News 2010

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December 2010 - Holme Park Kremona awarded Elite Mare status.

 
We are delighted to announce that 20 year old Holme Park Kremona has achieved the required standard to be considered for the title “Elite Mare” and this title was confirmed by the committee on 10th December 2010. Our congratulations go to Holme Park Stud.
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"Trakehner of the Year 2010"

 

Seacookie TSF, the ride of William Fox-Pitt, has been named "Trakehner of the Year 2010" by the Trakehner Verband. The 2010 competition season of Seacookie was crowned by a sensational 2nd place at the CCI**** at Burghley. Sea Cookie TSF is by the thoroughbred stallion Helikon out of a Trakehner mare by Onassis.

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Seacookie
Photo by Burghley Horse Trials
 

Gold Medal at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky.

 
Opposition Buzz by Fleetwater Opposition ridden by Nicola Wilson comes home with a Team Gold Medal for the three day eventing competition at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. He finished in 15th place individually, with the 5th best score in both the cross country and show jumping phases.
Opposition Buzz
Photo by US Eventing
 

Grafenstolz wins BEF Futurity top sire award

 
Grafenstolz, in his first season in the BEF Futurity has won the top sire award. He is also the top all time event sire, has the top foal and has five of the top ten event foals in 2010.

Results

Gravenstolz
 

September - 2010 - Two UK stallions have been awarded "UK Elite" status:

   

Trakehners UK is very pleased to announce that two stallions have been awarded "UK Elite" status:

Holme Grove Solomon by Fernando out of Schlobitten, bred by Julia Charlton and owned by her mother Barbara Watkiss of Holme Grove Farm. HG Solomon is 24 years old and competed up to Medium level dressage before a covering injury cut short his competitive career. He was made BHF Top British Bred Dressage Sire in 1998 and 2000. He has three graded sons. His son, Holme Park Krug was approved with Trakehners UK, performance tested in Germany and stands at Holme Park Stud. His son, Holme Park Vincent was approved by the Canadian Trakehner Association. His son Holme Grove Goldcard was approved by the European Warmblood Society in South Africa.

At the Annual Trakehner Show he has sired 8 premium mares, 5 mare grading champions, 7 champion foals, 5 youngstock champions, 3 riding horse champions and 3 supreme champions, with many more gaining reserve titles.


His progeny in affiliated dressage competition are too numerous to mention but include 16 offspring competing at Medium level dressage and above. These include Holme Grove Merlin and Grand Prix, Holme Park Karachi at
Inter I, Holme Park Silk at Prix St Georges, Holme Grove Gershwin and Holme Grove Bolero at Advanced level.
Holme Grove Solomon is an excellent sire of competition horses and has made a tremendous contribution to the Trakehner breed.
Holme Grove Solomon
 
HG Solomon
   
Fleetwater Opposition by Muschamp Danube out of Opushka was bred by Louise King and owned by John Johnson at Landford Common Stud. Although sadly no longer with us, he will always be remembered for his outstanding contribution both as a competitor and as a sire.

He won the Junior three day eventing Individual and Tem Gold medals when he was 6 years old. He went from Elementary to Advanced level dressage in two seasons and was placed in every competition he entered up to Grand Prix.

He has an amazing reputation as a sire of competition horses in all disciplines, but is probably best known for producing three day eventers. These include Olympic, World Games and European bronze and silver medallist, Yarlands Summersong. His son, Opposition Buzz ridden by Nicola Wilson has been selected for the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky.

His son, Utopian Opposition, is an International Grade A Showjumper and a Medium level dressage horse who is now an influential sire in his own right. Other offspring include Opposition Heracles, Regal Opposition, Opposition Leader, Future Illusion and Gaelic Opposition and the list just goes on!

Adored around the world, Fleetwater Opposition leaves a unique legacy through his many successful offspring.
Fleetwater Opposition
 
Fleetwater Opposition
 

Trakehner Grading & Show September 4th/5th 2010

     
2010 Trakehner UK Grading & Show Press Release Crosslanes Galadriel
   
2010 Mare Grading Results
   
2010 Show Results



 
  Picture: Crosslanes Galadriel by Adamello out of Grandiosa III  bred by Sam Bishop. Owned by Woodcroft Stud.
Best British Bred Mare Champion and Supreme Champion of TBF Show 2010
 

August 2010 Singing Herbstglanz came 3rd at the Danish Trakehner's Elite show

   

Singing Herbstglanz came 3rd at the Danish Trakehner's Elite show in the 6 year old Championship with 67.17 % .

Singing Herbstglanz is by Arentino and out of Premium mare Herbstwolke by Donauwalzer. He was graded in England, performance tested in Germany and now competing in Denmark. Congratulations to his breeders and owners Marleen and Edward Fewtrell of the Singing Stud!

 

23rd March 2010 - Woodcroft Garuda K is approved by the Trakehner Verband.


It is with great pleasure that we announce that the wonderful Trakehner stallion, Woodcroft Garuda K was approved for breeding by the Trakehner Verband on 23rd March 2010. A grading commission comprising of Lars Gehrmann, Steffen Bothendorf and Elmar Lesch flew in to inspect the German born stallion prior to the current breeding season. Woodcroft Garuda K is by the Elite Stallion Munchhausen and out of Gladness B by Elite Stallion Angard. He was purchased as a foal in Germany by Bernadette O'Sullivan and Tim Harris. They have carefully trained him to Advanced level dressage and he has met the performance requirements of the Trakehner Verband. Under rider Malcolm Holthausen, he is now working towards Small Tour. Congratulations to Bernadette and Tim!!

Congratulation's Emily Laughton & Kishon by Kronjewe


Congratulation's Emily Laughton & Kishon by Kronjewel. With an amazing win
at Burnham Market International in the Novice section. The previous week the
pair were 5th in the Novice at Lincoln & sadly had a blow out on the way to
there first 1*. Good luck for next week at Belton in the Intermediate
section. Kishon was sourced in Germany for Emily directly from his breeder.

Emily has previously been awarded "Champion Young Trakehner Rider of the
Year"
by the TBF committee, an award sponsored by Woodcroft Stud.

Nominations for the 2009/2010 season award must be emailed to
sian@bluewood.co.uk by 31st July 2010. It is free to enter and just requires
a brief outline of achievements in any discipline on your Trakehner or part
bred Trakehner. The rider must be under 25. There is a perpetual trophy
for a Champion & Reserve Champion Young Trakehner rider as well as a trophy
to keep, sash & other prizes.