Future Sporthorses, Suzanne Dutt-Roth and Doug Woywitka of Rideauwood Farm, Shari Glickman of Goodness Ridge Farm, Liz Hall of Silverwood Farm, Phil Henning of Millcreek Stable, Nancy Holowesko of Crosiadore Farm, Marne Martin-Tucker of Aspen Leaf Farm, Jeanne McDonald of Turning Point Farm, Alain Seheut of Olde Country Farm, Summer Stoffel and Barbara Sikkink of Silver Creek Farms, Mo Swanson of Rolling Stone Farm, Jen Vanover of Maplewood Warmbloods and Julianna Whittenburg of Flying Lion Farm to develop their programs. Te OHBS is alive and well in North America due to the quality its breeders continually produce. At the OHBS’s headquarters in Vechta, the auctions are steeped in tradition. Five times a year the excitement grows at the Oldenburg Horse Center in Vechta as high quality youngsters and the elite in Oldenburg breeding are prepared for their big moment. Twice a year, at the beginning of April and the beginning of October, the Oldenburg Elite Auctions take place. Only the most talented Oldenburg horses of the highest quality, all with promising futures, are admitted. Te annual Elite Foal Auction is always scheduled for mid to end of August with brilliant foals and the best pedigrees. Te Elite Auctions are supplemented by two intermediate auctions, Summer Mixed Sales and Winter Mixed Sales, which are held the beginning of June and the beginning of December. Tese auctions offer several first class horses but also sport horses somewhat lower in price. Along with the riding horses, there are also foals, broodmares and highly promising young stallions, depending on the time of year. Under the direction of our popular auctioneer Uwe Heckmann, a walking encyclopaedia
on Oldenburg breeding and horseman par excellence, the horses for each auction are meticulously selected. World champions, international stars and some of the best breeding stock in the world have all funnelled through the Vechta auction hall on their paths to greatness. Past international stars to be discovered at Vechta include Olympic dressage stallion Quando-Quando, World Cup winner Sandro Boy, Bundeschampion Fürstenball, Grand Prix jumper Eurocommerce California and Grand Prix dressage horse Renaissance Tyme.
Celebration of Success In addition to foal and mare ribbons and plaques, the OHBS
offers comprehensive award programs for registered German Oldenburg horses through the USEF All-Breeds Program. Te program, which is funded by the OHBS’s annual volunteer-run Stallion Service Auction, celebrates successful German Oldenburg dressage, hunter, jumper and event horses. In 2013, the OHBS will also introduce support for the Sallie
B. Wheeler National Hunter Breeding Shows and Championships and the Young Horse Show Series and Championships. Te OHBS also loves promoting German Oldenburg horses, riders and breeders within North America and encourages breeders and riders to submit their results for the organization’s website, Facebook page and magazine. Since its creation, the German Oldenburg Verband has
evolved with its breeders to become a leading sport horse registry. Passionate about quality, determined to remain independent and always embracing progress, the German Oldenburg continues to advance into the twenty-first century. v
Te Weser-Ems Pony Big Talent in a Small Package
T
he Weser-Ems Pony Breeders Society is a sister organization of the Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society. In North America, the society follows the same strict
standards established by the Pferdestammbuch Weser-Ems in Germany for licensing and approval of breeding Reitpony stallions and mares, along with the inspection and registration of foals. Te united goal of the North American society and German Verband is to breed top quality sport ponies and small horses for junior riders and smaller adults. Te Pferdestammbuch Weser-Ems was founded in Germany in 1949 and has steadily evolved with a parallel system of inspection, registration and licensing. With strong bloodline roots in proven sport lines, the Weser-Ems ponies and small horses have evolved into competitive, modern athletes. In North America, the number of
Weser-Ems breeders is progressively increasing and many farms already have
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top breeding programs in place. As talent-packed tiny packages, the Weser-Ems ponies and small horses are winning in dressage, hunters and on the line. In 2012, the North American bred Weser-Ems Pony Bulgari
Weser-Ems stallion Bulgari Boy at the 2012 North American 30-Day Pony Test.
Boy by Bodyguard out of Navina by FS Champion de Luxe/ Notre Beau, bred by Highlife Farm and owned by Xanadu Dressage, completed his 30-Day Test at Silver Creek with solid scores. He joins his half brother Burberry by Bodyguard out of Conda by Chamberlain/ Constantin, bred by Highlife Farm and owned by Whispered Wish Weser- Ems, who made history in 2009 by completing his 30-Day Test with still the highest score recorded to date to become the first U.S.-bred Weser-Ems stallion to be licensed for breeding. Teir sire Bodyguard stands at Dreamscape Farm in British Columbia and has had an important impact upon the breed, especially considering the
Angela Pritchard
Oldenburg Horse Breeder’s Society
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