BTB: Remington XXV: The Hanoverian Hurricane

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Remington XXV: The Hanoverian Hurricane Posted: 03 May 2011 11:53 AM PDT Remi  canters away from fence 24 (Photo by Bob)  In eventing you do see warmbloods, but they're typically from jumper bloodlines, not dressage. Lots of eventers still have a healthy dose of thoroughbred blood to boost speed, courage, and conditioning. This year's 9th place finisher at Rolex, Remington XXV is a tad outside the mold. Hanoverian Hurricane The German-bred Remington XXV was bred to do dressage. His sire was Rubenstein--one of the top three dressage sires of the 20th century--and his mom's sire was Wenzel, another influential dressage sire.  He was imported to the U.S. to be a dressage horse, but he just wasn't a "star" in that discipline. A quiet horse to handle, he was foxhunted one season and surprised everyone with a bold, ground-eating cross country style. Eventer Boyd Martin took him on as a eventing prospect, and he rose quickly through the ranks. Remi shows impulsion, lightness, and activity :-) Photo by Bob. That's how Remington ended up at Rolex in 2010 and 2011. He was just outside the top ten last year (I think) and this year he improved on his standing. Accordin to Boyd, his stadium jumping has improved as well. Since he and Riley are practically kin ;-),  I took pains to get footage of him, so here he is on video: Head of the Lake (Youtube) Show jumping  (Youtube)  Dressage (not my footage, but Youtube) Neat horse, eh?

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