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Nicole Uphoff and Borbet Rubinstein
In
1998 the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses
published its first breeder's rankings in their annual
breeding guide. The WBFSH calculated the performances
of sport horses over a period of nine years and ranked
the horses' achievements according to breeder. Outspoken
producer of international top dressage horses is Herbert
de Baey from Lemgo, Germany. From 1990 till 1998 the
breeder of Reiner Klimke's Ahlerich, Nicole Uphoff's
Rembrandt and Gudula Vorwerk's Rubinstein is top leader
of the list. Klimke's Ahlerich was sold through the
Westphalian Elite auction and became the price highlight
of the auction in 1975. The Dutch Annemarie Sanders-Keyzer
purchased her Angelo xx descendant Amon in Munster-Handorf
and later became Olympic team medal winner with him
in Seoul.
Pictured right is Borbet Rubinstein who is currently
trained and showed by former Olympic Champion Nicole
Uphoff. Rubinstein made his debut in his sport career
by winning the German Bundeschampionate. He was trained
up to Grand Prix level by Martina Hannover but Nicole
Uphoff became his steady rider in 1997. Member of the
B-frame of the German Dressage Teams, Uphoff and Rubinstein
are a combination on which Germany can count in case
of emergencies.
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