Lower Saxony State Stud Celle

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Lower Saxony State Stud Celle

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State level State of Lower Saxony
position State company
Supervisory authority Lower Saxony Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and State Development
Headquarters Celle
Authority management Axel Brockmann
Web presence http://landgestuetcelle.de
The state stud, colored lithograph from the second half of the 19th century
Stallion demonstration during the visit of the Greek royal couple on September 21, 1956

The Lower Saxony State Stud Celle is the state stud of the State of Lower Saxony , which is based in Celle .

Bronze sculpture "Stallion Wohlklang in the freedom dressage" in front of the Celle Castle

history

The foundation of the state stud in Celle was ordered by decree of July 27, 1735 by George II , King of England and Elector of Hanover. It was one of the institutions, along with the prison and the court of appeal , that were intended to compensate for the relocation of the Elector's residence from Celle to Hanover. The purpose of this facility was to provide farmers with good stallions to cover their mares for a small fee, but also to meet the needs of the cavalry for horses, which until then had mainly been imported from England. Using the breeding experience of England, English thoroughbreds were purchased in order to refine the heavy warmblood horses active in agriculture and haulage. The establishment and establishment of the state stud was incumbent on Minister Gerlach Adolph von Münchhausen , who also served as Grand Vogt von Celle from 1732 .

A review of the first 50 years of the stud was published in the Cellesche Zeitung in 1921 :

From the city and rural districts.
The first 50 years of the Celle State Stud (1736–85).
Following the enormous expansion of the Celle state stud farm in the last year, in which 469 stallions were mated at the various stations 33,222 mares, it is of historical interest to look back at the humble beginnings of the state stud, which was founded in 1736 at 14 Sires and with 460 mares covered.
Exact lists for the years 1736 to 1785 (i.e. for the first half century of the stud) show in detail how the line of development was shaped. In general, it increased gradually from year to year. But not always. Every now and then there were setbacks of varying degrees. In the Seven Years' War (1756–63) things went downhill with the stud, but a complete closure of the farm was avoided even in this time of need.
In the first 50 years the year 1781 marks a peak; stallion breeding rose to 87 in him, which was a lot at the time, and 2797 foals were born from mother mares in the country in that year. Such a result had never been achieved by the sires before. In the first half century, the stud stallions at all stations were given a total of [illegible number] foals, the commercial value of which was estimated at 2 million thalers, an unimaginable sum at the time.
For the first few decades, each mating cost one raspberry oat, around 40 to 50 pounds (called jumping oats), and a thaler had to be paid each time a filling was born. From this, the Celle stud obtained 123,620 thalers in the period mentioned, to which the state had to contribute 337,000 thalers to cover the operating costs.
The Celle stud was initially under the head stable master Croix de Freychapelle, to whom two stable masters, a rider, a stable clerk and a small number of grooms, as it was called at the time, were subordinate. Freychapelle was also the director of the stud in Hanover. Little by little, the number of sires increased, too.
The Celle stud management always tried to do their best so as not to lag behind horse breeding, especially in the larger German states. And then she had the desired success. In addition to the Prussian, Bavarian, Hessian and Oldenburg horses at home and abroad, the Hanoverian horse was always popular because it was strong, enduring and also looked good.
Now the Celle stud has a number of stallions that puts it in the forefront of the Prussian studs. (OS)

Starting in 1735 with a stallion population of 13 stallions from the Holstein breeding area , the state stud had around 100 stallions by 1800, who were sent to 50 breeding stations every year. Around this time, the creation of certificates of origin for the foals descending from the stallions of the state stud began. This laid the foundation for horse breeding in Hanover. 150 years later, 34,000 mares were covered by a total of 560 state stallions from the state studs in Celle, Osnabrück-Eversburg (founded in 1925) and Harzburg-Büntheim (founded in 1815). After this numerical peak, however, the technical development in the following years brought with it a considerable decline in horse breeding and keeping, which also had an impact on stud stallion keeping.

In 1960/61, the Osnabrück and Harzburg studs were dissolved and the stallion and staff were taken over by the Celle state stud. In 1960 only 4240 mares were covered by 179 stallions. From 1958 to 1979 Christian von Stenglin managed the state stud as the state stable master. Under his leadership, the state stud mastered this existential crisis: By converting the stallion population and focusing on a sport warmblood horse , he laid the foundation for modern Hanoverian horse breeding .

On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the state stud in 1985, the bronze sculpture "Stallion Wohlklang in the freedom dressage" was erected. It was initially on the parade ground in the state stud and was placed in the castle park after the stallion parades.

Associated facilities

Stallion rearing stud in Hunnesrück

In addition to the private stallion rearing, the Hunnesrück stallion rearing stud is a mainstay for supplementing the stallion population. Located near the town of Dassel at the foot of the Solling, it is used to raise around 40 colts per year.

Stallion Testing Institute Adelheidsdorf

The Adelheidsdorf stallion testing institute is located near Celle and has a 32 hectare training area. Around 40 young stallions at the age of two and a half years are brought in here in November for an eleven-month performance test. Some of them come from private rearing via the annual stallion market in Verden and some from Hunnesrück rearing. After the final performance test in mid-October of the following year, the decision will be made as to which young stallions will move into a stallion box in the state stud.

In addition, 50 to 60 stallions from private owners complete the 70-day test and the assessment test in Adelheidsdorf every year. In addition, around 20 ponies are tested there in a 30-day test, and the pulling performance test of the Lower Saxony Cold Blood Breeding Association also takes place in November.

Central Lower Saxony horse insemination station in Celle

In 1973 a central horse insemination station was set up on the grounds of the state stud . In the breeding area, the state stud operates ten other main insemination centers with up to five connected branches, where fresh semen transfer is practiced. Embryo transfers have also been carried out in the horse insemination station since 2000 .

Stallion population

On the basis of rural riding, the importance of equestrian sport, but also driving sport, has increased. This also brought a further development of tournament sport with it. The Hanoverian is bred for these purposes . A harmonious, uncomplicated riding horse with a good character and disposition for equestrian disciplines is bred. The basis for this is a stallion population of 130 active breeding stallions, to whom 7000 mares are fed annually at 40 breeding and insemination centers.

Events

Celler stallion parade

Carriage demonstration at the stallion parade in 2004

On the last two weekends in September and the first weekend in October, the Celle Stallion Parade takes place on the stud grounds. A three-hour program begins at 1 p.m. when the clock chimes above the Grabensee stable. In 20 program items, all 150 stallions are presented in hand, under the rider or in front of the cart.

Special highlights are the large dressage quadrille and the team demonstrations shown up to thirteen-in-hand horses .

Christmas magic

Since 2012, the “Christmas Magic” event has been held every year at the beginning of December on the farm and in the buildings of the state stud, a mixture of Christmas market and country party .

literature

  • Matthias Blazek: "The mule stud at Behre (1774–1800) - The history of Celle's oldest stud". In: 50 Years of the Riding and Driving Association St. Georg Burgdorf e. V. 1959-2009 . Burgdorf 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-027790-0 .
  • Matthias Blazek: The beginnings of the Celle State Stud and the Celle Penitentiary as well as other institutions in the Electorate and Kingdom of Hanover 1692–1866 . Ibidem, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-8382-0247-1 .
  • Matthias Blazek: "The first stud manager was Celler - not an Englishman: A look into the family history of the Callins and Bruns". Sachsenspiegel 31, Cellesche Zeitung, September 23, 2017.
  • Michael Ende, Urs Müller: The Celle Stallion Parade - over 100 years of tradition . Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-937843-16-2 .
  • Michael Römling: PASSION: 275 years of horses, breeding and culture . Chronicle for the 275th anniversary. Celle 2010.
  • Eckart Rüsch: On the building history of the classicist riding arena from 1838 to 1842 at the State Stud Celle, in: Celler Chronik 23, Contributions to the history and geography of the city and the district of Celle , published by Museumsverein Celle eV, Celle 2016, ISSN 0177-7-719X , Pp. 47-100.

Web links

Commons : Niedersächsisches Landgestüt Celle  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Cellesche Zeitung of September 1, 1921, article adapted to today's spelling.
  2. Erich Klug: Landstallmeister a. D. Dr. Christian Freiherr von Stenglin passed away. In: TiHo-Anzeiger 30 (2002), issue 2, April 2002, p. 15 ( digitized version ; PDF; 1.2 MB).

Coordinates: 52 ° 36 ′ 54 ″  N , 10 ° 4 ′ 24 ″  E