Dressage Bloodlines with Dr. Ludwig Christmann

Thanks to everyone who replied to our podcast on the D Line!  We heard your request for more podcasts on bloodlines!  In this episode, we listen to a recording of one of Dr. Christmann's bloodlines lectures at our recent breed orientation course at Dressage at Devon.  Dr. Ludwig Christmann is the former Director of International Affairs, Development and Education of the Hanoverian Verband.  He is widely recognized as the world's leading expert on the Hanoverian breed.  At Devon, we took a deep dive into the dressage lines, starting with the classical Hanoverian lines and also lines with Trakehner, Thoroughbred, Anglo-Arab, Holsteiner, Selle Francais origin.  Dr. Christmann pointed out in his lecture that all lines trace back to Thoroughbred stallions and this shows what a big influence the Thoroughbred had on the evolution of the Hanoverian breed.  In this episode, we focus on the stallion lines of Ladykiller xx, Sacramento Song xx, and Furioso II.  The lines of Ladykiller xx and Sacramento Song xx are jumper lines of Holsteiner origin.  The Ladykiller xx line had a very successful dressage branch with Lord Loxley, Krack C, and Vivaldi.  The line of Sacramento Song xx, another jumper line was made popular with dressage breeders through Sandro Hit.  The line of Furioso II was a dressage line of Selle Francais origin, which has developed into the most influential line of modern sport horse breeding with sires like Florestan.   For more information on the podcast, please message us on our Facebook page, The American Hanoverian Society Official Page or send us an e-mail at [email protected].  We’d love to hear from you!