Join Olympia Online this Christmas for Streaming, Shopping and Festive Sparkle

Organisers of Olympia, The London International Horse Show have today announced ‘Olympia Online’.  Following the cancellation of this year’s live event, Olympia Online will bring the shops, the competition and, most of all, the fun online to the equestrian world.  Activity begins today, culminating in five days of streaming on the actual show dates,  with the final day being The Ultimate Olympia Online Christmas Party. 

From Wednesday 16 to Sunday 20 December, visitors to Olympia Online will be able to tune into a daily livestream beginning at 6pm, featuring highlights of Olympia from years gone by, as well as new content.  Hosted on the Olympia website, Olympia Online is free to all, and will finish with a flourish at The Ultimate Olympia Online Christmas Party on Sunday 20 December.  Viewers will be encouraged to host online parties to watch with their equestrian friends and recreate the unique Olympia Christmas atmosphere.  

As well as the streaming schedule, Olympia Online will see a virtual version of the Show’s Shopping Village.  The shops and brands usually found at Olympia, will be at the touch of fingertips from mid-November with show offers and discounts, ready for visitors to complete their Christmas Shopping from the comfort of their own home. 

Olympia Online will be backed by December’s social media campaign including a Puissance Wall on the Olympia Instagram feed, with each brick offering throwbacks, clips and chances to win a huge range of prizes from Olympia’s many exhibitors.  Visitors can win anything from a bucket of horse treats to a magnum of Champagne Taittinger to an exclusive equine photo shoot worth £700. With 20 days of Advent Calendar competition to get involved there are over £8,000 worth of prizes on offer. 

A full programme for the Olympia Online programme stream will be available shortly. Highlights will include footage from classic Olympia moments such as Camel Racing, the Fancy Dress Competition, Ride and Drives, Valegro’s Retirement, Milton’s winning rounds, Nick Skelton’s world record High Jump and so much more.  

Dates for your diary:

17 November – Olympia Shopping Village Opens

1  December – Olympia Social launches its Puissance Wall with a daily prize to win from Olympia stands and sponsors

16 -19 December - (6pm) Daily Olympia Online Streamed Performance on www.olympiahorseshow.com

20 December - (6pm)  Hold your own Watch Party and join The Ultimate Olympia Online Christmas Party!

DRESSAGE PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY 16TH DEC:

Second chance used well - Six dressage horses changed owners online

3 Belmore by Belissimo M/Fidertanz - photo credit: Reckimedia

PRESS RELEASE

Münster: For the first time the Westphalian Pferdestammbuch e.V. organized a "Second Chance Auction". The horses initially sold at the 60th Elite Auction in October were not paid by their new owners. Now they were auctioned off for the second time and all of them were successfully sold. The most expensive offer was Belmore by Belissimo M/Fidertanz who sold for 33,500 Euros. In total the six dressage horses achieved a turnover of 134,000 Euros.

It was a successful second chance for those who were initially not able to win the bid for their auction favorite in October.  At the 60th Westphalian Elite Auction, a customer from Russia had purchased six dressage horses that he was unable to pay for afterwards. After consulting the exhibitors of the auction horses, the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch e.V. decided to auction these horses again. In an online auction this evening all six future stars for the dressage arena were sold. As in October, Belmore by Belissimo M/Fidertanz (breeder: ZG Goeke, Hamm) received the highest knockdown price of these horses. The three-year-old gelding, who is still at the very beginning of his dressage career, convinced with three very good basic gaits. He was worth 33,500 Euros to customers from the USA. His licensed full brother is already highly successful in advanced (S) level dressage competitions. Among the four mares, Bella Schoccolina aroused the highest desires. The Benicio daughter (breeder: Norbert Horstmann, Lüdinghausen), who was also bred out of a dam by Fidertanz, changed hands for 25,500 Euros. The bay not only has the same dam's sire as Belmore. Both originate from the same mare line. The mothers of the price peaks are full siblings. 

"Obviously the course of the first sale of the horses was not optimal. In spite of several personal contacts with the buyer even before the horses were knocked down, we were unable to receive payment," says auction and marketing manager Thomas Münch. "We try to check the registered bidders in advance as best we can. A certain risk is however always present with an auction. So we are now glad that the exhibitors have continued to place their trust in us and that we could auction off the horses again. Both the exhibitors and the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch e.V. are very satisfied with the prices achieved. "A very solid price structure was shown today. Four horses could even achieve a higher kncokdown price today than in October", Thomas Münch concludes the experiment of the first "Second Chance Auction" with satisfaction. The small but fine lot of the six dressage horses aroused great desire. Especially the interest from abroad was very high. All six buyers live outside of Germany - two of them in France, two in Switzerland. In total, the six horses generated a total turnover of 134,000 Euros. The customers invested an average of 22,333 Euros for their dressage offspring.

NRW stallion licensing comes up 22 & 23 November

49 young stallions are ready for 2020 NRW licensing

Sunday 22 November and Monday 23 November with Westfalian stallion licensing. Overall a very nice and attractive collection of stallions.

Both days with full live stream at Clipmyhorse.

7 “premium” stallions on H2R list:

19 - Blue Hors Farrell / Lord Loxley - modern well moving stallion.

33 - Secret / Don Schufro - Supple light-footed and lovely especially the way he naturally collects from behind when shortening his steps.

35 - Sezuan / De Niro - Impressive stallion type, supple mover, well balanced and superb walk.

37 - Sir Heinrich / Escolar - Impressive type with super expressive trot. Gonna be interesting to see him by lunging how the canter will develop and also the quality of the walk.

39 - Vitalis / Rock Forever I - Medium sized stallion with a lot of mechanics.

44 - Zoom / Diamo Gold - medium size, modern type and well moving.

45 - Zoom / Don Bedo I - Medium sized stallion with good expression and supple mover.

Here you find the entire collection.

39.500 euro top price at HANN Online auction today - 4 yr old mare by Danone I sold to a German buyer

Here you find the entire prices.

Ibiza / De Niro son Champion at Schaufenster der Besten, licensing German Sport horses

Ibiza / De Niro

Secret / Belissimo M

Premium stallion by Secret / Belissimo M showed lovely well balanced movements but still very young body wise and still need some more stallion development.

From 15 November the stallions are available via online auction. The auction will end 17 November at 7.30 pm. Here you find the entire collection.

OLD Special Edition auction of riding horses 5 December

12 dressage horses are up for the Special Edition auction

2 mares are on H2R list:

PRESS RELEASE - Great support for Herning2022 from Helgstrand Dressage

Denmark is hosting the World Championships in four equestrian disciplines in August 2022. The organisers experience great support for the prestigious event, most recently from Helgstrand Dressage that is now one of the main sponsors

Andreas Helgstrand, founder of Helgstrand Dressage. Photo: Herning2022

In August 2022, equestrian enthusiasts from all over the world will turn their attention to Denmark and Herning. Danish equestrian sport will be hosting the prestigious World Championships in four equestrian disciplines – ECCO FEI World Championships 2022 Herning Denmark. The event organisers behind the World Championships experiences great support for the event, and most recently Helgstand Dressage has signed up for a main sponsorship.
– I find it amazing to experience the great support we get from the largest Danish players in the industry, says Casper Cassøe who together with Jens Trabjerg are the organisers of Herning2022.
– We experience that the World Championships has made everyone stand together in many ways which is very important in these difficult times. We are really looking forward to the World Championships in August 2022, he states.

Helgstrand VIP Lounge
The agreement between the Herning2022 company and Helgstrand Dressage includes several elements. Helgstrand Dressage will be the naming sponsor for the large VIP lounge inside the stadium - HELGSTRAND VIP LOUNGE, and in addition, Helgstrand Dressage will be the presenting sponsor for all Herning2022 competitions in dressage inside Stutteri Ask Stadium. Helgstrand Dressage will also be presenting sponsor for several of the jumping competitions in the same place.
– We very much look forward to helping to put Denmark on the world map during the World Championships in Herning, Andreas Helgstrand states and continues: – The World Championship is of huge importance to Denmark, and we would like to support creating such a large and accomplished event as possible.
Helgstrand Dressage is setting up a large, VIP Lounge of their own just outside the stadium. It will be used to present the many branches within the Helgstrand Group.
– We will soon start planning an exciting concept for the Helgstrand Lounge. The framework that is being made available seems to be outstanding. Our task will be to take advantage of the opportunities and make Helgstrand Dressage visible during the World Championships. That visibility is clearly important, but it is just as important for us that we help to support the World Championships in Herning, Andreas Helgstrand concludes.

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About Helgstrand Dressage
Helgstrand Dressage, owned by Marianne and Andreas Helgstrand and Waterland Private Equity, buys, trains and sells the world's leading dressage horses and has over 100 employees located in Denmark, Germany and the USA. These include some of the biggest profiles in the equestrian world. Helgstrand Dressage has a turnover of around DKK 400 million. In 2008, Andreas Helgstrand and the Danish national team won Olympic bronze and Helgstrand Dressage has won several world championships over the years, and in particular, the company has established itself firmly in the young horse segment. In 2018, Helgstrand Dressage established activities in Wellington, USA, and opened a stallion station in Germany. The company launched a collaboration in jumping with one of Germany's biggest profiles, Rolf-Göran Bengtsson in 2018 and the jewelry brand Helgstrand Denmark in 2015 under Marianne Helgstrand's artistic direction. Helgstrand Dressage has sold more than 500 horses since it was founded in 2009.

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Michael Søgaard og Slæbækgårds Santino klar til svensk elitestævne i Lindköbing

Michael Søgaard på en solskinsdag på Vilhelmsborg - foto: H2R

Weekenden byder på elitestævne i Sverige

Et stort Grand Prix felt med 22 ekvipager er klar til start lørdag i Lindköbing. Eneste danske ekvipage er Michael Søgaard med Slæbækgårds Santino som har starttid kl. 12.19.

Jacob Nørby Sørensen lægger ud i klassen med Sheeran kl. 11.30, også Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven er til start med Etoine.

Se startlisterne her.

Hele stævnet livestreames via DressagePower TV.

OLD stallion licensing comes up 20 & 21 November - full live stream via Clipmyhorse

32 selected stallions are ready for OLD licensing in Vechta

Just like former years it is only the stallions going for the auction shown with videos at the stallion collection.

Top by H2R from the videos are:

Here you find the entire collection for the licensing.

Schedule

21 dressage stallions ready for licensing at Neustadt Friday 13 November

Dressage stallion licensing - Schaufenster der Besten 13 November

When the stallion licensing at Neustadt comes up it will be only one day for the dressage stallion licensing.

The entire licensing will be online via Clipmyhorse.

Schedule:

• 09.00 Inspection on hard ground of the dressage German Sport Horse stallions

• 10.00 - Basic gaits in free movement and free jumping dressage stallions

• 13.15 - lunging dressage stallions

• 15.30 - licensing and awarding of dressage stallions

Best stallion prospect from the video presentation is for sure this stallion by Destano / Christ

Here you find the entire collection.

5 yr old very popular KWPN stallion Janeiro Platinum sold to Christinelund Dressage

Janeiro Platinum with Helgstrand's rider Anne-Mette Strandby Hansen.

NEWS AT HELGSTRAND DRESSAGE

The picture-perfect Janeiro Platinum (Sezuan/ UB40) has managed in embedding himself in most people’s memory, not only because of his outstanding performances but also as a result of his very impressive qualities, which is seen to be carried on to his offspring. This special horse caught the eye of Grand Prix rider Sofie Lexner, on her recent visit to Helgstrand. Sofie is master rider at Christinelund Dressage in Sweden.

- He is an athletic horse, with amazing rideability and a charming personality – actually he possesses all qualities it takes to reach top level of dressage sport. Already the first time I tried him, I was convinced that he was just right for what we were searching for here at Christinelund Dressage, master rider Sofie Lexner says.

Sofie Lexner and Inoraline W winning Scandinavian Open for 5- and 6-year-olds

Sofie is one of Sweden’s best dressage riders with numerous victories up till international Grand Prix, and she has also gained a lot of respect for her work with developing the younger horses.

- It is no secret, that the success of our business among others is based on positive results that horses from Helgstrand can deliver with their new riders. Therefore it is of our utmost interest, that Janeiro will move on to a place, where the focus will be on his future development, as this stallion holds unimaginable amounts of possibilities, Andreas says and continues: and then we are thrilled on behalf of the breeders, as Janeiro still will be available for breeding – he has been one of the most popular stallions in our collection.

The Danish Warmblood stallion Janeiro is by the triple world champion Sezuan, who is one of the most famous and desirable stallions nowadays. Sezuan has already secured his place in history as he has several victories with the German Dorothee Schneider in the saddle and is already promisingly working towards Grand Prix level with Patrik Kittel. Patrik will also have a great impact on the future development of Janeiro as he is Sofie’s dressage trainer. Janeiro has undoubtedly inherited a lot of great qualities from his father; not only the exquisite black colour but also his excellent gaits and rideability, looking absolutely promising for taking part of future top sport.

From now on Janeiro will be based at Christinelund Dressage near Helsingborg, with an outstanding view over Öresund, where Sofie will be in charge of his future development. The place oozes of high ambitions for developing talented horses, which is why they continuously invest in young promising talents.

- We have over time bought several horses at Helgstrand Dressage, among others Felina Lightfoot by Floricello/Onassis and Kavira by Franklin (Fierce-S)/ Sorento. We return to Helgstrand, as we always succeed in finding the right horses. We always receive outstanding service, while we are certain that the horses are of absolute top-quality.

Small saddle licensing at Marbacher Wochenende with Franziskus/Diamond Hit premium stallion

Tag på online messe i Sverige i dag fra 11-19

Sverige med Horse Fair Online 2020

Corona tiden gør at mange skal tænke alternativt. I Sverige tilbyder man i den her weekend at man kan tage på messe, næsten som vi kender det, bare online.

På messen er der oversigt over messestandene, messetilbud, produktpræsentationer, clinics og konkurrencer.

Der er masser mulighed for at gå på opdagelse, og en spændende måde at fange hestefolket, når nu man ikke må besøge messen fysisk, så kommer messen hjem til dig blot som online.

Man logger nemt ind med sit Facebook id og har adgang til messen med to klik.

No spectators for FEI WBFSH Dressage World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Verden

Full live stream for the entire event

Great news for Worlds best young horses - the World Championships is now scheduled.

Full live stream via Clipmyhorse

FEI General Assembly 2020 live stream

FEI PRESS RELEASE

The FEI General Assembly 2020, which will be held online due to Covid-19 social distancing requirements and travel restrictions, takes place 23 November 2020 (12:00 – 16:30 CET) and is available to watch live here.

A summary of the key discussions from the two sessions on Anti-Doping and Rules on 21 November 2020 will be published here

Wrap-ups, including resolutions and main decisions from the FEI Board meetings, will be published on Inside.FEI.org the following day and can be found here.

All information on the FEI General Assembly, including the programme, is available on the GA 2020 hub. 

About the FEI General Assembly

The FEI General Assembly is a platform for discussions and voting on the major decisions of the FEI and the governance of the sport. It is held in a different location every year.

The General Assembly governs the overall direction, development and management of the FEI’s disciplines worldwide. Elections are held at the General Assembly and decisions are taken, by vote, on changes to FEI Statutes, long-term strategies, FEI budgets and important equestrian matters.

Piaff Förderpreis, Louisdor Preis and Nürnberger Burg-Pokal finals moves to Kronberg

Unfortunately this years international event at Frankfurt is cancelled too, but luckily Piaff Förderpreis, Louisdor Preis (Young Grand Prix horses) and Nürnberger Burg-Pokal (7-9 year old horses at small tour level) finals will take place at „Festlichen Hallenturnier in Kronberg“.

Here you find the entire news (in German).

Westphalian main licensing can take place - Adaption in the time schedule

PRESS RELEASE

Münster: Thanks to a thought-through hygiene concept, the authorities approved the realization of the Westphalian main licensing. A highly interesting collection of 77 future sires will face the judgment of the licensing commission at the end of November. In order to equalize the event, the licensing will take place from Sunday, November 22, to Wednesday, November 25. There will be a division between dressage and jumping stallions. The stallion sales will take place in the form of a live auction with the possibility to bid online.

The health department and regional authorities have made a decision: The Westphalian main licensing can take place. Thanks to a good hygiene concept, the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuch e.V. has been granted permission to hold the licensing in 2020. The event is subject to strict measures and hygienic regulations. In order to equalize the overall situation on the premises, this year's main licensing will already start on Sunday noon, November 22. Furthermore, the event days have been divided into dressage and jumping. For the free jumping, as already announced in advance, the way the jumping stallions are presented was changed in coordination with the responsible committees. On Monday and Wednesday evenings the stallion sale will take place in the form of a live auction with the additional possibility to bid online. Only a very small number of visitors will have access to the area. The complete event will be broadcast live on ClipMyHorse.TV.

A total of 77 riding horse stallions will face the judgement of the licensing commission in Münster- Handorf from November 22 to 26. 49 dressage stallions and 28 stallions with a jumping pedigree are admitted to the Westphalian main licensing. The first licensing year of the Reserve Champion of the Westphalian Main Licensing in 2016 is eagerly awaited. The North Rhine-Westphalian State Stud Stallion Zoom is represented in the collection with eight offspring. The reigning Bundeschampion Secret is also well represented with three offspring in his first licensing year. The proven sires Benicio and Vitalis also have three direct offspring each. The blood of the trademark stallion Florestan I flows through his grandchildren and great-grandchildren both on the maternal side and on the paternal side in the veins of numerous licensing candidates. The famous Cornet Obolensky provides most descendents with three direct sons. Two further offspring are provided by his son Cornado I, one by his grandson Comme le père.

Running 50-days stallion performance tests in Germany

At the moment 50-days stallion performance tests are running at both Schlieckau and Adelheidsdorf with more young stallions licensed in Germany last autumn.

Schlieckau is running until 19 November and Adelheidsdorf until 25 November. Both final days with live stream at Clipmyhorse from the testing of the stallions.

Catalog for Schliekau

Catalog for Adelheidsdorf

HANN online riding horses auction starts 7 November and end 14 November

45 HANN riding horses at the upcoming online auction

Most interesting horse from the upcoming collection:

Live stream schedule:

Saturday, November 7
10.00 am First presentation of the auction horses with jumping test of the jumping horses - LIVESTREAM
Wednesday, November 11
3.00 pm Presentation of the auction horses with jumping test of the jumping horses- LIVESTREAM

Saturday, November 14
9.00 am Trying out of the riding horses till 12 am – with a previously arranged appointment- LIVESTREAM
2.00 pm Final phase online auction
Bid up riding horses www.verdener-auktion-online.com

Here you find the full collection.

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