Right up to the 1986 World Champion The Natural by Diskus/Gotthard, Jolante’s dam line has repeatedly produced outstanding show jumpers over generations. The Verden Auctions were often the springboard for their careers. This mare family has also been cared for over generations by the Böttcher family in Warmsen. Kurt-Heinrich Böttcher himself successfully rode the mares with which he further developed this line in competition before using them for breeding. This was the case, among others, with the third and fourth dams of the stallion with head number 111 by Baloutaire out of First Class van Helsing. The knowledge he gained about the characteristics of his mares certainly played a decisive role in establishing this mare line.
Following this example, Bernhard and Helmut Jasken from Haren used the successful First Class van Helsing by Van Helsing/Carismo, who jumped up to 1.40 m, in their small Hanoverian Jumper Breeding program. Success was not long in coming, as their second foal made the leap to the Hanoverian licensing. Once again, Verden Auctions can be a springboard to a great career.
Sandro’s Sympathica line is no less successful. She is a half-sister to the dam of First Class van Helsing and, among others, the dam of Hann.Pr.A. Corina Blue by Chacco-Blue. She placed in the 2017 Verden Free Jumping Championships and is now successful at 1.60 m with Brazilian rider Sergio Neuppmann. Last year, they placed in the World Cup show jumping competition in Riyadh, among other events.
