Embryo transfer now makes it easier to breed more off-
spring from a very good mare, even while in training and in performance. In Holstein this technique is not very popular, but in Belgium Joris de Brabander is known for his success with embryo transfer. Mylord Carthago (by Carthago) is an example of successful embryo transfer and is a stallion also approved by the Holsteiner Verband. His mother Fragance de Chalus (by Jalisco B), owned by Joris de Brabander, has produced approximately 40 offspring.
DRESSAGE GOLD It is certainly not the case that Holsteiner horses only suc- ceed in jumping, as they are known for their powerful hindquarters. Te breed received much recognition in 1976 when the individual gold medal of the dressage Olympic Games in Montreal was won by Christine Stückelberger and Granat (by Consul). Granat is out of stamm 6582, bred by Ernst Otto Lill. From this stamm also came Calypso I and II (by Cor de la Bryere), bred by Ernst Otto Lill. Calypso I sired Chacomo, team gold medal dressage winner for the 2000 Olympic Games with Alexandra Simons de Ridder on board (bred by Meike Voss). Calypso II is sire of the famous stallion Contender, bred by Niko Detlef. Cesano I (by Caretino) comes from the same stamm (890)
as Casall Ask, an approved Holsteiner stallion who com- peted at Prix St. Georges in Japan with Kumiko Sakamoto. Cesano I’s mother Taura (by Lord) is a half-sister to the dam of Casall Ask (by Lavall I). Cesano I as well as Casall Ask’s mother were bred by Elfriede Bornholdt. Ekwador (by Heraldik xx) is registered in Poland but bred
by Georg Clausen from Rabenkirchen. Ekwador and his rider Marc Peter Spahn from Belgium were teamed up about six months ago. Previously Ekwador participated at the 2012 Olympic Games in London with Katarzyna Milczarek. Te U.S. based studbook AHHA (American Holsteiner
Horse Association) will be proudly represented by Cinco de Mayo (by Coriander out of Ipsa by Alcatraz, Stamm 474A) ridden by Christian Brühe. Tis horse was bred by Karen Reid from Fox Fire Farm in Washington. (Read his story in Warmbloods Today, Jan/Feb 2014, “U.S. Breds Make their Mark.”) It is quite unique that a horse born in the U.S. has been sold to Europe. Te pair has already qualified for the WEG representing Palestine. “At the moment Cinco de Mayo is doing very well; we are preparing ourselves for WEG,” Christian says. “Te following shows we are going to attend are in Wiesbaden, Caen, Deauville and then the WEG in Caen.”
EVENTING: THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF 'BLOOD' Te market for eventing horses bred with some Warmblood blood is growing. Inken Gräfin Platen has the passion for eventing and is breeding Holsteiner horses for the sport. Her parents had bred her the top mare Brilliante (by Ri- cardo), who Inken trained herself and together they per-
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formed at the CCI *** level. In 1998, she became German champion of the senior riders at the CCI*** in Luhmühlen with the mare. “For the current tasks, you need to have an all-round
horse with good movement, a good jump and the horse must be brave enough to clear a difficult cross country,” Inken says. “Te mare needs to be from exceptional qual- ity if you want to use a Toroughbred who might not have such good basic gaits. Te dressage tests in higher level eventing are becoming more difficult too. We see more and more horses who are bred like a ‘normal jumping horse’ like CP Qualified. Te market of the top riders still want 70% blood in their horses because today the opinion is that ‘nor- mal’ Warmbloods don’t have the strength to sustain a good performance for a very long time. It is quite possible that Warmbloods with less Toroughbred will be able to per- form in higher CCI classes, but it is important to observe what riders want and what kind of horses are performing at the highest level.” Since the development of the Holsteiner from a work-
ing farm horse into a sport horse almost sixty years ago, a lot of Toroughbred stallions have been used. Ekwador is sired by Heraldik xx (by Caramel xx). Among the horses listed on the following pages are six with a Toroughbred in their motherline. Four horses have Sable Skinflint xx in the motherline: Chiara 222, Cristallo A LM, Catwalk IV and PSG Future. Sable Skinflint xx (by Artic Star xx) did not build up his own stallion line like Ladykiller xx (by Sailing Light xx) or Cottage Son xx (by Young Lover xx) but his blood is very valuable in the motherline. In the motherline from Casall Ask we find Korenbleem xx (by Palestine xx). Clearly it is very important for the modern jumping horse to have a significant amount of Toroughbred blood.
CUMANO It is worth a special mention of the Holsteiner stallion Cu- mano (by Cassini I), who eight years ago won the individual jumping at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen with rider Jos Lansink. Cumano was bred by Willi Lührs from Neumünster, Stamm 318D1. Tis stallion is a perfect example of the Holsteiner slogan
(in German): ‘Charakter, Charisma, Klasse’. Together, he and Jos have won some of the biggest shows in the world. “Cumano is an unbelievable fighter and he never disap-
pointed me,” remarks Jos. “He had a lot of talent for jumping for the biggest shows of the world.” He ended his competitive career at Aachen in 2011 and is now enjoying a relaxing re- tirement at Jos Lansink’s farm.
WEG CANDIDATES As of April, eight Holsteiner horses appear to have a good chance to qualify for this year’s World Equestrian Games. Tree were born in 2003, and in that year there were 3,835 foals registered with the Holsteiner Verband.
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