The Dutch warmblood stallion Ironman H has been the most popular breeding stallions amongst dressage breeders in Sweden in 2017. Only three show jumping stallions have bred more this year than him.
The Swedish warmblood society has a very transparent policy when it comes to its annual breeding statistics. It discloses how many mares were bred and how many were proven in foal.
The Dutch warmblood bred Ironman H (by Bordeaux x Rousseau x Jazz) was bred to 131 mares and 113 mares were found in foal. Ironman H is the 2017 Swedish stallion performance test winner. He is bred by J. Hurkmans in The Netherlands and owned by the Swedish company Ucas AB.
The second most popular dressage stallion is the Oldenburg bred Total Hope (by Totilas x Don Schufro x Sandro Hit), owned by Paul Schockemohle in partnership with Flyinge. He was bred to 109 mares but only 77 of them are still in foal.
The KWPN bred stallion Harlem D (by Vivaldi x Donnerhall) was the third most used dressage stallion with 102 coverings and 83 mares in foal. Van Vivaldi (by Vivaldi x Olivi) follows in fourth place, having been bred to 97 mares and 74 are still in foal.
The recently sold Hanoverian stallion Dragon Welt (by Dancier x Weltmeyer) was bred to 89 mares and 75 are in foal.
The Swedish warmblood stallion Gammelenggards Zappa (by Zonik x Akinos) proved to be the most fertile. He covered 55 mares and 52 of them are in foal!
The most popular stallion of all in Sweden this year was the show jumper Mr Vain GJ (by Diarado x Lavirco) who was bred to 154 mares and 130 are in foal. He's followed by Crusador Ice with 146 covering and Bravour with 143 coverings.
Top 10 of most popular dressage stallions in Sweden in 2017
- Ironman H - 131 coverings - 113 in foal
- Total Hope - 109 - 77
- Harlem D - 102 - 83
- Van Vivaldi - 97 - 74
- Dragon Welt - 89 - 75
- Benetton Dream - 58 - 41
- Zafferano - 57 - 52
- Gammelenggards Zappa - 55 - 52
- Formalin - 53 - 40
- Dalwhinnie - 50 - 33
- Sir Oldenburg - 46 - 38
Full statistics here.
Photo © Lovsta Stuteri
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