The annual World Championships for Pura Raza Española takes place in Sevilla 16 - 20 November

The World Championships for PRE horses celebrates 30 years anniversary this year

SICAB 2021, the International Purebred Spanish Horse Trade Fair is just around the corner. The event is from the 16th to the 21st of November.

It is like when you go to ex. Danish Warmblood stallion licensing, where breeders, stallion owners, riders and horse lovers get together. Your not in doubt that this is the place to be when the PRE horse has got under your skin.

Fibes where the event is held is in the outskirts of Sevilla which is the biggest area of the PRE breeding in Spain. Sevilla itself is a beautiful historic city with all possibilities to feel the Spanish horse life and enjoy the Spanish atmosphere.

There are finals for all ages from 4 year old to Grand Prix. The judges are of course Spanish judges but also with two well known international judges Dutch Francis Verbeek and Finish Maria Colliander are among the judging team.

The entire event will be available to watch via live stream at Clipmyhorse.

Full entry list for the prestigious CDI5 Saab Top 10 in Stockholm

  • Saturday 27 November at 11.00 am Grand Prix

  • Sunday 28 November at 10.30 am Grand Prix freestyle

Entries

🇩🇪Jessica von Bredow-Werndl / TSF Dalera BB

🇩🇪Isabell Werth

🇩🇰Cathrine Dufour / Bohemian

🇩🇰Carina Cassøe Krüth / Heiline´s Danciera

🇬🇧Charlotte Fry / Dark Legend

🇳🇱Dinja van Liere / Hermés

🇳🇱Hans Peter Minderhoud / Glock´s Dream Boy

🇸🇪Patrik Kittel

🇸🇪Therese Nilshagen / Dante Weltino OLD

🇫🇮Henri Rouste / Kontestro DB


Two intensive Westfalen stallion licensing days comes up 21 & 22 November

When Westfalen stallion licensing comes up 58 dressage colts are ready.

The video presentations are uniform with same sequences of each stallion and gives a very good overall picture. For the Westfalen licensing and auction you also have the chance to watch the stallions not coming up for sale at subsequent the auction, as more of them also look like future stallions for the breeding.

H2R top favourites:

17 (169 cm)

52 (165 cm)

53 (175 cm)

Also at the H2R “hot” list:

18 (170 cm)

19 (172 cm)

38 (169 cm)

Here you find the entire list of stallions.

Schedule:

Focus horses for Blue Hors Autumn Auction

Have you checked out the collection for Blue Hors Autumn Auction?

The demand for good quality riding horses has increased during the last couple of years.

Danish Stud Blue Hors does alway have a huge range of horses at different education level and is now for the first time with Blue Hors Autumn Auction offering 12 selected young horses for sale.

If you haven’t already tried out your favourite horses you still have the possibility - just contact the team for an appointment.

Pre-bidding starts Thursday 11 November and the auction takes place Saturday 13 November at 8 pm LIVE at Blue Hors.

Focus horses:

As a 4-year-old, the black Westphalian gelding Sir Helmut trotted himself into a nice 2’nd place at the qualifier for the DRF and PAVO young horse championships in dressage with a score of 90.8 points. With a ridability score of 9.3 and a 9.2 in both capacity and trot, there is no doubt that Sir Helmut is a horse for the future with the potential to go all the way!
This long-legged Sir Donnerhall/Benneton Dream-son is bred by Jaqueline Tenambergen, and with his beautiful coat and outstanding markings, Sir Helmut is a unique horse for the sport. This, combined with his high rideability-level and equally high overall quality, makes him a truly functional and talented horse, who we all are eager to watch unfold even further!

The breathtaking, dark-coated gelding; Giccolo, is by the Gribaldi-son Gray Flannel, who is currently active in Grand Prix-dressage under German rider Lena Waldmann. The dam-line behind Giccolo, is led on by Giccolo's mother; the Fürst Piccolo/Landadel-daughter Felicity, who is the product of several main studbook mares and B-horses in dressage. A family tree that really emphasizes the young Giccolo’s huge talent for dressage.
Giccolo is always willing and ready to work and possess elegance, elasticity and quality in all three of his gaits. His trot is extremely spacious and adjustable and his canter is with lots of uphill-tendency, which combined with his personality makes him a high-quality dressage horse.

The Swedish warmblood gelding Vanzetti is a horse that works with great potential and lots of talent. This bay superstar is bred by Niklas Samuelsson and is sired by the Grand Prix-stallion Blue Hors Veneziano, who won Louisdor-Preis as an 8-year old. Vanzetti carries yet another Grand Prix-stallion as his dam-sire in Swedish Rose Mathisen’s top-stallion; Zuidenwind, who was most recently placed as number 4 in a four-starred Grand Prix in Achleiten 2021 with his Japanese rider Akane Kuroki. In third generation is the Hanoverian Premium Stallion Figaro R, who had a glorious breeding career in Sweden and who was also trained for the Grand Prix by Rose Mathisen. With these stallions is his bloodlines, this Veneziano-son for sure carries a lot of implied talent for the sport. Performative bloodlines with lots of Grand Prix; Vanzetti!

Here you find all informations about the auction including how to sign up for online bidding.

HANN licensing with 6 Premium stallions and 31 licensed stallions

38 by Fürst Belissaro / San Remo

6 Premium Stallions

With no 38 by Fürst Belissaro / San Remo this years “Champion” stallion from H2R point of view. Super supple presentations, very well balanced both from movements but also mentally.

No 3 Bon Coeur / Carabas - supple mover, but could wish for a bit more under the gravity push from behind.

No 19 Escamillo / De Niro - super model and active off the ground. For the lunging part he was missing bit more self carriage and balance for the trot.

No 26 Escolar / Sir Donnerhall - lovely balance and rhythm by lunging every step with power and elasticity.

No 32 For Dance / Dagostini - super model with power - presented by Blue Hors and will for the season be available via Landgestüt Warendorf. (Video below)

No 63 Totilas / Danciano - well balanced with good power - missing bit more length on the neck.

Among the huge collection of licensed stallions the well moving and expressive no 27 by Escolar / Sir Donnerhall I likewise no 42 by La Vie / Bretton Woods from Blue Hors was clearly missing among the licensed stallions.

Here you find the full list of stallions.

Blue Hors getting ready for their first Online auction

12 selected horses

For this first edition Blue Hors Autumn Auction 12 young dressage horses has been selected. Among the collection is one licensed stallion and more former approved stallions now gelded and a mare - all horses under saddle at different level with excellent pedigree and qualities.

Check out the collection here.

Try out your new horse

There has already been four different “try out days” and two to come November 6 and November 9. You only have to make an appointment with one of the customer advisors In order to help you finding/trying your favourites before the auction.

Any questions about the horses or the auction feel free to contact the auction team.

The auction will be both live at Blue Hors and live at Clipmyhorse 13 November at 8 pm.

48 OLD colts are ready for the licensing 18 - 20 November

This years OLD licensing will be with full live stream via Clipmyhorse.

Schedule

H2R highlights from video presentations

Among the 48 candidates H2R picked only 7 really highlights and said that no 66 by Indian Rock / For Romance I / K2 look like the most obvious champion stallion seen for years - a pure World Class stallion 🚀🤩

42 - medium sized powerful supple from behind and over the back with great uphill trend.

48 - What a stunning model! Can’t wait to see more than the outstanding trot.

59 - natural supple mover with an outstanding walk

66 - just pure Champion qualities!

70 - correct and powerful in a medium size.

76 - premium stallion quality.

81 - expressive super mover with very interesting pedigree.

Here you find the entire collection.

Blue Hors Autumn Auction - 12 horses ready for the Online auction

The Blue Hors Autumn Auction is here for the first time to rise the excitement in the main arena at the Blue Hors stud. High quality youngsters, the elite of European dressage breeding, several top dressage horses and sport horses will be presented for the live auction on November 13.

Every presentation of one of the twelve spectacular auction horses from the collection of 2021 is something special, making the Blue Hors Autumn Auction a unique venue for the purchase and discovery of tomorrow’s superstars.

To meet the demands and wishes of every customer – our collection offers a wide range of top horses. Bringing everything from undiscovered youngsters, approved stallions and experienced show horses, the Blue Hors Autumn Auction offers a brilliant collection of strictly selected horses with the finest pedigrees, outstanding movements, superb qualities and the talent required for a successful future.

Our twelve extraordinary auction horses can be inspected and tried October 20, October 27, October 30, November 3, November 6 and November 9 after arrangement with our customer advisors.
Our customer advisors can also help you choose the right horse for your ambitions. So, please arrange an individual appointment by telephone with one of them or by filling out our ‘Try Out’ form.

The Blue Hors Autumn Auction takes place both online and live. Although you should not miss out on attending the auction live in the big arena at Blue Hors in Randbøldal, Denmark, we also offer the opportunity of bidding online.  Online-bids can be submitted from October 23.  The final bid-up will happen live on Saturday, November 13, at 5pm at Blue Hors during our annual Blue Hors Dressage Festival. To bid online, please register at https://auction.bluehors.com/

Source: Blue Hors

click here to see the entire collection

Top price 130.000 euro at Van Olst Sales tonight

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News from Van Olst Sales

Exciting edition Van Olst Sales Online ridden horses

“We knew upfront that there was a lot of interest in Guinness and Noire NA. Guinnes, by Glamourdale, is a very striking black stallion who was sold to a Belgian show jumping stable that now also invests in dressage horses. They are now the new owner for not less than €130.000,-. Noire NA, by Painted Black, managed to keep the bidding going the longest and was sold for €80.000,-. Jack, the first horse in the auction was not sold, just as the stallions Depay and Irvin who will also stay in Den Hout. Mabel by Dettori, will go to an English stable and Mistral by Fiamingho will leave for Canada. The other horses have been sold to England and several other horses are sold to Dutch riders.”

FEI PRESS RELEASE - Werth steps back into the Lyon limelight

Corrections in Bold Italic

For the fifth time in a row, German supremo Isabell Werth won the FEI Dressage World Cup™ 2021/2022 Western European League qualifier in Lyon, France tonight. And she did it with the 16-year-old mare Weihegold OLD with whom she claimed the last three series titles.

Twelfth to go in an exciting 15-strong field filled with many rising stars, the pair earned a score of 84.910 and that couldn’t be beaten. But Denmark’s Nanna Skodborg Merrald and Atterupgaards Orthilia came close when putting a personal-best 83.695 on the board for a test that oozed consistency and class. 

This 16-year-old mare, formerly competed by Danish compatriot Agnete Kirk Thinggaard and before that by Great Britain’s Fiona Bigwood and before that again by Denmark’s Cathrine Dufour at Young Rider level, just keeps on giving and, in the hands of this talented 28-year-old Dane continues to thrive in the ring.

New series

Dufour, who has risen to the very top of the game and who won the first leg of the new series last weekend with her 18-year-old super-hero Atterupgaards Cassidy, competed the nine-year-old gelding Vamos Amigos this time around. And the young horse showed remarkable maturity in a test that included lovely passage/piaffe work to take the lead with 81.135 when the action resumed after the halfway break.

That proved good enough for fourth place at the end of the day, behind Werth at the head of affairs, Nanna Skodborg Merrald in second and Germany’s Frederic Wandres who slotted into third when last to go with Duke of Britain FRH.

Wandres has been enjoying a good year, collecting the maximum 20 points for a win at the Central European League leg in Samorin (SVK) in August which, when added to those collected at the first two legs on the Western European circuit, leaves him heading the league table going into the next qualifier in Madrid, Spain in a months’ time.

Currently Dufour lies second on the leaderboard ahead of The Netherlands’ Thamar Zweistra in third and Nanna Skodborg Merrald in fourth place. But there’s a long and winding road leading to the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final in Leipzig, Germany next April to which the top nine finishers on the Western European leaderboard will be invited. 

Defending

Werth earned no points for her win today, as defending champion she is automatically qualified for the Final with a horse of her choice which must have competed in the Freestyle to Music in at least two qualifiers. But it looks like Weihegold won’t be the one fighting that fight in 2022. 

The athlete who has collected a mountain of medals during her spectacular career said this evening that she was “super happy” with her horse but “not super happy with my own management! I made a mistake and she was then not as good as she can be!” Her self-criticism is one of the characteristics that has kept her at the very top of the game for so many years, always wanting to do better. 

Outlining her plans for the coming months she said she would take Weihegold to the Top Ten dressage final in Stockholm, Sweden in November, and then to Frankfurt in December 

"“for what will be her last show, because that’s where it all started!” 

Isabell Werth (GER)

It was with Weihegold that her back-to-back run of victories at the Lyon qualifier began in 2016. Riding Emilio she won again in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and today Weihegold showed she can still do all the fancy footwork. The mare’s staggering record includes the FEI Dressage World Cup™ titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019 along with team gold and individual silver at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and five European gold medals.

Delighted 

Meanwhile Nanna Skodborg Merrald was delighted to find herself in runner-up spot today. “I really like the pressure and it’s great to ride in front of an audience again after nearly two years without shows and the public”, said the 28-year-old who, partnering Blue Hors Zack, was a member of the fourth-placed Danish team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer.

Winner Werth agreed with that. “The atmosphere here was great, it felt like we are nearly getting back to normal life, so well done to the Organising Committee for what they have done!”, she said.

And Show Director Sylvie Robert was very happy this evening. “We really suffered with no event for nearly two years, so it is a great achievement to be back and to have the crowd with us again this year!”, she said.

Standings here

Result here 

VIDEOS - Weihegold OLD or Atterupgaards Orthilia victory yesterday?

Atterupgaards Orthilia and Nanna Merrald - Copyright ©FEI/Christophe Taniére

Nanna/Orhilia or Werth/Weihegold victory yesterday?

You can actually make some comparisons for the two mares Atterupgaards Orthlilia and Weihegold OLD as both mares are not big really movers but with high lights for the piaffe and passage tours.

When it comes to the details yesterday’s elasticity and regularity of the passage tours were clearly with surplus for Orthilia, also the extensions were in another league for Orthilia, piaffe tours with super sit and obedience and clock work transitions. Even though non of the mares has a strong walk the regularity and balance for Orthilia is obvious while Weihegold is struggling to keep the clear rhythm especially for the collected walk (camera angle from behind) shows that it is not a clear four beat walk.

Harmony and expression is in a league of it own for Atterupgaards Orthilia and Nanna Merrald and winners as also judges at E Francis Verbeek van Rooij (NED) saw the Danish combination yesterday. Judge at C Isabelle Judet (FRA) saw Werth and Merrald equal for the victory.

Issues

Nanna and Orthilia showed a minor error for two times with one change with parallel hind legs, while Isabell and Weihegold showed a weak collected walk tour, change issue at end of canter half passes and error for the one times.

Duke of Britain with Frederic Wandres clearly took advantage from countryman judge at B - Katrina Wüst and also judge at H - Dr. Jean-Michel Roudier (FRA) saw them ahead for Dufour. Might be a good idea to re-view the tests as it was obvious that Dufour was 3rd best in yesterday’s freestyle.

Judge for yourself here below where you can watch both Werth and Merrald tests.

Here you find the entire results.

Van Olst Sales - collection with "Dark Pearls"

Ready for the auction?

You still have the chance to sign up for Van Olst Sales auction starting tomorrow Friday 29 October and runs until 1 November.

16 young ridden horses are available among them 3 “Dark Pearls”

Mistral

This four-year-old gelding stands out for his balance, both in his functional and good gaits and in his character. Sire Fiamingho is a son of the German foundation stallion Fürstenball who is very populair in Oldenburg. The dam of Mistral is the performance mare Santana s. Haarlem who already gave three offspring that jumped 1.30 m or higher. Further in the dam line we see various dressage and jumping horses that are successful in the sport at national and international level.

Njaib

Noire NA

Another Painted Black offspring in this auction. Now combined with the mare Izzy Lady NA who descends from the very successful combination Lord Leatherdale and Negro. We also see this combination in the Olympic stallion Everdale, World Champion Glamourdale and the Grand Prix stallion Chippendale. The Negro daughter Milady, the great-granddam of Noire NA, is a full sister of the Grand Prix dressage horse Bailey, who is very successful under the saddle of Maxime van der Vlist.

click here to watch the full collection

Atterupgaards Orthilia and Danish Nanna Merrald in top of today's World Cup Grand Prix at Lyon

Atterupgaards Orthilia with rider Nanna Merrald and trainer Michael Søgaard - photo: private

World Cup short Grand Prix

Lyon is the 2nd leg of this World Cup season and the short Grand Prix test look like a very good choice and suits the World Cup series. It shows the importance of not doing any mistakes as there is no room for catching up later. Even though Werth and Weihegold showed a minor issue for the 2 two times, Werth just manage to “recover” and bring home another victory today.

Frederic Wandres and Duke of Britain showed another very consistent test without any technical issues.

“Podium” for Danish Nanna Merrald and Atterupgaards Orthilia

Blue Hors rider Nanna Merrald and 16 year old Atterupgaard Orthilia showed a really nice test without any technical issues. The overall picture is very harmonious, well balanced and expressive. Since the Europeans the contact has improved a lot and Nanna and Tille has now become a very solid Danish top combination.

Their performance was of course also congratulated by their fans on Facebook, where former owner and Olympic rider Fiona Bigwood wrote “AMAZING!!! well done!!!”

Good halt, well balanced expressive diagonal, nice crossing reach half pass left, lack tiny same quality right, superb halt with rein back, super into passage, clock work regularity, superb into piaffe, SUPER PIAFFE AT THE SPOT, smooth transitions, good relaxation for extended walk need more reach in the neck, super into canter, well balanced zigzag, super 2 times, super quality 1st pirouette, nice 1 times, nice balance 2nd pirouette, good diagonal nice change, super into trot, super final centerline, clear transitions, super halt. 75,342%

World Cup debut for Vamos Amigos and Cathrine Dufour

Lyon was the first very big show for 9 year old Vamos Amigos and he looked very comfortable and relaxed entering the big scene. Unfortunately and error for the zigzag today kept them out of the very top of the field.

Super halt, expressive super balanced diagonal, bit big eye short side, supple half pass left, good transition right superb, bit tense rein back, super passage of the ground, WOW piaffe at the spot active of the ground not tense, superb transitions, super into walk, super relaxed extended walk, super collected walk, nice transition to canter, bit low in the contact and error zigzag, nice 2 times, well balanced 1st pirouettte, super 1 times, nice 2nd pirouette well balanced, good diagonal superb change, nice into trot, superb final centerline, super halt. 73,895%

Here you find the entire results.

The World Cup freestyle is tomorrow at 4 pm.

HANN schedule for licensing and with live stream at Clipmyhorse 4 - 6 November

65 selected young HANN colts are ready for the licensing

Schedule:

Thursday,  November 4

  • 9 a.m. Delivery of the dressage stallions

  • 2 p.m. Free jumping of the dressage stallions (live stream)

Friday,  November 5

  • 9 a.m. Presentation of the dressage stallions on the triangular course (live stream)

  • 2 p.m. Lunging of the dressage stallions (live stream)

Saturday, November 6

  • 8 a.m. Free running of the dressage stallions,

  •            Licensing and awarding of the dressage stallions (live stream)

  • 2 p.m. Dressage show programme (live stream)

  • 3 p.m. Auction of the dressage stallions

H2R favorites from the video presentations:

Best Bon Coeur son - sharp supple from behind, nice strong top line.

Dante´s Junior - Super supple of the ground mover, missing a bit more length for the neck.

Escamillo with 5 sons for the licensing. Body wise this son with De Niro dam sire look like the most mature and with best top line.

Falihandro son - active supple mover, the walk could show a bit more suppleness.

Fürst Belissaro son - look like the next Revolution?

Millennium / Jazz - most beautiful model and supple boy. Look like a Champion.

Not really a stallion type but super in the way he is able to push himself upwards and forward.

Best Secret son - modern, light-footed and well moving.

Springbank II VH son - black supple big framed super mover.

Van Olst Sales ridden horses with quality and potential

Focus horses

This time Van Olst Sales presents a collection of young horses ready for their new rider. All horses are ridden and shows qualities and potential for the sport.

No 1 - Jack

Jack is a 7 year old gelding presented by Charlotte Fry. He shows great ride ability, good qualities and not least potential for the highest level. He will in a short time be ready for competition with his next rider at Prix St. Georg level.

The oldest horse in this auction is Negro's son Jack. As with many descendants of Negro, the real talents emerge during the collected work. This 7 year old gelding has no problem with the highest form of collection. The passage is like a clock and the piaffe is also present in good quality.

Jack's dam herself competed at Z1 level and she is also the dam of Jack's full brother, Esplendido AZ, who competes at Small Tour level.

No 11 - Pinot Noir - approved stallion

Super well balanced just 3 year old stallion showing lots of natural power, suppleness and expression.

Painted Black was himself at stud at Van Olst Horses and this Pinot Noir also comes from this successful period. His dam Honey D'Or competed at ZZ zwaar level and descends from Chippendale in combination with a German dam line that goes back to Sandro Hit. Pinot Noir has now been approved by the NRPS and has successfully completed his first saddle presentation.

click here to watch the entire collection and find informations how to bid online

Entries for CDI3 Blue Hors, Randbøl DEN 12 - 14 November

The schedule for CDI3 event at Blue Hors:

Huge list of Danish participants

A sharper look at the entry list shows come back for now 13 year old Blue Hors stallion Don Olymbrio now ready for debut together with Nanna Merrald. Don Olymbrio has not been shown in sport since January 2020 where he was at start in Wellington USA with Agnete Kirk Thinggaard.

Here you find the entire entry list.

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