Current
riding horses
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Dayman
Westphalian, *2012
bay gelding
Breeder: Hermann Gerland, Taufkirchen
Owner: Lian-United GmbH
Achievements
2025
1. pl. Grand Prix Freestyle in Mannheim
1. pl. Grand Prix Freestyle in Herning/DEN
2. pl. Grand Prix in Herning/DEN
3. pl. Grand Prix in München
2024
1. pl. Grand Prix Special in Donaueschingen
1. pl. Grand Prix Freestyle in Samorin/SVK
1. pl Grand Prix Freestyle in Mannheim
1. pl. Grand Prix Special in Lier/BEL
2. pl. Grand Prix Special in Wiesbaden
2. pl. Grand Prix in Mannheim
2. pl. Grand Prix in Lier/BEL
8. pl. Grand Prix Freestyle in Lyon/FRA (Weltcup)
2023
1. pl. Grand Prix Special in Salzburg/AUT
1. pl. Grand Prix in Salzburg/AUT
1. pl. Grand Prix Special in Neu-Anspach
1. pl. Grand Prix in Neu-Anspach
2. pl. Grand Prix Special in Achleiten
3. pl. Grand Prix in Stuttgart
3. pl. Grand Prix in Achleiten
Impressive and a real four-legged power bank, this is Dayman! We are still getting to know each other, but the feeling on him is simply super. Dayman has a lot of talent for piaffe and passage and together we are getting better and better at playing off his many strengths with the necessary suppleness in the arena.
It may sound easy when you take over older horses with an advanced level of training. But here, too, you first have to feel out your partner and analyse exactly how you can come together - and what homework you have to do and, above all, how. But that's what makes the training so exciting.
I contested my first season together with Dayman in 2023 - and since then I've had some great Grand Prix series wins. Before that, he had already achieved victories and placings in the Grand Prix quadrangular with Sascha Schulz. He was brought into the sport by Jürgen Höfler, who rode Dayman to victory in the 2019 St. Georges in Rastede, but only showed him very little at shows overall.
Dayman, who is affectionately known as "Duck" in our stable, is bred in an interesting way, as his Hanoverian mare line of Galita has produced successful dressage as well as show jumping and eventing horses.
Dayman's dam, Favea, produced other dressage horses and is herself a half-sister to Daiquiri VS (by Desperados), who is licensed and successful in dressage up to medium (M**) level. Out of her half-sister Pia Zadora (by Pluspunkt) come the internationally successful show jumpers For You (by Forrester), Copido (by Co-Polit) and Chapoclap (by Contendro I).
First Romance
Württemberger, * 2010
Bay gelding
Breeder: Carolin Weber, Pfinztal-Berghausen
Owner: BG Gabriele Kippert and Eva-Maria Mann
“A dream horse, a world-class horse,” enthused Christoph Hess in his commentary on our victory in the 2018 final of the Nuremberg Burg Cup in Frankfurt. And I have to agree with him, because “Roman” is incredibly talented for our sport—and has now impressively proven this with a series of victories in international Grand Prix tours. He has also broken the 80 percent mark several times.
Our journey together began in 2015 with victories in international dressage horse competitions in class L and qualification for the German Championships. In 2016, we were nominated for the World Dressage Horse Championships, but First Romance was unable to compete due to injury.
This was followed in 2018 by victory in the final of the Nuremberg Burg Cup in Frankfurt.
After finishing third in the Louisdor Prize final, First Romance made the leap to Grand Prix level with ease.
His sire is the main premium winner Fürst Romancier, who finished fourth in both the World Dressage Championships and the German Championships and produced numerous top horses.
His dam Donna Rubina, who competed in sport herself, has produced two more M-level dressage horses.
Under Pieter van der Raadt, First Romance won the 2014 State Championships in Tübingen, was South German Vice Champion in Nördlingen and, last but not least, placed fourth at the National Championships for four-year-old stallions.
Karlijn V.
KWPN, *2015
Bay, mare
Breeder: J.W.M. Verkuylen
Owner: BG Gabriele Kippert u. Eva-Maria Mann
Karlijn V. is a real riding dream.
In 2019, the four-year-old daughter of Adelinde Cornelissen's European Championship stallion Governor out of a mare by Juventus, who is also a half-sister to the European Youth Championship horse Uvender V. (by Krack C), came to our stable—thanks to my two patrons, Gabi Kippert and Eva-Maria Mann.
Initially, she was mainly presented at competitions by our former rider Hannah Milena Rother, who completed her successes in achieving the Golden Riding Badge with her.
Following victories and placings in the Small Tour, Karlijn V. is now establishing herself in the Grand Prix class and has already earned merits in the Derby Stars of Tomorrow series. At the beginning of 2026, she won her first “long” Grand Prix.
Achievements
2026
1. pl. Grand Prix in Ankum
2. pl. Grand Prix in Ankum
2025
1. pl. Short-Grand Prix in Darmstadt-Kranichstein (Derby-Stars of tomorrow)
2. pl. Inter II in Rüsselsheim
2. pl. Inter A in Zeutern
3. pl. Short-Grand Prix in München (Derby-Stars of tomorrow)
3. pl. Inter II in Darmstadt-Kranichstein
2024
1. pl. St. Georges in Darmstadt-Kranichstein
2 x 1. pl. Dressage Kl. S* in Darmstadt-Kranichstein
2. pl. Inter I in Darmstadt-Kranichstein
3. pl. St. Georges Special in Darmstadt-Kranichstein
Oldenburg, *2016
Brown, stallion
Breeder: Kristine Munch Nielsen
Owner: Maik Kanitzky
Maxi Kraft's
Barcelo OLD
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He is only eight years old, but with his victory at the Bundeschampionat and his brilliant entry into the advanced level, he is already a real celebrity: we are talking about Maxi Kraft's Barcelo. And even though his name prefix refers to the crane company of his owner Maik Kanitzky (incidentally the breeder of the famous stallion full brothers Sir Donnerhall I and II), it also fits Barcelo quite well, because he is a proverbial Maxi talent. Horses with such potential are rare and I am very happy about this young star.
Tessa Frank rode Maxi Kraft's Barcelo to fourth place at the 2021 Bundeschampionat for five-year-old dressage horses and to gold in the six-year-old class the following year. Afterwards, the licensed Bon Coeur son switched to me and immediately won gold at his advanced (S) level debut in Rüsselsheim with over 76 percent. He also won the next two advanced (S) level dressage classes - with a score of almost 78 percent. And at the Burg-Pokal-Quali in Darmstadt he took an excellent fourth place. In the meantime, he has won several times in the big arena.
A look at the pedigree of Maxi Kraft's Barcelo is also worthwhile, as he is half-brother to three stallions who are also licensed: the Grand Prix successful Atterupgaards Botticelli (by Benetton Dream)/Charlotte Jorst/DEN, the premium stallion Atterupgaards Seebach (by Sandro Hit) and Fassbinder (by Fürst Heinrich).
Atterupgaards Dicte's dam (by Caprimond) is – and now it gets exciting – a full sister to Cathrine Laudrup Dufour's Grand Prix star Atterupgaards Cassidy. Four other half-siblings have achieved success up to Inter I level.
The granddam Parodie is a full sister to the legendary mare Piroschka (by Pik Bube I), who produced the two licensed full brothers Davignon I and II.
Achievements
2026
1. pl. Inter II in Ankum
2024
1. pl. Final Nuremberg Burg Cup in Frankfurt
1. pl. Intermediaire I in Kronberg
1. pl. Prix St. Georges in Kronberg
1. pl. St. Georg Special in München (qualifier Nuremberg Burg Cup)
1. pl. St. Georg Special in München
2. pl. St. Georg Special in Aachen
1. pl. St. Georg Special* in Zeutern
1. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl.S* in Zeutern
2. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl.S* in Darmstadt
3. pl. St. Georg Special* in Münster
2023
4. pl. St. Georg Special* in Darmstadt
9. pl. St. Georg Special* in Darmstadt
1. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl.S* in Görlitz
1. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl.S* in Görlitz
1. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl.S* in Rüsselsheim
2022
Bundeschampion of the six year old dressage horses (Tessa Frank)
Vainqueur
Vainqueur
Hanoverian, *2013
chestnut stallion
Breeder: Marten Hillmann
Owner: BG Kippert u. Mann
Achievements
2025
1. pl. Grand Prix Special in Görlitz
1. pl. Grand Prix in Görlitz
2024
7. pl. Grand Prix Spécial in München
8. pl. Grand Prix in München
1. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl.S*** in Aachen
2. pl. Short Grand Prix in Zeutern
1. pl. Short Grand Prix in Zeutern
1. pl. Grand Prix in Zweibrücken
4. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl. S**** in Münster
2023
4. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl.S*** Grand Prix in Ising
1. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl.S*** - Intermediaire II in Guxhagen
1. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl.S*** in Liederbach
1. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl.S*** - Intermediaire II in Kronberg
2. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl. S*** in Munich
1. pl. Dressurprüfung Kl. S*** - Intermediaire II in
Munich
2020
2. pl. St. Georg Special* in Balve
3. pl. St. Georg Special* in Balve
1. pl. St. Georg Special* in Elmlohe
2. pl. St. Georg Special at Hof Bettenrode
1. pl. St. Georg Special* at Hof Bettenrode
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This stallion keeps what his name promises: loosely translated, Vainqueur means "the winner". He brings a whole bundle of good qualities for our sport: just from his presence, his charm, his melting and of course his chocolate chestnut colour ... and of course his movement dynamics and his readiness to collect ....
At the moment we are still fine-tuning him, because Vainqeuer has not been under my saddle for very long. Hubertus Schmidt trained him and placed with him in the final of the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal when Vainqueur was only seven years old. After Hubertus' departure from the sport, the four-legged talent switched to me and in our first season we immediately won the Inter II in Munich with 73.579 percent and came second in the Grand Prix of the Louisdor Prize Qualifier. The result of our Inter II victory in Kronberg was over 74 percent. This was followed by victories in Zweibrücken, Zeutern and Aachen in 2024 - it can go on like this!
The licensed stallion Vainqueur, whose first offspring are off to a very promising start in sport, is a son of Vivaldi mated to the secured Hanoverian line of Sommerzeit. His dam Raissa also produced the Inter II horse Don Primo (by Dimaggio) and the two other dressage horses Shaolin MH (by Sezuan) and Bonito (by Belissimo M). With Rubioso N, World Champion and Lugano I, interesting performance guarantors follow in the maternal line.
Valenciano
Westphalian, *2019
Bay, gelding
Breeder: Silvia Palster
Owner: Maik Kanitzky
Achievements
2025
1. pl. Dressurpferdeprüfung Kl.M/Emely van Loon in Ladenburg
3. pl. Dressurpferdeprüfung Kl.M/Emely van Loon in Saarlouis
Vitalis' son Valenciano is a large-framed gelding with incredible talent and a fantastic attitude. Like all my horses, I want to give him enough time to mature both physically and mentally.
At the age of six, he achieved victories and placings in M-level dressage competitions with my rider Emely van Loon, including qualification for the National Championships.
At the age of five, he placed in L-level dressage horse tests with Saskia Lieben-Seutter, including the Bundeschampionat qualification. At the age of four, Valenciano won A-level dressage horse tests under the saddle of Sabrina Geßmann with scores of up to 9.0 (!).
Valenciano's half-brother Escalito (by Escolar) was second reserve champion at the 2017 Westphalian Main Licensing and later won S* dressage competitions under Dorothee Schneider, including the Burg Cup Qualification in Balve.
His third dam, Herbin, produced the two show jumpers BB Cayenne (by Carpaccio; 1.60 m show jumping)/Roland Birchler/SUI and Caretanos (by Carentan; 1.45 m show jumping)/Cedric Trutschler. Herbin herself is a full sister to the champion stallion Lavarino.
Holsteiner line 3558, which also produced the stallions Conraldik (by Contender) and Lavondi (by Lacantus).