Studbook Spotlight: The Hannoveraner Verband and Hungarian Sport Horse Breeders Association

Just two weeks to go until the highly anticipated second edition of the WBFHS Studbooks Jumping Global Champions Trophy, closing out the summer season at the Longines Tops International Arena September 27-29,2024. We take a look at some of the elite studbooks that will head to Valkenswaard to take part in this prestigious event.

Hannoveraner Verband

The Hannoveraner is one of the most important horse breeds worldwide. The sensational triumphs at the Olympic Games, World, and European Championships in all disciplines are unparalleled and date back to the 1928 Olympic Games. No other breed can boast such a record.

The Hannoveraner Verband, based in Verden an der Aller in Germany, founded in 1922 as an association of breeders. The name "Hannoveraner" is both the founding history and the geographical origin. In 1735, King George II founded the Celle State Stud in the Kingdom of Hannover. Since then, generations of Hannoveraner breeders in Lower Saxony, Germany and worldwide have bred Hannoveraner.

Some of the currently most successful show jumpers are the Nations Cup horses Commissar Pezi by Commissario/Lord Pezi under Martin Fuchs/SUI and Starissa FRH by Stakkato Gold/Quidams Rubin under Mario Stevens/GER and the finalist at the Olympic Games in Paris, Karamell M & M by Kannan/Contendro I under Takashi Haase Shibayama/JPN.

Among the young horses, the breed is currently well represented by the Hannoveraner champion Crumble Cheesecake FRH by Crumble/Chasseur and Ole Klindworth/GER, as well as last year's participant in the WBFSH Studbooks Jumping Global Champions Trophy, Diabolo by Don Diarado/Grey Top and Dieter Smitz/GER.

Hungarian Sport Horse Breeders Association (HSH)

The Hungarian Sport Horse Breeders Association (HSH) aims to breed successful horses in various equestrian sports. The horse is a type with a broad genetic basis combining the successful lines of modern European sport horse breeding with the traditional values of the Hungarian horse. Our aim is to breed healthy, capable and courageous horses, which are good looking and easy to ride, suitable for even the highest level of competition. We also aim to provide excellent raw material for both domestic and foreign breeders.

HSH currently registers about 800 mares, the number of licensed stallions is close to 150, and the number of registered foals is around 800, making it one of the largest breeding associations in Hungary.

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