I'm not an expert, but I have spent some time looking at different lines, here are the generalizations.
On the sire's side You've got G and S lines. S lines are rather uncommon, they're responsible for Sandro Hit. but not a lot else at the moment. They tend to be a bit of a harder, feisty horse. Sandro Hit (not in the pedigree) is known for throwing wonderful movement for dressage and poor temperament. NOT ammy friendly. They tend to be mature earlier than some of the other lines- great dressage horses.
The G lines are what Addy is out of. I'm rather partial to them, but they are late developers and can be fugly babies. They are known for having an unrefined head. (which Addy is guilty of, but I just blame the shire...) They are a show jumping line that does decently in dressage. In fact Addy and Ellie share an ancestor by the name of Gotthard. Not really surprising, he was one of the most prolific of the G line stallions. They tend to be tidy jumpers, and have big movement. They are sometimes considered 'less rideable' because they have bigger gaits that are harder to sit, but tend to have sweet temperaments.
The dam is an Oldenburg by virtue of being half TB and half Belgium Warmblood. I'm not as familiar with the belgian WB lines. and warmblood registries are...twisty. Is Ellie branded Hano? She probably could be, if the mare is approved in the Hano mare book, but her page doesn't say.
You know more than I do! She is sweet, but doesn't quite feel like she is firing on all cylinders mentally. Maybe it is a lack of maturity or holes in her training. Hard to tell.
I haven't noticed a brand, but I'm not sure how all that works. I assume she's registered, but I don't think she's in the mare book (assuming the Hanoverian stud keeps mare and studbooks separate).
Most of the full hanoverians I know are odd creatures. They tend to be quick to learn things, for better or worse. But they also tend to be opinionated and rather sensitive. I haven't known a ton of very young ones, they tend to level out and be good citizens by time they are 6 or 7. And then they are generally great partners. The ones I've known do tend to be 'one person' horses that prefer a single rider/handler. I think they need a bit more consistency than other warmbloods I've known. Most of the holsteiners I've met, for example, don't seem to have much preference on rider at all.
For me I say that Addy has "hanoverian" moments or "hanoverian" days where she forgets how to act like a well behaved two year old and determines that something she has seen a million times is scary. Thankfully "shire brain" kicks back in pretty quickly most of the time.
If she was bred in the US, and went to an inspection, passed, she would have a brand on her left hip. It would kind of look like an H with horse heads facing outwards on it. And probably the last two years of her birth under it. If she is imported the brand would be a bit different. Branding is optional, so even if she did pass inspection she might not have one anyway.
Good to hear it might not be me! She comes when I go get her, but I don't feel like we've "clicked." I'm hoping I can say something different in another few weeks and she can lunge like a sensible creature and I can get back to riding her!
She doesn't have a brand and I haven't asked (yet) if she was ever inspected.
On the sire's side You've got G and S lines. S lines are rather uncommon, they're responsible for Sandro Hit. but not a lot else at the moment. They tend to be a bit of a harder, feisty horse. Sandro Hit (not in the pedigree) is known for throwing wonderful movement for dressage and poor temperament. NOT ammy friendly. They tend to be mature earlier than some of the other lines- great dressage horses.
The G lines are what Addy is out of. I'm rather partial to them, but they are late developers and can be fugly babies. They are known for having an unrefined head. (which Addy is guilty of, but I just blame the shire...) They are a show jumping line that does decently in dressage. In fact Addy and Ellie share an ancestor by the name of Gotthard. Not really surprising, he was one of the most prolific of the G line stallions. They tend to be tidy jumpers, and have big movement. They are sometimes considered 'less rideable' because they have bigger gaits that are harder to sit, but tend to have sweet temperaments.
The dam is an Oldenburg by virtue of being half TB and half Belgium Warmblood. I'm not as familiar with the belgian WB lines. and warmblood registries are...twisty. Is Ellie branded Hano? She probably could be, if the mare is approved in the Hano mare book, but her page doesn't say.
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I haven't noticed a brand, but I'm not sure how all that works. I assume she's registered, but I don't think she's in the mare book (assuming the Hanoverian stud keeps mare and studbooks separate).
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For me I say that Addy has "hanoverian" moments or "hanoverian" days where she forgets how to act like a well behaved two year old and determines that something she has seen a million times is scary. Thankfully "shire brain" kicks back in pretty quickly most of the time.
If she was bred in the US, and went to an inspection, passed, she would have a brand on her left hip. It would kind of look like an H with horse heads facing outwards on it. And probably the last two years of her birth under it. If she is imported the brand would be a bit different. Branding is optional, so even if she did pass inspection she might not have one anyway.
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She doesn't have a brand and I haven't asked (yet) if she was ever inspected.
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