Hengstkatalog Stall Hell 2013

History
Maas J. Hell – Klein Offenseth
Gustav and Herta Hell bought the Hell family’s central farm on Horster
Landstrasse in 1933. Their younger son Max took over the existing
poultry farming business. The older son Maas Johannes Hell
– born in 1934 – soon focussed exclusively on horses. Next to his parents’
house he built a facility for breeding and marketing of horses.
Together with his wife Magdalene he ran the business that quickly
turned into one of the best known in Europe.
From 1971 to 1982 Hell managed the Verband’s business in Elmshorn
and was decisive in improving breeding and marketing of Holsteiner
performance horses. Having stallions performing in sport to prove
their worth and importing sires for improvement - like the legendary
Cor de la Bryère A.N. - are lasting results of his visionary work.
In 1982 Hell decided to leave the management for the Verband in
favour of continuing and improving his private station and marketing
of stallions in Klein Offenseth.
Subsequently the stallions he had discovered found entry into nearly
all breedings in Europe. His marketing success speaks for his
business as well. Horses from Klein Offenseth were exported to 38
countries in the world. Many of them later advertised for Holsteiner
horses by competing successfully at large shows.
By running a large advertisement in the magazine „Pferd + Sport“ ,
horse and sport, Maas Johannes Hell announced the merits of his
six sires. That was in 1984. At that time his facility lacked space for
a large number of mares to cover and therefore only the two young
stallions Cantus and Camaro were stationed in Klein Offenseth. Four
more stallions moved to their sires’ quarters in Dithmarschen with
Lothar Völz at Wöhrden. These were the two sons of Almé, Ahorn
and Athlet, as well as Latus by Landgraf and Catango by Caletto I.
In the following years the latter was exchanged for Fasolt and the
thorougbred Affi do xx. They stayed until 1990 before they moved
to Willi Feil, who kept Ahorn, Athlet, Latus and Salient xx at Marne –
Westerdeich until 1995.
The station at Pohlsee stud was added because the number of stallions
grew over the years. From 1989 to 1996 it was home at first for
Cantus, Langata Express xx and Aldan and later for Exorbitant xx,
Tin Rocco and Alasca.
Towards the end of the 1990’s artificial insemination and shipping
of semen grew in importance. That was when dams were covered
by Hell sires at Wacken with veterinary doctor Tassemeier, at Bargenstedt
with Boje Peters and at Risum Lindholm.
The use of thoroughbreds was of special importance for Maas
Johannes Hell. It began with Affi do xx in 1987. Salient xx, Exorbitant
xx, Bold Indian xx, Langata Express xx, Gamblers Cup xx and
Mytens xx followed. The discovery of Lauries Crusador xx was an
especially lucky coincident. Thanks to a very good connection to
Landstallmeister Dr. Bade Lauries Crusador xx was leased to Niedersächsisches
Landgestüt at Celle. In 1991, he moved into his sire’s
quarter in Landesbrück, centrally within Hanoverian breeding area.
In 2006, he was voted Hanoverian Stallion of the Year. It came with
this sire that Hell’s stallions were marketed via Lower Saxony’s ste
stud. Sires Calido I, Acord II and Acorado had a strong input in Hanoverian
breeding.
From the beginning Maas Johannes Hell took care of his sires’ progeny.
Year after year he bought many foals from their breeders. The
foals were reared in Klein Offenseth and either prepared as young
stallions or performance horses. Out of this large lot of offspring,