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ES Duchess

10/2013 filly (reg with AHBSSA – Sporthorse – in progress) (Desperado (KWPN) x Dotty Frederico (by Don Frederico))

Tall, elegant black filly with crescent star and hind white socks

Genetics never fails to deliver and this filly has it all. Sired by Midas Touch Stud's Desperado (winner of the 5-yr old Prelim class - FEI CDI 3* show at Kyalami Equestrian Park) this filly has as her grandsire's:

Jazz:

2010 was the 3rd consecutive year that Jazz keur pref has led the world dressage sires rankings. He continues to sire phenomenal performance horses, multiple approved stallions and a wealth of high-producing broodmares for many studbooks. Becoming 2006 KWPN Horse of the Year was only the beginning of the acolades for this well established stallion. In addition to winning the KWPN HOY award Broere Jazz has also been awarded Kuer Preferent status for his own Grand Prix performances and the successes of his progeny) and; Don Frederico: proclaimed Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2012 at the 2012 Hanoverian Stallion Licensing, rated by the German Equestrian Fed as the 2nd most valuable sport horse breeding stallion of 2005, based on his Breeding Value Index – see more further down. And her great-grandsires: Gribaldi:

was the 1995 champion of the stallion selections and 1996 champion of his stallion performance test and has been proclaimed a Keur stallion. In 1997 he was the winner of the four year old stallion competition in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and according to jury member Albert Voorn, “a horse that gives you a dream feeling as a rider”. He was Reserve Champion in the Pavo-Cup for four year old dressage

horses. His sire, Kostolany, is the top Trakehner progenitor who also performed at Grand Prix level. In 1995 Kostolany made history by siring both the Sieger (Champion) stallion and the Sieger mare. Alongside Gribaldi, Kostolany is the sire of many approved stallion including; Bertone, Showmaster, Silvermoon, Tolstoi, Sans Souci and Polansky. The famous mare Kasette, from “Hauptgestüt Trakehnen” forms the basis of Kostolany’s dam line and products of this line include the Olympic Dressage Horse Immanuel (Munich 1972) as well as the Trakehner progenitors Kapitan and Kassius. In 1995, Gribaldi’s full sister Georgina was the best three year-old mare at the Central Mare Inspections in Hessen. Gribaldi’s dam, Gondola II became an Elite mare in 1995 on the basis of her offspring. Additionally Gondola II is the dam of the approved stallion Goldino who was performing at Prix St. George level at the age of seven years-old. The first crop from this stallion produced two approved sons (Trakehner Stallion Selections 1995/1996), Up to Date and Uljanoff who became Reserve Champions after Gribaldi! Gondola II is by the dressage progenitor Ibikus who was both ‘DLG-Sieger” (Champion) and four times “Championatssieger." The successes of Gribaldi progeny are almost too many to mention. Many mares are very highly placed at the Mare Selections, in the various performance tests in Deurne and Drachten and a great number are successful in their IBOP tests. A great many offspring of Gribaldi have participated in the PAVO CUP for four and five year-old Dressage Horses and many were selected for the Semi-Finals and the Finals. A few of his more notable offspring are: Zardin--Overall Champion of the Stallion Selections in Denmark. This 3 year-old stallion completed his Performance Test in Vilhelmsborg and was the winner with the highest points for his basic gaits. Distelzar--The most expensive Trakehner ever! This 3 year-old stallion changed hands at the Trakehner Elite Auction in Medingen for the astronomical sum of DM 600,000.-. Later he was very highly placed in the ‘Bundeschampionat in Warendorf’ and the World Championships for Young Horses in Verden. Hofrat, Reserve Champion of the Trakehner Stallion Selections, was also Reserve Champion of the Bundeschampionat for 3 year-old Trakehner offspring under the saddle. At the Bundeschampionat in August, which consisted of the best horses in Germany, he ended up in 11th place with his rider Hans Jürgen Armbrust. Gribaldi is also the sire of Grand Prix standout Painted Black among many other international dressage stars. At the 2006 Zwolle Stallion Show Gribaldi was Champion of the Grand Prix ‘Kur to Music’ scoring 75.35%, and placed second in the Grand Prix class scoring 69.96% under the careful hand of Edward Gal. His noted son Painted Black was ridden by Anky Van Grunsven and placed 6th in the Grand Prix ‘Kur to Music’ class and 4th in the Grand Prix class scoring 67.88%. At the 2006 PAVO Cup Finals Ucelli (Olivi x Gribaldi) earned the title of Champion of the 5 year old divison, and his son Game Boy (Gribaldi x Pion) placed 5th.

Donnerhall: Approved Oldenburg Hanovarian Westphalian Holstein Bavarian Baden-Wurttemberg Hessen KWPN Danish Warmblood

Donnerhall was until recently the most successful dressage horse in the world and looks back on an exemplary career. He managed like no other sire of his generation to combine success in breeding and in sport alike. It is nearly impossible to provide a complete survey of Donnerhall's breeding record here, as it would necessitate the writing of a separate book. In Germany alone he has produced over 50 approved stallion sons and more than 35 State Premium Mares.

When a colt by Donnerwetter out of Ninette by Markus-Carnot was born at Otto G�rtner's stud farm in Wenstein, Holstein on the 30th of May 1981, no-one could have imagined that the dark chestnut who was later christened Donnerhall, would one day stage a triumphant march through the equestrian world like no stallion before him. What's more, no other stallion has ever come close to achieving what the chocolate coloured chestnut Donnerhall managed in such a convincing manner, namely, the symbiosis of the dual qualities of being a successful competition sports horse and on the other hand being a top grade breeding

horse. It was undoubtedly an encounter determined by destiny, that Donnerhall grew up on the memorable Otto Schulte-Frohlinde's Gr�nwoldhof studfarm.

At the 1998 World Championships in Rome, Karin Rehbein and the meanwhile 17-year old stallion were once more part of the German gold medal team and gained an excellent fourth place in the individual rating. His sporting successes, substantiated by his life winnings of around DM 640,000 are no less significant than his importance as a hereditary transmitter. His breeding tally includes 77 approved sons, while of the more than 450 registered mares, 84 were awarded the state premium, including the champion mares Primavera and Hallo. In excess of 300 progeny have moreover been registered as sports horses. Donnerhall's last public appearance under his rider Karin Rehbein at the gala evening of the 1998 Oldenburg approval, where children with lanterns formed a narrow passage through which Donnerhall strode magnificently, remains a warm and unforgettable memory. From that time onwards, he only fulfilled his duties as a sire at the Gr�nwohldhof, where his remarkable career had begun. On the 14Th of January 2002, Donnerhall perished from acute intestinal toxicopathy. Donnerhall, who was already a legend during his own lifetime has passed away but his memory lingers on...

Pedigree at: http://www.sporthorse-data.com/d?z=KxQGXI&d=ES+Duchess&x=25&y=12

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ES Duchess Sire: Desperado (KWPN) 17.1hh (by the Dressage Sire of the Decade, Jazz KWPN, out of the KEUR KWPN mare,Tanika (Gribaldi/Samber).

Catherine Berning and Desperado A, winners of the 5-year old Preliminary class - FEI CDI 3* show at Kyalami Equestrian Park The flashy stallion is owned by Charne Pestana of Midas-Touch Stud and is proving as successful in the show ring as he is as a breeding stallion. The partnership won with a score of 73.60%.

Other successes:

Multiple In Hand Breed Champion, including 2 x HOYS Warmblood Champion 2011 HOYS Potential Dressage Horse Champion Multiple Young Horse and FEI Young Horse Dressage Champion Twice Free Movement SA Reserve Champion 2013 KZN Novice Champion 2013 KZN Novice Freestyle Champion 2013 KZN Novice Victor Ludorum 2013 FEI 5 Year Old Young Horse SA Champion 2013 SA Novice Consolation Champion

2013 KZN Novice Dressage Team

ES Duchess Dam: Dotty Frederico (UK), 16.1 hand Black leopard spot appaloosa mare, by Don Frederico, out of Lambrigg Mystique (UK). Imported from the UK in 2010.

Dotty is under saddle, is proving an intelligent, easy horse to school who learns extremely quickly. She competed in her first dressage show before resting for the duration of her pregnancy.

ES Duchess Dam Sire: Don Frederico (Germany) (Donnerhall/Cleopatra(Consul), 17.0 hand (172 cm) black Hanoverian stallion born in 1997, an elegant stallion by the famous Donnerhall.

The 15-year old Hanoverian stallion Don Frederico was proclaimed Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2012 at the 2012 Hanoverian Stallion Licensing. Born in 1997, Don Frederico is by Donnerhall out of Cleopatra (by Consul). The black stallion comes from the Schwanjungfrau mare line, which also produced licensed stallion Lanthan.

Don Frederico was licensed in 1999 and named champion stallion. He sold to the Celle State Stud and did his stallion performance testing in Adelheidsdorf. He finished second in a field of 45 with a dressage index of 151.67 points. He competed at the Bundeschampionate as a 5- and 6-year old and was the first state stud owned stallion to compete in the Nurnberger Burgpokal Finals in 2006. Don Frederico has been trained up to S-level by Ole Kohler.

Don Frederico's breeding success was apparent quickly. From his first crop came Bundeschampion Dantonisius and reserve champion Dark Carlotta. Both are out of Weltmeyer dams. Several of his offspring have moved to international Grand Prix level, including German Olympic team horse Diva Royal (out of a Warkant dam). Isabell Werth's internationally competed GP horse Don Johnson as well as Elin Aspnas' Swedish Young Riders team horse Donna Romma are also by Don Frederico out of a Warkant dam.

So far Don Frederico has 25 licensed sons with the Hanoverian verband, including the 2012 Bundeschampionate bronze medallist Don Darius and the 2008 World Young Horse Champion

Dramatic. He has more than 2,500 Hanoverian registered offspring, of which 178 are state premium candidates and 325 were sold at auction. (from Eurodressage.com).

There are only a handful of Don Frederico progeny in RSA.

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ES Duchess is a tall, elegant, well-conformed filly with proven, world-class dressage lines in her pedigree. Born on 2 October 2013, she is a confident filly with an easy, human-loving temperament, halter trained with daily handling who, at 2 and a half, is looking like reaching her sire’s and grandsire’s 17hh height.