Don Frederico, Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2012

Breeding

Hanoverian Breeding News

The 15-year old Hanoverian stallion Don Frederico has been proclaimed Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2012 at the 2012 Hanoverian Stallion Licensing on Saturday afternoon 27 October 2012.

Breeder Angelika Westerhoff received a cheque and a painting of the Celle state stud owned stallion in a special ceremony in front of a 3,000 counting audience.

Born in 1997, Don Frederico is by Donnerhall out of Cleopatra (by Consul). The black stallion comes from the Schwanjungfrau mare line, which also produced licensed stallion Lanthan.

Don Frederico was licensed in 1999 and named champion stallion. He sold to the Celle State Stud and did his stallion performance testing in Adelheidsdorf. He finished second in a field of 45 with a dressage index of 151.67 points. He competed at the Bundeschampionate as a 5- and 6-year old and was the first state stud owned stallion to compete in the Nurnberger Burgpokal Finals in 2006. Don Frederico has been trained up to S-level by Ole Kohler.

Don Frederico's breeding success was apparent quickly. From his first crop came Bundeschampion Dantonisius and reserve champion Dark Carlotta. Both are out of Weltmeyer dams. Several of his offspring have moved to international Grand Prix level, including German Olympic team horse Diva Royal (out of a Warkant dam). Isabell Werth's internationally competed GP horse Don Johnson as well as Elin Aspnas' Swedish Young Riders team horse Donna Romma are also by Don Frederico out of a Warkant dam.

So far Don Frederico has 25 licensed sons with the Hanoverian verband, including the 2012 Bundeschampionate bronze medallist Don Darius and the 2008 World Young Horse Champion Dramatic. He has more than 2,500 Hanoverian registered offspring, of which 178 are state premium candidates and 325 were sold at auction.