10. April 2026
The Catalogue for the 2026 Spring Licensing

On 17 April, a licensing will take place at the association’s grounds in Elmshorn, alongside the Holstein Spring Auction for riding horses.

Seven stallions have been entered for the event. They will face the scrutiny of the licensing committee at 3.30 pm.

Here is the catalogue:

Spring Licensing

Photo: Janne Bugtrup

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April 2026
21. April 2026 - Begin: 18:00
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22. April 2026 - Begin: 18:00
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May 2026
01. May 2026
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06. May 2026
21. May 2026
Mare performance test (station) (external location)
Holsteiner mares can take their 14-day performance test at Helmar Bescht in
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14. May 2026
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20. May 2026
Mare performance test (field test)
The first mare performance test of 2026 at the association's ground in
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21. May 2026
Mare registration in the Breeding Districts Bordesholm, Plön, and Rendsburg-Eckernförde
2:00 p.m. Tasdorf (Tasdorf Stud Farm) 5-year-old and older mares followed by 3-
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26. May 2026
Mare Registration Breeding Districts Dithmarschen, Europe, Pinneberg and Steinburg
9:00 a.m. Elmshorn (riding and driving school) 5-year-old and older
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27. May 2026
Mare Registration Breeding Districts Nordfriesland and Schleswig-Flensburg
2:00 p.m. Behrendorf (indoor riding arena) 5-year-old and older mares Followed
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28. May 2026
Mare Registration Breeding Districts Ostholstein, Segeberg und Stormarn-Lauenburg
10:00 a.m. Kayhude (Ellerbrock family) 5-year-old and older mares, followed by
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June 2026
10. June 2026
14. June 2026
Holsteiner Horse Days with State Championships, Association Mare Show & Foal Auction
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11. June 2026
Assembly of Delegates

Assembly of Delegates in Neumünster, Hotel Prisma

 

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13. June 2026
Foal Auction Holsteiner Horse Days

Foal Auction during Holsteiner Horse Days in Elmshorn

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24. June 2026
Mare performance test (field test)
The second mare performance test of 2026 at the association's ground in
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July 2026
11. July 2026
Foal Auction in Falsterbo (SWE)
A select lot of Holsteiner foals will be auctioned at the traditional Swedish
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11. July 2026
Foal auction at the Springflut Festival in Hörup
At the professional yet warm and welcoming tournament in Hörup, Holsteiner
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August 2026
14. August 2026
Elite Foal Auction in Elmshorn
The elite of the 2026 foal crop will be auctioned off at the association's
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Contact persons AT THE BREEDING DEPARTMENT 

Stephan Haarhoff
Managing and Breeding Director
+49 4121 49 79 0
+49 4121 93629
zucht@holsteiner-verband.de
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Marja-Liisa Solterbeck
Assistant to the Breeding Director, Breeding District North America
+49 4121 49 79 51
+49 4121 93629
solterbeck@holsteiner-verband.de
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Dr. Astrid Behrens
Stallionbook, Linear Profiling
+49 4121 49 79 52
+49 157 34 26 82 85
+49 4121 93629
behrens@holsteiner-verband.de
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Nicole Weßel
Foal Management, Equine Passports, digital Registration
+49 4121 49 79 50
+49 160 96933239
+49 4121 93629
wessel@holsteiner-verband.de
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Alexandra Hoffmann
Accounting, DNA Descent Verification, Duplicate Papers
+49 4121 49 79 54
+49 4121 93629
hoffmann@holsteiner-verband.de
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Britta Kaminsky
Membership Administration
+49 4121 49 79 55
+49 4121 93629
kaminsky@holsteiner-verband.de
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Johanna Voth
Public Relations
+49 152 55240433
jvoth@holsteiner-verband.de
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Carolin Tassius-Diederich
Public Relations
+49 176 70542507
tassius@holsteiner-verband.de
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Vivian Lohse
Young and new breeder representative
0155 60909184
lohse@holsteiner-verband.de
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Contact Persons at Verband Elmshorn

Ulrike Borowski
Payroll Accounting
+49 4121 4979 31
+49 4121 93629
uborowski@holsteiner-verband.de
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Désirée Dann
Marketing
+49 4121 4979 46
+49 4121 93629
ddann@holsteiner-verband.de
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Heike Nitschmann
Financial Accounting
+49 4121 4979 26
+49 4121 93629
hnitschmann@holsteiner-verband.de
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Kornelia Kindermann
Secretary's Office
+49 4121 4979 21
+49 4121 93629
kkindermann@holsteiner-verband.de
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Mara Kolberg
Reception
+49 4121 49 79 0
info@holsteiner-verband.de
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Contact Persons at VERBAND STALLIONS

Gérard Muffels
Manager stallion stable
+49 4121 924 14
+49 4121 807728
hengststall@holsteiner-verband.de
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Heike Benzin
Inseminator & Semen Ordering
+49 4121 924 14
+49 4121 807728
hengststall@holsteiner-verband.de
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Michaela Riewesell
Semen Ordering
+49 4121 924 14
+49 4121 807728
hengststall@holsteiner-verband.de
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Anna Pautze
Accounting & Cover Funds
+49 4121 4979 22
+49 4121 93629
apautze@holsteiner-verband.de
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Bryan White
Semen Distribution & Direct Marketing Horses
+491741639127
bwhite@holsteiner-verband.de
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Contact Persons at SALES

Felix Flinzer
Executive Director Auction & Sales
+49 4121 4979 16
+49 162 3493942
+49 4121 4979 77
fflinzer@holsteiner-verband.de
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Alexandra Bitter
Sales
+49 4121 4979 39
+49 170 38 25 465
+49 4121 4979 77
abitter@holsteiner-verband.de
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Sigrun Günther
Facility & Stable Management / Sales
+49 163 24 69 320
+49 4121 4979 77
sguenther@holsteiner-verband.de
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Bryan White
Semen Distribution & Direct Marketing Horses
+491741639127
bwhite@holsteiner-verband.de
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Kira Seiler
Sales & Event
+49 4121 49 79 41
kseiler@holsteiner-verband.de
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Sönje Hass
Accounting Sales
+49 4121 49 79 23
shass@holsteiner-verband.de
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THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

Olaf Rörden
First Chairman
holsteiner-verband@sylvert.de
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Hanno Köhncke
2nd Chairman
h.koehncke@gmx.net
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Matthias Wree
1st Assessor
wreematthias@gmail.com
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Jürgen Schaffner
2nd Assessor
schaffner@holsteiner-verband.de
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Inken Gräfin von Platen-Hallermund
3rd Assessor
info@inken-graefin-platen.de
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Online Shop

Julia Riedel
Holsteiner Shop
+49 1522 1791698
shop@holsteiner-verband.de
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