The American Hanoverian Society Podcast

Thanks to everyone who replied to our podcast on the D Line! We heard your request for more podcasts on bloodlines! In this episode, we listen to a recording of one of Dr. Christmann's bloodlines lectures at our recent breed orientation course at Dressage at Devon.
Dr. Ludwig Christmann is the former Director of International Affairs, Development and Education of the Hanoverian Verband. He is widely recognized as the world's leading expert on the Hanoverian breed.
At Devon, we took a deep dive into the dressage lines, starting with the classical Hanoverian lines and also lines with Trakehner, Thoroughbred, Anglo-Arab, Holsteiner, Selle Francais origin. Dr. Christmann pointed out in his lecture that all lines trace back to Thoroughbred stallions and this shows what a big influence the Thoroughbred had on the evolution of the Hanoverian breed.
In this episode, we focus on the stallion lines of Ladykiller xx, Sacramento Song xx, and Furioso II. The lines of Ladykiller xx and Sacramento Song xx are jumper lines of Holsteiner origin. The Ladykiller xx line had a very successful dressage branch with Lord Loxley, Krack C, and Vivaldi. The line of Sacramento Song xx, another jumper line was made popular with dressage breeders through Sandro Hit. The line of Furioso II was a dressage line of Selle Francais origin, which has developed into the most influential line of modern sport horse breeding with sires like Florestan.
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Anna Baden from the Hannoveraner Verband gives listeners tips on purchasing horses at the auctions in Verden. Anna is a customer advisor for dressage, auction manager for the riding horses and participates in the selection process for both dressage and jumping horses. For additional information, feel free to reach out to Anna at [email protected], or +49 171 7 23 68 36.
Thanks also to Tim Dutta of the Dutta Corporation for providing insights into the importation process. Contact Tim through www.timdutta.com to discuss a booking.
We are grateful to our podcast sponsors, Hilltop Farm and Carronada Farms for your support. Thanks for listening!

In this episode, Candice Klingbeil speaks to Dr. Ludwig Christmann, the former director of international affairs, development and education of the Hanoverian Verband about the D line. Dr. Christmann is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts on the Hanoverian breed.
This podcast covers the importance of the D line in the past - it’s versatile history in producing both dressage horses and jumpers to the characteristics of the major D line stallions of today, and D line stallions in North America.

For more information on the podcast, please message us on our Facebook page, The American Hanoverian Society Official Page or send us an e-mail at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you!

In this episode, Laura St Clair of the Education Committee for the American Hanoverian Society interviews para riders Roxie Trunnell and Ellie Brimmer; Lisa Hellmer, the new Para Dressage Development Coach for the U.S. Para Dressage Program; and Karin Flint, the owner of the Hanoverian superstar, Dolton.
Links to additional information:
Roxanne Trunnell’s ride for a second gold medal in Tokyo is an absolute masterclass in the walk: https://youtu.be/Y9OkkVJ6930

Dolton’s Pedigree https://www.horsetelex.com/horses/pedigree/1683551/dolton

Solitaer 40’s Pedigree https://www.horsetelex.com/horses/pedigree/2110679/solitaer-40
London Swing’s Pedigree https://www.horsetelex.com/horses/pedigree/58535/london-swing
Argentina’s Pedigree https://www.horsetelex.com/horses/pedigree/302321/argentina
Para Dressage Centers of Excellence https://uspea.org/centers-of-excellence/
Reach out to Lisa Hellmer at [email protected], or (603) 801-2140.
And be sure to check out the upcoming documentary, ParaGold, at https://www.paragoldmovie.com/.
Please direct comments or feedback to [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

For a warmblood stallion to become a fully approved breeding stallion with many of the major registries, a stallion is required to be licensed and proven in sport. The North American Stallion Sport Test is a path to achieve the sport requirement for many registries. It is a rigorous test where a panel of judges and test riders, approved by the German Equestrian Federation, observe and test ride the stallions over the course of three days. To complete the sport test, a stallion must attend on two separate years.
In this first of two episodes, we focus on stallions that are new to the test this year at Pollyrich Farm in Solvang, California. Host Candice Klingbeil also had the opportunity to speak to the guest rider for the dressage stallions, Jessica Wisdom. The episode begins with their conversation on how the rideability score is assigned. And is followed by a conversation with Willy Arts from DG Bar Ranch about his stallions, L Primo DG (Bordeaux X Contango) and New Adventure DG (Don Schufro X Zack). Next, Jessica Umansky of Exclusive Dressage Imports talks about her new stallion Free Solo EDI (Franziskus X Sandro Hit) and her stallions attending for the second year, Influencer (Ibiza X De Niro) and Rickhoff's Bodo (Bon Coeur X Freudenprinz). And finally, Candice speaks to Christiane Noelting about her stallion Velantis N (Vitalis X Floriscount).
This podcast series is sponsored by Carronada Farms and Hilltop Farm. For more information on this podcast, message us on our Facebook page, The American Hanoverian Society Official Page or send us an email at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!