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Not-So-Speedy Dressage

From Endurance to Dressage

RPSI

8/8/2015

 
That's Izzy's registry - Rhineland Pfalz-Saar International.

The Rhineland-Pfalz-Saar territory lies along the Rhine River in Southern Germany. Horses of the RPSI are called Zweibrückers. Here's where it gets a little wonky. The Zweibrücker horses aren't actually a genetically unique breed like what I think of.

Arabian horses are a breed. Their bloodlines are pretty dang pure and can be traced back over a long period of time. The Arabian breed doesn't allow non-Arabians into the studbook; it's closed. This certainly keeps the bloodlines pure, but I can't say whether it's good for the Arabian horse or not. 
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Aladdinn - a very famous Arabian Stallion seen in many, many Arabian pedigrees (including Speedy's).
In Germany, maybe the Zweibrücker horses are more "pure" in their bloodlines, but not so much here in the U.S. The RPSI website states: "The main goal of the R.P.S.I. is to preserve and expand the quality of sport horses in all disciplines on the North American continent."

To "expand the quality of the breed," the RPSI has an open studbook. Mares and stallions from other registries can be approved by the RPSI which allows their "get" to be presented for approval and acceptance into the RPSI registry. I think this practice is quite common for most of the warmblood registries.

According to the RPSI's website, "Zweibrücken horses are bred for quality of movement, correctness of conformation and clear character for competition and reproduction. We believe that this foundation produces a superior athlete with high trainability and competitiveness." All good things to strive for in my opinion. This criteria is what got Izzy in. 
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Izzy at his own RPSI inspection.
I know I've written about this before, but Izzy's grandsire is Ideal (Ee-de-al), who is an Oldenburg stallion bred by the actual mayor of Oldenburg, Germany. He was later imported to the U.S. to improve the breeding stock here. Ideal is licensed by several registries, including the RPSI.
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Ideal (Oldenburg Stallion)
Ideal's son, Inbegriff (and Izzy's sire), was injured during his own 100-day test, so he was not accepted into the Oldenburg registry. He was however accepted by the RPSI. Banjo Rose, Izzy's dam, is an Irish (?) Thoroughbred by breeding, but she scored quite high with the International Sporthorse Registry and has been entered in the Main Mare Book of the ISR/Oldenburg registry.

So somewhere in all of this mix of Oldenburgs and Thoroughbreds, I ended up with a warmblood registered with the Rhineland Pfalz-Saar International registry. I told you it was a bit wonky.

I am sure you are wondering why I am bringing this up all over again. I already wrote about Izzy's history here. Well, a few days ago, I finally caught a glimpse of Izzy's brand. I've looked for it, and I even shaved off his hair trying to find it. 

That's a funny story actually. During one of our early vet visits, Dr. Tolley immediately saw the bald spot and asked me what had happened. I sheepishly replied that I was trying to find Izzy's brand. Dr. Tolley immediately whipped out some alcohol and began swabbing the area trying to make it stand out more clearly. He wanted to see it as well. Neither of us could find it though.
I know it's really hard to see, but here it is.
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Still hard to see, but enlarge the picture and you'll see the RPSI bridge just to the right of Izzy's stifle.
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Imperioso - you can see it better here. This is the day it was done.
Now that I know where his brand is, it's easier to spot. I even got KG looking for it while we rode the other day. I could hear her say, "Oh, there it is. Now I can see it!"
lytha
8/8/2015 01:36:47 am

Groups here are trying to make branding illegal, considering it a vain tradition of marking a horse with simply a breed mark, and not a registry # (Montoya's) for ID. Whatever, I don't think it hurts them, and I think it might help in recovery from theft. And, I think they're cool.

My question is, could I actually register my horse as a German Riding Horse? Her conformation and gaits would qualify her, but her temperament, maybe they don't care about that? Right, this is Germany.

Now that you can pronounce Ideal, you can also say Ikea like the Germans do: ) I love the name Inbegriff, how cool is that.

We stayed in a cabin with a girl from Bakersfield last week and thought of you. When asked by my mother how she likes our sweltering weather, she said, "Well....it's pretty up here!" (We were in Leavenworth)

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8/8/2015 10:21:43 pm

I am getting ready to write a follow up post on the warmblood branding, Lytha. Germany (and maybe the other European countries) have a very unique way of decoding the brands. Izzy actually has two numbers under the "bridge." I didn't go into detail about them, but I will when I write up the next part.

The symbol denotes the registry, but from there, the other markings can help identify the actual horse. I don't know if the other registries include more than the symbol, but the RPSI does. Keep an eye out for the follow up. :0)

From what the RPSI says, the owners freak out more about the branding process than the babies do. The website says the once the babies are branded, they walk away with a "that's it?" attitude.

Did you ask the girl from Bakersfield if she knew me? We're a large city with a very small town vibe. In Hawaii once, I met someone whose kids went to the school where I teach!

lytha
8/9/2015 01:21:56 am

My cousin's cousin in Bakersfield has the beautiful name Cloe Contreras, although I'm sure I'm saying it wrong cuz I can't roll my Rs.

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8/9/2015 10:54:55 pm

She does have a lovely name! I think Inbegriff means example or model. But I could have that mixed up with Ideal's name. :0)

AareneX link
8/8/2015 03:53:01 am

Interesting about the registry and the brands. I am a big fan of brands/tattoos...my first horse was a "plain brown wrapper" with an illegible lip tatt, and I literally had nightmares that she was stolen and found but the cops wouldn't believe I could identify mine in a group of plain brown horses (and cows...it WAS a dream!)

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8/8/2015 10:14:22 pm

I LOVE visible brands. I've had that very same nightmare, AreneX! My most treasured Arab mare (Montoya DSA) had a lovely freeze brand that I kept shaved so that it stood out proudly. None of my other Arabs have been branded. Speedy has a cute little dot on his muzzle and a blood mark on his neck, but my last Arab was all black. How do you prove that HE'S the one?

Alanna
8/8/2015 09:46:30 am

Neat history! Ideal actually stands at stud near where I live. I tried to breed a TB mare to him at one point. My trainer at the time had two of his babies.

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8/8/2015 10:10:33 pm

You must be from Oregon, Alanna! I've googled the heck out of him and while he is still at stud, I think it's pretty hard to get babies from him now (I think). I know he was quite a popular sire at one time. I've searched and searched for anything about Inbegriff, but The Ultimate Piaffe's website has since removed the pages they once had on Inbegriff. I can't even find a photo! If you know anything more about him, I'd love it if you'd share. :0)

Alanna link
8/9/2015 06:37:46 am

This is from their website regarding Ideal. Can I still breed my mare to Ideal?
"Yes, Ideal has retired but breedings are still available with frozen semen. Ideal Breeding Package: First straw $500.00, second straw $300.00 - 1 or 2 straws per dose. Additional Straws (if needed) $150.00 each. $300.00 booking fee. "Over 11 years Ideal has a n 89% per heat conception rate and 93% pregnancy rate with frozen semen. The acceptable average is 48% per cycle". Remarkably, Ideal still holds the record for most preimium foals in the history of the ISR, and we are thrilled to still be getting calls and letters from owners of his offspring. For additional details call Carol Ives at 503 638 7716 or email carol@ultimatepiaffe.com"

I remember Inbegriff but don't have any other information about him...do you know what happened to him?

Bakersfield Dressage link
8/10/2015 10:21:07 pm

Thanks for sharing. I've been on their website and have seen this, but there's nothing left on Inbegriff. I don't know what has happened to him, but I would like to find out.

cg
8/8/2015 12:39:37 pm

I was too distracted by the really nice hindquarter to see the brand at first!

Bakersfield Dressage link
8/8/2015 10:06:34 pm

LOL - the h/j trainer with whom I was training saw him after a few weeks away, and all she could say was, "look at that ASS!" She meant it as a compliment. :0)

emma link
8/10/2015 01:14:09 am

he really is a very good looking horse!

Bakersfield Dressage link
8/10/2015 10:24:26 pm

Aw ... thanks, Emma. :0)

Megan link
8/10/2015 11:40:56 am

Our babies are related! TC's sire is Ideal. It's a funny story, someone at the barn wanted to breed their TB mare to Ideal and got a few sticks from his owner. The mare took right away and a year later the baby was born. The owner kept the sticks and asked Ideal's owners if they could use them for a Friesian mare and they said yes.

I love the baby pictures of your guy! He's so cute :)

Bakersfield Dressage link
8/10/2015 10:23:09 pm

Very interesting! That would explain the similarities in their response to training. :0)

That must have been a potent set of sperm as I've heard that it's getting challenging to get babies from him.


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