German Young Horses selected for WCYH in Verden
Revolution, Andreas Helgstrand and groom Mik “awesome” - photo credit: Lily Forado.
5 year old selected:
DSP Danny Cool, DSP (Bay.) gelding by Danciano - Sandro Hit (Lisa Horler)
Escamillo, Rheinländer stallion by Escolar – Rohdiamant (Helen Langehanenberg)
Finest Black Lady, HANN mare by Finest - Royal Highness (Jeanna Högberg/SWE)
Forever Valentine, Westfalian mare by Franziskus – Laurentio (Thomas Schulze)
Sommernacht, OLD mare by Rocco Granata - San Remo (Greta Heemsoth)
So Unique, Rheinländer stallion by Sezuan – Donnerhall (Eva Möller)
Tara OLD, Oldenburger mare by Tomahawk – Hotline (Annika Korte)
1st Reserve Jetset, HANN stallion by Johnson - Beltoni (Kira Laura Soddemann)
6 year old selected:
Anthrazit, Westfalian gelding by All at once – Weltmeyer (Greta Heemsoth)
Dolciario, HANN stallion by Danciano - Don Frederico (Eva Niklova)
Eternity, Westfalian gelding by Escolar - Sir Donnerhall I (Catherine Dufour/DK)
Secret, DSP (BaWü) stallion by Sezuan - St. Moritz (Jessica Lynn Thomas/SWE)
Señor Charming, Westfalian gelding by Stanford - Fürst Piccolo (Kira Soddemann)
Zoom, HANN stallion by Zack - Don Schufro (Helen Langehanenberg)
Valverde NRW, Westfalian stallion by Vitalis - Ampère (Eva Möller).
7 year old selected:
Bob Marley, HANN stallion by Bon Bravour - De Niro ( Jana Freund)
Drama Queen, Westfalian mare by Deveraux - Louis le Bon (Sabrina Geßmann)
Finley, Westfalian gelding by First Selection – Ehrentusch (Ann-Christin Wienkamp)
Harrods, HANN gelding by Hochadel – Rotspon (Frederic Wandres)
Schöne Scarlett, HANN mare by Scolari- Londonderry (Helen Langehanenberg)
Revolution, Westfalian stallion by Rocky Lee – Rouletto (Andreas Helgstrand/DK).
S Rockyna, Westfalen mare by Sir Donnerhall I - Feuerschein I (Sabrina Geßmann)
1st Reserve Querida Mia, Rheinländer mare by Quotenkönig – Ravallo (Lukas Fischer)
2nd Reserve Zum Glück RS2, OLD stallion by Zonik - Florestan I (Robin van Lierop).
Small clip from today’s test from Eternity and Cathrine Dufour:
VIDEO - day 1 at Danish Warmblood 35-days stallion performance test
16 young stallions ready for Danish Warmblood 35-days performance test
A sunny and cold Monday with a field of fresh young stallions presented at day 1 for their 35-days stallion performance test.
All stallions looked fresh and well prepared for the performance test. Each stallion was presented at hard surface and checked by the vet, and subsequently presented about 5 minutes under saddle.
Very interesting to follow the stallions, some of them from Danish Warmblood pre-selection last autumn, over the stallion licensing back in March with final presentation under saddle. Having finished their first season as breeding stallion and now continueing with the testing under saddle, temperament and daily handling.
Final day at the performance test is 22 November.
Below H2R top stallions from today’s presentation:
VIDEO - View or re-view of the CDI-W Grand Prix class from Vilhelmsborg
FEI PRESS RELEASE - Another dream double for Dufour at first leg in Denmark
Germany’s Werth and von Bredow-Werndl finish second and third
There’s nothing like a home victory to please the crowd, and although numbers were limited as pandemic protocols were strictly in place, Cathrine Dufour’s winning ride with Bohemian at the first leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2020/2021 Western European League in Aarhus (DEN) brought spectators to their feet today.
Last season, when the opening round of the series was staged at the Boxen arena in Herning, the Danish pair claimed top honours in both the Grand Prix and Freestyle. And this weekend they did it all over again in the considerably more modest confines of the Danish National Equestrian Centre in Vilhelmsborg, but with even more confidence and flair.
Fifth-last to go in the field of 15 starters they posted a big score of 88.200 to take the lead. And although defending five-time series champion Isabell Werth came dangerously close when last to go with Emilio, her score of 87.845 wasn’t enough to prevent another Dufour double.
Werth filled runner-up spot ahead of German compatriot Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Zaire-E in third, and the Danes had even more to cheer about when Carina Cassøe Krüth and Heiline’s Danciera put in a brilliant performance to line up in fourth.
Same top three
It was the same top-three in yesterday’s Grand Prix in which Dufour’s winning margin was much wider, her mark of 88.435 leaving her more than five percentage points ahead of the two Germans who both posted 77 percent scores.
"Bohemian was really good in the Grand Prix, he was just playing with all the moves. Today I had to push him a bit more, but he’s getting more and more brave and he loves being in the ring!"
Cathrine Dufour (DEN)
She had the leading score of 82.105, set by Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg and the 18-year-old Damsey FRH, in her sights as she set sail this afternoon. Bohemian seemed to be listening as she spoke quietly and patted him before their music began, and the harmony between the partnership oozed through every movement, with crisp, clean piaffe and passage a particular highlight throughout a lovely test.
When they came to a halt, the horse dropped his head in complete relaxation knowing that was a job well done. And when over 88 percent went up on the board it was obvious it was not going to be an easy score to beat.
Consummate ease
Von Bredow-Werndl’s mare, Zaire-E, produced a lovely test for 85.335 while Sweden’s Patrik Kittel and Delaunay Old, who presented no less than 18 one-tempi changes with consummate ease, earned a score of 82.575.
Second-last into the ring, Cassøe Krüth whose nine-year-old mare Heiline’s Danciera gave notice of her great promise when finishing fourth at the FEI WBFSH Young Horse Championships at Ermelo (NED) two years ago, provided another Danish treat for a mark of 84.455 to slot temporarily into third place.
However Werth was still to come, and although Emilio had not given his rider his full cooperation in yesterday’s Grand Prix, few doubted the German legend’s capacity for pulling off a big result this time out. But it didn’t happen and it was Dufour who was the one waving at the masked crowd during this evening’s prizegiving ceremony.
Achieved so much
The 28-year-old Danish athlete achieved so much with her little chestnut gelding Atterupgaards Cassidy who took her all the way from Junior level to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and on to three bronze medals at the FEI European Championships in Gothenburg (SWE) in 2017 and Grand Prix Special bronze at last year’s Europeans in Rotterdam (NED). Bohemian is now stepping into the spotlight, and Dufour believes he has a lot more to show.
“He hasn’t reached anything like his limits, he’s still developing mentally and there’s definitely more room for improvement from him - I’m delighted with him!”, she said happily.
The second leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2020/2021 Western European League is scheduled to take place in Salzburg (AUT) from 3 to 6 December 2020.
Top sport at Vilhelmsborg, Denmark today
Today’s winner of CDI-W Grand Prix Cathrine Dufour with Bohemian - photo credit: H2R
Two intensive international dressage days started today at Vilhelmsborg, Denmark
Today with CDI3 Prix St. Georg, CDI3 Grand Prix and CDI-W Grand Prix, and it was a pure “candy day” for dressage lovers as all 3 classes were with high profile riders and top horses.
Prix St. Georg
Top mare Straight Horse Ascenzione (full sister of triple World Champion for Young Horses Sezuan) with Helen Langehanenberg in the saddle showed why they undoubtedly are going to WCYH again this year representing Danish Warmblood. Super strong winner performance 76,412%, closely followed by debut combination Patrik Kittel with 8 year old Swedish bred Touchdown. A super well moving and very interesting horse for the future.
Nanna Merrald and Blue Hors Farrell with power balanced trot tour, the walk tour becomes a bit unbalanced, while the canter overall has really improved.
CDI3 Grand Prix
Victoria Max-Theurer and her recent new addition Abegglen FH NRW showed a very strong performance with very much power and balance, easy piaffe and expressive passage, the walk becomes a bit short overall, good canter tour.
Right in the footsteps of Max-Theurer was Dufour, this time with international debut together with the just 8 year old Vamos Amigos by Vitalis. Might have mentioned this before, but a top talented horse like Vamos is just in the best hands of Dufour. The bonding Dufour is able to make with her horses is incredible. Watching her at the warm up building up the bricks one by one before going into the main arena, and being 200% aware of how difficult the task actually is by cheering up Vamos, speaking to him and pat him every time he is doing some great steps.
More new combinations
Eros and Australian Lyndal Oatley also made their international debut together today. Lots of nice things with huge talent for piaffe and passage, and most of all he looks a real pal in the arena trying to the best all the way.
Andreas Helgstrand has temporary taken over the reins of Fuhur from his student Anna Kasprzak, as she is expecting her 2nd child and wanted to give Fuhur some more competition experience.
Dennis Fisker made his international debut with Qabil Ambak´s Delation and Anna Zibrandtsen with Detroit. For both combination they just need some. more experience together in the arena.
World Cup
Personal Best score of 83,435% for Dufour with Bohemian was 5,5% ahead of Queen of dressage Isabell Werth with Emilio.
Placed 5 - 8 was also pure Danish, World Cup debut for Heiline´s Danciera with Carina Cassøe Krüth, as it was also World Cup debut for Fiontini with Andreas Helgstrand, like Bufranco with Charlotte Heering also made their World Cup debut. Lone Bang Larsen and Bakkely´s Onandt continued their success from Hagen with another technical error free test and another Personal Best with 73,456%
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Corona restrictions are of course a huge part of the event, but everybody is following the organisers requirements and riders, horses, officials and reduced spectators were all happy being a part of this smaller set-up.
95.000 euro top price for 2,5 year old colt by Revolution / Federweisser at Sandbrink Special Auction
Revolution / Federweisser sold for top price - photo @clipmyhorse
Top price horses sold to Russia and Poland at tonights 1st edition of Sandbrink Special Auction
A very well organised auction with buyers from all over the world, both active online and live in the arena. Horses sold to American, German, Dutch, Spanish, Russian and Polish buyers.
Top price at tonights auction went to the super well moving and expressive young stallion selected for the stallion licensing in Redefin in November. He is by Revolution / Federweisser, sold to a client from Russia for 95.000 euro, and also 2nd most expensive sold for 92.000 euro by Secret / Diamond Hit went to a Russian buyer.
Licensed stallion Sensation was sold for 79.500 euro sold to a Polish buyer.
Morgan Barbancon with Habana Libre A winner of CDI2 Prix St. Georg Le Mans today
74,059% - 4,5% ahead of no 2
Today the CDI event at Le Mans started. The huge indoor arena (Grand Hall) really makes a great arena.
The 8 year old Habana Libre A by Zizi Top / United / Lancet showed an effortless and very well balanced Prix St. Georg test today. No technical issues, 3 really good paces, and clear highlight for both canter pirouettes showing huge ability to both collect and sit. Looks like a really nice partnership in the arena and for sure an interesting combination to follow in the future.
Here you find the full results.
Trakehner stallion licensing starts today with presentation at hard surface 1.30 pm
The Trakehner days starts today and runs until Saturday evening where the event will end with auction of the non licensed and licensed stallions.
Danish Stud Selsø is represented with two stallions for the licensing, no 20 by Ivanhoe / Schwarzgold and no 30 by Schwarzgold / Sixtus.
Here you find the full live stream schedule for the days.
HANN stallion licensing comes up 21 - 24 October (full live stream via Clipmyhorse)
A quite modest collection of HANN stallions this year
From H2R point of view by the video presentation there is just one really WOW stallion no 67 by Secret / Fürst Romancier / Weltmeyer, but of course with some other very interesting stallion prospects like no 67 by Revolution / Donnerschwee, and no 73 by Blue Hors Zackerey / Tomahawk, while no 71 by Vitalis / Stedinger still lacking a bit more stallion expression.
When this years HANN stallion licensing comes up it is of course also with corona restrictions as you have to present at negative COVID-19 test when entering the Niedersachenhalle. (full informations here)
The entire stallion show will be available via Clipmyhorse.
Wednesday, 21 October (Dressage)
9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Arrival of the dressage colts
2.00 p.m. Free jumping of the dressage colts
Friday, 23 October (Dressage)
9.00 a.m. Presentation of the dressage colts on the triangle
1.00 – 2.00 p.m. Lunch break
2.00 p.m. Lunging of the dressage colts
Saturday, 24 October (Dressage)
8.00 a.m. Free presentation with licensing and announcement of the premium dressage colts
1.00 – 2.00 p.m. Lunch break
2.00 p.m. Show programme with presentation of the ‘Hannoveraner Mare of the Year’
3.00 p.m. Auction of the dressage colts – first the premium colts; the other colts follow in the order of their head-numbers
Day 1 selected stallions at Westfalian pre-selection
From watching today’s pre-selection a few selected were not at H2R list, but at the same time missing a few, like no 286 by Glamourdale / Krack C.
No 132 by Desperados / Westpoint definitely one of the highlights.
Unbelievable! DONKEY BOY, only 8 years, and today named ELITE STALLION
Hesselhøj Donkey Boy and Jan Møller Christensen - Herning 2020 - photo credit: H2R
A very happy and proud owner of Hesselhøj Donkey Boy, Kristin G. Andresen with a very special post tonight at her Facebook.
THIS is unbelievable! DONKEY BOY, only 8 years, and today ELITE STALLION! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. Thank you DWB and all breeders✨✨✨✨✨✨✨.
It is a great pleasure to be able to inform you that Danish Warmblood Breeding Management at a meeting yesterday has named Hesselhøj Donkey Boy as Elite Stallion in Danish Warmblood. The appointment is made on the following criteria (min. 4 out of 6 points must be met):
Hesselhøj Donkey Boy DVH 1199
1. The stallion has, as the only one so far in Denmark, won the Danish national federation dressage championships as 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-year-old. At WCYH he obtained as a 5-year bronze; a 5th place as a 6-year-old and silver as a 7-year-old. He has also won intermediate I at CDI3 * in Herning 2020 and Intermediate I freestyle in Lillestrøm, Norway 2020 at the age of 8.
2. In total 33 graded daughters and 85% graded in the main stud book, of which 8 with medal (24%). Sire of 3 silver medal mares: Let’s Dance Deja-Vu 208333dw1702426, Domaxt Havdal 208333dw1702055 and Donkey Edition 208333dw1601832. Sire of 5 bronze medal mares: Divine 208333dw1704006, Svalegårds Diana 208333dw1701864, Danésa Nord 208333dw1701248 and Nordstrands Dior 208333dw1600808. Hesselhøj Donkey Boy DVH 1199 is further more sire of 2 licensed sons at Danish Warmblood: Hesselhøj Downtown DVH 1334 and Ambjergs Delgadino DVH 1335.
3. Hesselhøj Downtown DVH 1334 has obtained highest score (9,80) among the 4-year-old, qualified for the Danish national championship final 2020. Hesselhøj Dream 208333dw1602741 has 4th best result overall in Denmark (9,40).
4. Hesselhøj Donkey Boy DVH 1199 don’t have any index yet.
5. In 2020 a total of 11 offsprings by Hesselhøj Donkey Boy’s first breeding year were qualified for Danish national federation 4 yr old championship finale: Hesselhøj Downtown DVH 1334, Hesselhøj Dream 208333dw1602741, Tophøjs Diadora 208333dw1600281, Hesselhøj Darwin 208333dw1601139, Skovdals Dexter 208333dw1601045, Ambjergs Delgadino DVH 1335, Viggo 208333dw1602433, Søbakkehus Delayed 208333dw1600204, Diva Holmklit 208333dw1601006, Decora L 208333201602370 and Lillevangs Diezel 2083331600586.
6. Hesselhøj Donkey Boy offsprings are still not old enough to obtain either B- or A-status.
Hesselhøj Donkey Boy DVE 1199 fulfils no 1, 2, 3 and 5, and hereby named as Elite stallion in Danish Warmblood.
Catalog for Danish Warmblood 35-days stallion performance test
Some of Europe’s best young stallions will from Monday 19 October start their Danish Warmblood 35-days performance test in Tørring, Denmark.
Here you find the entire list of stallions.
Full list of OLD stallions for main licensing 19 - 21 November
FEI PRESS RELEASE - Dufour leads Danish defence at opener in Aarhus
Persisting in the face of the disruption caused by the pandemic that has led to the cancellation of multiple equestrian events in recent months, the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2020/2021 Western European League gets underway in Denmark this week.
Initially scheduled to take place in Herning, this opening leg has been relocated to the National Equestrian Centre in Vilhelmsborg near Aarhus, where the main manor house, a listed building that dates back to 1842, is closely associated with the world-famous master of fairytale-telling, writer Hans Christian Andersen.
Vilhelmsborg staged the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final in 2001 when the all-German podium was topped by Ulla Salzgeber with Rusty, while Isabell Werth lined up second with Antony FRH and Rudolf Zeilinger finished third with Livijno.
Werth returns 19 years later as the most decorated athlete in the history of equestrian sport and chasing her sixth FEI Dressage World Cup™ title. She currently holds the top two places on the world rankings with Bella Rose and Weihegold, and brings seventh-placed Emilio to this first qualifier of the new season.
Five nations
Athletes from five nations will compete, and the top-class German contingent also includes world number three, Jessica von Bredow-Werndl partnering Zaire-E, and world number eight Helen Langehanenberg with Damsey FRH, along with Jessica Süss with Duisenberg.
Finland will be represented by Emma Kanerva and Dambacu NL, while Nars Gottmer (Dicaprio Swing), Margo Timmermans (Catch Me) and Thamar Zweistra (Hexagon’s Doublt Dutch) will fly the Dutch flag. Sweden’s Patrik Kittel (Delaunay OLD), Therese Nilshagen (Dante Weltino OLD) and Antonia Ramel (Brother de Jeu) will also add plenty of quality to the line-up.
However, the host country’s Cathrine Dufour may well prove to be the one to beat. She is armed with the 10-year-old gelding Bohemian with which she stole the show at last year’s Danish leg of the series when winning both the Grand Prix and Freestyle.
Talking about the horse that day she said, “imagine what he can do when I start to push him some more!”, and he hasn’t disappointed, topping both the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special at the CDI5* in Herning in March of this year, just before the sport was locked down due to the spread of Covid-19.
Newly-crowned champion
And Dufour comes to Vilhelmsborg as newly-crowned 2020 Danish Grand Prix champion. She took the title for the fourth time in her career with great performances from her 17-year-old superstar Atterupgaards Cassidy at the championships staged in Uggerhalne last month, where she also became engaged to girlfriend Rasmine Rosedahl Laudrup, daughter of former soccer star Brian Laudrup who is now a popular Danish TV commentator and pundit.
Dufour will be joined by compatriots Andreas Helgstrand (Fiontini), Lone Bang Larsen (Bakkely’s Onandt), Charlotte Heering (Bufranco), Carina Cassoe (Heiline’s Danciera) and Helene Melsen (Aston Martin) in what promises to be a great weekend of sport.
The FEI Dressage Grand Prix will take place at 17.30 local time on Saturday 17 October, with the Grand Prix Freestyle on Sunday 18 October kicking off at 14.00.
Attendance is limited, as the event will be conducted strictly in line with national Covid restrictions and FEI guidelines. However you won’t miss a hoofbeat because all the action will be LIVE ON FEI TV as horse-and-athlete combinations take their first steps on the road to the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2021 Final in Gothenburg, Sweden next April.
Check out the Western European League here
Tuesday starts with dressage stallions at Westfalian pre-selection - full live stream via Clipmyhorse
Schedule for Westfalian stallion pre-selection:
Here you find the entire collection of stallions for the pre-selection.
FOCUS fillies for the up-coming DWB World Cup Foal Auction - 17 October
When buying your next foal you can buy a Danish Warmblood foal by one of Europe’s top stallions and with a strong proven dam line, where both breeding and sport will be an obvious possibility for the future.
Remember to sign in for online bid before the auction and both the final presentation and the auction will be live at Clipmyhorse.
On Saturday 17 October, the collection of auction foals will be presented at 11.30 am in the show arena at Vilhelmsborg, and at 3:30 pm it´s time the final auction.
VOGUE AW
FILLY by VITALIS / BLUE HORS ROMANOV / BLUE HORS CAVAN
Vouge AW is a modern and noble filly with excellent movements - another top-quality offspring from top dressage producer Vitalis. Not only will you be dazzled by her amazing looks, this foal also moves with so much ease, power, and elasticity her future success in the dressage arenas is easily envisioned.
The sire Vitalis is already a legend in himself. Vitalis is at the very top of the German dressage index and ranks among the top one best percentage of all German stallions. The grand-dam of Vouge AW is named Elite mare in DWB and competed at m-level in jumping. GD Elite mare and B-horse in jumping.
FOXY-VITZ
FILLY by FRANKLIN X TAILORMADE TEMPTATION X FERRO
Beautiful and well-developed filly with great movements that gives promise to an excellent dressage career. Her pedigree and conformation also make her an exciting prospect for breeding. In the dam line, you find several Elite mares among others.
GD: Mitzi ERDH who is from the well-knownline from Gørklintgaard. She is the mother of A-horse in dressage and a Bronze medal mare. GGD: Tingbjergårds Magi EDH is the mother of B-horse in dressage, A-horse in dressage and the Bronze medal mare Gørklintsgård Montana who won S1 with Kim Henriksen.
SHIRLEY
FILLY by REVOLUTION X BLUE HORS HERTUG X LEONARDO II
Fantastic filly by the young dressage star Revolution, who excels with titles such as Championship winner and Young Horse World Champion. This foal's dame line is highly attractive as it includes numerous performance horses throughout the pedigree in many generations.
The dam, Silke, is also the mother of a stallion selected for the Stallion Grading and of Hesselhøj Rock a Billy by Revolution who was approved for testing in Danish Warmblood. Grand dam, It's Me, an Elite Bronze medal mare, mothered the small tour horse Shen Chan, and m-level dressage horse It's Ina.
Great grand dam, Madigan L, was awarded Silver Medal for her successful offsprings that include the small tour horse Jupiter, as well as many highly graded mares. The dame line also produced Danish champion Fitou L, Hot Shot W, Gold Medal stallion Hesselhøjs Donkey Boy, and Gold Medal mare Stigma. Thus, it is a thoroughly bred and high-performance dressage dam line, which has been named the world's 7th most important dam line in dressage breeding.
Top price HANN colt by Damsey / Quaterback sold to Stud Blue Hors for 51.000 euro
At the HANN online Elite foal auction ended yesterday Blue Hors acquired the most expensive colt by Damsey / Quaterback for 51.000 euro.
Among the 2 year old stallions the long legged Fürstbischof / Alabaster colt was sold for the top price of 35.500 euro.
Here you find the entire results from the auction.
