News, Rumors & Gossip

content Balkenhol takes the next step	11/22/98
Klaus Balkenhol, trainer of the german dressage-team will become the new chief-trainer for dressage. It's already known that he will be the follower of Harry Boldt, who still is in this position at the moment but will resign in the neear future.
content Dressage Queen in Tears	11/22/98
Isabell Werth won the 14th Stuttgart Riding Competition. Riding Antony she won the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix freestyle, as well as the Grand Prix special together on Gigolo. The yelling whistles of the spectators, that rather would have seen Ulla Salzgeber as the overall winner drove tears into her eyes. Actually Isabell Werth did the more sophisticated performance. Later on she commented: "If anybody believes to bring me down this way - that won't work!".
content Donnerhall's last Triumph	October 1998
With another gold medal Donnerhall resigns from the big sport. The remarkable career of the 17 year old oldenburg stallion starts with him beeing kuered at Oldenburg in 83. His greatest successes have been the gold medal for the team and bronze for the individual test at the WEG 1994 in Den Haag (Netherlands), team gold and freestyle bronze medal at the European Championships in Verden (GER) in 1997 and now the Titel of a World Champion at Rome. Donnerhall's offspring always achieves high offers at horse auctions. Each of his successes he celebrated under his rider Karin Rehbein.

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Wilhelm-Nikolas Kröncke
Germany's Youngster's-Dressage-Champion

September 98

"Mont Royal I ride since the beginning of 98, but he is really easy to handle, so it's fun!". Niki - as the fair-haired young man is called by friends - sounds quite enthusiastic about his 12 year old hessian gelding. He began riding at the age of 10, before he was only interested in tennis. It was Black Boy, his sister's pony that attracted him to become a rider. Niki's 'star' is his pony-gelding Konrad, both became European and German champions in 1997. "Unfortunately Konrad is injured, so I have to take care of him", the 15 year old regrets. He loves competitions because here he meets most of his friends. "We always have a blast", he laughs, "....especially at the competition-partys!".

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Kyira Kröncke
Germany's Pony-Dressage-Champion

September 98

She is only 14 years old and - together with her pony Edwin - already the most successful ponyrider for dressage in Germany. "Sure Edwin is not the most beautiful pony, but he is always good tempered and a real nice guy - I couln't imagine a better one for me!", Kira praises her gold-pony. Anyway - her first Pony Black Boy is still her most beloved one. Black boy appeared under the Christmas-tree eight years ago - decorated as a Christmas present with a red ribbon. "Even as a small kid she always asked for a pony", her mother told us, "so at last we couldn't resist any longer and purchased one for her."
Kira and 'Blacky' were pretty successful and even won E and A level dressage competitions against 'real' horses. Meanwhile Kira belongs to the most successful ponyriders in Germany.

content Oldenburg's Top Stallion Died	September 98
At the age of 22 the oldenburg stallion Freiherr died in the stables of the breeder Joseph Wernke at Cloppenburg. Freiherr was one of the most important sons of Furioso II. 1978 he was selected for the 1b premium category stallion at the oldenburg sales-event. 1980 he became the overall winner at the same event. From his offspring a total of 364 are official registered competitioners.

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European Championships for Ponies

October 98

Covered with gold, silver and bronze medals the german Ponyrider-equipe returned from their trip to the European Ponyrider Championships at Le Touquet in France. Coached by the german trainer Cornelia Endres, the pony-dressage team (Svenja Meyer(16)/Cash and Go, Svenjy Meyer(15)/Samorai, Desiree Schurf(16)/Dressman and Kira Kröncke(14/Edwin) won the European Championships. Winner of the individual competition was the belgian Delphine Mairesonne with Noble Caspar. The silver and the bronce medal again were gained by the german rider Svenja Meyer with Cash and Go and Svenja Meyer on Samorai.

content The CHIO Sales Collection	September 98
Fifteen horses out of the total amount of 24 offered 'youngsters' at the Aachen Sales Collection changed their owners for an average of $ 48,000. The highest priced horse was the 4 year old mare Lara, a daughter of Lanciano who was bought by the family of Ann-Kathrin Ehlen for $ 176,5000.

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The Aachen CHIO in figures

September 98

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100 years old and still going strong - the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein (Aachen-Laurensberger horse-racing-club). 540 individuals and 37 companies are on the member's list. About 700 volonteers were needed during the week of the event. With a budget of DM 12,000,000 ($7,500,000) the club's properties (about the 56 acres) in the Aachen Soers region have been changed into a big competition ground. With more than 40 different competitions, 160 riders and drivers and more than 400 horses from 22 nations the racing club arranged a sportive highlight of the year. 250,000 visitors witnessed 'big' horse-sport and a perfect organisation. Exerpts from the event had been presented by tv-stations all over the world with an estimated 450,000,000 households watching it from their living-room.

Isabell&Gigolo Jürgen Wirths & Helmut Kohl

content Egon von Neindorff will survive !	september 98
The future of the 'Reitinstitut Egon von Neindorff' at Karlsruhe/GER is safe! After a storm did severe damage to the roof of the main arena in last fall, the future of the estate, which is rented by von Neindorff, was incertain. Since Egon von Neindorff was not able to bring up enough money for the repair and some additional renovations, there had been rumors that the property could probably be sold by the owners, especially since they gave notice to von Neindorff. So he found himself in the situation that his institute lost it's home.
Meanwhile the estate has been gained by the city of Karlsruhe who also found an investor who will give the money not only for the repair works but also for additional renovations. The Egon-von-Neindorff-Foundation will keep it's home there too, so Herr von Neindorff will be able to continue his work instead of looking for another stable. Egon von Neindorff is one of the last teachers of classical dressage in Germany an well-respected by horsepeople and horseback-riders of all kind. See also: Von Neindorff Report

content Gorbatschow's new Job	September 98
The former russian President, Michail Gorbatschow is a man of merits no doubt about that! He played a major part in tearing down the iron curtain and - as a result - the reunion of East- and West-Germany. But even close fans didn't know about any connections to horses or horse-sports. Anyway - now he will be in the part of being the protector of the Euro-Future-Cup, an event for young dressage-riders within the German Classics at Bremen in the beginning of October! The whole event is organized by the Escon-Marketing Co. Asked for the reason for choosing Mr. Gorbatschow they pointed out that one might see it form the cultural aspect...

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