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Hanoverian Horse Happenings
January 2005 Articles for this Issue From Germany – Hanoverians Win WBFSH “Best of All” From the USA – Hanoverians Standout at Devon 2004 From Vista Ridge Farm – Foal News & Trip to Germany News from Germany WORLD BREEDING FEDERATION for SPORTHORSES AWARDS for 2004 For the eighth time, the Hanoverian breed will be awarded the “Best-of-All” trophy of the World Breeding Federation for Sporthorses (WBFSH). Hanoverian horses occupied the first, the third and the fifth place in the three disciplines (dressage, jumping and eventing) that provided the basis for this assessment. Thus, the Hanoverian is again the most successful breed worldwide. Five of the 10 best dressage horses in the world for 2004 carry the Hanoverian brand. One quarter of the top 100 dressage horses are also Hanoverians. For the ninth time the Hanoverian won the dressage evaluation. As far as the show jumping rankings are concerned, Hanoverians received third place for the fifth time and was fifth in eventing. For more information see: http://www.hannoveraner.com/english/sport/esport.shtml News from the USA 2004 DRESSAGE at DEVON BREED SHOW The Hanoverian breed and the Hanoverian stallion Contucci dominated the results of Dressage at Devon Breed Show for 2004. Twenty five breeders from as far away as Kansas and Louisiana traveled to Devon, PA for the 2004 show. The Colt Champion (out of 96), Filly Champion (out of 116), Young Horse Champion, Young Horse Reserve Champion and Reserve Grand Champion were all by Contucci. Our 2003 Filly CAMASS, by Contucci out of Elite Mare Tiramisu is offered for sale and can be seen at www.foals.com/2003_foals.htm . Her full brother, Clipper, was one of the 2004 Reserve Champions at the Oregon Dressage Society Championships News from Vista Ridge Farm VISIT to BREEDING FARMS in GERMANY Jo Ann was able to spend a couple weeks during October in Germany visiting several Hanoverian breeders and then the Hanoverian Stallion Licensing at Verden. Traveling with Barb Schmidt, DVM from Kentucky and Thora Khademazad from Texas, the three were the guests of Jens and Susanne Meyer (home for His Highness), Lüder and Annette Lepenies (breeders of our Aluette), Friedrick and Elisabeth Jahncke (Chairman of Hanoverian Verband), Klaus and Inge Kuhn (breeders of the stallion, Fabuleux), Dr. Burghard Bade (The State Stud at Celle), and Hans-Heinrich and Adelheid Brüning (breeding farm since 1530). The knowledge, friendship, food and lodging provided by these breeders was the highlight of their visit. HANOVERIAN STALLION LICENSING at VERDEN In addition, there was the 2004 Hanoverian Stallon Licensing of 2 year olds at Verden. A De Niro son out of SPS Lacarna by Lancier/Espri was the Champion of the Verden stallion auction. The stallion will move to the Celle State Stud after Dr. Bade successfully bid Euro 330,000. Don Frederico was well represented with his first offspring, and one of his sons became the first Reserve Champion, out of a Pik Bube-mare, and achieved the top price of Euro 440,000. He will stand at the Famos stud farm in Syke. A Sandro Hit/Lanthan son was the second Reserve Champion. Louise and Douglas Leatherdale (from Minneapolis and President of the American Hanoverian Society) are his new owners. Jo Ann was thrilled to enjoy the excitement of the bidding while sitting with them. This youngster with the impressive gaits, true to type, will also move to Jens Meyer’s stallion station. We wish the Leatherdale’s much success with their newest stallion. A total of 71 of the 106 presented stallions were licensed. The variety of bloodlines was impressive with young stallions like Contendro and Don Frederico making their debut. The auction of the licensed stallions ended with an exceptional result: 66 of the 69 stallions put up for the auction were sold at an average auction sales price of nearly Euro 52.000. The prices for seven stallions exceeded the Euro 100,000 level. This is the best result achieved so far at a Verden stallion licensing. Also presented on the last day of the event was the 2004 winner of the 11 Month Performance Test at Adelheidsdorf … Liberty Gold (Londonderry/Weltmeyer). At age 3, he has already attained the highest honors of a Hanoverian youngster with dual Championships at both his 2003 Stallion Licensing in Verden and of the 11 month Performance Test, with a dressage index of 147.75 and an overall score of 140.93. Most impressive is that Liberty Gold will stand in the USA and we plan to breed to him in 2005. FOAL NEWS ALUETTE's 2002 handsome gelding, WYETH, by Winterprinz has a superb trot and is currently over 17.1H. Wyeth is now in training in the Sacramento, CA area and can be seen at www.foals.com/2002.htm . All the foals may be seen on our web pages at www.foals.com. Please enjoy the pictures and mini videos. We also offer en-utero contracts for future foals, which require a successful vetting within 30 days of birth. EM/SPA ALUETTE - In Foal to SANDRO HIT for 2005 (colt now under en-utero contract) EM TIRAMISU – In Foal to FABLULEUX for 2005 For our 2006 foals, we are plan on breeding Worcester to Stedinger, Aluette to Wolkentanz or Sandro Hit and Tiramisu to Liberty Gold. *************************************************************** We wish everyone the best in 2005 with their Hanoverians. Our next Newsletter will be in the spring after the foals for 2005 make their appearance. Take care from the sunny and warm southern Oregon coast,Jo Ann & Dale ThomasVISTA RIDGE FARM – HanoveriansPO Box 359 – 31655 Old Coast RoadWedderburn, OR 97491541-247-7169 World Class Hanoverians – Bred in the USA Want
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September 2004 Articles for this Issue From Athens & Germany – Hanoverians Win Big in Athens From the USA – Hanoverians Standout in USDF Breeders’ Championships From Vista Ridge Farm – Foals, Foals, Foals News from Vista Ridge Farm EM/SPA ALUETTE - In Foal to SANDRO HIT for 2005 EM TIRAMISU – In Foal to FABLULEUX for 2005 Two-year old, Yearling and Weanling Available for Sale ALUETTE's 2002 handsome and laid back colt, WYETH, by Winterprinz has a superb trot and is currently 17.1H. Potential stallion prospect. Her 2004 filly by Wolkentanz will be heading to her new home in Connecticut soon. TIRAMISU's yearling filly CAMASS by Contucci. CAMASS is an elegant, uphill filly with wonderful movement and a perfect 'C' star on her head. She was truly 'stamped' by her sire. Her 2002 brother, Clipper, is now winning at recognized dressage shows and her 1999 full sister, Calla Lily, was twice Grand Champion at breeding shows. SPS Worcester’s 2004 outstanding colt by Sandro Hit is also available. Out of Ratje-Niebuhr class winning mare by the highly successful stallion, Sandro Hit. Eye-catching dark brown, with excellent head, conformation and movement. All the foals may be seen on our web pages at www.foals.com. Please enjoy the pictures and mini videos. We also offer en-utero contracts for future foals by Fabuleux, and a colt by Sandro Hit. News from Athens & Germany Twenty-four Hanoverians competed at the Olympic Games in Athens, 17 in dressage, 5 in jumping and 2 in eventing. For a listing of the horses by country and additional links to the final results, see: http://www.hannoveraner.com/english/home/eolympia2004.shtml
Hanoverians in the medals spotlight include: Salinero was the Olympic Champion in Dressage and was shown for The Netherlands. Beauvalais from Spain came in third in Dressage. The German Dressage team won the Gold medal. Wansuela suerte, Weltall VA and Bonaparte were team members. Also the German show jumping team won - best horse of the team was Goldfever with two clear rounds. News from the USA USDF CONNECTION recently reported the 2003 results of 202 finalists by breed for the eleven 2003 Cosequin/USDF Breeders’ Championship Series Finals. The Hanoverian was the standout breed for the year. ● The Hanoverian was the top breed with 53 finalists, compared to the second place Dutch Warmblood breed with 39 finalists, followed by 34 Oldenburgs for third place. The Hanoverians average score was also highest at 76.129 compared to 74.726 and 74.306 for the second and third breeds. ● The Hanoverian was first in number of Champions with 11, followed by 7 Dutch Warmbloods and 5 Oldenburgs. ● The top sire was the legendary Hanoverian Weltmeyer with 7 finalists and the US Hanoverian Contucci produced 5 for a third place. Contucci was also second in young horse finalists. Our yearling filly, CAMASS, is by Contucci and is for sale. *************************************************************** All our foals may be seen on our web pages at www.foals.com. We wish everyone the best in 2004 with their Hanoverians. Our next Newsletter will be in the late fall after Jo Ann returns from her trip to Germany to visit some leading Hanoverian breeding farms and to attend the Hanoverian Stallion Licensing in Verden during October. From the sunny Oregon Coast,Jo Ann & Dale ThomasVISTA RIDGE FARM – HanoveriansPO Box 359 – 31655 Old Coast RoadWedderburn, OR 97491541-247-7169 World Class Hanoverians – Bred in the USA Want
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Spring 2004 Articles for this Issue From Germany - Breeding Statistics Compared to US - 2003 From the USA - Mare Pregnancy Analysis & 5 Year Foal Data From Vista Ridge Farm - Wonderful Hanoverian Foals - 2004 News from Vista Ridge Farm After spending several nights over the past two months mare watching, we have had time in the wee hours of the morning to make changes to our web site and to improve the format and find data for the Newsletter. We hope that you enjoy the changes. EM-SPA ALUETTE - Filly by Wolkentanz I on March 23 'WHITNEY' has the movement one hopes for when one breeds to Wolkentanz I, who is one of the top five Hanoverian stallions in the world. This uphill chestnut filly has an inquisitive and brave personality. Aluette's first foal of 2000, PACIFIC PATINA was recently High Scoring Hanoverian and Reserve Champion at a 2004 USDF Sport Horse Show in Arizona. She had identical wins in the 2002 USDF Breeder's Championships Series Show in CA. We were also pleased to learn that Aluette's half sister High Value by Hohenstein scored an overall 8 at her inspection and 10's for walk and canter at her MPT with a score of 8.06. That makes all three fillies, out of Aluette's dam, States Premium and each with MPT scores of over 8 ... what a wonderful mare line. SPS WORCESTER - Colt by Sandro Hit on April 22 "SENSATIONAL HIT" is dark bay or brown colt with no markings. A strong and very friendly fellow who loves life. His sire, the sensational Sandro Hit had quite a year in 2003 at the auctions sales with Poetin selling for €2,500,000 and siring the top priced foals in the Netherlands and in England. In 2002, another foal sold in Germany for €250,000. His dam, SPS Worcester, was a Ratje-Niebuhr National Hanoverian Mare Show class winner and had an 8.33 on her Mare Performance Test with a 9.0 in the dressage scores. Two-year old and Yearling Available for Sale ALUETTE's 2002 handsome and laid back colt, WYETH, by Winterprinz has a superb trot and should mature to 17+ hands. Potential stallion prospect. Offered at $15,000. We have been very pleased with the previous two Contucci foals from Tiramisu; we have kept the 1999 foal to replace Jo Ann's riding horse and the 2000 gelding, Clipper, has been trained and is owned by a dressage instructor who is thrilled with his potential. Tiramisu is not in foal for 2004. ************************************************************************* All these World Class Hanoverians are bred in the USA and may be seen on the other web pages at the top of the pagew. We also offer en-utero contracts for future foals by Fabuleux, Londonderry, Sandro Hit and Wolkentanz. News from Germany In this piece, we compare the 2003 Hanoverian Breeding Statistics from the German Verband Hannoverscher Warmblutzuchter and the American Hanoverian Society (including Canada). Breeding Statistic Germany United States/Canada Breeding Stallions 452 about 112 (includes Canada) Number of Mares Covered 11,659 1,351 (active mares, unknown if bred)* Number of Foals Registered 7,743 about 550 Stallions for Licensing Tests select ~100 8 (2 approved) Licensing Sites 1 2 (3 Licensing Sites in 2004) Stallions Performance Tested 70 2 (1 Approved - 2002 data) Number of Perf. Test Locations 11 1 (every other year in Ohio) Mares Studbook Inspected 2,187 274 (187 Hanoverian Mares) Mares Performance Tested 1,114 72 Number of MPT Test Locations 37 28 (number of Inspection sites) * In an AHS survey, 54.9% of samples mares (50.6%) were bred. One might conclude from these comparisons that it is much more difficult to get a stallion prospect licensed and performance tested in the USA due to the distances and availability of test sites. It has been an observation of representatives of the Verband that the development of approved stallions in the US is probably the area of greatest weakness in the US Hanoverian breeding program. News from the USA A recent American Hanoverian Society survey, written up by Anne Schmidt, provided some interesting data on Mare Age Comparisons as it related to pregnancies. MARE AGE % Pregnancies % Lost Pregnancies AVG. CYCLES 3 N/A 6.7% 1.25 4-6 96.0% 6.4% 1.69 7-12 78.5% 13.3% 1.56 13-18 82.0% 19.2% 1.67 19-23 57.9% 45.4% 2.00 In a recent report to the AHS Board, a five year history (1999-2003) of AHS foals was presented: Number of Registered Foals - 1999-2003 2483 over last five years Number Sired by AHS Stallion 2103 (85%) Number Sired by Stallions in Germany 380 (15%) Number of 380 by Frozen Semen 306 (12.3%) Number of 380 imported en-utero 74 (2.7%) Number of 306 Sired by Hanoverian Stallions 267 (10.7%) Number of 306 by Verband Non-Hanoverians 39 (1.56%) (23 different sires) Of the 47 (compared to 28 in 2002) highest scoring mares at the Mare Inspections (7.33 or better) in 2003, 23 were bred in North America. *************************************************************** All our foals may be seen on our other web pages at the top of this page. We wish everyone the best in 2004 with their breeding and riding of their Hanoverians. Want
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From the sunny Oregon Coast, Jo Ann & Dale Thomas Vista Ridge Farm - Hanoverians PO Box 359, Wedderburn, OR 97491 541-247-7169 World Class Hanoverians - Bred in the USA
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