Hanoverians Finish Strong in the Finals of the 2007 100-Day Stallion Performance Test at Paxton Farm |
Source: Sandra Werkheiser, AHS Website Director
Nov 14, 2007 - 9:11:27 AM |
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High Score Hanoverian Stallion - Winner of the High Score Hanoverian cooler was Worthy Opponent, shown with (l-r) AHS President Doug Leatherdale, Executive Director Hugh Bellis-Jones, owner Dana Estes and staff rider Rene Menke. (Photo: 2007 Bob Tarr)
Lexington, KY - When the final results were tallied and announced at the conclusion of the Sporthorse Stallion Testing, LLC-sponsored 100-Day Stallion Performance Test on November 11, 2007, seven Hanoverians claimed top ten positions among the 16 stallions that completed the rigorous process. The overall winner with an index of 158.78 points was the Dutch stallion
Wamberto (Rousseau/Voltaire), owned by Harmony Sporthorses, Kiowa, CO. The top Hanoverian was the second-placed four-year-old
Worthy Opponent (Waikiki/Hohenstein), owned by Dana Estes of Livermore, CA, with an index of 135.52 points. He was closely followed by the six-year-old
Rapture R (Rotspon/Donnerhall), owned by Ken and Roberta Falk of Lexington, VA, in third place with a 133.53. Rounding out the top ten were:
Fielding (5th), a 2004 Fred Astair/Lessing stallion owned and bred by Kate Palmquist, Rockbridge Bath, VA;
Fuerst Impression (6th), a 2003 Fuerst Heinrich/Regazonni stallion owned by Angela Barilar, Chestertown, MD;
Richmond H.L. (7th), a 2004 Rotspon/Davignon stallion owned and bred by Lucile Mulky, Chapel Hill, NC;
Sir Wanabi (9th), a 2002 Santorini/Lortzing stallion owned by Sandra Laprise, Alfred, ONT; and
Highlight (10th), a 2004 His Highness/Lauries Crusador xx stallion owned by Oak Hill Ranch, Folsom, LA. Each of these outstanding Hanoverian stallions attained a score well above the necessary 90 points required by the American Hanoverian Society (AHS) for breeding approval.
The top-placed domestically-bred Hanoverian stallion was Fielding who finished fifth. He was bred and is owned by Kate Palmquist, Va. (Photo: 2007 Bob Tarr)
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This year's event, which began on August 3 and concluded with a final three days of testing on November 8-10, was based at the showplace facility Paxton Farm in Batavia, Ohio, located just off the beltline that encircles Cincinnati. A team of highly qualified riders and grooms from Germany ably assisted Training Leader Helmut Schrant during the test's duration. A crowd of more than 150 spectators assembled to observe the event as the stallions were scored on the final three days by judges Dieter Felgendreher (US), Cord Wassmann (GER), and Gerd Zuther (US), and evaluated by guest riders Mike Patrik Leiche (GER), Rudy Leone (US), Verena Stock (US), Jessica Jo Tate (US) and Fred Weber (US).
The 30-Day Test Winner was the Oldenburg Rashka with Ken Bordan, Jr. (Photo: 2007 Bob Tarr)
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In addition to the 16 stallions taking part in the 100-Day
Test, four additional stallions were on hand for the conclusion of the
30-Day Test, held under similar, but abbreviated guidelines. The top
finisher in this division with a total index of 164.86 was the
Oldenburg/N.A. stallion
Rashka (Reymaster/Opus), owned and bred by Ken
Borden, Jr., Wilmington, IL. The event's final participant was the
Connemara pony stallion
Wildwych Eclipse (Glenmoriston FK/Aran Milano),
owned by Max and Lisa Gerdes, Brownsvalley, CA, who successfully
completed the Test for Pony Stallions with a 71.25%.
The 100-Day Test winner was the Dutch stallion Wamberto owned by Harmony Sporthorses. (Photo: 2007 Bob Tarr)
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For many warmblood registries, the Stallion Performance Test is generally the second step in the program for the stallion selection and breeding approval after licensing and before the evaluation of the offspring. It consists of a 100 day training period and the final performance test and includes the evaluation of the interior qualities of the stallion, such as character, temperament, ability and willingness to work, as well as movement, jumping and performance abilities of the stallion. In the final testing, the stallions are judged for their basic gaits, their jumping ability, both free and under saddle, and for their performance while ridden cross country, according to standard rules and regulations.
In North America, the testing is run by Sporthorse Stallion Testing, LLC, which is owned equally by the American Hanoverian Society (AHS) and International Sporthorse Registry/Oldenburg N.A. (ISR) and jointly managed by Ekkehard Brysch from ISR and AHS President, Doug Leatherdale.
For further details, please contact the AHS Central Office at (859) 255-4141 or via e-mail at AHSoffice@aol.com. Complete indexes and pedigree information for all of the participating stallions may be found on the AHS website at http://www.hanoverian.org/Stallions/TestResults/2007.shtml.
© 2007 by www.hanoverian.org
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