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Palmenblüte Award
Merit Award
Donated by Eugen Wahler of Klosterhof Medingen, FRG, in 1978, it is a perpetual trophy awarded to the ATA purebred Trakehner, who has contributed the most in competition to promote the breed in North America. It can only be won twice by an individual horse.
This award is named in honor of the mare Palmenblüte (by Bulgarenzar, out of Palme by Packer-Wolf), foaled in 1924. This mare was named the best broodmare in the Trakehner breed and champion broodmare of all warm-blood breeds in Germany prior to World War II.
In the early years of the trophy, Trakehner crosses were also eligible, but now that there are larger numbers of purebreds on this continent, Mr. Wahler has restricted the trophy to purebreds.
Mr. Wahler retired the first trophy to the stallion Abdullah in 1986 after he won the award for the fifth time. In doing so, Mr. Wahler acknowledged Abdullah’s great contributions to the Trakehner breed not only in North America but throughout the world. When donating the new trophy, Mr. Wahler specified that in the future, the trophy should not be awarded to the same horse more than once. In recent years, after the death of Mr. Wahler, it became obvious that we needed an exception to the “one time only” rule because of special situations. The descendants of Eugen Wahler have kindly allowed us to change the rule so that a horse may win the award twice but not three times.
Vandiver *Pg*
by Windfall *Pg*, out of Visions of Grandeur xx (PSB) by Mystic Replica xx, bred and owned by Debi Crowley, Elkmont, AL
2016LORD LOCKSLEY *Pg*
by Unkenruf *Pg*E*, out of Lida by Enrico Caruso *Ps*E*, bred by Tylord Farm, Benson, VT, owned by Margaret Stevens, Phippsburg, ME
SYRIUS *Ps*
by Titulus *Pb*, out of Slytely Cinnamon xx (PSB) by Silent Fox xx, bred by Lori Whitley, Phoenix, OR, owned by Sunsprite Warmbloods, Temecula, CA
FRIEDENSFÜRST
by Donaufürst *Ps*E*, out of Feodamee von Krotenbach by E.H. Hohenstein, bred by Erin Brinkman, Wellborn, FL, owned by Christy Edwards, Enterprise, AL
2013SIR RICCO
by Enrico Caruso *Ps*E*, out of Sonset *E* by Habicht, bred by Perlebach Trakehners, Omaha, NE, owned by Molly Fine, Lake Geneva, WI
Copycat Chloe
foaled 2002 by Stiletto *Ps*, out of Copy's Dancer xx by Alezan Daancer xx bred by Christy Riley Edwards, Enterprise, AL owned by Kelly Pugh
Stiletto *Pg*
OSB-A-S339 (by Martini *Pg*E* out of Suprecocious by Abdullah *Pg*E*); bred and owned by Jean Brinkman
Syncro
by Enrico Caruso *Ps*E* out of Sonset *E* by Habicht; bred by Perlebach Farms, Omaha, NE; owned and ridden by Laura Noyes, Delaware, OH2009, 2008Martailo *Pg*
by Hailo *Pg*E* out of Moselle by Martini *Pg*E*; bred by Lynn and Sam Bradenton, FL; owned and ridden by Tracey Winter, Lake Worth, FL
Horalas *Pg*E*
by Veimaras out of Hipogeja by Gret, bred by SP-AB Nemuno Zirgynas, Silgalia, Lithuania; owned by Jim and Diane Rushing, Woodside, CA; ridden by Hap Hansen, Encinitas, CA
Windwalzer *Pg*
by Saxon out of Wonnedame by Virgil *E*; bred by Patricia Sullivan, High Meadow Ranch, Solvant, CA, owned and ridden by Flora Jean Weiss, Sun Valley, CA
1992 brown/black stallion by Habicht, out of Wundermädel xx by Madruzzo xx
1988 grey stallion by Condus, out of Libella V *E* by SiegbertLarissa *Pg*
1989 chestnut mare by Target, out of Lagune VII by Hemmingway, bred and owned by Franz & Elke Hollenbach, ridden by Bruce Mandeville
Highlights from 2000 season:
- Fox Hall 3-Day Event, Atlanta, GA, May 2000
- CCI*** - 14th - Olympic Games, Sydney, AUS, Sept 2000
- CCI****, Individual - 22nd
Abdullah *Pg*E*
1978 gray approved stallion by Donauwind, out of Abiza *E* by Maharadscha
Schönfelder *Ps*
1974 liver chestnut approved stallion by Kurfürst, out of Schönau II by Ordensglanz
1983
