Warmblood Dressage Stakes 2004 November, 2004 The Association sincerely thanks Dressage Waikato for their assistance in running this event in conjunction with the Horsepower Young Dressage Horse class. Barbara Clarke, Alicia Collin, Paula Jeffries, Stephanie Tovey, and Brigette Learmonth (Sarah Milne absent). Special thanks to Christine Hartstone and scorer Bronwyn for their work on the day and with fitting the draw together. Also thanks to Jody Hartstone for her sterling liaison work. The Judges were experienced breeder and rider Carol Harrison and equally experienced rider and trainer Marges Carline - both of course have had international experience in eventing. The 8 entries covered 6 different stallion's progeny. Overall winner Grunelius Legacy imp. (Graf Landau/Well in Tune/Winterkoenig) Breeder - Kinnordy Stud, QLD Owner - Angela Learmonth, Kumeu Rider - Brigette Learmonth As you see in another news flash on this site, Brigette is an accomplished young rider, having won the overall Young Dressage Horse title in March at Taupo AND the FEI childrens class in Hagen, Germany in August. She gave a very smart performance - scoring 85.5%. This combination also won the Elementary championship for the Waikato 2 day show. (Matthews Hanoverians own a full sister to this horse and her foal by Gymnastik Star has been sold to long-time member and accomplished rider and trainer, Soo Wells, so a combination to look out for in the future). 2nd. Amador (Anamour/A'Dynasty/Rocky Mountainxx) Breeder / Owner - Dr Angela Tovey, Kumeu Rider - Stephanie Tovey Amador is the second Anamour progeny of A'Dynasty to compete (Akzent T is now competing elementary). Amador has already won the 5 year old sections at Northland and Waikato , was Reserve Preliminary Champion at Northland and Preliminary Champion at Waikato. A`Dynasty , by Allermund is a half sister to Waikere out of Rocklyn xx (both bred by Marie and the late Brian Pyke) 3rd Heidee (Hahndorf/Titch/Ramzes ll) Breeders/Owners - Noeline & Paula Jeffries, Hamilton Rider - Paula Jeffries 4th Highly Recommended (Brilliant Invaderxx/Diversity/Distelfink) Bred, owned and ridden by Sarah Milne, Hamilton 5th Leo Dreams of Gold (Dream Boy/Golden Legacy xx/Leader of the Band xx) Breeder - Julia Fraser, Warkworth Owner/rider - Alicia Collin 6th Glamorgan Gold (Gibralter ll/Laugh Alone xx/Phizam) Bred and owned by Rhiannon Armistead, Hamilton Rider - Barbara Clarke November, 2004 Vollrath Stud announces the arrival of Vollrath Lessing (Londonderry/Prisca/ Prince Thatch xx) in December to stand as a three-year-old colt in the 2005 breeding season. The dam line has good matches with all the previous Hanoverian stallions and the addition of a Londonderry colt to this country is very exciting indeed. This year’s winner at the the Adelheidsdorf Stallion Performance test was Liberty Gold by Londonderry and several passed the Stallion Licensing in Verden in October. The 2004 Federal Championship Germany scored the 3 yr old filly La Perla by Londonderry/Weltmeyer. In the 4 yr old class was the mare Liaison by Londonderry/Gralswaechter Vice Champion. Further information September, 2004 AGM display of youngstock Ambury Park, Mangere Bridge Auckland; Saturday September 18 2004. DAMONTEZ LS (Sam I Am LS /Duchess LS /Distelfink) 2000 Tina Fagan - Whitianga. Recently licensed colt bred by Longspring Stud and raised by Anne Marie Morgan of Wellsford, Life Member and breeder of many horses over the years and the maker of Little Milt (Ramzes ll) - GP show jumper and eventer. Tina has shown us her natural horsemanship and jumping talents at the AGM at St Peters in Cambridge 2 years ago where she showed two of John Smith's mares in the display, in hand and over fences. Damotez's sire, Sam I Am is jumping well for the Cottle stable. CRACKERJACK (Ramirez/Maquita/Magistad) 2000 Deborah Crawford - Kumeu Crackerjack was a famous foal at the NIABS show as was his mum Maquita. Maquita has gone on to do dressage and show hunter shows since and Cracker is now ready to embark on a competitive career in the same but with aspirations to become a top class show jumper. He is schooling under Craig Sullivan and Des Lowe. STONEYLEA DELICIA (Dream Boy/Felicitation/Winnebago) 2000 John & Angela Smith - Tuakau Delicia is this year's recipient of the Hanoverian Studbook Award - for the young mare with the highest score in the Studbook inspections over a 12 month period. There is a financial reward as well if the mare produces a foal within 3 years of being entered into the Studbook. A very athletic filly with excellent breeding qualities and riding horse attributes. Her dam , Felicitation was bred and trained by Eric Ropiha to Grand Prix dressage level. Another Felicitation daughter, Aspire by Anamour is now living in the USA and competing successfully in higher level dressage. LEO DREAMS OF GOLD (Dream Boy/Golden Legacy xx/Leader of the Band) 2000 Alicia Collin, Albany. Dreams of Gold was bred by Dressage Judge and Sporthorse breeder, Julia Fraser. He has been under saddle for several months, with Alicia doing all the work on him so far. He is her first young horse and has had a very happy experience with him and finds him very rideable and happy to work for her. Alicia is in the Dressage NZ Talent ID squad ofr the past 3 years as a riding & non-riding member. Dreams of Gold half brother Clifton Leo was Zilco Young Event Horse champion in 2003 with Kirsten Kelly. Alicia previously rode Julia's Open Medium horse Leo Godonov. VELIKA (Voltaire II/Elegant Century xx/Stylish Century) 1999 Julie Malcolm, Whitford. Julie is a List 4 Dressage Judge and is a keen mountain climber, having been to Peru this year, and a wine connoisseur. This young filly had her first outing at the Stars of the Future Show at Ti Papa when Harry Boldt visited us. She has been going along quietly under saddle now and will make a debut at the dressage ring in the not too distant future. She is an elegant filly with good riding horse qualities. CORSAIRE (Voltaire II / Psalm/Brutus) 2002 Gerritt & Jenny Beker, Tauranga This is a jumping horse through and through. The Dam sire Brutus was NZ showjumping Champion in his prime - bred and owned by Jim Wright who bred many successful eventers and showjumpers from his Waerenga property. Cross this blood with Voltaire II and you have a blue print to jump. The Bekers are quite involved with Judging and organizing on the Showjumping and Showhunter circuit. HOLM PARK FLUTE (Caprimond/Holm Park Fenella/Home Grove Solomon) 1997 Sacha Rowson, Cambridge This Trakehner stallion was imported to NZ 6 months ago when his owners immigrated here to start up a new life in the dairy industry here. By the very influential Trakehner stallion Caprimond and from a mare line that has the top British Trakehner stallion at its head, this is a very elegent horse with top dressage blood. Before coming here he qualified for the Regional Dressage Championships for South West England. He was produced and presented for the Licensing in England by the famous Jenny Loriston-Clarke. He received 2 9's and six 8's - in breed type, walk, movement and general conformation. August 31, 2004 Vollrath Stud, owners of Worldwide are thilled about the success of their hanoverian stallion's family at the Olympic Games, in Athen in August 2004. Here are the details: Worldwide: National Novice Dressage Champion 2000, HoY Medium Dressage Champion 2002 His pedigree: – a pot full of Olympic Success   Weltbürger PB Weltmeyer World Cup I Wörmann   *Sendernixe Anka Absatz *Adelsbruch *Erina Eisenherz I Einglas Vision *Albtrud Abermals *Almenlied Bella Brentano II Bolero Black Sky xx PB Baronesse Glocke Grande Ferbel Palinka Pandur PB Präfectus xx *Adlerblatt *Gina Garibaldi II (by Grande) *Palizza Olympic Games Athens 2004 Grand Prix Dressage At the start were 52 competitors from throughout the globe. Absolute superb success of Vollrath’s Worldwide P.B./ Dynamit Bloodlines Six horses placing in the top TWENTY Nine horses overall successful at Athens We -at Vollrath- are over the moon! The end result of Olympic Dressage competition is as follows Source: http://www.athens2004.com/en/resultsEquestrian/results?rsc=EQ0000000&eventFrag=EQ0000000_C93&btnSubmit=%3E%3E Individual placing 1st - Gold Medal: SALINERO ((by Salieri / by SALVANO whose dam DINA {Dynamo/Elfi} is full sister to Vollrath's foundation stallion Dynamit) 2nd - Silver Medal: Rusty 3rd Bronze Medal: BEAUVALAIS (by Bolero – sire of Brentano II) 4th BRENTINA (by Brentano II) 5th WANSUELA SUERTE (by Warkant - World Cup I – sire of Weltmeyer) 15th WELTALL (by Weltmeyer – grandsire of Worldwide P.B.) 17th BARCLAY II (by Brentano II) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26th BONAPARTE (by Bon Bonaparte / Bolero) 28th WIE WELTMEYER (by Weltmeyer out of Dynamo mare) 49th GABANA (Genius / Garibaldi / Grande) ================================================================== Vollrath Dynamit - pedigree Dynamo Don Carlos Dominik Doemitz I Abendglück Fasanenmoos Farina Flottenmanöver Goldmodell Goldfalk Goldfisch II Alandsinsel Dorfmädel Duellant Ankermünze Elfi Eger II Agram Alkoven I Ackerkind Fechterkind Fechtmeister Scholis Dörte Dominikaner III Dömitz I Abendzeit Dollarspur Dollart Algenburg     Team Dressage results 1st Gold Medal – Germany (Bonaparte / Rusty / Weltall / Wansuela Suerte) 2nd Silver Medal – Spain (Beauvalais / Guizo / Oleaje / Invasor) 3rd Bronze Medal – USA (Relevant 5 / Aragon / Brentina / Kennedy) 4th Netherlands team (Salinero / Barclay II) 7th British team (Wie Weltmeyer) August, 2004 First round exit for disappointed Hill Louisa Hill was eliminated from the individual Olympic dressage event after posting a disappointing 62.708 percent in the heat of the day at the Markopoulo Equestrian Centre in Athens today. Louisa Hill was eliminated from the individual Olympic dressage event after posting a disappointing 62.708 percent in the heat of the day at the Markopoulo Equestrian Centre in Athens today. In her Olympic debut and only the second time New Zealand has competed in the Olympic dressage competition after Sydeny four years ago, Hill was disappointed with the mark she was awarded at the first round. With 26 horses still to compete tomorrow, Hill was lying in 25th position after today's round so has next to no chance of continuing her Olympic involvement. Hill's 11-year-old mare, Gabana suffered a knock to a,leg during the 30-hour trip from New Zealand to her German base prior to the Olympics which meant the pair had not been able to take advantage of the specialist training on offer from top coach, Norbet van Laak in Germany. It was a continuation of a series of injuries Gabana has suffered this year and the latest one took the mare 10 days out to recover from. "We just kept her ticking over, it was only yesterday that we started doing canter pirouettes," Hill said. "Under those circumstances I am really delighted with her. She wanted to look at everything and look at the crowd and she really tried to stay listening to me." In front of a large contingent of Kiwi supporters, including the New Zealand team's Chef de Mission Dave Currie, Gabana performed very credibly and received some harsh marking from a section of the judging panel. While disappointed with the overall result, Hill remained philosophical. "With all the problems I have had, I am really pleased," she said. "I am a little disappointed with the mark, I felt maybe it would have been more around 66 but that's dressage and that's fine. I am really happy with her. "I don't feel I let New Zealand down which I was worried about. It was such a neat experience to be in there and riding for your country. There was such a supportive crowd." Hill's mother Jenny was on hand to see her daughter ride for New Zealand. Hill was grateful of the support from her Federation and the New Zealand Olympic Committee. "We have had Maori haka welcomes, we all got given our greenstone pendant. I had to put mine in under my bra while I was competing so it didn't bounce around. There was no way I wasn't going to wear it," she said. Gabana will now head to England where she will spend three weeks in quarantine before flying flying back to New Zealand where she will have another two weeks of quarantine. "Officially she has just turned 11 which is pretty young. Maybe we can get to the World Games in two years. One day at a time with horses though, that is my philosophy," Hill said. Article thanks to Equestrian Sports New Zealand August 2004 June, 2004 Sarah Milne's superstar Sarah Milne has bred and owned some excellent horses over the years, and now her latest ride proves to be equally talented. Double O Eight is by super jumping stallion Distelfink out of her mare Hino xx (Drumochter). This makes him a full brother to Diversity and Dice (exported to USA). Double O Eight won the Young Event Horse class at Taupo in 2003 and has carried on his winning ways by taking out Showhunter of the Year for 2004. Diversity won the Amateur Showhunter title two years ago and the High Points title in the same year. Sarah and her father, Len Milne, bred Writzmarc (Witzbold) that was sold overseas and represented The Netherlands at the Barcelona Olympics. March, 2004 News and views Congratulations! To the successful applicants of the recently advertised Warmblood Grants 2003/04. Sarah Cavill - Lyndgael Sporthorses, Ashburton Sarah is 26 years old and has been breeding Warmbloods for a relatively short time but has had considerable success with her horses in the Show ring in that time. She has had to overcome a serious physical disability in the recent months but her love of and faith in the horses has kept her positive and focused. Her application was very well presented, had clearly taken a large amount of time and thought. She has shown the Warmblood flag at shows and has a positive plan for her future breeding endeavours. John & Angela Smith - Stoneylea Farm, Auckland John and Angela relocated to South Auckland from the Kapiti Coast just under a year ago with their children and their stud stock. Their aim is to breed horses of a good type and with correct conformation to achieve the demands of international competition. Already there has been the Hahndorf horse Mulberry Walk that has performed at Advanced level in horse trials, and the show jumping star Stoneylea Levitation , both in N Z and Australia. Stoneylea Farm is persuing the use of frozen semen from Germany plus local licensed Hanoverian stallions to further their aims. * I am sure that we all feel proud that Merran Hain has being awarded the Queen’s Service medal. Merran has been a very successful competitor for many years and has competed in dressage and horse trials as well as show jumping and represented New Zealand in all three. Lately she has been having great success with Tregonning, winning the Wanganui Classic in terrible conditions of wind and rain. Besides competing Merran supervises breeding and is an official at several showjumping shows. She is always ready to help where it is needed. Congratulations Merran. What you have achieved makes us all feel proud. * At the Young Horse Showjumping Championships at Taupo Pico Bello (imp) by Calvados out of Zellie and ridden by Phillip Steiner, won the six year old Showhunter, was 2nd. in the Medal Class, and was 6th. in the 6-year-old Showjumping Class. Senator VDL (imp) by Corland out of Falonie and also ridden by Phillip Steiner,was 2nd. in the 4 year old Showhunter Championship and Open 90cm. Class. Double O Eight by Distelfink was 2nd. in the first qualifier and 5yr. Old Showhunter Championship and 3rd. in the Medal Class. Dunstan Guardami (Loewenherz) was a very close second in the four year old Showjumping class. * North Island All Breeds Show Corey Mindlin”s “GORGEOUS” in the Warmblood Classes was first in the yearling, any sex, then Champion Warmblood Youngstock and GRAND CHAMPION WARMBLOOD. In the Sporthorse Classes 3rd. in the Yearling Filly. Gillian, in the Warmblood Classes, was 1st. in the 2 year old Any Sex Class and RESERVE CHAMPION Warmblood Youngstock. In the Sporthorse Classes 1st. in the 2yr. and 4th. in the Suitability Dressage/ Show Hack under 4 years. Also 1st. place Suitability for Jumping under 4 years. Other results were not available at the time of going to print. * At Puhinui the CCI*** was won by Olivia Bunn riding GV Danzar by Distelfink. This horse,now competing in Australia, was trained in New Zealand by Sarah Milne. Second was Kate Hewlett riding Internet by Oldenburg, bred by the Bayley family. * Our congratulations also to Sally Steiner, who won the World Cup Showjumping round and the Series on Well Wisher. Picobello has been going very well in the 6 year old show jumper series and I am sure they will be breeding many young Warmbloods for her to demonstrate her showjumping talent with, in the future. * At the Canterbury Dressage Championships Franzi van Bruggen and Cavour were unbeaten. They won the FEI Prix-St.George Championship and the Astina Musical Freestyle series, level 6 and 7. Scherzo (Loewenherz) won the advanced 6.2, was second in the 6.1 and third in the musical Freestyle level 6 & 7. Zena Earl and Donnerheim were reserve in the Novice Championship. Jenny Scotter and JK L'Amour won the Medium Freestyle. Lauren Miller and JK Luciano won theOpen Medium Qualifier and Franzi van Bruggen and Cavour won the Advanced Qualifier. The Grand Prix Champion was Sally Field Dodgson with Te Peka Galston.