The 5-year old Robert Downey Junior and the 6-year old Furst Kennedy became the winners of the Bundeschampionate qualification classes at the regional show at the Kattenhorst equestrian centre in Hamminkeln-Töven on 11 June 2021 No less than 17 combinations competed in the L-level dressage horse test for 5-year olds Professional Wibke Hartmann-Stommel piloted Frederik Vekens' German bred stallion Robert Downey Junior (by Real Grandios x Santano) to victory with 8.4 points Lisa Marie Koch and Mireille Segatz-Bunte's Oldenburg gelding Tomorrowland (by Tomahawk x Florencio) was the runner-up with 8.3 points while Stefanie Wold and Sonnenbrink's Westfalian stallion Belvedere DB (by Belissimo M x Danone I) tied in third place on 8.2 points together with Sabrina Gessmann on Helen Langehanenberg's Dreikäsehoch (by Dimaggio x Louis Le Bon) The M-level dressage horse test for 6-year olds was contested by 10 pairs with Portuguese Joao Moreira and his own and  Roberto Pedrosa's Oldenburg stallion Furst Kennedy (by Fursten-Look x Don Kennedy) topping the board with the BuCha high score of the day Christina Konings and Börbel Kuck's Hanoverian gelding Frederik (by Furst Fohlenhof x Danone) moved into second place with 8.1 just enough to secure a ticket to Warendorf Spaniard Manuel Dominguez Bernal achieved this score on Taiwanese Connie Kang's Oldenburg gelding Fa Chai (by Furstenball x Sandro Hit) as well as Stefanie Friess on Irmgard Peterek's Rhinelander mare Sugar (by Stanford x Furst Heinrich) Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Rémi Blot The dream of a jeans brand made in Germany had already come true a few years ago with the launch of Blaumann The jeans are manufactured exclusively in German clothing factories buttons and leather labels also come from Germany But they lacked one essential ingredient: German-made selvedge denim “During conversations we repeatedly came across the missing link the denim woven in Germany on a shuttle loom with the corresponding weight There hasn’t been anything like this before because jeans weren’t an issue before the war and after the war the denims were first imported until they were woven much later on and off in Germany but then on modern looms,” says Guido Wetzels one of the makers of Blaumann and a passionate jeans expert Photo: Blaumann Made in Germany As Wetzels gets around a lot and knows the industry very well a company based in tranquil Hamminkeln that concentrates on finishing and refining denim that wanted to venture the experiment with Wetzels Here he tells the adventurous story from the idea to the actual product from the experience of starting up an old loom again to the feeling of holding the first meter made in Germany For quite some time you have been dreaming about creating selvedge denim that’s made in Germany Now this dream has finally come true in cooperation with the company Maibom... I always had to deal with the company Maibom when it came to fabric tests we also came back to Blaumann from time to time and in this context to the missing link the denim woven in Germany on a shuttle loom with a corresponding weight The historical denims woven on vintage looms come mainly from Japan these quantities play practically no role on the world market Selvedge denim is a subject for enthusiasts Maibom said that the weaving mills they work with in Asia still had such “things” (old looms) standing around Probably he was a little bit flirty about the story are still real textile people through and through Not even that much later he called and said if the quality is right.” And we wanted blue and white selvedge From the moment we accepted the order to the first meter of denim At the moment we can’t estimate that as the plan for expansion was at least discussed It depends in the end on how much fabric or trousers we will sell.  At the moment the loom runs whenever Detlef so it’s not a classic shift operation The consumption per trouser is about 2.6 meters Photo: Maiboom/Blaumann The denim is woven on this loom at Maiboom How much more does the customer have to pay for Made in Germany denim The fabric price is in the range of Japanese denims with the same weight The trousers will cost €279 instead of our usual €249 simply because the goods are definitely strictly limited at the moment due to capacity reasons How did you feel when you actually had the first denim Made in Germany in your hands after so many efforts It’s always one thing to talk about something like that in “you would have to” and “it would be great” mode and then really have it in your hands at the end   Photo: Maiboom/Blaumann The loom comes from Asia We presented the trousers at the Selvedge Run in July 18 and a lot of orders were placed Actually all dealers thought it was great and not one of them had a problem with the higher price In retrospect: What was the biggest difficulty with the project For us the biggest difficulty was to put a flea in Mr Maibom’s ear about how cool such a project is for his company.    Photo: Maiboom/Blaumann The loom had to be extensively repaired The effort was clearly worth it; it’s the first selvedge denim from Germany The first proto-blue men’s jean five years ago was technically a nightmare We are trying to increase our sewing capacity in Germany Denim clothing is already very special when it comes to the machinery and there are hardly any companies left that can really do that or have the machines Recently you have also added a women's model to the collection The women’s model is doing quite well but at the moment we are only making a small series The men’s models are more important for the trade and at the moment we mainly have to distribute the sewing capacities among them we will be expanding and experimenting with fabrics slightly pre-washed for the final wash cycle the Rhine River was crossed in one of the biggest attacks launched in western-Europe The attack consisted of an Airborne assault (Varsity) and an Amphibious assault (Plunder) two Divisions of airborne soldiers and four infantry divisions were used in the initial assault it involved more than 16,000 paratroopers of the American 17th Airborne and the British 6th Airborne divisions They were flown in by several thousand aircraft it was the largest airborne operation in history that took place on a single day and in one location In Operation Plunder the British 2nd Army (The 51st Highland Division and the 15th Scottish Division) and the US Ninth Army (30th and 79th Division) crossed the River Rhine in an amphibious assault All of the units involved from both operations were part of the 21st Army Group commanded by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery These are some the pictures taken during the two operations Joris Nieuwint is a battlefield guide for the Operation Market Garden area His primary focus is on the Allied operations from September 17th Having lived in the Market Garden area for 25 years he has been studying the events for nearly as long He has a deep understanding of the history and a passion for sharing the stories of the men who are no longer with us @joris1944 facebook.com/joris.nieuwint Two people have been killed after a silver Ferrari FF crashed on an unrestricted section of the German autobahn in Hamminkeln it was reportedly raining with the FF making the most of the free speed limits apparently overtaking cars at over 200 km/h it all went wrong for the passengers and the FF travelling from the Netherlands [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocX_4TJSvPU[/youtube] the FF reportedly began to skid before sliding into a guardrail and smashing into a tree on the side of the road Immediately following the impact with the tree the Italian car caught fire with both passengers killed immediately the damage sustained to the FF is comprehensive While most of the car has been destroyed by the fire it seems apparent that it struck the tree from the side with the mangled mess initially confusing local reporters about just what Ferrari model it was What a surprise: even a ‘super car’ can’t negotiate rain-slick curves (designed for 150-kmh) at speeds of 200-kmh and website in this browser for the next time I comment This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Check out Thunderbike’s website for previous builds, and follow their Facebook page for the latest Thunderbike news GET THE WORLD'S BEST CUSTOMS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX COPYRIGHT © 2008-document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) | COLE PUBLISHING | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Spanish Grand Prix rider Manuel Dominguez has taken over the ride on the Nurnberger Burgpokal finalist Golden Romance Malleret PS He has also welcomed Filarmonie de Malleret into his barn in Unna-Massen The 33-year old Dominguez established himself as an independent professional in the autumn of 2023 after having worked for German Olympian Helen Langehanenberg for 3.5 years Manuel first began riding horses for Haras de Malleret the leading French dressage stallion station and breeding farm at the beginning of 2023 when he was allocated the stud's flagship stallion Danciano de Malleret  (by Dancier x Rotspon) The Malleret horses were not unfamiliar to him as trainer Helen had been training Zaeta de Malleret and Golden Romance Malleret PS since 2021 Manuel and Golden Romance Malleret PSBecause Haras de Malleret focuses both on breeding and sport it made some changes in location and riders for the 2024 breeding year Malleret partnered with Paul Schockemöhle's stallion station in Mühlen to stand Danciano and Golden Romance (by Governor x Sir Donnerhall) at stud and cater to the high demand from breeders across Europe The Oldenburg registered Golden Romance Malleret PS  is bred by Schockemöhle and is a half brother to the licensed stallions For Romance I and II As a young horse he placed fourth at the 2019 French Young Horse Championships and won the bronze medal in 2020 Helen Langehanenberg trained him to FEI level and the pair finished fifth in the 2023 Nurnberger Burgpokal Finals for Developing Prix St Georges horses in Frankfurt Both Danciano and Golden Romance are available with fresh semen at Schockemöhle With Filarmonie de Malleret at the CDN AnkumManuel Dominguez has been put in charge of the training of Golden Romance in Mühlen The Spaniard also welcomed the 11-year old Hanoverian Filarmonie de Malleret into his barn The 11-year old black mare (by Furstenball x De Niro) won bronze at the 2018 French Young Horse Championships and was fifth in 2019 She then moved to Germany for further training with Olympian Dorothee Schneider Malleret now matched the mare to Manuel Dominguez Ten days after arriving in his stable they had a successful competition premier at the CDN Ankum on 14-15 March 2024 scoring 70.437% in the Prix St Georges and winning the Intermediaire I with 70.307% what a feeling and what a mare," Manuel stated after winning in Ankum "We still have a lot to know about each other and a lot to improve but she is a very exciting mare for the future that lies ahead." Manuel debuted Golden Romance Malleret PS at medium tour level at the CDN Hamminkeln on 7 April winning the Intermediaire A test with 73.202% " It couldn't have been better in our debut show," Dominguez commented Manuel schedules to compete both at the 2024 Horses & Dreams CDI Hagen on 23 - 27 April 2024 Photos © Anne-Lena Wetzlar - Mhisen Dutch company Victory & Dreams International Holding BV has acquired fashion brand Bonita from German group Tom Tailor Holding SE The agreement still needs to be approved by the authorities and the terms of sale haven’t been disclosed Tom Tailor had already announced its intention to sell Bonita in December 2018 “The sale of Bonita is an important step for the Tom Tailor Group We create a clear situation by freeing up our capacity and as a result we can focus on the future by implementing a successful strategy for the Tom Tailor brand” “Tom Tailor did very well last year despite the difficult circumstances the entire sector is going through Bonita is going through a difficult restructuring process which we have fully supported in recent months We have come a long way but the synergies we had in mind when purchasing the brand can no longer be implemented by Tom Tailor Group" “We are convinced that Bonita can develop further under its new owner Victory & Dreams International Holding has presented a concept for the continuation of the brand and its Hamminkeln office Bonita also matches the rest of Victory & dreams’ portfolio very well” Victory & Dreams also owns Miller & Monroe Bonita was valued at 184.5 million euros in December 2018 and achieved a turnover of 127 million euros in the first nine months of 2018 Isabell Werth has made her show debut on a new Grand Prix horse the 9-year old Oldenburg stallion Special Blend At the small local show in Hamminkeln she won the Grand Prix with 74.633% ahead of Marcus Orlob on Alice Tarjan's Jane (73.267%) who is preparing for his European CDI debut in Hagen as part of the U.S Special Blend is a 2015 born Oldenburg by Sezuan out of H.W's Hurrican (by Hotline x Sandro Hit x Donnerhall) the Oldenburg Verband approved the stallion In June 2019 he was competed by Lydia Jordan in the 4-year old classes at a regional show in Milte Special BlendBy the end of 2019 Helgstrand Dressage announced that the black stallion was with them in Denmark Helgstrand presented him under his name at the 2020 Danish Warmblood stallion licensing and he was accepted Betina Jaeger presented him under saddle in Herning The stallion did his 14-day stallion suitability test in Denmark in March 2020 and scored 8,63 points for dressage and 6,83 for show jumping to finish on a total of 8,05 points In the spring of 2020 Jeanna Hogberg was entered for the German WCYH team selection trial with Special Blend but did not make it to round two In the summer of 2020 Hogberg showed him in three shows in Denmark fifth and eight in the 5-year old young horse classes The German equestrian federation still has BG Ahrenshop and Schmidt listed as owner of the stallion