A Chacco-Blue/Quantus-son won the Free Jumping Competition for three-year-old horses of the Hanoverian Jumper Breeding Program with a convincing style and potential. The typey stallion was bred and is owned by the Duchac Training and Show Stable, Hann. Muenden. He was the second starter of the day and as he convincingly presented his incredible show jumping potential, he was rewarded with highest scores of the day.
Best in the second division was Balouette von de Bosweg by Balou de Rouet/Graf Grannus (breeder and exhibitor: breeders alliance Brouns & Kruse, Brunssum/Netherlands). The Valentino/Embassy-daughter Valencia T (breeder and exhibitor: Willi Tangermann, Winsen/Luhe) prevailed the third division. Chantal, the winner of the fourth division, descends also from Chacco-Blue, just like the overall champion of this age-group. She was bred by Stefan Kleine from Warmsen out of a Conteur-dam. The youngest competitor won the last division, the Voltaire/Escudo-daughter Valentina (breeder and exhibitor: Carsten Meyer-Nordhorn, Raddestorf).
75 three-year-olds in total, registered with the Hanoverian Jumper Breeding Program, participated at the competition. Judges were the internationally successful irish show jumping rider Cameron Hanley, auction manager Joerg-Wilhelm Wegener and Hartmut Wilking, member of the executive board of the Hannoveraner Verband. “We saw beautiful, modern types of horses with excellent technique and ability,” Cameron Hanley finally concluded. Roman Duchac, exhibitor of the overall champion, was not only happy to be rewarded with a cash prize, he also won a free breeding to the stallion Van Helsing of the stud farm Famos.