At the 2025 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing in Vechta on 17 - 19 January 2025, the German Oldenburg Verband celebrated four established breeding stallions with a new distinction, "Oldenburg Future Sire."
Oldenburg Future Sire Award
The Oldenburger Future Sire Award was introduced to direct breeding focus toward stallions with offspring achieving success in sport.
In contrast to the Oldenburg Main Premium award, which honours young breeding stallions for impressive individual performance (in sport or the stallion test) and an outstanding first foal crop, the Oldenburger Future Sire Award focuses on recognizing more established breeding stallions whose offspring already demonstrate age-appropriate success in sport.
How does a stallion become an Oldenburger Future Sire?
The evaluation is based on FN breeding value assessments. Criteria include a minimum number of offspring registered with OL (Oldenburg Dressage). Offspring aged 2.5 years or older are presented to the Oldenburg evaluation committee during official events, where linear descriptions of conformation and movement/jumping traits are recorded. The focus is on first offspring under saddle, with a maximum age limit of nine years for the oldest offspring. A specific percentage of competition-age offspring must already be successful in competitions.
"This award highlights stallions at a relatively young age for their successful offspring and establishes a hallmark of quality for breeders," the GOV communicated.
Awarded Dressage Stallions:
At the Oldenburg Stallion Licensing, each owner of a Future Sire received a €100 feed voucher and honour with a ceremony on the final day of the licensing.
- Ibiza, born in 2013, KWPN by Desperado - Jazz - Contango. He was the Main Premium Winner in 2017. He placed in the final of the World Championships for 5-year-old dressage horses in 2018 and was successful up to Intermediaire I under Emmelie Scholtens (NED).
He has nearly 30 licensed sons. His first offspring are already highly successful at the S-Class level, including Vechta auction price highlight Invictus under Marina Welbers and Füchtels Indigo OLD, who won bronze at the Bundeschampionat with Ann-Christin Wienkamp.
- Blue Hors Farrell, born in 2011, OLD by Fürstenball - Dacaprio - Wolkenstein II, was a premium stallion at his licensing and is a serial winner at Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I under Nanna Skodborg Merrald (DEN). Farrell recently sold to South Africa.
He already has more than ten licensed sons. His first offspring are highly decorated and successful in S-Class, such as Frontman with Luna Detjen, Florent O with Christina Konings, and auction topper Fea Falina S under Tassja Schmidt.
- For Dance, born in 2013, WESTF by For Romance I - Rubiloh - Ehrentusch, was a premium stallion at his licensing and was reserve for the Main Premium in Vechta. He is a serial winner at Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I under Ninja Sosath.
He has ten licensed sons. His first offspring are already highly decorated and successful in S-Class. First Date OLD was the second reserve champion mare at the Elite Mare Show in Rastede and a medalist at the Bundeschampionat. Fame and Glory OLD has represented Spain three times at the World Championships for young dressage horses.
- Morricone I, born in 2012, OLD by Millennium/T. - Rubin-Royal - De Niro, was the champion stallion at the Oldenburg Licensing in 2014 and the Ia-Main Premium Winner in 2016. He is successful in Grand Prix under Moritz Treffinger and part of the U-25 national team.
Morricone I has over 20 licensed sons, including Most Wanted Nero von Bellin and reserve Bundeschampion Mon Chateau OLD. His offspring are already highly successful in S-Class. McLaren OLD, under Dinja van Liere (NED), is successful up to Intermediaire I, as are Derek under Ashley Holzer (USA), Milka OLD with Jan-Dirk Gießelmann, Morricona with Malte Kalus, and Vechta auction topper Mc Queen under Lilly Marie Collin.
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