Rhondo's sire, Stedinger, was the approval winner of the 2002 Oldenburg Stallion Days.  He is a modern, elegant stallion, large framed, with a formidable overall appearance and is highly elastic in every respect. Stedinger is considered one of the best of his age class as regards his jumping performance. His sire Sandro Hit is carries the Sacramento Song xx – Butes bloodline that established itself in Holstein and was disseminated in the warmblood breeds of Oldenburg and Hanover via Sandro. Sandro Hit was federal champion six-year old dressage horse in 1999 and world champion of the young horses in Arnheim. Sandro Hit has become one of the most sought after contemporary sires. Five sons from after first crop was licensed at various approvals in Hanover, Münster-Handorf and Redefin as well as the radiant and undisputed Champion Stallion in Vechta, Status Quo made a strong statement. In 2006, six of his off-spring qualified for the German Foal Championship where his daughter, Sinfonie, became Champion Filly in 2004. Stedinger's dam, Association premium mare Bold-Fantasy performed an excellent mare performance test with a loose jumping score of 10.00, an extraneous rider score of 9.0 and an overall score of 8.67.  Stedinger has sired some of the top priced auction horses in Germany with some of them bringing in record prices.