Füchtels Hedda, Champion of the 2025 Oldenburg Elite Mare Show

Breeding

Oldenburg

Füchtels Hedda became the champion of the 2025 Oldenburg Elite Mare Show held in the caste park in Rastede, Germany, on 25 July 2025.

Set against the impressive backdrop of the Rastede Castle Park, the best Oldenburg mares born in 2021 and 2022 were celebrated with great enthusiasm by the public during the Oldenburg Elite Mare Show—creating moments of pure goosebumps.

Füchtels Hedda

The 4-year old Füchtels Hedda (by Bonds out of elite mare High Heels by Damon Hill–Roadster–Sandro Hit), bred and owned by the Gut Füchtel/Von Merveldt family from Vechta, was crowned the champion mare of the Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Association (OL).

Her dam, High Heels, has produced five Oldenburg Main Premium mares or candidates and placed sixth at the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf as a five-year-old under breeder’s daughter Patricia Seddig. This year, she sends her daughters OLHPrA. Füchtels Hailey by Don Martillo and El./OLHPrSt. Füchtels High Light OLD by Floriscount, who dazzled at the 2021 Elite Mare Show in Rastede, to the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden. The granddam, El./St.Pr.St. Highness, produced Füchtels Damon’s Hope, who won at S*** level under Patricia Seddig, and Füchtels Indigo OLD by Ibiza, who won the bronze medal at the 2022 Bundeschampionat for five-year-old dressage horses with Ann-Christin Wienkamp and caused a stir at the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses.

Top Three

The reserve champion is the 4-year old Weihe's Happiness (by Dynamic Dream out of El.St. Weihe’s Hope by Sir Donnerhall–Don Schufro–Sandro Hit), bred and owned by Christine Arns-Krogmann from Lohne. Her dam, Weihe’s Hope, is a daughter of the legendary Oldenburg multi-champion Weihegold OLD. She has already produced the premium stallion (and the now disappeared) L’Avenir (by Le Formidable) and the licensed Everglow Gold (by Escolar), and is also the dam of the Brilliant Ring mare Weihkjenta OLD (by Kjento). Grand dam Weihegold OLD paraded as champion mare in the Rastede Castle Park in 2008 and won team gold at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The third ranked mare was the 3-year old Pommery Look (by Florida TN out of El./St.Pr.St. Pandora by Sir Donnerhall–Lavauzelle AA–Inschallah AA), also bred and owned by Christine Arns-Krogmann from Lohne. Her dam, El./St.Pr.St. Pandora, received the 1e prize at the 2011 Elite Mare Show. She has produced several licensed stallions: Don de Niro (by De Niro), Filou (by For Romance I), First Man (by For Romance II), and a son by Viva Gold OLD. Her daughter Passion (by Grey Flanell) was awarded main premium candidate status and is now successful in S-level dressage, as well as Perla Negra (by Negro).

Results - 2025 Oldenburg Elite Mare Show - Rastede

1. Füchtels Hedda (*21 by Bonds - Damon Hill) - Breeder & Owner: Gut Füchtel Familie von Merveldt
2. Weihe's Happiness *(21 by Dynamic Dream - Sir Donnerhall) - Breeder & Owner: Christine Arns-Krogmann
3. Pommery Look (*22 by Florida TN - Sir Donnerhall ) - Breeder & Owner: Christine Arns-Krogmann
4. Dolce Gusti (*21 by Dynamic Dream - Finest) - Breeder: Wieghaus-Vorwerk - Owner: Klaus Gustenberg
5. Je t'aime (*21 by Jameson - Sir Donnerhall) - Breeder: Societe Hippique et d'Elevage - Owner: Gestüt Vorwerk
6. Emma Gold (*22 by Bon Vivaldi - Rohdiamant) - Breeder & Owner: Heinz Ahlers
6. Granacha (*21 by Glamourdale - Sir Donnerhall) - Breeder & Owner: Dr. Katharina Paschertz
6. Marianalanta von Bellin (*22 by Marian von Bell - For Romance) - Breeder & Owner: Gestüt von Bellin
6. Mayra GP (*21 by Moreno - For Romance) - Breeder & Owner: ZG Göpper
6. Vaiana (*21 by Van Vivaldi I - Negro) - Breeder & Owner: Kiri Tippens, Wildeshausen
6. Füchtels Funkelperle (*22 by Viva Gold - Floriscount) - Breeder & Owner: Gut Füchtel Familie von Merveldt
6. Valery MB (*22 by Viva Gold - Fürst Romancier) - Breeder & Owner: Maria-Antonia Burczyk

Complete results here.