Oldenburg Stallion Sansibar AK Passed Away

Thu, 07/23/2020 - 08:45
Oldenburg
Maria Falkner Hansen and Sansibar AK at the 2019 Stallion Sport Test in Verden :: Photo © LL-foto

The 5-year old Oldenburg licensed stallion Sansibar AK has passed away on 22 July 2020. The Danish owned dark bay stallion was euthanized. 

Sansibar AK was by Sandro Hit out of Lady's Flavia (by Furst Heinrich x De Niro). He was bred by Andreas Klinker. 

After winning the foal show in Lodbergen in 2015 and ranking 6th at the 2015 German Foal Championships he sold to Danish stallion owner Lone Boegh Henriksen. 

He was licensed at the 2017 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing in Vechta and did a 14-day performance test in Denmark in April 2018, where he scored 8 for dressage and 6.68 for show jumping, to finish on a total of 7.60. In February 2019 he competed the Stallion Sport Test in Verden with a total score of 7.57.

Sansibar AK was first trained by Heike Klausing in 2018 and competed at two shows in Germany. In the summer of 2019 the horse moved to Danish Grand Prix rider Joachim Thomsen, but then returned to Klausing in the winter. 

"Joachim got some riding challenges with him and we moved him to German Heiko Klausing's stable. Heiko had previously ridden him with great success and was very enthusiastic about the young stallion," Lone Boegh Henriksen explained. "Unfortunately, the challenges became more pronounced and we found that it was because he had a trauma in his throat that affected him on one volte."

Sansibar AK was treated for these throat issues, but his condition worsened and he could not be saved. 

"The prognosis was unfortunately poor and despite treatments we have not been able to help him," said Lone. "So with great sorrow we have given him peace today. Such decisions are painful and difficult, but we owe it to our wonderful horses to take on and bear this responsibility."

Photo © LL-foto

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