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April 4, 2013

HoY - 2013 = a disaster for Vollrath Liaison and her rider Jutta Rosenblatt.

Liaison and Jutta have been very successful over the last two seasons and the team was set to shine in the Level 2 at the HoY 2013, however an accident blew out the candle of success for the NZ title.

Liaison was kept at the HoY grounds in 'portable and not anchored pipe yards' provided by the organisers of the annual event.

We do not know what actually happened during the night; however the fact is that Liaison dragged the set of four yards about and injured (visibly) her hind leg in the process.

Jutta decided to scratch all entries and retire Liaison.

Due to Liaison showing still 'unevenness' after a fortnight - although her superficial skin injuries had healed completely - we decided to have her checked out with the shocking result: a crack in the pelvis!

Without further ado we made the decision to retire her from future competition and retain her for stud duties; she will have time to heal over winter.

... She will produce awesome foals in future - Berny is convinced of that.

Sadly, we lost a competition horse but gained a valuable broodmare - and that is a great outcome. Imagine the loss if she had been a gelding!


March 19, 2013

Vollrath Stud was presented with great success at the HOY 2013 with young horses by Vollrath Lessing and Worldwide P.B.

Where there is sun there is also shadow as our personal great hope of winning the Level 2 title with our LIAISON was dashed. She injured herself during the first night in the makeshift yards and could consequently not be competed due to her injury.

However we are proud producers of quality young dressage horses:

Congratulations to Rochelle Speirs and her mount Vollrath Latimer:
Winners of the Level 2 HoY Dressage Title 2013

Here is the way to their success:

MFS Level 2 (29 entries)

  • 1st Latimer with 76.25 % and a margin of 2.5 % to 2nd place getter
  • 7th Laureate with 69.37 % - a very respectable placing for Rosanne Rix

Test 2.3 (29 entries)

  • 1st Latimer with 73.125 %
  • 2nd Laureate with 68.958 %

Test 2.5 (28 entries)

  • 1st Latimer with 69.259 %
  • 4th Laureate with 67.037 %

Rochelle Speirs supplied us with accompanying photos and sent this letter:

Hi Bernie

We are over the moon with Latimer, he went beautifully at HOY. We certainly did not expect to get the Horse of the Year title.

The first day was the final of the Musical Freestyle which Latimer won on 76%. The photo with the Zilco rug was him winning the MFS accumulator for the season.

You also know he won the Matthews Hanoverian Challenge accumulator for the season at NI champs.

Thank you again for the green stone V-brand, it obviously brought me and Lat luck!

Glad to hear Liaison is getting better.

Kind regards
Rochelle

 
Congratulations are due also for Rosanne Rix who was placed 4th overall in the HOY rankings with her Lessing / Worldwide PB mare Lindisfarne Laureate, bred by B & J Hooper.

We also want to acknowledge the good placing of Weltweit under Leia McEvoy:

Test 3.2 (20 entries)

  • 7th with 66.286 %
Test 3.4 (21 entries)
  • 5th with 65.135 %

Finally we like to point out the Latimer's full brother LE ROUGE, rising 2 yr old, is for sale and also as stated previously we would like to get LIAISON into the hands of a competent dressage rider! - go and check the out under "for sale".


NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Held at Manfeild 1-3 March 2013

The young Vollrath-bred horses by Lessing (L) and Worldwide (W) featured prominently:

=== May we remind you that LIAISON is on the market!
Her successful competition series continues on ===

Here is the way to our successfully competing horses:

  • LEVEL 2 Champion
    1st Nicola Kitcheman Sangria RE
    Reserve Jutta Rosenblatt Vollrath Liaison

  • Elite Equine Young Dressage Horse age 5 (11 entries)
    2nd Latimer = 70.500%

  • Class 2 Test 2.4 saw four Vollrath-bred horses very well placed (22 entries):
    1st Liaison = 70.128 % - Jutta Rosenblatt
    2nd Latimer = 68.333 % - Rochelle Speirs
    3rd Laureate = 66.667 % - Rosanne Rix
    6th Wanted = 66.538 % - Chanelle Walsh

  • Class 16 Level 2 Championship (24 entries)
    1st Liaison = 69.487 %
    3rd Laureate = 66.667 %
    9th Wanted = 64.872 %
    10th Latimer = 64.615 %

  • Class 23 Level 2 Freestyle (20 horses competing)
    2nd Liaison = 69.06 % being equal with 1st placed Sangria Re who was placed first due to a 2.4 higher artistic note
    3rd Wanted = 67.50 %
    5th Latimer = 66.87 %
    8th Laureate = 64.68 %

  • Class 24 Level 3 Championship (12 entries):
    8th Weltweit = 58.704 % -

Source: http://www.nzequestrian.org.nz/Article.aspx?ID=789


Taranaki Dressage Championships

February 19, 2013

Vollrath Lessing offspring fire again at the Taranaki Dressage Champs on February 16-17, 2013.

Congratulations to

  • Novice Dressage Champion Jutta Rosenblatt with her mare LIAISON
  • Reserve Champion Rochelle Speirs with her lovely gelding LATIMER
  • Rosanne Rix with her mare LAUREATE also placing well.


Wellington Dressage Championships

October 28, 2012

The Wellington Dressage Championships 2012, being held at Foxton produced three Champions bred from Vollrath Stallions:
  • Rochelle Speirs with her Lessing gelding LATIMER

  • Rosanne Rix with her Lessing gelding LAUREATE

  • Leia McEvoy with her Worldwide p.b. gelding WELTWEIT

We congratulate these teams on their outstanding success!


Central Districts Dressage Champs

October 18, 2012

Lindisfarne Laureate and Vollrath Latimer

At the Central Districts Dressage Champs 13/14 - Oct. 2012 at Manfield Park, Vollrath Lessing offspring featured prominent at level 2 Novice: Level 2:

  • Champion was Lindisfarne Laureate ridden by Rosanne Rix with three 1st placings in
    2.2 = 75.323 %
    Freestyle = 71.25 %
    2.6 = 70.192 %

  • Reserve Champion was Vollrath Latimer ridden by Rochelle Spiers with
    a 2nd = 68.654 %,
    3rd = 67.50 %
    and 4th = 67.58 %

Congratulations to you both ... you are doing Lessing proud!


Recognition of Worldwide's breeder Werner Heitgress from The Hannoveraner Verband.


Australia's Joann Formosa and Worldwide PB. © Liz Gregg/FEI
Former NZ horse wins Para-equestrian gold

September 2, 2012

Two first-time Paralympians have won gold medals in their respective grades at the London 2012 Paralmypic Games, with one causing quite an upset.

Australia's Joann Formosa and the hanoverian stallion Worldwide PB won gold in Grade Ib ahead of Lee Pearson, Paralympic champion since 2000, and Grade II British rider Natasha Baker won gold with Cabral.

Of Worldwide, Formosa said: "He's a stallion which is very unusual for Para-Equestrian sport, but he doesn’t behave like one – even around mares. He's a real sweetie."

She bought Worldwide just seven months ago, was competing not only at her first Games, but in her first international with this horse.

The combination dethroned the most decorated Para-Equestrian of all time, Lee Pearson, with an elegant and harmonious performance. Their third place on Thursday had alerted some to her medal potential, but it hadn't really crossed anyone's mind that she would be able to take on the big guns - Lee Pearson and Pepo Puch - on only her second international appearance.

Andrew McLean, whose wife Manuela trains Formosa and Worldwide, said: "Well done, Berny and Jutta. Manuela attributed much of the success to the great start in life with you two."

Read the full article on Horsetalk.co.nz

• In the freestyle test on September 4, Formosa and Worldwide placed fourth. Trainer Manuela McLean reported: "In the test Jo unfortunately forgot to do one of the prescribed moves (a circle in walk) and was quite heavily penalised of course, scoring 3s whilst her other scores were 7.5 to 8.5 with a 10 for the walk from one judge! So she ended up missing out on a medal and placed fourth. A great achievement none the less.

"Had she done the movement it would have been a silver medal! Julia the team coach,who called her test tried her damndest to call another walk circle but Jo's ears were on the music and she didn't hear her. And so we came fourth."

Read the full article on Horsetalk.co.nz


Worldwide to take Australian rider to Paralympics

May 30, 2012

Former New Zealand hanoverian stallion Worldwide is going to the London Paralympic Games as the mount of Grade 1b rider Joann Formosa.

Formosa was speechless when she learned of her nomination with Worldwide last week. It has been a lifelong goal of the 51 year old Victorian to represent her country.

"Since I was a child it's been a dream of mine to represent Australia. I was told that I would never ride again so to be at this level is just fantastic. Wearing the uniform and seeing the Australian flag hanging in the stadium will be unreal," she said.

Read the full article on Horsetalk.co.nz


March 15, 2012

Dressage Championship Titles determined 15 March 2012:

From NZEquestrian.org.nz: "The day ended with the final Level 5 class, the musical freestyle, featuring some stunning combinations crowding the top end of the leader board. Tracy Smith and Don Diego led from the beginning, just pipped near the end of the class by Susan Tomlin and her ever-consistent Giusto MH.

"Jutta Rosenblatt and her stallion Vollrath Lessing provided one of the most exciting freestyles for sheer extravagance in the trot work, followed closely by Charlott Bayliss and her striking JL Champs Elysee.

"Despite tight competition, the overall Horse of the Year Level 5 Championship went to Susan Tomlin and Giusto MH with Jutta Rosenblatt and Vollrath Lessing taking Reserve Champion."


From Horse & Pony magazine

 

Congratulations to Vollrath Lessing and his daughter Lindisfarne Laureate for their achievements at the New Zealand Horse of the Year show:

LEVEL 5 HORSE OF THE YEAR 2012
Susan Tomlin GIUSTO MH 65.91% 2 19 68.33% 1 - 1st Champion
Jutta Rosenblatt Vollrath Lessing 66.48% 1 20 66.89% 4 - 2nd Reserve Champion

LEVEL 1 HORSE OF THE YEAR 2012
Karen Anderson Don Qudos 72.50% 3 18 69.00% 1 - 1st Champion
Rosanne Rix Lindisfarne Laureate 73.65% 1 20 66.00% 3 - 2nd Reserve Champion

Paula Brown with her Lessing/Genius son Le Vivre
Having excellent results at Level 2 with scores of over 69 %

We also congratulate:

In Show Jumping the winner of the Norwood Gold Cup Catherine Cameron on I Reckon (Vollrath Dynamit ex Distaff by Distelfink = bred by U.V. Sutherland Whanganui).


Jutta and Lessing at HoY. © Sarah Flitcroft


Jutta and Lessing. © Sarah Flitcroft


March 2, 2012

Lessing receives award in New Zealand

The Londonderry / Prince Thatch xx-son Lessing (Breeder: Heinz-August Grewe, Hemsloh) became with Jutta Rosenblatt level 5 Champion.

He was also awarded from the NZHS title for Best Hanoverian of his age group.

-Der hannoveraner, March 2012

Note from Vollrath:

Finally he made it into the publications in Germany, please note that the Verband is not willing to name him as a Stallion ... he has not done their performance test due to the fact that he was imported to NZ as a rising 2 yr old colt.

However, we have no doubt that he will be licensed in the near future via his own performance and those of his progeny!


February 23, 2012

Jutta and Lessing will not be competing at the 2012 National Dressage Champs in Feilding.
Lessing had a spell of 6 weeks due to a family bereavement.
Jutta's Dad fell very ill in January and she travelled to Germany to be with him. He died and Jutta returned home on 18. Feb. after settling the necessary affairs.
This gives the "team" not sufficient time to pick up their preparation for the Nationals, but we hope that everything will be on track for the HoY.
We will see you there!


January 20, 2012

Taranaki Dressage Tournament Level 1 Champion Roseanne Rix on Lindisfarne Laureate, with Reserve champions Susan Tomlin and Dancealong.

The tournament was held on January 15, 2012.



Jutta and Lessing. © Jan Sutherland www.takethemoment.co.nz

January 10, 2012

Norwood Manawatu 2012 North Island Championships

Sunday 8 January - Champions and reserves 2012:

Level 1 DRESSAGE CENTRAL DISTRICTS TROPHY
1st: Rosanne Rix Lindisfarne Laureate (Lessing ex Wicked by Worldwide PB/Genius/Aureatte II xx)
Reserve: Ingrid Anderson, All Amour

Level 5 DALVEY TROPHY
1st: Jutta Rosenblatt Vollrath Lessing (Londonderry/ Prince Thatch xx)
Reserve: Susan Tomlin, Giusto MH

NZ HANOVERIAN SOCIETY BEST PERFORMED HANOVERIAN
Level 5: Jutta Rosenblatt Vollrath Lessing

Level 1-3: Ingrid Anderson All Amour Level 1

Level 1-3 ... this should be Lindisfarne Laureate as the filly clearly beat All Amour by 5.7 - 13%, however 'HSNZ' politics ... a V-branded horse is definitely a Hanoverian!

This proves quite clearly that the H-brand does not necessarily make the better horse.


Jutta and Lessing. © Jan Sutherland www.takethemoment.co.nz

» This picture featured as a centrespread in the April 2012 Show Circuit magazine.


December 12, 2011

Southern Hawkes Bay 3.12.2011 - Results of Vollrath horses:

Class 1.2
1st Latimer (Lessing/Worldwide P.B/Dynamit Genius) 77.083%
5th Laureate (Lessing/Worldwide P.B./Genius/Aureatte II xx) 67.083 %
7th Parkridge Avita - 65.417% (competed only in this test) was named:
Best Performed Hanoverian - Levels 1 -3
27916 PARKRIDGE AVITA Sarah Schnell 65.42%

Amazing as there is hardly a deeper bred Hanoverian than LATIMER competing. But that's "politics"!

We at Vollrath are very pleased that the 'V" brand beats the "H" where it counts.

Class 1.3
1st Latimer - 76.538 %
2nd Laureate - 71.538 %

Class 1.5
1st Laureate - 70.870 %

Class 1.6
2nd Latimer - 68.0%
4th Laureate - 67.0%

LEVEL 1 CHAMPION Rochelle Speirs - Vollrath Latimer
RESERVE Rosanne Rix - Lindisfarne Laureate


November 23, 2011

A post foaling sequence - filly by Lessing ex Willow II (Worldwide) - bred by Sarah Neilson of Kohi/Waverley and foaled at Vollrath.


November 21, 2011


November 2, 2011

Hot of the Hannoveraner press - November 2011:

Lemony's Nicket (Londonderry / Weltmeyer) *2008, d/brown stallion
Auction price = €900,000 more than $NZ1.6 million

He is the National Champion - Premium Stallion - and the outstanding horse of the 125th Hanoverian Elite Auction in Verden.

In an extraordinary career the son of Londonderry / Weltmeyer, Lemony's Nicket, bred by Dietmar Eckardt, Burgwedel, achieved the top price of €900,000 in Verden, making him the most expensive ever sold horse at the Verden auction. Overall level of the 85 horses offered had an average price of €43,282.

Just a few days before the Elite Auction he was licensed for Hanover and awarded a premium in Adelheidsdorf.

In the fore field of the Elite Auction Nicket was already traded as the top favourite. Six weeks earlier the stallion became the highly acclaimed National Champion of the three olds at the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf.

"We are pleased that this horse will remain in Germany," breeding manager Dr Werner Schade said. The US stallion station 'Harmony Sporthorses' secured this exceptional horse after a thrilling bidding duel. In order to further his training and breeding operation Lemony's Nicket is in care at the 'Stallion Station Pape' in Hemmoor.

This is another big hit in support of Vollrath's breeding programme:
At Vollrath we are combining Londonderry - Weltmeyer blood
via our stallions
Lessing by Londonderry and Worldwide P.B by Weltbürger / Weltmeyer.

Outstanding example is our young Champion Vollrath Liaison Go and check out the pedigrees on our progeny page.


October 31, 2011

What a couple of days it has been at the

Denis Reichenbach
Dressage Wellington Championships
29-30 October 2011
Foxton Racecourse

Vollrath Hanoverian bloodlines were successfully represented at this show, in particular through the progeny of our stallion Lessing. Four were bred out of Vollrath Stud mares by the stallions Genius, Dynamit, Worldwide pb.


Jutta and Liaison's haul from the show - three first placings, one third, and the cup and rug for champion.
It was their first outing together.

Of course due to their ages it was only the entry level of competition with the exception of two Worldwide pb offspring (Worldman and Waldfee).

The tournament had a large number of entries.


Vollrath Liaison and Jutta Rosenblatt


Vollrath Latimer and Rochelle Speirs

Here are the results:

Level 1
Champion
Presented by Jutta Rosenblatt
= Vollrath Liaison (Lessing/Worldwide pb/ Dynamit/Distelfink/Winnebago)

Reserve
Presented by Rosanne Rix
= Lindisfarne Laureate (Lessing/Worldwide pb/Genius/Aureatte II xx)

Level 3
Champion
Presented by Penny Castle
= Worldman (Worldwide pb/Falkensee/Danetta xx)

Individual results:

Level 1:2 = 31 entries
1st - 74.792% Lindisfarne Laureate
3rd - 74.583% Vollrath Liaison
4th - 72.917% Vollrath Latimer (Lessing/Worldwide pb/Dynamit/Genius) Presented by Rochelle Speirs

Level 1:4 = 19 entries
1st - 73.000% Vollrath Liaison
2nd -71.200% Lindisfarne Laureate
3rd - 70.200% Weltweit (Worldwide pb/Genius/Aureatte II xx) Presented by Leia McEvoy

Level 1:5 = 31 entries
1st - 74.565% Vollrath Liaison
2nd - 73.696% Vollrath Latimer
3rd - 70.000% Lindisfarne Laureate
8th - 66.522% Weltweit

Level 1:6 = 23 entries
1st - 72.500% Vollrath Liaison
2nd- 69.2050% Lindisfarne Laureate
4th - 67.250% Vollrath Latimer
7th - 64.250% Weltweit

Level 2:1 = 24 entries
3rd - 68.750% Vollrath LeVivre (Lessing/Genius/Kazakstaan xx) Presented by Paula Brown
8th - 62.917% Waldfee (Worldwide pb/Depot xx) Presented by Michelle Nelley

Level 2:2 = 24 entries
3rd - 66.935% Vollrath LeVivre

Level 2:6 Challenge = 17 entries
3rd - 66.154% Vollrath LeVivre

Level 2 - Freestyle = 10 entries
1st - 67.96% Lindisfarne Laureate
5th - 61.40% Vollrath LeVivre

Level 3:1 = 22 entries
1st - 68.800% Worldman
9th - 59.600% Waldfee

Level 3:6 = 18 entries
1st - 72.778% Worldman

Level 3 Freestyle = 10 entries
1st - 70.83 % Worldman

We at Vollrath could not have had a better start for the season 2011/12.


August 29, 2011

We are pleased to announce the arrival of the first progeny of Fürst Patrick: Faberge was born to our Lessing mare Lauretta on August 22.

More pictures and information


May 23, 2011

Vollrath's young stallion "Fürst Patrick" (Filou) is solidly under saddle now.

Jutta is certainly very pleased with him as he is light-footed and forward with seemingly endless energy.

She says: "I am now madly in love with Fürst Patrick! I've been riding him for about a fortnight and I think he is awesome!"


March 27, 2011

Vollrath Worldwide P.B. made it on the cover of the Aussie "Horse Deals" mag.

Congratulation to Claire Seidl from Tennyson Stud for her achievements with our Worldwide.


March 2, 2011

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our new colt Gershwin. His pedigree features old but super established traditional performance bloodlines for jumping and dressage.

» Read more


January 30, 2011

Lessing and his offspring Le Vivre had a very good outing at the Central Districts Dressage Tournament in Feilding on 22/23-01-2011.

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Vollrath Hanoverian Stud
RD1 Wanganui, New Zealand
Studmaster: Berny Maubach
Phone: +64 6 345 6636
Email: info@hanoverian.co.nz

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