Hilken's Black Delight
Black, 2003, 14.1hh
This exquisite young Weser-Ems stallion won the 205 Weser-Ems licensing and was the
first pony ever to be invited to the Oldenburg Stallion Parade, where he received
a standing ovation and was described as being "as close to perfection as possible"
and the most stunning pony they had seen for at least six years since his sire, Branduardi
M, won the licensing. Oldenburger Magazine said this of Black Delight, “The beautiful
black stallion enchanted the audience with his type and his spectacular, generous
movements, which are excellently carried by the hind. He made the audience celebrate
him with standing ovations. Over the jump, he shows just the same superior quality. His
dam's and sire's lines are both loaded with big names and highly successful relatives,
among them his ¾ sister, Hilken's Shakyrah, who not only won the Elite Mare Show
in Vechta, but also the class of the three year olds at the National Mare Show in
Warendorf this year."
" as close to perfection as possible"
In 2007 Black Delight was reserve champion at the Berlin National Stallion Show (a
very prestigious event held every four years and by invitation only) and Champion
Riding Pony at Höven, with an overall score of 8.7 (no score under 8 and three 9s).
Also in 2007, he became Champion 4-year-old Riding Pony at the Oldenburger/Weser-Ems
Championships in Rastede, winning the first round and beating 34 other ponies, with
a score of 8.7. In doing so, he qualified for the Bundeschampionate.
In November 2007 Black Delight won his 30-day performance test with the overall
score of 8.71. He scored 10 from the guest rider and was particularly praised for
his jumping, both X-country and show. Presented at the Hanoverian and Weser-Ems
stallion shows in February 2008, Black Delight wowed the audience with his fabulous
presence and showed off his winter dressage training by popping in a few perfect
flying changes.
In March 2009 he became champion of the 6 - 9-year-old stallions in Weser-Ems. He
found a new partner in Christin Scheel, an inexperienced young pony rider, and in
June qualified for the 2009 Bundeschampionate, where he narrowly missed out on a
place. Now sold to France, he will start French national competitions in early Summer
2010. In 2009 his first crop of sons came forward for the licensings, three of whom
were licensed in the north of Germany, one following in his illustrious father's
footsteps by also becoming licensing champion.
Black Delight stealing the show at one of the
2009 Stallion Shows
Foals can be registered with Weser-Ems, Hanoverian or Westfalen Studbooks, in addition
to the mare's own studbook, and he is now also registered with the SPSS (Sports Pony
Studbook Society).
Black Delight's dam, St Pr St Syrah, and her half-sisters St Pr St Shakyrah and St
Pr St Sophie, won the Weser-Ems Elite Mare Shows in 2001, 2002 and 2005. Syrah qualified
for the Bundes-championate as a 3, 4 and 6-year-old and was reserve champion of her
mare performance test.
Sophie was champion of her mare performance test and finished 4th in the finals of
the Bundeschampionate 2002. There are many licensed stallions, State Premium mares
and successful sport ponies out of this dam line.
Black Delight’s foals are proving to have inherited his superb movement, conformation
and temperament. Foals presented at the BEF Futurity in 2009 were very well received,
Dawn Crook's colt winning his show and also being awarded a Premium at the Oldenburg
inspection.
Black Delight ridden by his former owner, Danica Duen
We're delighted to be able to show photos of the great foals produced by Hilken's
Black Delight in the UK in the last couple of years:
Black Delight’s father, Branduardi M (Black Boy - Valentino - Caid AA), won his performance
test (8.85) and later became Vice Bundeschampion and the pony with the highest earnings
in sport of all 4 - 6-year-olds at that time in Germany, being successful up to FEI-level
dressage and jumping classes level L (about 4'2" ) against ponies and horses. He
was then sold to Denmark, where he immediately became a member of the national pony
dressage team, competing successfully all over Europe. Branduardi is now believed
to be competing in the USA as a Hunter Pony, under a different name.
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