Breeding lines

We use German lines; and mainly Hanoverian and Oldenburg.

Sir Donnerhall

Sir Donnerhall is a Bundeschampion and Vice World Champion. He was distinguished with a 1c premium and at his 30 day test where he won in all three gaits with top scores between 9.0 and 10.0. The 'foreign' riders awarded him 9.5 for rideability. He won his 70 day test in Adelheidsdorf with a sensational result. He won the test and was awarded a dressage index of 163 points - a score never achieved by a stallion before. His jumping was just as outstanding and he won this category as well with a total index of 151 points

Sandro Hit

Sandro Hit is one of the most successful breeding stallions of modern times. He has produced numerous approved sons including several champion stallions, 120 state premium mares, eleven Bundeschampions and numerous top auction horses such as Soliman de Hus who sold for EUR 700,000. In 2009 12 times Grand Prix winner Sancisco OLD received the VTV Dressage stallion of the year award. Two Times Bundechampion Poetin still holds the all time auction price of EUR 2.5 million.

Donnerhall

Donnerhall is arguably the most successful dressage horse in the world. He managed like no other sire of his generation to combine success in breeding and in sport alike. In 1986 Donnerhall was the German DLG Champion in Hanover. After many wins in Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special and freestyle classes at International level he became German champion in Mannheim with his constant rider Karin Rehbein in 1994, team world champion and individual bronze medal winner in The Hague. This was followed by another climax in 1997: Team gold and individual bronze at the European Dressage Championships in Verden. In 1998 he was once more included in the German world championship team and with Karin Rehbein was a member of the gold medal team in Rome, where he attained fourth place in the individual results. Donnerhall won the World Cup European League, as well as being the Oldenburg dressage stallion of the year in 1997 and 1998 respectively. At the end of 1998 he farewelled himself from competition sport. "fresh as a daisy" at seventeen years of age and was frenetically applauded at all stages of his farewell tour.

Noble Roi XX

Noble Roi is one of the most successful thoroughbred sires of german Warmblood breeding – according to his FN rating! His offspring have excelled at the top levels of all three Olympic disciplines of Dressage, Showjumping and Eventing. In addition, Noble Roi has produced many top auction horses including 21 for the world's most prestigious auction, the PSI, which were sold for n average price of DM 125,000.

Weltmeyer

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. A study of the pedigrees of many internationally prominent Hanoverian dressage horses reveals that many are either by sons of Weltmeyer or out of one of his daughters. At the 2002 Ratje Niebuhr-Show, Weltmeyer was the leding sire. Out of 51 mares which placed first through third in 17 classes, Weltmeyer sired eight, including champion SPS Wiami and and reserve champion Wicke. Overall, his blood was present in one third of all the mares, by from 25% to 50% percent. When it comes to capacity for dressage and the temperament necessary for a top competitor, this stallion simply cannot be beaten. In 2005, Weltmeyer received a Breeding Value Index of 152 points, with an assurance of 99% heritability, from the German Equestrian Federation.

Florestan

The strong stamping stallion Florestan belongs to the NRW state stud. He won both his stallion approval in 1998 and his performance test in 1989. His sire Fidelio carried the strong genetic heritage of the Selle Francais sire Furioso II. His dam was a champion show mare whose blood lines trace to the Hanover State. Floristan has proved to be a fantastic sire, producing top sport horses all over the world, from a variety of mares including thoroughbreds. They are very trainable, rideable and are easy to handle. In 2007 the Hanoverian Stallion Books recorded Florestan as having 1620 registered competition offspring with winnings of close to 1 million euro. There were 846 dressage competitors, 63 up to S level and 193 jumpers. Florestan FN index for dressage is 146 and 102 for jumping. In 2004 Florestan sired both the 5 year and 6 year old world young horse dressage champion. He has over 75 approved stallion sons and 186 state premium daughters. His offspring are top sellers at the German auctions.

Admiral I

Admiral I was born in 1970. Im 1972 he became champion young stallion and in 1974, won the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf. This win, together with his outstanding crop of foals gained him the la main premium. He died at a young age only two covering season later at the Cappeln Station of blood poisoning. Depsite having only two crops of foald on the ground, gis progeny were excellent riding horses with good size and great luster. Many of his daughters received awards at the Oldenburg Mare shows. He presented eight approved sons. The younger full brother, Admiral II won his Stallion performance test in 1974, the year after Adniral I won his test. This double victory by full rbothers has never before or since been repeated. Admiral II was mainly applied as a competition Sports Stallion and had a number of wins in the Hanoverian State championship. His progeny did well in advanced dressage competition.

matcho A

Matcho AA, Anglo-Arab stallion came from France, where the French Anglo-Arabian breed- not a direct cross breed between Thoroughbreds and Arabs was almost a breed on its own. After he was bought by the State Stud, he won his performance test against Hanoverian stallions. He is important as a refinement stallion, with larger-framed mares. His offspring well know for their very good temperaments and rideability, with good gaits, as well as show-jumping talent. Hidden Acre's Heiress B is from this stallion line.

Grannus

Fabriano

Fabriano: Wendulan/Azur (Absatz); 1987 dark bay 16.1-hand Hanoverian; Stallion Performance Test 1990, Adelheidsdorf; Overall score 133.02 / 1st of 36; Dressage score 128.55 / 4th; Jumping score 132.37. Fabriano was the winner of his performance test with excellent scores in both dressage and jumping. He was also awarded high marks for rideability at test, demonstrating a pleasing and uncomplicated temperament.

Espri

This "Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 1995" is one of Germany's best sires for both dressage and jumping horses. His offspring excel as outstanding jumping horses of enormous ability and energetic movements. At present his progeny have earned nearly two million Deutschmarks in competition. The most famous son of Espri is "E.T. FRH" (rider: Hugo Simon, Austria) who is still one of the most successful international show jumping horses. Another son, Edgar, was the 1996 World Champion seven-year-old jumper, and son Esprit de Valdemar competed at the 2000 Olympics. Espri is a correct, medium-framed stallion with a good topline and an excellent disposition.