2004 Vorwerk Stallion Show

The Vorwerk Stallion Show: Rosentanz Walking on Roses

The indoor arena of the Oldenburg Center was filled to the roof with spectators. The first horse to appear was Danny Wilde under Lisa Wilcox, followed by Mon Dieu under Mareike Peckholz. I already noticed that Rohdiamant was not stabled in Vechta and he also did not appear in the show. "Every day he's walked, but he's in no show condition. We had to choice to present him in hand or not at all. We decided it would be best not to show Rohdiamant and just feature some nice offspring," Gudula Vorwerk explained.

The first Rohdiamant offspring to enter the ring was Rosentanz under Johannes. The dark bay Hanoverian has only recently been broken in and still looks very green when ridden, but he shows a nice, large trot with good suspension for a 3-year old and an outstanding walk which covers much ground.

In the canter, Rosentanz still tends to lose his balance a bit, but he shows much potential and scope. "Rosentanz is still young. When he's five or six he'll be mind blowing," Westendarp confessed.

It was the first time that Lone saw her own horse under saddle and she was brimming with pride and excitement. Her baby had done well and I believe there is hardly anyone who will contest that.

The other Rohdiamant representative in the ring was the state premium mare Rhonda who showed a superb piaffe-passage tour and a fantastic extended trot, but completely failed in the canter showing no engagement or scope whatsoever.

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