The sires of our young horses:  Note that we do not own these sires but we have carefully selected them for our mares.

Hoftanz (His Highness, Hohenstein, Rotspon) is a gorgeous son of His Highness, who won his stallion performance test with an overall score of 149 and an index of 155 for dressage. The dam´s sire Rotspon and the grandsire Weltmeyer were also winners of their stallion performance tests.  His bloodlines include Donnerhall, Furioso II, Caprimond, Rubinstein and Brentano II among others.

With three excellent basic gaits and his gorgeous light movement, we felt this stallion to be an excellent choice for our breeding program, especially for our Silvio daughter Feodana (Silvi), who recently foaled a lovely filly for 2010.  Hoftanz, ridden by Johannes Westendarp, won the Bundeschampionate qualification class at Hof Kasselmann in Hagen, Germany.  He scored 8.3 to take the lead in a field of 22 competitors.  The following comment is from Eurodressage "The black stallion showed outstanding basic gaits. He was very rhythmical in trot, ground covering in the walk and uphill and active in canter. The highlight of the test was probably the contact with the bit which was always light and steady at the vertical".  

 

  

Stedinger (Sandro Hit, Landadel, and Futuro).  He is a 17 hand, liver chestnut.  Stedinger was the radiant and unequivocal approval winner of the 2002 Oldenburg Stallion Days. He is a large framed young stallion, with an impressive overall appearance and is highly elastic in every respect. His sire Sandro Hit was federal champion six-year old dressage horse in 1999 and world champion of the young horses in Arnheim.  The dam, Association premium mare Bold-Fantasy absolved 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. She is a full-sister of the approved Lamar H, who is himself a successful dressage sports horse. The maternal bloodline is directly linked to all the greats of Oldenburg breeding history through Landadel, Futuro and Adonis xx. The Oldenburg foundation line of the mare Besinda (by Orient-Hildebald etc.) also brought forth the approved full-brothers Andrew (successes up to Grand Prix) and Armagnac, as well as the likewise multiple advanced dressage sports winner and approval champion Waldsee. This bloodline moreover also produced Tansanid, who won the the silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games under Christine Stückelberger.  He is also the sire of Statesman who won the Bronze medal at the 2009 Bundeschampionat and then sold at the Oldenburg Elite Auction for the record price of €400,000.  Stedinger is the sire of Sedona on our sale page.

 

  
   

Soprano (Sandro Hit, Contender, Tin Rocco) was formerly known as Blue Hors Soprano and was ridden by Andreas Helgstrand.  He is a striking, modern, 17.1 h, homozygous black stallion with proven world class performance bloodlines inherent in his pedigree.  Possessing three excellent basic gaits that exhibit energy, activity, suspension, and elasticity, his ground covering, movement is effortless and impressive.  His sire is the legendary 1999 World Young Horse Champion and Bundeschampianate SANDRO HIT.  SANDRO HIT’s sire, SANDRO SONG, a double graded champion in Oldenburg, is by SANDRO, an international show jumper who won the Danish Derby ridden by Franke Sloothaak.
Soprano's dam sire is the legendary CONTENDER who won his 100 day test and is one of the most significant sires in Germany.  CONTENDER’s progeny are characterized by outstanding jumping ability, very good movement, and excellent rideability.  SOPRANO's mare line (The Flattopia) produced many international stars such as dressage horse Rubioso ridden by Ellen Bontje; Lord Kem (Champion Stallion in 1989); Continue;  Maffay;  Calmiro;  and Farmer.  Soprano is the sire of our colt, Socrates, who is on our sale page.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idocus is a KWPN "Approved" Dutch Warmblood International Grand Prix Dressage stallion.  He was an Athens 2004 Olympic Participant for the Dutch team.  He is also a three time world Cup participant, placing 6th at the World Cup in Las Vegas in 2007. He was Grand Champion of his stallion testing in 1993 and held the highest jumping score of all the stallions.  Idocus then went on to become the Grand Champion of show at the prestigious Dressage at Devon in September of 1994.  In October of 1994, Idocus was presented to the Dutch Jury at the NA/WPN inspections. He has the distinction of holding the highest score given in the North American Dutch Keurings - 99AA. His scores were Walk 9, Trot 8.5, Canter 9.5, Jumping 9, Character 9.  He was also named by the USDF as the top sire of the Cosequin finalists.  Our mare, Aronja, (Rubinstein/Admiral) produced a handsome colt by this stallion for 2010.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Fhitzgerald (Florencio/Weltmeyer)  His scores at his 70 day test include: 9 character, 8.5 temperament, 9 trainability, 7.5 trot, 9 canter (both under saddle and cross country), 8 walk, 8 rideability, 8.5 free jumping, 8.5 stadium jumping, 9 cross country jumping and 8.75 rideability (test rider).  His sire, Florencio, won the 5 year old and 6 year old World FEI classes in Germany.  Our mare, Warkantusi is in foal to this fine stallion.

 

 

  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Rhodes Scholar shows tremendous elasticity in his gaits and excellent character for dressage training.   He won many shows at M level in 2003 in Germany scoring  up to 8.8  and qualifying for the 6 year old Bundeschampionate.  He also qualified to represent the German team at the World Championships in Verden.  In 2004 he started out well in the higher M level classes winning his first start of the season winning a large class.  Rhodes Scholar competed and won at Prix St George and was in training with Katrin Burger for the Grand Prix.  His foals are leggy, modern types, with many that earned first premium and were inspection site champions in Germany.  They all have wonderful temperaments and are extremely attractive.  His damline has produced 12 licensed stallion sons in Europe as well as Bundeschampions, high priced auction horses and successful dressage competitors.  We are sorry to report that this fine stallion passed away.  We do, however, have frozen semen so that we may continue passing on his great characteristics.

Our Martini daughter, Sazarac, produced a very handsome colt by Rhodes Scholar.  This colt was awarded "premium with distinction" at the 2009 GOV inspection.   Our mare, Silvi, is confirmed to be in foal to this stallion for 2011.

 

  

 

Donates (Diamond Hit, Don Schufro, Rubinstein I) is a GOV Oldenburg stallion who is rapidly making his mark on the American dressage scene.   He is currently showing at the PSG level under Lynda Alicki and achieving great scores, such as a 69.0% at the autumn Challenge of Champions in West Palm Beah.  Previously he won the Consolation test and was seventh in the USEF/Markel National Young Horse Championships.  At Devon 2006, Donates was 2nd in the DSHB 4 year old & older stallions (also shown under saddle) with 15 entries.  He was third in the Stallion Championship class and earned fifth place in the FEI 5 year old dressage test  with a score of 74%.  Donates was Reserve Champion of the 2005 Rheinland 30 day testing with an overall score of 8.31. He received the highest score given for rideability, 9.  He also had the highest Interior score, 8.63 and the highest canter score, 8.75.  

Our filly by him, Shiraz, is everything we had hoped to get from that cross and is currently for sale. 

 

Olivier (Idocus, Equador, Porter) and his rider Elisabeth Austin won both the 2006 & 2007 Brentina Cup.  Olivier & Elisabeth are now competing at the Grand Prix Level and won both the Grand Prix special and the FEI High Score of the Show at the summer King Oak Dressage Competition.  This stallion is not only a top international level competitor, but he is also proving to be a very prepotent sire in that he consistently passes on his outstanding hind leg, his great disposition and his joy of life.  Over the years we have had several foals out of different mares and they have all been quite simply spectacular.   He has competed in the World Dressage Masters where he came in third in the Grand Prix Special

He is the sire of Willow May, Omologato, Sez Moi, Oliver Twist, and Ole.  See out foals page for pictures of these super youngsters.

 

 

  

Starlight (Sandro Hit, Argentinus, and Cordeur).  Starlight demonstrates three beautifully expressive gaits, with a canter that is nothing less than exceptional. At eight years of age Starlight willingly completes all the Grand Prix movements and is competing successfully at Prix St. Georges. Starlight has been undefeated on the line at breed shows, always earning the title of ‘Grand Champion’ with no score under 85%, including Reserve Champion in Open Pris St. George for the German Oldenburg Verband and the GOV Mature stallion "Horse of the Year" and the GOV Dressage sport horse  breeding "Horse of the Year".  He also won the Grand Champion at the 2008 Dressage at Devon.

Starlight is currently in Germany gaining some invaluable international experience.  Our Rubinstein daughter Aronja has given us a beautiful filly by Starlight, which we are reserving at this time.

 

  

Las Vegas - He was approved in 2006 for the Oldenburg Verband - North America.   Besides marveling the judges with his outstanding basic gaits, Las Vegas impressed immensely with his huge scope and potential over fences.  In 2005 he was licensed for the Danish Warmblood Society and was approved for the performance testing at the Danish Warmblood Licensing in Herning, Denmark, under the name "Lancaster Tågerup".  Las Vegas is one of the best free jumpers in the country and as a dual talent, shows great promise to be a highly successful FEI dressage horse.  Las Vegas was sired by the 1995 Oldenburg Stallion Landtinus by the legendary Holsteiner stallion, Landadel, out of the famous Oldenburg mare line of Uta.  Landtinus, a Premium stallion at his Oldenburg Kuering in Germany and a stallion performance test winner, has in 2 years produced 10 licensed stallions to this time including Las Vegas. The Elite mare Utopia, Dam of Landtinus, has also produced St. Pr. St. / Elite and Brilliant ring mare Uganda; and Queen of movement and 1a German Show mare Utima, now a breeding pearl in the Bechtolsheimer stable. This multi purpose dam line excels in both Jumpers and dressage horses. Castanje Tagerup, dam of Las Vegas by the Danish approved Holsteiner stallion Lord Cantus completed an impressive mare performance test earning multiple 8’s.  Las Vegas is the sire of Aronja's colt Lord Willing.

 

 

 

 

Florencio  (Florestan I, Fidelio, Weltmeyer) became World Champion of Young Dressage Horses in 2004 where he scored an amazing total of 9.8. In addition, he won the Pavo-stallion cup in Holland and scored 10's for rideability during his 30 day test at Zweibrücken.  He went on to become the World Champion again in 2005.  His first crop of foals are quite promising and a Florencio son has been chosen to represent the Oldenburg breed at the 2007 Bundeschampionate.  The Oldenburg Stallion Licensing Committee has chosen Florencio as the winner of the the Hauptpremium title. His foals have been of excellent quality and many of them brought the top prices at the Vechta foal auctions. 

He is the sire of our colt Floneur, who was named a stallion prospect at his GOV inspection and won the Reserve Champion 2008 colt at the first GOV Show in MD - his first time ever shown.   While Floneur has been sold, you may visit him on our sale page. 

 
 

 

Donates (Diamond Hit, Don Schufro, Rubinstein I) is a GOV Oldenburg stallion who is rapidly making his mark on the American dressage scene.   He is currently showing at the PSG level under Lynda Alicki and achieving great scores, such as a 69.0% at the autumn Challenge of Champions in West Palm Beah.  Previously he won the Consolation test and was seventh in the USEF/Markel National Young Horse Championships.  At Devon 2006, Donates was 2nd in the DSHB 4 year old & older stallions (also shown under saddle) with 15 entries.  He was third in the Stallion Championship class and earned fifth place in the FEI 5 year old dressage test  with a score of 74%.  Donates was Reserve Champion of the 2005 Rheinland 30 day testing with an overall score of 8.31. He received the highest score given for rideability, 9.  He also had the highest Interior score, 8.63 and the highest canter score, 8.75.  

Our filly by him, Shiraz, is everything we had hoped to get from that cross and is currently for sale. 

 

  

Ironman is well known for his great temperament, outstanding athletic ability, personality, intelligence, easy trainability, superb conformation and world class bloodlines, all of which he passes on to his offspring.  In Germany, he was given one of the highest if not the highest scores for jumping ever given out to a young stallion.  He came to this country at 2 1/2 years.  In his second season of showing, he moved up into High Modified, Open and Gran Prixs, showing amazing consistency by placing in 33 out of 38 classes, with over half of those placings being first or second.

Ironman offspring have been consistent winners in breed classes, winning many Champions and Grand Champions.  Our Silvio daughter Silvi has presented us with a colt by this stallion that has been recently sold.  However, you may still see him on our sale page.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Fidertanz  (Fidermark, Florestan, Ravallo) was the absolute star at the 14th NRW main approval in 2004. He left the scene with standing ovations as the undisputed Champion Stallion. Three exceptional gaits, foresight and skill at the fence, an easy going temperament and an exterior that leaves nothing to be desired left no doubt that he was the justified winner.   His sire, Fidermark, was a performance test winner and Bundeschampion, Optimum and Grand Prix winner. The grandsire, Ravallo, also won his performance test with an index of 155 (dressage 157.52 – 1st place, jumping 127.7 – 5th place) Frühlingstraum II is deemed one of the pillars of Westphalian breeding and through Romadour II, Fidermark is inbred three times over the line founding stallion, Ramzes x. The dam, granddam and great granddam were all State Premium mares and competed in final rings. This dam line has produced numerous licensed sons and many of their off-spring are successful up to advanced level in sport.

  

 Farewell III won the 6 yr old Champion at the 2006 Bundeschampionate defeating the current double World Champion, Damon Hill NRW.  His sire, Fidermark, was German Champion and a successful international dam's sire, Rosenkavalier, is deemed the best Romadour II son, having started a new era in dressage horse breeding, especially through his son Rubinstein I. Farewell's dam, St. Pr. St. Riga, produced Farewell I (private stallion for Hanover/Oldenburg), Farewell II (private stallion in Westphalia) and finally, Farewell III.  She had three approved sons in three consecutive years! Her full brother, Rosenquarz, is approved and stands at the State Stud in Warendorf. The dam's pedigree is of Hanoverian origin, based on the mare Deckspitze, by Dekan-Neheim. Riga's full sister, Roxanne, produced the approved stallion Florentianer (private stallion in Rhineland-Pfalz-Saar) by Florestan I.  He is registered Westphalian and GOV approved.   Farewell III is the sire of our beautiful colt Farenheit, sold to Canada.   

 

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