ITASOPHIA

Habicht

1967 Black Trakehner stallion
height 166 cm; girth 194 cm; cannon 21.0 cm.
Bred by G. Stut, Hamburg, FRG.

Approved at Neumünster in 1969 as a Premium stallion, Habicht stood at Gestüt Rantzau from 1970 through 1973, when he entered competition. He won his performance test at Westercelle. The German Stallion Book provides the following remarks:

"Proud, large, powerful black, has not yet developed a rectangular format. Very uphill, a bit short in the back, with a well-muscled croup and hindquarters with first-class hocks. Energetic way of going with high action ..."

After his performance testing, he was called a "Very suitable riding horse for all disciplines."

Evented by Martin Plewe, Habicht won the CCI*** at Achselschwang and was the top German competitor at the Burghley CCI**** in 1977.

Among his approved sons are the German stallions WINDFALL, BALZFLUG, COKTAIL, EFFEKT, PARFORCE, SEEADLER, SIXTUS, and KOLUMBUS, and the ATA stallion EMEER. His daughters gave birth to the stallions DONAUFEUER, MAHON, POLARGEIST, and many others. His daughters include the ATA Elite mare, PALMA NIGRA, and one of Germany's top broodmares, ARWETTA, dam of ARSENAL, ARON, ARGONAUT, and ARGUMENT (sire of Isabell Werth's ANTHONY FRH). His progeny are proven in all of the Olympic disciplines and have founded breeding dynasties of their own.

Habicht died at the age of 25.



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Avignon II

1974 Black/Brown Trakehner stallion
OSB-E-S180, height 16.1H, girth 77.2", bone 9".
Bred by Dr. Rudolph Arning, FRG; Owned by and imported by The Barton Family of Sorento, Illinois.

Full brother to the German Verband Stallion of the Year and Elite Hengst AROGNO (sire of TCN PARTOUT ridden by Anky van Grunsven), and the States Premium and Premium Mare ANNA KARENINA; half brother to numerous graded stallions including ISTANBUL and DAMASKUS.

Sire of multiple champions, in hand as well as all disciplines; sire of ATA approved stallion PAJOU and 1996 ATA National Champion Mare THE NOIR VOM CASTELL. 20 years after his importation to the US, his impact is still seen in Germany, exemplified by his granddaughter LIVONNE, State Premium and Verband Premium mare, photographed after claiming Reserve Champion at the Landesschau in Westfalia, 2000. The German Stallion Book provides the following remarks:

"Harmonious overall, full of expression; medium frame, correct, medium strong foundation; breed type and characteristics clearly evident; well muscled body, compact and tautly textured; type of the multifaceted performance horse that could have a bit more masculinity. "

Avignon died in 2002 at Castell Imperator Hof.



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Burnus (AA)

1948 Bay Anglo-Arabian stallion
height 161 cm; girth 185 cm; cannon 20.4 cm.
Bred by W. Schmidt-Salzmann, Bostelwiebeck, FRG.

Very promising even as a young horse, Burnus inspired a contest between the German Eventing team and the Dressage team of who would have him and Dr. Reiner Klimke in their arsenal. The comments in the German Stallion Book are as follows:

"A charming stallion with a beautiful head and intelligent, lively eye. Uphill but with small withers. Sufficiently deep and broad with a round croup; excellent tail set. Straight and swinging gaits with somewhat high action. A stallion of high intelligence with the very best character.

"Burnus was successful in eventing competition.

"An alert, good, affectionate character and easy rideability of his children are the outstanding feautures of this sire. His get are forward and love to jump. They are of noble type with a medium-strong foundation and good movement with somewhat high action at the trot."

Burnus left a huge legacy in the performance bloodlines of the Trakehner as well as the Rhinelander and Westfalian registries. The sire of Harry Boldt's BARITON, the German event horse KIM, and the famous jumper SCHWALBEREICH, his three approved Trakehner sons were ALARM, MARKES LETZTER, and HABICHT. Burnus died at the age of 32.



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Madruzzo xx

1968 Black/Dark Brown Thoroughbred stallion
height 162 cm

Having lifetime winnings of DM 229,710, Madruzzo stood at stud in Germany from 1975.

He is the sire of several Thoroughbred stallions used in German warmblood breeding, e.g.: HOHENSTEIN xx, who produced several international event horses; NAVARINO xx, who is the dam sire of the RPSI approval champion SKATMAN (by EH Sixtus, branded RPSI; later also approved Trakehner; won the bronze medal at the Bundeschampionat in eventing and had super offspring on the ground when he died suddenly and untimley at age 10 while breeding); MORMONE xx, dam sire of the two approved Trakehner brothers POMEROL and POWERPOINT by EH VAN DEYK (FEI dressage horse Pomerol is now gelded, but sired several exceptional riding horses and premium mares in Germany, including stallion prospects at Neumünster, and it is a general opinion that his loss for the breed was a big one; Powerpoint sold to France at auction).

Madruzzo xx was a very big boned, substantial stallion of considerable impact in Germany, both in warmblood and TB breeding, and also had a very good reputation for producing top steeplechasers. (comments courtesy of Maren Engelhardt)

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Flaneur

1965 Dark Bay Trakehner stallion
height 166 cm (16.1H +); girth 194 cm; cannon 21.0 cm.
Bred by Gutsverwaltung Schwaighof b. Nordendorf, Bavaria.

Flaneur was Reserve Champion of the 1967 Körung at Neumünster, and was approved with the comments: "Exemplary model with much significance in the whole appearance. Typey head; good neck; well-positioned, broad, and well-muscled shoulder; good and uniformily conditioned body. Strong and correct in the foundation with good, straight movement. The stallion has proven himself to be a predictable, above-average sire."

Performance tested at Westercelle 1968, Flaneur was highly scored and described as follows: "Quiet, very balanced temperament, playful but good in character. Constitution tight and firm. Good rideability, balanced, uncomplicated and comfortable to ride. Better than average jumping ability; good overall performance ability; good ground-covering walk, swinging and correct trot, well-balanced loose canter. A stallion with many possibilities."

He was a successful eventer and spent most of his life in the care of Ilka-Ilona Wenzel. His impact on the Trakehner breed is great, having sired 15 graded stallions in Germany (the most important generally considered to be AROGNO) and 106 Stud Book daughters, including the States Premium Mare MAHARANI II (dam of Elite Stallion MACKENSEN and full brothers MAHAGONI and MARLON), States Premium Mare PERIHEL, and Elite Mares KANCONETTE and KARAWANE II (dam of the approved stallion KANTOR, States Premium and Premium Mare KANDICE, and Elite Mare KARAVELLE III). His descendents are sought after for competition, and his son TROUBADOUR was Christine Stückelberger's reserve mount for the Seoul Olympics. Flaneur died in 1988.



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Pregelstrand

1970 Bay Trakehner stallion
OSB-E-S144, height 168 cm (16.2H).
Bred by Eugen Wahler, Klosterhof Medingen at Bad Bevensen.

Approved at Neumünster in 1972 with the comments: "Excellent overall impression in the best breed and stallion type; good head and neck, good body, four good legs, very good canter and trot; only the walk left something to be desired at the inspection for approval and prevented him from being classed higher." Reserve champion of his performance test at Medingen in 1973, Pregelstrand sired 12 studbook daughters in Germany. He was sold to the US in 1976 and has been successful at Dressage to "S" Level. He stands at Vanda Werner's Mile High Horse Ranch. He is a prominent sire of performance horses, with children competing at the highest levels in dressage and combined training, including Leslie Webb's HANNABAL. He sired the ATA-approved colt MARSCHBEREIT (later gelded and successful at FEI dressage).

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Lapiz ox

1938 Grey Shagya Arabian stallion

Lapis was a Hungarian Shagya Arabian stallion who stood at the Hungarian National Stud until his capture by the German Army in World War II. He became a legendary cavalry mount, the choice of German Officer Schmidt-Salzmann.

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Goldregen

1943 Bay Trakehner stallion
Height 158 cm, girth 185 cm, cannon 20.5 cm

Foaled at the State Stud Trakehnen, Goldregen inspired the following comments in the German Stallion Book:

"Very expressive, medium sized stallion with a beautiful, intelligent head, somewhat large in the throatlatch; sufficiently long neck, a bit pronounced in the lower line; a good angled shoulder, a bit of a depression behind the withers, good depth of girth and well-sprung ribs; medium strong, dry foundation with excellent hocks; very ground-covering, elastic movement. His get are typey, but he requires sufficiently large mares; his children have much movement."

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Kaiseradler xx

1957 Dark Bay Thoroughbred stallion

Winner of the St. Legere in 1971, Kaiseradler was ranked as the top steeplechase sire in the 80's. Having lifetime winnings of DM 130,200, Kaiseradler stood at stud in Germany from 1963 to 1982. He sired PATRICIUS xx, the Thoroughbred sire of the Elite Trakehner stallion VAN DEYK.

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Celadon xx

1959 Bay Thoroughbred stallion

A grandson of NEARCO, Celadon stood at stud in Germany from 1966 to 1981. His offspring won DM 21,908 in sporthorse competition. Sire of GERNEGROSS (who stood at stud in Baden-Württemberg from 1979 to 1983, then at the Landgestüt Celle from 1984 to 1986, with offspring winning DM 78,522 through 2001 in sporthorse competition); grandsire of FORREST (by Gernegross, stood in Baden-Württemberg in 1986 and at the Landgestüt Celle from 1987 to 1994, with offspring winning DM 211,488 in sporthorse competition through 2001).

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Maharadscha

1957 Grey Trakehner stallion
height 166 cm (16.1H +); girth 185 cm; cannon 20.5 cm.
Bred by G. Hoogen, Vogelsangshof, Rheinland.

Maharadscha won Second Prize at the 1962 DLG Exhibition in Munich. He was of vast importance to the Trakehner breed in the post-World War II period, as a grandson of the extremely significant Arabian stallion Fetysz ox. Maharadscha sired 11 graded sons and 82 stud book mares, including German Elite mare ABIZA (dam of ABDULLAH). He improved the herds of his own stud as well as the State Studs at Birkhausen and Rantzau, in addition to Gestüt Schwaighof. The German Stallion Book lists the following comments:

"Extraordinarily beautiful, expressive stallion with Arabian stamp, but in a large format. Very pretty face, much neck, thoroughly sufficient girth; the way of going is elastic and swinging; the stallion shows the best inclination for riding. In his youth he had such a bad accident that his recovery was doubtful. From that he retained a somewhat crooked head carriage which was only noticeable in the stable. From a veterinary perspective, this probably resulted from a hearing impairment from the accident.

A stallion of vast significance not only in the Trakehner but also in Bavarian breeding. Although somewhat nervous and therefore a hard keeper, he did not pass that on. His children inherited a pleasant character, good rideability, and good rhythmic movement. His sons, Flaneur in the Trakehner and his full brother, Mahdi, in the Bavarian breed, took a paramount position."

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Apollonius xx

Thoroughbred stallion

Sired by ARCHIVE xx (a son of NEARCO xx) and out of PREEN xx by PRETORIUS xx.



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Morgenglanz

1964 Chestnut Trakehner stallion
height 167 cm (16.1H 1/2"); girth 192 cm; cannon 21.1 cm.
Bred by K. Rosenau at Brunstein.

Champion at the Neumünster approvals in 1967, the German Stallion Book provides the following remarks:

"Dependable, balanced temperament; solid in character; Sufficient endurance and nerve, willing worker. Good jumping aptitude with impressive manner. General performance ability good; good ground-covering walk; elegant trot; rear legs could have more angle. Balanced, ground-covering canter.

Best example of a Trakehner stallion with chief sire quality. Excellent in type and in conformation. Character-full head; best riding horse neck; well-shaped body; four excellent legs. As a result of a pasture accident as a two year old, his way of going is no longer free and natural. An injury of the tendons in the stifle later became evident. He produces large-framed, character full types with a good way of going and comfortable character."

Morgenglanz was performance tested at Westercelle in 1968. He stood at Hunnesrück and Klosterhof Medingen while in Germany. Morgenglanz was imported to the US in 1978 and stood at Edith Kosterka's Trakehner Gestüt Wayne until his death in 1987. He sired 4 graded stallions, including PREGELSTRAND, DONAUGLANZ, DONAUSTROM, and PERLENGLANZ, and 31 studbook mares (including Verband Elite mare DONAUQUELLE vom KLOSTERHOF) in Germany before his export. In the US he sired several excellent daughters, including the ATA Elite mare TRAUMFEE and ATA Honor Roll mare PASSION II.



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Inka XIII

Chestnut Trakehner mare

Inka XIII was a daughter of FERLINO and ILONKA V by ORDENSGLANZ.



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