Swiss Team Pony Dallas Secured for Switzerland

Dressage

Switzerland

Robynne Graf's Swiss team pony Dallas will stay in Switzerland with a new owner and rider, Mia Walser.

Dallas is a 13-year old Westfalian riding pony gelding by Dressman out of Daphne (by Donatelli). He is bred by Karl-heinz and Gisela Siebert.

Germany

The chestnut was originally licensed as a stallion at the 2012 Hanoverian Pony Stallion Licensing in Adelheidsdorf. He was presented by Danica Duen, who stood him briefly at stud. Dallas has one offspring registered for sport in Germany, Chicago Hope.

He was first competed in Germany as a 5-year old under Caroline Schrader from 2014 till 2016. In the autumn of 2016 Inga Gigodot showed him once

Switzerland

Dallas sold to Switzerland to Grand Prix rider Markus Graf for his daughter Robynne.

The pair made its international show debut at the CDI Nice in October 2018 and they gained experience in Aachen, Saumur, Compiegne, and Hagen.

Robynne and Dallas first represented Switzerland at the 2019 European Pony Championships in Strzegom, where they were 12th in the Kur to Music. They returned to the 2020 Europeans in Pilisjaszfalu, where they finished 14th in the Kur.

In 2021 they missed out on competing at their third consecutive Europeans despite being selected on the team and an active campaign in the spring that year in Ornago, Compiegne and Hagen.

The duo won the Swiss Pony Championships three times in a row from 2018 till 2020. He was the reserve Swiss Champion in 2021.

Secured for Switzerland

As Robynne reached the age limit, Dallas was advertised for sale on Eurodressage. He found a new owner in Switzerland and will not move far away.

Mia Sanna Walser, student of Markus Graf, purchased the pony gelding as a second iron in the fire alongside her international FEI pony Coolman (by Constantin x Prince Thatch xx). She will compete both ponies this year and in 2023 Dallas will move on to Mia's younger sister.