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German
Dressage News
The Battle Continues: The War for Cherie
February 21, 2003
 The
war for Cherie between Gisela Carstens and Karin Rehbein
has not yet come to an end. The 9-year old Hanoverian
mare has returned to Gestut Gronwoldhof against the
will of owner Gisela Carstens. "Cherie is with
me again, but I can't say more on the topic," Rehbein
replied concisely.
In October 2002, Carstens decided to take away the
Young Horse World Champion mare Cherie from Karin Rehbein
after several disputes between owner and rider. Carstens
moved the lovely black mare, who is now trained at Prix
St Georges level, to Cherie's breeder Angela and Klaus
Hoeber in Salzhausen, Germany.
Last Monday, Carstens visited her mare at the Hoeber
facility, but found an empty stall. "Behind my
back, and against my will, an agreement has been reached
between the Hoebers and Mrs Rehbein," Carstens
fulminated. "I'm very much disappointed about what
has happened."
The Hoeber family explains the situation as follows.
"There was a contract between Mrs Rehbein, Mrs
Carstens and us which said that the training of Cherie
had to be done by Mrs Rehbein, and Mrs Carstens is legally
not allowed take away the mare from Mrs Rehbein."
Klaus Hoeber continues that, "we tried to reach
an agreement with Mrs Carstens, but it didn't work.
I don't know what the future will be like for Cherie."
Source: Reiter Revue
Image copyrighted: Arnd
Bronkhorst
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