(s) 2022. All information can be accessed here. 

• 26 March 2019 – Workshop to be held in Lausanne after which interested bidders will be invited to submit a formal bid, outlining their plans and visions for hosting FEI World Championships in 2022.

• November 2019 – Allocation of FEI World Championships at the in-person Board meeting at the FEI General Assembly in Moscow (RUS). All bids will be fully evaluated over the Spring/Summer of 2019. 

Questions concerning the bid process can be sent to bidding@fei.org.

21 young dressage horses are ready for Danish Warmblood Spring Auction

An attractive collection is ready for the Spring Auction during Danish Warmblood stallion show taking place from 6 - 10 March.

Focus horse HESSELHØJ DOWNTOWN

Sex: Stallion - Born: 2016 - Height: 167 cm

In Hesselhøj Downtown you will find the complete stallion, an absolute joy to the eye. A relaxed walk, the most beatiful “up hill” canter and a trot that is best compared to angelic singing, this horse masters all the gaits with little to no comparison. He is a horse not easily forgotten. Hesselhøj Downtown is out of a damline with medals, his mother as awarded with silvermedal and his GD is Kabooki, elite and silver medal winning mare, who also mothered the B-dressage horse Paso Double and the bronze medal winning mare, Picota.

Hesselhøj Downtown is selected for the 2019 Danish Warmblood licensing.

From the pre-selection this young Donkey Boy son was showing himself as a clear copy of his successful sire. This boy looks like a top price for the auction.

Positive horse owners and riders

“This year there has been a huge and positive support for the auction, a lot of horse owner attended from the start of November last year when we started searching for horses online. Dennis Fisker and I has since November been on the road all over Denmark, we have been talking to a lot of horse owners and seen a lot horses. Some horses selected straight away, and some horses we’ve selected for Danish Warmblood talent stable, where we have been following the horses over a period of time to confirm and ensure the development towards the final selection for the auction.

The entire selection has been very positive as everyone has been working for the best results, and the combination with Michael Højgaard and Dennis Fisker as the men on the ground giving the riders advices, in order to optimise the preparation and education of the young horses towards the auction.

We are very proud about this collection and its been a great experience with this cooperation between, horse owners, riders and our auction team,” tells Louise Ringsbo one of the responsible for the selection of the horses for the auction.

Possiblility to try the horses before the auction

The auction team is ready for your questions and will try to provide you with all the informations you need before the auction. And the team will also be ready for you, if your interested in trying some of the horses already now before they arrive for the auction. Feel free to contact Louise Ringsbo - auktion@varmblod.dk/ +45 61 67 94 93.

The final videos will be available Friday.

New very exciting stallion from KWPN licensing for Blue Hors

News at Blue Hors today

New super young stallion for the stallion collection

At the KWPN licensing in s´Hertogenbosch we purchased a very interesting young stallion - Blue Hors Livius

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Beautiful confirmation with three very good gaits, and for the licensing he showed a very good overview. 

The sire Gotcha-Utopia by Ziesto was licensed at KWPN in 2014, the same year he did his performance test with 80 points. As 4 year old he became 4th in the Pavo Cup final and won later same year KHNS championship for 4 year old horses. The grand sire Ziesto has been successful with Hans Peter Minderhoud winning Grand Prix. 

From his bloodlines he is very interesting, as his pedigree via Gotcha-Utopia and Ziesto goes back to Lancet by Wenzel I. Lancet participated at two Olympic Games. In 2004 in Athens he became individual no 11 with Imke Schellekens-Bartels, while he became individual no 7 with British Emma Hindle in Hong Kong 2008. 

The dam Winoa by the "stempel" stallions Jazz x Flemmingh, is a very exciting mare. She did her mare performance test with a total of 90,5 points, which only very few mares has done over the last 20 years. Furthermore she has won Z-dressage.

The mark from the mare performance test: 

Walk: 8,5

Trot: 9,5

Canter: 9,0

Self carriage/balance: 9,5

Ride ability/potential: 9,0

Potential as dressage horse: 9,0

Total score 90,5 points 

The dam line has produced more licensed stallions as Bacio, Hassan, Also and IDS. Furthermore there are more sportshorses from the dam line in both dressage and jumping. The grand dam by Flemmingh is KWPN Elite mare.  

Blue Hors Livius will be presented for Danish Warmblood licensing in March, and he will also be presented for Oldenburg Verband and Hannoveraner Verband in 2019. 

Sport test in Verden next week 19 - 20 February

Another great sport test comes up for the 4 year old and 5 year old stallions. This time in Verden Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

Among the starters are OLD Champion stallion 2017 Benefit from Swedish Lövsta Stuteri and also the stallion Finest Selection by Follow Me / Lauries Crusador xx from Lodbergen.

Also De Angelo owned in partnership between HP Horses, Helgstrand Dressage and Deckstation Schockemöhle, and Sansibar AK and Damon Gold both from HP Horses will be at start.

Live stream schedule via Clipmyhorse:

Tuesday

16.15 - 4 year old - test with own rider

18.00 - 5 year old - test with own rider

Wednesday

13.15 - 4 year old - test rider

16.15 - 5 year old - test rider

See the full catalog here.

3 exciting young stallions getting ready for the new season

The foreign breeding societies has already made their decisions and now we are just waiting for Danish Warmblood licensing taking place from 6 - 10 March in Herning.

The Danish breeders will again this year for sure have some of the best stallions to choose from, and among them many new stallions and very exciting bloodlines.

One of the very progressive and enthusiastic stallion owners is Norwegian Kristin Andresen, owner of Danish Warmblood gold medal stallion Hesselhøj Donkey Boy, and the two Hanoverian stallions Romeo and Premium stallion De L´Or.

This year Kristin Andresen will, in cooperation with Danish stallion station Katrinelund and Noagaard riders Sophie Christensen and Jan Møller Christensen, bring two new top youngsters for Herning.

The 4 year old Tophøjs Tebaldo - top mover and colt of the year in Danish Warmblood 2015, and additionally the 3 year old Hanoverian Premium stallion Duke, which showed himself in a convincing style from first step to the appointment as a Premium stallion at the Hanoverian licensing.

The third very interesting stallion for Kristin Andresen this year is Dario. He was also appointed as Premium stallion in Hannover late last year.

The plan for Dario has already been made, and he will stay in Germany to prepare for the spring stallion performance test under Tessa Frank, and he will be available via State Stud Celle, and they are of course very pleased to be able to offer a top Premium stallion by Dancier for the German breeders, as Dancier passed away in 2017 after a severe colic attack. Furthermore is the plan that Tessa Frank is going to try to qualify Dario for the Bundeschampionate.

Dario was spotted by the very experienced Dr. Kerstin Klieber from Dressurstall Sandbrink as a foal at the Hanoverian foal auction, and he was prepared for the licensing in Verden by Arnd Schwierking, where Kristin purchased him over the auction. And Dr. Kerstin Klieber told H2R: “Dario has always shown great qualities and was also a foal really swinging through his body when moving, and I´m very pleased for State Stud Celle that he will be offered through them for the German breeders.”

VR Classics in Neumünster starts Thursday morning

Neumünster is a huge event where everything is going on in the same arena. The schedule is always packed like the grandstands in the Holstenhalle in Neumünster. The dressage is always in the mornings and it is a very attractive place for the riders to come whether it is dressage or jumping.

The entire event will be live via Clipmyhorse, except Sunday´s World Cup freestyle which will be at FEI-tv.

The dressage schedule:

Thursday

• 08.00 - CDI1 Prix Sct. Georg

Friday

• 08.00 - CDI1 Intermediaire I freestyle

• 09.35 - Grand Prix, national

Saturday

• 09.00 - CDI-W Grand Prix

Sunday

• 07.55 - Grand Prix Special, national

• 10.00 - CDI-W Grand Prix freestyle

Start lists will be available here.

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VISIT MARISE BAGS IN HOLSTENHALLE

Expression and Diederik van Silfhout winner of CDI3 Grand Prix Special in Le Mans today

Solid tests from top 3 today

Top 3 combinations with good over all qualities today and no major technical issues.

For Marcus Hermes with his just 9 year old Zinq Abegglen FH it was the decision from today’s judge at H French Prain which kept the them away from the top of the podium..

Abegglen brings super qualities for the future and for sure a horse to keep an eye on.

International horses in today's national Intermediaire II in Hedensted, Denmark

Marianne Helgstrand and Super Mario at Danish Warmblood stallion show 2018 - photo credit: H2R

Star field with international horses Lollipop, Delatio and Wasabi OLD with their new riders

A quick look at today’s start list with international horses with new riders.

The 15 year old gelding Lollipop by Lord Sinclair / Welt Hit I moved back in November last year to Helgstrand Dressage (former competed by British Emile Faurie), more precisely as a Grand Prix schoolmaster for Marianne Helgstrand.

Back in the spring 2016 Andreas Helgstrand purchased Deep Impact as a 40-year-old birthday present for his wife Marianne Helgstrand, but they never really fit each other, and short time after Severo Jurado Lopez took over the ride and they became a very successful international combination together. About the new partnership with Lollipop Marianne Helgstrand tells: “I’m very happy with Lollipop, we have now been together a few month and today was our first start together. He is really my dream of a Grand Prix schoolmaster, I’m really happy with our debut victory today, and of course I still have a lot to learn at this level,” tells Marianne.

And it was not the only horse Marianne made her debut with at Inter II level today. Her long time partner 10 year old Super Mario by For Compliment did also step into this level with a very nice performance.

Malaysian Qabil Ambak who recently purchased the stallion Delatio (former ridden by Patrik Kittel) also made their debut together today, like Blue Hors rider Nanna Merrald with Wasabi OLD, former competed by Allan Grøn.

More than just the scores

Among the judges for today’s national Intermediaire II was Christine Winther Prip at M, and H2R caught her after the class for a bit more than just facts from the scoreboard about some of today’s combinations.

Lollipop: “Lovely very active and lightfooted horse with highlights in beautiful passage with nice angles. For some moments the trot becomes a bit tense and the trot becomes a bit passage for some moments. Tensions for the series with a bit crop high for the first change in the two times, and kicks for the first change for the one times. A very interesting new combination just need a bit more experience in the arena together.”

Super Mario: “A bit unfortunate start where Super Mario gets big eyes at the beginning with some tensions. Super nice lateral work with beautiful expression and shoulder freedom, good passage, the piaffe lacking a bit more quickness and balance, becomes a bit passage like, but very positive picture with many highlights.”

Adrenalin Firfod: “Elegant and lightfooted, unfortunately lacking bit more forward flow for the piaffe/passage tours, as the basic qualities are quite good for both the piaffe and passage, nice pirouettes.”

Wasabi OLD: “Very correct and solid performance. Wasabi is with a bit long topline and the distance for the hindlegs to be able to be under the gravity is a difficult, but Nanna does a great job and keeps Wasabi active with nice flow with good pirouettes and nice two times.”

Delatio: “An impressive horse in the arena - makes a great picture. It was obvious that it is a pretty new partnership. Very active passage which sometimes shows some tensions, errors creeping into both series. Looks like a very interesting partner for Qabil when they get some more experience together.”

Blue Hors Zatchmo: “Looks like a horse without any weaknesses, very nice half passes, super nice push from hind for the extensions, lovely ground cover for piaffe/passage, but becomes a bit insecure, but showing beautiful moments.”

Hønnerups Driver: (Kasprzak Dressage rider Josefine Hoffmann just moved into U25) “Beautiful debut from Josefine and Driver. Bit cautious start where it is obvious that Josefine does not want to make any pressure, but they are both “developing” during the test. Unfortunately Driver is loosing one hindleg for the pirouettes right, but a very nice test and doing a beautiful passage at the final centerline.”

Aston Martin: “Does the job, but lacking more natural go and looks a bit unwilling throughout the test even though he is doing his job. Nice piaffe and passage tours.”

“A class with many nice horses, but still a bit green at this level - a lot to be pleased about”, tell Christine Prip.

VIDEOS - Something EXTRA from Friday nights stallion show in Verden

Impossible to choose the best stallion

So many attractive stallions at the same place yesterday evening in Niedersachenshalle in Verden, and for the first time ever with Schockemöhle stallions in Verden. This evening was the second stallion show with the new stallion cooperation between Helgstrand & Schockemöhle, and for sure the spectators got a special show.

Top price stallions, Champion Stallions, World Champions, Bundeschampions and Performance test winners what more could you wish for wether your are a passionate breeder, a rider or just curious to watch the best.

Super movers, black, bay, chestnut or grey - your choice.

For sure another very interesting World Championship year comes up (Ermelo 1 - 4 August).

The presentation started at 19:00 and not a single seat was free in the arena - everyone was ready. The hosts of the evening Paul Schockemöhle and Andreas Helgstrand welcomed the audience including the viewer at Clipmyhorse. This was the first time ever that live stream was a part of the stallion presentation for Schockemöhle stallions.

Ones again Peter Stojanow was on the spot capturing the great evening.

The entire show is available via the archive at Clipmyhorse

Some of H2R favourites during the evening:

Final with World Champions Revolution and D´avie.

Next time many of those top stallions will be shown is at Danish Warmblood stallions show 6-10 March - secure your tickets here.

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Quater Back Junior and Nicolas Wagner winner of CDI3 GP today in Le Mans

Comeback victory

The now just 10 year old Quater Back Junior and Nicolas Wagner did a very nice come back today. The combination has not been at start since last year in Cappeln, where they showed a fantastic debut year. Today they showed a nice effortless test, easy piaffe/passage tours, nice series, bit unbalance pirouettes, but nice over all picture and 72,109% victory.

Another youngster just 9 year old Zinq Abegglen FH by Ampere / Carabas made his international debut late last year as just 8 year in November in Oldenburg after a success through the prestigious Louisdor Preis (GP for 8-10 year old horses). He brings a lovely easy and effortless picture for the demanding piaffe and passage tours, today lacking more relaxation for the walk tour, and a small misunderstanding into the final piaffe, but catches nicely afterwards.

KWPN stallion Expression N.O.P. with Diederik van Silfhout showed a solid test with a few issues, but the overall picture lacking the high quality as the stallion shows very little push from hind throughout the entire test. Clear passage and piaffe from very active front legs.

Danish Warmblood horses

Among the 27 starters three of them were Danish Warmblood horses. Rossetti by Blue Hors Romanov / Midt-West Ibi-Light bred by Elsebeth Lykke Andersen, Nærum DEN with Finish rider Henri Rouste. The pair made their international debut last year and Rouste showed Rossetti two times. In Denmark Rossetti was former ridden and edcated by Jan Møller Christensen and part of DWB Young Horses in Verden as both 6 year old and 7 year old. Rossetti shows a lot of quality for the entire trot tour, unfortunately with two times canter for the half pass to right today, and for the canter tour some tensions are creeping in. They finish as no 7 with 69,152%.

Huracan by Blue Hors Hotline / Blue Hors Don Schufro bred by Lars Christensen ridden by Japanese Hiroyuki Kitahara. Looked a bit tense from outside the white fence, but showed a nice but for some moment bit cautious test with good control. 67,935%

A new international combination is the 11 year old Danish Warmblood gelding Zigzag by Blue Hors Zack / Blue Hors Don Schufro bred by Bjarne and Astrid Risvig, Billund DEN. Zigzag is ridden by Swiss rider Gilles Ngovan. Back in 2017 they did two international competitions in small tour and today they made their international debut in big tour scoring 62,022%. In general no exercise weaknesses but of course they lack both routine and timing for the demanding test.

See the entire results here.

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FEI issues guidelines on equine influenza outbreak

FEI PRESS RELEASE

The FEI has issued guidelines to the equestrian community to protect horses from and prevent transmission of equine influenza, following confirmed outbreaks of the virus in Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Nigeria, United Kingdom and the United States of America since the beginning of the year.

Equine influenza is a highly contagious virus which causes respiratory disease in horses. The virus is endemic to most countries in the world and outbreaks can have a severe impact on the equine industry, potentially resulting in restrictions on horse movement and cancelled events.  

“Vaccinating horses against equine influenza is key to combating the spread of equine influenza,” FEI Veterinary Director Göran Åkerström said. “It is important that all horses are vaccinated, regardless of whether or not they compete or come into contact with other horses, but there are also biosecurity measures that should be put in place, including best hygiene practices.”

All FEI horses must have an up-to-date vaccination history in their passports and checks are carried out on entry to all FEI events.

The air-borne virus can spread up to two kilometres, depending on the environmental conditions, and can be easily transmitted between horses that are in close contact, such as attending events, group training and hunting, or between vaccinated and unvaccinated horses in the home yard.

Any horse that displays any signs of illness should not leave their home yard. This also applies to any horse that has been in contact with a horse or horses that have equine influenza. 

“This year we are seeing a return of the Clade 1 virus in infected horses. Vaccinated horses have suffered only mild clinical signs of the disease and recovered quickly, but unvaccinated horses have been much more severely affected”, FEI Veterinary Advisor Caterina Termine said. “The key message is, get your horse vaccinated, monitor horse health extremely closely and call your veterinarian if you have any concerns.”

The FEI’s comprehensive question and answer document on equine influenza is available here. Please visit FEI Campus for a course on Equine Influenza: A Horse Owners Guide.

High light of the stallion performance test in Münster-Handorf was Jovian with top score of 9,08

Today with final day at 2 day sport test in Münster-Handorf

Test rider was ones again Philipp Hess and comments/advices during the testing was made from Sebastian Heinze.

The first day doing a test with own rider where Jovian and Eva Möller showed an outstanding qualities, and today the test rider Philipp Hess clearly enjoyed his testing while rewarded Jovian with a clear 10.

Some of the comments from the judges were:

“We are asking ourselves why doesn´t the spectators applaud even more, it does not get any better. A 5 year old horse always in balance and uphill, swinging through the body for the trot. In canter clear uphill with volume and high ability for collection. A horse with all possibilities. The walk could show a bit more spaciousness.”

And from today’s test riding:

“It is an outstanding stallion. The stallion goes with forward search, push and elasticity. When the rider asking the stallion to come back he just shows his ability for the future passage, so much potential, in an always very nice selfcarriage. The test rider was also excited about Jovian - it is pure fun to ride such a stallion. The walk need to be with more over track, but still active with good quality.”

Gaitano, Escamillo and Tesla

Gaitano - ones again a top presentation and preparation from Beatrice Buchwald which made today’s 4 year old winner.

Both Escamillo and Tesla with big expectations. From H2R point of view a bit harsh judging of Escamillo from the test with own rider, as both rider and horse clearly were a bit affected by the “pressure”. Without doubt a future top stallion.

Tesla with Helen Langehanenberg did not really live up to H2R expectations. He seems a bit hurried for the trot work and does unfortunately not at the moment bring the stallion format.

Results 4 year old

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Results 5 year old

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