Dear Breeders
Yes, I was on Sunday at the Derby and saw my horse A New Era competing, it
was so exciting. The Derby is 1000m long with 18 jumps (22 with
combinations) the height 1.55 m in average, the wall 1.70m and a 3 m slide
with a 1.5 m upright 2 strides away, a big international course. A New Era
was ridden by Jade Hook a 19 year old girl competing for the first time in
the 1.5 m class and riding for the first time in the Derby. 26 Horses
competed mainly imported horses from Europe, only two Namibian Warmbloods
competed and both had clear rounds - from only three clear rounds. A New Era
was the only horse with a clear round in the jump-off.
When I had my accident in 1994 with Anuschka and I stopped riding and
started breeding I called her first foal A NEW ERA,- a new milestone in my
life - so this win was very emotional for me.
From the breeding point of view, 25 years ago in 1984 Billy Onduno won the
Derby he was a DOLERIT. A New Era - Drosselklang / Anuschka (DOLERIT) and
Midgard Glemmer - Saliner/ Gondel (Magnet / DOLERIT) so all these three
horses have DOLERIT and Onduno blood in them.
This was a very good day for our Namibian Warmbloods.
Best regards
Wolfgang |
