Foundation Retired from Sport, Continues to Stand at Stud at Gestüt Schafhof

Breeding

Hanoverian

Foundation, a Hanoverian licensed breeding stallion and international Grand Prix horse, has been retired from competition sport. He will continue to stand at stud at his owner's yard, Gestut Schafhof.

Foundation is a 17-year old Hanoverian by Fidertanz out of Donna Doria (by De Vito x Andiamo) He is bred by Gerd Pigge.

From Unapproved Colt to Breeding Star

Foundation first sold at the Verden Foal Auction under the name Figo II.

Two years later he went to the 2010 Hanoverian Stallion Licensing in Verden, but was not accepted. At the auction following the licensing he sold to Paul Schockemöhle, Katrinelund and Priess Stutteri for 95,000 euro. He was then renamed "Fur Drei" to refer to its three owners, but a little later the name changed to Foundation and Schockemöhle became the sole owner.

He was licensed at the Hanoverian saddle licensing and has been approved by all major German studbooks.

He finished his 30-day test in Schlieckau with excellent scores; two 10.0s for trot and canter in the final test, 9.5 each for character and willingness to perform as well as 9.25 for rideabiltiy: He finished his test with an average score of 9.13 for inner values, 9.57 for trot and canter.

Foundation at the saddle licensing in 2011
(Photo © Christina Beuke)

In 2020 Foundation was bestowed with the Grande Prize for his success in breeding.

Sport Career

Anja Engelbart took over the basic training of the bay and qualified him for the Bundeschampionate but never competed in Warendorf.

A co-ownership share sold to Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff and her stepson, Matthias Alexander Rath, took over the reins. He premiered the stallion as a 5-year old in 2013 and made their international show debut at small tour level in 2016 in Jerez de la Frontera. In 2017 the pair finished 6th in the Nurnberger Burgpokal Finals in Frankfurt.

In 2018 they moved up to international medium tour level and by the end of the year rode their first CDI Grand Prix in Nice, France. They were 10th in the 2018 Louisdor Cup Finals for Developing GP Horses in Frankfurt.

Rath campaigned Foundation internationally through March 2022 after which the stallion disappeared from sport. He made a brief international come back in December 2023 under then assistant rider Judit Sarda Mena, who showed him once at the CDI Kronenberg Indoor.

Retirement

With Sarda at the 2023 CDI Kronenberg Indoor

Foundation has now been retired from competition sport and continues his career as a breeding stallion.

"Foundation is retired from sport. He is fit, in full training and breeding," Gestut Schafhof told Eurodressage. "Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff is riding him here at home."