03|2021 DER HANNOVERANER No. 03 | March 2021 Sport Flying high with Coby Breeding Awarded stallions Auction Top seller Friedrich Schiller Sascha Böhnke master- fully presented Friedrich Schiller, who advan- ced to the top-selling horse of the auction in January. Coby and Philipp Weishaupt Photo: Lütteken „Coby, my ribbon-winning Pony“ In Riyadh and Salzburg, Coby and Germany‘s Philipp Weishaupt won three important classes during the past weeks. “He is totally uncomplicated, my 1.60 metre-tall, ribbon-wining pony,” the jumper rider from Riesenbeck shares. By Britta Züngel 2 Der Hannoveraner 03|2021 Sport hilipp Weishaupt saw Coby for the very first When he continues to develop like he did until Ptime at the Derby in Hamburg. It was May of now, championships are not out of the question.” 2018. Boris Kapp rode this son of Contagio/Escu- The jumper rider adds with a smirk, “Coby is the do. By then, he had already celebrated internatio- perfect, ribbon-winning pony at the 1,60 metre- nal success up to 1,45 metre aboard the eight-year level!” old. The bay out of the line of Kurheim was born on the farm of Jürgen Geffken in Lilienthal. His grand- Since 18 years, Philipp Weishaupt is at the barn of dam Pallas by Pik König had already celebrated Ludger Beerbaum. He was born in Augsburg in Ba- victories at the S-level. Thanks to long-standing varia and grew up on the riding facility of his hor- contacts of the jumper rider from Bötersen to Lud- se-crazy family in Jettingen-Scheppach. At the age ger Beerbaum, Coby came to Riesenbeck twelve of 15, he was already awarded the golden badge months later. It quickly showed that the gelding of riding. Just like his father Josef, the national trai- was extremely careful and very responsive. “I gave ner for riding jumper riders in Bavaria, his five-year him no time to think, instead loaded him up and younger brother Maximilian is also a professional took him to the horse show in Calgary right away,” jumper rider. Philipp Weishaupt came to Riesen- Philipp Weishaupt remembers. It was not planned, beck as an assistant rider. He finished his educa- but another horse dropped out at short notice. tion as the best student of his class, and, since Call me Eva impressed with her Coby was certainly more than just a substitute, as then, is one of the most successful riders on the attitude and her performance he quickly proved. After two weeks of smaller clas- team. “Ludger has an incredible feel for horses. He willingness. Photos: Lafrentz ses, Coby won two jumping classes and finished tries to understand each individual horse. His mo- one of the main jumping classes in fifth place. We tivation day in and day out is incredible. Every hor- had barely unloaded him from the aircraft, when seman can learn a lot from him. He lives for the he went to Aachen, where he celebrated the sen- horses seven days a week from morning till dawn. sational victory in the Prize of the City Region Aa- He gives every horse a chance.” That is how Philipp chen and finished second in the STAWAG-Prize. Weishaupt describes his boss, while he admits that “You have to make sure that your basic tempo is he at times misses the mountains, the food and the up there, since Coby is so incredibly cautious. The Bavarian way of life. “In Bavaria, everything is just large show rings in Spruce Meadows and in Aa- a little cozier,” he says with a laugh. Nonetheless chen were ideal for him and were also good for he learned to feel at home in northern Germany – him. Having made those decisions basically were certainly now that he married dressage rider Do- the key to his success.” Handling Coby is uncom- menika Issing last year, who also was born in Ba- plicated; he is a star without grand airs. varia. Coby is not the first Hannoveraner, with which Philipp Weishaupt won prizes. It all began “He is in good shape!” with the 2000-born Souvenir. This daughter of After the compulsory break due to the corona pan- Stakkato/Lemon xx (breeder: Rainer Schulz, Ram- demic last year, Coby was unstoppable in Riyadh/ lingen) was the first successful mount, with which KSA shortly before Christmas. He won the Grand Philipp Weishaupt participated in Nation Cups. In Prix-classes on both weekends of the show series, 2009, he became German Champion aboard Sou- The horse in Philipp Weishaupt’s even though the rider encountered a shocking mo- venir. “Our relationship is an affair of the heart,” heart: Souvenir, with whom he beca- ment at the start. After a third placement in a 1.50 says the 35-year old. “Souvenir was young and so me the German champion in 2009. metre-jumping class, Philipp Weishaupt fell in the World Cup-jumping class, “It was very painful for me, but Coby dealt with it just fine winning the Grand Prix the following day.” The second week was a lot less complicated, and Coby also won the five-star Grand Prix. The New Year had a great be- ginning! He brought home his ninth victory from Salzburg/AUT and is well prepared for the Global Champions Tour the end of February in Doha/QAT. “He is in good shape,” the rider is pleased to share. “ Last year, he won the Global Champions Team competition at the mega facility in Al Shaqab. Coby likes it there very much.” The participation in the Olympic Games is obviously a dream. Coby has the qualities that it takes. But the competition in the German team is big. Philipp Weishaupt knows that and is realistic. “Coby is a horse that is able to win Grand Prix-classes every week at any location. Der Hannoveraner 03|2021 3 Sport was I. She was an incredible fighter with an haupt remembers. “This actually is not my unreal attitude and unbelievable resilience! business plan for the future, this just was a She was the only horse in my entire career, lot of fun!” In earlier times, Philipp Weis- which I rode from the first to the last day. As haupt often participated in jumping horse- a six-year old, I took her to jumping horse- classes. Today his show schedule does not classes and, two years later, we competed at allow for this. There just is not enough time. the Grand Prix-level.” At the beginning of “I really enjoy training a good, young horse,” 2015, Souvenir retired from competitions af- says the 35-year old. He also thinks about ter a victory in Leipzig. As a performance the breeding of horses. The amount of top mare jumping, she delivered two foals on the jumpers, which descend out of one line, is an breeding farm of Madeleine Winter-Schulze. important criterion. “In the end, the horses Call me Eva by Chacco-Blue/Stakkato (bree- need to be able to jump, and there always der: Karl-Heinrich Ostmeyer, Laatzen) follo- are exceptions to a rule. That is the same for wed Souvenir for the next three years. Philipp breeding and for competing.” Over the past Weishaupt and Call me Eva won the Youngs- twelve years, the stallion station in Riesen- ter-Cup in Aachen among other classes. They beck continued to evolve. Just a few weeks also won money at the World Cup-classes in ago, a strong partner was added, Andreas Abu Dhabi/UAE and in Shanghai/CHN. After- Helgstrand. “The sport takes centre stage. wards, the mare was sold to a young rider in That is what we know how to do and that is Brazil. “The new owners are super happy. The Chico disposes of unlimited potential. what made us who we are today.” rider calls over and over again and says that Photo: Lafrentz he would love to have another horse with “There always are horses with shortcomings such a great attitude,” Philipp Weishaupt ned victories and placements with Chico’s in the exterior, which they offset with an in- shares and raves about the performance wil- siblings Cockney by Champion de Lys and credible attitude. There actually isn’t a short- lingness of the bay mare, “She is a very gra- Caresse by Cento. After Chico, his dam Sabri- coming in a horse, which cannot be excused. ceful mare with a perfect jumping style. She na delivered four additional Grand Prix-hor- But a horse with a bad attitude is worthless - has a heart for two!” More than ten years ses including the 2006-born Zidan by Zinedi- regardless if it is for a recreational rider or a ago, Philipp Weishaupt started riding Chico ne, which Ludger Beerbaum already professional,” Philipp Weishaupt is convinced. by Cordalme/Sandro, which he competed in successfully competed in international A diversified training’s program is important jumping horse-classes all the way to Grand Youngster Tours. for a rider to be successful. “There is not just Prix. Dietrich Schulze and Madeleine Winter- one recipe; every horse is an individual with Schulze are the breeders of the bay, which Philipp Weishaupt is a true horseman. As individual needs,” Philipp Weisphaupt decla- measures 1,85 metres. “It was a drastic diffe- such, he could not resist the temptation three res. Over the years, he developed a special rence between riding Call me Eva and riding years ago to buy a Hannoveraner foal during feel for his horses. It does not happen all at Chico. He could effort-lessly jump skyscra- Verden’s horse show.