01|2012 THE HANOVERIAN No 01| January 2012 Breeding- values Balance is important Stallion Performance Test Every stallion has a chance Sport Desperados awarded Sport Perigueux is not only a top-class producer but he also proves his abilities in international jumping competitions. photo: Frieler Balance is important With the onset of a new year the time has come to plan and ponder over whom to breed the mares to; which are the suitable stallions? A valuable tool in this planning phase is the breed value estimation. By Dr. Ludwig Christmann 2 The Hanoverian 01|2012 SportBreeding oung sires are often the the focus; the new Current top producers Ystars from the stallion performance tests and The charts reflect the current top producers in Stallions that fulfill the following the moving and jumping acrobats that are placed other words the best 10 percent of the Hanoverian conditions are considered in the in the limelight in the first months of the New Year breed. The graphical illustration is based on a re- top lists for dressage and jum- on stallion exhibitions. In respect to breed progress commendation of the FN task-force. The stallions, ping: it is certainly good for breeders to be willing to dressage as well as jumper producers, are divided give young sires a chance. This becomes questio- by the accuracy of their breed values. This accuracy – Registration in the Hanoveran nable at the time when too many discover the depends on the amount of available data and the Stallion Book I for the bree- same favorites before information on heritability is heredity of various attributes. This fluctuates bet- ding season 2011 or regist- available. Balance is important for a breeding pro- ween 70 percent (uncertain estimation) and 99 ration in one of the daughter gram – but do not forget performance carriers in percent (accurate estimation) in the publications. asscociations, other words stallions that have proven themselves Stallions with breed values of low accuracy are – the top ten percent stallions through their offspring when using young sires. mainly young stallions as not much information on after the integrated breed va- The breed value estimation is a proven method to the offspring is available yet or older sires that lue estimation. filter out these proven and older sires. “The breed have only been used for breeding very little. A value estimation has the goal to place a near to breed value of low accuracy bears the risk of chan- exact value on hereditary performance differences ging considerably – actually to a much greater de- in order to present the breeder with the necessary gree as a securely estimated breed value. elements for the selection of a stallion,” Dr. There- sa Dohms from the German Equestrian Federation The latest in the breed value estimation explains. So far in theory! What is the latest news in the current breed value estimation? Mostly young pro- Two different breed values are estimated for older ducers lead the way in group 1 of dressage sires stallions that are used in the Hanoverian breeding (with a breed value accuracy of 70 to 79 percent). program: Don Diamond by Diamond Hit holds the highest breed value in this group with 168 points. Don – The breed values of the German Equestrian Fede- Diamond was bred in Baden-Württemberg and is ration (FN) available to Hanoverian breeders through the Breeding Farm Birkhof in Baden-Württemberg. Breed values are estimated beyond a regional level Gene elements from Holstein (Carolus), Hanover in the computation of the FN. In other words the (Wenzel, Marco Polo) and Westphalia make up the Damsey himself shines in the performances of Hanoverians are compared to the dam line. Don Diamond was Reserve Bundescham- dressage ring. He also produced performances of horses from other breeding areas. pion of riding horses in 2008 with Nicole Casper. first-class sons and daughters. Photo: Results from stallion performance tests, from mare This year – at only seven years of age – he has Frieler performance tests, from the 30-day tests and from horse shows constitute the basis for this breed va- lue estimation. The horse show results are divided into results from young horse classes and other show results. – The association’s internal Hanoverian breed va- lue estimation Stallions within the Hanoverian population are compared with each other in the association’s in- ternal breed value estimation. Mare performance tests and also the impressions during the selection for Verden’s auctions are the data base. Breed va- lues for riding horse points/type and foandation are estimated in accordance with the marebook inspection scores. These breed values must not be mixed up with he SPT-breed values for young sires after completion of the stallion performance test and/or the 30-day test. These will be estimated this year for the first time and exclusively based on the results of the stallion performance tests and/or 30-day tests. The Hanoverian 01|2012 3 BreedingSport Top List Dressage Top dressage sires Integrated breed values (FN) Top list dressage (stallions with a dressage index – Hanoverian breed value and/or FN-breed value – of at least 126 points) Accuracy 70 to 79 percent Breed values mare Breed values Integrated breed 1. Don Diamond (Württ.) ������������������������������������� 168 performance test/ mare inspection values (FN) 2. Damsey p ������������������������������������������������������� 162 auction Accuracy Accuracy 3. Welt Hit VI (Old.) ���������������������������������������������� 162 Riding Founda- Dressage Jumping 4. Unee (KWPN) ��������������������������������������������������� 154 Name Dressage Jumping horse tion Accuracy Accuracy 5. Duino (Old.) ����������������������������������������������������� 154 points Dressage Group 1 (Accuracy of the integrated breed values for dressage 70 to 79 percent) Accuracy 80 to 89 percent Damsey 162/0.78 107/0.86 1. Breitling W p �������������������������������������������������� 167 Danone II 147/0.79 2. Real Diamond p ���������������������������������������������� 166 Denario 147/0.75 73/0.74 3. Jazz (KWPN) ����������������������������������������������������� 163 Don Diamond 168/0.76 79/0.73 4. Londontime p ������������������������������������������������� 162 Don Henrico 151/0.78 93/0.88 5. Rock Forever (Westf.) ���������������������������������������� 160 Don Marco 121 82 0.74 108 106 0.69 142/0.79 89/0.84 Accuracy 90 to 99 percent Imperio 141/0.77 103/0.77 DDressage Group 2 (Accuracy of the integrated breed values for dressage 80 to 89 percent) 1. Don Schufro (Old.) �������������������������������������������� 171 Almoretto 130/0.87 146/9.79 2. Damon Hill (Westf.) ������������������������������������������ 164 Breitling W 126 80 0.78 87 121 0.77 167/0.88 3. Dancing Dynamit (Westf.) ��������������������������������� 164 Carrico 126/0.83 155/0.77 4. Sir Donnerhall (Old.) ���������������������������������������� 164 5. Dancier p �������������������������������������������������������� 158 Chequille 94 108 0.68 80 802 0.65 127/0.89 134/0.84 Contendros Bube 149/0.81 Don Romantic 146 71 0.68 98 103 0.65 145/0.89 91/0.72 been victorious in S-level dressage classes with the Dressage Royal 137 81 0.81 109 109 0.75 146/0.89 74/0.73 same rider. A few of his sons have already become Fürstenreich 114 80 0.79 134 117 0.75 130/0.87 96/0.73 licensed in Southern Germany. He passed the divi- Fürst Grandios 135/0.89 100/0.79 ding line for publication of his breed value estima- Herzensdieb 123 74 0.77 131 151 0.70 137/0.88 92/0.73 tion with six daughters which were presented in Jazz 163/0.81 mare performance tests. Kaiser Karl 145/0.84 Kasimir 146/0.85 Damsey closely follows Don Diamond with a dres- Krack C 147/0.82 sage breed value of 162 points also being a phe- Lauscher 131 71 0.75 120 107 0.74 133/0.83 nomenal debut. Family Leatherdale bought the ni- Le Rouge 150/0.83 ne-year old son of Dressage Royal/Ritual/Grande Locksley II 124 72 0.88 130 122 0.85 142/0.88 79/9.74 out of the breeding program of Stallion Station Ko- Londontime 140 76 0.81 131 132 0.84 162/0.86 80/0.71 the at his licensing in 2004. Damsey earned his fi- Mighty Magic 128/0.85 108/0.75 nal breeding license through competition succes- Quaterback 145/0.86 108/0.72 ses after a very good 30-day test in Adelheidsdorf. Rob Roy 138/0.81 He placed in the final at the Bundeschampionate Robertico 133/0.84 109/0.74 for dressage horses with his rider Steffen Frahm in Robespierre 115 75 0.78 97 99 0.66 132/0.81 Romanov Blue Hors 149/0.87 2008. In the meantime the pair has been victori- San Amour 143/0.88 100/0.76 ous in several dressage classes at the S-level. Dem- Scolari 136 85 0.75 153 165 0.74 143/0.80 sey still needs more descendants to be published Sherwood 119 88 0.78 90 102 0.78 135/0.89 102/0.74 in the association’s breed value estimation. Six off- Sir Sandro 134/0.85 spring were presented in the mare performance Sorento 152/0.81 test including Diana who was the champion mare Swarovski 147/0.86 100/0.73 of the Herwart von der Decken-Show in 2010. Dressage Group 3 (Accuracy of the integrated breed value for dressage 90 to 99 percent) Damsey is standing at stud at the stallion station Abanos 105 106 0.77 108 113 0.82 129/0.97 95/0.92 Meyer in Dorum. Alabaster 125 89 0.95 129 109 0.94 126/0.97 91/0.94 Baroncelli 131 82 0.88 103 94 0.85 131/0.93 86/0.82 Celle’s state stud sire Don Henrico by Don Frederi- Belissimo M 147 94 0.92 142 159 0.88 154/0.96 109/0.88 co/Lauries Crusador xx (breeder: Heinrich Behr- Caprimond 144 76 0.89 175 122 0.91 128/0.98 55/0.94 mann, Verden) presented his first three-year old Chico's Boy 107 134 0.85 91 82 0.80 128/0.95 131/0.93 vintage this year.