2004 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing

Furst Heinrich Fledglings Fly High at 2004 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing

November 28, 2004

The first crop of Furst Heinrich colts marked the 2004 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing in Vechta, Germany. The Furst Heinrichs dominated the Licensing, as four out of five were licensed. Two made it into the premium ring and they won the 2004 Champion and Reserve Champion's title.

The Furst Heinrich fledglings were high flyers in Vechta, but they had to compete against two very strong Depardieu representatives. Sandro Hit was again the sire with the most licensed colts, with six out of eleven getting permission to breed. This year, however, only one Sandro Hit colt made it into the premium ring and that was an unprecedented nadir.

Thirty-six out of 75 presented colts were licensed, which is an almost 50% approval rate. The colts in the premium were all of very good quality, but there were numerous average colts that still got licensed despite obvious short comings in movement and conformation.

Nevertheless, the overall impression at the 2004 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing was that the quality of the horses was high, their confirmation in general was modern, and their movement mechanism elastic and engaged.

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