1999 Bundeschampionate
German Young Horse Championships
Warendorf, Germany
2 - 5 September 1999

FBW Lettina and Nicole Casper

Almost beating World Young Dressage Horse Champion Sandro Hit, FBW Lettina became Reserve Champion in the six year old Dressage Horse Class at the 1999 Bundeschampionate in Warendorf. This high potential mare won both qualifiers under steady rider Nicole Casper placing a notable score of 9.0 on the score board. In the finals Nicole and Lettina had to bow for black pearl Sandro Hit who danced to a 9.5 victory mark, while Lettina received 9.2.

Bred by Wolfgang Bulling from Boehmenkirch, Germany, FBW Lettina is sired by Lanthano out of a Weltstreit daughter. Proven to be an excellent competition mare, Lettina easily qualified for the 1999 Bundeschampionate by becoming the "Trager des Schwarz Goldenen Bandes 99" in her breed area Baden Wuerttemberg. With this last achievements and various other victories at national shows Lettina was contracted by the "Forderverein des Leistungssports mit Baden Wuerttembergischen Pferde", or simply FBW. FBW is a society of Baden Wuerttemberger enthusiasts which sponsor the best showing horses of their breed.

Owned by Gestut Birkhof in Donzdorf near Stuttgart, FBW Lettina is stationed at the stallion centre of her sire Lanthano (Hanoverian by Lanthan - Lombard). Gestut Birkhof is run by the newly wed couple Thomas and Nicole Casper. It was Nicole who rode the talented mare to the reserve champion title in Warendorf, leaving established champions like Del Piero and Cordoba behind her.