.: Stallions :.

Stallions used in Redwood Hanoverians breeding programme to date.

DANCIER

2002 Black 166cm Hanoverian

SIRE: De Niro by Donnerhall

DAM: St.Pr.St Lacarna by Lancier

Performance Test Scores: Overall score 142.17/1. Dressage score 158.46/1. Jumping score 103.44/19.

Dancier is by the revered stallion De Niro, who was also 2008 Hanoverian Stallion of the Year. On his dam-line, Lancier carries the blood of Lauries Crusader xx (Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2006) and Wendekrone/Wendekreis.

Dancier was overall winner at his performance test with an amazing score of 158.46 for dressage and a 10 for trot!

Dancier received the following breakdown of scores at his performance test: 8 character, 9 temperament, 9 willingness, 8 conformation, 10 trot, 9.5 canter, 9.2 walk, 9.3 rideability, 6.6 jumping ability. Dancier went on to excel at the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden.

We are very excited to be utilising this young stallion in our breeding programme and eagerly await what we hope will be the first of a number of foals by this stallion in our breeding programme.

LONDONDERRY

1995 Chestnut 168cm Hanoverian

SIRE: Lauries Crusader xx by Welsh Pageant

DAM: Windsor Queen by Warkant/Eiger I

Performance Test Scores: Overall score 121.57 /5th of 38  Dressage score 134.56 /3rd  Jumping score 88.91 /25th

Londonderry was the Champion of the stallion licensing in 1997. One year later, he came fifth at the stallion performance test, achieving 134.56 points in the dressage category. In 1999 he convincingly won the riding horse performance test during the German Riding Championships in Verden and only a short time later he obtained the highest results at the Federal Championships of German Riding Horses in Warendorf.

The first offspring of Londonderry were born in the year 2000. The foals are clearly stamped by this beautiful stallion. They are in all points similar to Londonderry: wonderful in type, long-legged, beautiful heads and very good movement.  Londonderry also passes on his excellent type and expression; as well as his great talent for dressage.

Londonderry has already produced 30 licensed sons and 118 State Premium Mares.  He has a superb dressage breeding value of 151 on the FN index, including an average of 168 for type and144 for dressage at his daughter’s performance tests. 

Londonderry is now competing and winning at FEI and his progeny are also winning everywhere. 

Amongst many others he is the sire of the 2006 Bundeschampionate winner, Locksley II, and the record breaking auction stallion, Londontime, who sold for €510,000 at the Verden October Auction 2006.

1997 Bay 169cm Hanoverian

SIRE: Fabriano by Wendulan

DAM: Penny Lane by Pik Solo/Libanon

Performance Test Scores: Overall score 124.08 /6th of 45    Dressage score 127.11 /4th   Jumping score 112.64 /11th 

Fisherman's Friend excelled at the stallion performance testing with a total of 124.08 points and attracted everybody's attention by his floating movements and his high rideability.

Type and expression, combined with 3 sensational paces, are the main characteristics that this well-shaped, elegant stallion possesses in abundance and which he also passes to his offspring. Since his importation into Australia in 2005 he has sired both the 2006 and 2007 Champion Hanoverian Foal!

Dr Wilkens, former Breeding Manager of the Hanoverian Verband, stated during his Australian Tour 2007:

“I saw 23 foals by him (Fish), which attracted (nearly without exception) by their type with a well developed neck, beautiful faces, very good top-lines, correct and long-legged, as well as striking good trot movements.“ 

In 2005 Fishermans Friend was selected in the Top 5% of Dressage stallions on the FN Index, and in 2007 he had the fantastic Breeding Values of 137 for dressage and 110 for jumping. 

Upon his arrival in Australia Fishermans Friend has proven himself to be one of leading dressage horses in the country with his most recent 2007/08 results being:

· Greater SE Queensland Advanced Champion

· SE Queensland Advanced Champion

· Brenda Whittmann Classic Advanced Champion

· Toowoomba Championship FEI Show Advanced Champion

· Toowoomba Championship FEI Show Prix St George Champion

· EFA (Qld) Advanced Horse of the Year 2007 & HHSA Advanced Horse of the Year 2007

· Toowoomba Championships Advanced Champion & 2nd Prix St George

· Caboolture Championships Advanced Champion & 2nd Prix St George

· Sydney CDI Advanced Champion & 2nd Prix St George

Fishermans Friend is expected to have his first Grand Prix start in 2009.

LAURIES AS

2002 Black 17hh Hanoverian

SIRE: Londonderry by Lauries Crusader xx

DAM: St Pr St. Pik Lady by Pik Bube/Golden Miller

· Premium Stallion at the Hanoverian licensing 2004

· 30 day Performance Test 2005

· 5 year old Bundeschampionate Qualifier 2007

· 6 year old Bundeschampionate Qualifier 2008

· World Young Horse Championship Qualifier 2008

Lauries As was purchased by Remi Stud at the Hanoverian Elite Auction in April, 2008, where he was featured as Lot No 1.  He qualified for the Bundeschampionate as a 5 year old in 2007 with scores from 8.5—9.0, and had already won 6 x L level competitions with Sandra Koetter in Germany prior to his purchase by Remi Stud. 

Lauries As stayed on in Germany until September 2008 where he was campaigned by Joern Kubelke.  At his first competition in May 2008, he won another L level competition and also won his first M level competition with scores of 9 for trot, 8.5 for canter, and 8.5 for walk.  Since then he qualified for both the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf, and the World Young Horse Championships in Verden.

Lauries As is by Londonderry (see details of him here on our Stallions page), who in turn is by the supersire Lauries Crusader xx. Lauries Crusader has produced his own dynasty in his lifetime and is the only thoroughbred to be awarded the coveted ‘Hanoverian Stallion of the Year’ trophy in 2006.

On Lauries As’s dam side, the beautiful St Pr St. Pik Lady is from a very successful performance pedigree, and was awarded the 1i premium at the Ratje Niebuhr Show in 1994.  Her sire, Pik Bube I, also needs no introduction, and is considered one of the most versatile sires in recent German breeding history. 

Not only is Lauries As bred in the purple he is a truly beautiful stallion who will no doubt leave an indelible mark on the Australian breeding and competition scene. We eagerly await being able to utilise him in our breeding programme.

ROTSPON

1995 Black 168cm Hanoverian

SIRE: Rubinstein by Rosenkavalier

DAM: St Pr St. Antalia by Argentan/Pik Bube

Performance Test Scores: Overall score 145.67 /1st of 38   Dressage score 148.82 /1st  
Jumping 118.74 /7

Rotspon was clearly the crowd favourite at the 1997 Stallion Licensing and then went on to become Champion of the 1998 Stallion Performance Test with a rideability score of 9.5.

Rotspon has begun creating his own branch of the Rubinstein I dynasty with many approved sons and daughters, as well as high-priced auction horses and stellar performance horses.   His breeding value for dressage is 148 and his daughter’s breeding value for dressage at the Mare Performance Tests is 141.  Rotspon is one of the Hanoverian State Stud's most popular stallions and has produced 15 licensed sons and 114 State Premium Mares

Like his father, the famous Rubinstein I, Rotspon is a very impressive horse with great rideability, outstanding temperament, movement and a high aptitude for dressage.  He also shows good jumping technique which is above average.  Rotspon has been consistent in producing top offspring and endowing his foals with beautiful heads, a long sloping shoulder as well as a long, well set neck.  His foals also inherit his elastic trot and ground covering walk.