Ny Ravnstrup - a new era begins
NEWS at Helgstrand Dressage 1 November
At Helgstrand Dressage we think, it's very important to give the horses the best possible start in life. But until now we didn't have the opportunity to stable our foals and young horses before 2 years of age due to lack of space. But with the purchase of the beautiful farm, Ny Ravnstrup only 5 minutes from Helgstrand Dressage, we are ready to begin a new chapter at Helgstrand Dressage.
- We buy around 50-70 foals a year and for a long time it has been a great desire to have the foals at Helgstrand being able to give them the best conditions. With the purchase of Ny Ravnstrup we can now make the dream come true and that is a great feeling, said Andreas.
Ny Ravnstrup is only 5 minutes from Helgstrand Dressage and the plan is that the General Manager, Thomas Sigtenbjerggard and his wife, Lene Birkemose, who is managing the stallion station in Denmark, are going to live at Ny Ravnstrup.
- We are very much looking forward to run the place. The plan is to build new stables, which will house around 150 horses and in addition an indoor arena. The many hectares of land will be used to make our own hay, so that we may be able to supplement beyond what we buy. It's a big project and I'm really looking forward to getting started, adds Thomas, who at the same time sees Ny Ravnstrup as the perfect setting for him and his family.
- At Helgstrand Dressage a new era will begin with the purchase of Ny Ravnstrup. We are given the opportunity to follow our horses already from foals, giving them the best conditions by letting them grow up with other foals in a loose-housing system. They will be out every day and our competent veterinarians and farriers will make sure they get the best treatment, said Andreas.
Kittel and Delatio enters the International scene with World Cup debut today in Lyon
Germany and Sweden dominates today’s Grand Prix
Even though it was far from Isabell´s best ride with Emilio she still managed today’s win. Before entering the arena she just had a few reminding piaffe tours for Emilio, but that seemed to have made him a bit to hot, as she was not able to keep him relaxed for the entering halt and started out with a 38% trend, but from there it was just a small error for the 2 times and tiny issues during the test.
Successful debutant
Never seen a combination making their debut together at World Cup, but today Swedish Patrik Kittel just showed how to do that with the experienced 14 year old Delatio by De Niro. The Russian owner Elena Knyaginicheva has moved Delatio from Kasselmann to Kittel in order to be sold.
Kittel and Delatio showed a very harmonious test without any technical issues, and they really seems to fit each other perfectly. Many nice things along the test, with highlight for the entire canter tour, and as Kittel told after his ride “it´s such an amazing horse and there is so much more to give.” Delatio is former ridden and showed internationally by British Emile Faurie.
Both Dorothee Schneider and Antonia Ramel showed great performances.
Placed on 5th spot Spanish Juan Matute Guimon with Quantico and Hans Peter Minderhoud with Zanardi, smooth test with nice control all the way.
You can find more running comments from the Grand Prix via H2R Facebook site.
See the results here.
Tomorrow is the freestyle at 16.00.
Dutch stallion competitions starts in November
19 november: Anemone Horse Trucks Hengstencompetitie Dressuur, Kronenberg
12 december: Anemone Horse Trucks Hengstencompetitie Dressuur, Ermelo
28 december: Anemone Horse Trucks Hengstencompetitie Dressuur, Zuidbroek
Full live streaming via clipmyhorse from all competitions.
Anemone Horse Trucks Stallion Competition Dressage
The Stallion Competition is a unique opportunity to see young approved- and selected stallions in action. This is of great value to many breeders prior to the breeding season: quite often the choice for a stallion is made at the stands of stallion competitions. The competition aims to give breeders and other interested parties insight into the stallions’ performance potential.
Participation
In early winter, the Stallion Competition takes place, which draws a large audience. It is a unique event in which approved stallions from European studbooks compete against each other in dressage and jumping. The Stallion Competition’s goal is to give breeders and stakeholders an insight in the performance capacities of the KWPN-stallions. The Stallion Competition is the unique opportunity to see the young and approved KWPN-stallions in action. This is of great value to many breeders prior to the breeding season: quite often the choice for a stallion is made at the stands of stallion competitions. This competition is held in three different locations across the Netherlands. The final takes place at the KWPN Stallion Show in ’s-Hertogenbosch.
Horses which meet the following requirements may compete in one or more classes of the Stallion Competition:
Stallions approved by the KWPN, KWPN-NA, NRPS, or an EU-recognized studbook for warmbloods with the primary breeding goal of producing jumpers and/or dressage horses and whose registered party is a current member of the KWPN
OR
Stallions born in 2011 or later which have been selected for the KWPN performance test and which meet veterinary requirements for admission to the test and whose registered party is a current member of the KWPN.
Source: KWPN
Both World Cup Grand Prix and freestyle from Lyon will be available via FEI-tv
When World Cup from comes up from Lyon Thursday morning starting at 8:00 with the Grand Prix it will be available via FEI-tv, like the World Cup freestyle Friday at 16:00.
Start lists will be online here.
Se eller gense de internationale klasser incl. World Cup Grand Prix fra Herning via arkivet på Zibrasport
Sezuan gold medal mare winner of Danish Warmblood ability test today - also with a clear 10 for the canter
Queenspark Wendy by Sezuan / Blue Hors Soprano with Søren Wind won today’s qualifier at region 4. Like yesterday the judges rewarded once again the great “Sezuan canter” with a 10.
More top premium stallions on future "Danish" hands from today's auction
Norwegian Kristin G. Andresen also became a major player at this years HANN stallion auction as she purchased two very attractive stallions, but Kristin was also the with the second last bid for the top price stallion sold at 2.010.000 euros to Helgstrand & Schockemöhle.
Kristin Andresen has for many year been working together with the Danes Ib Kirk, Kathrinelund and Noagaard v. Sophie & Jan Christensen (rider of Hesselhøj Donkey Boy), and of course both will be part of the further development of the new premium top stallions.
No 56 by Dimaggio / Sir Donnerhall I was purchased for 570.000 euros.
No 49 by Danicer / Wolkenstein II was purchased for 120.000 euros.
TOTAL AUCTION PRICES - 2.010.000 euros RECORD price at HANN stallion auction today
Helgstrand / Schockemöhle purchased both most expensive stallion no 97 by Vivaldi - Dancier for 2.010.000 euros and 2nd most expensive no 78 by Lord Leatherdale - Boston for 800.000 euros.
The bidding duel from today’s record price.
No 98
No 78
Sezuan son Elverhøjs Raccalto with Meike Lang winner of ability test and qualified for final in March 2019
First event this year for the 4 year old Danish Warmblood horses was at region 7, Hjallerup northern Jutland today, and the first participants for the final are qualified.
A total of 35 young horses will be qualified for the final.
The final takes place during Danish Warmblood stallion show 6 - 10 March 2019. As part of the final the best 24 horses will again in 2019 be tested by Swedish international top rider Patrik Kittel.
Danish Warmblood gelding Spot On sold to Australia
Another horse from CVL Horses sold out of Denmark. This time the 5 year old Danish Warmblood gelding Spot On by Sezuan / Solos Carex.
Spot On was among this years young horses qualified for Danish Warmblood Young Horses Championship in Herning.
Spot On is one of a total of three horses sold to Australian Terry Snow, sponsor of Grand Prix rider Brett Parbary.
Spot On has already left CVL Horses and will soon start the long journey to Australia.
VIDEOS - Decision Day at HANN licensing
Exciting morning at HANN licensing with presentation free and subsequent announcement of licensing.
This year the licensing commission decided to add a bit of their comments about each licensed stallion during the announcements - great way to underline the decisions.
Hanoverian Premium Stallions 2018:
Licensed 1st ring:
33 Benicio/Florencio
34 Bernay/Don Gregory
35 Bon Coeur/Fürst Nymphenburg
37 Bon Coeur/Fürst Nymphenburg
38 Bon Coeur/Rohdiamant PREMIUM STALLION
Licensed 2nd ring:
39 Bon Coeur/Florestan I
40 Bon Coeur/Carabas
41 Bon Coeur/Wolkentanz
42 Bon Coeur/Vivaldi PREMIUM STALLION
43 Bordeaux/For Compliment
44 Borsalino/Quaterback
45 Buckingham/Anteaus
Licensed 3rd ring:
47 Dancier/Sir Donnerhall I
48 Dancier/Lauries Crusador xx
49 Dancier/Wolkenstein II PREMIUM STALLION
51 Danone I/Fidertanz
53 De Niro/Sandro Hit
54 DeLorean/Stedinger
Licensed 4th ring:
56 Dimaggio/Sir Donnerhall I PREMIUM STALLION
57 Dimaggio/Scolari PREMIUM STALLION
Licensed 5th ring:
64 For Romance I/Rock Forever I
65 Franklin/Ehrentanz
66 Fürstbischof/Dancier
68 Fürstenball/Dancier
69 Fürstenball/His Highness
Licensed 6th ring:
71 Fürsten-Look/Benetton Dream
74 Le Vivaldi/Lauries Crusador xx
75 Lissaro/Likoto xx
77 Libertad/Sir Oldenburg
78 Lord Leatherdale/Boston PREMIUM STALLION
Licensed 7th ring:
79 Livaldon/De Niro
81 Morricone/Sir Donnerhall I PREMIUM STALLION
82 Millennium/Desperados
83 Negro/San Remo
84 Rock Forever/Fidertanz
85 St. Schufro/Hofrat
Licensing 8th ring:
87 Sean Connery/Wilwandere
89 Sezuan/Desperados
92 Veneno/Dimaggio
94 Veneno/Fidertanz PREMIUM STALLION
Licensing 9th ring:
95 Veneno/Fidertanz PREMIUM STALLION
97 Vivaldi/Dancier PREMIUM STALLION - VIDEO
98 Vivaldi/Desperados PREMIUM STALLION
99 Vivaldi/Hohenstein PREMIUM STALLION
100 Vivaldi/Sandro Hit
101 Vivaldi/Sandro Hit
Some videos made by Horsetelex.com
No 69 Fürstenball - His Highness
No 78 Lord Leatherdale - Boston
No 97 Vivaldi - Dancier
No 98 Vivaldi - Desperados
VIDEOS - Which HANN stallions will be licensed?
No 42 by Bon Coeur / Vivaldi
Today with both presentation on the triangle and by lunging
From watching the presentation by hand this morning you were able to watch every single stallion with quite sharp eyes.
How does the stallion enter the arena? How does the stallion balance on the slippery surface? How does the stallion carry himself? How is the contact in the bridle? How is the stallion reacting all the way?
And with subsequent lunging you get the best possibilities to see a more clear picture of the stallion. The natural frame, the balance and not least the canter quality.
From H2R list following stallions will be licensed (P=premium) (V=video below):
No 35 by Bon Coeur / Fürst Nymphenburg P
No 37 by Bon Coeur / Fürst Nymphenburg
No 41 by Bon Coeur / Wolkentanz
No 42 by Bon Coeur / Vivaldi P
No 44 by Borsalino / Quaterback P V
No 53 by De Niro / Sandro Hit
No 56 by Dimaggio / Sir Donnerhall I
No 57 by Dimaggio / Scolari V
No 64 by For Romance I / Rock Forever
No 65 by Franklin / Ehrentanz V
No 69 by Fürstenball / His Highness P
No 75 by Lissaro / Likoto xx
No 78 by Lord Leatherdale / Boston
No 79 by Livaldon / De Niro
No 81 by Morricone / Sir Donnerhall I
No 82 by Millennium / Desperados
No 83 by Negro / San Remo
No 85 by St. Schufro / Hofrat P V
No 86 by Sarotti Mokka Sahne / Florestan I
No 87 by Sean Connery / Wilwandere
No 92 by Veneno / Dimaggio
No 94 by Veneno / Fidertanz P
No 97 by Vivaldi / Dancier
No 98 by Vivaldi / Desperados P V
The licensing results will be announced after tomorrow mornings free presentation followed by walking rings.
Thanks to Horsetelex.com we are able to show some of the top stallions here below.
No 44 Borsalino / Quaterback
No 57 Dimaggio / Scolari
No 65 Franklin / Ehrentanz
No 69 Fürstenball / His Highness
No 85 St. Schufro / Hofrat
No 98 Vivaldi / Desperados
The chestnut morning at HANN licensing
From this mornings presentation by hand on the triangle these chestnut boys caught the attention.
No 42 by Bon Coeur / Vivaldi (photo)
No 44 by Borsalino / Quaterback
No 56 by Dimaggio / Sir Donnerhall I
No 63 by Flanell / Bretton Woods
At 15:00 starts the lunging of the young stallions.
Equine Elite auction comes up Saturday 27 October
A huge mixed collection from 2 year old to Prix Sct. Georg level horses for the collection
The video presentation of the 2 year old stallions does unfortunately not give any real impression as they are lunged in a closed lunging arena.
H2R favorites are:
Just missing the video of this mare!
Results from Trakehner Auction - most expensive stallion sold for 270.000 euros to Austria
Champion stallion Kattenau by Honoré du Soir/Perechlest
Most expensive stallion sold for 270.000 euros:
Most expensive by not licensed stallions:
Most expensive riding horse sold for 130.000 euros:
Most expensive foal sold for 15.000 euros:
Most expensive mare sold for 25.500 euros:
Thursday HANN stallion licensing 2018 will start
Live stream schedule at Clipmyhorse:
From the videos there are more very interesting young stallions for this years licensing in Verden, but the best impression will for sure be Thursday afternoon when you have the opportunity to see the young stallions by lunging. And at the same time the stallions just for licensing are without videos.
Here you find the entire collection for the licensing.
Helgstrand employs Danish Cathrine Dufour
Helgstrand Dressage has managed to set new standards within the dressage world; with the employment of FEI World Ranking no. 5, the very talented dressage rider, Cathrine Dufour. Helgstrand Dressage has now secured another strong profile for the future.
At Helgstrand Dressage the stable houses more than 300 horses, of which 250 are under saddle every day. With an increasing need for top dressage horses, the company has now secured a new strong rider to join the team, which at the moment is 21 riders.
- I am incredibly proud to have this opportunity. For many years, I have been in close dialogue with Andreas Helgstrand, said Cathrine Dufour. Being able to train some of the world's best horses would be an honour to me and I'm looking forward to getting started, adds Cathrine, who sees the employment as a natural continuation of their current cooperation.
In spite of her young age, Cathrine Dufour is a well-known name on the international scene. With numerous wins at international Grand Prix level and a FEI World Ranking as no. 5 with Atterupgaard's Cassidy, she belongs to the world elite. In addition, Cathrine has on several occations passed the magic 80% barrier and, as one of the few, managed to beat Isabell Werth.
- We are delighted that Cathrine has chosen to join our team. She has managed to train horses up to Grand Prix and her many victories speak for themselves. She has incredible discipline and work ethic and I am sure that this is the reason she has won more than most riders in only 26 years, said Andreas Helgstrand proudly, remembering the magnificent tribute she and Cassidy got at Herning Horse Show earlier this year.
Cathrine became a part of the Danish national team at only 12 years old. Also, as a young rider, Cathrine had a great talent and she has won the Danish Championship no less than 14 times. As a 24-year-old, she participated at her first Olympic Games on Cassidy, where she placed 13th. 2017 she won two individual bronze medals and team silver at the European Championship. In 2018, she managed to qualify for the World Equestrian Games in Tryon but unfortunately had to cancel. Now she is focusing on qualifying for the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020, hoping to secure Denmark another medal.
Cathrine runs her own dressage stable, Dufour Dressage, in Roskilde, Denmark. Where she trains as well as offers training to new upcoming talents. The agreement is that Cathrine will continue in Roskilde, where she will train horses from Helgstrand Dressage. The stable will act as a new sales stable. Alongside running the sales stable, Cathrine will continue her current activities, including her fan club named Dufour Club as well as training Cassidy and her new upcoming talents.
Cathrine Dufour and Atterupgaard's Cassidy from the Danish Championship at Broholm.
Source: Helgstrand Dressage.com
FEI PRESS RELEASE - Home win for Daniel Bachmann Andersen at opening leg in Herning
Germany’s Langehanenberg second, Sweden’s Vilhelmson Silfven takes third
Daniel Bachmann Andersen (28) and Blue Hors Zack were definitive winners of today’s first leg of the new FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2018/2019 Western European League season on home ground in Herning, Denmark. All five judges put the Danish duo into pole position while Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg (36) steered Damsey FRH into second spot ahead of Sweden’s Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven (51) and Don Auriello in third.
“It was a fantastic Freestyle today - no mistakes and very easy, very light and smooth. Yesterday Zack felt tight during the Grand Prix and we had a few mistakes. But today he was suppled up a little bit more and that paid off a lot”, Bachmann Andersen said.
Langehanenberg won yesterday’s Grand Prix ahead of Vilhelmson Silfven in second and Bachmann Andersen in third. But the Danish rider who became part of the Blue Hors Stud team four years ago was determined to do better.
"I felt I had a chance to win today but I knew I had to be humble. Helen and Tinne could also do good so I had to ride really well - I took my chance and I rode my chance!"
Daniel Bachmann Andersen (DEN)
The bar was raised to over 80 percent by six-time Olympian, Vilhelmson Silfven, when third-last to go with her 16-year-old gelding. The pair finished second at the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final in Gothenburg (SWE) two years ago and were on the Swedish team that finished fourth at last month’s FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, USA.
However their mark of 80.90 was immediately bettered by London 2012 Olympic team silver medallist Langehanenberg whose brilliant record at the FEI Dressage World Cup Finals includes victory with Damon Hill NRW in 2013. A score of 81.40 with the 16-year-old stallion Damsey FRH put her out in front when second-last into the arena today, but her advantage was short-lived.
Big marks included two scores of 9.9 for Degree of Difficulty from judges Katrina Wuest (GER) and Mariette Sanders-Van Gansewinkel (NED) as Blue Hors Zack soared to the top of the leaderboard on a final tally of 83.37 for victory. Bachmann Andersen was delighted with the horse who he says has “an amazing temperament, he’s sharp and yet he’s still very calm”.
"He’s also a breeding stallion and he’s not just my horse, he’s my friend and my partner, he’s everything to me! He was given up a bit by other riders who had him before, he wasn’t easy because he’s very sensitive, so I had to get into his heart and get him to trust me - now what we have is very special!"
Daniel Bachmann Andersen (DEN)
And Zack is also special because he’s blind in one eye. “There were a few issues to work on and a lot of bumps along the way, and he was actually 12 years old when he made his debut at this level of of the sport but he just got better and better from show to show after that”, Bachmann Andersen added.
However after today’s great result, Zack will take a break because he’s had a busy year, finishing seventh at the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final 2018 in Paris (FRA), competing successfully in Aachen (GER) in July and finishing 10th individually in the Grand Prix and 17th in the Special at the FEI World Equestrian Games™ last month.
“My plan now is to give him a rest until the qualifier in Amsterdam (NED) in January, and I definitely want to make it to the Final in Gothenburg with him” the Danish rider said this evening.
Watch highlights here
Results
Blue Hors Zack (Daniel Bachmann Andersen) DEN 83.3752.
Damsey FRH (Helen Langehanenberg) GER 81.4053.
Don Auriello (Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven) SWE 80.900
Personal best and World Cup victory at home soil for Danish Daniel Bachmann Andersen with Blue Hors Zack today
Blue Hors Zack with Daniel Bachmann Andersen and mail sponsor ECCO represented by Hanne Toosby Kasprzak.
Coming from third place yesterday taking the victory today
It is not very often that there are much rotation in the top ranking after the World Cup Grand Prix, but this fact Danish Daniel Bachmann Andersen and Blue Hors Zack changed today.
Going into today’s World Cup freestyle with a very different attitude and power from Blue Hors Zack just made the difference. Daniel was able to ask for more and Zack responded in a positive and forward thinking way all the time today. High degree of difficulty combined with power and accuracy brought them to the top of the World Cup podium for the first time, and at the same time scoring personal best with 83,575% - great start of their World Cup season.
The goal for this season for Daniel is the World Cup final and then also a spot at the podium, Daniel told at subsequent interview with national broadcaster.
Helen and Damsey FRH showing a great freestyle, and actually nice to watch a freestyle where the extended canter not is with transition to double pirouette, but instead making the difficulty with one times at the centerline going into double pirouette.
Sweden Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven and Don Auriello showed their strongest test for at long time. It was for sure Anton back is his “old” top shape.
Danish debutants
Anna Kasprzak as Saturday evening said goodbye to her international top partner Donnperignon, showed her 10 year old Rock Star for the first time in the World Cup. Rock Star is still very inexperienced at international level, as Anna just showed him three times last year at international level. They showed a very nice test today with some minor baby issues, and still lacking more strength. Superb extended walk, good double pirouettes and nice series on curved track.
Also Carina Cassøe Krüth and May-Day Graftebjerg made their World Cup debut this weekend. They were showing very nice flow for the trot tour, and with same combination of half passes in passage with transition to half passes in trot like Anna Kasprzak also showed successfully. Small tensions for the walk tour, good canter tour with a small error for the two times.
Young Victoria E. Vallentin with Ludwig Der Sonnenkönig also showed a nice test, but it looked a bit like Ludwig was lacking more power for the final part, as there crept in some unbalanced steps.
Even though the flags are a bit mixed up, it is the correct placements for today’s World Cup qualifier.
