Issue 1 - 2009 - Design Cadence

THE OLDENBURG HORSE 

AND WESER-EMS PONY 

The Phenomenal Stallions: Le Champ Ask, Fürstenball, 

& Ann Kitchel’s Statesman!! - Year End Award Winners! 

2008 World Champion Desperado - 2008 Premium Foals 

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Issue 1 - 2009

Statesman Wins BUCHA Bronze and Breaks Auction Record!! 

Page 04: Full Report 

Cover Photo: Le Champ Ask with Breeder Reinhard Mahnel. Photo: Kiki Beelitz 

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04 - Against All Odds - Ann Kitchel and Statesman 

This feature starts with Ann Kitchel’s story as a breeder, and continues with 

the Bundeschampionate and Fall Elite Auction reports where the young stallion 

that Ann bred, Statesman, medaled and broke the auction record. 

09 - The Fall Elite and Winter Mixed Sales Auction Report 

14 - The 2008 Oldenburg & OS Stallion Licensing 

18 - The 2008 Oldenburg Stallion Auction - Le Champ Ask 

19 - The 2008 Weser-Ems Stallion Licensing 

20 - Desperado and the 2008 World Championships in Verden 

23 - 2008 USDF & USEF Year End Awards 

32 - 2008 Premium Mares & Foals and New Stallions 

36 - Meet the Verband 

37 - Announcements and Calendar 

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Photo: Kiki Beelitz

Report: Holly Simensen 

Photo Right: St.Pr.St. Weissendra 

Photo: Werner Ernst 

Against All Odds: 

Ann Kitchel’s Story in Vermont, Germany & with Statesman 

Nestled in a small Valley in the Vermont Mountains lies the 

little village of South Strafford. Small in size but large 

in tradition this charming county years ago supplied the 

United States Equestrian team with a steady supply of 

International riders. Denny Emerson, Individual Olympic 

Gold Medalist Tad Coffi n, Bea DiGrazia, Bea Perkins 

all called this small enclave, home. Denny still summers 

at his Tamarack Hill Farm and neighbor Huntington Farm, 

started in the ‘60’s by Read and Essie Perkins provided 

the land and training facilities for the beginning of modern 

sanctioned eventing in America. 

With the premature passing of both Essie and Read in 

Ann Kitchel’s Huntington Farm in Vermont. Photo: Laura Tatro 


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1977 and 1980 the grand farm was put on the market in 

1983. Ann and her former husband Bill Kitchel purchased 

Huntington Farm with the dream of continuing the eventing 

tradition and utilizing the successful horse breeding 

programs established under the watchful eye of Read 

Perkins. Of course breeding for eventing horses quickly 

fell into the twilight as Ann had more experience breeding 

warmbloods. 

Ann was a pioneer in warmblood breeding and was one 

of the original advocates of German breeding in North 

America. In the 70’s the Hanoverian stallion Gambrinus 

(Hesssenstein-Dominik) stood in Maine where she was liv-

ing at the time. When Ann and Bill moved to Vermont in 

1979 Gambrinus joined them and stood at Huntingtion 

Farm until he died at age 27. 

From the onset of her breeding program, Ann had a knack 

for selecting top quality mares. Two of these, the outstanding 

TB Blue Murmur mare April Murmur, and Fifi ’s 

April Song when bred to this grand stallion produced Blue 

Abbe, Omar and his full brother the approved stallion Goldrush 

ll. These horses were beautifully trained and ridden 

in dressage by Shelly Francis. Blue Abbe had the distinction 

of striking awe and fear in the eyes of her competitors 

when she was in the entry list, winning practically all dressage 

shows she entered including Devon. Omar trained 

and showed in dressage up the levels all the way to Grand 

Prix and although never presented as a stallion he did 

breed a little and produced the eventing mare of the year 

Bally Mar out of Bally Thorn, a daughter of the Olympic 

Gold medal mare Bally Cor. At a slightly more advanced 

age Omar became a school master for the Opera Singer 

Winnie Grey. 

Ann also stood the Welsh Cob stallion Derwen Rebound 

owned by the late Gordon Heard of Crosswinds Farm, Lyme 

NH, whose best offspring was Another Story (Free Swing- 

Derwen Rebound), ridden by Heather Mason. Grand Prix 

stallion Goldfuerst by Goldstern and out of a Don Carlos 

mare joined the Huntington Roster at the largesse of 

Steve Kanikkeberg. Weltstern, For Sure, L’Andiamo and 

Landwerder also spent happy years with Ann at this wonderful 

Farm. 

Another good mare Ann aquired at the Vechta auction is 

the SPR mare “Little Star” (Santander-Rubinstein). This 

mare, when bred to Don Larino produced Ann’s second 

licensed stallion, Don Massimo, licensed at the Korung in 

Vechta in November 2007. 

Characteristically Ann has been uncompromising in her 

quest for excellence. Her eye is so assured that her we 

can always count on her good choices. More recently, Donnervogel 

(Donnerhall-Ex Libris), SPS Lady Liberty (Lord 

Liberty G- Sion) LaHabanera (Lord Sinclair-Castro) Gille 


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(Goldfuerst-Gambrinus), all trained and ridden by Deborah 

Dean-Smith are only a few of many good horses she 

has either bred or imported, including many top quality 

breeding mares. Donnervogel who was bred by Dr. Med. J. 

Hartmann and is now owned by Deb and Linda Wondracks 

has earned scores as high as 77% at Intermediate II, and 

was the FEI Champion for two days in a row at the 2008 

Spring Green Mountain Horse Assoc. Dressage Show. 

Ann was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Against 

all odds she carried a crippling mortgage and staggering 

bills on the farm by herself, and with the help of many 

friends over the years kept up her enthusiasm and devotion 

of the horse. She irrevocably states that without 

Shelly Francis riding her talented young horses in the early 

days, thereby putting her on the map, she would not 

have the farm or horses today. It has taken grueling hard 

work through thick and thin, but with a plan, an excellent 

eye, positive attitude and much hard work she has proven 

it can be done 

Ann’s current success as the breeder of Statesman then 

comes as no surprise. This superb stallion comes from a 

mare Ann picked out at her fi rst auction. She qualifi ed her 

for Rastede and went on to fi nish in the Brilliant ring. This 

State Premium mare, Weissendra (Donnerschwee-Titus) 

bred by Maximillian Graf von Merveldt, was her fi rst success 

in Germany but far from the last. Out of 22 foals 

born in Germany she has had bred 16 premiums. Not an 

easy feat in this tough market. Ann spends long hours 

carefully choosing the stallions she will breed her mares 

to, and Statesman (her 3rd homebred approved stallion) 

was the best resulting horse so far – more on his success 

and story in the following reports. Weissendra is in foal 

to Sir Donnerhall for a 2009 foal that we are all looking 

forward to seeing. 

Ann’s has a favorite expression that she uses all the time, 

“well what’s not to like” ? Now I will now pose it back to 

her. What’s not to like about Ann? 

Ann we all think you are the best!! Congratulations on 

your brilliant successes.

The 2008 Bundeschampionate: Success for Oldenburg... 

The annual Bundeschampionate which is the National 

Championships for young horses in Warendorf, Germany 

lived up to it’s reputation as being a venue to see the 

best of the best in young horses. They come to compete 

in Dressage, Jumping, Eventing, and Driving, and it is an 

incredible honor to succeed here. In September, 2008, 

hundreds of horses and ponies who had qualifi ed over the 

Spring and Summer gathered together at the headquarters 

of the German Riding Federation and former Olympic 

training center to see who would come away with the title 

of German Champion. Both Oldenburg horses and Weser- 

Ems Ponies did very well and some did in fact earn that 

prestigious title. 

In the Riding Horse Classes Oldenburgs did very well 

starting with one of the most prestigious and toughest 

divisions, the young stallions. Breeding Verbands do what 

they can to support the entries of their top young stallions 

so that they can earn the bragging rights of having 

produced the immense talent that comes out of the top of 

these classes. 

STATESMAN - Bronze Medal, 3 yr. old Stallions 

In the 3 year old Riding Horse Stallions, the remarkable 

stallion Statesman (Stedinger x St.Pr.St. Weissendra 

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(Donnerschwee)) was ridden by the head auction rider 

for the Oldenburg Verband, Heiko Klausing, and because 

of Heiko’s riding and the stallion’s powerful, uphill canter 

and beautifully expressive trot, they were a close second 

in the qualifi ers on Friday. 

One needs to remember not only that these are 3 year 

olds, but that the judges are not judging the potential 

of the horses in front of them, they are judging the performance 

they see as they would in a dressage test on 

that particular day. If a young stallion is a bit “full of it” 

and makes some mistakes, then the score will refl ect that 

even if the judges comment on the remarkable potential 

they see for the horse’s future. 

Statesman was bred by and is owned by Ann Kitchel of 

Huntington Farm in Vermont, and she was there with 

her friend Monnie Gleason and Clemens August Graf von 

Merveldt. The story of Ann Kitchel and her relationship 

with the Merveldt’s goes back 7 years to an Oldenburg 

auction in Vechta. She fell for a beautiful States Premium 

mare named Weissendra and bid on her at the Oldenburg 

Elite Auction not knowing yet if she should ship her back 

to her farm in Vermont, or if she should try to fi nd a suitable 

place to board her in Germany where she could begin 

a breeding program there. 

She met the breeder of Weissendra, Maximillian Graf von 

Merveldt, and decided the mare could happily stay with 

him and his family at their estate in Vechta which is known 

as Gut Füchtel. Graf Maximillian von Merveldt is the former 

breeding director of the Oldenburg Verband, and this 

fact gave Ann the confi dence that the mare would be in 

good hands. 

All of them were all bursting with pride as Statesman 

entered the arena for the Finals under Heiko on Sunday 

morning, and was selected to be one of only 3 stallions to 

come back for the afternoon to be judged by two guest 

riders. The spokesman for the judges talked about how 

special Statesman is. He remarked on his very exceptional 

uphill and powerful canter which he said would have normally 

received a perfect score of 10, but that on this day, 

he was a tiny bit unsteady in the contact at times so they 

gave him a 9.5. He noted that he felt it wouldn’t take long 

for Statesman to improve in that contact with the training. 

He was then given an amazing 9.0 for his trot and a 

9.0 for his conformation. His overall score put him in third 

place by only .5 of a point. 

Everyone in attendance knew Statesman was going to be 

offered for sale at the upcoming 69th Oldenburg Elite Fall 

Auction. Many of the trainers and agents for some of the

& Weser-Ems Too! 

top stallion stations in the world were on hand, and they 

were clearly watching Statesman in the fi nals giving everyone 

the feeling that the upcoming auction would be an 

event to be spoken about for years to come. 

ALICE - Silver Medal, 3 yr. old Mares and Geldings 

Alice (Florencio x Alabaster) ridden by Sandra Frieling was 

super in both the qualifi ers and fi nals. She was very correct 

in her hind leg and showed an expressive trot and 

canter. Her walk was also ground covering with an expressive 

stride. She received 9.0’s for her canter and walk, 

and an 8.5 for her trot. She and the leader were neck and 

neck throughout most of the competition. She is owned by 

Dietmar Weinrich and was bred by Engelbert Boeske. 

SANTORINI - 

Champion, 4 yr. old Mares and Geldings 

It is really interesting that both Santorini and Statesman 

are sired by Stedinger and out of Donnerschwee mares. 

Santorini also was amazing in his canter work, and since 

he has had another year of training under his belt, he 

went out there and got the perfect 10 for his canter! Not 

to mention a 9.5 for his trot, 9.0 for his training, and another 

9.0 for his presentation. Going into the fi nal round 

with the guest riders, he had a 2 point advantage, but it 

was certainly not necessary because the guest riders gave 

him a total score of 19 points out a possible 20! Santorini 

was ridden by Heiner Schiergen, is owned by Volger 

Schmidt and was bred by Hans-Ludwig Beilken. 

CARIBIK 7 - Bronze Medal, 6 yr. old Jumpers 

Caribik 7 (Come On x Lancer II) is a gray Oldenburg mare 

who was ridden by Karl Brocks. They pulled one rail in the 

fi nal round, but were the fastest completing the round in 

36.37 seconds. The judges awarded them a score of 8.7 

placing them just behind the two leaders. Caribik 7 was 

bred by Georg Dierker and is owned by Bernfried Erdmann. 

5 yr. old Jumper Divsion - 4th, 5th, & 6th Places 

The OS, or Oldenburg International Society of Jumping 

horses was only formed just over 5 years ago. The fi rst 

registered jumpers given the OS brand and registration 

were making their debut at this Bundeschampionate in 

the jumper fi eld, and they did very well. The breeders 

have the choice of registering their foals with either the 

Oldenburg main Verband or the new OS. In the case of the 

4th placed horse in the 5 yr. old jumper division he was an 

Oldenburg. Appearance 2 (Armitage x Levantos I) put in 

two super rounds where the judges praised her highly for 

how quiet and rhythmical she was throughout the round 

under her rider Johannes Ehning. 

The 5th placed horse was an OS gelding, Askaban 15 (Armitage 

x Renville) who had a fantastic fi rst round earning 


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Statesman and Heiko Klausing (Above) 

Carrie WE and Leonie Richter (Above) 

Casino Royale K WE and Danica Duen (Below) Photos: Law

an 8.7 under his rider Markus Renzel. As with Appearance 

a touch of the rail that came down on one fence brought 

the score of his second round down to a 7.9, and he ended 

up with a 16.6 overall. The sixth placed horse was the 

OS stallion, Leopoldo 6 (Ludwig von Bayern x Lordanos). 

This horse has a lot of scope and power, but as the judges 

noted needs to smooth it out a bit between the fences. His 

fi rst round score was 8.4 and the second an 8.0. He will be 

one to watch for the future for sure. 

CASINO ROYALE K WE - 

Champion, 3 yr. old Pony Stallions 

Casino Royale is an absolutely beautiful palomino stallion 

who was stunning in the fi nal round. Ridden and owned 

by Danica Duen he had been very close in the scoring to 

the silver medalist, Batida de Coco WE, a great moving 

black Weser-Ems stallion ridden by Petra Hinrichs. In the 

end Casino Royale edged out Batida de Coco by only .5 

points, but it was enough to make him the champion. He 

was bred by Hermann Koopmeiners who shared a group 

hug with Casino and Danica in the medal ceremony. 

The Sons and Daughters of Constantin 

Standing at only 13.2 hands, the Weser-Ems Welsh pony 

stallion, Constantin, has become a legend in his own time. 

Not only has he produced very successful Welsh B ponies, 

it was discovered years ago that in breeding him to larger 

Oldenburg mares, he could produce outstanding German 

Riding Ponies who have won European Championships and 

German National Championships in dressage, jumping, 

eventing and driving. This year was no exception either. 


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CARRIE WE - Champion 6 yr. old Dressage Ponies 

Carrie WE (Constantin x Granulit), Ridden by Leonie Richter 

this mare is not just an outstanding type she has wonderful 

gaits. Scoring 8.5’s for her trot, walk and general 

impression the little mare ended with a total score of 8.2. 

Carrie WE was bred by Aloys Thoben and is owned by Annika 

Schäfer of Bissendorf, Germany. 

CINDERELLA WE - 

Silver Medal 5 yr. old Dressage Ponies 

The mare, Cinderella WE (Constantin x Donnerhall), demonstrated 

how the breeding of Constantin with a mare 

by the legendary Oldenburg stallion, Donnerhall, could 

produce something really special. Under her rider, Grete 

Linnemann she earned an incredible 9.0 for her trot and 

general impression. With the rest of the scores being 8.0’s 

this lead to an overall 8.4 to secure the silver medal. 

CAMPINO WE - Champion 6 yr. old Jumper Ponies 

Another champion sired by the fantastic stallion, Constantin, 

was Campino (Constantin x Grannox) who made this 

a repeat from last year when he was the champion of the 

5 year old jumpers at the 2007 Bundeschampionate. Victoria 

Klatte, his rider, was bursting with pride once again 

over her super little jumper. The judges were extremely 

impressed by his form and grace over and in-between the 

fences. Campino scored an overall amazing 8.8 which was 

not a bad follow up to the 9.0 he and Victoria received 

last year! Campino was bred by Helmut Bruns and was 

purchased by Victoria’s father, Guido Klatte at a 2006 Oldenburg 

Elite Auction. 

Champion of the 4 Year Old Mares and Geldings, Santorini and Heiner Schiergen

The Dream Story of Ann 

& Statesman Continued at the 08 Fall Elite and Winter Auctions 

The dream no breeder ever dares to dream was realized 

for Ann Kitchel at the Fall Elite Auction with the wonderful 

stallion that she bred, Statesman. At the beginning 

of the year Statesman was licensed in the Under Saddle 

Licensing, and from there his rider and caretaker, Clemens 

August Graf von Merveldt continued to ride and work 

with him preparing him for the Oldenburg State Championships 

held in Rastede in July. There Statesman qualifi ed 

for the Bundeschampionate, and was turned over shortly 

thereafter to the Oldenburg head auction trainer and rider, 

Heiko Klausing. 

As was already mentioned in the Bundeschampionate report, 

Statesman and Heiko earned the Bronze medal in 

the 3 year old Stallion division, a very prestigious accomplishment. 

Heiko continued to train the horse after that, 

and when he presented him at some of the fi rst training 

sessions for the Fall Elite Auction it was clear that the stallion 

was only getting stronger and better. 

The Fall Elite Auction always begins with a wonderful Gala 

Evening show the Friday evening before the auction. This 

year there was the funny dog and pony show, “Die Toni 

Show” from Switzerland, a beautiful performance by the 

2008 World Championship Vaulting Team, “Team Ingels- 


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Report: Stephanie Law 

Photo Right:Statesman 

Photo: Bildagentur Nordfoto 

berg” on their Oldenburg gelding, Arador, and a dramatic 

dance between a Spanish Dancer and her partner riding an 

Andalusion stallion. Also making an appearance was Ann 

Katrin Linsenhoff who was there to be awarded and congratulated 

by the Oldenburg Verband not only for her riding, 

but for her charitable work with UNICEF. She came in 

driving the four-in-hand team of the 2008 Reserve World 

Champion driver, Ludwig Weinmayr who was of course sitting 

next to her in the carriage. 

After this was a wonderful presentation of the 2008 World 

Champion of the 5 year old dressage horses, Desperado, 

ridden by Nadine Plaster. Nadine and her partner bought 

Desperado at the 2007 Fall Elite Auction so it was quite an 

event for all who work so hard selecting and preparing the 

horses for the auctions to see this horse come back one 

year later as a World Champion. 

The evening was concluded with a performance by the 

stallion Stedinger and his sons. Santorini showed everyone 

there why he had so recently become the German National 

Champion of the 4 year old mares and geldings with 

his enormous trot and rhythmic canter, and then the lights 

dimmed, and the spotlight was focused on Statesman. At 

only three years old this young stallion showed an amaz-

Dana Smith, Linda York and Bjorn Cordes. Photo: Law 

ing amount of maturity as a live band played Beethoven’s 

9th Symphony, the anthem of the European Union, and 

everyone in the audience lit up sparklers. It was a magical 

end to the evening as the music transitioned to the full 

orchestra version, and Statesman showed off his incredible 

canter and powerful trot as he left the arena while 

the auction director and auctioneer, Uwe Heckmann bid 

everyone a good evening. 

As everyone gathered the next afternoon for the start of 

the auction, the tension over the fi rst horse, Statesman, 

was palpable. It was clear that whoever was going to win 

the bid for him was going to have to put up a good fi ght. 

Ann was in the audience during the bidding and as the 

price crossed over the previous Oldenburg auction record 

the emotions of she and her friends were those of disbelief. 

In tears Ann kept watching as the hammer went down 

at the breathtaking price of 400,000 Euro. 

Uwe tried to have her come down to the fl oor with Statesman’s 

new owners, but she said she could not. So many 

years of struggling to pay the bills and keep her dreams 

alive left her a little too weak in the knees, so she stood 

and held her hands in the air in thanks. She was joined by 

Clemens von Merveldt, Vanessa Spencer, Meredith Meade, 

Deborah Fallender and Dane Lawrence who all were ecstatic 

for her. 

Michael Waehnert and Verena Heinz of Lux Dressage, a 

dressage training facility in Luxembourg, were equally as 

excited about their new stallion. They were accompanied 

by their trainers Sascha Schulz and Christoph Umbach 

who had been clearly impressed by Statesman and his 

talent. 

Verena Heinz let everyone know that they want the ab- 


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solute best for this up coming stallion. Since the auction 

he has completed his 30 Day Test in Schleickau where he 

won the dressage division out of 36 stallions. He received 

an incredible overall score of 9.03 having received 9.13’s 

for his character and trot, and 9.63’s for his canter and 

rideability. Verena said they hope to see him back at the 

Bundeschampionate next year, and have decided to have 

him stand at the world renown stallion station, Gestüt 

Vorwerk. 

Ann was not the only American that did well in selling their 

horses at this auction. Deborah Fallender was quite happy 

about selling her fi lly in this auction, Rose of America 

(Royal Diamond x Algave (A Jungle Prince)), who was also 

born at the Merveldt’s farm. 

Marta Kauffman of Los Angeles, can also be very pleased 

with the sale of her premium stallion, #44 Spezial Dark 

(Sandro Hit x Pik Donga (Duntroon)). He was sold to the 

Olympic Japanese rider, Meiko Yagi, who rode for Japan 

in the 2008 Olympic Games held in Hong Kong. She has 

also won the National Dressage Championships of Japan 

11 times. 

On the buying end, Patrick Burssens of Wellington, Florida 

returned to bid for clients from Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina 

and Florida. He was joined by his daughter, wife 

and friends who as always really enjoyed themselves. He 

started out by going for the third highest priced horse at 

the auction, #3 Stepdance (Stedinger x St.Pr.St. La Donata 

(Don Gregory)). He bid well, but the Bechtolsheimers 

from Great Britain were determined and bought the horse 

bred by Zuchtstall Kotschofsky for the knockdown price of 

140,000 Euro. 

The next horse Patrick went for was a successful bid. A client 

of his from Mexico will surely be very happy with the 

expressive gelding, #18 Danke Schön (Depardieu x Ultrafein 

(Ex Libris)). Patrick who is originally from Belgium 

rode on the Mexican Pan American Team and represented 

Mexico in the World Cup. He now operates the International 

Dressage Academy in Wellington, Florida and is the 

head trainer there. 

For Argentina, Patrick was successful in bidding for the 

wonderful mare, #30 Die Schöne (Don Kennedy x Ridonna 

(Donnerwerther)). This mare is sired by Don Kennedy 

who also sired the top selling horse at the 2008 Summer 

Mixed Sales Auction, Danseur Royale. 

The very charming young lady, Christina Vinios, also returned 

to the auction hall in Vechta and this time she will 

not be going home empty handed! As a matter of fact, 

she might not be going home at all for a while. She was 

successful in bidding for the wonderful mare, #15 Cari-

na (Don Primero x Carmelita (Castro)), and she plans on 

staying in Germany to train and ride for some time. Her 

grandmother, Jean Vinios, was of course on the phone and 

was elated. Jean is the owner of the 2007 USEF 3rd Level 

Horse of the Year and now Prix St. George gelding, Ringo 

Starr. Christina’s mother will also be happy with her fantastic 

purchase of the colt, #31 Quater Boy (Quaterback x 

Cinderella (Castro)). 

Americans and Canadians also came for the outstanding 

jumpers offered at this auction. Canadian Hunter Jumper 

rider, Tanya Harding, was defi nitely in a buying mood 

and was very happy to win the bid for one of the top 

selling jumpers, #54 Lady Mecklenburg (Licanto x Rama 

(Ramiro’s Match)). Not only has this mare already been 

successful in the shows herself, she is the full sister to the 

premium stallion, Lord Mecklenburg. 

Tanya also purchased the beautiful and rhythmical gelding, 

Cool Running (Contesimo x Mexikana (Contender)). 

Cool Running has already had a great deal of success in 

the jumper shows for young horses in Germany, and we 

know that he will be at the top of the Canadian circuit in 

the future! 

Heading to California will be another of the top jumpers, 

#11 Cafe’s Quality (Cafe au Lait x Sinfonie (Silvio I)) who 

sold to Linda York. She and her friends were ecstatic over 

this purchase. She was accompanied by Christie Reiff, 

Kristin Barreto, Peter Gotze, Holly and HJ Weiland, Dana 

Smith, and their agent whom they give much credit to in 

selecting these great horses, Bjorn Cordes. Linda is a long 

time patron of the Oldenburg auctions in Vechta and said 

she would be happy to return again in the future. 


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Another long time friend of the auctions is Canadian 

Grand Prix Dressage rider, Evi Strasser, who was of course 

on hand again. She successfully bid for the expressive 

gelding, #28 D’Artagnon le Noir (Don Cardinale x Aliona 

(Heraldik xx)). He stems from a very successful mare line, 

and has already done very well in the dressage shows for 

young horses in Germany. 

Grand Prix dressage rider and trainer Debra Wiedmaier of 

New York also attended the auction. She was mostly there 

to have fun, but did pick up a super colt for a client from 

New York. #32 Freibeuter (Florencio x St.Pr./El.St. Fabrice 

(Freiherr)) is not only sired by the World Champion, Florencio, 

but he stems from the same mare line as the Reserve 

Champion of the 2007 Oldenburg Stallion licensing, 

Fackeltanz. This also makes this colt very closely related 

to the Champion of the fi rst ever Mare Performance Test in 

North America, Florenzio, owned by Nancy Holowesko. 

The story of the Weser-Ems ponies in this auction deserves 

some note as well. The fi rst pony up for bid was 

#39 Do My Best (Merck B.S. x Helma (Kompas Marco)). 

This seven year old pony amazed everyone as he strutted 

across the diagonal doing one tempis as if it were as easy 

as skipping. He has won novice level jumper classes and 

obviously has some talent for dressage as well. He sold to 

a family from Germany whose 6 year old son was invited 

by the auctioneer, Uwe Heckmann, to come up to his auction 

stand and help him drop the gavel. 

The Lux-Dressage Team wasn’t fi nished with their purchase 

of Statesman. Together they bought the outstanding 

beautiful black Weser-Ems pony stallion, Hennes (Henry x 

Laura (Balthasar)) who was very strongly sought after not 

L-R: Sascha Shultz, Clemens von Merveldt, Christoph Umbach, Ann Kitchel, Statesman, Verena Heinz & Michael Waehnert. Bildagentur Nordfoto


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only for his looks, but for his three strong gaits as well. 

THE 45TH WINTER MIXED SALES AUCTION 

The 2008 Winter Mixed Sales Auction held on December 

6th was a very successful one. Although the fi nancial crisis 

was well under way, the quality of the horses helped 

to keep the overall turnover for the auction very high. The 

strengthening of the dollar at the time also helped the US 

buyers to come back into the game. 

One veteran in the world of top sport horse breeding and 

Vechta Auctions who returned was Nancy Gooding of Plum 

Creek Hollow Farm in Colorado who was very happy about 

her purchase of the top States Premium Mare, Ronda Gold 

(Carry Gold x St.Pr./El.St. Ricena (Landor S)). The mare is 

from the very successful mare line of Richonse who produced 

the former German National Young Horse Champion 

and the 2008 Grand Prix of Mannheim winner, Lumos. 

Also coming from this same mare line is the mare Riwera 

OLD who was a participant in the World Championships for 

young dressage horses. 

Ronda Gold is currently in foal to Clinton I so she and 

her foal will defi nitely be a nice addition to Nancy’s already 

very successful breeding program which not only 

produces top jumpers through stallions such as her Con 

Capilot, but top dressage prospects as well. The fantastic 

stallion Weltissimo was purchased by Nancy at a Vechta 

auction, and then won the dressage portion of his stallion 

performance test with a remarkable 146.49 receiving 

scores such as 9.5 for rideability, 10 for character, 9.33 for 

walk and trot, and a 9 for his canter. 

Weltissimo went on to be the Reserve National German 

Champion for the 5 year old Dressage Horses at the 2001 

Bundeschampionate in Warendorf, and placed 3rd the following 

year under Susan Draper Pape. He continued on 

to a successful Grand Prix career in Germany under both 

Susan Pape and Rudolf Zeilinger. Nancy has since sold the 

Ronda Gold. Photo: Kiki Beelitz 


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stallion, but he was an integral part of her program. 

The top riding horse in this Winter Auction was #3, Stanfort 

(Sir Donnerhall x China (Roadster)) who sold to Sweden 

for the price of 75,000 Euro. In total more than 50% 

of the horses will be exported out of Germany showing 

how international the demand for top Oldenburg horses 

are. Horses will be heading to Turkey, Finland, Poland, 

Iran, North America and throughout Europe. 

The team from Luxembourg that bought Statesman was 

on hand again in this auction purchasing two horses. The 

trainers Sasha Schulze and Christoph Umbach and their 

partners in Lux-Dressage, Michael Waehnert and Verena 

Heinz will be taking home #66 RSB Dryander (Donnerschwee 

x El.St. Calaida (Alabaster)) and #1, Shantaram 

(Sir Donnerhall x Edella K (Rohdiamant)). 

Ann Kitchel herself decided to re-invest some of what 

she so wonderfully earned in the sale of Statesman. She 

bought the 3rd placed mare of the 2008 Brilliant ring, St.Pr. 

St. Remember (Depardieu x Rebecca (Le Matin)) who was 

shown in the riding horse collection. She is a super mare 

and Ann is excited about the prospect of breeding her to 

Statesman this Spring. 

Another happy American buyer is Marne Martin-Tucker 

who purchased the fabulous mare with a very active hind 

leg, Jamaika (Jazz Time x Diane Lena (Latimer)). With her 

interesting bloodlines and three super gaits she will be a 

great addition to Marne’s training and breeding program. 

Marne does a great job for the Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ 

Society every year with the Year End Awards program, 

and we are certain that she will have fun with this new 

mare. 

In total 9 horses will be heading for a new life in the United 

States and 4 to Canada which helped the total sales to 

reach 1.17 Million Euro.


Photo Right: Le Champ Ask 

Photo: Kiki Beelitz 

The 2008 

Oldenburg Stallion Days: Phenomenal Stallions for the Future 

The rain turned into snow as the 2008 Oldenburg Stallion 

Days got underway, and when the stallions were brought 

out it was as if everyone had made their way through the 

wardrobe and entered another world; a world fi lled with 

excitement and anticipation for what would turn out to be 

an almost magical event. 

On Thursday, the 44 candidates for Oldenburg and 26 for 

the OS who had already passed the pre-selection process 

began their evaluation on the pavement for the Haupt 

Körung (Main Stallion Licensing). Before the weather deteriorated 

too much, all of them were able to be presented 

on the outdoor pavement so that their trot and walk on 

the hard ground could be judged. 

From there everyone moved indoors where a revolution in 

the evaluation process took place. Never before had the 

stallions been lunged for a stallion committee, but it was 

determined that this could give the committee valuable 

insight into the stallion’s ability to balance himself in all 

three gaits on a circle. This also gave the committee an 

excellent chance to examine the quality of the gaits and 

the stallion’s natural throughness. 

The stallion trainers and owners were given specifi c crite- 


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ria concerning the side reins that they were to use. Some 

tended to have them a little shorter than the prescribed 

length and others a little longer. According to the Dr. 

Schulze-Schleppinghof their doing this affected the stallion’s 

evaluation so he did not feel the need to correct 

anyone as they lunged the stallions. The trainers simply 

needed to be aware that when the side reins are too short 

the stallion will not be able to swing over his back as well, 

and when they are too long they will tend to look around 

and lose their balance. Of course none of the cases were 

extreme. There were only small variations. 

Since this is a new event President Weerda made it clear 

that much concerning the lunging would be up for discussion. 

After the licensing was over he said that next year 

they would make the lunging circles bigger, and it was not 

clear if the OS would continue it at all. One of the founding 

committee members of the Springpferdzuchtverband Oldenburg 

International (OS) which is a spinoff of the Oldenburg 

Verband that focuses on promoting the breeding of 

top jumpers, Paul Schockemoehle, felt that the focus for 

the OS should be placed more on the jumping. He was not 

convinced that the ability of the young jumper stallions to 

be lunged well had much bearing on their potential jumping 

ability in the future as they matured.

It was immediately brought up however, that number 66, 

who was presented for the OS licensing had beautiful, 

rhythmic gaits, and an excellent ability to balance himself 

on the circle. Mr. Schockemöhle smiled, and just noted 

that this horse was an exception on every level. He was 

simply an “all around horse”. This stallion’s expressive, 

elastic gaits could have easily been grouped together with 

some of the better dressage stallions from the Oldenburg 

licensing group. 

The next event for the stallions took place the following 

day. Each of them was evaluated at liberty in the hall so 

that the judges could again get a good look at the stallion’s 

gaits, but this time with no interference. They were 

then each asked to free jump, and when 8 of them had 

done this they all came back in for a “walk ring” where the 

judges could get another good look at their walks. As each 

walk ring concluded the judges announced which stallions 

were going to be licensed and which were not. 

When number 66 came in for the free jumping, the feeling 

that he could be a champion was more than confi rmed. 

He set himself up beautifully and jumped with incredible 

scope and form. This ability and his cool character 

combined with a healthy enthusiasm for jumping caused 

the crowd to explode into applause. His breeder, Reinhard 

Mahnel, seemed to know what would come the next 

morning, but no one could know what was about to take 

place the next afternoon in the auction. 

Number 66 is sired by the Holsteiner stallion, Last Man 

Standing (Lovari x Alandia (Landgraf I)) who shows 

Landgraf I and Capitol I twice each in his bloodlines. His 

dam is Modela, a mare who is line bred twice to Cor de la 

Bryere and also shows Ramiro and Ladykiller xx, the sire 

of Landgraf I, in her mare line. 

The Oldenburg dressage stallion that stood out the most 

on the lunge was number 18. This colt is sired by Fuerst 

Heinrich and is out of St.Pr.St. Maradonna (Donnerhall x 

St.Pr./El.St. Marella (Classiker)) the full sister to St.Pr./ 

El.St. Maradita, the dam of last year’s champion, Sieger 

Hit. This is a well known mare line that as not only produced 

these two amazing colts, but many States Premium 

and Brilliant Ring mares as well. St.Pr.St. Maradonna herself 

was the third placed mare in the 2001 Brilliant Ring. 

All of this wonderful breeding really paid off in this colt 

who was sold for a record price under the name “Fürstenball” 

at the 2006 Elite Foal Auction. The Danish breeder, 

Lone Boegh-Henricksen bought him and left him with Johannes 

Westendarp who raised him and prepared him for 

this licensing. 

Fürstenball was incredible on the lunge. He fl oated ef- 


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fortlessly in the trot and showed a wonderful ability to 

come underneath himself in the transitions into canter. His 

canter was nicely balanced , uphill, and his back stayed 

relaxed and swinging in everything he did in spite of the 

relatively charged atmosphere. His walk was incredible as 

well; beautiful cat like movement through his whole body 

and a huge overstep. 

His movement was spectacular at liberty, and his jump 

was really not too bad. However, it was as he was being 

trotted in hand that he earned the accolades from the 

audience. The crowd was defi nitely impressed with his expressive 

movement and elastic swing. 

Also making a good impression was #35, a colt bred and 

owned by Xavier Marie. He was exceptionally expressive 

in his trot work, but was a bit too tense in the canter on 

the lunge. This caused him to not be as balanced and 

fl owing as Fürstenball, but his walk was very good, and 

both his trot and canter looked fantastic at liberty. He is 

sired by Sir Donnerhall and is out of St.Pr.St. Carmina 

(Rubin Royal x Cascaya (In Extenso)). 

On Saturday morning the top three OS stallions and the top 

10 Oldenburg stallions were called back into the Premium 

ring to be ranked. The top 10 Oldenburg stallions came in 

fi rst in trot one by one, and then all of them were asked 

2008 Hauptpremium Stallion, San Amour. Photo: Law

to come in together in walk so that the judges could give 

them one last look and decide who would be champion. 

There was a lot of discussion on their part which left the 

audience hanging for a long time. Slowly but surely however, 

they started to ask one to move in front of the other, 

and in the end they asked number 18, Fürstenball to 

move to the front. The crowd responded loudly to show 

their overwhelming support for this decision. 

The breeder of Fürstenball, Georg Sieverding of Emstek, 

Germany, was thrilled and looked almost stunned that he 

was repeating the tremendous honor of having bred the 

Oldenburg licensing champion. Lone Boegh-Henricksen 

was beside herself with joy, and made it clear to everyone 

that Fürstenball was very much not for sale. Many thought 

what she paid for him as a foal was far too much, but it 

turned out to be a real bargain. 

The Reserve Champion (1b) was Xavier Marie’s colt, number 

35, who once again impressed everyone with his expressive 

trot. Behind him was number 5 (1c) - Dimaggio 

x St.Pr./El.St. Schirla (Landadel) who had a wonderful 

topline and good conformation. He was bred by Heinrich 

Schütte and is owned by Gestüt Vorwerk. 

The 4th placed Premium Oldenburg stallion (1d) was the 

very light typed, long legged #34 - Sir Donnerhall x Lady 

Ashley (Painter’s Row xx) bred and owned by Wilhelm 

Hoffrogge. 

The 5th placed Premium Oldenburg stallion (1e) was none 

other than the full brother to Sir Donnerhall who was anything 

but normal. He was interestingly sold by his breeder 

and owner Maik Kanitzky just before the licensing to the 

Hanoverian State Stud, Landgestüt Celle. This stallion was 


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beautifully balanced on the lunge and showed of his expression 

and talent at liberty. 

The 6th placed Premium Oldenburg stallion (1f) was #13, 

a very impressive stallion with wonderful gaits and type. 

He was the German National Foal Champion in 2006 and 

was sold by his breeder, Ewald Grotelüschen at the Oldenburg 

Elite Foal Auction to Elisabeth Max-Theurer of Austria. 

He stems from the predominant mare line of Elfi who produced 

the stallion Depardieu as well as countless States 

Premium mares and the top selling fi lly, Elfenschau, at the 

2007 Elite Foal Auction. 

The other Premium stallions were ranked as follows: 

1g - #43 Chambertin x El.St. Love Girl (Landadel). Breeder: 

Hans Vahrmann. Owner: Heinrich Klatte 

1h - #37 Stedinger x Farona (Rohdiamant). Breeder: Hubert 

Ortmann. Owner: Gerd Sosath 

1i - #41 Carthago x Peggy-Anne (Continue). Breeder/ 

Owner: Gestüt Lewitz 

1j - #20 Fürst Heinrich x Donauwelt (Welt Hit I O). Breeder/Owner: 

Heidi Schiele 

One may notice that two of these last stallions were jumpers 

for the Oldenburg Verband. There were only 8 jumpers 

accepted by the Oldenburg Verband this year, and out of 

those only 5 were licensed. Paul Schockemöhle commented 

in the Press Conference that he would like to see the 

Oldenburg Verband not take any jumpers next year, and 

have the two different organizations be split purely on the 

lines of jumpers and dressage horses. President Weerda 

was not in agreement, however. 

At the moment it is up to the breeders to register their 

foals with either the OS or the Oldenburg Verband. If they 

are bred to jump, then President Weerda feels they should 

still have the chance to be presented. It is clear that for 

next year this will happen, but it did sound as if this point 

would be up for discussion in the future. 

Following the presentation and rankings of the Oldenburg 

stallions, the three Premium OS stallions were also 

brought in one by one in trot and then all together in walk. 

Because of the strict standards, only 10 stallions had been 

licensed by the OS out of the group of 26 that had been 

presented, and it was decided that only three were worthy 

of the Premium title. 

In this case it didn’t take long for the committee to decide 

upon the champion. Number 66 was the clear winner 

in all categories, and when it was announced the crowd 

cheered in total approval. The Reserve Champion was the 

beautifully typed #58 (Chacco-Blue x Piano II), and the 

third premium stallion was the large and bold jumper #51 

(Argentinus x Exorbitant xx). Both of which also earned a

great deal of approval from the audience. 

Once the licensing and Premium rings were concluded the 

annual awarding of the 2008 Hauptpremium or “High Premium” 

awards began. These awards are given to 5 year 

old stallions based on not only their own performance, but 

the quality of their foals. 

In the jumping category the two fi nalists were ranked: 

Haupt Premium - Collado (Cassini I x Landgraefi n 

(Landgraf)) bred by Heinz-Theo Feddermann and owned 

by Heinrich Klatte. 

1b - Carenzo (Calido x Fraganzia (Freedom)) bred by ZG 

Hagenah and owned by Gestuet Sprehe. 

In the dressage category the three fi nalists were ranked: 

Haupt Premium - San Amour (Sandro Hit x St.Pr./El.St. 

Puppenfee (Plaisir d’Amour)) bred by Britta Budeus-Wiegert 

and owned by Paul Schockemoehle. 

1b - Swarovski (Sandro Hit x St.Pr./El.St. Herzdame (Don 

Gregory)) bred by Gottfried Wessjohann and owned by 

Gestuet Sprehe 

1c - Rosandro (Rosario x Saniza (Sandro Hit)) bred by 

Gestuet Lewitz and owned by Sissy Max-Theurer of Austria. 

As these awards wrapped up everyone settled in for a nice 

long lunch break, but outside the snow began to really 

pile up. It was a very successful licensing where all could 

agree both of the champions were amazing stallions for 

the future of the OS and Oldenburg breeding programs. 

As these lunchtime discussions went on, it started to turn 

into a winter wonderland for the afternoon auction. 

The OS Champion, Reinhard Mahnel & Paul Schockemoehle. Photo: Law 

Above - The Oldenburg Champion, Furstenball and Georg Sieverding. Photo: Law. Below - Furstenball. Photo: Bildagentur Nordphoto 


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Le Champ Ask Sells for a Record 1.1 Million Euro 

In only it’s sixth year of existence, the Springpferdezuchtverbandes 

Oldenburg-International or “OS” has made 

history with the Champion of the 2008 Stallion Licensing 

who will now be known as ‘Le Champ Ask’ after being 

purchased by Stutteri Ask - the jumping stallion station 

of Blue Hors. 

The OS branded stallion, #66 was impressive from the 

fi rst moment of the testing. The stunning presence of this 

stallion along with his expressive trot and balanced canter 

on the lunge immediately grabbed everyone’s attention. 

Of course the second day of testing really clinched it for 

the big gray. He set himself up for the fences, jumping 

with excellent scope and beautiful form. This well rounded 

ability along with his amazing character really had everyone 

talking and preparing for the afternoon auction. 

The bidding went very quickly from the start up to 600,000 

Euro, and at that point it became a duel between a bidder 

representing a buyer from Norway and the manager 

of Blue Hors and Stutteri Ask of Denmark, Esben Moller. 

The bidding between the two of them quickly went up to 

800,000, the previous record set by a German Breeding 

Verband, but then it slowed as the bidder from Norway 

took more time. 

The auctioneer, Uwe Heckmann, waited and said in a deep 

voice, “a new record stands before the door”, and with 

that Norway raised the bid to 850,000 Euro which put it 

back into Blue Hors court. With a phone call they then 

raised it up to 900,000 Euro. 

At this point the crowd was in disbelief, but everyone was 

on edge as the game was still very much on. The bidder 

from Norway went up to 950,000, and then Blue Hors 

raised it to 975,000. Of course now everyone realized the 

bidding was standing at the edge of the one million Euro 

mark. Uwe came down from his podium and over to the 

stands in front of where the Norwegian bidder was sitting. 

He quietly had the handler bring the stallion over to 

them as the bidder was on the phone to his client, and 

then slowly started making the count, “Going once, going 

twice, and...” 

As the Norwegian bidder raised his hand high in the air the 

crowd went nuts and Uwe yelled out, “One Million Euro!!” 

The music started to play, but before the trumpets could 

get very far Uwe had gone over to Esben who almost immediately 

raised the bid to 1.1 million Euro! Uwe then 

walked back over to the Norwegian bidder and tried his 

best to see if he would keep going, but it was clear it 

was over. He thanked the bidder and then walked back to 

where Esben and his partners were sitting. He knocked the 


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hammer down on the arena wall and shook Esben’s hand 

shaking his own head in disbelief and amazement. They 

hugged, and then Esben stood up to shake hands with 

the Norwegian bidder who came over to congratulate him. 

With that Esben then hopped over the kickwall and took 

the stallion on a victory lap to Handels’ Hallelujah chorus. 

Everyone was on their feet and going crazy. They continued 

to cheer as the stallion was then taken on two more 

laps by his own handler, and then at the end his breeder 

now turned millionaire, Reinhard Mahnel came out to the 

middle of the arena and held his hands in the air in victory. 

This amazing stallion, Le Champ Ask, is sired by the 

Holsteiner stallion, Last Man Standing (Lovari x Alandia 

(Landgraf I)). Le Champ Ask’s dam is Modela, a mare 

who is line bred twice to Cor de la Bryere and also shows 

Ramiro and Ladykiller xx in her mare line. 

For the OS this was certainly a landmark day. Paul Schockemoehle 

who is one of the licensing committee members 

and founders of the OS was bursting with pride over how 

wonderful this stallion was. As he entered the press conference 

he just kept saying, “He’s an all around horse, he 

can do it all”. 

The rest of the auction also went very well, and the evening 

parade of older stallions was also fantastic. Unfortunately, 

many stallions could not make it due to the snow, 

but everyone was treated to spectacular performances 

from Blue Hors Romanov, Royal Doruto, and many others. 

Quando Quando was ridden beautifully by Karen Rehbein, 

and there was a very nice tribute to the breeders 

of Royal Diamond. For video highlights please visit www. 

oldenburghorse.com. 

The Blue Hors/Stutt eri Ask Team Bidding. Photo: Law

Weser-Ems Champion Cyrill Receives a Standing Ovation 

There was an exceptional level of quality in the line up of 

young stallions presented last weekend at the Annual Main 

Stallion Licensing for the Weser-Ems Pony Stallions. Out 

of the 52 stallions presented, 35 of them were licensed for 

breeding in the various categories of pony breeding that 

are overseen by the Weser-Ems Verband. 

In the small Shetland Pony division which must be under 

87 centimeters, the stallion Amadeus E (Aber Hallo E) bred 

by Kurt Ebke and owned by Frank Kuenneke was named 

the Champion. In the Original Shetland Pony division the 

Champion was Weshorns Havel (Harvey) bred and owned 

by Hennig Mueller of Westerstederfeld, Germany. 

The Champion of the Welsh-A Ponies was a super type. 

Spring Flower Chaos (Shamrock Chelsea Fun) bred and 

owned by Zuchtgemeinschaft Siemers took the title. With 

spectacular movement the Cedrik son, Calido-G trotted 

right into the hearts of the huge crowd, and was named 

champion of the Welsh B Ponies. He was bred by Alexandra 

Garme and is owned by August Ellers. 

In the largest division, the German Riding Ponies, there 

were 15 stallions licensed for breeding. The top fi ve Premium 

stallions were lead by the champion Cyrill (FS Champion 

de Luxe). The palomino stallion cast a spell on everyone 

with his beautiful type and his huge movement bringing the 

audience to a standing ovation!! He was bred by Anja van 

Hoorn and is owned by Dr. Katja Bodenkamp. 

Cyrill’s sire, FS Champion de Luxe was the Champion German 

Riding Pony Stallion in both 2001 and 2002 at the 

German Bundeschampionate. He also won his stallion performance 

test in Neustadt-Dosse with four perfect scores 

of 10. Cyrill’s damline is also interesting going back to the 

well-known Welsh line of Downland Folklore. For more on 

the results please visit www.oldenburghorse.com. 

- Report by Dr. Tanja Becker 

The 2008 Weser-Ems Champions. Photo: Mareile Oellrich-Overesch 


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Photo Right: Desperado & 

Nadine Plaster 

Photo: Werner Ernst 

Desperado: From 

Top Oldenburg Elite Auction Horse to 2008 World Champion 

When Nadine Plaster and her life and business partner in 

Pferd 24, Simon Kohlenbrenner, bid in an exciting duel for 

the gelding, Desperado (Dressage Royal x Balalaika (Rouletto)), 

at the 2007 Oldenburg Fall Elite Auction they knew 

they were going for a horse with extraordinary talent, but 

not even they could really imagine what the horse would 

be capable of in only the next 10 months. 

Nadine and Simon are certainly no strangers to world class 

talent. They owned and trained FBW Dejavu who under 

Nadine won the 2004 Bundeschampionate for the 4 year 

old mares and geldings and the bronze medal at the 2005 

World Championships for the 5 year old dressage horses. 

They made the tough decision to sell Dejavu, and then set 

out to fi nd another top prospect for Nadine. 

Once the bid for Desperado was won, Nadine took him 

home and the two began to get to know each other better. 

Over the spring and into early summer it was becoming 

obvious that this team was going to be tough to beat. In 

June the German selection committee of Holger Schmezer 

and Heinz Lemmermann announced that they would be 

headed to the World Championships. Once in Verden they 

won the qualifi er out of 42 competitors with an outstanding 

overall score of 8.76. They earned an 8.8 for the trot, 


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8.6 for walk, 8.8 for canter, 8.6 for submission and a 9.0 

for the general impression score. 

They had just edged out one of the favorites who had 

already racked up two German national titles in the past 

two years, Silberaster OLD. Silberaster (Sandro Hit x Sonnenlicht 

(Canaster I)) is owned by Ludger Buhrmann and 

was ridden by Helen Langehanenberg. She did exceptionally 

well scoring an 8.52 overall in the qualifi er receiving 

a 9.0 for the walk. 

Also doing very well in the qualifying phase was Diamantenbörse 

OLD who won the qualifi ers for the 6 year old 

dressage horses. Diamantenbörse (Diamond Hit x Glanzstern 

(Rubinstein I)) was purchased by the Lüttgen family 

who owns the training stable, Gut Mödrath, at the 2005 

Oldenburg Elite Fall Auction. She was ridden by Jessica 

Süss who was thrilled with the mare. In the qualifi er they 

scored an 8.50 overall receiving a 7.8 for the trot, 9.0 for 

the walk, 8.5 for the canter, 8.5 for submissiveness and 

8.7 for the general impression. The 9.0 she received for 

the walk was the only 9.0 given out that day. 

On the day of the fi nals for the 5 year old dressage horses 

Nadine rode Desperado extremely well. It was a very cor-


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Diamantenbörse OLD and Jessica Süss. Photo: Holowesko 


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rect and harmonious test. The judges commented that 

he truly demonstrated the “happy athlete”, and said his 

“gaits are of the best quality”. They also took note of how 

nicely he maintained a consistent and light contact with 

the rider’s hands. With that the judging panel of Vincenzo 

Truppa (ITA), Elisabeth Max-Theurer (AUT), Isabelle Judet 

(FRA) and Dietrich Plewa (GER) gave them an 8.9 for the 

trot and walk, 8.6 for the canter, 8.8 for submissiveness 

and a 9.0 for the general impression. This gave them a 

total of 8.84 and the Championship title! 

Silberaster was also very impressive with most believing 

she had the best natural gaits of all of the competitors. 

Unfortunately, she was a little distracted by passing stallions, 

and Helen had to do her best to keep the mare attentive 

and in front of her leg. However, even with that 

being the case they received an 8.5 for the trot, 9.0 for 

the walk, 8.4 for the canter, 8.3 for submissiveness, and 

an 8.5 for the general impression scores. This gave them 

an exceptional 8.54 earning them the bronze medal. 

The following day Diamantenbörse OLD also did very well. 

Jessica rode her exceptionally well presenting the mare 

consistently and correctly throughout the test. Her walk is 

what had everyone talking. The judges commented it was, 

“the best we have seen today”. They were given a 9.2 for 

that walk, an 8.0 for the trot, 8.4 for the canter, 8.5 for 

submissiveness, and 8.5 for the general impression. This 

gave them a total of 8.52 earning them the bronze medal. 

Both Desperado and Silberaster went on in September to 

compete in the German National Championships for young 

horses known as the Bundeschampionate. Unfortunately, 

they both had spooky fi rst days. They did come back with 

a vengeance in the small fi nals showing their true talents. 

Silberaster won the small fi nal earning 9’s and even a perfect 

10 for her walk. Desperado was right behind her so 

both were allowed to go on to the fi nals the next day. 

It turned out to be quite a roller coaster for these two exceptional 

champions. In the fi nals Silberaster spooked in 

the warm up and Helen became concerned that she was 

not sound. It turned out that she was ok, but just to be on 

the safe side she pulled the mare from the competition. 

Desperado did well, but wasn’t quite himself looking a bit 

tired after the three days of competition. 

It is certain we will see far more from Nadine and Desperado. 

This will defi nitely be a team to beat in the future. 

As for Silberaster, Helen decided it was time for her trainer 

and long time friend, Ingrid Klimke to take the reins. 

The Oldenburg Verband is obviously very proud of the 

accomplishments of these horses and many others like 

them. Everyone looks forward to more from them all.

Oldenburg 

Horses and Weser-Ems Ponies at the Top of the Year End Awards!! 

It is that time of year, and many Oldenburg breeders, 

owners, and riders are celebrating over the success of 

their wonderful horses and how well they did over the 

course of 2008! 

Both the USDF and the USEF have held their 2008 award 

ceremonies. The USDF presented awards for the open 

Dressage and Dressage Breed divisions, and they of 

course give the breed specifi c “All-Breeds Awards” where 

they team up with breeding societies such as the Oldenburg 

Horse Breeders’ Society to present the best of the 

breed with the honors they deserve. 

THE ADEQUAN USDF/OHBS ALL BREEDS AWARDS 

From Don Devaki to Sir Sylvester, Fuerstin Tina, Rosall, 

Sandro Class, Steinway, Sandomere, Davidoff Hit, Ringo 

Starr, Don Angelo, and Rafalca there were many divisions 

where these top Oldenburg horses really stood out. Please 

see page ? for the listing of the full USDF/OHBS results. 

Marne Martin-Tucker very generously organizes the awards 

for the OHBS and she sent out 37 Ecogold Coolers over 

the Thanksgiving Holidays to the winners, and held on to 

the one Shari Glickman is holding in the picture above at 

the awards ceremony itself. 


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Report: 

Stephanie Law 

Photo Right Courtesy 

of Maria Perry 

Pictured to the left of Shari is Arielle Perry who contributes 

wonderful photos to this magazine and is known well on 

the East Coast for her photographic talent. She is also a 

breeder and is holding the award for top weanling earned 

by her gelding, Don Devaki (Donatelli II x Reba’s Song 

(Rotspon)). 

On the right of Sheri is Barbara Ebner who placed second 

in the 2008 Adaquen USDF/OHBS All Breeds Vintage 

Cup for First Level. She rode Royal Pearl (Royal Diamond 

x Fenja (Absinth)) who she bought from Heather Mason 

of Flying Change Farm who had imported him from Germany. 

Barbara had decided she needed a lighter type of 

warmblood, and she was impressed with Royal Pearl’s 

very good gaits and character. 

Barbara is a very accomplished equestrian who has earned 

the USDF Bronze and Silver Medals, the USCTA Gold Medal, 

and is an “S” Level Dressage Judge who actively judges 

throughout the United States. Therefore, even at the 

young age of 60 it was no surprise that she and her new 4 

year old gelding did very well in 2006 winning the Vintage 

Cup for Training Level. 

After a year off due to non-horse related injuries, Barbara

Barbara Ebner and Royal Pearl. Photo Courtesy of Barbara Ebner. 

Above - Ringo Starr & Shannon Dueck. Photo: Law 

Below - Don Angelo & Michelle Gibson. Photo: Phelpsphoto.com 


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and Royal Pearl went back into the show ring in 2008 at 

First Level at just a few shows, but they did well enough 

to secure the 2nd place position for the Vintage Cup. She 

is extremely happy with Pearl who she says learns very 

quickly and just loves people. She said, “He has been 

known to spot me down the road from his paddock while I 

bike, and whinnies to me! How could you not love it?!” 

Also loving it was the winner of the Adequan USDF/OHBS 

All Breeds Grand Prix Award, Jan Ebeling aboard the Oldenburg 

mare Rafalca (Argentinus x Ratine (Rubinstein I)). 

Jan’s business partner, Christian Heinrich, discovered the 

12 year old mare for Jan, and facilitated the sale to Rob- 

Rom Enterprises LLC whose members are Ann Romney, 

Beth Meyer, Pat Crow and Amy Ebeling. Rafalca had been 

ridden in Germany by Melanie Sandig who trained with 

Wolfram Wittig who Jan has continued to work with. 

Since her 2006 debut in the United States, Rafalca has really 

turned heads and impressed the judges. Jan rode her 

in her fi rst Intermediare II classes at the 2007 National 

Championships at Gladstone, and won all of them. 

Their debut at Grand Prix was a demonstration freestyle 

at the World Cup in Las Vegas where they earned a standing 

ovation. They went from there to win the 2007 Pebble 

Beach CDI-W Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle which 

lead to a USEF training grant to train with Klaus Balkenhol 

in Germany. In July of 2008 they repeated their win of the 

Pebble Beach CDI-W Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle. 

USDF DRESSAGE HORSE OF THE YEAR 

The USDF Open Awards were also a place where one could 

fi nd these top horses competing very well with the open 

competition from across the United States. 

Intermediare I: 

3rd - Don Angelo ridden by Michelle Gibson, owned by 

Terri Kane of Diamante Farms - Score: 70.292% 

Prix St. Georges: 

5th - Ringo Starr ridden by Shannon Dueck, owned by 

Jean Vinios - Score: 69.750% 

8th - Don Angelo ridden by Michelle Gibson, owned by 

Terri Kane of Diamante Farms - Score: 69.00% 

14th - Dolomit ridden and owned by Cindy Snowden - 

Score: 68.375% 

3rd Level: 

6th - Royal Diamant ridden and owned by Elizabeth Cambell 

- Score: 68.605% 

8th - Dimaggio ridden and owned by Brianna Zwilling - 

Score: 68.493% 

2nd Level: 

6th - Harmony’s Davidoff Hit ridden by Susan Hassler, 

owned by Harmony Sporthorses - Score: 70.871% 

Training Level:

9th - Rosall ridden by JJ Tate, 

owned by Rosall LLC Managing Partner Wendy Costello of 

Kent Island Sporthorses - Score: 75.20% 

14th - Doc Holliday ridden and owned by Anne Aloi - 

Score: 73.20% 

FEI 5 Year old: 

1st - Sandomere ridden by Merrie Velden, owned by Holly 

Reimers - Score: 8.2 

We are also very proud of our OHBS members that were 

honored as Dressage Breeders of the Year. The 2008 

Breeder of the Year was Hilda Gurney, 3rd place Barbara 

Schmidt, and 6th place Maurine “Mo” Swanson of Rolling 

Stone Farm. 

Honored with a 3rd place nationally in the Dressage Sport 

Horse Breeding Breeder of the Year was Melonie Pai of 

Canaan Ranch in Texas, 6th was Marefi eld Meadows, 8th 

Maryanna Haymon, and 10th Stargate Sporthorses. 

USEF BREEDER OF THE YEAR 

The 2008 USEF/Farnam Platform Dressage Breeding 

Breeder of the Year is Melanie Pai of Canaan Ranch, Texas. 

With her wonderful young Oldenburg horses such as 

Fuerstin Tina, Dior, Don Petroff and many more she deserves 

such a fantastic award. Her Oldenburg stallion, Donates 

(Diamond Hit x Grazienna (Rubinstein I) is the sire 

of many of her successful young horses in the Dressage 

Breeding divisions. He was the Reserve Champion of the 

6 year old Dressage Horses at the 2007 USEF/Markel National 

Young Horse Championships. 

Also placing in the top ten of this division were Stargate 

Sporthorses, Maryanna Haymon, and Dr. Jackie Nixon Fulton. 

Placing in the top ten nationally of the 2008 USEF/Farnam 

Platform Dressage Breeder of the Year were Marefi eld 

Meadows and Maurine Swanson of Rolling Stone Farm, PA, 

and in the 2008 USEF/Farnam Platform Hunter Breeding 

Breeder of the Year, Nancy Maloney of Crossroad Farm 

placed 6th. 

USEF LEADING SIRES OF THE YEAR 

In the 2008 USEF/Farnam Platform Dressage Sires of the 

Year Awards the legendary Oldenburg Stallion Donnerhall 

placed 4th and his son Don Schufro placed 8th! In the 

USEF/Farnam Platform Dressage Breeding Leading Sires, 

Donates owned by Melonie Pai of Canaan Ranch in Fulshear 

Texas was 2nd in the country. 

Crossroad Farm’s Ironman was again very successful this 

year placing 3rd in the USEF/Farnam Platform Hunter 

Breeding Leading Sire of the Year, and placing 11th in the 

2008 USEF/Farnam Platform Leading Eventing Sires of the 


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Rafalca & Jan Ebeling. Photo: Maupin 

Above - Don Devaki & Arielle Perry. Photo: Walter Perry 

Below - Harmony’s Davidoff Hit. Photo: Susan Stickle

Year is Renaissance who sired Rejuvenate who has done 

very well at Preliminary Level throughout the year. 

USEF HORSE OF THE YEAR 

Nancy Maloney of Crossroad Farm has another reason to 

celebrate this year. Her 3 year old colt, Ironrule is the 

2008 USEF/Farnam Platform Hunter Breeding 3 Year Old 

Reserve Champion of the Year. Sired by her stallion Ironman 

who was imported after being sold at a Winter Special 

Auction in Vechta, Germany Ironrule has been almost 

impossible to beat in his young career. 

2008 Adequan USDF/OHBS All Breeds Awards 

Dressage Horse Breeding Division: Name (Sire x Dam (Damsire)) - Breeder - Owner - Score 

Weanling - Colt or Gelding: 

1. Don Devaki (Donatelli II x Reba’s Song (Rotspon)) - Maria Perry - Arielle Perry - 77.950% 

2. Romeo (Blue Hors Romanov x So Eager) - Christine Miller - Same - 77.500% 

3. Livin On A Prayer (Le Santo x Whits End (Weinstein)) - Lisa & Jessica Dworkin - Juliana Whittenburg & Gary Ellebracht - 73.950% 

4. Linguini (Not Listed) - Denise Williams - Same - 68.800% 

Weanling - Filly: 

1. Isabella (Le Santo x Ivy League (Roemer)) - Ignacio Ferras & Juliana Whittenburg - Ignacio Ferras - 69.950% 

Yearling - Colt or Gelding: 

1. Don Petroff CR (Donates x Donation (Donnerhall)) - Melanie Pai - Same - 76.300% 

2. Rain Dancer (Ruffi an x Lady Logan) - Cynthia McNemar - Same - 74.300% 

3. Fuerte Ventura (Olympic Ferro x Risiko) - Anita Nardine - Same - 71.300% 

Yearling - Filly: 

1. Desert Rose (Donates x Rosenfee (Feinerstern)) - Melanie Pai - Same - 75.300% 

2. Sabina RS (Sandro Hit x Tzarina (Tantris)) - Teresa Smith - Same - 75.100% 

Two Year Old - Colt or Gelding: 

1. Sir Sylvester (Sir Donnerhall x St.Pr./El.St. Wavelight (Rohdiamant)) - Clemens von Merveldt - Brenda Hendershot - 74.750% 

2. Prada G (Paparazzo x Idolide (Mattgold)) - Renee Brindle - Same - 73.500% 

Two Year Old - Filly: 

1. Fuerstin Tina (Fuerst Heinrich x St.Pr.St. Love Tale (Argentinus) - Melanie Pai - Same - 80.000% 

2. Dream Weaver (Donates x Scarlett (Sevillano xx)) - Melanie Pai - Same - 78.500% 

3. Dior (Donates x Lorelei (Lanciano)) - Melanie Pai - Same - 76.450% 

4. Samsara (Sunny Boy x Rohsina (Rohdiamant)) - Shari Glickman - Siobhan Byrne - 72.700% 

5. Rose Royce (Rosenthal x Native’s Promise)) - James Curtin - Same - 70.000% 

Three Year Old - Colt or Gelding: 

1. Sandro Class (Sandro Hit x World Class (First Class)) - Brenda Hendershot - Same - 75.800% 

2. Carpuro SG (Calimero x Libria (Animo)) - Stargate Sporthorses - Same - 73.800% 

Three Year Old - Filly: 

1. Stedingers Lady (Stedinger x Grilanda (Lady’s King)) - Wilfried Fleming - Allison Kavey - 77.350% 

2. Zalani (Donavan x Zejaluna (Palmenhain)) - Lisa Dworkin - Sherri Pasquale - 71.300% 

Mature Horse - Stallion: 

1. Don Dueto (Don Gregory x Farodie) - Josef Niemann - Barend Heilbron - 76.900% 

Mature Horse - Yeld/Maiden Mare: 

1. Rosentanz (Rosenthal x Wiesentanz (Wolkentanz)) - Jackie Nixon-Fulton - Same - 78.950% 

2. Athena (Ruffi an x Aster (Axiom)) - Carole Lawrence - Lauren Dearlove - 75.400% 

3. Feinder’s Fee (Feiner Stern x Madison Avenue) - Robin Vaughn-Strait - Jeannette Leroux - 70.550% 


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PHR/USEF HORSE OF THE YEAR 

The 2008 fi lly, Isabella (Le Santo x Ivy League (Roemer)) 

also did exceptionally well. She was the PHR Zone 4 

Champion for Dressage Sport Horse Breeding and was 3rd 

Nationally. She was bred by Juliana Whittenburg of Flying 

Lion Farm and is owned by Ignacio Ferras. 

So a huge congratulations to all of these horses, breeders, 

owners, and riders. It is an enormous accomplishment 

to have done so well and we honor you with all of 

our hearts!! Keep up the good work in 2009!! 

Left to Right: Robert Higgins, William Solyntjes, Mo Swanson, Melanie Pai, King Garcia, Fuerstin Tina. Photo: Pam Norton

Congratulations to All!! 

Young Horse Division: Name (Sire x Dam (Damsire)) - Breeder - Owner - Rider - Score 

Materiale Three Year Old: 

1. Carpuro SG (Calimero x Libria (Animo)) - Stargate Sporthorses - Same - Emilee Reed & Robert Murray - 75.900% 

FEI Four Year Old: 

1. Steinway (Sandro Hit x Rosalea (Rubinstein I)) - Nancy Holowesko - Same - Ulla Petersen - 7.6 

2. Bergasohn (Bergamon x Rochelle (Rampal)) - Stargate Sporthorses - Same - 7.3 

3. Noble Victory HU (Noble Champion x Geralda) - Horses Unlimited - Same - Not Listed - 6.7 

FEI Five Year Old: 

1. Sandomere (Sandro Hit x Romina (Ramiro’s Match)) - Marion Menck - Holly Reimers - Merrie Velden - 8.2 

2. Safi re (Sandro Hit x Ginger Ale (Donnerhall)) - Bernard Huslage - Nancy Holowesko - Ulla Petersen - 7.1 

USDF Open Division: Name (Sire x Dam (Damsire)) - Breeder - Owner -Rider - Score 

Training Level: 

1. Rosall (Rosario x Liberty (Akzent II)) - Josef Wernke - Rosall Partners LLC - JJ Tate - 75.200% 

2. Doc Holliday (Don Cardinale x Rabea) - Steffi Becker - Anne Aloi - Anne Aloi - 73.200% 

3. Rissa (Rosenthal x Dorada) - Angela Barilar - Robin Lubert - Dorie Addy-Crow - 71.400% 

4. Dormellosohn (Dormello x Sandina (Sandro Hit)) - Horst Roewer - Kristine Smith - Kristine Smith - 71.200% 

5. Feiner Focus (Feiner Stern x Pia) - Berthold Schmidt - Katy Boldt-Fript - Alexandria Horning - 69.600% 

First Level: 

1. Far Niente (Fuerst Heinrich x Cherie II) - Christa Schulte - Eliza Ardizzone & Margaret Schmitz - Eliza Ardizzone - 72.150% 

2. Raphael (Rubin-Royal x Casablanca) - Katherine Heller - Same - Same - 69.737% 

2. Royal Konig (Rubin-Royal x Pica Ramira) - Gerlinde Reinhardt - Lauren Thornlow - David Wilson & Lauren Thornlow - 69.737% 

2. Florentina (Fuerst Heinrich x Willa (Werther)) - Mary Contakos & Hilda Gurney - Same - Hilda Gurney - 69.737% 


Second Level: 

1. Harmony’s Davidoff Hit(Don Davidoff x Fiesta Mexicana(Sandro Hit)) - Gestuet Lewitz - Harmony Sporths. - Susanne Hassler - 70.871% 

2. Royal Prinz (Royal Diamond x Mystica (Dream of Glory)) - Georg Breher - Eskild & Lillian Reinhold - Kimberly Kulesa - 67.857% 

3. Prescription (Presidio x Babuschka (Bolero)) - Cynthia Bergmann - Jane Epperson - Liz Lawson-Weber - 67.057% 

4. Remarkable (Royal Diamond x Feldcouleur) - H. Hollman - Alison Head - Alison Head - 66.706% 

5. Phoebe (Dormello x Vb.Pr.St. Poesie) - Heidimarie Kluge - Margaret & James Hosking - Gayle Smith - 66.279% 

Third Level: 

1. Royal Diamant (Rohdiamant x Donna (Degen)) - Ludger Wehry - Elizabeth Campbell - Elizabeth Campbell - 68.605% 

2. Renaissance (River H x Gina (Gonfaron)) - Heinz Hecker - Joan Owen - Joan Owen - 64.615% 

3. Lord of the Dance (Lord Liberty G x Marillion) - M. Gordijn - Michele DeLuna - Christine Rivlin & Michele DeLuna - 64.610% 

4. Dream of Love(Dream of Glory x Dolomite(Ex Libris)) - Ulrike Schwarz-Nissen - Birgitt Dagge - Birgitt Dagge & Katrin Dagge - 63.077% 

USDF Open Division: Name (Sire x Dam (Damsire)) - Breeder - Owner -Rider - Score 

Third Level Cont’d: 

5. Dow Jones (Donnerhall x Premiere (Pik Bube)) - Maria Femeding-Gruendung - Jan Dickieson - Same & Alena Kempkens - 62.907% 

Fourth Level: 

1. Jonkara (Rubinstein I x Jonkalla) - Johann Brandes - Mackinzie Pooley - Mackinzie Pooley - 65.750% 

2. La Habanara (Lord Sinclair x Carmelita) - Arnold Wegbuender - Ann Kitchel - Deborah Dean-Smith - 64.584% 

3. Fanfare (Fascination x Rhapsody (Renaissance)) - Richard Sonn - Patricia Fannin - Patricia Fannin - 62.805% 

3. Leiden (Landjonker x Argentina) - A.M. de Bruyn - Donna Cameron - William McMullin - 62.805% 

Prix St. Georges: 

1. Ringo Starr (Relevant x Liara (Leggiero)) - Holly Simensen - Jean Vinios - Shannon Dueck - 69.750% 

2. Don Angelo (Don Larino x Elektina (Insider)) - Janssen Hartmut - Diamante Farms - Michelle Gibson - 69.000% 

3. Dolomit (De Niro x Adiama (Rohdiamant)) - Gilbert Blaise - Cindy Snowden - Cindy Snowden - 68.375% 

4. Donnervogel (Donnerhall x Etoile (Ex Libris)) - Dr. Med. J. Hartmann - Linda Wondrack - Deborah Dean-Smith - 67.083% 

5. Starlight (Sandro Hit x Vb.Pr.St. Giora (Cordeur)) - Guenther Bunge - Richard Rockefeller Silvia - Richard Rockefeller Silvia - 66.250% 


1. Don Angelo (Don Larino x Elektina (Insider)) - Janssen Hartmut - Diamante Farms - Michelle Gibson - 70.292% 

2. Donnervogel (Donnerhall x Etoile (Ex Libris)) - Dr. Med. J. Hartmann - Linda Wondrack - Deborah Dean-Smith - 66.375% 

3. Dejure (D. Day x Esperanza (Feiner Stern)) - Dressur Springstal - Susanna Jaeger - Tanya Rennie - 65.875% 

4. Romantic (Rohdiamant x Arabella (Argentinus)) - Gerd Berges - Team Romantic - William Warren - 65.313% 

5. Lesotho (Leggiero x Finess) - Josef Schulte - Pamela Wall - Kimberly Kulesa - 64.375% 

Intermediate II 

1. Harmony’s Sandro (Sandro Hit x Balina (Glorieux)) - Duske Erhard - Harmony Sporthorses - Leslie Webb - 62.927% 

Grand Prix 

1. Rafalca (Argentinus x Ratine (Rubinstein I)) - Erwin Risch - Rob-Rom Enterprises, LLC - Jan Ebeling - 66.875% 

2. Rollingstone (Rubinstein I x Waldblute (Figaro)) - Dirk Gloystein - Judy Arnold - Stacey Hastings - 61.979% 

3. Donnegal (Donnerschwee x Grundfee (Grundstein I)) - Bernhild Kreuckamp - Marta Kauffman - Jaye Cherry - 61.563% 

4. Loki (Liberty M x Pia (Pinkus)) - Horst-Uwe Henke - Angel Ozer - Angel Ozer - 58.125% 

USDF Adult Amateur Division: Name (Sire x Dam (Damsire)) - Breeder - Owner - Rider - Score 



2. Enchante (Quantus x Elfentanz) - Jennifer & Jurgen Hoffman - Heather Neely - Heather Neely - 66.800% 

3. Revlon (Rodioso x Not for Sale) - Wiley Grosvenor - Lisa Dickman - Lisa Dickman - 64.800% 

4. Ruth Anne (Rosenthal x Wishful (Windig) - Angela Barilar - Chris Derr - Chris Derr - 64.400% 

5. Sarena H (Sandro Hit x DH Renommee) - Gestet Lewitz - Lisa Tompkins - Lisa Tompkins - 63.600% 

First Level: 

1. Raphael (Rubin-Royal x Casablanca) - Katherine Heller - Same - Same - 69.737% 


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3. Donner Lutje (Don Gregory x Meernanda (Rohdiamant)) - Heinrich Witte Sprock - Victoria Kahn-Sinclair - Same - 68.947% 

4. Phoebe (Dormello x Vb.Pr.St. Poesie) - Heidimarie Kluge - Margaret & James Hosking - Gayle Smith - 67.237% 

5. Ritzenhoff (Royal Diamond x Caprice) - Andrea Schuermann - Marlene Groman - Marlene Groman - 65.263% 

Second Level: 

1. Prescription (Presidio x Babuschka (Bolero)) - Cynthia Bergmann - Jane Epperson - Liz Lawson-Weber - 67.057% 

2. Innuendo (Idocus x Mara (Matrose) - Holly Simensen - Alysa Levine - Alysa Levine - 65.465% 

3. Quno (Quattro B x Audrey) - Claus Hueppe - Marilynn Sabovich - Marilynn Sabovich - 63.995% 

Third Level: 


2. Dream of Love(Dream of Glory x Dolomite(Ex Libris)) - Ulrike Schwarz-Nissen - Birgitt Dagge - Birgitt Dagge & Katrin Dagge - 63.077% 

3. Walentina (Welt Hit II x Ines) - Hans-Otto Nos - Renee Hopfensperger - Heather Hopfensperger - 61.538% 


Fourth Level: 

1. Fanfare (Rhapsody x Fascination) - Richard Sonn - Patricia Fannin - Patricia Fannin - 62.805% 

Prix St. George: 

1. Caballero 37 (Contango x Fine Lady (Freiherr)) - Gerhard Brand-Kruth - Lisa Dufresne - Lisa Dufresne - 63.175% 

2. Weltmeister (Welt Hit II x Uta III) - Richard Grote - Elizabeth Mueller - Elizabeth Mueller - 60.500% 

3. Don Sebastian (De Niro x Luca) - Anja Thuemmler - Edward Eichelberger - Edward Eichelberger - 59.750% 

Intermediare I 

1. Caballero 37 (Contango x Fine Lady (Freiherr)) - Gerhard Brand-Kruth - Lisa Dufresne - Lisa Dufresne - 63.750% 

Junior/Young Rider Division: Name (Sire x Dam (Damsire)) - Breeder - Owner -Rider - Score 


1. Feiner Focus (Feiner Stern x Pia) - Berthold Schmidt - Katy Boldt-Fript - Alexandria Horning - 69.600% 

2. Lagunas Light (Martburg x Lafi tte) - Margrit Focken - Katy Martin - Katy Martin - 65.200% 

First Level: 

1. Royal Konig (Rubin-Royal x Pica Ramira) - Gerlinde Reinhardt - Lauren Thornlow - Lauren Thornlow - 70.00% 

2. Lagunas Light (Lafi tte x Martburg) - Margrit Focken - Katy Martin - Katy Martin - 60.417% 

Fourth Level: 

1. Jonkara (Rubinstein I x Jonkalla) - Johann Brandes - Mackinzie Pooley - Mackinzie Pooley - 65.750% 

Prix St. George: 

1. Rose Noir (Royal Angelo I x Ironesse) - Edith Koechling - Mary Cameron Rollins - Mary Cameron Rollins - 63.188% 

2. Don Cheron (Don Primero x Zirane De) - Frohumde Schulte - Emily Anderson - Emily Anderson - 60.063% 

Vintage Cup Division: Name (Sire x Dam (Damsire)) - Breeder - Owner -Rider - Score 



First Level: 


2. Royal Pearl (Royal Diamond x Fenja (Absinth)) - Gerd Fleming - Barbara Ebner - Barbara Ebner - 63.176% 

3. Hoffman (Urprinz x Anitta) - John Ortoft - Carol Stein-Sterling - Carol Stein-Sterling 

Third Level: 




Prix St. Georges 

1. Dolomit (De Niro x Adiama (Rohdiamant)) - Gilbert Blaise - Cindy Snowden - Cindy Snowden - 68.375% 

2. Don Sebastian (De Niro x Luca)) - Anja Thuemmler - Edward Eichelberger - Edward Eichelberger - 59.750% 

3. Rodioso (Rohdiamant x Fantasie) - Heinrich Lahmeyer - Pamela Pentz - Pamela Pentz - 59.250% 

4. Donna Nikolina (Donnerhall x Pia) - George Hoerr - Arden Meyer - Arden Meyer - 58.375% 

Intermediare I 

1. Rodioso (Rohdiamant x Fantasie) - Heinrich Lahmeyer - Pamela Pentz - Pamela Pentz - 59.500% 

Musical Freestyle Division: Name (Sire x Dam (Damsire)) - Breeder - Owner -Rider - Score 

First Level: 

1. Rhythmic Blues (Fantasy x Rolling Stone) - Angel Barber - Amber Clark - Amber Clark - 71.042% 


3. Della (Divinci x Tanti Bachini) - Beth Sproule-Hansen - Jaclyn Sicoli - Jaclyn Sicoli - 64.792% 

Second Level: 

1. Remarkable (Royal Diamond x Feldcouleur) - H. Hollman - Alison Head - Alison Head - 69.583% 

2. Dream of Love (Dream of Glory x Dolomita) - Ulrike Schwarz-Nissen - Birgitt Dagge - Birgitt & Katrin Dagge - 65.208% 

Third Level: 


2. Absolut Lee (Aircraft) - Mahlstedt Werner - Martha Guyton - Martha Guyton - 63.125% 

Fourth Level: 

1. Ladinor (Landor S x Nina) - Else Hempelmann - Birgitt Dagge - Katrin Dagge - 71.250% 

2. Don Cheron (Don Primero x Zirane De) - Frohumde Schulte - Emily Anderson - Emily Anderson - 62.175% 


1. Romantic (Rohdiamant x Arabella (Argentinus)) - Gerd Berges - Team Romantic - William Warren - 70.938% 

Grand Prix: 

1. Rafalca (Argentinus x Ratine) - Erwin Risch - Rob-Rom Enterprises, LLC - Jan Ebeling - 71.300% 

2. Loki (Liberty M x Pia (Pinkus)) - Horst-Uwe Henke - Angel Ozer - Angel Ozer - 64.750% 


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Sandro Class. Photo: Arielle Perry Sandomere & Merrie Velden. Photo: Peggy Hosking 

Above - Rosall & JJ Tate. Photo: Sheri Glickman 

Below - Fuerstin Tina. Photo: Pam Norton 


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Above - Don Petroff . Photo: Pam Norton 

Below - Harmony’s Sandro. Photo: McCool

An Equine Fairy Tale 

The following was submitted by an Oldenburg Horse 

Breeders’ Society member, Meredith McGrath, telling us 

a wonderful story about her fantastic colt, Song Hit for 

Me or “Sam”. Sam not only was the top colt at the fi rst 

ever Mare Performance Test and Oldenburg Horse Show 

at High Point Hanoverians in Maryland, he then went on to 

do extremely well at Devon. 

We invite all current members to submit their stories such 

as this for publication in this magazine. Please make sure 

the article is approximately 1200 words and that it is accompanied 

by professional quality pictures that are at 

least 300 dpi and 8” wide. 

We look forward to hearing more fun stories of show success 

and personal triumphs from you and your Oldenburg 

horses and/or Weser-Ems ponies. Submissions should be 

sent via e-mail to Stephanie Law at: oldenburghorseweb@ 

hotmail.com. 

Sometimes, it’s the dream you don’t have that 

comes true! 

I own a good Oldenburg mare, Wait For Me, “Mia”, by 

Weltstern (Welt As), who I compete in dressage at 3rd 

Level. When Mia was sixteen years old, she was bred to 

Sinatra Song (Sandro Hit), in hopes of producing a future 


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competition horse. Mia gave birth to a handsome, dark 

bay colt, Song Hit For Me, “Sam”. 

I had never handled a horse in a breed class, but I thought 

it would be a good experience for Sam to show in the 2008 

Colt Class at Dressage at Lexington, in Virginia. He would 

have to learn to stand, lead, trot in hand, trailer, stay in 

a strange barn and be around strange horses. My teenage 

daughter handled the mare, I handled Sam and we 

practiced diligently. Sam was easy to train and very well 

behaved. It was obvious early on that Sam didn’t need 

to be chased around the ring by a “whip handler”. When 

I said “trot”, Sam was all forward. 

We arrived at Lexington, and all that changed. I had one 

very excited, three and a half month old, stud colt on my 

hands. In spite of that, Sam held it together, showed 

a tense walk, but a very good trot for the judge. I was 

thrilled when Sam got second place and was told that his 

score of 83.5 was considered very good. So, I was ready 

to take my red ribbon and head home when the ring steward 

informed me that Sam qualifi ed to show in the Great 

American/USDF Breeders Colt championship that day. 

As that class proceeded, it was obvious Sam had had 

enough. This time he showed a very good, forward walk, 

but when it came time to trot, Sam did everything but. 

My usually well trained, well behaved youngster was rearing, 

striking and very obstreperous. So, I was shocked 

when Sam won the class. I was really ready to head home 

now, but the ring steward said Sam had qualifi ed for another 

class. And so went the day. Sam became more of 

a handful with each class he won. 

At one point, we were taking our place in line with the other 

entries and Sam was performing his “power passage” 

in hand. I said fi rmly “Sam, walk” to which he obediently 

responded. This produced a snort of laughter from Judge 

Lilo Fore who had been watching his antics for some time. 

My daughter and Sam’s dam, were both saints through 

out the long, hot day. The truth is, I was so busy with 

Sam, I didn’t even know what classes he had won. 

In the end, we were awarded a fancy ribbon neck sash 

and a beautiful silver picture frame, which was engraved 

“Grand Champion Dressage at Lexington”. That’s when I 

realized, my three and a half month old colt had just beat 

all breeds, ages and sexes to win this title. That is one 

dream I never had. 

Sam was now qualifi ed to show in the colt championship 

fi nals at Dressage At Devon. I always wanted to attend 

Devon as a spectator and dreamed that, someday, I would

have a horse with enough talent to ride there. But never, 

in my wildest dreams, did I think I would be showing a six 

month old stud colt, in hand, in the breed classes. So, we 

practiced. Sam got weaned and had to learn to be a big 

boy, trailering to strange places without mom. 

The Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society (the North American 

division of the German Oldenburg Verband) was having 

their fi rst horse show and mare performance test in the 

USA. It was held in Chestertown, Maryland, the weekend 

before Devon. Hosted by High Point Hanoverians, this is 

the farm where Sam’s sire, Sinatra Song, stands. I felt it 

would be an historic occasion and an honor to show Sam 

there. My goal was to have much better behaved colt and 

to show him well. Sam complied and won the colt class 

with comments from the German judge about his “really 

good swinging trot, always up hill and his excellent walk”. 

Then, off to Devon. 

Nothing could have prepared Sam or me for Devon; such 

excitement, chaos, tight quarters and lots of horses. 

Through it all, Sam was a trooper. Strangers commented 

on what a well behaved young man he was especially 

without his mom. When it was our turn to enter the ring 

for the colt championship, the ring steward said to me a 

bit incredulously, “Are you the handler?” There was no 

mare, no “whip person”, no “team of professional han- 


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dlers” just Sam and me. “Yes” I answered confi dently 

and we entered the ring. Sam showed beautifully and 

placed third against the best colts and young stallions on 

the East Coast. 

At the award ceremony, Sam and I stood in the main Devon 

arena, at night, under the lights; it was like a dream. 

When we came forward to accept our ribbon, one of the 

judges shouted “congratulations, good job”. I pinned 

that yellow ribbon proudly on Sam’s halter and we demonstrated 

his “big trot” amid loud applause as we exited 

the ring. When I checked the scores later, I found that one 

team of judges had scored Sam in fi rst place. What a wild 

ride. What a fairy tale! - Meridith McGrath 

Song Hit for Me’s sire, Sinatra Song, was imported by Angela 

Barilar of High Point Hanoverians. He is a 6 year old 

Premium Hanoverian stallion who has been licensed and 

approved by the Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society. He is 

by the legendary Oldenburg stallion, Sandro Hit, who has 

sired many young horse champions at the world and national 

levels, and are now winning internationally at Grand 

Prix. Sinatra Song himself just recently won the Stallions 

Under Saddle Class at Devon. 

We wish Meredith, Sam, and Sinatra Song continued success 

in their respective careers!

Premium Mares and Foals from the 2008 Inspection Tour 

Rolling Stone Farm 

Pennsylvania - July 14 

Premium Filly - Bhon Bhon 

Brentano II x Amulet (Archipel) 

Breeder/Owner: Mo Swanson, 


Premium Filly - Shugar Baby 

Sinatra Song x Whispre (Weltmeyer) 



Premium Filly - Lhemon Drop 

Locksley II x Rhwanda (Rotspon) 



Premium Colt - Shkittles 

Sinatra Song x 

Wolkenzauber (Wolkenstein II) 



Premium Filly - Rhaisonette 

Rosentanz x Fhlora (Fuerst Heinrich) 



Premium Filly - Ghodiva 

Gold Luck x Dhominica (De Niro) 



Premium Filly - Fhifth Avenue 

Farewell III x Fhrance (Fabriano) 



Premium Filly - Fhortune Cookie 

Fidertanz x Whitney Q (Weltbekant) 




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Premium Colt - Chocolate RSF 

Cabalito x Rhococo (Renaissance) 



Premium Colt - Whrigley 

Welcome S x Alectra (Armin) 



Premium Filly - Lhorna Doone 

Londonderry x 

Whest Indies (Wolkentanz) 



Premium Filly - Dolce Amore MVF 

Davidoff Hit x Deseree (Dinard L) 

Breeder/Owner: Sharon Heaps, 

Mountain View Farm 

Yancey Farms 

Florida - June 18 

Photography: Cookie 

Premium Colt - Quetzal 

Quaterback x Reina H (Rubinstein I) 

Breeder: Judy Yancey, Yancey Farms 

Owner: Karen Monks Reilly 

Premium Filly - Quincara 

Quaterback x Reina H (Rubinstein I) 

Breeder/Owner: Judy Yancey, 

Yancey Farms 

Premium Filly - Quinelise 

Quaterback x Preference (Weyden) 


Owner: Mike Shadforth 

Premium Colt - Qredit 

Quaterback x 

Dream Rubina (Dream of Glory) 


Owner: Chris Coursin 


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Premium Mares and Foals from the 2008 Inspection Tour 

Yancey Farms 

Florida - June 18 

Premium Filly - Bel Aurora 

Argentinus x Belrose (Rubinstein I) 

Breeder/Owner: Judy Yancey, 

Yancey Farms 

High Point Hanoverians 

Maryland - July 12 

Premium , Top Colt & Stallion Prospect - 

Signal Fire 

Sinatra Song x Kalimera (Karon) 

Breeder/Owner: Teresa Smith, 

Riverside Equestrian 

Turning Point Farm 

Pennsylvania - July 15 

Premium Filly - Hope TF 

His Highness x Samantha (Sandro Hit) 

Breeder/Owner: Debra Morrison, 

Transitions Farm 

Premium Colt - Sawyer 

Starlight x Gentle Wolf xx 

Breeder/Owner: Lisa Swalinski 

Cornell University 

New York - July 16 

Premium Filly - Bellisima 

Benvolio x Dandridge (Davignport) 

Breeder: Carol Colyer 

Owner: Julie Kinsella, 

Stone Quarry Sporthorses 

Premium Weser-Ems Colt - 

HMF Ghost Buster 

Greystone’s Adirondack A’Herne x 

Ghost Hunter (Rapport) 

Breeder: Terry Schrubb 

Owner: Gene and Cindy Fletcher, 

Hidden Meadow Farm 

Premium Weser-Ems Filly - 

HMF Sweetbriar Jazz 

Greystone’s Adirondack A’Herne x 

Farolino (Trempolino) 

Breeder/Owner: Gene and Cindy 

Fletcher, Hidden Meadow Farm 

European Performance 

Virginia - July 18 

Premium Filly - Dahli 

Davidoff Hit x Ginger Ale (Donnerhall) 

Breeder/Owner: Rebecca Cohen, 

Sunnybrook Farm

More Premium Foals, and New Stallions in the Next Issue! 

Canterbury Court 

California - August 3 

Premium Colt - Say What 

Sandomere x Robolina (Rubinstein I) 

Breeder/Owner: Holly Reimers 

Graystone Farm 

Ohio - July 19 

Photography: Amy Brachthauser 

Premium Colt - Roman 

Routinier x Del Phinea (Del Piero) 

Breeder: Holly Kovach 

Owner: Brad Walker, Trillium Horse Fm. 

Premium Colt - Casino Royale 

Contester x Nina (Voltaire) 

Breeder/Owner: Holly Kovach, 

Iron Horse Farm 

German Dressage 

California - August 7 

Premium Colt - Rafael 

Rosenthal x Born in a Storm (Beaute) 

Breeder/Owner: Andrea Duncan 

Narnia Farms 

Oregon - August 8 

Premium Filly - Ravishing Ruby 

Art Deco x Rullah D xx (Midnatsol xx) 

Breeder/Owner: Beverly Harper 

Stillwood Farm 

Ontario - August 15 

Premium Filly - Helena 

Harvard x Eskarella (Duntroon) 

Breeder/Owner: Susan D. Jones, 

Roozaro Farm 

Riverbend Ranch 

Utah - September 19 

Premium Colt - Call It In The Air 

Coromino x Amiral’s Pearl (Amiral) 

Breeder/Owner: Inger Oveson 

Premium Colt - Tzar 

Tallison x Royale Star ox (Royale Bay B) 

Breeder/Owner: Kelly D. Pickering 


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Coming from an interesting background in breeding research 

and development, Dr. Roland Wörner made his debut 

as the Business Director of all 4 of the Oldenburg organizations 

at the Stallion Licensing in November of 2004. 

After earning his Doctorate degree in Agricultural studies 

he became the Business Director of the BHZP that oversaw 

a large livestock hybridization breeding program. He 

then worked as a scientifi c advisor on projects for the German 

National Ministry of Education and Research such as 

the study known as “FUGATO” that researched the functionality 

of genomes in animal organisms. 

Of course he also has a background in sport horses and 

riding. He began riding at as a teenager in his hometown 

of Giesen in the Hessen region. He enjoyed hunting, and 

got into competitive eventing. He and his wife now live in 

Lünebürg where they still ride for leisure, and have started 

breeding. They bred a beautiful fi lly this past year by 

Daddy Cool who he feels will have a lot of potential. 

His position is certainly a complex one. The organizations 

that he manages under the guidance of the Board 

of Directors include the two non-profi t breeding organizations: 

the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes 

e.V. (OLD) and the Springpferdezuchtverband Oldenburg- 

International e.V. (OS) whose directives are to oversee 

the development of the Oldenburg horse as a top sport 

horse breed. These two breeding organizations are then 

promoted and marketed by the for-profi t Verein zur Absatzförderung 

des Oldenburger Pferdes which is respon- 

Meet the Verband 

Business Director, Dr. Roland Wörner 

Photo: Kiki Beelitz 


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sible for the auctions and sales of Oldenburg breeders’ 

horses. From handling insurance to collecting payments 

across differing international laws, there can be a tremendous 

amount of work once the bidding is concluded. 

The fourth organization that Dr. Wörner oversees is 

the non-profi t Verein zur Förderung des Oldenburger 

Pferdesports e.V. that gives grants to horse owners and 

trainers who have Oldenburg horses who have been successful 

in sport. These Oldenburg horses who have met 

certain criteria are offi cially given the abbreviations, “OLD” 

behind their names by the Verein zur Förderung as an indication 

of their accomplishments and potential. 

Of course the breeding of Oldenburg horses goes beyond 

the borders of Germany. There are international divisions 

and/or agents of the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger 

Pferdes e.V. in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, 

Russia, Poland, India, and North America. He feels that 

the Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society in North America 

is a very important partner for the development of the 

Oldenburg breeding program, and supporting its breeders 

is a priority. 

With concern to the current fi nancial crisis he does expect 

that it will have at least a moderate affect on horse sales 

over the next year, but in general he remains confi dent 

about the future. Even in these uncertain times, he feels 

there are creative ways to help the OHBS to grow, and 

become a dominant force in sport horse breeding.

The Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society 

Holly Simensen, Director 

150 Hammocks Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33413 

Phone: 561-969-0709, Fax: 561-969-0064 E-Mail: oldenburg@oldenburghorse.com 


The Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society is the offi cial North American division of the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger 

Pferdes (also known as the German Oldenburg Verband). The Society is the Verband’s only authorized representative 

in North America – no other organization or individual is authorized to act or speak on behalf of the Verband, and only 

the Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society can issue offi cial Oldenburg papers to horses bred in North America. The Society 

maintains permanent offi ces in West Palm Beach, Florida, and in Vechta, Germany. The Florida offi ce is managed by 

Holly Simensen, a long-time sport horse enthusiast and breeder who has been associated with the Oldenburg Verband 

for over 20 years. 

Announcements 

Welcome Back to Dr. Evelin Schlotmann! 

An Oldenburg State appointed Licensing committee was fi rst conceived of in 1820. This committee would decide whether 

or not the stallions presented each year would be allowed to breed for the new society or not. In the almost 190 year 

history of this committee there has never been a woman serving on it...until now. Dr. Evelin Schlotmann will join the fi ve 

breeding judge board consisting of Dr. Schulze Schleppinghof, Ulrich Henschke, Sören Pedersen, and Wolfram Wittig. 

Dr. Schlotmann was born in the German region of Schleswig-Holstein and graduated from the University of Kiel in agriculture. 

She is certainly not unknown to the German breeding world or to Oldenburg. She worked for years as the 

gestuet assistant for the Niedersachsen Landgestuet Celle, and was the representative for the gestuet’s director, Dr. 

Burchard Bade. In 1997 she came to work for the Oldenburg Verband where she was not only responsible for the registration 

and inspection process for the foals, mares, and stallions in Germany, she also was the Breeding Director for the 

foreign breeding programs such as the Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society in North America. 

At the end of 2005 she left the Oldenburg Verband to pursue a career as a partner with her husband, Günter Schlotmann, 

in their own fi rm which supported the research of renewable energy. She has always maintained her contact with 

the Verband since, and could almost always be found at all of the major breeding and sporting events. She stated, “Being 

at the heart of the breeding work is an important and worthwhile role that has always been very fun for me.” She 

continued, “It is important that the breeders and presenters comprehend the judgment, and that the critique is always 

understood in a positive and motivating way.” - Dr. Tanja Becker 

More Premium Foals and Mares, as well as newly approved Stallions for 2009 will be in the next issue! 

If you have a Premium Foal or Mare, or a newly approved Stallion please send in a high resolution photo that is at least 

4” x 4” to oldenburghorseweb@hotmail.com. The breeding information for them will also be needed. 

For more information on the the 2009 Spring Elite Auction, please contact the following sales representatives: 

Dressage: Thomas Rhinow 011-49-4441-935515, E-Mail: rhinow.thomas@oldenburger-pferde.com. 

Jumping: Max Mayer 011-49-160-969-16266, E-Mail: mayer.max@oldenburger-pferde.com 

You can also visit www.oldenburghorse.com for further information and links 


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January 

27: Oldenburg Late Stallion Licensing, Vechta, Germany 

29-31: Exquis World Dressage Masters, Wellington, Florida 

February 26: Free Jumping Day, Vechta, Germany 

March 6-7: Weser-Ems Late Stallion Licensing, Vechta, Germany 

April 

3-4: 70th Spring Elite Auction, Vechta, Germany 

11: Spring Market Day, Vechta, Germany 

29: Oldenburg Under Saddle Licensing 

May 12: OS Mare Performance Test, Vechta, Germany 

June 

6: 46th Summer Mixed Sales Auction, Vechta, Germany 

TBA: Inspection Tours Begin, North America 

July 23: Elite Oldenburg & OS Broodmare Show, Rastede, Germany 

August 

September 

5-9: World Young Horse Championships, Verden, Germany 

21-23: USEF Markel Young Horse Championships, Lamplight, Wayne, IL 

28-29: 8th Elite Foal Auction, Vechta, Germany 

3-7: German Bundeschampionate, Warendorf, Germany 

22-27: Dressage at Devon 

October 2-3: 69th Fall Elite Auction, Vechta, Germany 

November 

Oldenburg Calendar - 2009 

7: Fall Market Day, Vechta, Germany 

14: Weser-Ems Main Stallion Licensing, Vechta, Germany 

19-21: Oldenburg & OS Main Stallion Licensing, Vechta, Germany 

December 5: 47th Winter Mixed Sales Auction, Vechta, Germany

As always, Yancey Farms hand picks top stallions 

thoughtfully chosen for the US breeder. You 

can trust the quality of the stallions chosen 

for our Frozen Semen Program. 

THE RESULT? 

Consistent foal quality with champion potential! 

Are your mares producing foals like this? All foals 

pictured are from stallions in the highly respected 

Yancey Farms Frozen Semen Program. 

Your Trusted Source of European 

Frozen Semen Since 1988! 

QUALITY SPORTHORSES SINCE 1975 

by BLUE HORS ROMANOV 

by QUATERBACK 

by HOTLINE 

Check our Website for YOUNG STOCK 

for Sale & complete listing of stallions in 

the FROZEN SEMEN Program! 

by DON SCHUFRO 

Photos by Cookie Serletic 

Be sure to check for CURRENT NEWS on “Judy’s News” page at www.Yancey-Farms.com 

1-800-867-7021 (toll free)1-352-369-5970 (for Canadian breeders)

SOPRANO 

Proven sire of top offspring from State Premium mares 

to candidates for stallion licensing 

Samba: Graded as 

runner up champion 

in the Danish Warmblood 

main studbook 

with very high marks 

Sandro Hit/Contender/Tin Rocco 

Soprano Offspring 

Chaigon: Out of 550 young dressage 

horses that competed in the Swedish 

Nat’l Championship he qualified for 

the Champions Finals and finished in 

9th place. 

1999 Premium 

Oldenburg Stallion 

17.1 h Homozygous Black 

Soprano is a beautiful type with very correct conformation and excellent feet. He received 

10 for character and 9 for rideability at his 70-Day Test in Neustadt Dosse, Germany. Soprano is 

a proven sire noted for stamping his offspring with excellent movement , elasticity, rideability, 

jumping ability, super character, and dark coat. 

Registries: Soprano is approved by the German Oldenburg Verband (GOV); Oldenburg Horse 

Breeders Society (GOV USA); Danish Warmblood; Westfalen Verband; and Rheinlander. Soprano 

foals out of KWPN Studbook and Foalbook mares enter into Registry A of the KWPN-NA. 

Parma: State Premium Mare 

selected for Rastede and sold 

at the prestigious Elite Vechta 

auction. 

Contact: Alain Seheut 410.833.5343 seheut@aol.com 

www.oldecountryfarm.com 

2008 Stud Fee: $1,600 USD including 

$300 nonrefundable booking fee. 

First collection is free. Additional 

collection $300. EVA Negative 

Frozen Semen: $500 per dose/2 

dose minimum 

Live Foal Guarantee

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