Welcome to Bodenhausen Stud

Bodenhausen Stud was established 35 years ago and is one of the oldest Warmblood studs in existence in Southern Africa.

In 1969 Cord – Hinnerk Cordes immigrated to Namibia from Verden, Germany. He brought with him 3 Hanoverian mares and one Hanoverian Stallion. With the addition of 10 Thoroughbred mares, the Hanoverian foundation was established. Since then another 8 Hanoverian stallions have been imported.

Until 1993 the Bodenhausen Stud was registered in Hanover and used the Hanoverian brand. In 1993 Bodenhausen became a member of the Namibian Warmblood Horse Society and now make use of their own stud brand.

Today the stud consists of 120 horses, of which 40 are brood mares. Over the years a sound stud of homogenous brood mares has developed.

Bodenhausen is located 80 km's East of Windhoek in Namibia. The farm is 8500 hectare and the horses mature in the wild. They are not given any supplementary feeding and only under exceptional conditions do they come to the stables, this guarantees robust, slow developing and healthy horses.

Cord Cordes, son of late Cord-Hinnerk Cordes, and his wife Lona took over the stud in 1996.