Weltstern
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Weltstern has a world class pedigree. The sires that make up his gene pool all
boast great accomplishments both in performance and breeding careers as well as
in the deeds of their offspring. Not only are the sires noteworthy, but the dam
lines are famous as well. At least seven of the dams in Weltstern's pedigree were
State Premium and many of them have the honor of DLG awards as well. The DLG
award is an extremely rare and prestigious honor. It is awarded by the national
organization that oversees all the German Warmblood breeds; therefore, Hanoverian,
Oldenburg, Trakehner, Holsteiner, Westphalian...etc mares all compete against
each other for this great honor.
The
bloodlines alone make Weltstern an outstanding individual but it is his accomplishments
that really make him shine. He scored a very respectable 111.35 points in his
100 day test. He was not competed until he was in his teens (he was used for breeding)
and at that age and without consistent training throughout his young life, Weltstern
entered the dressage competition world at third and fourth level and moved up
to Prix St. George with scores in the 60s. He has also been very successful as
a breeding stallion. Despite only breeding live cover (all efforts to collect
him have failed), which dramatically reduces the number of mares and limits him
to a much smaller gene pool, he has sired 5 approved sons in the US through the
100 or 30/70 Day Stallion Performance Tests (Weltsieger, West Point, Wradar,
Flint GSF and Fandango GSF) and another son, Welt Marke, who obtained
a breeding license from Rheinland-Pfalz-Saar through performance records. Weltstern
has also sired many premium foals, premium mares, winners of breed competitions
and winners of performance competitions. He has offspring competing at FEI levels
in both Jumping and Dressage.
Welt
As - Welt As, was the champion
of his 100 day test for Oldenburg licensing in 1981. He has sired 14 approved
sons and over 60 State Premium Mares in his breeding career. He has sired both
successful jumpers and dressage horses. Bonfire, his most well known son, was
both World Cup and Olympic Gold medal dressage champion, while ridden by Anky
von Grunsven. Welt As sired Diamond VIII an international Grand Prix dressage
horse ridden by Christine Stuckleberger. Leroy Brown, also sired by Welt As, was
reserve champion for the 1992 Olympic Show jumping team. Another son, Worcester,
sold for DM420,000 as a dressage prospect at the 1989 at the PSI Auction.
Weltmeister-
Weltmeister was a State Premium stallion who sired 34 licensed stallions and 56
State Premium mares. He is also the sire of many famous dressage and show jumping
champions. His son Walzertakt was ridden by Robert Dover in Grand Prix dressage
and his son, Warum 10, was a very successful show jumper. Westminster, Weltmeister's
son, is the sire of Weihaiwej, Franke Sloothaak's show jumping super star.
Elfene-
Elfene is from the very prestigious Oldenburg mare line of Elfenbraut. Elfene
herself was a DLG mare as well as a State Premium mare. She
is thought to be one the best daughters by Furioso II.
Wedekind-
Wedekind, has produced both successful dressage and show jumping offspring. His
daughter, Wendy, represented Germany in the 1988 Olympics in show jumping. He
is also the sire of many licensed stallions. He is thought to be one of Ferdinand's
best and most influential sons.
Domdora-
Domdora was a State Premium Hanoverian mare and produced exceptional offspring.
Furioso
II-Furioso II, is certainly
the most important modern stallion to the Oldenburg breed and is arguably the
most influential stallion to all the German Warmblood breeds. He is the sire of
81 graded stallions spread throughout almost all the Warmblood breeds in the world.
He, through his progeny, is the top money earner for all stallions in West Germany.
Furioso II died in 1986 having sired 81 approved sons, 96 dams of approved sons,
and progeny earnings of DM9,000,000. He is also the full brother of Mexico who
is the sire of the famous stallion Le Mexico.
Elfenbraut
IV- Elfenbraut IV, was
a remarkable mare. She was a DLG mare and a State Premium mare
like her daughter. She also has the honor of winning the title of "Best Mare"
eleven times in a row at the Cloppenburg Show in the Oldenburg breeding territory.
Ferdinand
-Ferdinand, was no beauty. He was considered short of rib and had
a steep sloping croup, but despite his conformation faults, he produced extremely
athletic jumpers. Ferdinand was one of the foundation sires for the F/W line.
His offspring were known for their courage, athletic ability and correct conformation.
He not only sired international competition and Olympic team horses like Ferdl
,a gold medal winner and Mehmed another gold winner but his sons founded an important
and prolific sire line. Best known is probably Wendekreis followed by Wedekind
and Winnetou. Although, this F/W line is known for passing jumping abilities from
generation to generation; Ferdinand's part of the line is noted for being very
versatile, producing horses with both dressage and jumping abilities. In 1990,
it was decided to change back to naming offspring from the Ferdinand Line with
and "F" instead of a "W" to differentiate between the Ferdinand
and Woermann lines. (Having two Family Lines with "W" has created a
lot of confusion. Creating even more confusion was that the Ferdinand {Ferrara
- Feinschnitt} Line started as "F" and changed to "W" midstream)
Don
Carlos- Don Carlos, was
one of the most successful sires of show jumpers. Born in 1962, he almost did
not make the cut as an approved stallion. He was put into the books on the merits
of his pedigree over his performance at the 100 day test. Who would have known
what a mark he would leave on the Hanoverian (and others) breed. He produced 24
approved stallions, 43 state premium mares and 467 competition horses which have
won well over DM1,000,000 .
Furioso
- Furioso, was a Thoroughbred stallion standing in France. He, himself, was not
much of a race horse but he produced excellent, athletic offspring. He is reputably
one of the best Thoroughbred show jumping sires in the world. He sired over thirty
approved sons. His son, Lutteur B, won the 1964 Olympic individual gold for show
jumping. It was Lutteur B's ability to go through the jumping courses with such
ease that so impressed the Germans that they sent many mares to Furioso xx to
try to improve their horses. Furioso's most notable German son was Furioso II
who went on to become one of the most influential stallions of the all the Warmblood
breeds.
Miracolo
- Miracolo, was also a Thoroughbred. He he was known
for being a consistent producer of very athletic horses, especially jumpers.
Elfenbraut-
Elfenbraut, was the matriarch of her line. She produced numerous State Premium
and DLG offspring.
Admiral
I- Admiral I, was awarded
the honor of State Premium Horse. He was a world class sire who was best known
for producing outstanding offspring most talented in dressage. He is the sire
of Amadeus and Lady Adrienne both very successful international dressage competitors.
He is also the grand sire of Feinbrand on the maternal sire. Feinbrand is a licensed
Hanoverian stallion who received an overall score of 142.15 points at his 100
day test and was second out of seventy stallions presented at the 1990 performance
test in Adelheidsdorf, Germany.
Blanelde
III -
Blanelde III, was also a State Premium mare. She comes from a long line of State
Premium mares.
Absatz-
Absatz, is a legendary stallion. He was a very handsome stallion with a lovely
head and light, free action and he is known for producing typey horses with good
heads, necks and movement. He and his father, Abglanz, are credited with helping
to lighten the Hanoverian from being a farm/work horse to being the modern sport
horse the breed is today. His line produced many state premium broodmare families
as well as highly graded stallions. He sired 40 graded sons and over 605 competition
horses. Some of his most notable sons include Allegro, one of Denmark's best sires,
Argentan, a top Hanoverian stallion and Aramis, the show jumping World Cup winner.
Other notable sons are Abundance, Akzent II, Anka and Aktuell to name a few. This
line has a history of combining very well with the G-line (Grande).
More
Magic- More Magic was the
English Thoroughbred, More Magic xx. He is known for passing on jumping ability.
However, jumping was not the only talent he passed on to his offspring, one of
his most notable progeny is Mon Cherie, the 1980 Moscow Olympic dressage gold
medallist.
Blanelde-
Blanelde, is another quality mare with the honor of being a State Premium mare.
Abglanz-
Abglanz, was a Trakehner stallion who sired 19 graded sons. He sired the legendary
Abhang I, II, and III their full sister Zukunft. His greatest son; however, was
Absatz whose influence has helped shaped the modern Warmblood sport horse of today.
Abglanz, being of Trakehner blood was much lighter in body and had a much more
refined and elegant head and neck compared to the Hanoverian horses of his time.
He was used almost exclusively in the Hanover breeding district and therefore
did not have much impact on the Trakehner breed. He and his offspring are credited
with improving the head and neck of the Hanoverian horse.
Pregel-
Pegel, was also Trakehner. Pregel comes from the great Trakehener mare family
of Peraea 832 who was dam to the stallions, Pregel and Slesus as well as her champion
daughter Perpetua. Pregel himself, was noted for passing his wonderful movement,
bold character, lovely disposition, and a talent for jumping to his offspring.
He is most famous for his son, Donauwind, who is the sire of Abdullah, the Olympic
gold medal winner and World Cup champion show jumper.
Vilmorin
Vilmorin, was also a Thoroughbred. He is the sire of
More Magic who was known for producing great jumpers. Vilmorin has passed on excellent
jumping talent into the pedigree's of such famous jumping stallions as Fuerst
Gotthard and Voltaire.
Feldherr-
Feldherr, is from the famous Hanoverian jumping line Flick-Flingarth.
Blankenese
II- Blankenese II, was
also a State Premium mare and produced many State Premium offspring.
Landgraf
I -Landgraf I is regarded as one
of the most influencial jumping sires in the world. His offspring have won more
than 4.3 million Euro. In his Stallion Book of the Holsteiner Warmblood Breed,
Dr Dietrich Rossow comments:
"Imposing
appearance with enormous crest and neck carriage. Smooth total topline and much
presence. Beautiful face with marvelous eye. Long, rather broad neck, long sloping
shoulder. Withers, could be more clearly defined. Well shaped, muscular croup.
Strong bone. Good in front. Slightly sickle hocked in youth (became very straight
with age). Tied in below the hock and faults in the hind fetlocks. Good mover.
Marvelous temperament. Phenomenal jumper; tight in front, lots of bascule, careful
and talented. Great performance capabilities. Offspring are of various sizes and
usually late developers. In youth, the tall ones appear leggy and narrow. Nearly
always passes on his face, type and also his hindleg faults. Amost all offspring
are endowed with their sire's jumping ability. In the beginning they jump rather
awkwardly with less than ideal form which improves with increased maturity. Seldom
passes on his overly heavy neck. Huge number of international class jumpers."
Landgraf
I has produced nearly 60 licensed sons in the Holstein Books and 340 broodmares
with 70 being States Premium. Landgraf I is the sire of Landadel: stallion
test winner Medingen 1985. offspring have won more than 5 million D-Mark and was
the number one stallion in breeding in 1991 and 1992. He is also the sire of Burggraaf:
who was an international showjumper with Roelof Bril; they cleared the 2.10 m.
during the puissance of Indoor Brabant in 1991 and in 1993 they were reserve champion
of the 1.40 class for KWPN stallions. His offspring have won more than 2 million
D-Marks. Libero, another son: won the Dutch National title five times and
the 1994 Volvo World Cup. Freestyle (formerly Lalique): won Aachen Grand
Prix . Lacros, also a licensed stallion who was not only a member of the
German team but also earned more than a quart million Euro. Lacros is also the
father of Lord Pezi ( G.Bockmann ) and Lacroix ( R.Whitaker ).
Lucky Luke,
Lanciano, Landlord, Lausbub and Taggi were also top performers. These
are but a small representation of Landgraf's progeny.
Zita
Caletto
II
Reizende
Ladykiller
xx - 'Stallion of the Century', has been described, along with
another of Ladykiller's stallion sons, Lord, as being 'one of the two great jewels
in the crown of modern Holstein breeding'. His name appears in the pedigrees of
an enormous number of successful modern day showjumpers.
Warthburg
- Landgraf's dam Warthburg was born in 1962 and was bought as a
weanling by Baron Friedrich Christian von Kielmansegg. After a competition career
as a jumper, she produced Jenni, by the Thoroughbred stallion, Little Lion xx.
Jenni is the dam of Orchidee, who was a member of the gold medal winning German
jumping team at the Seoul Olympic Games with Dirk Hafemeister. .Warthburg then
produced six foals by Ladykiller xx. Landgraf was born in 1966, the following
year saw his full brother, Landgraf II, who was sold to the south of Germany where
he was gelded. Under the name – Leon III – he went on to compete at
Grand Prix level with Manfred Schlusselburg. In the following two years, the fillies
Eva and Frederica were produced – Frederica when bred to Farnese produced
the licensed stallion, Fredericus. In
1970 Warthburg produced another filly, Landgrafin who was ridden in the 70's and
80's by Hugo Simon, winning many speed and puissance classes.
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