Thomas Bach Jensen
Every dressage lover can find an interesting horse in the first edition of the Black Horses Auction. In addition to the now published sporthorses and broodmares, another 23 three- and four-year-old dressage horses will be published later on this week. These promising talents will also be auctioned online on Saturday 1 August.
Grand Prix mare Endy BH & PSG mare Dendy
The 11-year-old De Niro daughter Endy BH immediately catches the eye in the sporthorse collection. Recently, this top mare out of KWPN National Champion Andy made her debut at Grand Prix level. “It is a pleasure to work with Endy BH; everyday she is enthusiastic and diligent. She is really talented for piaffe, passage and the tempi changes. She excels in these movements for the higher level”, says Endy BH's rider Marianne van der Vorm.
Another superstar in the collection is Dendy - a Jazz daughter out of the legendary Ulft mare Endy. Dendy is currently performing at Prix St. Georges level ridden by Marianne van der Vorm. “Dendy has a lot of talent, also for the highest level. Dendy has a very pleasant, good character and is a superb sporthorse. She is certainly suitable for a very ambitious competition rider. ”
Future talents
In addition to experienced competition horses, the collection of the Black Horses Auction also includes talents for the future. For example, check out the 7-year-old Impact BH, a gelding by Apache x Jazz. "Really a horse for the future with a lot of talent for the higher level movements," says Black Horses Stud manager Carlo van Kaathoven.
Another talent out of this first part of the collection is the 4-year-old Le Zorro BH. This stallion is sired by Johnson son Hero and was bred out of the mare Brendy - the full sister of Grand Prix stallion Charmeur.
The best dressage lines
At Black Horses Stud, the best dressage lines are used for breeding. From the well-known Endy line to the Daula line, but also the Zinni van Wittenstein line, the Landsvrouwe line and the successful Worona / Pabola line. Speaking of breeding; in the first edition of the Black Horses Auction 5 exclusive broodmares are also offered. For instance the Vivaldi daughter Edelvrouwe, who was bred out of the famous Landsvrouwe line. Edelvrouwe’s dam Weidevrouwe is the sister of none other than Glock's Undercover N.O.P. ridden by Edward Gal.
Two other very interesting broodmares are the half-sisters Catalpa BH (by Briar) and Forsytha BH (by Sir Donnerhall I). Both mares were bred out of the Ferro daughter Tomentosa Le Coupied - dam of Grand Prix dressage horse Zygrande Le Coupied. Via granddam Lotus, Catalpa BH and Forsytha BH go back to the famous Charites – the dam of among others Hans Peter Minderhoud’s Olympic mare Nadine. Catalpa BH and Forsytha BH were bred out of the famous Zinni van Wittenstein line.
