More and more stallion owners feel the need to have their "possessions" compete in the big ring to attract more breedings. This trend which started in the sixties seems to be climaxing as statistics show that a large portion of the top international dressage mounts are of male gender, and licensed for breeding. Blue Horse Cavan is at the moment the most successful approved stallion on the dressage scene. With his steady rider Lars Petersen he pair placed 5th individually at the 1999 European Dressage Championships in Arnhem, The Netherlands.

Blue Horse Cavan, a Cavalier x Damnatz descendant, was purchased at the 1992 Verden Stallion Licensing for Hanoverians horses. The well built stallion heralded himself as pillar of the Danish team which won team bronze in Arnhem. Bred by F.W. Rusch from Belum, Germany, Cavan switched owners after the approval in Verden and moved to Denmark. Up for Stud at Denmark's most prestigeous stallion centre Blue Horse Stud, Cavan proves to have the qualities which are expected of their offspring.

Official Blue Hors Stud website: www.bluehors.dk (in Danish)

Image taken at 1999 Chio Aachen - Copyrighted Mary Phelps