Diamantenglanz is the most popular breeding stallion with Westfalian breeders in 2024 for the second consecutive year.
The Westfalian breed society released the foal and covering statistics in its March 2024 issue of Reiter + Pferde and Horses.nl made the statistics available online.
Diamantanglanz
The 6-year old Oldenburg bred Diamantenglanz (by Diamond First x Bon Coeur x For Compliment), bred by Wieghaus-Vorwerk, is the most used stallion for Westfalian breeders in 2023 and 2024.
In 2024 he covered 144 mares, which is a massive drop from 2023 when he covered 233 mares!
It is indicative of the declining market and the difficulty for breeders to be cost efficient. Auction prices for foals have tanked in 2024 which made breeders all over Europe decide to cover less mares.
Diamantenglanz was licensed at the 2021 Oldenburg Stallion Licensing and stands at the Warendorf state stud. In April 2023 he scored 8.61 points in the stallion sport test. He did his first competition in his career in June 2023 under Manuel Springhetti. In August 2023 Warendorf reported that Diamantenglanz was successfully operated on for colic. He returned to the arena a year later in June 2024 for one test at L-level at the show in Coesfeld. A week later he did one more test in Munster.
Top Five
The second most used dressage stallion in Westfalia in 2024 is Dark Dynamic (by Dream Boy x De Niro) with 65 coverings. He was the champion of the 2023 Westfalian Stallion Licensing
The number three is the 4-year old Security (by Secret x Ampere) with 53 coverings, followed by Emiliano (by Escamillo x Vitalis) with 52 and Vjento (by Valdiviani x Sir Donnerhall) with 50 coverings.
Top 20 Coverings in 2024 - Dressage
The top 20 of most used dressage stallions by Westfalian breeders is:
- 1. Diamantenglanz - 144
- 2. Dark Dynamic - 65
- 3. Security - 53
- 4. Emiliano - 52
- 5. Vjento - 50
- 6. Sir Heinrich - 46
- 7. Van Vermeer - 42
- 8. Vitalis - 41
- 9. For Dior 40
- 10. Be My Dancer - 39
- 10. GIgabyte - 39
- 12. Danestos - 38
- 12. Entertainer Number One - 38
- 14. Zoom - 36
- 15. Fanegro - 30
- 16. Fiji - 29
- 17. Escanto PS - 28
- 17. Glamdale WP - 28
- 19. Fortunio - 27
- 20. Benicio - 26
- 20. Escamillo - 26
- 20. So Perfect - 26
Foals Born in 2024 and Registered Westfalian
In the foal statistics of 2024 it is interesting to note that of the 233 mares that were covered by Diamantenglanz for Westfalia in 2023, 160 foals of them were born in 2024 and actually registered Westfalian. Diamantenglanz led the statistics for most foals registered.
The number two is Escaneno with 89 foals registered Westfalian in 2024. Last year's statistics shows he covered 88 Westfalian mares in 2023. This means that more foals sired by him are Westfalian registered than that he covered (meaning that the foals of mares with a different pedigree are Westfalian registered).
Glamdale had 53 foals born, Escanto PS 50, Be My Dancer 49, Bon Esprit 48, Fanegro 42, Vision 41, Sir Heinrich 40, V-Power 40, Dynamic Dream and Vitalis 37, and Zoom 34.
Photo © Thoms Lehmann
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