New video available of "Füchtels Floriscount" with Oliver Oelrich!

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End of December we made a new video clip from "Fuechtels Floriscount" in training with Oliver Oelrich. After an injury in June at the breeding stud he has now completely recoveerd and is in training again since October 2013. See the new video here!

He is now ridden and trained by top German trainer Oliver Oelrich who prepares Floriscount together with our daughter Patricia for his first Grand Prix start in 2014 show season. He willl be available in Germany again with chilled semen from April 1st until June 30th 2014 through Böckmann stud, the Celle State Stud and (new) through Ruescher-Konermann stud at Greven/Westfalia, near Muenster where we collect him.

A peaceful, healthy and happy New Year to all our friends and clients!

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At the end of 2013 we want to thank all our friends and clients for their friendship, help and support througout the whole year. We warmly wish you all a healthy, successful and happy new year 2014 and we would be very pleased to meet you here again at Gut Füchtel soon!

Have a good time and take care, Andrea and Clemens Merveldt.

Another licensed stallion by Floriscount at Redefin!

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At the Mecklenburg Licensing days at the well known and traditional State stud of Mecklenburg, Redefin, another son of "Floriscount" received the honour and was licensed!

Bred by Joachim Tobaben from Buxtehude and owned by the Sandbrink dressage stables he is by Floriscount - Lauries Crusador xx - Argument/Trak. He showed great gaits and cadence with lot of power from his hindleg at all presentations and was awarded "gekört" or "licensed" at the final on saturday Nov. 9th.

Our congratulation to breeder family and the owners! This is the 7th licenensed offspring already by Floriscount and it makes us very happy too!

Hanoverian Licensing: Two more Floriscount sons for breeding!!

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From October 24. to 26. the Hanoverian Stallion 'Licensing and Stallion Sales took place at the Verden Auction Center. As reported Floriscount had the biggest crop of offsprings selected with six colts. Finally five were in the catalogue and four were in the presentation on thursday on the triangle and hard ground.

Spectators were once again impressed by the type and quality of his second crop presented at the Verden ground 2013. Unfortunately the wonderful bay stallion with number 73 by Floriscount - De Niro - Wlt Hit II was lame on Fryday and could not finish his spectacular presentation. Anyway, Floriscount had two more offsprings licensed, one got the "premium award"!! First one, no. 74 by Floriscount - Lauries Crusador xx - Eisenherz, bred by Hedwig Eder in Austria and owned by Luisa von Allwöhrden. The other, no. 75  by Floriscount - Lauries Crusador xx - Wolkentanz, bred by Erika Lütjen and owned by Dr. Hanns Jörg Hereth in Switzerland. This spectacular dark chestnut stallion recieved a "premium award" too and got enthisiastic applause from the crowd.

He was sold later on saturday in the auction for 80.000 Euro to a new owner from Singapore. The not licensed chestnut son no. 77 by Floriscount -Stedinger - Rotspon was the highest priced not licensed stallion in the saturday auction sales. He went for 40.000 Euro to Spain. Congratulation to breeder Johan Tuitjer and owner Henning Mues.

"Floriscount" colt "Supreme Champion" in the United Kingdom!

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Reported by the Hanoverian Magazine "Der Hannoveraner" in November 2011 a colt by "Floriscount", dam by "Der Lord" was the overall winner and "Supreme Champion of the annual Elite foal show of the British Hannoverian Society, held at the equine riding center "Keysoe" near Bredfort, UK.

This splendid stallion prospect was without any doubt the best foal of the show. "A foal that you cannot find very often" with great type and confirmation and nearly perfect ground covering gaits in walk and trot. Both judges were really impressed by this awesome quality! Congratulation to breeder "Fosshey Stud" and owner Sandra Tinker too!!