Jaye Cherry and the Weser-Ems Approved Pony Stallion, Chardonnay, continue their winning streak in the open dressage Prix St. Georges classes. This past weekend they won both Prix St. Georges classes at the Dressage at E.P.C. in California with the incredible scores of 70.0% and 70.75%!! These scores led to him being the Open Upper Level Champion of the show!

Jaye said they are going to take a much deserved break for a month, and that she is thrilled with their success so far. She says, "We love 'Chazzie'!"

Health Alert - Rhodococcus

 

It is being reported that due to the dry weather, an outbreak of Rhodococcus has killed a number of young foals. To learn more about the disease please click here or contact the Veterinarian School at Texas A&M or University of Florida.

On only her second outing at Grand Prix, the Oldenburg mare, Donnegal (Donnerschwee x Grundstein) ridden by Jaye Cherry, and owned by Mara Kaufmann, won both of the Grand Prix tests that she competed in at the Mission Pacific Dressage Show on July 5th and 6th.

They then competed again the following week at the I.A. Chapter C.D.S. Dressage Show, and won the Grand Prix test once again! Jaye also had great success with Marta Kaufmann's super Weser-Ems approved pony stallion, Chardonnay. In the open Prix St. Georges on Saturday he tied for 3rd place with a 66.75%, and the next day tied for 2nd place with the same score!

Jaye also rode Marta's young 5 year old mare, Inspired (Iroquois x Rubideaux (Rohdiamant)) who was bred by Marta. She showed at Training Level on both days of the show and won all of her classes! Her scores ranged from 70% to 73.6%!!

So congratulations to Jaye, Marta, and these wonderful horses!

Rosall (Rosario x Akzent II), the 5 year old Oldenburg stallion ridden by JJ Tate and owned by Rosall Partners, LLC which includes Wendy & Marty Costello of Kent Island Sporthorses, has been high score of the show at several Region 1 dressage shows. He has wowed the crowds (and judges) with numerous first place finishes and scores in the high 70s with his record being 79%!

Most recently he won all of his Training Level Classes at the Lexington, VA Dressage Show which lead to their being the High Point Champion of the show. His scores ranged from 74% to 77%!

Rosall and JJ are qualified for the BLM Finals to be held this Fall in Lexington, VA as well as the GAIG Finals taking place at the New Jersey Horse Park. We wish JJ, Wendy, Marty and Rosall all the best there!

Photo: Shari Glickman

Crossroad Farm's young up and coming stallion, Ironrule (Ironman), won both of his Hunter Breeding classes at the first July Ledges Hunter Show in Illinois. He was also named Best Young Horse under one judge and Reserve Champion Best Young Horse under the other.

These latest in a series of victories has lead to Ironrule being ranked #1 on the USEF 3 year old Hunter Breeding national list. We look forward to even more from him in the future! Photo by O.C. Photos

Baronessa (Day Dream x Rubinstein I) a 10 year old Oldenburg mare, ridden by JJ Tate and owned by Shari Glickman of GoodNess Ridge Farm in Maryland, placed first in her PSG debut at PVDA's Ride for Life on June 28, 2008. (The next day the team was 2nd with a score of 67.750%) Baronessa's success is particularly notable as she was severely afflicted with EPM five years ago and then two years later was treated for a protracted case of Lyme Disease. JJ's careful training, patience, and understanding helped Baronessa overcome some remaining physical limitations and it is expected they will continue to excel at the FEI levels.

Samsara (Sunny Boy x Rohdiamant) a 2006 Oldenburg filly, bred by Shari Glickman and purchased by Siobhan Byrne at just a few days old, was quite successful at her first show, ever. On May 18, 2008, Samsara went to the EEMI Too Hot to Trot Sporthorse Breed Show and placed first in the large Fillies of 2006 class with a 79.90%, was Filly Champion, Young Horse Reserve Champion and 3rd in the Grand Championship class.  She is now qualified for the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeders Championship East Coast Series Finals taking place at Dressage at Devon.

Congratulations to all, and the best of luck for the future of these two great horses!

The Oldenburg gelding, Innuendo (Idocus x Mara (Matrose)) did very well at the Autumn Hill Dressage Festival. He and rider Alysa Levine won almost all of their Second Level Tests and received the AA High Point award for both days of the show. This also qualified them for the USDF Championships!

This is a great follow up to his successful 2007 season when he won the Region 5 Championship at First Level and was 3rd in the USDF All Breed Horse of the Year awards for First Level AA. In the open division he was 6th in the USDF Year End awards.

Innuendo, or "Marty" as he is more affectionately known, was bred by Holly Simensen and is owned by Geoff Osol of Vermont Warmbloods. He is pictured here with rider Alysa and their trainer Sarah Dodge.

Also owned by Vermont Warmbloods is the Oldenburg mare, DeNantes (Donnerschwee x Grundstein) who did very well at the Green Mountain Horse Association recognized Dressage Show at First Level. Ridden by Emily Worster she won every class the entered, won High Score for the day, and won their qualifying class. This in spite of the fact that this was only the second show the mare has every competed in!

Congratulations to all! We look forward to more from this team in the future!

Brenda Hendershot & Capriole Farm's upcoming young stallions Sir Sylvester and Sandro Class did exceptionally well at the VADA/Nova Breed Shows.

Sir Sylvester (Sir Donnerhall x Wave Light (Rohdiamant)) won his 2 Year Old Colts/Geldings Class with a score of 79.3% at the VADA/Nova Summer Breed Show I, and then was Reserve Champion in the Colts/Geldings Championship Class. Then in the VADA/Nova Summer Breed Show II, he was 2nd in his 2 Year Old Colts/Geldings Class with a score of 78.1% and was Colts/Geldings Champion and the Young Horse Champion and was Reserve Grand Champion of the show.

Sandro Class (Sandro Hit x World Class (First Class)) won his 3 Year Old Colts/Geldings Class both days at the VADA/Nova Summer Breed Show I & II with scores of 75.8% and 81.4%.  He was 3rd in the Colts/Geldings Championship Class and was the winner of the Born in the USA Breeders Award.  Comments from the judge were: "promising high level Dressage prospect."

So congratulations to Brenda and everyone at Capriole Farm! We look forward to much more from the exceptional stallions!

Just eight weeks after being imported, Chris Hutchings' 5 year old Oldenburg gelding, Doc Holliday, went to his first American show at Poplar Place Dressage in Hamilton, Georgia, and won his First Level Test 4 class with a score of 70.5%!

Doc Holliday is by De Niro out of the Elite/St.Pr.St. Scarlett O'Hara by Sergeant Pepper. He was ridden to his win by USDF Gold Medalist Amanda Persons.

Starting with the Emma "Spring Fling" in Gladstone, NJ, Huntington Farm's trainer, Deborah Dean-Smith, is off to a great start for the Northeast dressage season. In New Jersey she received an incredible score of 77% in the Intermediare I on Donnervogel (Donnerhall-Ex Libris) who is owned by Deb and Linda Wondracks and was bred by Dr. Me. J. Hartmann! (photo above by Lisa Tannehill)

She then continued in her success with her own mare, Lady Liberty (Lord Liberty G x Sion) bred by Lenchen Becker. The pair won the Intermediare II with a 69.7%, and that was the mare's first outing at Intermediare II.

Finally on LaHabanara (Lord Sinclair x Castro) who was bred by Arnold Wegbuender and is owned by Ann Kitchel of Huntington Farm in Vermont, Deborah debuted at Fourth Level and scored a very impressive 71.6%!! (photo below by Vanessa Spencer)

The Green Mountain Horse Assoc. Dressage Show in Vermont the following weekend was no less successful for the three horses and Deborah. Donnervogel was High Score FEI Champion two days in a row with a 69.5% in the Prix St. George and 67.6% in the Intermediare I. Lady Liberty placed second in the Intermediare II with a 63.1%, and LaHabanara was the High Score Fourth Level horse with wins of 71.6% and 69.7%!!

All three horses were purchased at the Oldenburg Elite Auctions in Vechta, Germany by Ann Kitchel of Huntington Farm.

Bred by Susan McAdoo of Tobruk Farms and now owned by Dr. Barbara Ballinger of Menlo Park, CA the 2 year old filly continues to succeed in the top breed shows. RosEbony is sired by Rosenthal and comes out of an Arabian mare line. She herself is registered as an Oldenburg and did very well at the Morven Park Breed Show where she was the Reserve Champion Filly and qualified to go to Devon for the Cosequin Championships.

So congratulations to all on her accomplishments. We look forward to seeing more from this beautiful fillly!

After winning the CSIO five star in Madrid, Spain, and doing very well going clean in every round so far at Spruce Meadows, the Canadian Olympic Selection Committee name Jill Henselwood and Special Ed to the Canadian Team!

The 14 year old gelding named by Jill for his "special" character and talent, Special Ed (Argentinus x Grannus) is still going strong after the pairs win of the gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, and many victories over the year. We certainly wish Jill, her partner Bob Henselwood of Juniper Farms, and Special Ed a safe, healthy and successful trip to Beijing!!

Jacqueline Brooks of Mt. Albert Ontario also rode exceptionally well over the past year, and on June 10th the Canadian Olympic Selection Committee made the decision to place them on the team which will head to Beijing at the end of the Summer.

The owners of Gran Gesto, Anne Welch and Brinc Ltd., have proudly watched the pair as they represented Canada in the 2003 Pan American Games where they earned team silver, and then in the 2007 World Cup finals in Las Vegas, and many more victories in Florida and Canada over the past year.

Currently ranked 48th on the BCM World rankings, the pair placed second in the Grand Prix and won the Grand Prix Special at the CDI-W/Y Palm Beach Dressage Derby and finished in second in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle at the CDI 3*-Y/J Zada WEF Dressage Classic in March. Adding to these great successes was their double victory in August of 2007 at the CDI-W in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle in Toronto.

We also wish them the best on their journey to Beijing! We will all be cheering for them!

Photo Above: Cealy Tetley. tetleyphoto.com

On Saturday, June 7th and Sunday, June 8th, Stargate Sporthorses presented three of their foals at the Proud Meadows Breed Show in Texas, and they all did exceptionally well.

On Saturday, Bellini SG (Bergamon x Rochelle (Rampal)) was named the Grand Champion Filly (pictured above), and Carpuro SG (Calimero x Libria (Gracio)) was the Grand Champion Colt.

Then on Sunday, the winning continued with their colt, Cuervo SG (Calimero x Katinka (Animo)) who was named the Grand Champion Colt scoring a 80.3% in his class! (pictured below).

Carpuro SG also did very well again being the Reserve Champion Colt. So our congratulations go out to Stargate Sporthorses who bred these wonderful foals and who are the proud owners!!

Danseur Royale

 

 

Christina Vinios and Holly Simensen

 

 

Donnabelle and Fidertanz Colt

 

 

Fuerst Oldenburg

The weather was absolutely perfect for the 2008 Oldenburg Summer Mixed Sales Auction held on June 7th at the Vechta Horse Center in Germany. Christina Vinios of Massachusetts made the trip to Germany for the first time, and bid valiantly with the help of her grandmother, Jean Vinios (over the telephone), and Holly Simensen for the beautiful, elastic gelding, Danseur Royale (Don Kennedy x St.Pr.St. Royal Romantica (Royal Dance)). Jean Vinios is the owner of Ringo Starr who was the 2007 USDF 3rd level horse of the year under rider Shannon Dueck. However, an older couple from Switzerland had also fallen madly in love with the horse, and they won the bid with tears in their eyes. Click Here for the Video of Danseur Royale.

The second highest price was for the power house mare, Rivalin (Rosario x Sonne (Sion)) who had attracted the attention of top riders such as Rudolf Zeilinger. She sold for 44,000 Euro and will be staying in Germany.

American buyers did quite well at this auction. #6, Dona Toni, sold to an American who will certainly do well with the stallion in the Hunter shows. He was a beautiful type with a very impressive canter and technique over the fence.

Dinah Babcock, a dressage and breed show judge from Texas picked up a lovely dressage prospects via a telephone bid. #26 Die Puppe (Diamond Hit x Roulette (Regazzoni) is a super mare with a very active hind leg, and a lot of potential for the dressage arena. Another telephone bid placed from the States from an anonymous buyer was for the wonderful gelding Lord Euregio (Lord Sinclair x Carmelita (Castro)). He has a super character and three very good gaits. We are certain both of these horses will be fun for their new owners.

Selling to Mexico was #30, Don Brandy (Don Larino x Feldivia (Feinbrand)) who had a lot of power and elasticity in all three gaits. He will surely do very well in the dressage shows for his new owner.

Click Here to see the full results of the Riding Horses.

Many wonderful broodmares were also offered at this Mixed Sales auction, and Judy Yancey of Yancey Farms in Florida didn't miss her chance. #57, Donnabelle (Donnerhall x Picabo M (Plaisir d'Amour)) along with her newly born colt by Fidertanz was a package deal that she just couldn't pass up. Being helped by her longtime friend and retired Oldenburg Breeding Director of the North American division of the GOV, Evelyn Vollstedt, they secured the mare for Judy for the knockdown price of 37,000 Euro.

Click Here to see the full results of the Broodmares.

Also selling for top prices were many fantastic foals, including a full sister to the International Grand Prix Jumper stallion, Arko. Presented by Marin Schoenfeld of International Horse Management, this filly brought in a price of 55,000 Euro selling to Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany. Click Here for the Video of Arko's Sister.

The second highest priced foal was the super moving colt, Zick Zack (Zack x Feine Dormella (Dormello)). The sire of this colt was the KWPN Champion stallion in 2006, Blue Hors Zack, who has been creating quite a buzz due to his own fabulous movement. The mare line of this colt has also produced stallions such as A Jungle Prince. Click Here for the Video of Zick Zack.

Another very interesting colt was the first of three embryo transfer foals out of the two time German National Champion mare, Silberaster. He was #60, Fuerst Oldenburg, who is sired by Fidertanz. The elegant colt got the ball rolling by selling to the Hessen region of Germany for the knockdown price of 36,000 Euro.

All of these foals were super and they were certainly a great warm up for the Oldenburg Elite Foal Auction which will be held on August 29th, 2008!!

Click Here to see the full results of the Foals.

Owned by Louise Rascoe of Longview Farm, the Weser-Ems stallion, Stibby Me (aka Sweet Rock Solid) was fantastic in the open dressage classes at the Raleigh, North Carolina CDI dressage show. His score of 68.9% earned under rider Baily Cook at Second Level earned him the High Score Championship Award for Second Level.

Stibby Me (Sweet Dream SF x Elany (Downland Donner)) was bred in Germany by Werner Menke, and competed in the German National Championships (Bundeschampionate) in 2005 before being imported to the United States by Longview Farm. Photo below by Ariel Perry.

The other pony which turned heads in Raleigh was the Weser-Ems approved stallion, Ridley owned by Chris Rush of Fair Winds Farm in Virginia Beach, VA. Under rider, Anna Stovall he received a fantastic score of 67.9% which gave him the Third Level High Score Championship Award!

Ridley (Rotspon x EM Wiccan (Walt Disney)) was bred by Marefield Meadows, and was the 2007 Virginia Dressage Association High Score Dressage First Level Horse - Young Rider of the Year. Pictured above.

Crossroad Farm's Ironman is having continued success through his offspring in 2008. He was the 2007 USEF Hunter Breeding Sire of the Year, and his sons and daughters are still on a roll.

One of his sons, the three year old Oldenburg stallion, Ironrule (Ironman x Miz Yenko xx (Zen xx)), who is also owned by Crossroad Farm has been doing exceptionally well over the past month. At the Spring Classic 1 held at Ledges in Roscoe, Illinois from May 22-25, he won both of his classes and was Best Young Horse under both judges.

Then this past weekend, May 27th through June 1st, the Spring Classic 2 was held at Sporting Horses in Roscoe, Illinois. Ironrule again won both of this 3 yr old Hunter Breeding classes and was also Best Young Horse under both judges!

Bred by Holly Kovach of Iron Horse Farm, and owned by Megan Perry, the Oldenburg gelding, Stallone (Sir Caletto x Kay Lorre xx), has truly found his notch in the jumper world. Ridden by Carol Wright he was the Reserve Champion in the Level 0 Jumpers and Champion in the Level 1 Jumpers at the Golden State Horse Show!!

So congratulations to Holly, Megan, and Carol. We look forward to more from this up and coming jumper star!

Photo: Photos by Field

The Oldenburg stallion, Sandomere (Sandro Hit x Romina (Ramiro's Match), was outstanding this past weekend at the Markel/USEF Young Horse Western Selection Trials.

He and his rider, Merrie Velden, won the warm up class which was also a qualifying class with an excellent score of 8.44. This score moves Sandomere up to first place in the USEF National Young Horse Rankings for the 5 yr. old dressage horses with an overall score of 8.35!

In the Qualifying finals he then scored an 8.16 and an 8.0 winning both classes, and the Western Division Championship!

So congratulations to his very proud owner, Holly Reimer of California, and his rider, Merrie Velden!! We look forward to more from this great stallion in the future! Photo by Peggy Hosking

On Saturday, May 24th, Dream Street Stallion's Starlight (Sandro Hit x Cordeur - Argentinus) maintained his high spring average posting another solid score in the Open Prix St. George class scoring an excellent 67.5% with his owner/rider Rick Silvia.  Lullaby (Londonderry x Duntroon - Donnerhall) ridden by Werner Van Den Brande placed directly behind Starlight with a 67.250% in his first appearance since the Developing Horse Championships last fall.

On Sunday, May 25th, Lullaby and Werner won the Open Intermediate I with a fantastic score of 70.25%, and Starlight and Rick were right behind them with a 69.5%!! A wonderful score for his second Intermediate I ever.

Rick was very happy, "I am so pleased with both stallions! Both Lullaby and Starlight are only 8 years old this spring. They're not only winning their classes, they're doing it with very respectable scores. I couldn't be more pleased!" For more on the stallions of Dream Street please visit: www.DreamStreetStallions.com

The Pan Am Gold Medalists continued their winning ways in Madrid, Spain this past week by going fault free in the first round, and then setting a blistering time in their clear round in the jump off that no one could catch.

The 14 year old gelding, Special Ed (Argentinus x Grannus), was named by Jill due to his quirky personality and very special talent.  A talent that just keeps on developing, and may very soon lead to a trip to Bejing. The pair are now in Calgary preparing for Spruce Meadows where after two weeks of observation by the Canadian Olympic Selection Committee, the Canadian Jumping Team will be named.

We wish them all the best, and will certainly keep everyone posted!!

Photo: Cealy Tetley, cealytetley.com

Cindy Snowden and Dolomit are building on their fantastic success last year by moving up to the FEI level, and doing it very well after only a few months. They earned a 70.9% at the Westbrook Hunt Spring Dressage show, which was not only an impressive win, it allowed them to move up on the USEF PSG National Developing Horse list. They are now 3rd out of 63 horses!

Dolomit (De Niro x Adiama (Rohdiamant)) was purchased by Cindy at the 56th Elite Auction in Vechta, Germany, and the two have been doing incredibly well. They were honored with the USDF 4th level Horse of the Year for the United States in 2007, and we certainly are looking forward to more from the pair in the future!

Photo: Flatlands Photo

We are proud to announce that the First Annual Oldenburg Horse Show presented by the Oldenburg Horse Breeders' Society, a division of the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes (OHBS-GOV) will be held at High Point Hanoverians in Chestertown, Maryland. The show will not only be a top level breed show with some under saddle classes, it will also have the first Mare Performance Test held by the OHBS-GOV in North America.

The Show will be held on September 20-21st, 2008. We hope that we can see many of you there! Please see the "Clinics/Events" section for more information on the classes, tests, etc. Photo Left: Werner Ernst.

The list is up of the States Premium Mares that have been invited to the annual Oldenburg Mare Championships to be held on July 24th, 2008 in Rastede, Germany. Please click here to see the list, or visit "Clinics and Events" to read more about the championships which take place at the family castle of Graf Anton von Oldenburg.

The six year old Oldenburg mare, Sterntaler (Sterntanzer x Argentinus), had quite the debut in the Hunter world this past week at the Pacific Northwest Hunter and Jumper Show in Monroe, Washington. Her owner, Carole Gallimore, bought the mare when she was a 4 week old foal, and she was remarkable even at this early age. She impressed the judges at her Oldenburg foal inspection in Germany so much that they declared her the winner of one of the largest inspections that they had ever had where there were 100 foals. Carole then imported her last year from Germany, and right away her talent and outstanding type caught the attention of top hunter trainers.

Carole sent the mare to Steve Sanville of Trilogy Farm in Arlington, Washington, who has done an excellent job of introducing the mare to the hunter circuit. He competed Sterntaler in the baby green division, and the judges just loved the pair. They won 5 very large classes and were named Champion of the division.

Congratulations to Carole, Steve, and Sterntaler! We look forward to seeing more from this great mare in the future!

Hilltop Farm trainer Michael Bragdell and Royal Prince (Rohdiamant – Prince Thatch xx - Wenzel) rode their first Fourth Level test last weekend at Buck's County.  It was the first time at this level for both, and they won with a score of 69.070%.  Judge Pamela Wooding commented “Elegant, athletic horse with clearly developed self-carriage”. This also earned them the Fourth Level Championship at the show. 

Royal Prince is an approved 1999 Hanoverian Stallion who is also approved by the Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society - GOV.  He was the Reserve Champion of both his 30 and 70 day Stallion Tests in Germany and twice represented the U.S. at the FEI World Championships for Young Horses.  His next competition will be on June 21-22 and we encourage you to come and see this special stallion in person in Bel Air, Maryland. 

 To learn more about Royal Prince and the other stallions available through Hilltop Farm please visit www.hilltopfarminc.com or call 410-658-9898. 

Bred by Ann Kitchel of Huntington Farm in Vermont, and presented by Clemens von Merveldt, the young Stedinger x Donnerschwee stallion was licensed at the Oldenburg Under Saddle Licensing in Vechta, Germany.

Ann is very happy and proud of this stallion who she is still thinking of a name for. We look forward to more from him in the future!

In late March Sandomere and his rider, Merrie Velden, did exceptionally well at the Festival of the Horse in Burbank, California winning the 5 year old warm-up with an 8.16, and were second in the Qualifier with an 8.36. They also won the Training Level Test 4 class with a 74%!!

The following week they did even better by winning three First Level tests with scores of 70.0%, 71.143%, & 70.857%  at the Golden State Dressage Festival which lead to Sandomere being the Open First Level Champion! He also won the 5 year old warm-up class, and again qualified for the Western Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials which will determine who will be selected to be sent to the FEI World Breeding Championships to represent the United States.

Sandomere (Sandro Hit x Romina (Ramiro's Match)) was bred in Germany by Marion Menck, and is owned by Holly Reimers of Orland, California. Holly is very excited about the prospect of Sandomere going to Germany where he and Merrie will train with Michael Klimke, and hopefully then compete in the World Breeding Championships to be held in Verden, Germany.

Sandomere is currently ranked second on the 2008 National Young Horse List for 5 Year Old Dressage Horses with a score of 8.3. He is also qualified for the Markel/USEF Young Horse National Championships which will be held in the fall of 2008 in Kentucky.  Holly would be very happy to accept sponsorship help for their journey to Germany should they go. Please stay tuned to this website for news on the results at Flintridge at the end of May. We wish them the best!!

Competing in the FEI Young Horse Test of Choice, both Safire (Sandro Hit x Ginger Ale (Donnerhall) and Steinway (Sandro Hit x Rosalea (Rubinstein I) received very good scores which qualified them to go to the East Coast Young Horse Championships to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina at the end of May.

Safire (pictured above) is a 5 year old mare bred by Bernd Huslage in Germany and imported in utero by Angela Barilar of High Point Hanoverians. She was then purchased as a filly by Nancy Holowesko of Crosiadore Farm in Trappe, Maryland. She is out of the mare, Ginger Ale, who is now owned by Rebecca Cohen of Sunnybrook Farm in Virginia. With the score of 7.54 Safire earned in the 5 year old test, she is now ranked 13th in the United States. She is currently for sale as well.

Steinway (pictured below) is a 4 year old gelding bred by Nancy out of one of her first mares, Rosalea (Rubinstein I x Argentina (Argentinus)). He did exceptionally well earning a score of 8.2 in the qualifier and then a 7.5 in the finals which places him 6th in the USEF National rankings for 4 year old dressage horses. Amazingly, this was his very first show!

We look forward to more from both of these wonderful horses!

Ann Feller & Sankt Hülfer

 

Marc Feller, His Trainer and Family

 

 

Evi Strasser

 

 

Jaye Cherry and Dinah Babcock

 

 

Patrick Burssens

 

 

Dr. Uwe Schultenbaumer and Harry Boldt

France, Canada, and the US were amongst the international buyers of some of the best horses and ponies offered from the Oldenburg Verband at the 68th Spring Elite Auction. Click on the following links for the list of prices for the Riding Horses and German Riding Ponies.

The top selling horse was #46, Sankt Hülfer, by the Reserve World Champion, Sir Donnerhall. After a French bidding duel the knockdown price was 300,000 Euro (~$475,000) as the breathtaking stallion found his new home in Paris with Marc Feller, his wife, and 10 year old daughter, Anne. This was not the first time Marc Feller has bought the top priced horse at a Vechta Auction. At the 2006 Fall Elite Auction he purchased Royal Deniro who sold for 320,000 Euro. Sankt Hülfer was bred by Maren Kools of Diepholz, Germany, and will be placed in training with Marina van den Berghe.

Click Here for the Video of #46 Sankt Hülfer - First the bidding, then after Uwe asks Marc and Marina if they are nervous (with a big smile of course!), he drops the hammer on the table and they celebrate. Marc's 10 year old daughter Anne says hello to their new horse, and then chief auction rider, Heiko Klausing, takes Sankt Hülfer on a victory lap to a standing ovation!

Another great client of the Oldenburg auctions from France, Xavier Marie, was very successful with the bidding for the top licensed and approved jumper stallion of the auction, #10, Lord Mecklenburg. The stallion showed incredible scope and technique justifying easily the title he earned in 2006 of "Best Jumper Stallion of the Year" at his licensing in Redefin.

Selling to Evi Strasser of Canada was the licensed stallion, #17 Fin de Siecle, by the record breaking World Champion, Florencio. This young stallion with three elastic and strongly cadenced gaits will certainly be sought after in North America for breeding, and we all look forward to what he will do in sport. Evi also was very happy about her purchase of the Weser-Ems licensed and approved stallion, Charlott's Boy who was a fantastic mover and will certainly do well on the Canadian Dressage Circuit.

Click Here for the Video of #17 Fin de Siecle - Evi Strasser bids for the Florencio stallion and is very happy to win the bid!

Olympic and World Cup dressage rider, Patrick Burssens of the Internationa Dressage Academy of Wellington, Florida was on hand, and did very well in bidding for clients and his daughter Monica. For a client from Venezuela he purchased the exquisite stallion, #7 Royal Dario Fo, who had incredible gaits and caught everyone's eye. Also heading to Venezuela will be the striking black stallion, #79, Dunant. For Monica and his student, Sharon who had fun attending the auction for the first time, the State Premium mare, #18 Wunderwelt, and the super gelding with a fantastic walk, #39 Capristi, will be heading to Wellington very soon.

Another long time friend of the auction, Jaye Cherry, from California did great when she successfully bid for Marta Kaufmann on the wonderful Weser-Ems mare, #42 Roy's Pippilotta. Jaye will certainly have fun training this mare to follow in the FEI footsteps of Marta's Weser-Ems stallion, Chardonnay.

Click Here for the Video of #7 Royal Dario Fo & #42 Roy's Pippilotta - First Patrick Burssens shows nerves of steel as Uwe taunts the opposition to bid further, and then he is clearly very happy to have won the bid for his client in Venezuela. Following that Jaye Cherry gets help from Johannes Westendarp in the bidding, and Johannes' son, Mathis, was at the other end dropping the hammer with Uwe. Mathis then said "Herzlichen Gluckwunsch" (Congratulations)!

Congratulating her was S Level Dressage Judge, Dinah Babcock, of Austin, Texas. Dinah was accompanied by her long time friends, Denise and Brett, both dressage riders who were first time visitors of the auction, and by Grand Prix rider Sabine Schut. Sabine who with the help of Dinah and Johannes Westendarp vied gallantly for the big moving, elastic gelding #74 Divan Japonais, but it unfortunately was not meant to be this time. A couple from the Nordrhein Westfalen region of Germany won the bid.

Also attending the auction were two legends in the world of top international dressage. Dr. Uwe Schultenbaumer who has trained Olympic gold medalists such as Gigolo and many, many other top Grand Prix horses seemed to really enjoy himself. He purchased #22 Laurenti, and this gelding will surely rise to the top on the international scene under his guidance. Greeting him and also having a good time was German Dressage Master, Olympic gold medalist, World Championship gold medalist, and the former National German Team Coach, Harry Boldt.

Seeing these two legends along with the up and comings of the sport all in the same hall, having fun and admiring the young talent being offered in this Elite Auction was very special.

Click Here for the Video of #22 Laurenti - First this shows the incredible talent of the horse at the Monday Soloist performance, and then the sly bidding of Dr. Schultenbaumer who never looked at Uwe. Herr Schaefer was on hand to shake his hand, however, as the two looked very happy that Dr. Schultenbaumer won the bid. We look forward to seeing this horse in a few years on the international circuits.

There were a lot of Americans and Canadians present, and we were very happy to see horses headed to the US even with the current situation with the dollar. We can only hope that this will change for the better very soon so that we can see even more familiar faces at the next Summer Auction to be held on June 7th!