Hollywood’s demeanor, rideability, and dressage suc-
cess should be no surprise, based on his breeding. His sire, Hohenstein (Caprimond/Matador; 1991-2013), was a very handsome black Trakehner stallion so highly prized for breeding that he also was approved for Hanoverian breeding
in the First Level class to break the 70-percent barrier from both judges, earning the championship title with score of 72.097%. “Te stadium was a little intimidating, and when I hand walked him in there on the day we arrived, he was ter- rified,” says Marline. “But he really settled down and listened to me and didn’t spook at anything that day. He gave me an awesome ride.” Marline has benefited from excellent advice and training
from her coach, Anneliese Vogt-Harber, who has been instru- mental in helping to train both Hollywood and Marline. Good, consistent dressage training plus a well-bred and talented Ha- noverian horse have produced the desired results for Marline. Next year Marline’s goal is to take Hollywood to Kentucky once again, this time to compete in the USDF Dressage Finals. Mar- line and her stunning bay Hanoverian gelding certainly seem to have found the recipe for future dressage success. v
Marline and Hollywood competing under the lights in Ken- tucky at the Region 2 Regional Championships in Kentucky winning the championship at First Level.
as well as for many other sport horse breed organizations. Hohenstein competed in dressage up to the FEI levels. His most famous offspring include the late Hanoverian stallion licensing champion His Highness (the dam sire of Mickayla Frederick’s future Hanoverian; see related article), and the Grand Prix dressage stallion Munchhausen. Hohenstein had an extraordinarily high stallion performance test score for dressage of 148.29 points. He also had the reputation for passing on good temperaments to his offspring. Hollywood’s dam, SPS Fatima, also possessed excellent
conformation and athletic ability. She achieved the Ger- man Hanoverian breeding designation “Staatspramie Stute” or “SPS,” which indicates that her breeding characteristics were judged to be of the top rank in Germany. Like Hol- lywood’s Trakehner sire, his dam, SPS Fatima, also passed along to Hollywood the refining genetic influences from her full-Toroughbred sire, Frescobaldi, as well as from her Trakehner-influenced dam. It is no surprise that the slender Marline and the elegant Hollywood make such a beautiful dressage pair. In the two years that Marline has owned Hollywood,
she has ridden him, on average, four to five times per week. Teir consistent work has paid off. In 2014, Marline with Hollywood was the Champion Young Rider at First and Second Level dressage, not only for AHS, but also for USDF Region 2. After they traveled from Atlanta to the Kentucky Horse Park for the first time, to compete at the regional championships, Marline wasn’t quite sure what to expect. But they rose to the occasion with an impressive test, and became the only one of the 34 horse/rider combinations
62 March/April 2015 SPECIAL HANOVERIAN SECTION
Raegan Rast and Duc du Vent's Hunter Success Is Paid Forward
T
he 2014 American Hanoverian Society Reserve Champion for Large Hunters is Raegan Rast with her gorgeous chestnut Hanoverian gelding Duc du
Vent (“Duke”), also known in the hunter show world as “Cen- tral Park.” Raegan was only twelve years old when her parents bought Duke and he came to live with the Rasts in Stilwell, Kansas. Raegan knew she wanted Duke after just one test ride. And, although Duke was six at that time, he had been started under saddle later than most horses and had only a year and a half of training when the strapping 16.2 hand horse was taken on by petite, twelve-year-old Raegan. In spite of a late start and minimal training—and due in large part to Duke’s good breed- ing—success was practically foreordained.
Reagan and “Duke” competing at WEF in Wellington in 2013.
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