Fans of the Hannoveraner from all over the world came to this year’s Hannoveraner Breed Orientation Course: Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Canada, and the USA. Participants enjoyed a week full of lessons, visits to breeders and stallion stations, and the licensing of dressage stallions. Here are a few words from the participants:
The 2025 Hannoveraner Breed Orientation Course consisted of an immersive week of background information regarding the history of the breed, stud book breeding rules for selection of mare and stallions, a detailed overview of the influential and major stallion lines, interwoven with visits to a range of breeding farms and stallion stations. This intensive week culminated with attendance at the Young Stallion licensing and Auction. Thank you to hosts Maren, Juliana and Bo, who were so generous and happy to share their knowledge. The week was meticulously planned, and we were provided with a broad cross section of breeding farms to visit, from the small family operations to the large commercial businesses. This course was excellent value for money, and well worth the long journey from Melbourne, Australia. I feel like my knowledge and understanding of the hanoverian breed is expanded exponentially, and I hope that I will be able to return again in future!
Libbie Rogers from Australia
The Hannoveraner Breed Orientation Course (Dressage) exceeded my expectations on every level. Involving both in-class and experiential learning experiences, the highlight was being able to visit so many different breeding farms, from large commercial operations to smaller family-run farms. The breeders were so open in sharing their approaches to breeding, and we were able to see examples of the top breeding Hannoveraner stallions and mares. Also, we were able to learn about the criteria that the licensing and approval juries use to evaluate stallions, and begin to appreciate just how special a licensed and approved Hannovarian is. I would highly recommend this course. It was well organized and well run by the Hannoveraner Verband staff. We were made to feel so welcome by the Verband staff and the breeders. Being able to share the experience of the Hannovarian stallion licensing with breeders and enthusiasts from around the world was an added plus.
Lesya Dyk from Canada
We want to say thank you for your organisation and everything. The course was more than we expected. Those places we saw were very important to see. And it was very teaching to hear all breeders. We took many ideas home with us. Now we can tell other Finns how Hannoveraner breeding works. It would be nice if there were a little more time for the lessons. Everyone from the Verband was very professional and we felt very welcome. Thank you all.
Satu and Venla Kiviniemi from Finland
We both enjoyed taking part in the Hannoveraner Breeder’s Course followed by the Stallion Licensing. It was informative, educational and inspiring! We would like to commend everyone involved for a well run, organized course. It more than exceeded our expectations. Attending this course has provided us with unique and additional insights into Hannoveraner breeding, and as a result, we will be making some changes to our breeding strategies and stallion selection. It was very helpful and informative to be able to see stallions and talk to breeders. To share this experience with new friends from around the world made it even more special. As a small breeding farm, it was incredible to have this opportunity to learn more about the Hanoverian horse and its history. We are thrilled and proud to be part of the „Hannoveraner Family“!
Virginia Cooke and Andrew Kielly from Canada
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