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Horse of the year Show - Performance bred led sport horse classes
This year, the led classes for performance bred sport horses were held in the Horse & Pony International arena for the second time. The judges, both of whom were from Germany, were Dr. Jochen Wilkens, retired Director and Breeding Manager of the German Hanoverian breeding organization and Ms. Sibille Seck.
Hanoverian horses were well represented in the entries, especially by animals from the Parkridge and Henton Lodge stables.
The Adult Sport Horse Championship went to Ad Astra Stud's German imported Hanoverian breeding stallion, Limonit (Lancier/Weltadel), who also won the class for horses four years and over bred for dressage/riding, and the class for best stallion for breeding dressage/riding horses.
Reserve Champion Adult Sport Horse was Henton Exclusive (Escudo I/Distelfink), bred by Dave and Bridget Sutton of Henton Lodge, following her win in the four years and over class for performance bred jumping horses, in which she was ridden by Young Rider of the Year, Rachael McGregor.
In the same class, Henton Encore (El Bundy/Distelfink), also ridden by Rachael McGregor, was placed third.
Champion Junior Performance Bred Horse was Westamour (Westminster xx/Anamour) and the Reserve was Dream Girl MH (Dream Boy/Wel Kantje, by Weltmeyer, bred by Matthews Hanoverians).
 Limonit: Champion Adult Led Performance Bred Sport Horse at the Horse of the Year Show 2009, displays his prize winner's sash and rug at home at Ad Astra Stud. |
Stallion for breeding Performance bred horses
1.Limonit
2.Doringcourt (Imported Hanoverian riding stallion) by Dressage Royal/Glueckspilz
3.Don Quattro(Oldenburger)
4.Lindberg des Hayettes (Selle Francais)
Performance bred horse for jumping, four years and over:
1.Henton Exclusive, ridden by Rachel McGregor
2.Don Quattro ridden by John Twomey
3.Henton Encore, ridden by Rachel McGregor
4.Lindberg des Hayettes ridden by Samantha McIntosh
Performance bred horse for dressage/riding, four years and over:
1.Limonit
2.Doringcourt
3.Parkridge Aje (Anamour/Young Gert XX by Kings Guard xx, bred by Carol Eivers)
4.Don Quattro
5.Geldof MH (Gymnastic Star/Allermund, from the Matthews Hanoverian stables)
Mare four years and over, for breeding performance horses:
1.Parkridge Welcome (Wolkentanz/PR Anagain by Anamour)
2.Parkridge Aje (Anamour/Young Gert xx by Kings Guard xx)
3.Parkridge Anagain - full sister to Parkridge Aje
4.Henton Exclusive
5.Parkridge Grosvenor Belle xx (Thoroughbred by Grosvenor xx/Amyntor xx)
6.Parkridge Avita (Anamour/Argentina by Winnebago).
With the exception of Henton Exclusive, all placegetters in this class were bred by Carol Eivers of Parkridge stud.
Filly as a potential broodmare, and three year old performance bred horse (any sex) were both won by the Matthews Hanoverian bred Dream Girl MH (Dream Boy/Weltmeyer).