Paul’s Hanoverian Gelding, Deister! The European Show Jumping Championships celebrated its 50th anniversary at Mannheim, Germany in 2007. For the first 18 years after the inaugural event was staged in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In 1957, horses and riders competed on an individual basis, and it was only in 1975 that a team competition was introduced. […]

Dr. Christmann Explains It All! Excerpts of presentation of “Hanoverian Horse Stallion Lines,” by Dr. Ludwig Christmann, Director of International Breeding & Relations for the German Hanoverian Verband, was presented at Beaulieu College, South Africa in April 2014. It provides an excellent overview of the various stallion lines and representatives of these lines in the […]

Gratia…..Dam of Pilot! Gratia was a chestnut Hanoverian mare born in 1970. A daughter of the great Graphit and out of a Keith-Firnis mare, she was a substantial mare with excellent jumping ability. She was bred as three year old to Pilatus, a son of Perseus out of the Hanoverian mare, Duela (Duellant – Folgsam). […]

Only 36 years ago in 1978! The American Hanoverian Society (AHS) was incorporated in 1978 to establish, maintain and operate a non-profit association of breeders, owners and friends for the promotion and preservation of the Hanoverian horse on the North American continent. AHS maintains a public registry of Hanoverian horses, brands approved stallions, mares & […]

Which Famous Hanoverian Stallion is a Foundation Sire of the Belgian Warmblood Breed?  Lugano Van La Roche…. Born in 1963 on the farm of E. Börger, Lugano van la Roche became a pillar of the Belgian Warmblood breed, bringing his rich legacy of Hanover to Belgium. His sire, Lugano I was by one of the […]

Which Famous Hanoverian Stallion Was Bred by Double Olympic Gold Medalist Heike Kemmer’s Family?  Akzent II…. Akzent II was bred by Joachim Kemmer, the father of Heike Kemmer. The stallion stood at the family’s stud farm, Amselhof, and then was leased to Celle. After leaving Celle, he went to the Oldenburg stallion station of Ludwig […]

Which Breeding Stallion From Holstein That Had A Tremendous Impact On the Hanoverian Breed Died In Germany in January?  Contender…. Haselau, Germany: Contender (Calypso II – Ramiro – Ladykiller xx), one of the most influential sons of Calypso II, has died at the age of 29 in Germany. Born in 1984, this world reknown Holsteiner […]

Which Famous Hanoverian Stallion Could Not Participate in the Stallion Performance Test Finals Due to an Injury, So His Final Result Was Projected Up To 119.20 Points? Warkant! Warkant (World Cup I – Grandel by Grande) was born in 1983 on Helga Axhausen’s farm in Schiffdorf. His movement was exceptional from the start. At four […]

Which Double Olympic Gold Medal Winning Hanoverian Horse Placed 15th At His Stallion Performance Test at Medingen, Has No SPS Mares in His Mare Line & Was First Licensed in Oldenburg? For Pleasure! At the age of 20, For Pleasure’s fans said goodbye to this jumping legend at a moving ceremony held at the 2006 Aachen […]

What German State Stud Was Founded By A Decree From The King of England and Ireland? Landgestüt Celle! King George II, was born in Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, Germany in 1683. He was the only son of the German prince George Louis (King George I of Great Britain from 1714 to 1727) and Sophia Dorothea of […]