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

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 j