Julie on Willow WILLOW RUN
Julie on Willow
Willow is a branded Pink Papered Hanoverian gelding by Walzertruam out of Gracella. He is a grandson of Werther, 1992 Hanoverian Stallion of the Year and the exceptional sires Grande and Duellant are in his lineage. Grande sired Olympic horses.
Bred in Germany, Willow competed to S Level show jumping (advanced) and was imported to the UK a few years ago.
He has now turned his hoof to dressage and has 30 British Dressage points and trains at home to advanced medium level with flying changes and canter pirouettes.
G, HANOVERIAN, | Color: b Height: 16hh Competed S Level Show Jumping in Germany S Level show jumper in Germany - country of origin |
| WILLOW RUN HANOVERIAN | WALZERTRAUM* 1982 HANOVERIAN | WERTHER* ch 166 cm 1973 HANOVERIAN | WENDEKREIS* b 170 cm 1967 HANOVERIAN | FERDINAND* b 1941 | FERRARA* | b 167 cm 1935 | ||||||
| HERZENSKIND | blk 1931 | |||||||||||
| DOMGOTTIN dkb/br 1961 | DOMSPATZ* | blk 168 cm 1952 | ||||||||||
| FASCHINGSRUHE | b 1944 | |||||||||||
| MEISTERKRONE b 1963 HANOVERIAN | MARCIO* b 161 cm 1947 | AVENTIN | ch 1929 | |||||||||
| MAINKUR | b 1940 | |||||||||||
| DOLLARFACKEL 1948 | DOLMAN* | ch 164 cm 1933 | ||||||||||
| AMATY | 1940 | |||||||||||
| WALDBLUME ch 1976 HANOVERIAN | WUNSCH II ch 162 cm 1957 HANOVERIAN | WOEHLER* dk ch 159 cm 1950 | FLUEGELADJUTANT* | b 161 cm 1938 | ||||||||
| FLOZIA | ch 1941 | |||||||||||
| SPS SCHUTZWELLE b 1948 | SCHUTZMANN II | ch 165 cm 1934 | ||||||||||
| ALTE WELT | 1933 | |||||||||||
| ARNIKA 1972 HANOVERIAN | ABSATZ* dk ch 1960 | ABGLANZ<font size=%2 | ||||||||||
summer 2006 aged 24 years
Regd SHB (GB) by Householder HIS
Black 16.2hh gelding Oliver will be 26 years old in May 2008
and has been owned by Julie since he was an untouched, rising three year old.
He was purchased from the Pennwood Stud -of showjumper
Pennwood Forge Mill fame - I know - at least a 100 years
ago !! Once broken and brought on by Julie he successfully
competed in Affiliated Dressage (77 points), Horse Trials, Show Jumping, Riding Horse Classes and even tried Side Saddle.
However, previously in 1988, Julie sadly had to offer Oliver for sale in Horse & Hound magazine and he was much sought after as a young event horse by some well know event riders. one of which was British Eventing Senior Squad Selector Mandy Stibbe (Jeakins in those days).
Julie was quite terrified as Mandy put up the jumps to see Oliver in action. She wished to buy and event him on behalf of a client (think 'aiming for Badminton').
However, another viewer managed to get Oliver vetted and X-Rayed on the same day and she became his new owner. She was Tessa Blazey, Junior British Event Team member at Punchestown 1988.
Eighteen months later Julie was in a position to offer to buy Oliver back. So, happily he came home and has been home ever since.
He can no longer be ridden but is enjoying a happy retirement as Grandad to all the little ones at Tofferton.
To own him from untouched youngster to retired old boy has been a privilege. We have had so much fun!