The past months two "short" Stallion Suitability Tests were held for newly licensed colts. The most recent test took place at the Brandenburg State stud in Neustadt/Dosse on 30 October - 1 November 2022, while the Trakehner society held its test in Schlieckau on 26 - 28 September 2022.
Schlieckau: Goldfieber
Nine dressage bred stallions participated in the short suitability test and three of them scored above 8.0 and four of them above 7.50.
The top scorer was Bernhard Langels' Goldfieber (by Le Rouge x Shavalou x Kostolany). He scored a total of 8.68 points with 9 for walk, 8 for trot, 8.4 for canter, and 9 for rideability and willingness to work.
The Hanoverian bred Splotch BD (by Secret x Follow Me x Royal Classic) became the runner-up. Bred and owned by Bramall-Dusche, the dark bay scored 8.20 points with 8 for walk, 7.5 for trot, and 8.5 for canter, rideability and willingness to work.
The Hanoverian Luton (by La Vie x Bretton Woods x His Highness) finished third with 8.04 points. Bred by Bernhard Sieverding, this one got 8 for walk, 7.8 for trot, 8.6 for canter, 7.8 for rideability and 8.2 for willingness to work.
Neustadt: Dream Royal
Thirteen stallions were entered and eight completed the DSP organized testing in Neustadt/Dosse. Dream Royal, the licensing champion of the 2022 DSP Stallion Licensing in Munich, became the high scoring stallion of the lot.
Bred by Frank Klakow, Dream Royal is by Don Royal x Quadroneur x Rubin Royal and he sold at auction for 94,000 euro, which wasn't one of the top selling prices. At the time it was announced that the colt would move to Gestut Sprehe, but Klakow is still listed as owner in the database of the German Equestrian Federation. In the short suitability test, Dream Royal scored a total of 9,29 points with 8 for walk, 9.2 for trot, 9.5 for canter, 10 for rideability and 9.5 for willingness to work.
The second best scoring stallion was ivan Pankush's Hanoverian stallion Top Score (by Top Gear x Furst Romancier x Lauries Crusador xx). Bred by Katrin and Wilhelm von Holten, the bay earned a total of 8.60 points with 8.5 for walk and trot, 9 for canter and 8.5 for rideability and willingness to work.
Austrian Astrid Neumayer's Westfalian bred Freixenet (by Floris Prince x Diatano x Laudabilis) produced the third best result. Bred by Bernhard Deitert, this stallion scored a total of 8.56 points with 8.8 for walk, and 8.5 for trot, canter, rideability and willingness to work.
Complete Results: Neustadt / Schlieckau
Photo © Stefan Lafrentz
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