American Hanoverian Society
General Breeding Policy
THE AMERICAN HANOVERIAN SOCIETY, INC. IS COMMITTEDTOADOPTING AND ADHERINGTOTHE HIGHLY SELECTIVE BREEDING STANDARDS AS PRACTICED SINCE 1735 IN THE HANNOVER BREEDING AREA OF GERMANY. THE SOCIETY DESIRES TO ENCOURAGE THOSE STANDARDS, ANDTO DEVELOP A HORSE ONTHE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT HAVINGTHE SAME OR BETTER CHARACTERISTICS.
BREEDING AIM In 1888 the Hanoverian studbook was founded in Germany and
in the same year a breeding aim was published. It asked for “a noble half-bred horse that was suitable for the army but also for being used in agriculture.” Tese two poles—the army and agriculture— dominated the use of the horse until the end of World War II. Te riding aspect, however, was always important. Te Hanoverian has never been a farm horse only. In 1928 a performance testing station was founded at Westercelle where all stallions of the State Stud were tested both under saddle and in harness. When in the early 20th century the first horse shows were started in Germany with the disciplines dressage, show jumping and eventing, the Hanoverian was a very popular and successful sport horse. One example is Draufgänger by Aldech, who won the Gold medal in dressage at the Olympics in Amsterdam 1928. Between 1928 and 1940 the German team won the Nations’ Cup in show jumping 25 times. Forty-one Hanoverian show-jumpers contributed to these successes. Te picture shows the Hanoverian mare Erle who in 1949 won the Grand Prix at Aachen with Emil Hafemeister. After World War II it was clear that the future of the
Hanoverian was as a pure sport horse. Because the selection for riding horse qualities had already been made for many decades, it very quickly became the dominating sport horse breed in Germany and influenced other breeding areas as well. Te
breeding aim was a versatile sport horse suitable for all aspects of riding, with a good temperament and character. In the 1990s sport horse breeding became more specialized with some breeds being developed especially for show jumping only. Te breeding management of Hannoveraner Verband reacted and started the Jumper Breeding Program so that now a part of the Hanoverian population is specialized in show jumping. Te breeding aim in 1996 recommends to breed for the three disciplines of dressage, jumping or eventing: Te Hanoverian as a breed is particularly suitable for riding
purposes. We strive to breed horses that due to their character, their rideability, their conformation, their movements, their jumping ability and their soundness are suitable as performance and pleasure horses. On this basis we strive for breeding horses with a main
emphasis on the disciplines of dressage, jumping, or eventing. With the characteristics mentioned in 1) we also strive for
breeding horses which are suitable for driving and hunter classes (hunter classes being added by the AHS). Today this is the official breeding aim for all Hanoverian breeders around the world. v
SPECIAL HANOVERIAN SECTION
Photo: The Hanoverian mare Erle who in 1949 won the Grand Prix at Aachen with Emil Hafemeister. © Hannoveraner Verband Warmbloods Today 83
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132