The Mare Matters in Sporthorse Breeding
Penelope Dream MS
Penny is a 2020 KWPN mare, standing 16 hands tall, by Kjento, out of a Special D mare who is a maternal sister to Apache!
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 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 a modern dressage horse with power, charm and character.
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San Dior MS
Dior is a 2014 RPSI mare, standing 16 hands tall, by San Amour I out of a OO Seven mare.
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 among the top ten 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. His autumn 1999 stallion performance test report 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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Ivy MS
Ivy is a 2017 Hanoverian mare, standing 16.1 hands tall, by
Asgard's Ibiza out of a Weltmeyer mare.
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 during his stallion performance testing. 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 won the 1986 stallion licensing in Verden and the 1987 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 the "Freiherr von Stenglin Prize". One year later, he became DLG Champion in 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.
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LadyRosen-Dame MS
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-year-old championship at the 2015 KWPN national stallion show in Hertogenbosch under Spanish rider Severo Jurardo Lopez. He was awarded a 9.5 for his trot, 8.0 for walk, and 8.5's for canter, rideability, and general impression. Franklin's offspring show 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 number 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 riders' 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.
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Cayenne MS
Cayenne is a 2010 Premium and Elite Hanoverian mare, standing 16.3 hands tall, by Christ out of a Donnerhall mare. Cayenne was shown through PSG with scores in the high 60's.
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 bloodlines and blood connections that is perfect for 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 an 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 trainability and strength to handle the more collected work.
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