03|2012 THE HANOVERIAN No 03| March 2012 Sport Warum nicht FRH best in the dressage arena Show RCMP in Verden Sport Top Earnings for FRH-Horses Warum nicht FRH is Germany’s most successful dressage horse. This Weltmeyer/Wenzel son won more than 100,000 Euros last year with rider Isabell Werth. The German Equestrian Federation (FN) compiled in detail which horses had earned the most in the dressage ring, the jumper ring and in eventing in Germany in the Yearbook Sport. The best Hanoverians in these three Olympic disciplines carry the suffix FRH: It is Gotha FRH in jumping and FRH Butts Abraxxas in eventing. By Britta Züngel arum nicht FRH is the german dressage hor- ceive a breeder’s premium. Warum nicht FRH has Wse with the highest annual income for the been Isabell Werth’s prime horse for some time second consecutive time. The expressive chestnut now. His stable mate Satchmo by Sao Paulo/Legat and his champion rider Isabell Werth brought received great applause at his official retirement. 118,008 Euros from all over the world to their After all he celebrated seven victories on six horse home barn in Rheinberg. The pair competed at the shows - his last one in October in Hannover not World Equestrian Games in Kentucky/USA where even 200 km away from Verden where the career they won the bronze medal with the German team of the sensitive bay started 15 years ago on nearly and at numerous renowned european competi- the exact day at the stallion sales. “He was a geni- tions all the way to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil bet- us, very self-confident and dominant – a horse ween September 2010 and September 2011. The with character!” as Isabell Werth describes her pair earned respectable Euro 28,000.00 for the “Satchie”. She retired him in Stuttgart in Decem- victories in the Grand Prix and the Freestyle on the ber in front of a great audience after having ear- Copa Cabana. The FN has allocated points for the ned 566,309 Euros. standings according to which the breeders’ premi- ums are determined for a few years now. Warum Isabell Werth would not be Isabell Werth if she did nicht FRH holds the third position in this tabulation not have another top Hanoverian ready to go! She making Hinrich Luessen, who died a few years ago, entered the road to success with Don Johnson by the second most successful dressage horse bree- Don Frederico/Warkant when the pair was awar- der. Donperignon who collected the second high- ded the Otto-Lörke-Prize for the best rising Grand est amount of points in the german statistic was Prix horse. Matthias Klatt in the Harzvorland bred in Finland and is therefore not eligible to re- taught the powerfully moving bay the ABCs of 2 The Hanoverian 03|2012 Sport Always amidst: Warum nicht FRH and Isabell Werth. dressage. The trainer successfully competed him in the Hanoverian Stallion Of The Year 2008 had a Foto: Toffi riding and dressage horse classes before Isabell sensational year 2011. The producer qualities of Werth discovered the horse. “He was very lively,” the winner of the German Dressage Derby are cer- Matthias Klatt remembers with a smirk. Don John- tainly no secret. The Yearbook Sport shows five son won his first Prix St. Georges in 2009; a year successful sons and daughters in the top 20 – Top Ten Dressage later he won his first short Grand Prix and then his which are an incredible 25 percent! 1. p Warum nicht FRH 118.008 Euro first Special in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2011. He is the Desperados,who was a recipient of the Otto-Lörke- by Weltmeyer/Wenzel rising star of the year with an annual income of Prize together with Don Johnson in Frankfurt and 2. Herzrufs Erbe 107.970 Euro Euro 24,303.00 according to the dressage stan- rider Kristina Sprehe are members of the german (Rheinl.) by Herzruf/Caletto 3. El Santo NRW 70.345 Euro dings holding sixth place within the Hanoverians. champion cadre in the Olympic year just like prime (Rheinl.) by Ehrentusch/Rhythmus son Dablino. D’Agostino with Fabienne Lütkemeier 4. Donnperignon 54.081 Euro Everybody talks about Dablino and Anabel Balken- is still in the B-cadre but on the verge of moving up (Finn. WB) by Donnerhall/Mozart II hol, too. Kentucky was the championship debut for into a German Nation Prize-equip. Dixieland with 5. Damon Hill 51.530 Euro (Westf.) by Donnerhall/Rubinstein this pair. They finished with a team bronze medal. Andrea Timpe and De Value with Hartwig Burfeind 6. p Satchmo (VA) 49.650 Euro Holga Finken competed this son of De Niro/Wan- belong to Hanover’s best horses nationally. by Sao Paulo/Legat derbusch II at the World Championships for young 7. Augustin OLD 27.800 Euro dressage horses in 2006 and finished in fifth place. First choice for London by August der Starke/Rohdiamant 8. Rubins Royal 25.650 Euro He received the final touches for international Gotha FRH and Shutterfly are Hanover’s prime re- (Old.) by Rubinstein/Vargas xx competitions at the Family Balkenhol. Even though presentatives in stadium jumping. Just like last 9. Responsible 23.841 Euro he won less in prize money (only Euro 18,960.00), year Gotha FRH by Goldfever/Prestige Pilot with (Old.) by Rohdiamant/Feuerprinz he received more points in the standings than rider Ludger Beerbaum earned the most money 10. Le Noir 22.888 Euro (Holst.) by Leandro/Caletto Satchmo. Privately owned sire De Niro who was with Euro 232,941.00 increasing his life-earnings The Hanoverian 03|2012 3 Sport Name, year of birth Annual Life Points in Breeder Rider and pedigree earnings earnings standings (Euro) (Euro) 1. Warum nicht FRH, born 1996 118.008 702.016 55.750 Hinrich Lueßen, Isabell Werth by Weltmeyer/Wenzel Bendingbostel 2. Dablino, born 2000 18.960 53.752 38.590 W. A. Sweers, Anabel by De Niro/Wanderbursch II Krummhörn Balkenhol 3. Satchmo (VA), born 1994 49.650 566.309 25.500 Albert Kampert, Isabell Werth by Sao Paulo/Legat Halle 4. Dixieland, born 2001 10.600 21.756 25.230 Hans-Günter Andrea Timpe by De Niro/Weltmeyer Berner, Edendorf 5. De Value (VA), born 2000 12.505 15.842 24.080 Ulrich Bünger, Hartwig by De Niro/Ritual Betzendorf Burfeind 6. Don Johnson, born 2002 19.685 24.303 19.685 Ulrike Meyer, Isabell Werth by Don Frederico/Warkant Dedelstorf 7. Wonder FRH (VA), born 1997 14.025 39.412 21.685 Eberhard Königs, Kathleen Keller by Werther/Maat Wallmoden 8. D‘Agostino, born 2000 13.520 36.204 20.040 Klaus Lahmann, Fabienne by De Niro/Shogun xx Dassendorf Lütkemeier 9. Diva Royal, born 2002 12.630 20.73 19.765 Heinz Braul, S. C. Roth, by Don Frederico/Warkant Lehrte D. Schneider to Euro 527,461.00. The pair received 4,750 Euros 10. Elvis VA, born 1996 12.960 272.298 19.200 Christian Pfeil, Nadine Capell- for winning the European Team Championship-tit- by Espri/Garibaldi II Bremerhaven mann le in Madrid, while the prize-money for a second place in the Final of the Global Champions Tour 11. Esperanto, born 2001 8.250 10.934 18.210 Johann-Christian Andrea John that took place in Valencia in May of 2011 paid by Escudo II/Rio Branco Eggers, Freiburg 60,000 Euros. The ten-year old chestnut mare holds the sixth position in the standings for 12. Desperados (VA), born 2001 12.367 28.823 17.940 Herbert Schütt, Kristina Sprehe by De Niro/Wolkenstein II Hemmoor Germany’s best. No question Gotha FRH is Ludger Beerbaum’s first choice for the Olympic Games in 13. Napolitain d‘excellence, born 7.170 17.000 17.870 A. Oosterwyk- Sonja Bolz London! 1997 by Natiello xx/Calypso II Achilles, Eicklingen 2011 was a year of saying good-bye to great sport 14. Charly R‘ivels, born 2000 4.822 13.832 15.555 Johannes Veenhuis, Marion Wie- horses. Riding horse enthusiasts from all around by Charon/Walt Disney Friedeburg busch the globe will miss Shutterfly by Silvio/Forrest xx in addition to Satchmo and Bonaparte. Next to nu- 15. Masterhorse Wambo B, born 6.385 22.502 15.451 Günter Bleis, Hans-Peter 1998 by Walt Disney/Espri Beverstedt Bauer merous titles and trophies he also won more than 3,5 million Euros with Meredith Michaels-Beer- 16. Adventure, born 1997 4.988 25.101 15.015 Regina Tiedemann, Johannes baum. “Petey” is on the same level with Deister, by A Jungle Prince/World Cup Cuxhaven Rüben Dollargirl, Ratina Z and unforgettable E.T. FRH. His rider decided on a farewell no screenwriter could 17. Renommee, born 2002 5.660 14.168 14.635 F.-W. Postel, Jessica Werndl have written any better: MMB mounted Shutterfly by Rotspon/Laptop Hechthausen one more time to say “Thank you Shutterfly!” after the victory in the Grand Prix of Europe in Aachen’s 18. Floris (VA), born 2002 7.490 8.739 14.560 Martin Otten- Oliver Oelrich Soers. Gotha FRH and Shutterfly lead the rankings by Fürstenreich/Drosselklang Willers, Kutenholz by a large margin. Even though Shutterfly’s stable mate Checkmate by Contendro/Pik Bube II has not 19. Don-Dior (VA), born 2000 5.175 11.143 14.255 Wilhelm Borchers, Frank Freund by Don Gregory/Matcho AA Sulingen earned quite as much, with an annual earning of 91,155 Euros he is approaching life-earnings of 20. Andretti H, born 1995 12.800 72.771 14.020 G.