First ‘Stallion Sport Test’ a Success By Dr. Ludwig Christmann
Farm in Maryland and Pollyrich Farm in California from October 31 until November 5, 2017. Tey were organized by North American Stallion Sport Test LLC, an organization established by the American Hanoverian Society and the Ger- man Oldenburger Verband. Te test, however, was open to sport horse stallions of all breeds, as many studbooks in North America recognize the need to have a stallion performance test in the U.S. Te event took almost a year to organize and was sup-
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ported by the German Equestrian Federation with lots of know-how. Judges Gerd Sickinger and Dieter Stut, as well as discipline-specific experts Jürgen Koschel, an internationally renowned dressage trainer, and Sebastian Rohde, an experi- enced jumping rider and trainer, came from Germany to both events. Test riders were Jessica Wisdom of Richfield, Wash- ington for dressage and Marion Ostmeyer of Calgary, Alberta for show jumping.
Hilltop Farm Te test at Hilltop Farm saw dressage stallions only, with three out of five participating stallions passing with the required score of 7.5. Te undisputed high-scoring stallion was the big and powerful five-year-old KWPN stallion Harvest (by the Hanoverian stallion Connaisseur and out of a mare by Ulft), who was ridden by his owner Alice Tarjan of New Jersey. He had three outstanding gaits and a super attitude, and he was rewarded with the overall high score of 8.61. Tis made him the high-scoring dressage stallion of both east and west coast tests. “He has a very high potential as a dressage horse,” said judge Dieter Stut. Jürgen Koschel even remarked he was “a world class horse.” Alice Tarjan says her main goal is to develop Harvest as a
dressage horse and to continue competing him. “I like the test- ing format as I can accompany the test as a rider. I would never have given Harvest to a 70-day-test,” she says. Te other stallions who passed the test were the Old-
enburg stallion Boreas FRF by Bordeaux/De Niro and the Hanoverian Debonair MF by Dr. Wendell/Rotspon. Boreas FRF was bred in Germany by Heinrich Gerriets of Wilhelm-
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he first three-day stallion sport tests in North Amer- ica, after the model introduced to Germany in 2016, took place last fall at east and west venues: Hilltop
shaven, is from the Hanoverian dam line of Nachnahme and is owned by Five Rings Farm, in Wellington, Florida. His highlights in the test were a good canter and a super walk. His overall final score was 7.92. Debonair MF
was bred and is owned by Mary- anna Haymon of North Carolina. He is the full brother of Danae MF, Grand Champion at Dres- sage at Devon 2017. “He has lots of ex- pression and three good gaits. We see good potential for him as a dressage horse and he is on a good way with his training,” stated judge Gerd Sickinger. His final score was 7.89. Maryanna Haymon also liked the testing format. “It gives
KWPN stallion Harvest by the Hanoverian stallion Connaisseur and out of a mare by Ulft, owned by Alice Tarjan, was the highest scoring dressage stallion at the 2017 tests.
the horses more opportunity with their own rider—compared to a stationary test. Te transparency is very good. Te scoring made sense with the explanations given,” she remarks. Debonair will be further trained as a dressage horse. “Te
aim is that he follows the footsteps of his sire Dr. Wendell as a Grand Prix horse. Michael Bragdell will take him to Florida in the winter and Hilltop will stand him as a stallion,” she con- tinues. On the second day, approximately one hundred spectators
came for the test and a lecture about the training of the young dressage horse by Jürgen Koschel and Sebastian Rohde. Te feedback to the testing format was positive, says Natalie DiB- erardinis, director and head organizer of the test at Hilltop. “It is a good format for participants and spectators. Te transpar- ency is very important. Tis is the reason why the young horse classes, where the judges’ decisions get explained, have become so popular.”
Allie Conrad
American Hanoverian Society
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