05|2020 DER HANNOVERANER No. 05 | May 2020 Sport Hannoveraner Trio of Gotham Stables Breeding Dam line of Dolinda Georgina Bloomberg and Quibelle Photo: Simmons Sport The Hannoveraner trio of Gotham Stables Not only is she the daughter of one of the richest men in the USA, Georgina Bloomberg is also one of the best in her field. In her stable just outside New York, a top-class Hannoveraner trio – Quibelle, Balotelli and Cessna – are at home. By Britta Züngel eorgina Bloomberg is the second daughter of gina Bloomberg commutes between her residen- Gbillionaire media mogul and former New York ces in Manhattan, North Salem and Florida‘s Mayor Michael Bloomberg. She has great respect equestrian capital, Wellington. „I have been lucky for her family name and especially for what her enough to have a few wonderful and influential father did and worked hard to achieve, she said in trainers over the years, but the most important to a newspaper interview. „It‘s a last name that I‘m me will always be my current trainer Jimmy Doyle proud of.“ She is passionately involved in animal who has been with me for 18 years,“ she says, „As rescue, writes books for children and young people you get older and have more ups and downs in this and is dedicated to show jumping. The 37-year-old sport you realize how important the people you has won Grand Prixes, competed in Nations Cups surround yourself with are and how important ha- for the USA, participated twice in a World Cup final ving the right team at the barn is, and Jimmy has and competed in the Pan American Games. Geor- made everything I have done and am able to do Bundeschampion crossed with Bundescham- found new homes via Verden’s auction pro- gram for Hannoveraner Jumper Horse Bree- pion: The pedigree of Quibelle reflects the gram. Oddly enough, Verena Karle bought ding. In Verden, she impressed with a second combination of Quaid and Stakkato, St.Pr.A. Vesta I by Valentino on the auction. placement in her division. The team of the Hannover’s current top jumping genes. Just She also had Georgina Bloomberg’s Cessna Steuberhof around Nicolo Gusella took on one week after Quibelle’s sire had been cele- in her barn. Four years after the foal auction the careful training. Takashi Haase Shibaya- brated as the best German, five-year old in Luhmühlen, Quibelle’s right brother Qua- ma beautifully presented her in jumping hor- jumper in Warendorf in 2009, the typy bay bil found his way to Andreas Knippling via se classes up to the M-level. “Her attitude filly entered the ring of the foal auction in Verden. By now, Quabil competes in 1.45 m- was impressive and the fact that she always Luhmühlen. Jürgen Stuhtmann selected this jumping classes with Guiherme Lucas Rosa- was on the attack,” says Herbert Steuber. diamond in the raw for the auction lot. A do from Portugal. The son of Sherry by Col- long-standing friendship connects him with man held his first public debut at the stallion In 2016, Quibelle found her way to Georgina the breeder of Quibelle, Jörn Masche. licensing in October of last year. Lars Nieberg Bloomberg. “Quibelle has all the natural Through him, Kronprinzessin by Kronenkra- had discovered him, when he was a foal, at scope you need in a championship horse, nich xx/Absatz (breeder: Wilhelm Jordan, the farm of Jörn Masche. The 2012-born and she is very careful. She wants to be good Ehra-Lessien) had found her way to the mare, Hann.Pr.A. Quibelle MK, is definitely and has all the ability I could ask for. We lo- event rider from Voitze. She is the great- not for sale. She was the class champion of ved how big her stride was and how athletic granddam of Quibelle. the mare show in Dannenberg, and she is she was“, says the American. In 2018, David the favorite of daughter Ehlar Sophie Klopp. Will had the opportunity to ride Quibelle. For “I bought her, when she was a foal, and al- many years, he was a member of the team of ways bred her with performance in mind,” Quibelle was auctioned off in Luhmühlen to Dietmar Gugler in Pfungstadt. “I was very Jörn Masche shares. Together with his wife Herbert Steuber. “She had great movement fortunate to be able to ride such a good hor- Anette Klopp, he breeds Hannoveraner on a and thrust,” the renowned breeder from se,” the 32-year old rider shares. “At that small scale. Jörn Masche presented Quibelle’s Garlstorf remembers. Before turning her into time, the mare was still rather inexperienced, dam Sherry in suitability classes. She produ- a broodmare, he sent her as a three-year old but she had a lot of potential. And the horses ced good offspring. Three of her descendants to the free-jumping competition of the Pro- like Georgina,” David Will is certain. Georgina Bloomberg and Quibelle Photo: Simmons Der Hannoveraner 05|2020 3 Sport possible. When we come to Europe we stay in instrumental in U.S. victories in multiple Nations Pfungstadt, Germany at Gestüt Prinzenburg. We Cups. Add to that her long list of other endeavors, have been there for years and adore the family including founding The Rider‘s Closet, writing a that runs it and are kind enough to let us back series ofhorse-related novels, supporting the Hu- each year. I love being in Germany and feel at mane Society and many other philanthropic orga- home when I am there. I love that everything is nizations, adopting dozens of dogs and rescue well run, clean and organized, and I get along well animals all while raising a son, and it‘s hard not to with the German people“. The American spends a be awestruck. But in talking to Georgina, it‘s hard lot of time in Europe: „There used to be a much not to be inspired. bigger difference between US shows and Euro- pean shows, but I think that we are slowly impro- Though Georgina started riding when she was just ving our shows and the sport here in general, and four years old, unlike many top riders she had no closing that gap. We are able to compete at better namral talent. ‘I was a terrible rider when I was a venues, have more prize money, and get more re- kid but I wanted to win and had to figure out how cognition for our riders than we have before, and to do that withhout the natural talent that some that is helping, but at many levels shows in Europe other kids had,‘ she said. ‘I think that made me are still far superior and the sport is better run and learn to work harder and fight for things more, and more popular there. It was riding in Europe that I‘m so glad things didn‘t just come naturally or ea- made me want to turn professional and stay in the sily to me with liding. Not only did it make me sport, and returning there each summer reminds learn how to be a gracious loser, something that is me of why I want to keep in it and inspires me as necessary in this sport, and appreciate when I do an athlete.“ win, but it also taught me to work hard, never give up and fight for things.‘ That was a small thing The April issue of the American magazine “Sideli- compared to other things Georgina has pushed nes“ gives a very personal insight into the world of through to pursue her riding career, many of which Georgina Bloomberg: „In the show jumping world would have made others quit – and understanda- alone, Georgina Bloomberg‘s list of accomplish- bly. Born with a spinal compression issue called ments is impressive – and nowhere near comple- spondylolisthesis, she struggled her entire life with The text is published with the kind ted. She‘s both the owner of and rider on the Glo- horrible back pain as well as an increased risk of permission of the magazine „Sidelines“. bal Champions League team New York Empire, has fracturing. Despite the pain and the fear, Georgina a slew of top placings in grand prix and has been was committed to riding. She followed up her suc- Cessna by Contagio/Espri was born on the Partnership Meyer in Langwedel. He kept farm of Wolfgang Illies in Bremen. He had two half-sisters to Cessna. discovered her granddam Sigella by Servus/ Lombard (breeder: Heinz Licht, Bodenteich) Cessna already delivered convincing perfor- as a three-year old in Frankenburg. “Verden mances as a young horse in the free-jumping did not want to take her for the auction; so I chute. “But she was not very tall,” Wolfgang bought her at the selection site in Fran- Illies remembers. “And she was not very easy kenthal,” the breeder remembers. At the to ride.” He sent her to the training facility of time, he started riding the bay and competed Günter Karle in Dettingen. Verena Karle ca- her under her show name St. Tropez from refully rode her up to the most difficult level, jumping horse classes up to the M-level. “I before the grey mare came to the barn of Tim could have sold her well at the time!” A ten- Hoster. In Donaueschingen, the mare not don injury put an end to the competitions, only won her first international ribbons, she and Wolfgang Illies started breeding her as also became very popular far beyond the an eight-year old.