09|2020 DER HANNOVERANER No. 09 | September 2020 Breeding Champions shine everywhere Sport Feingefühl wins Championships Auction New dimensions online Champion mare dressage: Hann.Pr.A. Romy by Revolution/ Belissimo M. Photo: Tilgner Breeding Champion mare jumping: Hann.Pr.A. Charlize by Chacoon Blue/Stolzen- berg. Photo: Tilgner Champions shine everywhere The move of the Herwart von der Decken-Show into the Niedersachsenhalle in August did by no means impact the quality of the mares. Hann.Pr.A. Charlize was the best jumper mare; Hann.Pr.A. Romy impressed on the triangle. By Ulrich Hahne 2 Der Hannoveraner 09|2020 Breeding t was not a foregone conclusion that the Her- Iwart von der Decken-Show would take place in 2020. After all, it requires a long lead-time for such an event to take place and for selecting the best mares of an entire vintage. It cannot be conducted as a “late entry”. Scratches multiplied, once events started to be canceled beginning in April. Worries and questions arose: Will we be able to host the Verband’s mare show in Verden this year? How can the mares become selected if there are no mare shows? The questions of the breeders were, howe- ver, always connected with hope that a solution might be found and that this highlight of the Han- noveraner breeding program would not have to be dispensed with. The Hannoveraner Verband deve- loped a “Corona event concept” for the Herwart von der Decken-Show, which started in early May, when most equestrian events were cancelled. At that time, nobody knew what the situation would be like in August. The concept was accepted and even better still: the Hannoveraner events within the Hannoveraner breeding region did not result in with head number 4. This mare set the standard for Reserve championess Hann.Pr.A. Poppy Lifton by Perigueux/Cheenook spreading the Corona-virus. jumping. Her spirit, overview, and elasticity neared and Sandra Tietjen from the bree- perfection. Adding her athletic construction, she ding farm Woldsee. Photo: Tilgner Everybody was overjoyed, when the doors to the embodied the type of a modern jumper. Since more Niedersachsenhalle opened on August 6th for the than 20 years, her breeder, Hermann Nehus from 13th Herwart von der Decken-Show. For the first Haren, is a devoted member of the Hannoveraner time, this event took place indoors. All spectators Verband. With great passion, he continuously had to register in advance, which revealed a great breeds one or two mares, and now he gets to en- spectator interest in attending the Herwart von der joy an outstanding success. Hann.Pr.A. Charlize Decken-Show. Since it did not seem doable to not only won in her group, she also was declared comply with the regulations regarding proper dis- the overall champion mare for jumping. The bay tancing on the outdoor terrain of the former riding originates from the same damline as Cantolar by and driving school, the event was moved indoors. Canstakko/Singular Joter (breeder: Klaus Heinrich These were difficult conditions for the young mares Brinkmann, Heeslingen). This stallion very success- and the atmosphere. Efforts were made not to ex- fully stands at stud in Denmark on the breeding clude anyone. The grandstands in the Niedersach- farm Katrinelund. In addition, Stein Endresen suc- senhalle offered enough room to safely seat every- cessfully competes him at the international level. Ib body. In addition to the participating parties, 462 Kirk comes from this breeding farm. Together with spectators watched the presentations of the ma- Joern Wedermann, a member of the executive res. More than 1,500 horse enthusiasts from 26 board of the Hannoveraner Verband, Ib Kirk served countries followed the event on ClipMyHorse. They as a judge with breeding manager Ulrich Hahne. watched the crème de la crème of a vintage. It would have been a real shame, if these mares did Hann.Pr.A. Diaconssilia by Diacontinus/Cassillias not have the opportunity to be presented. was awarded the Ib-prize in the first group of jum- per mares. She is a beautiful, noble mare out of the Hann.Pr.A. Charlize sets the standard breeding program of Sönke Ohlrogge from Cop- Hermann Nehus enjoys the victory All nineteen stated mares traveled to Verden. Not penbrügge. Four years ago, her dam – at the time of his Hann.Pr.A. Charlize by Cha- all of them were able to repeat their performance in foal with Diaconssilia – left the Herwart von der coon Blue/Stolzenberg. Photo: Fellner from the mare test or the mare inspection at the Decken-Show with a Ia-prize. Her daughter con- Herwart von der Decken-Show. A fact that every- vinced with intelligent jumping. After a somewhat body understands, who works with young horses! boisterous start, she adjusted to the tasks at hand. The pedigrees of the young jumping mares varied She improved in accordance with the increasing and reflected good damlines. Hann.Pr.A. Charlize demands and jumped using her entire body in a by Chacoon Blue/Stolzenberg entered the arena relaxed fashion exhibiting great potential. Der Hannoveraner 09|2020 3 Breeding Claudia Hein-Riemann and Eduard Riemann gladly ac- cepted a special award for their halfbred mare Hann. Pr.A. Ixxi CE by II Divo xx/Don Frederico. Photo: Tilgner Pius Schwizer. The performance of Hann.Pr.A. Per- lenband was rewarded with a Ib-rating. The firework of dressage mares The presentation of dressage mares began with a firework. The stallion line of Bolero and the Dutch producer Borsalino stamped the first ring revealing one highlight followed by the next. Deviating from the usual procedure, two mares from this group were nominated for the final ring. The judging team did not know whether or not this high level of performance could possibly be sustained during the entire show. Bon Bon won the class. She is a typy, harmonious daughter of Bon Coeur/Water- ford. Her breeder Marion Gabel, who resides in Kreuzebra, Thuringia, where she breeds Hannove- raner horses since the beginning of the 1990s, ex- Celle’s state stud sire Perigueux by Perpignon/ hibited the mare together with Eike Bewerungen Stakkato (breeder: Dr. Karl-Otto Jacobs, Bierber- from Oldenburg. The Thoroughbred stallion Forrest gen) stamped the second ring. He not only sired xx, who appears next in the mare’s pedigree, clear- the largest contingent of participants with four ly stamped her together with Matcho AA as the mares, but his daughters also took the lead. Poppy dam’s sire of Waterford. The black mare moved in Lifton (breeder/owner: Breeding Farm Woldsee the trot out of a strong, powerful topline with a lot GmbH, Bad Zwischenahn) won her group and was of elasticity. Her walk impressed with excellent awarded the Hannoveraner premium aspirant-sta- rhythm and diligent strides. Since Bon Bon has not tus. A typy, ambitiously jumping mare! After a so- yet completed her mare test, she was decorated mewhat timid start, she revealed her true potenti- with the Hannoveraner premium aspirant-status. al. The full sister to her dam is a performance The class champion of this first, very strong group mare-jumping. Takashi Haase successfully compe- became the overall reserve champion, which sup- ted her at the international level up to 1.50 m. This ports the very high overall quality of the Herwart is proof that success is not a coincidence. Poppy von der Decken-Show. For a moment it seemed as Lifton is the second daughter of Perigueux in series if Hann.Pr.A. Be my Beauty Queen by Bonds/San to be awarded the reserve champion mare-status Amour would become the winner of the first at the Herwart von der Decken-Show. Considering group. On almost the same day three years ago, Perigueux’ own successes in the show ring and the she had been the top selling foal of the elite foal multitude of successful descendants, one realizes auction here in the Niedersachsenhalle, and she Hann.Pr.A. Bon Bon by Bon Coeur/ the value and importance of this stallion for the surely did not loose any of her initial charisma. Her Waterford out of the breeding breeding of Hannoveraner jumpers. His daughter breeder Stefan Hermann from Northeim very care- program of Marion Gabel, Kreuzeb- ra, and owned by Eike Bewerungen, Hann.Pr.A. Perlenband, which Kurt-Heinrich Bött- fully observed the presentation of this beauty, Oldenburg, was awarded the sash as cher from Brüninghorstedt bred out of a Sandro- which now is owned by Lone Boegh Henriksen the reserve championess – dressage. dam and presented, fits seamlessly into this positi- from Denmark. In direct comparison to Bon Bon, Photo: Fellner ve picture. Typy and strongly built, she jumped well she today lacked a bit of strength to truly exhibit in accordance with the degree of difficulty. “She her entire moving potential. does nothing extra,” Ib Kirk commented on her unspectacular jumping style. But she did not have The very elegant, still developing Hann.Pr.A. Da- to. She had the ability and the oversight to effort- mona by Danone/Londonderry (breeder/exhibitor: lessly fulfill the demands. Her dam out of the line Hans Henning von der Decken, Stade) was the of World Cup-champion The Natural also proved winning mare in the second group. Via the dam her hereditary power with – among others – AD and granddam, both of which were premium reci- Dinzy by Dinard L, who successfully competed in- pients at Louis-Wiegels-Shows, the pedigree of ternationally up to 1.50 m with Tim Hoster and this beautifully uphill and powerfully moving, ele- 4 Der Hannoveraner 09|2020 Breeding gant chestnut mare leads back to DLG-champio- from Ihlow had discovered this powerfully moving ness Walencia.