22 licensed stallions, five of which received a premium - that is the result of the 51st Holstein licensing in the Holstenhallen in Neumünster. The winning stallion of the 2019 crop trotted in front on the lap of honour: Esmeraldo (catalogue number 41) by Emerald van het Ruytershof-Caretino. The bay stallion is bred by Friedrich Meyer (Nottfeld), who was accompanied by his wife Ursula and daughter Janne Friederike Meyer-Zimmermann.
These are the other premium stallions:
First Reserve Champion:
Chavaros II by Charleston-Con Air (Reimer Detlef Hennings, Bendorf), line 1571, with catalogue number 18.
Second Reserve Champion:
Sassiere by Sandro Junior-Contender (ZG Brügge/Krawatzki, Kasseedorf), strain 4965, with catalogue number 57.
Hanley Light by Hanley-Cassini I (Claus-Heinrich Petersen, Ahrenviöl), line 4303, with catalogue number 43
Con Valor by Cornet Obolensky-Casall (Manfred von Allwörden, Grönwohld), Stamm 5064, with the catalogue number 28
List of all licensed stallions