The Aachen World Championships have already begun with dressage and eventing. Show jumping, the premier discipline, will start next week. With 178 riders entered and 179 horses (Argentinian José Maria Larocca has not yet decided between his two nominated horses), the championship promises high-level sport. Hippomundo offers a breeding analysis of this entry list. Which stallions are most used? Which bloodlines appear repeatedly? Which studbook supplies the most horses?
Diamant de Semilly & Kannan: top of the bill
Among the 179 entered horses, 112 different sires are represented. Some sires have several direct offspring entered. The top two, Diamant de Semilly & Kannan, each have 8 offspring entered in this championship.
Following them are the sires:
- 6 offspring: Cornet Obolensky
- 5 offspring: Chacco Blue
- 4 offspring: Comme Il Faut / Mylord Carthago / Vigo d'Arsouilles / Zirroco Blue
45% of the sires come from 4 different lines
Looking further, many sires group by line. Four lines alone account for 45% of the entered horses: Capitol I / Clinton / Quidam de Revel / Le Tot de Semilly.
Here is an overview of each line:
25 horses descend from Quidam de Revel
Five sires directly descending from Quidam de Revel have offspring entered at Aachen. Five generations of sires are represented in this championship.
22 horses descend from Le Tot de Semilly
With Diamant de Semilly having 8 offspring entered himself and six of his own sons with entered offspring, Le Tot de Semilly easily figures among the top lines in this ranking.
17 horses descend from Capitol I
Aside from VDL Cardento, who has 3 direct descendants in this championship, it is Capitol I’s grandsons who supply many of the representatives entered.
17 horses descend from Clinton
With Cornet Obolensky and his sons as the main providers, Clinton ranks on the podium of sire-lines with the most representatives entered at Aachen.
Cassini I & Chacco Blue take the lead among damsires
With 5 offspring each, Cassini I & Chacco Blue are the most represented damsires in this championship. Following them is Cornet Obolensky with 4 representatives. Finally, three sires each have 3 representatives as damsires in this championship: Diamant de Semilly, Kashmir van Schuttershof / VDL Cardento
The KWPN wins the studbook battle
The event of the year is always a real opportunity for studbooks to showcase their breeding programs through the high-level sport spotlight. At Aachen, the KWPN tops the list with 33 representatives ahead of the BWP (28), SF (21), OS (20), studbook Z (14), Holsteiner (11), Westphalian (9), Hanoverian (7) and ISH (6). Another 18 studbooks have fewer representatives competing.
Other facts from this entry list
- The oldest horse is QH Alfons Santo Antonio, Yuri Mansur’s 19-year-old mount.
- Four horses are 9 years old: Stakkatol Blue PSZ / Hudson De Vains/ Neugschwents Diamant / Chaccoo de l'Escant
- The gender split is 44% geldings, 38% stallions, 18% mares
A true showcase of top-level global breeding, this championship promises great sport for both professionals and equestrian fans.
