The Hanoverian 09|2012 - the American Hanoverian Society!

Full praise
for the team
The Danish Hanoverian Association organizes both its
Hanoverian shows at the end of June. Both events were
enriched with classes for four- and five-year old dressage
horses for the first time.
By Dr. Ludwig Christmann
Alarge-framed two-year old black mare by
De Niro/Robin out of the breeding program
of Christel Bendixen, Randers was
highlighted as champion mare on the small
show in Hedensted. On the final ring she
competed against the important Lady Longlife
by Londonderry/Racot owned by Jens-Martin
Laursen, Thorsoe. The black mare Sauvignon
by San Remo/Davignon out of the
breeding program of Lisbet Jörgensen, Augustenbork
was also on the final ring with a
1a-classification which makes her an aspirant
for the Elite title. She impressed with her
enormous moving potential in the trot and
canter in the mare performance test that
took place the same day. Two other mares
participated in the mare performance test
that had already been presented on the mare
show in Fehrenbötel. One of them was Björk
by Belissimo M/Donnerhall who was exhibited
by Heidi Jensen, Gadjerg. She was highlighted
as the best mare of the performance
test because of her steady and consistent
performances in all three parts of the mare
test.
Ten foals participated in the foal show. The
final ring offered very homogeneous and
high quality. A long-legged son of Krack C/
Lauries Crusador xx (owner: Diana Vejrso
Kruse, Vinderup) was highlighted as the
champion foal. A very powerfully moving
daughter of Fidertanz also out of a mare by
Lauries Crusador xx (breeder: Johannes Sondergaard,
Glebjerg) was highlighted as the
best filly. A large-framed and powerful moving
daughter of Chequille/Davignon (breeder:
Hubert Knigge, Ahlden) caught
everybody’s attention in the division for dressage
horses. This filly had already caused a
stir on Danish dressage horse shows.
In Ringsted south of Copenhagen we clearly
noticed the close proximity to Sweden as several
Swedish breeders presented their Hanoverians.
Nine mares participated in the mare
performance test. Four-year old Queen by
Quaterback/Sandro (breeder: Andrea Lahmeyer,
Bassum) stood out. Lena Nystroem
from Sweden had bought the elegant bay on
the foal auction in 2008. She impressed every
one with her outstanding canter, her high rideability
and also her very good free-jumping.
Another foal auction purchase was selected
as show champion though: Permilla
Stroem also from Sweden had bought Dolle
Sport Breeding
Deern by Dancier/Worldly in 2009. This
youngster had not lost any of her former movement
qualities. As a matter of fact this
mare presented herself in the trot and in the
walk with movement far above average. In
the end she was highlighted as the show
champion. A 2-year old daughter of Stevie
Wonder/Heslegaard’s Rubin was awarded a
Ia-prize on the final ring, too. The third elite
mare candidate next to Dolle Deern and
Queen was the four-year old powerful mover
Quiara by Quarterback/Don Frederico (breeder:
Dr. Thomas Müller, Buchholz; owner: Lise
Steffensen, Farum).
The foal show featured an unchallenged winner;
a filly by Quarterback/Wolkentanz II out
of the breeding program of Anne Kollberg; a
very typy filly with very elastic moving mechanics.
A Dancier/Weltmeyer colt out of the
breeding program of Pernilla Svensson from
Swedish Broby became the best colt of the
show. The competition in the division for
four- and five-year old dressage horses delivered
a superior winner with five-year old
Rose Wild CBS by Roosevelt/Wittinger (owner:
Charlotte Olsen, Heddinge) who had
been highlighted as elite mare candidate last
year. The test rider was Lena Gronnemose
and the judge Lorenz Linnet who is the president
of the Danish association. We would like
to commend the organizational team around
Anja Nygaard and Anne Kollberg who did a
phenomenal job to make this event a positive
experience for breeders and spectators. n
EM-C Dolle Deern by Dancier and her proud
owner Pernilla Stroem. Photo: Dr. Christmann
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