Bonderas became the high scoring stallion in the 2022 Austrian Stallion Performance Test, organized at the Austrian warmblood headquarters in Stadl Paura on 24 March - 6 April.
Three 3-year olds and four 4-year olds participated in this 14-day testing. The test rider was Renate Voglsang.
Bonderas
Bonderas (by Bonds x Don Schufro x San Remo) became the top scorer with a total score of 8.6 points, earning 8.95 for dressage and 7.9 for show jumping. He got 8 for walk, 9 for trot and 9.5 for canter, 9 for rideability and 9.5 from the test rider.
The liver chestnut is bred by Karin Rettenmeier and owned by Astrid Neumayer's Gestut Pramwaldhof.
"A stallion with extraordinary movement mechanism, freedom in the schoulder, and a lot of push from behind," said judge Bruno Six about Bonderas. "He trots like a clock, always regular, actively from behind. In Canter he convinces with his self carriage, uphill tendency and ground cover, clearly moving the hindleg to the point of gravity."
Lord Elenroy W and Don Fior von Prunnehof
The runner-up in the total ranking was the 4-year old show jumper Lord Elenroy W (by Lord Perry W x Ahorn). Bred by Martina Winter and owned by Christian Nussmüller, he totalled 8.33 points. He got 7.78 for dressage and 8.28 for jumping.
The third placed stallion was the 4-year old dressage stallion Don Fior von Prunnehof (by Don Juan de Hus x Peron). He is bred by Natalie Huber and owned by Marius Schreiner. He received 9 for walk, 8 for trot and canter, 8.0 and 8.3 for rideability and 9 for character. He earned 8.3 for dressage and 8.03 for show jumping to total 8.26 points.
The 2022 Austrian Warmblood licensing champion, the 3-year old Geyer's Vivendi (by Vitalis x Rubin Cortes x Wolkentanz II) scored 8.20 points in total. He is bred and owned by Heinrich and Sandra Geyer. He got 8.03 for dressage and 7.75 for jumping.
The other three participating dressage stallions were Quantender (by Quantensprung x Contender) with 7.90 points, Eternity (by Escamillo x Belissimo M) with 7.85 points, and Chester (by Chess M x Lux) with 7.30 points.
Complete results here.
Photo © AWO
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