A younger sire, Lissabon (Lordanos x Sion), is an Oldenburg of jumping lines, predominantly Holsteiner. Dr. Christmann describes his 2005 Hanoverian son Lissaro (Lissabon x Matcho): “He was the first horse in Germany that became a Bundeschampion three times in a row, as a riding horse as a three-year-old, as a four- year-old, and in 2010 he was champion as a five-year-old dressage horse. He was also vice champion at the World Championship for Young Dressage Horses in Verden.” Besides using Holsteiners, Dr. Christ-
mann explains the value of keeping the Hanoverian foundation. “We should not forget our strengths. We should always go back to the classical lines,” he says. He cites the G line with Grande and Gotthard. Also, in the A line, Argentinus (Argentan x Duden II) is another all-around sire. Some versatile stallions are known
as “all-around” sires, such as Werther (Wendekreis x Marcio xx) and Pik Bube I and II (Pik König x Frustra II), all three producing both dressage and jumping horses for Hannover. The Holsteiner Contendro (Contender x Reichsgraf) can also boast offspring in multiple disciplines. The Dutch stallions of Iron Spring Farm, Consul (Nimmerdor Pref x Purioso Keur) and Rampal Crown (Ramiro x Natron), both competed in dressage and have progeny in dressage, jumping and eventing. Roemer (Pilatus x Cyrano), another Iron Spring Farm sire, was a rare competitor, showing at the Grand Prix levels in jumping and dressage. Their stallion Contango Preferent (Contender x Kronprinz) has produced many international Grand Prix horses in both jumping and dressage. Contango also is one of the rare horses that won both the jumping and the dressage portions of his stallion testing in Germany. From Wynjewoude in the Netherlands, famed breeder
Thee Schaap says, “If you have a good jumping horse that uses its body, you can ride dressage.” He names the jumper sire Corland (Cor de la Bryere x Landgraf I) as siring horses that are easy to ride. “You can jump a Corland, and also ride dressage. They are clever and have good minds,” he adds. Sweden also has stallions that cross over, excelling in both jumping and dressage. Feliciano (Irco Marco x Utrillo) and Cortez (Cor de la Bryere x Ronald) were two named by Lasse Berglund who judges free jumping with the Swedish Warmblood Association. “A good horse can do both things,” he says. He also mentions a younger sire, Quite Easy (Quidam de Revel x Landgraf I), who is jumper-bred and sires horses in both disciplines.
To Blend or Not to Blend Dr. Axel Brockmann, Landstallmeister (State Stud Director) at Celle, says, “When you look at the French or the Holstein horses, they say jumping is jumping, and dressage is
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above left: Florencio (Florestan I x Weltmeyer), winning the Six-Year-Old final at the World Championship for Young Dressage Horses, Verden, Germany, 2005, with Hans Peter Minderhoud. above right: Contango (Contender x Kronprinz) stood at Iron Spring Farm and sired numerous int’l dressage and jumping horses, including Steffen Peters’ Ravel. left: Clapton JP (UB 40 x Ramiro) at the 2012 USEF National Dressage Championships, 5-year-old ridden by Holger Bechtloff.
dressage. If you want to be successful [for jumping], you can’t cross pure dressage lines with jumping lines. On the other hand, for dressage horses it can be useful to have some jumping lines.” He explains how a breeder’s sales goals influence
sire choices. Talking about local breeders in Germany, he says, “If you have people that come and that try the horses, you may say, ‘I don’t want to make millions—I just want my horse business to be balanced.’ Then you should use a stallion that is good for both sports, plus with temperament, character and rideability. Then you will always find someone who will buy this horse.” He named Grand Cru (Grand Garcon x Absatz) and Fabriano (Wendulan x Azur) as sires that can cross over, or “horses that pass on a little of both.” About blending Holsteiners with Hanoverians, Dr.
Christmann views the jumpers’ value in a dressage breeding program. “When you compare the two breeds, the strengths of the Hanoverian have also been an active hind leg and a strong back. But sometimes we are a little bit flat in the front end. On the other hand, the Holsteiner is bred for higher movement, but the hind leg of the Holsteiner is weaker and sometimes the back is not as strong,” he explains. “It’s now a good task to blend the two strengths of these two breeds together to keep the active hind leg of the Hanoverian and to add a bit of freedom in the shoulder that you can get from the Holsteiner.” An example he cites is the 2008 stallion Conen (Chequille Z x Landclassic). “Chequille was bred as a jumping horse. The mother side goes back to the Landgraf line, and then Absatz. He has the natural rhythm, elasticity and also freedom in the shoulder—the hind leg is pretty good.”
Terri Miller
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