The Mare Matters in Sporthorse Breeding
Famaika
Famaika is a 2010 KWPN mare standing 16.1 hands
tall by the talented Ampere out of a Special D mare. Famaika has had several premium foals by Uno Don Diego, Gaudi, and Bodacious.
Ampere with a great dressage type and a striking appearance. Ampere has a well formed neck, correctly placed shoulders, his withers are well developed and have good length, and his legs are strong and perfectly proportioned to his body. Gaits (8; 9; 9,5): His walk is very clean and consistent and he covers ground easily. The trot is big, well balanced and powerful. The canter is dynamic, uphill, big and well balanced. Ampere moves with a lot of natural balance and suppleness, with very strong hind legs. He also has very good and natural self-carriage. As a dressage horse, Ampere has a lot of talent and he gives the rider a very good feeling. He is an honest, reliable and sensible stallion, with a very good work ethic.
Special D is an honest, reliable stallion. He is very willing to work with a good attitude. The walk is spacious, rectangular and active, with a good use of his body. Special D’s trot is very tactful and spacious, with super self-carriage, a lot of elevation and good collection. His canter is extremely spacious and scopey with excellent self-carriage. Special D is very suitable for breeding of a modern dressage horse with power, charm and character.
San Dior
Dior is a 2014 DSP mare standing 16 hands tall by San Amour I out of a OO Seven mare.
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San Amour I managed to break-through to the international circuit at an early age. He has a well built frame with a modern conformation and he seems to have been born with the ability to easily collect and a great talent for the highest level of dressage. As a producer, San Amour I has gone straight to the top with offspring at the German National championships. According to the current ranking, San Amour I is now placed amongst the top ten best dressage sires in the world.
OO Seven is sired by the legendary dressage stallion Rubinstein I, who performed himself at Grand Prix level. European studbooks are full of his many approved sons. The dam of OO Seven is Gelbria (ster, preferent) who is a full sister of the famous Olympic Barbria, and they have the renowned dressage horse producer Doruto as their sire. Another full sister Ezabria was UTV champion of the three year olds in 1989. This pedigree has produced numerous show ring and dressage stars. OO Seven is more than sufficiently well developed, he has a good rectangular model and is a stallion who radiates presence. The report of his stallion performance test in autumn 1999 states that OO Seven is very willing to work. The trot is light footed with a lot of tact and balance. The canter is spacious and extremely well balanced.
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Sierra is a 2016 Oldenburg mare standing 16.2 hands tall by the stunning Fürsten-Look out of an Elite Weltmeyer mare.
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Fürsten-Look was the 2014 Champion and highest priced stallion of the Oldenburg under-saddle licensing, as well as, winner of his 14-day stallion performance test in dressage. He was Bundeschampionate and Main Premium winner in 2015. In 2018, Fürsten-Look had a very active competition season. He stunned and placed third in the WBFSH World Breeding Dressage Championships for 7-year-old horses with an 84.05% score. Fürsten-Look possesses a high amount of charisma. His exceptionally delicate features embody certain nobility which is even more prominent under saddle. The three gaits are of extreme quality and his rideability marks are exquisite. His 30-day test could not have proved this more. With a dressage final score of 9,41, something that has never been achieved before, he was clearly the champion of his discipline. He scored 5 perfect scores of 10 for character, temperament, performance readiness, walk, and rideability. His canter and trot received 9.5's.
What more can be said about Weltmeyer? He is a legend. As the AHS put it, "Weltmeyer continues to almost single-handedly reshape the Hanoverian breed." He was the 1986 winner of the stallion licensing in Verden, and the 1987 winner of the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf. In the same year Weltmeyer also won the three-year-old stallions classification at the Federal Championships of German Riding Horses in Warendorf. In 1988 he was honored in Verden as best stallion of his age-group and awarded with the "Freiherr von Stenglin-Prize". One year later he became DLG Champion 1989 in Frankfurt. And last but not least he became "Hanoverian Stallion of the Year" in 1998. As of today, Weltmeyer has produced 70 licensed sons; all of them are excellent stallions.
Cayenne
Cayenne is a 2010 Hanoverian mare standing 16.3 hands tall by the exceptional stallion Christ out of a Donnerhall mare. Cayenne was shown through PSG with scores in the high 60's.
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Christ is an exceptional sire. The up to advanced dressage level trained Christ is a horse out of a fairy tale, sired by Calypso II who clearly influenced him: An elegant, black-brown coat that covers an ideally formed body – the large parts harmoniously integrated into a perfect silhouette. Maximum elasticity in every phase of his movements combined with ideal impulsion and forward thrust – that’s typical for Christ and for his offspring. Over Calypso II-grandson Competent, top show jumper Picard and Thoroughbred Daimyo xx Christ offers such a variety of blood lines and blood connections that is perfect for the modern dressage horse breeding. Christ sired 17 licensed sons.
Donnerhall’s talent was apparent right from the start, and he scored 131.92 to be second in his performance test at Adelheidsdorf in 1984.
Donnerhall’s competition career is the stuff of legend. He won many Grand Prix, Grand Prix Specials and Freestyles for Mrs. Rehbein.
In 1994, Donnerhall was individual bronze medalist (and team gold medalist) at the 1994 World Championships at The Hague. Donnerhall won the European World Cup Freestyle League final standings twice, in 1997 and 1998. What Donnerhall seems to give to his offspring, is a trainability and strength to handle the more collected work.
Ivy
Ivy is a 2017 Hanoverian mare standing 16.1 hands tall by
Asgard's Ibiza out of a Weltmeyer mare.
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Ibiza has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is an outstanding sire. He has numerous high-quality licensed young sons. His prepotency is outstanding, a true “stamper” of a sire. Ibiza has always shown great suppleness and freedom of movement. He was highly praised for his rideability and willingness to work in his stallion performance testings.
What more can be said about Weltmeyer? He is a legend. As the AHS put it, "Weltmeyer continues to almost single-handedly reshape the Hanoverian breed." He was the 1986 winner of the stallion licensing in Verden, and the 1987 winner of the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf. In the same year Weltmeyer also won the three-year-old stallions classification at the Federal Championships of German Riding Horses in Warendorf. In 1988 he was honored in Verden as best stallion of his age-group and awarded with the "Freiherr von Stenglin-Prize". One year later he became DLG Champion 1989 in Frankfurt. And last but not least he became "Hanoverian Stallion of the Year" in 1998. As of today, Weltmeyer has produced 70 licensed sons; all of them are excellent stallions.
Penelope Dream
Penny is a 2020 KWPN mare standing 16 hands tall by the one and only Kjento out of a Special D mare.
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Kjento is the stallion that everyone is talking about! His exceptional pedigree, attractive type, powerful gaits, and exceptional rideability, have caught the attention of breeders and trainers around the world. Champion of his KWPN Stallion Test, Kjento earned no score less than 8.5, five scores of 9, and a 9.5 for his canter for an impressive total of 90 points. In 2019, he was Reserve Champion at the PAVO Cup Finals. From there Kjento has continued to rise to the top and has now won the World Championships for Young Horses twice with wins as a 6-year old and 7-year old, earning scores of 10 on both occasions. His early foals show his beautiful type, good length of leg, and expressive gaits. He is an excellent choice for improving movement mechanics, impulsion, use of body, and talent for the collected work. The character of his offspring has also been highly praised by the breeders.
Special D is an honest, reliable stallion. He is very willing to work with a good attitude. The walk is spacious, rectangular and active, with a good usage of his body. Special D’s trot is very tactful and spacious, with super self-carriage, a lot of elevation and good collection. His canter is extremely spacious and scopey with excellent self-carriage. Special D is very suitable for breeding of a modern dressage horse with power, charm and character.
LadyRosen-Dame
Frankie is a 2016 KWPN mare standing 16.3 hands tall by Franklin out of a Rohdiamant mare.
Franklin is an extremely interesting champion stallion by the popular and internationally recognized Ampére. Franklin won both the 2013 KWPN licensing and 50 Day 2013 KWPN performance test. In the performance test, he scored 9.5's for his canter and self carriage, and 9.0's for suppleness, rideability and dressage potential. He then went on to win the 5 yr. old championship at the 2015 KWPN national stallion show in s' Hertogenbosch under Spanish rider Severo Jurardo Lopez. He was rewarded a 9.5 for his trot, 8.0 for walk, and 8.5's for canter, rideability and general impression. Franklin's offspring show a high dressage potential and several have inherited his beautiful expression and great movement with active hind legs and a strong topline.
Rohdiamant followed in the footsteps of his legendary sire Rubinstein I and became a foundation stallion on his own. Rohdiamant became a double Bundeschampion and was trained and competed up to Grand Prix level by for instance Nicole Uphoff and Lisa Wilcox. In 2010 he was ranked third on the WBFSH ranking. Rohdiamant has produced a staggering amount of successful dressage horses: He has 50 licensed offspring, including Ron William, Rhodon, Rosenberg, Rosentanz, and Blue Hors Romanov. More than 100 offspring competed at S-level, including Responsible OLD/Helen Langehanenberg, Eremo del Castegno/Valentina Truppa/ITA and young rider' horses Revino and Roman Nature/Angela Krooswijk/NED. Almost 90 of his daughters were State Premium Mares and daughter Reine Seide became Oldenburg Elite Mare Champion, while Romanika was Rhinelander Elite Mare Champion.