Furstenball and Surprice Sire Champions at 2011 German Foal Championship in Lienen

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A Furstenball colt and a Surprice filly were proclaimed champions at the 2011 German Foal Championships in Lienen, Germany, on 16 - 17 July 2011. Twenty-two foals in total made it into the end ring where the judges picked the national champion and ranked the other foals.

Twelve colts made it to the final championship ring on Saturday 16 July. Bernd Ilting-Reuke's Furstenball I x Sir Donnerhall colt scored a staggering total of 98 points and was a league of his own in the colt category. The bay referred Bianca and Jörg Opper's Ampere x Fidertanz colt to a second place with 92,50 points. Hermann Peter Rabeler's Furst Nymphenburg x Donnerhall was third with 92.000 points.

On Sunday 17 July 2011 ten fillies were picked to battle it out for the national championship title. Petra Fockenberg's in-bred filly by Surprice (by Sir Donnerhall I x Prince Thatch xx) offspring out of a Samarant (Sandro Hit x Brentano II) dam scored 93,5 points to best the filly division at this year's national championships. She was followed very closely by the runner up, a Fiderstep x Rubinstein I filly, bred by Heinz Schutte. This young mare scored 93,33 points. Norbert Schmidt's Quaterback x Lauries Crusador xx finished third with 92,50.

Photo © Kiki Beelitz

Results
Pl - Breeder - Pedigree - Score

Colts

1. Ilting-Reuke Bernd - Fürstenball x Sir Donnerhall I - 98,00
2. Opper Bianca & Jörg - Ampere x Fidertanz - 92,50
3. Rabeler Peter Hermann - Fürst Nymphenburg x Donnerhall - 92,00
4. Wanning Nicole - Floriscount x Metternich - 91,66
5. Jahn Steffen - San Amour x Früst Heinrich - 91,50
6. Strecker Gisela - Sandro Hit x Frisbee - 91,50
7. Platte Josef - Vitalis x Levados - 91,00
8. Frölich Ursula - Vitalis x Dinard L - 89,83
9. Emke Ludger - Floriscount x Sunny Boy - 89,16
10. Katzke Maik - Damon Hill x Quando Quando - 88,83
11. Blüggel Ralf - Fürstenball x Sandro Hit - 88,83
12. Leuteritz Jürgen - Fürstenball x Lanciano - 88,33

Fillies

1. Fockenberg Petra - Surprice x Samarant - 93,50
2. Schütte Heinz - Fiderstep x Rubinstein I - 93,33
3. Schmidt Norbert - Quaterback x Lauries Cusador XX - 92,50
4. Pulte Sandra - Vitalis x Don Bedo I - 92,00
5. Moormann Frank - Fidertanz x Sandro Hit - 90,83
6. Zuchthof Bauer - Fidertanz x San Remo - 90,33
7. Weidner Alexandra - Quadroneur x Linolando - 90,16
8. Max Theurer Viktoria - Quaterback x Diamond Hit - 89,33
9. Reim Günther - Desperados x Abanos - 89,33
10. ZG Borowczak Hoffmann - Deveraux x Florestan I - 88,83

Emmelie Scholtens and Astrix win the 6-year old Finals :: Photo © Astrid Appels

Uta Gräf is all smiles on Damon Jerome H

Damon Jerome's breeder Willi Schneider congratulates Uta

Dorothee Schneider on St. Emilion

Belgian photographer Dirk Caremans taking photos of the riders, trainers and fans celebrating in the warm up

Dorothee Schneider and Sven Rothenberger's Horatio (by Hochadel x Matcho AA) finished sixth with 8.22

Luxembourg based Danish Kristine Moller on Jens Thorsen's Freak Blue Phantom (by Florencio x Feinbrand). The trot and canter were both promising but it was medium speed all the time. Beautiful walk!

Minna Telde on her own Swedish warmblood Isac (by Hip Hop x Master). Brilliant half passes and big flying changes were the highlight of their test

German Jana Freund on Louis Livens' Aaron (by Florencio x Record). The horse was often tilted in the trot. The extended walk was excellent

Andreas Helgstrand on the talented Torveslettens Stamina (by Stedinger x Carano). Brilliant trot work could not save her day as the walk was not ground covering enough and there were problems in the flying changes. Her score 7.94 was a bit low

Senta Kirchhoff on Soulmate (by Sandro Hit x Calypso II). Wonderful trot but the canter work was quite conservative and the flying changes not enough confirmed. This bay Hanoverian is a powerful mover

Gerdine Maree on the KWPN gelding Athene (by United x Jazz). The scopey chestnut has much potential for passage but lacks stretch in his limbs. The contact was very problematic as the horse was always ridden behind the vertical.

Belgian Larissa Pauluis on Don Massimo (by Don Larino x Santander H). Super elegant horse but he was spooky and tense in walk (got a too low 5.0 for walk) and canter. Not enough lightness. Pity

American Jennifer Hoffmann on Ratzinger (by Riccione x Pablo). International calibre horse with fantastic gaits, but he was very naughty and resistant in the walk (even on long reins).

Helen Langehanenberg on Sissy Max-Theurer's Westfalian mare Schickeria (by Sir Donnerhall I x Weltmeyer). The trot and walk part were delightful but there was resistance in walk and tension in canter.

Theo Hanzon and Amazing Star started out with better trot work than in the preliminary test, but half way through the test the Dutch owned stallion said he had enough and refused to obey the rider's aids. He was eliminated for resistance