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two on the winning German to maintain a public registry of Trakehner Olympic team were . horses; to mark or brand approved stal- Trakehners you might know: The lions, mares, and foals with the Association’s late Peron *Pg* won a team corporate seal; to disseminate information bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics in to breeders, owners, and friends pertain- 1996 with rider Michelle Gibson. Notable ing to the breeding and raising of Trakehner USDF All-Breeds winners are the horses; and to promote the performance Leonidas *Pg*, Windwalzer, Martini of the Trakehner in , event- *Pg*E, Hailo *Pg*E, and Oskar II. The ing, hunters, jumping, and . Trakehner geldings Hannabal (also a Pan All-Breeds awards offered: The ATA Am Games medalist), Unforgettable, and awards all USDF All-Breeds categories. Kandinsky all were USDF Horse of the How to participate: Horses must be Year qualifiers at Grand Prix. ATA-registered. Appendix-registered The organization: The American horses are not eligible for dressage sport-

PHELPSPHOTOS.COM Trakehner Association was established in horse-breeding All-Breeds awards. The OLYMPIC HISTORY: The Trakehner stallion Peron and Michelle Gibson on their way to team 1974. It is a daughter organization of the owner of record in the ATA files must be bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Trakehner Verband in . The the same as the owner recorded with German organization was established in USDF. Trakehner horses with foreign (in- HE TRAKEHNER IS A HORSE SUITED 1947 as a continuation of the East Prussian cluding Canadian) registration papers for all Olympic disciplines. It is Book Society, which existed in East are ineligible unless they are also regis- Tdistinguished by its high intelli- before World War II. tered with the ATA. gence, willingness to work, and exem- The mission of the ATA is to promote Organization contact info: American plary floating trot. It has been bred for and preserve in the Western Hemisphere Trakehner Association: american these purposes since 1732, when King the horse of Trakehner origin; trakehner.com. Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia established a in Trakehnen, . Ever since, all breeding stock has been FOR THE BREEDS, BY THE BREEDS culled severely by , and ach month, “All-Breeds Connection” spotlights a USDF All-Breeds only the top of each year’s crop are permit- awards program participating organization and the breed it represents. ted to continue the breed. This practice is EInformation and photographs that appear in this column are furnished by continued by the American Trakehner the breed registries. Association (ATA) through annual mare The All-Breeds program is designed to recognize the accomplishments of and stallion inspections at various loca- specific breeds in dressage. All participating organizations offer “open” year- tions throughout the US and Canada. end awards from Training Level through Grand Prix, and some offer awards in Trakehners excel not only in dressage additional categories, such as adult amateur, junior/young rider, and dressage but also as eventers and jumpers. Since 1920, Trakehner horses representing var- sport-. Registry representatives are usually on hand to help ious countries have participated in every bestow awards at the banquet held during each year’s USDF convention. Olympic Games except for 1932 in Los All-Breeds award eligibility requirements include memberships and horse Angeles. In the 1936 Olympics in , registrations with both USDF and the participating organization. For details Germany, the gold and silver medalists and a list of current participating organizations, visit usdf.org. For more in dressage were Trakehners, as was the information about All-Breeds awards program participation, contact Megan third member of the gold-medal-winning DeHart at (859) 271-7893 or at [email protected]. German dressage team. At the same time,

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