« Behind all good horse is a skilled breeder, not a coincidence. »
For the 3rd year in a row, this year’s Dressage Breeder Award goes to late Silke Druckenmüller, who tragically passed only a few weeks ago. She received the honour of the award for breeding the exceptional Trakehner mare TSF Dalera, a daughter of Easy Game out of Dark Magic by Handryk. Together with rider Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (GER), they are simply unstoppable: a European Gold medal, amazing results at the Olympics, World-Cup titles and numerous Grand Prix victories over the past 3 years. As a matter of facts, no later than a month ago they once again won not one but three Grand Prix in Riesenbeck. Nothing can seem to stop this incredible duo from always being on the dressage podiums, aiming for the Paris Olympics in 2024!
As for the Jumping Breeder Award of the year, it goes to the breeder of the outstanding Selle Français Donatello d’Auge, Susana Epaillard Garcia Cereceda, without much surprise, as he continued to top the WBFSH rankings over the past couple of months, leading the way with 1 933 points. Together with Susana’s husband, world’s second-best rider Julien Epaillard, the 10-year-old gelding started to attract the spotlights by winning his first 5* Grand Prix in January 2023, at the Longines World-Cup in Amsterdam and has claimed podiums almost on a regular basis since then. Their most notable result this year is probably their victory at the Longines Global Champions Tour of Monaco’s Grand Prix, awarding them a price money of almost €500,000! Together, they are also the most financially successful couple of the year. Thanks to their victory in Barcelona, they have passed the million Euro milestone in earnings for 2023, as confirmed by the rankings drawn up by Hippomundo website.
Last breeders, but certainly not least, to receive the Breeder Award of the year are J.W & A.P. Jurrius & Vorden, from Stal Nieuwmoed, for their 11-year-old Dutch-bred KWPN Galileo Nieuwmoed (Carambole x Farco von Grondorn) ridden by David Doel. Together since 2018, the couple truly made their way to the top over the past months, with no less than multiple podiums on CCI4 and CSI5* events. One of their greatest achievement this year being their second place at the CSI5*-L Horse Trials in Burghley (GBR) at the end of August, granting them a prize money of £60,000, and counting six other top 10 international finishes on their record as a combination.
Studbook Rankings – Winners 2023
The Studbook leading the WBFSH rankings in dressage this year is the KWPN studbook, who maintain the winning spot, having kept this position since 2017! With 1 4770 points gathered over the year, the horses that give KWPN its points are:
- Glamourdale (Lord Leatherdale) – 2852 points
- Imhotep (Everdale) – 2695 points
- Hermes N.O.P. (Easy Game) – 2423 points
- Fame (Bordeaux 28) – 2302 points
- Suppenkasper (Spielberg) – 2252 points
- Classic Briolinca (Trento B) – 2246 points
The Winning Jumping Studbook is Selle Français, with 8 317 points. This is the first time in the history of the studbook rankings that the Selle Francais win this title. The points of the Studbook Selle Francais come from the horses:
- Donatello d’Auge (Jarnac) – 1933 points
- Dzara Dorchival (Qlassic Bois Margot) – 1340 points
- Dubai du Cedre (Baloubet du Rouet) – 1307 points
- Caracole de la Roque (Zandor Z) – 1295 points
- Dynamix de Belheme (Snaike de Blondel) – 1232 points
- Dallas Vegas Batilly (Cap Kennedy) – 1210 points
The Winning Eventing Studbook is Irish Sport Horse, with 1 318 points, maintaining its position from 2022. The horses that eared the Irish Sport Horse its points are:
- Ballaghamor Class (Courage II) – 269 points
- Rehy DJ (Tinarana’s Inspector) – 261 points
- Black Ice (Vechta) – 216 points
- Cavalier Crystal (Jack of Diamonds) – 192 points
- Oughterard Cooley (Puissance) – 192 points
- HSH Blake (Tolan R) – 188 points
