JJ Horses was recently, for the first time ever, represented as a breeder at the most prestigious event in the world: CHIO Aachen.
Over the years, JJ Horses in Norway has been selling offspring to clients all around the world. This year marked a significant milestone, as JJ Horses was officially listed as a breeder for the international competition at Aachen.
The reason JJ Horses, based in Norway, is registered with Danish Warmblood is that Ole Jørgen Jørgentvedt, the owner of JJ Horses, has been one of the pioneers of Warmblood breeding in Norway. He has also been a key figure behind the Norwegian division of Danish Warmblood.
From promising young stallion now towards Grand Prix
Video below from Danish Warmblood stallion pre-selection December 2018 ⬇️ when JJ Glory Day was 2,5 yr old.
9 year old stallion JJ Glory Day by Grand Galaxy Win / Deemster has been under American ownership since he was 3 years old by Alice Tarjan, who is also the owner of the international super Grand Prix mare Jane. Both horses are ridden by Marcus Orlob.
Shortly after Aachen H2R caught Marcus Orlob for a small chat about JJ Glory Day and their debut in Aachen.
They started their journey when Glory Day was 3,5 yr old and Marcus got him in training from the owner Alice Trajan. From there they have been successful at young horse level with victories and top placements for the young horse championships in USA. As a 7 yr old Glory Day was also qualified for WCYH but they chose not to go to Europe at that time. During this winter season in Florida, Glory Day and Marcus made a successful step into Inter II level winning Lövsta Future Challenge.
During their stay in Europe Marcus and the horses were based in Düsseldorf, as this is his old hometown, where he stayed with family and caught up with old friends. As Aachen is about 1 hour drive from Düsseldorf Marcus has orginally planned to drive between Düsseldorf and Aachen in order to train Glory Day during the event. Luckily he was accepted to bring Glory Day for the small tour in Aachen, which made the entire stay much more convenient, and at the same time gave Glory Day a valuable experience, being in the big Aachen invironment.
The setting in Aachen, with training and warm up with spectators taking place or walking behind the hedge, was a bit stressful for Glory Day and it of course also affected his performances in the arena, as there was quite a bit of tension, but still well-behaved, tell Marcus.
“Glory Day is a very handsome and nice stallion,” says Marcus. “He usually goes hacking and has daily paddock time as all other horses. He is training towards Grand Prix debut, but still needs a bit more time, in order to become more stable and confirmed.” During their Düsseldorf stay Marcus also had the chance to train for Hubertus Schmidt, who was very impressed about the qualities for the future.
The dam of JJ Glory Day
The rideability and qualities has for sure been proven through the dam line of JJ Glory Day, JJ Dolce Gabanna by Deemster / Riccione / Donnerhall, as she as a youngster herself won the national championship with three different rider as 4 yr, 5 yr and 6 yr old.
JJ Dolce Gabanna has also produced Java Dulce by Jazz (former JJ Jaguar) which is now successful with American Laura Graves, and JJ Spencer by Secret at WCYH in 2024 with Jessica Lynn Thomas.
Last year Dolce Gabanna had a full sibling to JJ Glory Day, and this year she has a stunning black colt by Pround James.