After a top 30 result in 2024, Sezuan has climbed into the top 20 of the WBFSH rankings for the first time this year. Our Sezuan ranks 16th in the annual rankings of the WBFSH (World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses). Isabell Werth's Wendy de Fontaine and Special Blend contributed to his score of 8,481 points, as did DSP Sheldon Cooper/Carin Harnisch, Straight Horse Sezarion/Alejandro Asencio Mendez/ESP, GPF's S – Express/Charlotte Jorst/USA, Sam/Malin Wahlkamp-Nilsson/SW

At the Hanoverian stallion licensing, a young stallion by Sezuan received a positive licensing decision. Jürgen Kurz bred this impressive bay from a Livaldon dam. The stallion impressed with his powerful stride and consistency, performing well both when free-running and on the lunge. He was sold at the subsequent auction for €42,000. Photo: www.Photo.EQUITARIS.de  / Becker

Carina Harnisch and DSP Sheldon Cooper secured fifth place in the Grand Prix Special in Stuttgart. The ten-year-old chestnut gelding from Sezuan was bred by Enrico Schöbel and placed in both of his starts in the CDI4* tour at the Stuttgart German Masters. Photos: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de

Carina Harnisch and her horse Shelly von Sezuan took second place in the CDI4* Grand Prix. The pair finished the Grand Prix, which served as qualification for Sunday's German Dressage Master, in second place with a score of 71.435 percent. DSP Sheldon Cooper was bred by Enrico Schöbel. Photos: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de

The Sezuan daughter Special Diva and her owner Yara Reichert were successful in Motešice. Hubert Hintemann is the breeder of the ten-year-old black mare Special Diva, who has already celebrated two victories this weekend. Under the saddle of her owner Yara Reichert, the Westphalian mare won the Intermediaire II and the Intermediate B at the World Cup tournament in Slovakia. Photo: www.Photo.EQUITARIS.de  / Becker

The six-year-old mare from our stud farm and her rider Alexa Westendarp won the M-level dressage horse competition. Donna Aurelia and Alexa Westendarp thus continued their winning streak, celebrating their third M-class placement in their third M-class start and their second victory. Photo: Dirk Rüchel

Sam, the Sezuan son we bred, who celebrated victories in the international Grand Prix class under Swedish rider Malin Wahlkamp-Nilsson, will continue his career under his new owner Diani Lee Cheng Ni. The successful rider from Malaysia has already won medals for her country at the Asian Games. We wish the new pair all the best and every success! Sam, here with Malin Wahlkamp-Nilssoon/SWE. Photo: www.photo.equitaris.de / Becker

With Alexa Westendarp in the saddle, the six-year-old dark chestnut mare achieved a top placing in the M-level dressage horse competition. The pair's record now stands at three ribbons in three starts. After their debut victory in a medium dressage horse test in Westerkappeln, Donna Aurelia and Alexa Westendarp now placed in an FEI test for the first time. Donna Aurelia from our breeding competed in the Oldenburg Elite Mare Show in Rastede in the Brillantring for the best of

Two Sezuan sons approved for the Hanoverian stallion licensing. A black stallion by Sezuan out of a Sandro Hit-De Niro dam bred by Willem Klausing GbR and a dark bay by Sezuan-Livaldon-Sandro Song bred by Jürgen Kurz were selected for the licensing from November 20 to 22 in Verden. Photo: Sezuan (c) Altenhofer