Beautiful Vibe, Champion of 2026 Hanoverian Elite Mare Show

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Hanoverian Breeding News

The 3-year old Beautiful Vibe and the mare family of Sammy Jo became the grand winners at the 2025 Hanoverian Elite Mare Show held in Verden, Germany, on 4 August 2025.

Hanoverian Elite Mare Champion: Beautiful Vibe

Judges Heike Kemmer, Martin Klavsen and Ulrich Hahne chose Beautiful Vibe as the winner of the dressage division. The mare was greeted with loud applause as she entered the arena. She is by Bonds x Christ and bred by Sebastian Kopp. She is owned by Gestüt Allerhop.

The young mare lived up to her name. "The picture-perfect, uphill-built black mare left nothing to be desired in terms of rhythm and push. She has already proven that she is also an outstanding riding horse by winning a riding horse class," the Hanoverian society stated.

Escalita (by Escanto x Damon Hill), bred and owned by Tobias Schult was the reserve champion. She "impressed with her expression, distinctiveness, great diligence and reach in her movement." Her dam line of Jucking has been synonymous with success at the Herwart von der Decken Show for years. Her greatgrand dam, St.Pr.St. Reine Freude, produced the winning family in 2021 and the reserve-winning family in 2025.

“Today we saw a large collection of exceptionally high quality,” said Martin Klavsen. The breeding expert from Denmark assessed the 50 mares alongside Heike Kemmer and Ulrich Hahne. “It was clear to see just how much work, expertise and passion goes into every single mare. It is inspiring to see how the Hanoverian Society continues to set standards in sport horse breeding.”

Mare Family Prize for Sammy Jo

A particular highlight of the Herwart von der Decken Show is the presentation of the Friedrich Jahncke Prize for the highest-rated family of the year. This prestigious award was presented to the family of the St.Pr.St. Sammy Jo (by Silvio x Escudo II). She and her two Cador daughters, Hann.Pr.St. Confetti M and Hann.Pr.A. Catch Me M – the former being a Hanoverian show jumping champion – had already left Dobrock as a Gold Family. This marked a special success for the Mahler breeding family from Neuhaus.

Last year, the family of Coco M by Comte/Escudo II won the Herwart von der Decken Prize at the same venue.