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Volume 3, Issue 2 “Your Is Our Goal” April 2007

Colored Son of Weltmeyer Wins 2007 World Cup As late as the 1940’s, when bloodstock was The World Cup came to marvelous elevation and Las Vegas, NV for the extension of the forearms. press on Warum Nicht, decimated during World War and other world class per- II, East Prussian breeders second time in 2007, and Weltmeyer offspring are maintained a breeding pool of Warum Nicht, a gelded noted often for their formers, like Weltall. pinto Trakehners. A Prussian son of Weltmeyer, ridden front movements, but are Weltmeyer sires perform- regiment, the Ohlau by Isabell Werth of Ger- equally good behind. ance with the cali- Trumpeter Husars, were many, was crowned the ber, character and quality mounted exclusively on black Welt- for international competi- and white spotted Trakehners. new World Cham- tion. His reputation as a These vividly marked horses pion meyer came from East Prussia and Horse. Warum has vir- sire of sires is unparal- Trakehnen, and were used for Nicht is out of a tually leled in recent times. parades, affairs of state and reshaped And, his daughters are ceremonies. See pics at: Wenzel I , making him line- the his- excellent broodmares, www.deschenhof.de/engltrak.htm bred to Woer- tory of capable of advancing a mann. Despite a the breeding program to the spook at a cam- Hanove- highest levels of the Breeding News era, the lanky rian sport. On top of this, Weltmeyer breed, and has Weltmeyer has steadily Editor: Carol Austin was the undis- puted king of the ring, done it while he is still maintained one of the Published by: The Mondo Press displaying the brilliance, alive! Fashions come and best conception rates in impulsion and obedience go in the the frozen semen indus- Submissions, comments and business, and sometimes try. When many a faddish suggestions to: for which Weltmeyer off- young has come [email protected] spring are justly known. breeders become bored In addition to a wonderful with a stallion simply and gone, the far- piaffe and passage, Wa- because they are so famil- reaching influence of Inside this issue: rum Nicht possesses the iar with him. This has Weltmeyer will still be wonderful “rear wheel been the case with Welt- felt. drive” that dressage rid- meyer, until this season, Around the Stud Farms 2 ers treasure. He also has when interest in him re- surged due to the positive Blood 2 Essential Stallion Spotlight— 3 No Such Thing as a Live Foal Guarantee! Stedinger

SES Sires with Offspring 3 Let’s face it. No one on your mare in foal. No- “pencils out” over the long in the News this planet can guarantee guarantee frozen semen haul, and why it is the that your mare will pro- means that you do not get best value in breeding. Oxytocin Therapy 3 duce a live foal. A “live a rebreed if your mare foal guarantee” simply fails to conceive, but, it means is that you can also means that if you Organization Notes & 4 continue paying booking achieve two pregnancies News fees, collection fees, ship- with two doses, you can Recommended Reads & 4 ping fees, and veterinary register both . This is Websites fees while trying to get how frozen semen PAGE 2 SPORT HORSE BREEDING NEWS VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2

Around the Stud Farms

Gestuet Ligges Katrinelund Dr. Kathrin Stock “A horse to watch for the future is stallion Crelido, winner Donee, an approved Oldenburg son the 8-year-old, gray Belgian stallion of the Danish Showjumping Cham- of , is newly available for Cornet Obolensky, an offspring of pionship in 2000, has been added to stud duty in the USA via frozen se- famous show jumper Clinton, sired the SES roster. He competes in men. out of a Heartbreaker dam. In the Denmark and is successful at M- horse’s first level dressage and S- Grand Prix level . [Wiesbaden, ], De Wiemselbach Marco Tamino, by Numero Uno, Kutscher won the ‘Future Elite’ guided him to during the CSI** a very calm, Hardelot (France). stylish ride, demonstrating the high poten- Donee tial of the horse.” Birgit Crelido

Popp, Chronicle of the Horse

Thoroughbred Blood Essential

There’s only one kind of horse that coming from the racing business. (European) Thoroughbred the breeds can’t do with- American breeders can emulate the approved for use in warmblood reg- out— the Thoroughbred. European template, by producing istries have met stringent require- halfblood , which are then ments, including weight-carrying For most many Americans, their bred back to , to pro- ability on the racecourse, high ride- first sport horse riding horse was a duce the coveted 3/4 warmblood, 1/4 ability, good temperament, ability Thoroughbred, and their first brood- Thoroughbred foal. All of the warm- at the jump, and good movements. mare for breeding a warmblood was blood registries will inspect Thor- also a Thoroughbred. But, breeders oughbred mares. The stallion who most exemplifies sometimes neglect to plan for regu- the positive influence of the Thor- lar infusions of “blood” in their A few notable Thoroughbred sires oughbred on warmblood breeding in breeding programs. used in sport horse lines are: recent times is Laurie’s Crusador. He was the 2006 Hanoverian Stal- For many pursuits, especially • Der Loewe xx lion of the Year in Ger- and jumping, the halfblood many. This is the only time • Sudan xx sport horse is ideal. Many people a Thoroughbred stallion also prefer the more forward- • Furioso xx has been so-honored. His thinking manner of the halfblood as halfblood son, Londonderry, a dressage or riding horse. In • Ladykiller xx has become an excellent Europe, many stallions are 1/4 purveyor of “blood” for the Thoroughbred, often being out of a • Rantzau xx State Stud. dam by a select Thoroughbred stal- lion. Since there are not many Thor- • Sacramento Plan to regularly inject oughbred stallions approved for Song xx Lauries Crusador quality Thoroughbred bloodlines warmblood breeding in the USA, into your breeding program. most of us will obtain our Thor- • Pik As xx Don’t omit the Thoroughbred from oughbred blood via the mare, of your long-range goals. • Black Sky xx which there is an ample supply VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2 SPORT HORSE BREEDING NEWS PAGE 3

Stallion Spotlight ~ Stedinger

Stedinger has been a sensation Dressage Horse. Sandro Hit is a are off to an impressive start: five right from the start. He was the half brother to approved sons from his undisputed winner of the Olden- Diamond Hit and first crop. His son Status burg stallion approval in 2004, and Royal Hit. He con- Quo, was champion stal- of the Oldenburg Stallion Days in tinues to sire lion in Vechta in 2006, 2006. In spite of a heavy breeding world class foals and daughter Sinfonie schedule, he qualified for the and auction- was champion filly of the Bundeschampionat in 2005, and toppers. Stedinger 2004 German Foal Cham- finished his 70-day stallion test is out of Bold Fan- pionship. Stedinger con- with the respectable scores of tasy, sired by the tinues to improve and de- 131.72 in dressage and the decent famous jumping Stedinger velop as a riding horse, score of 121.92 in jumping. His sire, Landadel. For dressage breed- due to his strong movements and scores reflect the influence of the ers looking to inject some perform- high rideability. He has won at me- ancestors in his immediate pedi- ance blood, while keeping strong dium level dressage and is no doubt gree. His sire is the highly- dressage input also, Stedinger’s headed toward the Grand Prix. respected Sandro Hit, who has bloodline is ideal. Bold Fantasy re- Stedinger’s high quality frozen se- founded his own “S” line in modern ceived a score of 10 for loose jump- men makes him an excellent breed- sport horse breeding. Sandro Hit ing at her mare performance test, a ing value. was National Young Horse Cham- 9 foreign rider score, and an overall pion and World Champion Young score of 8.67. Stedinger’s offspring

SES Sires with Offspring in the News

Friesian stallion Tsjerk had two a 6 year gelding, ridden by Court- the Golden State Dressage Festival offspring in the ney King. and CDI, Rancho Murieta, CA. Great Ameri- can/USDF Champi- The Dutch keur stallion Maximus JSS, by May Sherif, un- onships of 2006: Re- Jazz has several off- der the of Olympic rider, serve Champion first spring competing in up- Catherine Haddad, finished the level Open Champi- per level dressage in the 2007 FEI World Cup Grand Prix onship, Ritzke R, 10 USA. Leslie Reid’s Orion Freestyle Final in 7th place. year stallion, 70.56%. is the most notable. The And training level pair recently won the Gribaldi also competed in the 2007 Open Championship Tsjerk Prix St. Georges and World Cup, but finished last, due to Champion, Noah Fancy Pants, Intermediaire I and freestyle at a bad case of stallion-itis.

Oxytocin Therapy

Oxytocin is a hormone that causes jected intramuscularly every four to warmed, sterile saline is performed. smooth muscles in the body to con- six hours after breeding. Multiple This is followed by an infusion of tract. The uterus is one muscle doses are required because the ef- antibiotics, followed by more doses which benefits greatly from the ef- fect of the oxytocin only lasts for of oxytocin. If oxytocin is used pre- fects of oxytocin. When fluid is pre- about seven minutes. The mare is breeding to clear fluid, it is gener- sent in the utereus either pre or checked the following day by ultra- ally used without the antibiotic in- post-breeding, oxytocin has proven sound to assess the amount of uter- fusion. extremely valuable in clearing it. ine fluid still present. If more than 2 cm of fluid is present, a lavage of Several doses of oxytocin are in- the uterus with one to two liters of SES SERVICES Thank you to clients who purchased frozen semen this year and SUPERIOR EQUINE SIRES, INC. in past seasons. Your business is appreciated!

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Europe or bust! I am traveling to Europe in the fall of 2007, I will be away from August 31st through October 25th.

"Your Foal Is Our Goal" I will visit , Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Germany Switzerland and Italy. My goal is to meet all of my suppliers in person, and see as many of the stallions on my list as possible. Visit us on the web at: If you have a stallion you would particularly like me to investigate, please www.SuperiorEquineSires.com contact me with your request, and I will make every effort to do so.

Organization Notes & News Recommended Reads & Websites AHHA nised as the European Mother Stud- book of the Friesian Horse and is If you haven’t chanced across this The American Holsteiner Horse the world-wide authority on the terrific website, you are in for a treat. Assoc. is now a full member of the Friesian Horse. For more info call Thoroughbred Heritage is a veritable World Breeding Federation for 859-455-7439 or visit the FHANA cornucopia of information on Thorou- Sport Horses. website: breds in racing, and has an informa- tive page on impor- Oldenburg Verband tant in modern jumping horses. www.fhana.com The Oldenburg Verband issues one- www.tbheritage.com time breeding license for stallions in AHS other registries, which are not fully The above website is sponsored and approved with the Verband. The fee Trakehner stallion King Arthur was maintained by the National Sporting is $100. for the one-time license. recently added to the American Library (NSL), a research facility Stallions are considered on a case- Hanoverian Society’s list of non- dedicated to the world of horse by-case basis. (The Oldenburg Horse Hanoverian Verband-approved stal- sports, shooting and fishing. The Breeders Society represent the lion. AHS maintains an up-to-date NSL maintains an extensive collec- Oldenburg Verband in America.) list of stallions approved for breed- tion of rare books and manuscripts ing in the U.S. at: on equine sport. FHANA www.hanoverian.org/Stallions/ www.nsl.org The Friesian Horse Association of NonHano.shtml North America is the North Ameri- can representative of the Friesian horse association, Friese Paarden Stamboek (FPS). The FPS is recog-