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“Awesome Oldenburg Meeting” Te Oldenburg Horse


Compiled by Chris Hutchings E


very year, the German Oldenburger Verband welcomes numerous international guests to the Oldenburg Meetings held in June and


December. In these four-day courses, guests receive comprehensive support from the Oldenburg team and gain a lot of interesting insights about the Oldenburg breed and extensive information about breeding horses. In the following section one visitor describes his


experiences and impressions after joining the 2018 Summer Meeting.


One Attendee’s Experiences


“To sum up our trip— awesome,” writes the 29-year- old dressage rider Ben Franklin from Great Britain after attend- ing the Oldenburg Summer Meeting in June last year in Vechta, Germany. “Wow! What can I say… Having signed up for the Oldenburg Meeting having no prior knowledge of what the course involved, I can now report that the whole experience has been utterly fabulous!” Te British dressage rider is located in Buckinghamshire with his partner Rob Waine and trains with Olympic rider Carl Hester. “Four packed fun-filled days ensued and the group of people we met were incredibly warm and welcoming. It was so nice to spend time with other like-minded equestrians who were as passionate about the equine world as I am,” Ben continues. “As well as improving my knowledge of breeding, I felt the course would be valuable to give me a good grounding as to what I am aiming towards when looking at and assessing young horses for both myself and clients whilst complementing the training and knowledge I currently possess from my day-to-day job as a dressage rider and trainer. It certainly provided all of that and a good deal more!”


Day One, Wednesday


“Te first day was jam-packed. Quick to breakfast, meet the other course members and a brief introduction at the Oldenburger Pferdezuchtverband followed! We then visited the famous Schockemöhle stud and saw stallions like Vitalis, Sandro Hit and the world famous Totilas— just awesome! During the evening, we had dinner together along with a presentation of famous Oldenburg horses courtesy of Tomas Rhinow. What a fab first day!”


Day Two,Thursday


“After some well-earned rest, we had breakfast and headed to the mare performance test in Dorsten. Te quality of the mares was impressive and the knowledge we gained during the morning of talks and discussions whilst watching was invaluable. A brief lunch together and then it was


Oldenburg friends: Ben Franklin and his partner Rob Waine run a dressage stable in Great Britain.


straight into the foal show. Seeing the foals presented was a personal highlight of the


trip for me! To top the day off we attended the training stables of Beatrice Buchwald and saw her train one of her up and coming stallions. We were also very fortunate to see the stallion Bonds, who was just divine in the flesh! After a tour around the yard, an extensive question and answer session and much admiration for the quality of the horses including broodmares and young stock, we made the drive back to our hotel for dinner.”


Day Three, Friday


“It was the third day of the Summer Meeting and already my mind was buzzing with information! We drove to different stud farms to check out how they ran their breeding operation and saw some lovely young stock and quality broodmares. After a very warm welcome, plenty of breeding related talk and some food and drink, we then


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Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society


Courtesy Ben Franklin


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