Hanovrien

The Hanovrien is a German Saddle horse, whose name comes from the town of Hanover.

Excel Cheval of sport, it finds itself with high level competitions, in particular in raising, jump of obstacles and complete contest.

Hanovrien is regularly present in the first places of the classifications published by the WBFSH, as well in individual classification of horses, as in Studbook: and this, all confused Olympic disciplines (raising, jump of obstacles and complete contest).

Moreover, Hanovrien took part in the improvement of the race of the Oldenbourg horse.

Type

Temperament

This horse is courageous, always ready to make efforts for its rider. It is pleasant, balanced and quiet while being merry and sharp.

Cut and dresses

Height with the garrot: of 1,53 m with 1,70 Mr.

allowed Dresses:
bai, chestnut horse, black, gray, white, more rarely Isabelle and mouse.

Model

Hanovrien is a large imposing horse. It has a beautiful fine head, of intermediate size to the broad face, and the calm and soft glance. The neck is long, the breast piece is broad and deep. The back right and is lengthened. The back-hand is powerful and quite muscular, the tail is attached high. The members are solid, muscular and strong, and have broad and dry articulations; the tendons resistant and are well detached. The foot is hard, and quite formed.

History and origin of the Hanovrien horse

The origins of the hanovrien go back to XVII^e century, with Hanover (Germany), capital of the Land of Lower Saxony. At the time, in the area, one started to seek and thus thereafter to select good saddle horses for the soldiers, for the army. These horses were to also show of elegance and refinement, in order to draw the attachments from the aristocrats.

In 1714, Georges Louis, voter of Hanover, reached the throne of king d' Angleterre, under the name of Georges Ist It imported horses of Hanover to harness them with fit with body royal.

George II, king de Grande-Bretagne and duke of Brunswick-Lunebourg, wire of George I^er, founded in 1735 the stud farm of That, located at approximately 40 kilometers of Hanover, in the Land of Lower Saxony. The selective breeding started at this time: the mares of Hanover were crossed with Holstein standards. General-purpose draft horses were then obtained, which one needed, at the time. Crossings with other Thorough-bred reduced Hanovrien nevertheless, which gave very good attachment and saddle horses, light, but rather strong and robust for the agricultural work.

The Napoleonean wars massacred the Stud farm of That: there remained about thirty standards to the Stud farm, whereas before the wars, there was more than 100. It was thus necessary to start again the breeding by crossing Hanovrien with of Mecklembourg and the thorough-bred.

In the middle of XIX^ème century, Hanovrien thus became a very pleasant saddle horse: much lighter with much of dynamism. And it was thus adapted less to the agricultural work. New crossing were carried out in order to obtain a powerful and solid horse again, for the farmers and work with the field.

The Second world war arrived. Majority of the races of and saddle plow horses of the old type, from which Hanovrien, suffered from it: they underwent a strong decline. The mechanization of agriculture took part, moreover, with this fall of the race. In order to preserve the race, of the crossings were then carried out between Hanovrien and several other races: Trakehner and Arab Thorough-bred.

Hanovrien then became also a very good saddle horse for the equestrian competitions of sports: it was refined, made athletic and harmonious. Its qualities first, of horse of work to the fields, were preserved: force, constancy, robustness.

Today, Hanovrien is an excellent horse of equestrian international competitions of sports, being illustrated very regularly in top of table, primarily in raising, jump of obstacles and complete contest.

Some famous Hanovriens horses

Gigolo , gaining many national titles (a great number of competitions in Germany), international (in particular world and European) and Olympic, of raising with its riding Isabel Werth (ALL), in the years 1990 and 2000. It is today in retirement, with pre.
For Pleasure , standard of jump of obstacles having gained many trophies, assembled by Marcus Ehning and previously by Lars Nieberg. It is now with the retirement, and makes assembles it.
Satchmo , current horse of competition of raising of Isabel Werth.
Salinero , Olympic champion of raising in 2004 pennies the saddle of Anky van Grunsven.

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