Dreamcatcher was reserve champion of the Hanoverian pony stallion licensing in 2003. Later, he was imported to the U.S. as a pony hunter, and gelded.
to the rules in American hunter sports that don’t allow juniors to show stallions,” Sabine explains. Branduardi M was an especially tough loss for German pony breeding—this
Weser-Ems licensing champion in 1998 later became Reserve-Bundeschampion and performance test champion, showed internationally as an FEI-dressage pony, then was sold to the U.S. and gelded. He sired many fine ponies, among them Hilkens Black Delight, Hilkens Shakyrah, and Bundeschampion mare Lady Astor. Sabine went on to describe the incredible versatility of the German Riding
Ponies, which excel in all disciplines in Germany. “In Germany, they show in jumping classes up to 4.5 feet, some show in Grand Prix classes against Warmbloods, plus they do driving, western style classes, endurance riding, etc. They show under kids and adults, against ponies and big horses. Hilkens Denali (a licensed GRP stallion sired by Dreamcatcher) in New Zealand was recently selected to represent the New Zealand team at a highly ranked international dressage series, in ‘advanced’ class, just under Grand Prix. He was the only one not being ridden in a double bridle, because his owner/rider says it’s simply not necessary for him.”
Marketing Challenges A familiar face to some American breeders, Otto Schalter, stud book director of
the Rheinland Pfalz-Saar International and its parent organization in Germany, the Pferdezuchtverband Rheinland Pfalz-Saar (PRPS), recalls the beginning of the Pony Forum sales vividly. “This was a new idea,” Otto explains, “marketing the top trained show ponies in
Germany, as well as the youngsters, at auction and open sales around Germany.” He recalls that at the first meeting of the Pony Forum, no one from the
participating registries was jumping out of their seat to host the first auction. “So I said we’ll do it here, at the PRPS headquarters—Pferdezentrum in Standenbuhl, without asking anybody else in the organization,” Otto laughs. “We had the event and it was amazing. Now it’s growing every year. In 2012 we had top, winning dressage and jumper ponies from around Germany at the Pony Forum sale in Standenbuhl. There’s no better way to see, try and shop for a large selection of top-class ponies under one roof.” One of the main differences between U.S. and German marketing of sport horses and ponies are the gala events and auctions surrounding the stallion licensings. While each of the pony-breeding regions holds their own stallion approvals, there is also a licensing and auction held in Neumünster, in the north of Germany, which is open to ponies from every region in Germany—including separate divisions for the riding ponies, the powerful Haflingers and Fjords, the purebred Welsh A’s, B’s and Cobs, as well as the Shetlands and Mini stallions. There’s something surreal about traveling from one of the ‘big-guy’
Hilkens Denali was sold to New Zealand and is shown by owner Amy de Langen in level 5 dressage, and enjoyed by Amy’s 9 y.o. daughter Caitlin too!
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Warmblood stallion licensings in Munich or Den Bosch and arriving to the Holstenhallen in Neumünster for the ponies. The same flowers and banners grace the arena; the same tack vendors set up behind the stadium seating; the same (at least they look the same!) panel of German judges stand seriously in
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