The 50th Trakehner Stallion Market 2012 in Neumünster's Holsten Halls has begun, and that's outdoors: the spectators were able to enjoy the presentation on the pavement comfortably in the mild Fall weather and the 44 Trakehner stallions were great topics of conversation.
For the Approval Committee as well. Breed manager Lars Gehrmann commented: "It is a great pleasure to see how the young stallions have developed since the pre-selections which took place weeks ago."
The path was closely surrounded during the presentation on the pavement and three camera teams followed the initial performance. The very first stallion to show himself had the number 1, Amourano. The two-and-a-half year old bay stallion is a son of the "Trakehner Stallion of the Year", Connery, who will be honoured during Saturday's Gala evening. His son Amourano is bred and owned by the Poll family of Gilten (GER). The 2012 Lot stood out at the presentation on the pavement, the first stage of the Trakehner Approvals, with elegance and athleticism.
A small background info: The stallion Avatar has the most owners of all of the horses presented this weekend. The dark bay stallion is owned by the " Pferdefreunde Ostsee " syndicate which consists of 12 people. The name of the syndicate isn't a fluke. The ladies and gentlemen came to their horse after a cruise on the legendary MS Deutschland. Lars Gehrmann, the breed manager for the Trakehner Association, was on board the cruise attending a trip with people dedicated to horses. He answered many questions asked by the passengers who were thirsty for knowledge and was quick to fulfill the urgent request for an own Trakehner. It is this stallion - Avatar - who managed to make it into the stallion lot of the jubilee event. Understandably it has created a lot of enthusiasm by the "Pferdefreunden Ostsee"....
The highly anticipated stallion free jumping is awaited in Hall 1 at 8:30 on Friday morning and marks the start of the second phase of the Trakehner Stallion Approvals.
Photo © Stefan Lafrentz
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