![]() I guess we should be careful how we interpret this: in former times, stallions were not given the opportunity to compete. How different it is in 2010 where nine of the leading sires of dressage horses at the WEG were themselves Grand Prix competitors: Donnerhall, De Niro, Don Primero, Wie Weltmeyer, Welt Hit II, Partout, Fidermark, Solos Carex and Jazz. Gaspari competed for Sweden at both the 19 Olympics. ![]() Gauguin de Lully’s sire, Chagall never competed, but his dam sire, Gaspari was the first of the dressage stallions to make their name in the dressage arena, rather than on the basis of the exploits of their progeny. Rubelit von Unkenruf (by the Trakehner, Unkenruf) & Waltzertakt (Oldenburg by Weltmeister)ĭonnerhall had the most representatives in LexingtonĪlready in 1990, some dressage specialist sires were starting to emerge: Romadour II, Chagall, Gaspari, Doruto, Garibaldi II (although he also produced jumpers of note), and Dutch Courage – who so far as I can tell is the only stallion on the list who was himself a Grand Prix dressage performer, and an Olympic competitor at that. Olympic Duphar’s Courage (Dutch bred but by the Russian Trakehner, J Amagun) = 19. Dutch Gold (Dutch Courage / Golden Cloud xx) 17. EDH Random (Weinbrand / Abglanz-Sohn) 15. Bouket (Ukranian by Grokhot by the Russian Trakehner, Hrust) 11. ![]() Corlandus (Cor de la Bryère / Landgraf) 5. The top twenty dressage horses in 1990 were: 1. Twenty years ago, dressage horses were a more random mix, made somewhat more exotic by the fact that the Russian team was still a force to be reckoned with – with a line up that featured such romantic creatures as the Orlov-Rostophchin Riding Horse in the elegant shape of Nena Menkova’s Dikson. I’m not sure that all the changes have been for the better, but certainly the quality of the horse flesh has made a quantum leap – now the quality is much more evenly spread amongst the competitors.Looking at the breeding of the dressage horses at the 2010 WEG in Kentucky, we see the consolidation of specialised bloodlines since the first WEG was staged in Stockholm. We’ve come a long way in Sporthorse Breeding in the past two decades. Author of The Making of The Modern Warmblood, shares his insights, with Roz's photos. Chis Hector of and his wife Roz Neave travel the workd with laptop and cameras and know a thing or two about what they share with the equine world.
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