Additional year-end Trakehner licensing in Elmshorn
On December 18, an additional Trakehner licensing meeting at the Holsteiner Verband facility in Elmshorn took place, with two of the seven candidate stallions leaving the hall with a coveted licensing title for the coming breeding season. The four-year-old Lilienthal (Lücke) was already the winner of his 50-day stallion performance test in the Austrian Stadl […]
60th Trakehner Stallion Market: December 1-3
Looking for an early Christmas present; the countdown has begun for the 60th Trakehner Stallion Market from December 1-3 in the Holstenhallen Neumünster. All licensing candidates, auction mares and auction riding horses are now online at https://bid.trakehner.auction/auctions. These young hopefuls will be introducing themselves via video, current photos, presentations in German and English, as well as detailed […]
Trakehner stallion weekend and spring licensing
By Jean Llewellyn (press release)Photography: Dr. Peter Richterich The Trakehner stallion weekend took place February 4/5 at the Westfalian Horse Center in Munster-Handorf, and welcomed an unprecedented number of enthusiastic international spectators who attended from eight countries. In the final reckoning, three out of 10 stallions presented were licensed, and one Thoroughbred was recognized. The […]
Inspection Marks – What do they mean?
by Lars Gehrmann(Translated from Trakehner Hefte 4/97 as it appeared in the 1997 Fall issue of The American Trakehner) We all know that stallions and mares are given marks when they are inspected – but what exactly to these marks represent? Here Lars Gehrmann, Trakehner Verband Breed Director, gives us the “official” definition of each. […]
Showing The Trakehner In Hand
by Erin Brinkman & Reiner Seemann(from the Summer 1997 issue of The American Trakehner) Excellent in-hand presentation requires many months of preparation and analysis of the horse’s body type and personality to design the best program for you and your horse. Handling from the ground brings you one-on-one with the horse and establishes a mutual, […]
Galten Farms – “If You Don’t Have the Females, You Have Nothing”
by Lisabeth Willens(Reprinted from the Winter 1996/97 – Stallion Issue)Photos by Jamie Wilson For 35 years the Schickedanzes’ Galten Farms has sent out a stream of performance horses that have left their mark on the sport horse world. International horses have been foaled and bred at the farm in Markham, Ontario, brilliant and unforgettable Trakehner […]
A Dressage Breeding Clinic with Eberhard Biesenthal
by Kim MacMillan(from the 1993 Fall issue of The American Trakehner) Over the past four years as we waited for our young Trakehners to grow up enough to be put under saddle, we discovered that there was a way to enjoy showing them even before we could ride them: showing them in hand. Not only did […]
“Showing Your Sport Horse In Hand” – Video Review
by Heather Whinery – Zaccagnini(from the 1993 Fall issue of The American Trakehner) Whether you plan to show in hand, compete under saddle or simply work with horses on a frequent basis, the information and demonstrations given in the “Showing Your Sport Horse In Hand” video could prove to be invaluable. J. Ashton Moore, the […]
Preparing & Showing the Young Hunter on the Line
by Ferne Johnson(from the 1993 Fall issue of The American Trakehner) Your preparation should start with the young foal. Handle it daily and check its feet to see how it stands. Have your farrier make corrections to the feet with a rasp, if necessary, starting at about six weeks. Teach the foal to walk on […]
