2003 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing Presents
Good Quality Stallion Collection
November 26, 2003
The 2003 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing kicked off today
featuring approximately 75 horses of an overall good
level of quality. As usual there were a few highlights
in
the
collection,
which raise the expectations for tomorrow's free
jumping day, but in general a large lot of two and
a half-year
old colts is vying for licensing as well as winning
the premium titel.
The day started at 1 PM at the Oldenburg centre in
Vechta, where the entire collection was to be shown
on hard surface. Usually for Oldenburg a hard surface
meant a concrete floor between the Oldenburg Halle
arenas in Oldenburg, Germany, but
as the Licensing had moved to Vechta this year, now
the race track had been chosen as location for the
hard-surface-viewing. Although it remains disputable
whether the hard surface
was actually hard so that leg problems would
appear, the difference between outside and inside presentation
was still clearly
visible.
Pumped
up by the atmosphere and pressure, the colts were all
excited
on the race track and many of them simply exploded.
Not only the colts, but also the audience was put to
the test at the race track. A couple
of hundred
spectators,
who were at the show scrutinizing
the
quality and consistency of these future sires, were
pestered by a strong lashing west wind.
The afternoon triangle session in the heated afternoon
arena was much more confortable for horse, judge, presenter
and viewer. The excitement from outside had worn out
with some stallions and indoors several of them showed
uninteresting and flat gaits indoors, especially the
Diamond Hits
and the Dormello offspring. The Dormello's were overall
gorgeous colts, but gait-wise they lacked power and
flexibility. The Diamond Hits had no father qualities
whatsoever but proved to be good sport horses.
Taking the morning and afternoon session into consideration,
day one favorite has to be the number 23, a Paul Schockemohle
owned Donnerhall out of Kilkenny (by Kennedy x Karon).
The black stallion has a very nice conformation, a
solid walk and an superb trot showing great flexion
of the hocks and swing in the body. The audience was
really impressed by this dark bay as they clapped for
the first time for a stallion's performance.
Oldenburg foundation sire Rubinstein and his son Rohdiamant
presented a uniform collection of drop dead
gorgeous
colts
of varying quality. Some of them moved simplistically,
while others were quite interesting. Trotting breathtakingly
was #64, a Rubin Royal x Calmiro x Eldorado offspring.
His powerful, ground covering gaits were extraordinary
making one wonder if this horse will ever be able
to collect with such big movements. Another big and
interesting
mover was # 85, a Weltmeyer x Duntroon x Pik Bube
I colt which showed talent both as sire and as dressage
horse. The Rubinstein lined colts almost all had
excellent
walks showing large overtrack.
Oldenburg's most popular sire Sandro Hit was represented
in Vechta with 12 offsprings, of which Paul Schockemohle
(owner of Sandro Hit) owned four. The Sandro Hits
are a peculiar type of sport horse; extremely thin
boned, not too tall, expressive heads and gummibal
movements. While most Sandro Hits did not really have
the father-quality in them, they were all very interesting
sport horses. Very appealing was #74, the Sandro Hit
out of St. Pr. St. Paisy (Pik Bube I x Donnerhall)
who was considerably taller than his half brothers,
and
was
born with stronger
joints than the other "Stiletto Hits".
Speaking to
the imagination was also # 79, a Sandro Hit out of
Fregata/T (Aspirant x Dogmat) who dazzled with his
rhythm and suspension. Number 83, a Sunny Boy x
Donnerschwee x Hill Hawk xx, showed interesting potential
and will
be taken into consideration tomorrow.
Day one at the 2003 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing made
clear that the 2001 born colts are of overall good
quality and show more refinement than ever before.
The colts were in general small and thin boned, but
extremely supple and energetic. Most oustanding horse
of the day was the Donnerhall x Kennedy x Karon.
The 2003 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing kicked off today
featuring approximately 75 horses of an overall good
level of quality. As usual there were a few highlights
in
the
collection,
which raise the expectations for tomorrow's free
jumping day, but in general a large lot of two and
a half-year
old colts is vying for licensing as well as winning
the premium titel. 
The afternoon triangle session in the heated afternoon
arena was much more confortable for horse, judge, presenter
and viewer. The excitement from outside had worn out
with some stallions and indoors several of them showed
uninteresting and flat gaits indoors, especially the
Diamond Hits
and the Dormello offspring. The Dormello's were overall
gorgeous colts, but gait-wise they lacked power and
flexibility. The Diamond Hits had no father qualities
whatsoever but proved to be good sport horses. 
Oldenburg foundation sire Rubinstein and his son Rohdiamant
presented a uniform collection of drop dead
gorgeous
colts
of varying quality. Some of them moved simplistically,
while others were quite interesting. Trotting breathtakingly
was #64, a Rubin Royal x Calmiro x Eldorado offspring.
His powerful, ground covering gaits were extraordinary
making one wonder if this horse will ever be able
to collect with such big movements. Another big and
interesting
mover was # 85, a Weltmeyer x Duntroon x Pik Bube
I colt which showed talent both as sire and as dressage
horse. The Rubinstein lined colts almost all had
excellent
walks showing large overtrack. 
Speaking to
the imagination was also # 79, a Sandro Hit out of
Fregata/T (Aspirant x Dogmat) who dazzled with his
rhythm and suspension. Number 83, a Sunny Boy x
Donnerschwee x Hill Hawk xx, showed interesting potential
and will
be taken into consideration tomorrow. 
