All our foundation mares at Hawtins stud are State Premium (St.Pr.St.) Hanoverian mares. This means that they are members of the select group of Hanoverian breeding mares that have been evaluated and performance tested to a high standard to achieve this award. All the mares have bloodlines which can be traced back over many generations and which contain famous names from the Hanoverian stud book. Our mares are of the modern sport horse type. At Hawtins Stud we believe that the quality of the mare is equally, if not more, important as the stallion in producing the very best sports horses.
A careful assessment is made when matching stallions to mares, taking into account bloodline compatibility, movement, conformation and temperament. Our goal is to produce horses with high performance matched with top ride ability.
We are continually upgrading our mare base by keeping top quality daughters of our foundation mares. These daughters are graded into the Hanoverian stud book. Some of our mares are performance tested and some have a competition career to underpin our commitment to proven performance in the sport. We ensure that the highest standards are maintained.
We do not buy mares as our aim is to build on our fabulous foundation mares though their daughters and their daughter’s daughters. We know our mares and it is very exciting to see the lines develop over the generations.
OUR FOUNDATION MARES
Information about each of our lovely foundation mares can be found by clicking on the links below. Some of their off-spring are shown and each of their daughters retained by the stud are also featured with more information about them on their own page.
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State Premium mare Brentina
By Brentano II. From an award winning family in Germany. Brentina has produced foals that have gone on to perform at the highest levels in dressage and also created a legacy through daughters at the stud.
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State Premium mare Hitscha
By Hitchcock. Hitscha had only a short time with us but produced for us a super colt that went on to be a top sports horse and lovely filly retained by the stud as a brood mare.
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State Premium mare Santina
By Sherlock Holmes and with a dam line that has produced many top horses in Germany including licensed stallions, Santina competed successfully with Paul Friday before moving permanently to the stud to focus on breeding.
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State Premium mare Walida
By Werther. Walida has produced both competition horses and a mare that has been retained by the stud for breeding the next generation.
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State premium mare Weltspitze
By Weltmeyer. Weltspitze was champion warmblood mare and overall champion warmblood at the 2000 Royal Show. Her offspring are all powerful and elastic movers.
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State Premium World’s Finest
By Weltmeyer. World’s Finest has produced foals that have so far gone on to compete at small tour here and internationally. She has created a lasting dynasty through her daughters and their offspring.