02|2020 DER HANNOVERANER No. 02 | February 2020 Sport Don Johnson FRH retired Breeding Annual report Sport Venice Beach wins in Geneva Annual ReportSport With mature consideration and strength: Rethinking is required A turbulent year for the Verband came to an end for breeders, the honorary office and for the full time office. Now we must look towards the future and set a new course with mature consideration and strength. The challenges can be mastered with a strong base, a good rising generation and an effective team. Regardless of these challenges: Troubled times are in general anticipated in the breeding of horses. By Ulrich Hahne, Dr. Ludwig Christmann, Dr. Henrik von der Ahe and Dr. Katharina Wiegand ne of the sentences that was heard most of- All crucial numbers of the Hannoveraner Verband Oten at the central office of the Verband around stagnated in the last year. The number of active the turn of the year was, “2019 certainly was a breeders continues to decline at a slightly greater turbulent year.” The dictionary defines the word number than the number of registered mares. This turbulent as very unsettling, causing unrest – is a clear indication that the share of breeders with among other definitions. The above- mentioned only a few broodmares decreases. These breeders, sentence was often connected with the desire that however, are the ones, which essentially carry the Der Keiler opened the auction year peace may return in the New Year. It remains to be Hannoveraner Verband. The new committees in the with a final sale price of 88,000 Euros. For Felicila and Pedro Veniss seen to what extent this becomes reality, since, ei- Verband will have to address the question how to won the Grand Prix in Gijon/ESP. ther way, the horse breeding industry is, in a sense, appeal to this target group. Photos: Ernst, Lafrentz still looking towards unsettling times. February January 2 Der Hannoveraner 02|2020 SportAnnual Report Hannover’s hopefuls last year’s success at the World Championships for 2019 also offered numerous highlights. Hanno- young dressage horses again winning the title ver’s hopefuls, which include the young breeders with rider Severo Jesus Jurado Lopez. The privately and the young horses, won international titles, the owned sire celebrated another bestowal, when the structure committee started with its task, and Ver- suffix FRH was added to his name. den’s auctions celebrated its 70th anniversary. The young generation was very convincing, which After a four-year break, the World Championships gives us hope for the future. The young breeders for young dressage horses will return to Verden, its from Hannover and from the Rhineland won all the original site, in August. Since last autumn, exten- titles at the World Championships in Austria. Leo- sive renovations are in progress so that the World nie Tronnier from the Rhineland won the individual Championships can be hosted at the newly de- title in the division for older young breeders. Laura signed facility on the terrain of the racetrack along Schuldt represented Hannover and took the lead in Lindhooper Straße. The renovations included put- the younger division. Since the Hannoveraner team ting in new riding rings. Because of their generous won both team competitions, it came to no sur- sizes, they allow for a variety of competitions. The prise that Hannover’s young breeders also won the development of a new concept for using the newly title in the overall competition. Furthermore, Han- designed facility is another challenge. The FEI al- nover’s young breeders again offered their reliable located the World Championships to be hosted in support to Verden’s auction team especially at the Verden for only one year, before it will return to foal pre-selections and sales. Ermelo in the Netherlands for another three years. Ideas are collected and formulated for the use of Convincing young-horse vintage the facility after the World Championships for Bundeschampion Damaschino by Danone/Fider- young dressage horses. The Herwart von der Deck- tanz (breeder: Klosterhof Medingen, Bad Beven- en-Show will definitely remain an inherent compo- sen) with rider Hannah Laser and Saniola by San nent of the horse show in Verden. This mare show Amour/Fürst Romancier (breeder: Stud Lewitz, has developed into an impressive event, where Mühlen) with rider Nicole Wego are true repre- only special horses are presented. Markus Beer- sentatives of Warendorf’s convincing young-horse baum and Matthias Rath represented the sport on vintage and with that of the next generation of the judging panel. Both were full of praise about sport horses. They started the trend for additional the young Hanoverian mares, which is a positive successes in young horse championships. Chao indication for the future. Lee by Comme il faut/Chacco-Blue (breeder: Ott- mar Eckermann, Kranenburg) from the Rhineland The Herwart von der Decken-Show built a bridge became the world championess of young jumpers to two other important events of the Hannoveran- with rider Katrin Eckermann, after winning the vice er Verband: firstly to Verden’s auction program, Damsey FRH and Germany’s Helen champion-title in Warendorf. Last year, she was since both champion mares had been former auc- Langehanenberg qualified for the World Cup-final with brilliant free- celebrated as the Bundeschampioness in Waren- tion foals, when they changed owners from Lower styles. Talea was the best four-year dorf. D’Avie by Don Juan de Hus/Londonderry Saxony to North-Rhine Westphalia. Family Pferd- old in the free-jumping competition (breeder: Dorothee Heitmüller, Nienburg) repeated menges from Jüchen, the owners, beautifully pre- in Verden. Photos: Ernst, Lafrentz April March Der Hannoveraner 02|2020 3 Annual ReportSport The number of members, registered and covered mares 1990 1995 2005 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Prozent Total memebers 13,449 15,180 15,464 14,936 13,332 12,982 12,631 12,392 11,982 - 3.4 Active members 8,871 10,708 10,257 9,812 8,608 8,380 8,143 8,019 7,742 - 3.5 Registered mares 15,820 19,715 19,469 18,962 16,778 15,968 15,661 15,658 15,482 - 1.1 Newly registered mares 2,385 2,675 2,493 2,450 2,350 2,388 2,204 2,141 2,126 - 0.7 Tested mares/ 660/26 1,556/46 1,153/44 982/36 837/41 40/743 665/37 643/34 642/34 ± 0 number of mare performance tests Covered/inseminated mares 13,392 13,856 12,664 10,719 9,081 9,116 9,119 9,261 8,822 - 5.0 Registered foals 7,624 8,624 8,034 7,787 7,031 7,090 6,877 6,996 6,720 - 4.1 sented Hann.Pr.A. Flora by Fürst Belissaro/Don Hans Henning von der Decken, Stade) became the Crusador (breeder: Janina Tamke, Ahlerstedt). They celebrated top seller on the stallion sales. Even were able to highlight the excellence of this large- though the stallion sales did not quite reach the framed and powerfully moving mare. The champi- record result from the year 2018, it still produced a on mare in jumping was also presented to the best very good outcome. The licensed stallions on aver- of her abilities. Hann.Pr.A. Starena by Stalypso/ age sold for 91,632 Euros, while the non- Acord II (breeder: Gerd Lücking, Oyten), which is licensed stallions yielded 23,414 Euros on owned by the stallion station Kemper GmbH in average. Verden’s auction was an event of interna- Heiden, not only proved her talent over fences, but tional importance. Organizing the licensing and also impressed with the moving qualities and her the stallion sales will, however, be revised espe- type. cially with respect to its timing, which is under scrutiny because of the intensity of the preparation Former champion mares as well as highly ranked of the young stallions. show mares strongly influence the breed activities in Hannover, as could be observed on the licensing “Home is a feeling” Hannover’s young breeders returned just a few months later. The dams of no less than A few changes also marked the auction year in home from competitions with win- four approved stallions were former Herwart von comparison to the previous years. Instead of an ning cups and titles. Showtime FRH der Decken-Show champion mares. After the out- auction in March, there again was one in April pre- became the German Champion in standing licensing vintage in 2018, the licensing in ceded by Verden’s evening event. The motto was Balve with Dorothee Schneider; at 2019 was highly anticipated. Its vintage confirmed “Home is a feeling”. With the support of the State the European Championships, the pair added a team gold medal and the high level of quality producing a very special Stud Celle and additional private stallion owners, two individual silver medals. premium lot. Confess Color by Cadeau Noir/Licos- the auction horses were presented with their sires. Photos: Ernst, Lafrentz to (breeder: Walter Woehlke, Geestland; exhibitor: Afterwards, visitors and officials celebrated on the May June 4 Der Hannoveraner 02|2020 SportAnnual Report Every year, the annual raner Verband composed this year’s report. They report is a permanent present to you, the reader, the contents in the component of the Feb- usual fashion, which you can expect for your re- ruary issue of DER view and your outlook. HANNOVERANER. The summarized, compact In addition to honoring special breed and sport report mainly includes successes, it also includes careful yet critical as- event results and deve- sessments of other areas. Please try to under- lopments, which hap- stand that we will not explicitly elaborate on the ped during the last year, but it also includes an known personal changes, which occurred over outlook on the coming year.