Godington Hannibal

Godington Hannibal is our principal stallion and will stand at public stud with us once again for the 2010 season. Hannibal offers top class pedigree, performance and progeny, and stamps his stock with his good looks and athletic ability.

• Swedish Olympic Team short list for Athens 2004
• Extensive international eventing career at Advanced (3 star) level
• Winner of BHF prize for top eventing stallion under 9
• Approved for breeding by Trakehner Verband, SHB(GB), AES and Weatherby`s NTR

An outstanding stock getter, Hannibal already has a graded stallion son and two elite performance tested daughters as well as Champion Riding Horse 2003, Reserve Champion Part-bred 2004, Champion Part-bred 2005, Champion Colt Foal 2005 and winning Colt Foal 2007. In 2009 his daughter out of a TB mare was Reserve Grading Champion and his niece was Mare Performance Test Champion and Reserve Supreme Show Champion.

In 2008 Hannibal`s premium-graded daughter made the 2012 World Class pathway, was placed at Weston Park CCI2* and is now qualified 3*. His full-brother was placed 4th at Weston Park CCI2* and is now qualified 4*.

Hannibal`s sire Roland was himself three times Champion Trakehner Stallion and produced numerous winners in hand and at top-level under saddle. Hannibal`s damGodington Havel V was a Premium and State Premium mare, Performance Test Champion and winning showjumper with a mouthwatering performance pedigree.

Hannibal himself is an all-round performer with tremendous natural jumping ability, outstanding temperament and Trakehner charm. He won his NASTA Performance Test as a four-year-old at Class 1 Elite and rapidly mastered his chosen sport of eventing. Under Swedish international Dag Albert, he competed at Varseveld, Le Lion d`Angers, Malmo, Windsor, Punchestown, Saumur, Blenheim, Fontainebleau, Luhmühlen and the World Cup Final at Pau. Hannibal was on the short-list for the Swedish Olympic Team in 2004.

Hannibal is a versatile and successful sire, reliably passing on his temperament, movement and looks. He has produced champions from every crop and from a wide variety of mares. In 2004 Godington Stud received the Supporters of British Breeding Certificate of Recognition for Hannibal`s contribution to British breeding. Hannibal has worldwide breeding approval from the Trakehner Verband as well as approval from the AES and SHBGB, all full WBFSH member stud-books, and Weatherby`s NTR.