Swarovski black Oldenburg Stallion by (Sandro Hit / Don Gregory [ Rubinstein I]) born in 2004, standing approximately 16.3 hands

Champion Stallion in dressage at the 30-day test 2007

As the 1st Reserve Champion of the 2006 Oldenburg licensing, this elegant, high gloss black stallion was one of those stallions to kill for in Germany. He presented himself with extraordinary elasticity, always in perfect balance. The potential of his gaits and rideability can only be defined as the ultimate. With a very good 30-day test in Neustadt/Dosse in 2007 where he received scores of 9.25 for rideability, an 8.88 for temperament, an 8.63 for his trot, an 8.63 for his canter and an 8.25 for his walk, he set standards. Swarovski took his 70-day test at the same venue in 2008, finishing with a dressage index of 138.75 which meant third place in a very strong field of competitors. In sport competitions, he won and placed near the top in tests for young riding horses, receiving scores as high as 9.5 for his trot and canter. He also won many elementary (L) level tests for young dressage horses. Because of his large first crop which contianed a good number of premium and auction foals, the results of his performance tests and his record in sport, Swarowski was awarded the I-b main premium in the lot of stallions with emphasis on dressage at the Oldenburg Hengsttage 2008. In 2010 the first stallion prospects are expected at licensing events.

His sire, Sandro Hit, is presently the most popular heir of the Sacramento Song xx bloodline. His dam, St.Pr.St. Herzdame, has the same proved bloodline combination (Don Gregory x Rubinstein I) as the spectacular Champion Stallion and World Champion of Young Dressage Horses, Don Davidoff, as well as Don Rubino, a top auction horse in Vechta.

The dam's sire, Don Gregory, was trained up to Grand Prix parallel to his breeding duties and he won or placed with the best in Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Free-Style. The granddam, Heidemi, is the dam of an advanced (S*) level show jumper named Zaphira (by Zeus) and a medium (M) level show jumper named Cellestian (by Cheenook). Heidemi is a full sister of Referee, a dressage horse successful up to St. Georges, and Rubicon, who placed in medium (M/A) level dressage classes. Rubinstein I, a Grand Prix winner himself who is found in the third generation, was a pace-maker in dressage horse breeding all over the world in the 1990s. This mare family often produced top sport horses such as the two top auction candidates, Floral Dance (by Furioso II; a full brother of the great granddam) and Stradivari. This line also churned out not only premium mares but also dressage and show jumping athletes that reached the highest level again and again. In the following generations you find the stallions Hessenstein/Trakehner, Wotan, Ortelsburg/Trakehner, Dekan and Christof I which means that the origin lies in the Hanoverian breeding area. Line 325/Kateva (by. Königstein-Weißdorn-Wilhard-Bonus-Mallock-Jellachich-Zernebog-Y. Herodot xx-Brillant-Paroli) is also known for the licensed Hessenstein/Trakehner sons, Gambrinus (USA) and Herz As (private stallion Hanover) as well as Don Miguel (private stallion ESP).

 Licensed for Oldenburg, Hanover, Westphalia and Rhineland as well as all Southern German and new German State Verbands.

Breeder: Gottfried Wessjohann, Cappeln

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