A total of 17 small horse stallions have successfully completed their performance test at the Westphalian Horse Center in Münster-Handorf. Of these, 16 stallions moved into their boxes in Münster on October 24th to take the 30-day station test. A further stallion completed a two-day short test as part of the final tests for station stallions.
Under the direction of Marco Zimmermann, the 16 young station stallions were prepared for the final test over the last four weeks by riders from the Westfälisches Pferdestammbuche. The stallions were given preliminary marks for their interior, basic gaits and rideability, jumping ability in the free and course jumping tests and the cross-country test.
As the sub-tests of the final test make clear, the test requirements within the scope of the station test designed for the riding breed are extensive and varied. The final test for the station stallions began on Thursday with free jumping and the assessment of the basic gaits. In addition to the evaluation committee, consisting of Matthias Granzow and Josef Ulmker, the external riders Janna Averbeck and Kim-Pia Mündelein also awarded marks for the rideability of the stallions. On the second day of the test, the stallions completed a jumping course and a cross-country test.
The five-year-old Westphalian chestnut stallion Neunelfer WS (breeder and rider: Wolfgang Schmitz, Rommerskirchen) secured the overall victory in the station test with a final score of 8.20. The FS Numero Uno son is out of a mare by Golden Dandy and impressed above all with his rideability (external rider 9.5) and above-average basic gaits. In second place with 8.08 was the four-year-old Gold Design by Golden Grey/Cartier Deluxe (breeder: Patrischa Schulte, Warendorf, rider: Timo Coldewey, Großenkneten). The expressive Perlino stallion scored particularly well with his movements, especially his excellent walk with a score of 8.75. The four-year-old black stallion Darling's Neptun (breeder: Nadine Koch, Ottersberg; rider: Jana Kahrs, Scheeßel) took third place with a score of 8.05. The typey Designed in Black AT/Noir de Luxe son impressed with his high interior scores and versatile talent.
Only one stallion took part in the short test - but he was convincing all along the line: Proud Day Max by Dreidimensional I AT / Rocketti (breeder: Karin Stolz, Hitzhusen; rider: Katrin Stolz Hitzhusen) completed the test with a score of 8.64 and achieved scores in the good to very good range in all parts of the test.
