2004 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing

2004 Althengst Parade, Six Hours of Oldenburg Delight

November 30, 2004

The 2004 Althengst Parade, which followed the Oldenburg Stallion Licensing on Saturday November 27, 2004, was a six-hour Oldenburg delight. The amount of Oldenburg and Oldenburg approved stallions that were brought into the ring was massive and impressive. Though the quality of the horses was not always high, several highlights stood out and breeders were able to make their stallion choice for 2004

Opening the Althengst Parade were the premium stallions of the 2004 licensing, followed by the champions of the 2003 licensing, Don Kennedy (Donnerhall x Kennedy) and Rubin Cortes (Rubin Royal x Calmiro). Both horses are very different in type and movement. Ridden by Anja Engelbart, Don Kennedy still looked youthful and green, but the dark bay showed some super engagement in the extended trot work. His walk is also superior.

Rubin Cortes is the spitting image of his sire Rubin Royal. He's a nicely modeled horse, but when ridden he gets short in the neck and tense in the body. His movement is extravagant. Just like his sire, Rubin Cortes is able to flex his hocks up as if they are hinges on a door. The hind legs almost hit the belly of the horse. Such movement is of course very interesting for breeding him to a stiffer, limited moving mare, but as a dressage horse one wonders if such a horse is able to collect when he moves up the levels.

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