Hanoverian Stallion of the year 1995 Approved for: Hanoverian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PEDIGREE: The sire Eiger I has turned out to be one of the most important producers of jumpers of the present Hanoverian breed. He has brought forth a number of approved sons, including the Celle state sires Espri, Edinburgh, Evergreeen (currently in Canada) and the private stallion Elute (Canada). In international showjumping we find the erstwhile PSI auction horse Easy Jumper out of a dam by Absatz, ridden by the Dutch Jos Landsink at the peak of world performance. In the late 1980's, the chestnut Efendi 48, ridden by Imke Egenolf for Germany was successful, in junior competitions. Included among the overriding showjumping progeny of Eiger I are Esprit / Dolf Keller and Eibe 16. Eiger I however also produced excellent dressage horses such as Eiswind 13 /H. J. Kaltenbock and Empire 58 / Martina Betzler. Espri' s maternal line includes Diplomat the so called unbeaten king of all the shows, whether they were named Federal Horse Show or D.L.G.- show. Diplomat was in the forefront wherever he went. He moreover has the reputation of passing on his own outstanding qualities of movement and basic gaits, as well as his considerable jumping ability to his progeny. The third generation sire Lukas, the most prominent son of the pre-eminent sire of performance horses Lugano I, who for his entire life, was a stud horse in the Achim - Thedinghausen breeding area near Bremen had an enduring influence on the mare stock of the region. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERFORMANCE: This "Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 1995" is one of Germany's best sires for both dressage and jumping horses. His offspring excel as outstanding jumping horses of enormous ability and energetic movements. Stallion Performance Test 1984: Overall score 118.80 / 7th of 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PROGENY: At present his progeny have earned nearly two million Deutschmarks in competition. The most famous son of Espri is "E.T. FRH" (rider: Hugo Simon, Austria) who is still one of the most successful international show jumping horses. Another son, Edgar, was the 1996 World Champion seven-year-old jumper, and son Esprit de Valdemar competed at the 2000 Olympics. Espri went even further than the expectations people had of him as regards the hereditary transmission of his showjumping ability to his offspring. Even with mares that showed little or no dispositions for jumping, he produced jumping horses of the very finest quality, including participants of the Federal Championships, such as the Verden auction horse Enrika / Peter Happle or the internationally highly successful E. T. with Hugo Simon, which was also a Verden auction horse and won the 1996 World Showjumping Cup. The stallion brothers Escudo I and 11 (both Celle state stud) enjoy particular popularity. In 1994, Escudo I won the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf and was the 1996 Hanoverian Showjumping champion as well as Federal Championship runner-up, whereas Escudo II won the 1994 Verden stallion approvals, as well as absolving the stallion performance test in performance class I. Progeny results in competition Breeding value show jumping: 140 +++ Total prize money of offspring in competition: DM 1.867.742,00 Number of registered sport horses: 327 Outstanding offspring in show jumping: Explosiv (DM 72,250.00), E.T. FRH (DM 1,287,424.00) Breeding information progeny Number of licensed sons: 17 Sons at the Hanoverian State Stud at Celle: Escudo I, Escudo II Number of registered broodmares: 221 Number of state premium mares and candidates: 44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STUD MANAGERS RECOMMENDATIONS: Espri is a correct, medium-framed stallion with a good topline and an excellent disposition.

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