The Hanoverian 07|2013

07|2013 

THE HANOVERIAN 

No. 7 | July 2013 

German 

Championships 

Successful Hanoverians 

Sport 

Top results at 

international horse shows 

Portrait 

Charlott-Maria and her 

Hanoverian stallions

Sport 

Reality reaches 

for three stars 

Hanoverian event horses especially take the front spots 

in big event competitions next to top results in dressage 

arenas and on stadium courses. Reality and Sara 

Algotsson-Ostholt were the winners at the World Cupshow 

in Strzegom. 

By Britta Züngel 

Eventing 

Emiljo 

Franziska Roth’s rising star is Emiljo by El 

Bundy/Don Juan (breeder: Josef Bolmer, 

Meppen). The trip to Strzegom/Poland was 

awarded with a paramount success: The tenyear 

old won the CIC*. 

Entebbe de Hus (VA) 

Karim Laghouag rode Entebbe de Hus by Embassy/Carbid 

(breeder: Horst and Jeannine 

Petersen, Salzhausen) to victory at the CCI** 

in Houghton Hall/Great Britain banishing 

world-class rider William Fox-Pitt from Great 

Britain to second place. 

St.Pr.A. FRH Escada JS 

FRH Escada JS by Embassy/Lehnsherr (breeder: 

Jürgen Stuhtmann, Bahlburg) and rider 

Ingrid Klimke decided the 3*-event in 

Wiesbaden’s Castle Gardens in their favor 

with a start-to-finish victory. 

Eskadia 

Bundeschampionate – World Championships 

– International Competitions! The career 

path of Eskadia by Escudo/Groom Dancer xx 

(breeder: Ulrike Sybrecht, Isernhagen) has 

been straightforward and successful. Andreas 

Dibowski rode the eight-year old into third 

place in the first division of the CIC* in Marbach/Germany. 

Hamilton 

Josefa Sommer is the daughter of breeder 

Joachim Sommer and enjoyed two second 

placements in Bad Harzburg/Germany. She 

rode Hamilton by Heraldik xx/Furioso’s Sohn 

(breeder: Joachim Sommer, Immenhausen) 

into second place In the CCI**and Henry in 

the CCI*. 

Henry 

Hamilton’s full-brother Henry by Heraldik xx/ 

Furioso’s Sohn (breeder: Joachim Sommer, 

Immenhausen) also finished in second place 

with rider Josefa Sommer in the one-star 

competition in Bad Harzburg. 

Petite Dame 

Petite Dame by Prince Thatch xx/Davignon 

(breeder: Johannes Brinkmann, Emsdetten) 

and rider Anna-Maria Rieke won the CCI** 

in Renswoude/The Netherlands with flawless 

performances in the dressage ring and on the 

stadium course. 

Reality 

Reality by Rabino/Prince Thatch xx (breeder: 

Hans Brüning, Garbsen) celebrated her first 

three-star victory at the Word-Cup competition 

in Strzegom. The nine-year old with rider 

Sara Algotsson-Ostholt took the lead after 

her dressage test and never gave it up. The 

Nations-Cup Rating had to be cancelled due 

to inclement weather conditions. 

Waldano 

Waldano by Wolkentanz/Bergkristall (breeder: 

Berend Mennenga, Emden-Twixlum) and 

rider Julien Despontin from Belgium enjoyed 

a fourth place in the CCI*** in Strzegom. 

Third place in the CIC* for Eskadia and Andreas 

Dibowski in Marbach. Photo: Rau 

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Sport 

Jumping 

Breemeersen Adorado (VA) 

Belgium’s equip finished on top in the Nations-Cup 

of Lisbon/Portugal. Team member 

Donaat Brondeel added a clear round on Adorado 

by Acorado/Gluecksgriff (breeder: 

Frank Johannsen, Daensen). 

St.Pr. mare Acorte 

Top results in Nörten-Hardenberg/Germany: 

St.Pr. mare Acorte by Acorado/Stakkato 

(breeder: Henrich Bremer Jun., Nöpke) finished 

fourth with rider Rolf Moormann in 

both main open jumper classes. The ten-year 

old completed the victory round for the Gothaer 

Trophy as well as the regular openjumper 

course of the Grand Prix fast and without 

faults. A rail fell in the jump-off and 

prevented the rider from winning the battle 

for the “Goldene Peitsche” (Golden Whip) for 

the second time. 

Admirable 

Marie Pellegrin-Etter rode Admirable by A 

Jungle Prince/Rhytmo (breeder: Patricia Sausmikat, 

Bremen) into third position in an open 

jumper class with jump-off in Lons-le-Saunier/France. 

L.St.-S. Fixdesign Athletica 

Athletica by Achill-Libero H/Pit (breeder: Arend 

Kamphorst, Prieros) provided the best Italian 

results in Bourg en Bresse/France. The 

performance mare finished a speed class in 

third place with rider Giulia Martinengo-Marquet. 

The pair placed fifth with a fast round in 

the second qualification for the Grand Prix. 

Temple Road 

Cassio Rivetti and Temple Road by Antaeus/ 

Graf Dagobert (breeder: Karl Rabeler, 

Egestorf) competed as the first pair for the 

Ukraine in the Nations Cup of Rome/Italy laying 

the foundation for the success of this 

team. The victory was decided in the jumpoff; 

the eleven-year old finished with only 

three penalty points while the teams from 

Germany and France each had one rail down. 

Chaccima 

Chaccima by Chacco-Blue/Calido (breeder: 

Heinrich Grüppemeier, Maasen) gave a sample 

of her great talent at the Pappas Amadeus 

Horse Outdoors in Lamprechtshausen/ 

Austria. The seven-year old had a convincing 

performance with rider Nicole Scheller placing 

fifth in the final of the Young Horses 

Tour. 

Chico 

Philipp Weishaupt rode Chico by Cordalme/ 

Sandro (breeder: Dietrich Schulze, Wedemark) 

into second place in the final of the 

Youngster Tour in Wiesbaden/Wiesbaden. 

Cointreau 

Three out of the top five horses carried the 

Hanoverian foal brand in the final of the 

Small Tour at the Nations Cup competition in 

Drammen/Norway. Malin Hansen rode Cointreau 

by Contendro/Carbid (breeder: Michael 

Dierks, Loxstedt-Stinste) into fifth position. 

Constantin B (VA) 

Hans-Dieter Dreher rode Constantin B by 

Contendro/Espri (breeder: Helmut Bischof, 

Börgershausen) into fifth position against 

first-rate competition at the CHIO in St. Gallen/Switzerland. 

Terrible weather conditions 

impacted the event and caused many classes 

to be cancelled. 

Contigo 

Three competitors shared third place in the 

first qualification for the Grand Prix in Lipica/ 

Slovania. Contigo by Chasseur/Ginsberg 

(breeder: Johann Brand, Schwanewede)was 

one of them with rider Ruslan Petkov. 

Temple Road and Cassio Rivetti secured the 

victory in the Nations Cup of Rome for the 

Ukrainian team. Photo: Rau 

Corvin 

Tim Rieskamp-Goedeking and his mount 

Corvin by Contendro/ Athletico (breeder: Katja 

Ahlemann-Wobbe, Hellwege) followed a 

well thought-out course in an accumulator 

class that earned the pair a fifth place in La 

Baule/France. The pair enjoyed a second 

place in the last S-level class in Nörten-Hardenberg 

one week later. 

Cosma 

Cosma by Coleur-Rubin/Stakkato (breeder: 

Heinrich Ramsbrock, Menslage) found a new 

home in the United States of America. Abigail 

McArdle rode the ten-year old in an opening 

class into third position at the National CSI in 

Calgary/Canada on the second weekend in 

June. The pair won a class the following day. 

Delloren 

Franziska Baum-Gundlach and her mount 

Delloren by Drosselklang II/Acord II (breeder: 

Wilhelm Leymann, Bassum) were the fastest 

pair in the Speed Derby of Wiesbaden. 

Black Jack 

The last weekend in May was very successful 

for David Will and Black Jack by Escudo/Drosselklang 

II (breeder: Jürgen Hattebuhr, Burgwedel); 

they won an opening class in Nörten- 

Hardenberg and placed fourth in another 

class. 

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Sport 

Hanoverian News 

Mr. Whoopy by Contendro/Watzmann 

(breeder: Hartmut and Wilfried Wilking 

GbR, Stemwede) won the 100,000 

US-Dollar Grand Prix in Del Mar/USA. He 

set the standard with his rider Duncan 

McFarlane from New Zealand being the 

first competitor in the jump-off; no other 

horse was able to beat them. 

Young rider Tamara Rehnig is trying to 

enter the U25-classes on Liostro by Le 

Primeur/Wenzel (breeder: Heiner and 

Renate Hormann, Landesbergen). Ingrid 

Klimkerode the chestnut into third place in 

the Grand Prix Special in Bremen at the 

beginning of March just before the owner 

unexpectedly decided to sell Verden’s 

former auction horse. 

Potomac by Prince Orac xx/Wenzel 

(breeder: Friedrich Lührs-Behnke, Verden) 

died at the age of eighteen. The licensed 

stallion had won the team bronze medal at 

the European Championships for dressage 

riders with rider Susanne Lebek in Windsor 

in 2009. 

Potomac and Susanne Lebek. Photo: Rau 

Saint Amour by Stakkato/Sherlock 

Holmes (breeder: Adolf Feldmann, Haenigsen) 

will be the first Hanoverian for rider 

Janne-Friederike Meyer. The Team World 

and European Champion has taken over 

the privately owned stallion (born 1999) 

from Svante Johansson from Sweden who 

competed Saint Amour in the European 

Championships in Windsor. Before that Eva 

Bitter had successfully ridden Saint Amour 

in the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf 

twice. 

Top placements in La Baule for Lord Lohengrin 

and Patrick Stuehlmeyer. Photo: Toffi 

Callahan (VA) 

The world’s elite riders met at the Global 

Champions Tour in London/Great Britain for 

the first time. Gerco Schröder and Callahan 

by Contendro/For Pleasure (breeder: Joachim 

Tobaben, Buxtehude) convinced placing 

fourth in the Grand Prix. 

Cool Boy 

Dalia Lehmann successfully competed Cool 

Boy by Contendro/Cavalier (breeder: Dieter 

Hartleff, Drochtersen) placing fifth in the 

Children-Grand Prix of Posen/Poland. 

Ecuador (VA) 

A victory in the two-phase jumper class in 

Copenhagen/Denmark catapulted Ecuador 

by Escudo/For Pleasure (breeder: Hermann 

Penshorn, Schneverdingen) onto the international 

competition pages of THE HANOVERI- 

AN. The nine-year old with his rider Shane 

Carey from Ireland was almost one second 

faster than his fellow competitors. Owner 

Linnea Ericsson had ridden Ecuador until this 

event. 

El Rubin 

Frederik Knorren successfully rode El Rubin 

by El Bundy/Grandferdinand (breeder: Friedrich 

Wilkens, Elsdorf) in Franconville/France. 

The ten-year old finished a speed class in fifth 

place. 

Embassy II 

The Grand Prix of Wiesbaden counts for the 

Riders Tour and was won by a very narrow 

margin. Embassy II by Escudo/Silvio (breeder: 

Dr. Bonny-Jasmin Jacobs, Bierbergen) showed 

himself at his best. He and his rider Hans- 

Dieter Dreher placed second behind Antello Z 

and Cameron Hanley by only a tiny margin. 

Escobaldi 

Cerrin Doehle and Escobaldi by Escudo II/Garibaldi 

II (breeder: Walter Foege, Ihlienwoerth) 

won two S-level jumper classes for 

amateurs in a superior fashion at the CSI in 

Klein-Roscharden/Germany. 

Eternety D 

Mikko Maeentausta from Finland rode Eternety 

D by El Bundy/Chasseur (breeder: Klaus 

Damman, Fredenbeck) into fourth place in a 

speed class of the Small Tour at the CSIO in 

Drammen. The pair finished the final in third 

position. 

Farah Lea R (Hessian) 

Peter Reichel enjoyed a fifth place in the first 

qualification of the Amateur Tour Large at the 

tradition-rich horse show in Wiesbaden. He 

rode his self-bred mare Farah Lea R by Forsy- 


Sport 

th/Logos (breeder: Günter and Peter Reichel, 

Huenfelden-Mensfelden). 

Final Destination Z 

Mate Lehotai from Hungry rode Final Destination 

Z by Zeus/Pik Bube (breeder: Hermann 

Diercks, Buchholz) into third place in the 

Children Grand Prix of Lamprechtshausen/ 

Austria. 

Fine Lady 

Fine Lady by Forsyth/Drosselklang II (breeder: 

Wilhelm Leymann, Bassum) participated in a 

demanding CSIO in La Baule for the first 

time. Holger Wulschner rode the ten-year old 

in a 1,50 meter speed-class into second 

place. As the very last competitor in the 

Grand Prix of Nörten-Hardenberg it was up 

to Holger Wulschner and Fine Lady to win the 

much sought-after trophy “Golden Whip” for 

the third time. A careless mistake cost the 

pair the victory. They finished on an excellent 

third place with a fast time. 

St. Pr. mare Fit for Fun 

Fit for Fun by For Pleasure/ Fabriano (breeder: 

Sigrid Crome-Sperling, Lutter a. Bbg.) and rider 

Luciana Diniz finished in third place with 

the Olympic Stadium in London as backdrop. 

Flying Boy (VA) 

Simone Blum and Flying Boy by Fligh High/ 

Sao Paulo (breeder: Horst Heidemann, Meppen) 

finished the international opening jumper 

class in Balve/Germany with an excellent 

fifth place. The pair placed fifth in a speed 

class of the Great Tour, too. 

Forry Deluxe 

The majestic backdrop of the Piazza di Siena 

did not influence Forry Deluxe’s performance 

at his debut in Rome. This son of For Pleasure/Landadel 

(breeder: Wilhelm and Heike 

Strunk, Bochum-Stiepel) and his rider Jan 

Wernke placed fourth in a two-phase jumper 

class. The pair had the same placement in the 

“Piccolo Gran Premio” that was a jumper 

class over 1,50 meter. 

Fräulein Wunder (VA) 

Angelica Augustsson from Sweden rode 

Fräulein Wunder by For Feeling/Athletico 

(breeder: Werner Wegener, Wunstorf) into 

fourth position in a fault-and-time jumper 

class at the CSI in Nörten-Hardenberg. 

Delloren and Franziska Baum-Gundlach won the 

Speed Derby in Wiesbaden. Photo: Rau 

Galippo 

Lars Nieberg won a jumper class of the Medium 

Tour on his homebred Galippo by Giorgio/For 

Pleasure in Balve. 

Graf Moritz (VA) 

Graf Moritz by Graf Top/Classiker (breeder: 

Jürgen Siegert, Ganderkesee) was one of the 

Hanoverian winners in Nörten-Hardenberg. 

The stallion won a fault-and-time jumper 

class with rider Dirk Klaproth. 

Landita 

Landita by Lando/Bariton (breeder: Breeding 

Farm Lewitz, Steinfeld) celebrated her first 

international placements in Drammen. Nicholai 

Lindbjerg succeeded in finishing all 

three jumper-classes of the Small Tour in second 

place aboard the ten-year old. 

Limbiskit 

Julia Plate and her mount Limbiskit by Landor 

S/Chasseur (breeder: Ulf Plate, Oldendorf) 

had only one time penalty point after both 

rounds of the Nations Cup for juniors in Wierden/The 

Netherlands. The German quartet finished 

in second place behind the Italian 

team. 

Little Lady Z 

Christian Ahlmann and Little Lady Z by Laptop/Grannus 

(breeder: Wiebke Hannken, Alfter) 

won a speed class in London. The pair 

finished the following accumulator class in 

third place. 

Lola likes Looping 

Nele Grafmüller and eleven-year old Lola 

likes Looping by Laptop/Grundsee (breeder: 

Dietlind Padberg, Auetal) collected 65 points 

in an accumulator class n Klein Roscharden. 

It was enough points for second place. 

Lord Lohengrin (VA) 

A top placement for Lord Lohengrin by Lordanos/Diskus 

(breeder: Helmut Kordes, Sulingen) 

at the Nations Cup show in La Baule: he 

placed third in an open jumper class with 

jump-off with rider Patrick Stühlmeyer. 

Lordan 

Nayel Nassar and his mount Lordan by Lordanos/Landor 

S (breeder: Gerd Sosath, Lemwerder) 

celebrated a second placement right 

behind Olympic champion Jeroen Dubbeldam 

after an exciting jump-off for the Grand Prix 

of Gelderland in Arnheim. 

St.Pr.A. New Love 

The rising generation of international jumper 

riders met in Klein Roscharden. Fabienne 

Gräfe rode New Love by Now Or Never M/ 

Calido (breeder: Wolfgang Gräfe, Osnabrück) 

into fifth place with a penalty-free round in a 

fault-time class. The pair celebrated a victory 

in the Grand Prix of the Big Tour for juniors at 

the Youngster Festival in Wierden. 

Pepita R 

Pepita R by Perpignon/Drosselbart (breeder: 

Axel Baumgartner, Wulkau) finished a speed 

class in third place with rider Edwin Smits 

from The Netherlands in Lons-le-Saunier. 

Loro Piana JHG Popey 

Popeye by Peter Pan/Alme (breeder: Breeding 

Farm Lewitz, Steinfeld) finished a six-bars 

class in second place with rider Davide Kainich 

from Italy in Posen. 

Quel Homme (VA) 

Samuel Hutton from Great Britain rode Quel 

Homme by Quidam’s Rubin/Drosselklang II 

(breeder: Heiner and Renate Hormann, Landesbergen) 

into fourth position in an S-level 

jumper class against the clock in Arnheim/ 

The Netherlands. 

Quidam’s As T 

Niklas Engemann rode Quidam’s As T by 

Quidam’s Rubin/Feiner Graf (breeder: Hans- 

Dieter Tüpker, Westerkappeln) into fourth position 

in the Small Final of the “Equi Young 

Stars & Amateurs” in Klein Roscharden. 


Sport 

Misdee Wrigley-Miller won in Herford. Sarasko 

(left) was one of the team horses. Photo: Rau 

Victorio (VA) 

Andreas Knippling rode Victorio by Uccello/ 

Graf Top (breeder: Hans-Heinrich Plate, Otterndorf) 

into third place of the first class for 

seven-year olds at the CSI in Balve. 

Driving 

Quincy (VA) 

The CSI in Reims/France began with a speed 

class. Jemma Kirk and her mount Quincy by 

Quidam’s Rubin/Landadel (breeder: Georg 

Hardekopf-Hartmann, Lüdersfeld) placed 

third. 

Salome II (Hessian) 

Salome II by Saskan/Heuriger (breeder: Breeding 

Farm Im Niedern, Gedern) finished a 

speed class in Copenhagen in second place 

although inexperienced at international level. 

Tim Davies rode the 13-year old mare. The 

British placed their trust in this pair for the 

Nations Cup and finished in fourth place. 

San Miguel G (VA) 

Only two rider/horse combinations qualified 

for the jump-off of the Junior Cup in Lamprechtshausen. 

Nadja Schmitz from Switzerland 

and her mount San Miguel G by San 

Brasil/Noble Roi xx (breeder: Lutz Gähler, 

Eystrup) had the fastest time but also a jumping 

fault; this meant second place. 

Silas 

Silas by Stakkato Gold/Calypso II (breeder: 

Bernd Busse, Petershagen) and rider Hilar 

Meyer crossed the finish line of the class 

“Wiesbaden Speed” in the third fastest time. 

Sinfonie 

Sinfonie by Satisfaction/Don Juan (breeder: 

Gudrun Wenzel, Bad Gandersheim) showed 

herself from her very best side in Nörten- 

Hardenberg. Katrin Eckermann rode the seven-year 

old into fourth position in the qualification 

of the Youngster Tour. 

Skyliner 

The just eight-year old Skyliner by Satisfaction/Quidam 

de Revel (breeder: Carsten, Wiedemann, 

Uelzen) won an S-level jumper class 

in Nörten-Hardenberg with rider Karl Brocks. 

Skype me (VA) 

Skype me by Stakkato/Embassy (breeder: 

Karl-Heinz Ellenberg, Luedersburg) won the 

Young Horses Tour in Lamprechtshausen. The 

six-year old placed second and fifth in the 

qualification classes. Jürgen Süßmann rode 

this former elite auction participant. 

Souvenir 

Souvenir by Stakkato/Lemon xx (breeder: Rainer 

Schulze, Burgdorf) and Philipp Weishaupt 

finished a speed class in fifth position with a 

flawless performance at the Nations Cup 

Show in Rome. 

Argelith Squid 

Eva Bitter will remember the weekend of Balve 

for a long time. Not only did she become 

German Champion but also won the first 

qualification of the international Youngster- 

Tour on Squid by Salito/Gibraltar (breeder: 

Ralf Grindt, Peine). The grey finished in fourth 

place in the second jumper class. 

Dallas 

Rudolf Huber drives one of the most successful 

two-in-hand combinations. He finished 

the combined class in second place in Herford/Germany. 

Dallas by Dacaprio/Sorel 

(breeder: Dr. Jochen Köster, Langen) is in his 

team. 

Dirigent (Hessian) 

Dieter Lauterbach drove Dirigent by Dartagnan/Carol 

(breeder: Heinz-Günter Reber, 

Eppstein) into second place in the combined 

class of the international one-in-hand competition 

in Dillenburg/Germany. 

Ducati 

De Niro-descendants give their very best also 

when pulling a cart. Ludwig Weinmayer drove 

his team to victory in Herford. Ducati by 

De Niro/Eklatant (breeder: Heinrich Grotefendt, 

Hessen) was a team member. 

Sarasko (Hessian) 

Misdee Wrigley-Miller from the United States 

won the two-in-hand competition in Herford. 

The driver who trains with Michael Freund 

placed her trust into the proven Sarasko by 

Silvano/Azett (breeder: Silke Gehrisch, Ober- 

Ramstadt) 

Dressage 

Asta laa Vista (VA) 

Maria Julia Vasconcelos competed Asta La 

Vista by Alabaster/Weltmeyer (breeder: Rainer 

Meyer-Kisker, Melle-Bulsten) for Portugal 

in Vidauban/France. The pair won the Inter- 

Freestyle. 


Sport 

Bella Rosa 

Robin Beeking presented eight-year old Bella 

Rosa by Belissimo M/Hohenstein (breeder: 

Heino Bruns, Gödenstorf) in Arnheim/The 

Netherlands. The pair won Inter I. 

Blind Date 

Victoria Max-Theurer and Blind Date by Breitling 

W/Donnerhall (breeder: Margarethe Klare, 

Maasen) go from victory to victory. They 

won the Grand Prix and the Freestyle at the 

Chateau Achleiten in Austria. 

Broadway 

The CDI in Lipica/Slovenia was a 3*-competition. 

In the Grand Prix of the Freestyle-Tour 

the judges awarded Broadway by Beluga/ 

Wolkentanz (breeder: Heiko Janssen, Schortens) 

and rider Sylvia Zimmers performance 

the fifth-best score and the third highest 

score in the freestyle. 

Chamberlain (VA) 

Chamberlain by Compliment/Grundsee 

(breeder: Hans Mikulle, Immensen) and Dana 

Beck from Luxembourg impressed with their 

performance placing fourth in the freestyle 

competition for juniors at the CDIJ in Lipica. 

Condio B 

Hanoverian horses determined the outcome 

of the CDIJ in Compiegne/France. Three of the 

four top-placed horses carried the soughtafter 

foal brand. Claire-Louise Averkorn rode 

Condio B by Contendro/Willem’s As (breeder: 

Stephan Baumgart, Drochtersen) into first 

place in the individual test and in the freestyle. 

Earlier on the pair had won silver in the 

team test. 

D’Agostino 

A Hanoverian dual victory at the CDI in Wiesbaden/Germany! 

D’Agostino by De Niro/Shogun 

xx (breeder: Klaus Lahmann, Dassendorf) 

and Fabienne Lütkemeier placed second in 

the Grand Prix behind Don Johnson FRH. 

Danilo 

Shelly Francis from the USA rode Danilo by 

De Niro/Andiamo (breeder: Susanne and Jürgen 

Beck, Stuttgart) in Inter I and received 

the fifth best result in Arnheim. 

Der Clou 

The majority of horses that participated in 

the CDI in Madrid were of Iberian descent. 

Der Clou by De Niro/Matcho AA (breeder: Dr. 

Rainer Nitsch, Salzhausen) was one of the 

few representatives of a riding horse breed. 

The bay won the freestyle with rider Filipe 

Canelas after having placed third in the 

Grand Prix. 

Don Charly (VA) 

Minna Telde and Don Charly by Don Gregory/ 

Inschallah AA (breeder: Ewald Grotelueschen, 

Wardenburg) won the Grand Prix Special 

and the Freestyle at the CDIO in Vadauban. 

The Grand Prix also determined the 

Nations Cup; the pair placed third there. The 

Swedish team won silver in this competition 

behind the Dutch team. 

Hanoverian News 

Grosso Z by Goliath II/Furioso II (breeder: 

Leon Melchior, Lanaken/Belgium)has 

turned 30 years of age. The senior enjoys 

his retirement on the breeding farm 

Wiesenhof. The dual-talented dark bay 

who was a successful dressage competitor 

himself up to Prix St. Georges sired the 

privately owned stallions Goldfever I and II. 

Grosso Z. Photo: private 

Franziska Roth and her mount Dictus J by 

Drossan/Gletscher (breeder: Heinrich 

Jansen, Geeste) were awarded the 

U25-advancement prize in Marbach. The 

23-year old rider and her Hanoverian 

finished the CIC*** in ninth place overall. 

Bella Rosa and Robin Beeking were the winners 

of Inter I in Arnheim. Photo: Bronkhorst 

Don Diego (VA) 

The Spanish dressage rider Juan Matute discovered 

Don Diego by Don Frederico/Wolkenstein 

II (breeder: Claus Schuett, Hemmoor) on 

Verden’s elite auction in April 2007. He made 

the horse available to his son called Juan Matute 

Guimon for international competitions. 

The 16-year old placed third in the FEI-team 

test at the CDIJ in Compiegne. He improved 

and placed second behind Condio B in the 

following individual test and in the freestyle. 

Don Johnson FRH 

Don Johnson FRH by Don Frederico/Warkant 

Dictus J and Franziska Roth. Photo: Rau 

The stallion Matchos As (breeder: 

Johannes Otto, Wildeshausen) has past 

away. He was the last actively breeding 

descendant of the Anglo-Arab sire Matcho 

AA. Mid May Matchos As died of sudden 

heart failure. Matchos As was one of 

Verden’s top-selling auction horses on the 

elite auction in the spring 1995 after a 

brief period of time as breeding stallion. 

He successfully competed up to Inter I. 


Sport 

(breeder: Ulrike Meyer, Dedelstorf) did justice 

to his role as favorite in Wiesbaden’s Chateau 

Gardens. He won the Grand Prix with his 

rider Isabell Werth. The Special had to be cancelled 

due to inclement weather conditions. 

Donaublick 

Tatjana Svehla from Austria rode Donaublick 

by Don Vino/Brentano II (breeder: Martin 

Schmid, Legden) into fourth place in Inter II 

at the CDI in Lipica. 

Doolittle J (VA) 

Tatiana Miloserdova rode Doolittle J by Don 

Frederico/Regazzoni (breeder: Breeding Farm 

Julienhof, Vastorf) into third place in the 

Grand Prix on the breeding farm of Lipica. 

Du Pre (VA) 

A new Hanoverian for Beatriz Ferrer Salat: 

She presented Du Pre by Don Frederico/Weltmeyer 

(breeder: Fred Wedemeier, Isernhagen) 

for the first time in Madrid and placed third 

in Prix St. Georges and in Inter I. 

Duela 

Duela by Dimaggio/Alabaster (breeder: Karin 

Hoerner, Conwy/GB) finished the team test 

and the freestyle in fourth place with Pippa 

Hutton 

Dustin (VA) 

Dustin by Don Primero/Aderlass (breeder: 

Hermann Cordes, Winsen) found a new home 

in Spain at the winter auction in 2005. Josep 

Bassols rode him into fourth place in the FEI 

team test and into fifth position in the freestyle 

for young riders at the CDI in Madrid. 

Esperanto 

Andrea John and Esperanto by Escudo II/Rio 

Branco (breeder: Johann-Christian Eggers, 

Freiburg) qualified for the freestyle with a 

third place in the Grand Prix at the 4*-CDI in 

Villach-Treffen/Austria. The pair finished the 

freestyle in fifth place. 

Fifty Cent 

Fifty Cent by Fidertanz/Welt Hit II (breeder: 

Alois Wester, Klein Stavern) won the final for 

6-year old dressage horses in Lipica. Robert 

Acs from Hungry rode the dark bay. 

Frechdachs H 

Martin Hauptmann rode Frechdachs H by Fabriano/Pik 

König (breeder: Heinrich Lindemann, 

Gr. Heere) into fifth place in the Grand 

Prix Special at the CDI*** in Villach-Treffen. 

Hofjuwel (VA) 

Sarah Millis from Great Britain finished third 

in Prix St. Georges and fourth in Inter I on the 

just eight-year old Hofjuwel by Hofrat/Davignon 

(breeder: Ulrich Bahlinger, Söhlde) in Vidauban. 

Laocoon (VA) 

The CDI in Vidauban took a successful end 

for Serge Cantin and his mount Laocoon by 

Lancier/Wanderkoenig (breeder: Anton, Berger, 

Lunestedt). The pair placed fifth in the 

Grand Prix Special. 

Lautrec 

Lautrec by Landclassic/Gibraltar (breeder: 

Willi Ehlers, Walsrode) succeeds in international 

dressage arenas while his right brother, 

the privately owned sire Langer Jan, has 

made a name for himself in jumper competitions. 

He finished the Grand Prix Special in 

second place with rider Alexander Ayache at 

the CDI in Vidauban. 

Peteta 

Peteta by Pommery/Imperator (breeder: Heinz 

Kroeger, Stemwede) obtained international 

placements in Flintridge/USA. Stephanie Busley 

rode her into fifth position in Inter I and 

into fourth position in the freestyle. 

Regulus 

Regulus who was born in 1996 and is by 

Ramiro’s Son II/Pinkus (breeder: Heinz Koppelmann, 

Engelschoff) obtained international 

successes in Flintridge. He placed third in Prix 

St. Georges and second in Inter I with his rider 

Allison Dechant. 

Top placements in Arnheim for Rockstar and 

Michael Eilberg. Photo: Bronkhorst, www.arnd.nl 


Sport 

Woodlander Rockstar 

Rockstar by Rotspon/Sao Paulo was born in 

Great Britain (breeder: Lynne Crowden, Sulby/GB). 

Michael Eilberg rode the eleven-year 

old stallion into second place in Prix St. Georges 

and into third place in Inter I-Freestyle in 

Arnheim. 

Mit Sarasko (links) im Gespann gewann Misdee 

Wrigley-Miller in Herford. Photo: Rau 

Romeo-Star 

Romeo-Star by Romantic Star/Mister A (breeder: 

Jörg H. Ohlmann, Hagen) obtained his 

first international victories in Lipica. Elena 

Sidneva rode the dark bay to victory in Grand 

Prix and in the freestyle. 

Rosenzauber 

Amanda Harlan and Rosenzauber by Rotspon/Shogun 

xx (breeder: Eberhard Hennings, 

Petershagen) won Inter I-Freestyle in Flintridge. 

Earlier on the pair had finished Prix St. 

Georges in fourth place and Inter I in second. 

Royal Spirit (VA) 

A Hanoverian dual victory in Inter I in Lipica! 

Royal Spirit by Romanov Blue Hors/Weltgeist 

(breeder: Heinrich Giesselmann, Barver) finished 

Inter I in second place right behind Sacre 

Coeur. He and his rider Benjamin Werndl 

continued on to the show in Achleiten; he 

placed third in Prix St. Georges and fourth in 

Inter I. 

Sabbatik Rubi (VA) 

Rubi by Rotspon/Wanderbusch II (breeder: 

Wilhelm Janssen, Moorweg) was one of the 

successful Spanish auction acquisitions. Now 

she is an eight-year old. The bay and her rider 

Sandra Pena Aguilar finished Inter I in fourth 

place at the CDI in Madrid. 

Russian Fox (VA/Hessian) 

Michele Toldo competed Russian Fox by Ritter 

Remus/Graphitano (breeder: Friedrich and 

Brigitte Sude, Voehl-Dorfitter) in Lipica. The 

pair finished Inter I in fifth position. 

Tsarevitj 

The nine-year old Prince Thatch xx/Lanthan 

son (breeder: Heinz-Erich Sagemann, Pestinghausen) 

hides behind the unusual name 

Tsarevitj. The dark bay competed in international 

competition for the first time in Vidabaun. 

Mattias Jansson from Sweden rode 

him into fourth position in the Grand Prixfreestyle. 

Sacre Coeur (VA) 

Sascha Schulz from Luxembourg and Sacre 

Coeur by Sir Donnerhall/Pik Bube II (breeder: 

Helmut G. Heidmeyer, Rahden) won Prix St. 

Georges and Inter I in Lipica. 

Satchmo M 

The result charts from Vidauban read third 

place in Inter II and fourth place in Grand Prix 

for Satchmo M by Sandro Hit/Donnerhall 

(breeder: Hans-Günter Berner, Edendorf). Gilles 

Ngovan from Switzerland rode this halfbrother 

of Celle’s state stud sire Hochadel. 

Walk Of Life (VA) 

Allan Skov and Walk Of Life by Wolkentanz II/ 

Picard (breeder: Breeding Farm Good Hope, 

Klein-Umstedt) were victorious in Prix St. 

Georges and in Inter I in Villach. Renowned 

riders like Hans-Peter Minderhoud and Valentina 

Truppa placed behind them. The pair received 

the second-best score in the freestyle. 

Warbeau 

Switzerland finished the Nations Cup of Vidauban 

in fourth position. The best Suisse 

duo was Warbeau by Wolkenstein II/Matcho 

AA (breeder: Horst Quast, Hechthausen) and 

rider Hans Straub. 

Wellington 

Wellington by Wanderer/Garibaldi II (breeder: 

Diedrich Meyer, Koehlen) and rider Jill de Ridder 

won the FEI Young Rider Grand Prix in 

Villach-Treffen. The pair finished Inter II in a 

promising second place, too. 

Esperanto and Andrea John successfully competed 

in Villach. Photo: Frieler 

Weltzin (VA) 

Hannah Biggs rode Weltzin by Weltbogen/ 

Werther (breeder: Breeding Farm Burghof 

LTD, Blumenthal) into second place in the 

Grand Prix Special at the end of the CDI Roosendaal/The 

Netherlands. 

Wie Atlantico de Ymas (VA) 

Wie Atlantico de Ymas by Wie Weltmeyer/ 

Rondo (breeder: Jörn Merzdorf, Ettenbüttel) 

was one of the successful Hanoverian competitors 

in Vidauban. Rider Anders Dahl from 

Denmark rode him into second place in the 

CDI-Grand Prix and in the freestyle. 

Windhuk (VA) 

Michele Thill and her mount Windhuk by 

Waikiki/Arogno (breeder: Jörn Hormann, 

Landesbergen) competed for Luxembourg at 

the CDIJ in Compiegne. The pair received the 

fourth-best score in both the introductory 

and the individual test. The pair celebrated a 

third position in the freestyle-final. Three Hanoverians 

led the victory gallop in this class. 

Wolkenritter (VA) 

The judges saw Wolkenritter by Wolkentanz/ 

Hitchcock (breeder: Walter Slink, Grossheide) 

and rider Amanda Hartung in fifth place in 

the Grand Prix and in the freestyle in Achleiten. 

• 


Sport 

Charlott-Maria Schürmann’s eyes sparkle when 

she talks about Burlington FRH. “I have the 

best horse in the world,” she said overjoyed after 

having won the Nürnberger Burgpokal last December. 

At 20-years of age she is the all time youngest 

winner of this highly prestigious trophy. It was not 

the first time the dressage rider had won an important 

title. She eagerly collected medals in the junior 

and the young-rider divisions. She became Team 

European Champion for juniors and won silver in 

the individual competition in Ermelo four years 

ago. Charlott-Maria Schürmann celebrated a triumph 

in Kronberg the following year. She won 

three gold medals giving the competition no chance 

for a victory at the European Championships. 

She added team gold in Broholm and Bern to her 

success record as a young rider, too. She won both 

reserve titles in Switzerland; one in the freestyle 

and one in the individual competition. 

Charlott-Maria 

and her stallions 

She has a good feeling for both her Hanoverian 

stallions. The Vice European Champion won the 

Nürnberger Burgpokal on Burlington FRH and has 

big plans with Celle’s state stud sire Edward. 


Reliable partners for her successes: three Hanoverian 

chestnuts - three stallions! Her first championship 

horse was World of Dreams by World Cup/ 

Cardinal xx (breeder: Adolf Eck, Lustadt). Burlington 

FRH by Breitling W/Rohdiamant (breeder: 

Hans-Heinrich Oltmann, Borstel) followed as a 

young horse. Celle’s state stud sire Edward by Embassy/Fabriano 

(breeder: Hans-Heinrich Dittmer, 

Radbruch) was added at the beginning of this year. 

“Hanoverians suit me very well,” Charlott-Maria 

Schürmann says laughingly. “You must truly love 

stallions and carefully build up trust; then they will 

fight for the rider,” she raves. “I am certainly not 

the tallest. Therefore I need very rideable horses.” 

Her trainer Oliver Oelrich adds, “Elasticity is definitely 

a decisive factor; the rest lies in the riding 

technique!” Charlott-Maria Schürmann has trained 

with the renowned rider and trainer in Lengerich 

for more than five years. No less than seven 

young german cadre members and their horses 

train with Oliver Oelrich at his small facility. “They 

have thirst for knowledge and they are very ambitious. 

It is a lot of fun to work with them,” the 

trainer praises his protégées. “We all get along 

well and visit the same horse shows. That is a lot of 

fun,” so Charlott-Maria Schürmann. 

Charlott-Maria grew up in a family of horse enthusiasts 

in Gehrde. Father Heinz-Werner always supported 

both daughters and their the passion for 

horses. Charlott-Maria had outgrown the ponies 

once turned fifteen and needed a good and experienced 

dressage horse. Family Schürmann found 

the privately owned stallion World of Dreams at 

Heinrich Klatte’s facility. The first impression was 

that the stallion of some caliber was too strong for 

the rather small and young female rider. They got 

on well from the first moment on though. “I rode a 

flying change for the first time in my life. It was so 

cool!” Charlott-Maria Schürmann remembers. A 

price was negotiated and World of Dreams who 

was a Grand Prix winner had to be retrained for 

M-level dressage level. “It seemed as if this made 

‘Woody’ fresher every year. At the European Championships 

he was 17 years of age but appeared 

younger than he looked when he was fourteen. He 


Sport 

was an incredible teacher!” Oliver Oelrich explains. 

Burlington FRH came to Lengerich as a lanky fiveyear 

old in 2008. “He had all the necessary ingredients 

and was extremely rideable.” The stallion 

placed seventh at the Bundeschampionat as a sixyear 

old; he competed internationally in the junior 

division as a seven-year old. Charlott-Maria Schürmann 

preferred to ride the experienced World of 

Dreams at the European Championships for juniors 

in 2010. Burlington FRH had to rest for a while 

because of an accident. He returned to competition 

in full force one year later: He won his first Prix 

St. Georges in Dortmund’s Westphalen Arena in 

2012. Seven victories followed! The triumph of 

winning the Nürnberger Burgpokal was the highlight 

Charlott-Maria Schürmann still cannot quite 

wrap her head around, “I was pretty nervous and 

overwhelmed before the final we won. I rode a 

flawless test that meant the victory!” Now she is 

diligently training for the Grand Prix. It takes time. 

“Burlington FRH has to develop more strength for 

the Grand Prix. If we had forced this last year, he 

would have been less successful in the junior division,” 

Oliver Oelrich is convinced. Charlott-Maria 

Schürmann adds, “We shall compete once Burlington 

is ready and not before.” Oliver Oelrich is convinced 

that Charlott-Maria will succeed in making 

the transition from young rider to Grand Prix-competitor, 

“The difference predominantly lies in the 

head of the rider and after that in the succession of 

movements. The basic quality of the horse is of utmost 

importance for the rising young riders. Grand 

Prix horses do not necessarily require the most 

exuberant movement. The difficulty is that these 

younger riders lack experience. Many horses are 

not appropriately trained.” The german national 

trainer for juniors and young riders called Hans- 

Heinrich Meyer zu Strohen is confident. He attests 

to the talent and the ambition of the young dressage 

rider, “Marie-Charlotte wants to win and is 

very able to call on her performance potential in 

competitions.” 

The focus is on competition 

Using Burlington FRH as a breeding stallion is an 

issue father Heinz-Werner Schürmann is toying 

with. “My dad is fanatic about breeding. He attends 

licensing and mare and foal shows as often 

as possible.” His daughter and her trainer slow him 

down as they focus on competition. Breeding horses 

is also dear to Oliver Oelrich’s heart as he grew 

up riding the young horses of breeders, “It is sad 

that many riders do not know anything about the 

breeding and seem not at all interested in it. The 

cost of training is too high for breeders. We must 

try very hard to get more people excited about horse 

breeding!” 

It was a mere coincidence that state-stud sire Edward 

who was born 2005 came to Charlott-Maria 

Schürmann. Hans-Peter Klaus had already successfully 

competed Edward at Prix St. Georges when 

state stud manager Dr. Axel Brockmann decided to 

follow a different path, “We want to support a 

young rider from Lower Saxony. Charlott-Maria 

Schürmann loves to compete and she has a good 

hand with stallions.” The appropriate arrangements 

were made for Edward to compete while 

also being used as a breeding stallion. “ Edward 

was well trained. I was able to ride everything with 

him right away,” Charlott-Maria Schürmann remembers 

the tryouts at the state stud. And there 

we see it again; the smile that makes the young 

dressage rider so attractive! Charlott-Maria and 

the chestnut sire get along very well. They won 

both S-level dressage classes in Vechta; they finished 

the „Preis der Besten“ in second place after 

winning the introductory class in Warendorf. The 

plans are ambitious; she aims to win the Louisdor- 

Prize that is a Grand Prix for up-and-coming dressage 

horses with eight-year old Edward during her 

last year as a young rider. “Edward has all the prerequisites 

for a Grand Prix, “ so Oliver Oelrich. 

The story of chestnut stallions continues. 

Burlington’s full-brother has already moved into 

the parental stable to be prepared for the stallion 

licensing. Charlott-Maria is only at home on rare 

occasions. Her life centers around her student 

apartment in Münster and the riding facility in Lengerich. 

“The whole family comes together at horse 

shows. They give everything and support me in 

every way possible.” Attending the university and 

riding horses is a good combination. She goes to 

the barn before or after her classes. She works harder 

before horse shows. “I greatly enjoy the daily 

training,” she explains. “It is important to be creative 

in your training’s program. Horses do not like 

being bored.” “Gymnastic exercises are everything 

in the training,” Oliver Oelrich says. Horses must 

have inner peace and enjoy moving!” Charlott- 

Maria Schürmann studies the science of industrial 

management. She already has a plan for her future 

career path. She would like to join her mother in 

her business; producing special clothing. This will 

however still take a while. Her greatest dream is to 

compete in a Championship. Charlott-Maria Schürmann 

is especially proud of the co-operation with 

the Hanoverian Association for Promoting Hanoverian 

Horses in Competition (FRH) ; it is also an incentive; 

“This is a huge honor for me; especially 

when I consider that Desperados and Don Johnson 

are FRH-horses also.” • 

“We are a great team and enjoy the 

work!” Charlott-Marie Schürmann 

and Oliver Oelrich agree. 

“He is my all time favorite!” 

Charlott-Maria Schürmann and 

Burlington FRH. Photos: Rau 


Sport 

Perigueux 

wears the tiara 

Celle’s state stud sire Perigueux and Eva Bitter won 

the German Championships for female jumper riders 

in Balve. Three silver and three bronze medals were 

added on stadium courses and in the dressage ring. 


Don Johnson FRH and Isabell Werth 

won two silver medals. Photos: Frieler 

The rider who wanted to wear the tiara of the 

sport of jumping in Germany had to participate 

in the jump-off. For female riders three accepted 

the challenge of winning the title; three were on 

Hanoverian stallions. 10 out of 40 of the participating 

horses carried the Hanoverian foal brand. The 

result of the second qualification was sensational: 

Hanoverian horses took the placements two to 

five! Perigueux by Perpignon/Stakkato (breeder: 

Dr. Karl-Otto Jacobs, Bierbergen) was the last competitor 

in the exciting jump-off. Eva Bitter risked 

everything on the current Grande Prize-holder. She 

celebrated winning gold for the fifth time after 

only 38,6 seconds.” This was phenomenal! Normally 

I just cannot win a jump-off against Katrin 

Eckermann.” Katrin Eckermann and her mount the 

chestnut Firth of Lorne by For Pleasure/Stakkato 

(breeder: Meinolf Roelleke, Bochum) surpassed 

everyone until the very last seconds, when the title 

was taken from her. She was a very happy Reserve 

Champion! The bronze medal went to Ambassador 

N.T. by Askari/Weltmeister (b.: Udo Pflaum, Kaulitz) 

and Sarah Nagel-Tornau. 

German female jumper rider Champion: Perigueux and 

Eva Bitter. Photo: Rau 

The male rider division award ceremony took place 

with Hanoverian horses, too. A quartet emerged in 

the first class that remained penalty-free throughout 

all rounds. Rolf Moormann was the first participant 

in the jump-off on Acorte by Acorado 

(breeder: Heinrich Bremer, Neustadt); This horse is 

a Hanoverian with the a dam by Stakkato such as 

Perigueux and Firth of Lorne. This pair had two 

jumping faults and was unable to defend last years 

bronze medal. 23-year old Patrick Stühlmeyer was 

the championships surprise. He is member of the 

prospective group of the German Olympic Committee 

for Riding and rode Lord Lohengrin by 

Lordanos/Diskus (breeder: Helmut Kordes, Sulingen) 

beautifully and finished in third place without 

penalties. The national trainer awarded this performance 

with the permission to compete at the 

CHIO in Aachen. Daniel Deußer won the title on 

Cornet D’Amour. 

Four medals in the dressage ring 

Helen Langehanenberg did justice to her role as 

favorite. She won both possible gold medals with 

her mount Damon Hill NRW. Don Johnson FRH by 

Don Frederico/ Warkant (breeder: Ulrike Meyer, Dedelstorf) 

and rider Isabell Werth proved to be in 

top form. The pair performed an excellent Grand 

Prix Special and a freestyle filled with movements 

at the highest degree of difficulty and placing second 

in both classes. “We are doing better and 

better but we are nowhere near our limit – we are 

now just slowly starting to attack,” Isabell Werth 

explained with joy. Anabel Balkenhol presented 

her Dablino FRH by De Niro/Wanderbusch II (breeder: 

Weert-Arnold Sweers, Krummhörn) with precision 

and elegance to win the bronze medal in the 

Grand Prix Special. Fabienne Lütkemeier rode a 

new freestyle on her mount D’Agostino by De 

Niro/Shogun xx (breeder: Klaus Lahmann, Dassendorf) 

to music that was absolutely perfect for the 

long-legged chestnut gelding. The performance 

earned D’Agostino his first bronze medal at a German 

Championship. 

Dark Dynamic by Don Vino/Hohenstein (breeder: 

Georg Kok, Bunderhee) was the best rising youngster 

in Balve. The ten-year old won the Louisdor- 

Prize for the best up-and-coming dressage competitor 

with rider Nadine Capellmann. • 


Breeding 

Trendsetting 

Co-Operation 

The Board of Directors of the Rheinisches Pferdestammbuch and the 

Hannoveraner Verband have decided on a co-operation while maintaining 

and continuing both brands and trademarks. 

By Dr. Werner Schade 

This includes the areas of selection, registration, 

administration and marketing and 

only applies for members of the Rheinisches 

Pferdestammbuch and the Hannoveraner 

Verband. The Executive Board of the Hannoveraner 

Verband will present the agreement 

to its delegates in an extraordinary general 

meeting in August. Amendments of parts of 

the Constitution will become necessary. 

Selections of mares and stallions will be commonly 

aligned resp. implemented jointly. There 

are plans to already accept members of 

the Rheinisches Pferdestammbuch and their 

horses (Rhineland and Westphalia) for the 

Hanoverian Stallion Licensing in October 

2013. One representative of the Rheinisches 

Pferdestammbuch will complement the Hanoverian 

Stallion Licensing Committee. 

Another important issue of the alliance is the 

mutual assistance when it comes to marketing 

strategies with the aim to considerably 

foster the joint market position. The Horse 

Centre in Wickrath is located at one of the 

most favourable venues for selling sport horses 

in Germany. The triangle Wickrath, Alsfeld 

and Verden provides a strong foundation for 

the domestic market. Breeders of the Rheinisches 

Pferdestammbuch will benefit from an 

improved access to international markets. 

The combination Verden-Wickrath offers 

many possibilities and direct advantages for 

both partners when it comes to enlarged additional 

marketing strategies. 

The co-operation emerged from the responsibilities 

of both breeding associations for their 

breeders. Courage, the disposition for a com- 

mon approach and mutual trust in the work 

of the executive boards made this step possible. 

The Manager of the Rheinisches Pferdestammbuch, 

Theo Leuchten, explained: “Our 

discussions were open, full of trust and focused 

on targets. This decision secures the 

future of the warmblood breed in Rhineland.” 

Manfred Schäfer, Chairman of the 

Hannoveraner Verband, is also convinced of 

the correctness of this decision: “We perfectly 

match each other. The breeders of the Rheinisches 

Pferdestammbuch have successful 

horses, partially tracing back to a Hanoverian 

basis.” Both breeding and business managers, 

Martin Spoo and Dr. Werner Schade, 

agreed: “This co-operation is meant to prepare 

a fusion. A clear signal should be set for 

the necessary structural reforms of the German 

sport horse breed.” • 

The castle Wickrath is the home of the Rheinisches Pferdestammbuch. 


Breeding 

Everything for 

the breed 

Almost ten years ago Susanne and Jochen 

Schrader had to choose between a boarding 

facility with school-horses or a breeding 

facility: Their Hanoverian heart made the 

decision! 

By Julia Martin 

The house is more than 100 years old. 

The huge, silver-grey home arises in front of the 

visitor once he/she steps on the premises of Susanne 

and Jochen Schrader in Königslutter. The 

house is made of a certain type of stone from the 

Helmstedt/ Wolfenbüttel region. Mr. and Mrs. Schade 

welcome guests with heartfelt sincerity. 

The grandfather laid the foundation 

Fritz Jesse came from Anklam in Western Pomerania 

as a refugee and acquired the farm from Family 

Schrader during the post-war period. Finally daughter 

Margot Jesse married Karl-August Schrader. He 

was an athletic teacher and had no equestrian 

gene in him. It simply must have jumped a generation: 

Grandfather Fritz Jesse worked as a livestock 

and horse dealer. Horses had always been part of 

the farm’s inventory. Jochen Schrader and his three 

brothers enjoyed spending every free minute with 

their grandfather. They rode ponies at a young age 

and later on horses. Horses and riding became 

more than only a passion to Jochen Schrader; he 

was born in 1965. They became a crucial part of his 

life. He laid the foundation for this development 

from 1982 until 1985 when he studied equine management 

with an emphasis on breeding and raising 

of horses at the State Stud Celle and added 

studying equine management with the emphasis 

on riding at the State Riding and Driving School in 

Vechta. He successfully completed the exam to become 

a licensed trainer for the handicapped in 

1991. Jochen Schrader was a riding instructor at 

the facility of his grandfather in Königslutter and at 

the Riding Club in Braunschweig after his training. 

His Grandfathers facility offered 18 box stalls and 

an outdoor riding ring. He gave lessons and trained 

with Frank Uhde on the side in Braunschweig. He 

successfully competed at the S-level in dressage. “I 

Susanne and Jochen Schrader with trainer/rider Angela 

Drake (left) and mare Distelbluete. Photos: Martin 

greatly enjoyed teaching and therapeutic riding. 

Both were very important to me,” Jochen Schrader 

explains. His profession provided for an additional 

fundamental change. He met his future wife Susanne 

who has loved horses since her youth. Jochen 

Schrader put the final touches on his wife’s riding 

skills. Horses create very special connections! They 

got married in 1995. Susanne Schrader is a trained 

industrial businesswoman and a system analyst. 

She works in a marketing management institute 

and attends to projects for new employees at the 

Volkswagen plant. 

“I ride one or two horses when I return home from 

work at night,” the 48-year old reports with a smile 

on her face. Fritz Jesse died in 1995 and the 

couple had to make the decision whether to keep 

the inherited property or sell the farm and build a 

new home. “I could not part with the farm,” Jochen 

Schrader explains. “I have always been very much 

at home here and love it. I have so many memories 

here. So we decided to reorganize and restructure.” 

The buildings were completely renovated. We gave 

up the school horses and the therapeutic riding 

program in 2005. The reason for the change could 

not have been a better one: Schraders wanted to 

focus solely on breeding Hanoverians. They had a 

small breeding program in place. Fritz Jesse had 

laid the foundation for it with the mare Wienerin. 

“We had no indoor arena and the riding lessons 

had to be cancelled all too often during the winter 

months. We had to make up our minds to either 

invest in an indoor arena and in school horses or in 

an extensive breeding program.” 


Fritz Jesse bred Wienerin by Walzertraum/Julius 

Caesar xx. His grandson inherited a very valuable 

mare. She delivered 14 foals. Her descendants are 

of excellent quality and do very well in various disciplines. 

Wienerin was bred to Dream of Glory six 

times. Her son Duvall who was born 1997 developed 

into a first-rate athlete. Jochen Schrader’s 

brother Klaus has collected blue ribbons with the 

stallion at the Grand Prix-level. The pair successfully 

participated in the Lower Saxony Championships 

and in World Cup-qualifications several times. The 

powerful stallion retired from competition this year. 

“Duvall was always so well-behaved. My 13-year 

old nephew Paul competed him in dressage classes 

at the E- and A-level last year. That is certainly not 

the norm,” Susanne Schrader raves. Full-sister Distelbluete 

received the Ia-award several times and is 

a state’s premium mare. The typy dark bay has earned 

her keep as a proven broodmare in the barn of 

Family Schrader by far: She has delivered seven foals; 

four of which have sold through Verden’s auction 

program. Her approved son by Weltmeyer 

called What a Dream competes in dressage at the 

S-level under Katrin Alkenings and Anke Bergmann. 

Daughter Fleur by Florencio successfully competes 

in dressage at the M-level. Full-sister Francis participated 

in Verden’s auction program and now competes 

under the name For my dream under rider 

Katrin Alkenings. Daughter Wunschkind by Worldly 

completed her mare performance test as one of the 

best in dressage and is now stabled in Königslutter. 

Her son Little Big Man is currently a member of 

Verden’s summer auction. Wienerin was the dam of 

the winning family at the mare show in Königslutter 

in 2003 with daughter Distelbluete and fullsister 

Dana. Winston Churchill by Worldly is another 

S-level dressage competitor out of the 

foundation mare. Anja Hermelink collects ribbons 

with him in the dressage ring. The mare Ferrera by 

Fabriano/Deichvogt is another pillar of the Family 

Schrader breeding program. She was acquired as a 

two-year old. “Ferrera is bottle-fed and a bit different 

in her behavior. She does not grant you space 

but all her offspring have wonderful dispositions 

and convince with excellent rideability,” Susanne 

Schrader explains. Her daughter Mabel by Muenchhausen 

was one of Verden’s top-selling horses of 

the November auction in 2006 and her son Campari 

by Cordoba both support Susanne Schrader’s 

explanation impressively. Campari sold on Verden’s 

summer auction in 2007 and participated in the 

German Junior Rider Championships in 2011. Chanel 

by Certus/Wittelsbach (breeder: Heinrich Eylmann) 

was one of Schrader’s foundation mares for 

many years. Bred to Fabriano she delivered the 

approved sire Ferruccio who successfully competes 

in S-level jumper classes under rider Anne Oberle. 

The broodmares of business partner Sven Frohreich 

are also stabled on the farm. About seven foals are 

born in Königslutter every year. 

Jochen and Susanne Schraders breeding program 

has a good reputation: 27 Hanoverians have found 

new homes through Verden’s auction program. Ten 

hectares of fields that are located outside the farm 

are part of the business. The indoor riding arena at 

the neighboring riding club is in walking distance. 

The youngsters grow up in open-stables in Rieseberg 

that is a few kilometers away. “We trailer horses 

or walk foals at the road side,” so Susanne 

Schrader. “It guarantees that our horses are wellbehaved 

and reliable; most recreational riders appreciate 

this.” The rideability of the dams is just as 

important. “We ride every mare before they enter 

our breeding program.” Jochen Schrader attends to 

the training of the young horses. Most horses are 

sold after they have been broken to saddle. Schrader 

enjoys working with training facilities like that 

of auction rider Sascha Böhnke, “They often add 

the finishing touches to the training.” Jochen 

Schrader no longer rides. The reason is Loriot by 

Lemon Park xx who was trained by Jochen Schrader 

and sold on one of Verden’s auctions. “I sold my 

heart when I sold him. He was very special.” The 

Schrader stry not to be discouraged too much by 

the current difficult market situation. Susanne 

Schrader is confident, “We have to find creative 

solutions. It is essential to be in the limelight today. 

You have to make personal contact. Our homepage 

is an important medium to get customers attention.” 

And they seem to be successful! • 

Duvall and Klaus Schrader – a poster child for 

Schrader’s breeding program. Photo: Lafrentz 

Hanoverian 

Highlights 2013 

HANNOVERANER 

VERBAND 

August, 7 to 11 

International 

Dressage and Show 

Jumping Festvial 

Herwart v. d. 

Decken-Show 

August 17/18 

39 th Elite-Foal 

and Broodmare 

Auction 

October 11/12 

129 th Elite-Auction 

Hanoverian Riding 

Horses and Foals 

October 24 - 26 

Stallion Licensing 

and Stallion Sales 

Hannoveraner Verband e. V. 

Lindhooper Str. 92 

Niedersachsenhalle 

D-27283 Verden 

Phone +49 42 31/67 30 

Fax +49 42 31/67 37 12 

www.hannoveraner.com 

hannoveraner@hannoveraner.com

Hannoveraner Verband 

A Bonus 

for Both Sides 

The Hannoveraner Verband has changed the auction 

billing from a commission based to an agency based 

business transaction. In an interview with DER 

HANNOVERANER, Gerhard Wiechers, Business 

Manager for Finance Department, explains the 

reasons and the therefor attached opportunities. 

By Julia Martin 

The reduced VAT of 7% for horses was abolished 

July 1st, 2012. Since then, the full VAT of 

19% has been valid for the sale of horses. The German 

Parliament has decided this with the community 

financial reform law last year. Background of 

the change was the decision of the European 

Court of Justice from May 2011, indicating that 

the reduced tax rate cannot be applied for all horses. 

The European Court of Justice approved the 

possibility to maintain the reduced tax rate for the 

sale of agricultural work horses, breeding stock 

and slaughter horses. Unfortunately, the legislator 

did not use the available opportunity for an exception 

of the rule, since a clear line cannot be drawn 

between sport and pleasure horses as the tax authority 

claims. 

For one year now, the horse trade has gotten 12% 

more expensive due to this change. The Managing 

Directors of the Hannoveraner Verband have now 

checked the possible consequences and opportunities 

for the auction business, which may arise 

from a change of the now in place commission 

based business to an agency business (broker). After 

thorough consideration of all facts, it was decided 

that as of the Elite Foal Auction 2013, the way 

of accounting will be changed to an agency based 

business. 

DER HANNOVERANER: What are the reasons 

for this re-organization? What are the resulting 

news? 

Gerhard Wiechers: With the so far used commission 

based business, all horses were taxed equally 


Hannoveraner Verband 

with the full VAT of 19% since July 1st, 2012. The 

result was that since that time, the end user had to 

invest 12% more when buying a horse. With the 

decided change to an agency based business, the 

customers of the Verband receive the economic tax 

benefits which are currently offered. These measures 

are meant to stimulate the purchase behaviour 

at the auctions. We would like the Verden auctions 

to become more attractive again, because the buyer 

can invest more of the total budget directly towards 

the knock down price. This is of advantage 

for both sides: the exhibitor can be pleased about 

more bids and the customer has more money to 

spend for the desired horse. 

DER HANNOVERANER: Let‘s have a look at 

this innovation in practice: When and where 

do specifications to an individual sales tax 

rate have to be made? What happens if 

nothing gets claimed? 

Gerhard Wiechers: Nothing changes with the current 

rules and regulations. With the approval of a 

horse to one of the Verden auctions, the Verband 

issues a contract with the exhibitor regarding the 

auction conditions. Part of the contract is about 

the conditions, specifying sales billing, in which the 

exhibitor has to answer sales tax rate questions. 

Experience has shown that the exhibitors are aware 

of their status in this regard. We have been able 

to give professional assistance in single cases 

when lack of clarity or uncertainty was apparent. 

This has worked well in the past, and I estimate it 

won‘t be a problem in the future either. The three 

different tax rates will be published in the auction 

brochure with each horse. The exhibitors have to 

have given their sales tax information at the editorial 

deadline. If that has not happened, the candidates 

will automatically have a 19% sales tax. A 

belated change is not possible. 

DER HANNOVERANER: Up to now, the calculation 

amount revealed the following: 

Knock down price + 6% commission= net 

amount + 19% VAT= gross price + 1% insurance 

= final balance amount. What does 

the new calculation model look like? 

Gerhard Wiechers: That is the calculation model in 

a commission based business. The Verband on the 

other side is now a broker in an agency based 

business, and the individual sales tax rate of the 

exhibitor (commercial or farmer opting to tax = 

19%; flat tax farmer = 10.7%; hobby breeder/private 

+ 0%) gets billed to the buyer. This is what 

the purchaser’s settlement looks like: 

Knock down price + sales tax rate of the seller 

(0%, 10.7% or 19%) 

= subtotal 1 

+ auction fee in the amount of 6% of the knock 

down price plus 19% VAT on this (as is laid down 

in §§ 12, 2 German VAT Act) 

= subtotal 2 

Subtotal 1 plus subtotal 2= gross price + 1% insurance 

plus 19% tax on insurance 

= final balance amount 

The change is that the sales tax rate of the seller 

gets added to the knock down price. The commission 

amount and the VAT of 19% on this commission 

as well as the insurance premium stay the 

same. 

DER HANNOVERANER: Auction horses now 

get taxed in three different categories. Do 

exhibitors with the highest sales tax rate 

have a disadvantage? 

Gerhard Wiechers: It might look like that at first 

glance. The billing stays the same for the exhibitor, 

just as it was with the up to now system. Nothing 

is getting more expensive, but to be honest, it isn‘t 

getting cheaper either. However, we are hoping to 

stimulate the general buyer’s behaviour, from 

which the exhibitors should also benefit. Overall, it 

should and will be the liking of the new Hanoverian 

horse, not the tax rate of the exhibitor, that will 

decide on a purchase. 

DER HANNOVERANER: How will the Hannoveraner 

Verband handle claims in the future? 

Gerhard Wiechers: In formal legal terms, changes 

in the relationship between buyer, seller and the 

Verband will arise. The attitude of the Verband in 

regards to direction and assistance of the breeder 

in cases of complaints will remain unchanged. The 

auction conditions will be adapted accordingly. 

The Verband is aware of its responsibility for the 

exhibitor and will continue to perceive so. 

DER HANNOVERANER: What will be different 

with the change for clients from other 

countries? 

Gerhard Wiechers: The essential change for foreign 

clients is that the billed sales tax rate from farmers 

using a flat tax cannot be refunded, as the tax 

from the exhibitor does not get paid to the tax authorities. 

However, the billing for export in the settlement 

is more extensive and will lead to an increased 

need for explanation. Furthermore, export 

details and transport decisions need to be made by 

the buyer as soon as possible after the purchase. 

Up to now, the Verband has organized the requirements 

associated with export for their own VAT 

return. Now, we have to meet the requirements for 

the exhibitor and provide for their accounting.• 

New starting bids: 

The executive committee of the 

Verband decided to change the 

starting bids at the auctions as 

follows: 

Interim auctions: 

new 6,000 Euros 

(so far 4,000 Euros) 

Elite riding horse auctions: 



Broodmares: 



Foals: 



Licensing (licensed stallions) 



Licensing (non-licensed 

stallions) 



Raising bids will be as of now for 

riding horses, broodmares and 

stallions at least 500 Euros and 

for foals at least 300 Euros. 


Auction 

With great 

pleasure 

It does not work without them: The Verden’s auctions 

guest riders. They support the training and sales 

center teams during the auction time. 

In a portrait: Jumper rider Roman Duchac. 

By Malte Kanz 

Roman and Patricia Duchac manage 

a show and training facility in Hannoversch 

Münden. 

Roman Duchac can still remember his first auction 

very well, “My first auction in Verden as 

an auction rider was the one in November 2002. I 

worked with groom Kathrin Meiners at the time. 

She was a tremendous help. She allowed me to 

focus on the training and riding of the auction participants 

I was entrusted with.” Roman Duchac is 

forty years old and was born in Czechia. He learned 

to become a businessman after graduating 

from high school. He came to Germany as a rider 

and trainer in 1995. He trained open jumpers including 

the horses from the Stallion Station Sosath. 

Roman Duchac started his own business 

three years later and opened up a show and training 

barn in Hannoversch Münden with his wife 

Editorial: THE HANOVERIAN is published by Hannoveraner Verband e. V., Lindhooper Str. 92, D-27283 Verden, 

Germany, e-mail: redaktion@hannoveraner.com. Editor: Britta Züngel, Translations: Yvonne Zuther, Paul 

Kershaw 

Patricia. “I would not be where I am today without 

my wife,” so Roman Duchac. He underlines that his 

wife backs him up all the time. “I could not be 

happier; my wife supports me 100 percent. I am 

very grateful for that.” The couple have started 

their own Hanoverian breeding program together 

with their two children Thies (20) and Nora (13). 

Patricia Duchac successfully competed foundation 

mare Expertin by Emigrant/Servus in open jumper 

classes at the M-level before Expertin became a 

successful broodmare. Family Duchac has successful 

offspring to show for; i.e. Anaconda D by Artari/ 

Quantus, a participant at the World Championships 

for young jumper horses or a three-year old 

by Chacco Blue/Quantus, the winner of Verden’s 

free-jumping competition. 

Roman Duchac has a tremendous competition record: 

1,000 placements in open jumper classes 

from the A- to the S-level including about 200 victories 

mostly in jumper horse classes. The most 

successful horse Checkmate by Contender/Pik 

Bube II, an international competitor with rider Meredith 

Michaels-Beerbaum, received his basic training 

from Roman Duchac, who successfully introduced 

this top-level competitor to jumper shows. 

“I love starting and training young open-jumpers. I 

have made it my line of work. We train many horses 

with the objective to sell them through Verden’s 

auction program as well-prepared and well-started 

jumper horses with some show experience.” The 

father of two has worked as a guest rider in Verden 

for more than ten years. He rides jumper horses on 

elite and interim auctions. He has actively participated 

in the Aslfeld Advent at the Equestrian Center 

Alsfeld since it started. 

Roman Duchac has been a permanent member of 

Verden’s auction team since 2002. The auction 

management and the co-workers appreciate his 

professional expertise. “Roman remains calm and 

collected in all situations. That is of utmost importance 

when training of young horses,” trainer 

Hartmut Kettelhodt states. “He handles every auction 

horse with equal care. The top horse or the 

inexperienced and young prospect – he gives the 

necessary attention to both equally well.” Auction 

manager Jörg-Wilhelm Wegener especially appreciates 

the jumper riders riding skills; he knows to 

show off the highlights of each individual horse in 

the auction arena. “He has the talent to quickly 

adapt to the horses assigned to him. He develops 

a training concept for each individual in no time. 

Customers and breeders really appreciate his expertise 

and often ask for Roman’s advice on and 

his evaluation of auction participants,” so Jörg- 

Wilhelm Wegener who looks forward to a continued 

and long cooperation with Roman Duchac. •

The Hanoverian 07|2013

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