Dear breeders,
We are proud to present to you the new stallion catalogue of De Wiemselbach 2016.
Another year, in which we can proudly reflect and look upon the performances of the
descendants of our stallions. Besides the many successful offspring of our world
class stallion and horse producer Numero Uno, more and more talented descendants
of our stallions Ustinov, Upgrade, Van Gogh and L’Esprit are noticed in international
show jumping.
Our strategy to once again cooperate with Marco Kutscher has paid of tremendously
during the past year. We are proud of the successes Kutscher has had with Van Gogh
in 2015. Victories in the GCT Valkenswaard and the LA Masters give our stable and
stallion company a positive direction to develop and invest in new and interesting
stallions. A good example is the very appealing Hanley. He is sired by the great show
jumper Tornesch, out of the championship mare Charisma, a daughter to the famous
show jumping stallion and horse producer Cornet Obolensky. The dam line continues
with the world class stallions Ramiro and Voltaire. Hanley allows us to offer an even
bigger diversity in genetic material within our current stallion base. The renowned
genetics of Cornet Obolensky are especially interesting, since this stallion can be
seen as one of the most influential horse producers at this moment.
Our relatively new stallions from the G-line including, Great Blue, Grodino and Con-
nect are developing very positively. Not only was there a very positive critic of their
first crop of foals, their improvements and successes in the sport are also notable.
We have great hopes that these stallions will develop into great show jumping horses
and we will assist them in every possible way in becoming so.
After last year’s recognition Ustinov received from the KWPN in achieving the
“Keur” predicate, this time it was Van Gogh who was awarded with the same
honors. Because of his successes in the sport, the high percentage of mares
standing out in ability tests and his positive breeding on exterior, movement
and show jumping aspects made the Dutch Studbook award Van Gogh with
this prestigious title.
Also outside of the Netherlands the success of our stallions has not been
unnoticed. At several stallion approvals in Germany and Belgium, sons
of Numero Uno, Ustinov, Van Gogh, Solitair, Whitaker and Tornesch have
been approved for breeding.
In order to help counteract the effects of the current economic climate,
we will be increasing our competition dates in 2016, in order to enhance
the profile of our stallions on the international stage. This in turn will
create more awareness for their offspring which will increase the market
value for breeders.
By offering you these carefully selected stallions that are bred out of the best
European bloodlines, we hope to welcome you as our customer for this year’s
breeding season. We look forward to speaking with you with regards to the choice
of stallions for your mares and to assist you with your breeding program.
Kindest regards,
Family Horn
