Renowned Oldenburg horse breeder Ewald Grotelüschen has passe away on 28 February 2025. He was 89 years old.
Based in Wardenburg, Grotelüschen was known for his successful breeding with the Elfenblume line.
This line has produced numerous auction tops, licensed stallions, and successful sport horses over generations, including Alice Tarjan's international FEI horse Elfenfeuer (by Florencio and out of Elfensonne (by Sion x Figaro x Goldstern)). At the 2017 Oldenburg elite mare show he had two mares in the Brilliantring: Elfenperle (by De Niro x Florencio I x Sion) and Elfenliebe (by Diamond Hit x De Niro x Rohdiamant). The latter produced HP Elfenvita. Filly Elfenschau (by Florencio x De Niro) sold at the 2007 Oldenburg foal auction for 72,000 euro to Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff.
From his breeding programme came the licensed stallions Fürst (by Furioso II), Depardieu (by De Niro), De Vito (by De Niro), Don Charly (by Don Gregory), Florion (by Florencio), Dimanche Royal (by De Niro), and Franzissimo (by Franziskus).
Just one month before his passing, the colt Independent (by Ibiza ) became a premium licensed stallion the 2025 Oldenburg stallion licensing in Vechta after it had already sold as a foal two years ago to Paul Schockemöhle, Lone Boegh Henriksen and Andreas Helgstrand for a top price of 154,000 euro
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