Born 2008, died 2017, Chestnut, KWPN, 177 cm Breeder – J M Koopman The chestnut stallion represents essential Dutch dressage breeding, he was bred by J. Koopmans by the all time number one Dutch dressage stallion, Jazz, and out of a mare, by the Dutch dressage team member, Krack C. He sold at the Brabant […]... more

Don Primero was one of the first successful sons of Donnerhall, even though he spent quite a lot of his career in Sweden... more

Don Schufro has been one of the most successful sons of Donnerhall, and has had a huge influence in Denmark...... more

Donnerhall was the first of the great competitor dressage stallions and his legacy is very much alive today... more

Donnerhall more than any other sire, created the modern dressage horse, a great competitor himself, sire of wonderful competition horses, and sire of sires, we pay tribute to the great stallion... ... more

Almé was not the only great son of Ibrahim, Double Espoir is still a source of valuable showjumping genetics...... more

Duellant was known for his great expression and enormous, powerful trot.... more

Ehrentusch was the champion of the 1987 stallion performance test at Warendorf finishing first in both the dressage and jumping sections...... more

While Eiger produced progeny that were equally successful in jumping and dressage, it was a driving horse that first drew the world’s attention to the stallion’s talent. ... more

Embassy II is the product of one of Hanover's most successful jumping studs, that of Dr. Jacobs GbR.... more

Escolar goes from success to success - as a Grand Prix competitor and as a breeding stallion - and once again one of his sons has been crowned licensing champion... Escolar has a fascinating history as the E line re-emerges as a force... ... more

“His progeny are easy to recognize”, says Joachim Winter, “They are all fighters with expressive heads, careful over the jumps.” ... more

In the 2014 Hanoverian stallion book, Espri has 504 offspring currently competing between M and S-level in dressage and showjumping with earnings of €2,397,310 won by 421 showjumpers and 151 dressage horses. ... more

1971 – 1997 Brown 1.69 Back in 1997, in the first ever sample issue of Breeding News, Belgian equestrian journalist, Leen Devocht celebrated the Selle Français stallion, Fantastique – and no wonder! That year Fantastique had celebrated his 25th birthday, and he was one of only two sons of the great Ibrahim alive, the other […]... more

Words Christopher Hector, pix Ros Neave Totilas is dead at the age of 20… thinking about the black stallion, I’m reminded of the Dickens quote about the best and worst of times, since truly Totilas summed up everything that is great about dressage – and everything that is dire! First the good times, and I […]... more