Lyndal Oatley/AUS and Flo placed at the Sweden International Horse Show. The pair finished the freestyle in Stockholm with 75.515 per cent, securing fifth place in the competition. Forever Young HRH belonged to us for many years together with Patrik Kittel/SWE, under whom she celebrated numerous international successes. For a few months now, his wife Lyndal Oatley has been in the saddle of Flo and we are very happy that the two are having so much fun together.

In the new breeding values of the German Equestrian Federation (FN), our Sezuan is among the best sires. With a breeding value of 188 and a reliability of 92, Sezuan is among the top one percent of stallions in the FN breeding value estimation highest class achieved (HEK). Sezuan is also among the top one percent in the FN breeding value estimation for competition sport, which only evaluates starts and rankings in German competition sport tests, with a breeding value of 158 a

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