CANADIAN HANOVERIAN SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

Michael Boyd, Chairman, CHS

George von Platen, President Hanoverian Breeders Club of Western Canada Vice President: Barbara Beckman Past President: Dan French Secretary-Treasurer: Ms. Charlene Spengler Directors: John Dingle (British Columbia) Kathleen Sulz (Manitoba) Matthew von Platen (Alberta)

Kathleen Richardson, President Hanoverian Breeders Club of Eastern Canada Inga Hamilton: Vice-President Past President: Ferdi Haupt Directors: Ruth Hanselpacker (Maritime region) Louise Masek (Ontario West) Ted Parkinson (Ontario West) Isabelle Schmid (Ontario East) Lynda Tetreault (Quebec) Treasurer: Ursula Hosking Secretary & Newsletter: Isabelle Schmid Website: Mathilde Vincent

November 18, 2014

In this Issue:

Canadian Hanoverian Society Chairman’s Message Hanoverian Breeding Club of Western Canada: New Officers and Directors The Canadian Hanoverian Society 2014 Inspection Tour Canadian Hanoverian Society Announces Winners of the Annual Fritz Floto Awards Jumper Breeding Program Update 2014 Sire Breeding Analysis Information for ordering frozen semen from the National State Stud News from Club Members Miscellaneous

Canadian Hanoverian Society Chairman’s Message by Michael Boyd

By all reports we had a very successful inspection tour this year, with the exception of Mother Nature dumping 10 inches of snow on Calgary the day before their mare performance test, inspections and mare and foal shows. However, even though the mare and foal show had to be cancelled, three mares did the MPT, and a few mares and foals were inspected and registered.

I would like to thank all the owners who hosted an inspection site this year, and also thank Maren Schendler our judge from the Verband who arrived in Toronto on September 2nd and toured Canada for the next three weeks. Also thanks to Inga Hamilton who toured Ontario and Quebec with Maren and to Ursula Hosking and Inga who were the judging commission at the PEI inspection.

At Parkwood Stables and Dreamcatcher Meadows Maren also gave young breeder training sessions and I understand this was very well received. Information on the Young Breeder Championship can be found at: www.young-breeders.com.

We will be running our annual service auction again this year and I would like to thank in advance all our participating stallion owners and Kathleen Sulz, Kathleen Richardson and Nancy Schmidt for their great work on the stallion service auction.

I remind our members that Equine Canada has adopted a new Code of Practice for the care and handling of horses and this document can be found on the Equine Canada website: www.equinecanada.ca found on the home page and can be easily downloaded.

Relative to other sport clubs in North America our membership is holding its own and we seem to have modest growth in the number of mares in the studbook owned by our members and the number of foals being registered each year. As well we have an increasing number of high quality approved standing in Canada and they are being increasingly used, see the 2014 breeding report in this newsletter.

On a personal note, I made a very difficult decision in September to sell my farm and my plan is to keep one mare but I am selling my other horses. I have been Chairman since the CHS was formed in 2008 and I would like to step down from this position by the end of the current two year term which ends in 2016. I will manage our annual frozen semen importation from Celle again this year, but I would like to have one of our members pick up this function by the end of next year. I will be discussing this transition with the executive of the Eastern and Western Breeders Clubs.

Hanoverian Breeding Club of Western Canada: New Officers and Directors

After the recent nomination process and running an election for President of the Western Club the following will be the officers and directors of the club for the next three years:

President: Mr. George von Platen Camrose, Alberta Vice President: Ms. Barbara Beckman, Poplar Point, Manitoba Secretary-Treasurer: Ms. Charlene Spengler Okotoks, Alberta Director: Mr. John Dingle Pemberton, B.C. Director: Ms. Kathleen Sulz Arden, Manitoba Director: Mr. Matthew von Platen Camrose, Alberta

Mr. George von Platen would like to thank everyone for electing him as President. He's hoping that he can bring everyone together to make a more active Western Hanoverian Club. In the meantime he has some healing to do. So congratulations to all that were elected and he is looking forward to working with everyone!

The Canadian Hanoverian Society 2014 Inspection Tour by Michael Boyd

The Canadian Hanoverian Society had eight inspection sites this year beginning on September 3rd and 4th at Parkwood Stables near Guelph and ending on September 21st in PEI. Our judge from the Hanoverian Verband was Maren Schendler.

At Parkwood Stables there were foal registrations, a foal show, mare registrations, a mare show and mare performance test. The best bred foal was a colt by Fabregas/Fidertanz bred and owned by Kathleen Richardson. The best jumper bred foal was a colt by Bon Balou/Anhaltiner bred and owned by Heather McNaughton. The winner of the mare performance test and also best mare in show was Cornelia (Cornet Obolensky/Foxhunter) bred and owned by Christian Poschung.

Cornelia

At South Lane Farm there were foal registrations, a foal show, mare registrations, a mare show and mare performance test. The best dressage bred foal was a colt by Bugatti Hilltop/Desperados bred and owned by Susan Ziereisen. The best jumper bred foal was a colt by Diarado/Graf Top bred and owned by Grand Coteau Stable. The winner of the mare performance test and also the best mare in show was Pr. C. Bellarina (Belissimo M/Sherlock Holmes) bed and owned by South Lane Farm.

Bellarina In Calgary due to the unexpected snowfall the mare show had to be cancelled. There were a few foal registrations and mare inspections and three mares did the mare performance test. The winner of the mare performance test was Argentina (Avagon/Foxhunter) bred and owned by George von Platen.

Argentina

At the other inspection sites at Ferme de Lys in Quebec, Winnipeg, Langley BC and Pemberton, BC there were only foal registrations and mare inspections. At the last site in Prince Edward Island there were foal registrations, mare inspections and two mares did their mare performance test. The judges at this site were Inga Hamilton and Ursula Hosking.

In total during the inspection tour there were 83 foals registered, 36 mares were inspected and 22 mares did the mare performance test.

More information is available on the Hanoverian Society website at: www.canadianhanoverians.com or on our Facebook pages.

Canadian Hanoverian Society Announces Winners of the Annual Fritz Floto Awards

The Fritz Floto Award is given annually to the top jumper bred mare and top dressage bred mare completing their Mare Performance Test. To qualify the mares have to do their test at three to five years of age. The award is a beautiful pewter plate engraved with the owner’s name and the winning mare.

This year there were three mare performance test sites. At Parkwood Stables near Guelph, Ontario there were 10 mares who did the test on September 4th, followed by 7 mares doing the test on September 12th at South Lane Farm near Vankleek Hill, Ontario and three mares who did the test on September 12th at Spruce Meadows, Calgary, Alberta.

The clear winner of the best mare performance test by a dressage bred mare was Bellarina (Belissimo M/Sherlock Holmes). This four year old mare was also the winner of the mare show at South Lane Farm. The breeders and owners are Joe and Louise Palmer.

The winner of the best mare performance test by a jumper bred mare was Argentina (Avagon/Foxhunter) at Spruce Meadows. This three year old mare was bred and owned by George von Platen.

An honourable mention goes to the mare Cornelia (Cornet Obolensky/Foxhunter) who had the second highest score by the narrowest of margins. Her free jumping scores were 9.5/10. This mare is bred and owned by Christian Poshung.

Jumper Breeding Program Update

This year we had three mares doing their Mare Performance Test who had free jumping scores and the required pedigree who have been accepted into the Jumper Breeding Program.

Han.Pr.C. Cornelia (Cornet Obolensky/Foxhunter) free jumping scores 9.0/9.5 bred and owned by Christian Poschung.

Argentina (Avagon/Foxhunter) free jumping scores 7.5/9.0 bred and owned by George von Platen.

Grafina (Graf Top/Foxhunter) free jumping scores 7.0/9.0) bred by Albert Kley and owned by Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Southern.

In the United States the following three mares have been accepted into the Jumper Breeding Program with the highest free jumping score in North America this year being a 9.0/10.0 awarded to a Balou du Rouet/Coconut Grove xx mare bred and owned by Rick Toering.

Also accepted into the Jumper Breeding program based on successful competition is the stallion Quidam Blue (Quidam’s Rubin/Come On) owned by Gerrit and Ute Brinkmann, Equitop Farm New Norway, Alberta.

2014 Sire Breeding Analysis by Michael Boyd

The Verband was asked to forward a list of the foal registration papers that were issued for 2014 (abfohlmeldung). We received a list of 92 mares that had been bred and foaled in 2014. I believe there were probably more like 120-130 foals in total that we will register in Canada this year, but this was the list that the Verband had in September.

The following is an analysis of the sires of these foals: % of total Hanoverian sires in Canada 68% Hanoverian sires in the U.S. 4% Celle State Stud sires 12% Other European sires 16%

I believe these statistics highlight two trends. First, with the growing number of high quality stallions standing in Canada owned by CHS members, the number of breedings to these sires predominates and in fact, have grown in number. Second, the Celle State Stud sires were not used as much as in past years but the number of other European sires (mainly privately owned) has been growing.

Information for ordering frozen semen from the Celle National State Stud

The Canadian Hanoverian Society is the exclusive distributor in Canada for frozen semen available for export by the Celle National State Stud (Landgestüt Celle).

This year we will be starting our ordering cycle a month earlier and not wait for the new list that Celle posts about mid January (2015). On the following list are the stallions that may be ordered. Any stallion on this list may be ordered and we require that your order form and payment be received by December 20, 2014. After this date orders can only be filled from stallions in our inventory. These stallions are marked with an * on the list. The ordering information and an updated list of stallions in inventory can be found on the Canadian Hanoverian Society website: www.canadianhanoverians.com after January 1, 2015.

An insemination dose for most of the stallions on the list is 3, 4 or 8 pipettes (straws) that are .5ml each. Every order is filled with the exact number of straws per breeding dose as shipped from Celle. Information on many (but not all) of these stallions is available on the State Stud website at: www.landgestuetcelle.ce.

Semen in our inventory is available at any time. Semen from the stallions not on the list should arrive in Canada and be cleared by CFIA by mid March, 2015 and then available.

The semen will be in storage with Dr. Claire Plante DVM. Her address is: 7666 – 8th Line, Nichol Township, Guelph, Ontario N1H 6J2, tel (519) 820-3999. The shipping charge per dose pays for all the costs to get your semen order into storage at Dr. Plante’s facility and for one shipment out of her facility. The only additional charges to be billed by Dr. Plante will be if there is more than one shipment out or if shipment is requested with less than 48 hours’ notice in which case an extra charge of $150 will apply. As well, if Dr. Plante has to charge a dry shipper she will bill an extra fee of $40.

Payment may be made by VISA or MasterCard, cheque, bank draft or money order. Cheques, bank draft, or money orders should be made payable to: Canadian Hanoverian Society for the total amount of your order and should be sent to:

Michael Boyd 12 Country Club Drive Toronto, Ontario M9A 3J4

If you have any questions regarding the terms of sale, would like to discuss stallion selection, ask which stallions are currently available in inventory or any other queries, contact Michael Boyd at (416) 239-0624 (email: [email protected]).

HANOVERIAN STATE STUD CELLE FROZEN SEMEN PRICE LIST – 2015 (as of November 10, 2014)

(Stallions available from inventory marked with an *)

1. Alabaster (Akzent II/ Wendepunkt) $560 2. Asti Spumante (Argentinus/Landfrieden) $790 3. Bonifatius (Belissimo M/Lauries Crusador xx) $680* 4. Brentano II (Bolero/Grande) $680* 5. Cassillias (Contendro/Stakkato) $680* 6. Cloney (Contender/Lascadell) $680 7. Comte (Contendro/Granulit) $680* 8. Contendros Bube (Contendro/Pik Bube) $560 9. Count Grannus (Contendro/Graf Grannus) $560 10. Cristallo I (Cornet Obolensky/Cassini I) $2375 (2 insemination doses) 11. Dancier De Niro//Grenadier) $900* 12. Dannebrog (Don Schufro/Brentano II) $790 13. Diacontinus (Diarado/Contendro I) $900* 14. Don Bosco (/Ramiro) $560* 15. Don Darius (Don Frederico/Markus Deak xx) $790 16. Don Frederico (Donnerhall/Consul) $900* 17. Don Henrico (Don Frederico/Lauries Crusador xx) $790* 18. Don Index (Don Crusador/Wolkentanz) $900* 19. Don Juan (Don Carlos/Eljen) $560 20. Don Presidente (Dauphin/Fabriano) $790 21. Dubarry (Don Frederico/Rubinstein) $560 22. Edward (Embassy I/Fabriano) $790 23. Embassy III (Escudo I/Silvio I) $790 24. Escudo I (Espri/Arkansas) $790* 25. Espri (Eiger I/Diplomat) $560 26. Estobar NRW (Ehrentusch/Ferragamo) $2375 (2 insemination doses) 27. Fabriano (Wendulan/Azur) $560 28. Furstbischof (Furst Romancier/Plaisir d’Amour) $790 29. Furstenhof (Furst Grandios/Weltmeyer) $790 30. Furst Nymphenburg (Florencio I/De Niro) $900* 31. Gem of India (Graf Grannus/Calypso II) $560 32. Graf Grannus (Grannus/Goldlowe) $560* 33. Graf Galen (Graf Top/Landclassic) $560 34. Graf Top (Graf Grannus/Calypso II) $790* 35. Grey Top (Graf Top/Singular Joter) $790* 36. Heinrich Heine (Hochadel/Rubinstein I) $560* 37. Hochadel (Hohenstein/Donnerhall) $790 38. Iberio (Indigo/Caletto I) $790 39. Laptop (Loredo/Calypso II) 560* 40. Le Primeur (Laptop/Pinkus) $560* 41. Lissaro van de Helle (Lissabon/Matcho AA) $900* 42. Livaldon (Vivaldi/Donnerhall) $900 43. Locksley II (Londonderry/Weltmeyer) $900 44. Londonderry (Lauries Crusador xx/Warkant) $900 45. Londontime (Londonderry/Walt Disney) $900* 46. Lord Lohengrin (Lordanos/Diskus) $900 47. Metternich (Macho AA/Pik Konig) $560 48. Perigueux (Perpignon/Stakkato) $790* 49. Perpignon (Pilot/Watzmann) $560 50. Pommery (Pik Bube/Absatz) $560 51. Quaid (Quidam’s Rubin/Voltaire) $790* 52. Quaterhall (Quaterback/Donnerhall) $790* 53. Rascalino (Rotspon/Velten Third) $790* 54. Rotspon (Rubinstein I/Argentan) $790 55. Royal Blend (Rotspon/Lauries Crusador xx) $790* 56. Salieri (Salvano/Servus) $790 57. Salito (Stakkato/Calido) $790 58. Santino (Sandro Hit/Pik Bube) $790 59. Sao Paulo (Sandro/Gepard) $560 60. Silberschmied (Sunlight xx/Wolkenstein II) $560 61. Sporcken (Sir Donnerhall/Lauries Crusador xx) $900* 62. Stakkato (Spartan/Pygmalion) $1520* 63. Stanley (Stakkato/Loredo) $790 64. Stolzenberg (Stakkato/Sandro) $790* 65. Tinka’s Boy (Zuidpool/Zeus) $1520 66. Toronto (Now or Never/Belisar) $560 67. Uccello (Now or Never/Saros) $560 68. Valentino (Now or Never/Belisar) $790* 69. Viscount (Valentino/Acorado) $790* 70. Weltmeyer (World Cup I/Absatz) $790* 71. Weltruhm (Weltmeyer/Nevado xx) $560 72. Werther (Wendekreis/Marcio xx) $560 73. Wolkenstein II (Weltmeyer/Wendekreis) $560 74. Wolkentanz (Weltmeyer/Ludendorff) $560*

Thoroughbred Stallions

75. Lauries Crusador xx (Welsh Pageant xx/Like a Leaper xx) $560 76. Likoto xx (Fit to Fight xx/Lyphard’s Wish xx) $560 77. Markus Deak xx (Guarde Royale xx/Sky xx) $560 78. Mount Etna xx (Mister Balleys xx/Ela-Mana-Mou xx) $560 79. Wilawander xx (Nahwan xx/Danzig xx) $560

PLEASE NOTE: Orders that are received after December 15, 2014 will only be filled from available inventory. These stallions are marked with an * on the list above.

News from Club Members: from Eastern Club member Ferdi Haupt:

A Tribute to States Premium Mare Wilma: Wilma has, in time, become like family to us at Bennville. We think very highly of her, and she has proven her worth time and time again in her top notch offspring. She is by the stallion Waikiki, out of a Grand Royale/ Wendelin dam. She was born in , and originally purchased as a three year old from her breeder Horst Lacue. She was successful right from the start, as she was shown the same year here in Canada at the Canadian Hanoverian Breeder's Club Show and was awarded Champion Mare. The judge that year, Dr. Schade, commended her as being one of the best horses he had seen at the mare shows that year, not just in Canada, but in Germany as well.

Wilma is now 13 years old, and in the past number of years has established herself as our best broodmare. Her first three fillies, all by His Highness, were all awarded their States Premium Candidacy as three year olds. The two oldest of these are now successful riding horses for their new owners, while the youngest was Reserve Champion mare this past September at the Canadian Hanoverian Breeder's Society show, and is now in foal to Londontime. Wilma now has another amazing colt at foot by Damsey, who would, if he was in Germany, for sure be a Stallion Candidate.

Success with Young Mare Suzie Q: A testament to the quality young show horses that Hanoverians can make, the Elite Mare Candidate Suzie Q had a successful show season this past summer. Bred by Ferdinand Haupt, she is by Scolari, out of the St. Pr. Mare Lotta by Londonderry. She completed her performance test this past September, and received the highest marks for the dressage oriented mares; 7.5 trot, 8 walk, 8 canter, 7.5 rideability from the judges, and 8.5 rideability from the test rider. Her quality gaits and rideability were further proven as she completed the five year old young horse classes, and was awarded Champion FEI 5 year old at the Ontario Dressage Championships, ridden by Greta Haupt.

St. Pr. St. Wilma Suzie Q

Miscellaneous:

Horse ads on the CHS website (under "Marketplace"): are free for Canadian Hanoverian Society Members. These ads will remain on the site for 6 months from their posting date and then will be removed. Anyone who has listings more than 6 months old would be best to replace them with current information and pictures, because if they are not already removed from the sales listings, they will disappear after the next "purge" within the month.

Reminder about Annual Mare Dues and Automatic Membership Renewals: Please note that mares which will not be used for breeding anymore have to be cancelled in writing by November 15 of the respective year, at the latest. Otherwise, mare dues have to be paid for the following year.

Personal membership dues are automatically renewed and billed each year unless your personal membership has been cancelled in writing by November 30 at the latest.

For further information, contactTanja Coors: e-mail: [email protected]; fax: 0049 4231 67312

Reminder About Breeding Certificates and Abfohlmeldungs for 2015: Please submit your 2014 Breeding Certificates to the Verband, if you have not already done so. This enables the Verband to send you the Abfohlmeldungs for your 2015 foals, which are required at Inspection/Registration time.

Dry Shippers: The club owns two dry shippers which are available for rent to club members at $50 per use of two weeks or less, plus all shipping charges. Contact Michael Boyd at [email protected] or (416) 239-0624.

As this newsletter and periodic updates are sent by email, please forward your updated email address to Isabelle at [email protected] or call (613) 272-2301. Thank you!