During the summer and fall of 2010 the AHS once again conducted a nationwide inspection tour. The Society visited 31 farms and ranches throughout North America, including California (six sites), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana (two), Maryland (two), Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina (two), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas (two), Virginia (two), Washington (two), Wisconsin, and the province of Ontario, Canada (two). This year 205 mares were inspected, of which 186 (91 percent) were accepted: 174 mares were entered into the Main Studbook and 12 into the Studbook. Twenty-one Thoroughbreds were inspected and the AHS was able to accept 12 (57 percent) of them. The AHS also inspected 36 non-Hanoverian warmblood mares in 2010, the majority representatives of German warmblood breeds. Among the breeds accepted were 11 Oldenburgs, four Dutch Warmbloods, two Holsteiners, two Rheinlanders, one Bavarian Warmblood, Belgian Warmblood, Danish Warmblood, Selle Francais, Trakehner, Westfalen and Zweibrücker. A number of these mares ranked among the top-scoring mares of the entire 2010 inspection tour.

The 35 highest scoring mares (7.33 or better) of 2010 comprised 28 Hanoverians, three Thoroughbreds, two Oldenburgs, plus one Danish Warmblood and Holsteiner. Domestic breeders were again to the fore, as 30 (86 percent) were bred on the North American continent. Of the balance, four were imported from Germany and one from Denmark. The highest-scoring mare of 2010 with a final score of 8.16 was the domestically-bred Hanoverian Lucette (Liberty Gold-EM Aluette/Argentan I), owned and bred by Jo Ann Thomas, Ore. Ranked for second with a score of 7.83 and the top scoring non-Hanoverian mare of 2010 was Rimma Paul’s California-foaled Etoile Qui Danse xx (El Famoso xx-Merry Temper xx/Temperence Hill xx).

Mare	Pedigree	Score	Owner	Breeder
EMC Lucette	(Liberty Gold-EM Aluette/Argentan I)	8.16	Jo Ann Thomas	Jo Ann Thomas, Ore.
Etoile Qui Danse xx	(El Famoso xx-Merry Temper xx/ Temperence Hill xx)	7.83	Rimma Paul	Mike Hayes, Calif.
EM La Prairie	(Londonderry-SPS Weltweit Schalom/ Weltmeyer)	7.83	Marion Dresel-O'Connor	Sandra Langenberg-Schmedt, Ger.
Royal Corazon	(Royal Prince-EM Del Amika/Donnerhall)	7.83	Gail Meehan Ransom	Eliza Rutherford, Vt.
EMC Soliloquy MLW	(Stedinger-EM Wintermaske/ Weltbekannt)	7.83	Andrea Hayden	Mary Lou Winn, Fla.
Donna-As	(Don Schufro-Anuscka/Red Fern)	7.66	Sandi Carlone	Carl Grenaae, Den.
Donna Hall MF	(Don Principe-Ultrarubin/Rubinstein I)	7.66	Maryanna Haymon	Maryanna Haymon, N.C.
EMC Fanale	(Wuemmestern-Willow/World Cup I)	7.66	Susan Springsteen	Janine Malone, N.C.
EMC Fonteyn HF	(Fabriano-Prima Dona/Prince Thatch xx)	7.66	Elizabeth Devor	Julie Ballard Haralson, Ga.
Porfin HU	(Pik L-Lorelei/Lordanos)	7.66	Horses Unlimited	Anne Whitten, N.M.
Summer Solstice	(Sunlight xx-SPS Dina/Daidalos)	7.66	K. Courtney & T. Impson	Otto Rudolf Fuchs, Ger.
EMC Bahai	(Baroncelli-SPS Rose/Rotspon)	7.5	River House Hanoverians	Otto Rudolf Fuchs, Ger.
Belle Starr GCF	(Bonheur-EM Whirliegirl/Wonderland)	7.5	Sharon Garner	Sharon Garner, Texas
EMC Dacia MRF	(Diamond Hit-EM Revlon/Rohdiamant)	7.5	Maple Run Farm	Maple Run Farm, Wis.
Ducotte HPF	(Dancier-EM Double Delight/Diamont)	7.5	Nancy Connolly	Nancy Connolly, Wash.
Piccolina I	(Cardino-Fantasie V/Lancer II)	7.5	Fox Run Farm	Guenter Schueder, Ger.
EMC Pikk Elena HU	(Pik L-Donatela/Don Primero)	7.5	Horses Unlimited	Horses Unlimited, N.M.
Walena Lou	(Walldorf-Malena Lou/Margue H)	7.5	Therese Craychee	Therese Craychee, Calif.
EMC Wramielle	(Widmark-Lost-A-Sock/Letkiss)	7.5	Brenda Zeitler	Meg Williams, Ind.
Apt to Please xx	(Pleasant Tap xx-Sweet Ernestine xx/ Meadowlake xx)	7.33	Max Gerdes	S. McCarthy & K. Prosser, Ky.
Betoeren RH	(Bretone-SPS Mijou/Matcho x)	7.33	Valerie McCloskey	River House Hanoverians, N.H.
C.P. Foxpaw	(Contucci-SPS Princess/Pik Solo)	7.33	Jude Rasmus & Holly Hudgins	Mary Pawlak, Ga.
Delightful SPF	(Don Principe-EM First Valentine/ First Game H)	7.33	Anita Crouse	Anita Crouse, N.C.
Dior Noir	(De Niro-Dunin' Bradstreet/Diamont)	7.33	Louisa Zai	Dunnin' Partnership, Texas
Dressed to Thrill	(De Niro-EM Rosa Canina/Rubinstein I)	7.33	Tina Cimino West	Grace Dalrymple, N.C.
EMC Duchesse D'Orleans	(Dauphin-EM Papagena/Pablo)	7.33	Marefield Meadows	Marefield Meadows, Va.
Fancy Park xx	(Ecton Park xx-Fancy Equipment xx/ The Cool Virginian xx)	7.33	Fox Run Farm	Deep Rock Farm, Va.
EMC Farelka	(Feiner Stern-EM Wakajama/ Wanderkoenig)	7.33	Sheila Wickstrom	Sheila Wickstrom, Fla.
EMC Fateful	(Fuerst Heinrich-SPS Melodie/ Mont du Cantal x)	7.33	Patricia Bergman	Thomas Murray, Calif.
EMC Ghypsy	(Gold Luck-EM Dew Berry/Davignport)	7.33	Peggy Sue Blair	Maurine Swanson, Pa.
EMC Lhuau	(Lorke-Beatrix/Bruderherz)	7.33	Maurine Swanson	Maurine Swanson, Pa.
EMC Liberty Belle M	(Liberty Gold-EM Antigone/Aarking xx)	7.33	Meredith Maye	Meredith Maye, N.C.
Luna Popp	(Liberty Gold-Fein Dancer/Feinbrand)	7.33	Isabel de Szinay	Isabel de Szinay, Va.
Priya	(Pablo-SPS Whitney/Wolkenstein II)	7.33	Jackie Nixon-Fulton	Jackie Nixon-Fulton, Texas
Rafaela	(Rapture R-Wicca/Wallstreet Kid)	7.33	Jo Anne Balling	Jo Anne Balling, Va.