The Oldenburg bred Total Hope became the winner of the 2016 Swedish Stallion Performance Testing which concluded on Sunday 13 March 2016 at the Swedish state stud in Flyinge.
Total Hope is an embryotransfer product by Totilas out of interational Grand Prix horse Weihegold (by Don Schufro x Sandro Hit) and is bred and owned by Paul Schockemohle. He was presented at the testing by Heiko Klausing.
On the final day of the testing, the stallions were test ridden by two guest judge riders from Denmark: Rune Willum and Michael Sogaard.
A total of 21 stallions was approved following a positive performance testing in Flyinge; only nine of are dressage bred.
The approved dressage bred stallions are:
- Zafferano (SWB, by Zaladin x Bernstein) - Breeder and owner: Verbena AB
- Amplitud SD (SWB, by Ampere x De Niro) - Breeder: Stall Damino - Owner: Hannell
- Dragon Welt (SWB, by Dancier x Weltmeyer) - Breeder: Pernilla Svensson - Owner: Tullstorp
- Gammelengsgards Zappa (DWB, by Zonik x Akinos - Breeder: Nanna Voss Jonsson - Owner: Gunnarlunda
- Fairway (SWB, by Floricello x Sandro Hit) - Breeder: Helene & Anders Johansson, Owner: Bjorkas
- Klifton (SWB, by Floricello x Briar) - Breeder and Owner: Anette Syren
- Total Hope (OLD, by Totilas x Don Schufro) - Breeder and owner: Paul Schockemohle
- Deodoro (Westf, by Damon Hill x Lauries Crusador xx) - Breeder: Christian Becks, Owner: Per Runesson/Johan Ifverson
- Skovens Rafael (WDB, by Romanov x Don Schufro) - Breeder: Kirsten Hansen & Jens Lund Pedersen, Owner: Priess
- Touchdown (SWB, by Quaterback x Sack) - Breeder and Owner: Verbena AB
- Hesselhojs Donkey Boy (DWB, by Dancing Hit x Milan) - Breeder: Dorthe & Hans Jorgen Hoeck, Owner: Kirsten Andresen
Thoroughbred
- Bosun's Watch xx (by Singspiel xx x Midyan xx) - Breeder: Losford Manor - owner: Maria Dalborg
Stallions who did not pass the testing were:
- Illusion (KWPN, by Dream Boy x For Romadour) - Breeder: R. van Erp - Owner: Gransbo, Johan Ifverson, Egbert Schep
- Justice for U (SWB, by Zack x Bocelii) - Breeder and owner: Ugglarps gard
- Shizeido GJ (SWB, by Sezuan x Danzas) - Breeder and owner: Gustaf Johansson
- Mr Bojangle (German bred, by Benetton Dream x Wittinger) - Breeder: Gunther Janzen - Owner: Lovsta
- Heathrow (KWPN, by Apache x Gribaldi) - Owner: Jorgen Hemmingsen
- Oban VH (SWB, by Floricello x De Niro) - Breeder & Owner: Vastra Hoby and Torsten Hansson
- Sir Donovan (?, by Sir Donnerhall II x Don Primero) - Breeder & Owner: Vikestallet
- Millicano NL (?; by Sir Donnerhall II x Danone I) - Breeder and Owner: Bengt Nilsson
- Bel Air (OLD, by Belissimo M x Rosario) - Breeder: Sandra Freihofer - Owner: Bjorkas
- Gorklintgards Quinto (DWB, by Quaterback x Sunny Boy) - Breeder: Jorgen Ravn, Owner: Dan Nordenberg
The 3-year old Fiorello (by Floricello x Topaasch) was withdran during the testing.
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