Aachen, 01. September 2006

German Horse Breeders: The Eight World Champions

A further World Champion can already be acclaimed even before the FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen have come a close: The German breeders. Only the German horses have been more successful than the German equestrian athletes themselves. Whereas, two days before the World Championships finish, the German competitors have won five gold, one silver and two bronze medals and are clearly at the top of the medal ranking so far, German horses have won 26 medals todate, eleven of which were in fact gold.

The first medal collecting discipline was the dressage. Of the 18 medals up for grabs, 13 were won by German horses (six gold, three silver and four bronze). 43 of the 86 horses that competed in the dressage competitions were German-bred.

In the show-jumping, where the individual classification is not yet decided, German horses have won two gold and three bronze medals up until now. Overall 116 horses entered this discipline and 51 of them originated from Germany.

In the meantime the German horses have taken on a similar significance in the vaulting sport as well. 83 horses competed and 33 of them carried a German brand. The medal statistic in this discipline shows why the German horses are so popular in the vaulting sport. Nine medals were awarded and six of them were won with the aid of German horses (one gold, three silver and two bronze medals).

Of the 79 horses competition in the eventing only 7 were of German descent, but they managed to claim 2 gold medals, which was also a very good success rate.

In the Four-in-Hand Driving competition that is still not finished, 40 of the 245 horses competing belong to German breeding associations.

The disciplines endurance and reining don't belong to the domains of the German breeders, but in fact seven of the 159 endurance horses did originate from German.

The individual medal winners (Status: September 1st):
Dressage:
Satchmo (Hanoverian by Sao Paulo/2 x gold, 1 x bronze), Keltec Salinero (Hanoverian by Salieri/1 x gold, 2 x silver), Wansuela Suerte (Hanoverian by Warkant/1 x gold), Bonaparte (Hanoverian by Bon Bonaparte/1 x gold), Elvis VA (Hanoverian by Espri/1 x gold), Sunrise (Hanoverian by Singular Joter/1 x silver), Aragon (Bayer by Abydoss/1 x bronze), Floriano (Westphalian by Florestan I/1 x bronze), Brentina (Hanoverian by Brentano I/1 x bronze).

Eventing:
Air Jordan (Hanoverian by Amerigo Vespucci xx(1 x gold), Marius Voigt Logistic (Holstein by Condrieu xx/1 x gold).

Vaulting:
Picasso (Rhineland by Pageno/1 x Gold), Pitucelli (Trakehner by Hohenstein/1 x silver), Arado (Oldenburg by Argentinus/1 x silver), Grand Gaudino (Hanoverian by Grand Garcon/1 x silver), Escudo Fox (Hanoverian by Egmont/1 x bronze), Libretto (Oldenburg by Liberty M/1 x bronze).

Show-jumping (after team classification only)
Van Schijndel s Curtis (Holstein by Coriano/1 x gold), Eurocommerce Berlin (Holstein by Cassini I/1 x gold), Cöster (Holstein by Calato/1 x bronze), Shutterfly (Hanoverian by Silvio I/1 x bronze), Noltes Küchengirl (Bayer by Lord Z/1 x bronze).