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KWPN Breeding News
Karin Offield Wins Lawsuit over Frozen Semen of Lingh
April 28, 2008
 Karin
Reid-Offield has won a lawsuit against Theo van
Sadelhoff over frozen semen
of her stallion Lingh. Offield, who is the current
owner of the Dutch warmblood stallion Lingh (by Flemmingh
x
Columbus),
sued van Sadelhoff, the former owner of Lingh, because
the Dutchman refused to return several hundred straws
of frozen semen.
The Arnheim Court House ruled that
Van Sadelhoff has to return a specific number of straws
of frozen semen to current owner Offield. He also has
to account
for the number of breedings he commissioned with this
frozen semen in 2007. Furthermore, van Sadelhoff has
to pay 1,000 euro a day if he does not execute the
court order.
When Offield bought Lingh, van Sadelhoff was allowed
to sell frozen semen breedings for the 2007 breeding
season. A conflict arose between the two parties when
Van Sadelhoff refused to tell how many breedings he
had sold and had left in storage. According to the
Dutch equestrian site Horses of the Dutch, Van Sadelhoff
presumed that he could sell the left-over straws of
semen to his daughter.
Lingh's breeding manager Susanne
Hassler explains, "We look forward to picking
up with the breeders whose interests have been put
on hold thus far this
season and servicing their mares with Lingh's frozen
semen as soon as possible. As Lingh continues
his career in sport under rider Karin Offield, the
availability of his breedings will remain limited.
Here forward, we are committed to ensuring that Lingh's
influence is offered within the most optimal combination
as we select mares for the limited number of breedings
available."
Owner Karin Offield told Eurodressage that, "I
know that all news is good news when it comes to promotion
of
your
stallions. I have still been on the phone all day making
these arrangements. We are grateful to everyone involved
that we can now proceed with a breeding plan for the
2008 breeding season. My heart ached when it appeared
we may never see any 2009 foals. As far as the
details of this part of my ownership of Lingh is concerned
- hopefully its over and finished so we are happy to
get back to work on making Lingh a superstar breeding
stallion. Time will tell for his offspring, and I am
very very glad the Dutch legal system worked on Lingh's
behalf."
Photo copyrighted: Carien Schippers
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