British Breeder Magazine Feb 2020

Studbook - NEWS
Looking back
to 2019
Looking back to 2019, the
Trakehner breed worldwide
showcased the versatility of the
breed with victories at the highest
level. Looking ahead to the New
Year, the focus of many of those
top competitors will be the Tokyo
Olympics. We expect to see Jessica
Von Bredow-Werndl on the German
team with her incredible mare TSF
Dalera BB (Easy Game x Handryk).
This winter has already seen the
pair record victory at the Stuttgart
World Cup qualifier posting an
incredible 88.44% score.
Also looking a very strong candidate
for Olympic selection for the USA is
eventer Boyd Martin and Tsetserleg
(Windfall x Buddenbrock) having
rounded off 2019 with the gold
medal in the Pan American games.
Boyd has spoken publicly of his
love of the Trakehner breed as the
ultimate event horse, combining
blood, athleticism and great heart.
It is likely the pair will be aiming
for the 5 star at Kentucky in April
where they came a close second in
2019.
On home soil, Horse and Hound
nominated Sonnar Murray Brown
and his 13 year old gelding
Erlentanz (Latimer x Benz) as
ones to watch for 2020. On their
first outing together since Sonnar
took back the reins from Charlotte
Dujardin, they convincingly won
the Grand Prix at Hartpury with
74.4%. They will be really pushing
for a team place at Tokyo and
certainly will be representing Great
Britain at international competition
through the year.
The Trakehners UK committee
are already making plans for the
2020 season. Sadly the annual
show is not yet attracting a large
enough volume of entries to cover
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the costs of venue hire and flying
over an international judge from
the Verband. Therefore in 2020
there will be a regional tour to
allow mare and foal inspections
to take place whilst minimising
the distance members will need
to travel their horses. Full details
of the tour dates will be available
on our FaceBook page and on the
website in due course. If anyone
has a colt or stallion they wish to
put forward for stallion licensing,
then please get in contact so
we can make the appropriate
arrangements.
We will also have graders available
to attend some dates on the
Elite Foal Tour or the Futurity if
anyone is considering taking their
Trakehner foal to either event and
would like a studbook evaluation.
Please get in contact if there are
specific dates at either of these
events that you are planning on
taking a Trakehner foal to.
There are encouraging signs that
breeders are actively looking for
Trakehner mares to add to their
breeding herd and that many are
looking at breeding pure breds from
those mares. As a small studbook it
is important that we keep breeding
and reminding competitors that the
Trakehner is their perfect option
for sport. If you are looking for a
pure bred mare to buy or lease for
the 2020 breeding season, please
contact one of the committee and
we may be able to help you find
your perfect partner.
Stallions standing in the UK
for 2020 are:
Contis – Godington Stud
Elfenstein – Bluewood Stud
Godington Utah – Godington Stud
Kaiserdom TSF – UK Hanoverians
Also available frozen in the
UK are:
Craig
Garuda K
Godington Hannibal
Holme Park Kobalt
Holme Park Legend
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