Fidertanz, Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2021

Breeding

Hanoverian

On the last day of the 2021 Hanoverian stallion licensing in Verden, Fidertanz was proclaimed Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2021. After a very emotional ceremony in true stallion style, he did his lap of honour in front of the enthusiastic audience in the Niedersachsenhalle on 6 November 2021.

This was the second time this year that the Schult family had reason to celebrate in Verden. In August, three sisters of Fidertanz won the Herwart von der Decken Prize as best mare family. The dam's name could not be more fitting: "Reine Freude" – "Pure Joy". Through her son Fidertanz, the State Premium mare from the dam line of Jucking gained worldwide importance.

Fidertanz is by Fidermark out of Reine Freude (by Ravallo x Fruhlingstraum II x Romadour II x Hartung).

Rhinelander Bred, Westfalian Licensing Champion

Fidertanz, registered in the Rhineland, was born on 23 May 2002. From the very beginning he impressed with his riding horse qualities. As winner of the licensing in Münster-Handorf he was discovered by the Böckmann stallion station.

At the age of three, Fidertanz became reserve Bundeschampion under Maike Lührig, passed his suitability test in Neustadt/Dosse as best scoring stallion and passed his further performance test in sport with the qualification for the Bundeschampionat of five-year-old dressage horses. With rider Antonio Teixeira do Vale, Fidertanz finally reached Grand Prix level.

Fidertanz at the 2004 Westfalian Stallion Licensing

From 2005 to 2008 Fidertanz was stabled at Klosterhof Medingen before he moved into a box at the Böckmann stallion station in Lastrup. Word of his qualities got around and this is when he truly began catering to Hanoverian horse breeding.

Breeding Success

In 2021 the German Equestrian Federation reports exactly 1,000 successful offspring in competition. Grand Prix stallions Foundation and Franziskus belong to the German top class in the dressage ring together with riders Matthias Alexander Rath and Ingrid Klimke. Their successes contributed significantly to Fidertanz's outstanding seventh place in the current WBFSH-ranking of the best dressage horse sires worldwide.

That his offspring are quite versatile is proven not only by Finest Fellow, who is competing up to CCIO4* with Elena Otto-Erley, but also by the chestnut mare Fairytale, who carried Germany’s Anna Lena Schaaf to the reserve European Championship title in Malmö.

Fidertanz, Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2021

The breeding value of the German Equestrian Federation of Fidertanz in dressage has reached the legendary mark of 150. 18 sons are licensed for Hanover, eleven are currently registered in the stallion book I.

101 foals and 72 riding horses sired by Fidertanz found new owners at the Verden auctions. Besides Foundation and his two high-priced full brothers Crystal Friendship (Anabel Balkenhol) and Flavio Briatore, premium stallion Feuerspiel caused a sensation in 2009 with a knock down price of 330,000 Euros at the stallion sales.

Together with R+V/Vereinigte Tierversicherung, the Hannoveraner Verband has been awarding a prize to an important Hanoverian stallion since 1992. In addition to a highly endowed cheque, the breeder receives a valuable oil painting from the studio of Manfred Busemann.

Breeders Schult, Fidertanz and Gilbert Böckmann