For the third time three-day sport tests for stallions according to the German model were carried out in the US from October 29 until November 4, 2019. The organizer is the North American Stallion Sport Test LLC, which was founded by the Oldenburg Verband and the American Hanoverian Society and is supported by the German Hannoveraner Verband. The tests took place in close coordination with the German Equestrian Federation, because this stallion test is fully recognized by the German FN. The judges and the disciplinary experts travelled from Germany especially for the tests, and experienced riders who are active in the USA and Canada were on hand as test riders. The two farms on which the tes
Meet Our Officials for 2019 Gerd Sickinger Gerd Sickinger was born 1950 in Stuttgart. Beginning at the age of 10, he was an active competitor in multiple disciplines and he became a state-certified riding instructor. In his profession as a lawyer, Mr. Sickinger is also a sworn expert-witness for horse-breeding, -keeping and -judging. He is also a judge for competitions including Show Jumping to the highest level, dressage up to Grand Prix, and eventing up to class L and has judged the BKB Bundeschampionat in Warendorf, Germany. Gerd Sickinger is married and father of 2 sons. Matthias Granzow Matthias Granzow was born in 1976 in Waren / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and he lives in Münster / North R
