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What more can be said about Weltmeyer? He is a legend. As the AHS put it, "Weltmeyer continues to almost single-handedly reshape the Hanoverian breed." He was the 1986 winner of the stallion licensing in Verden, and the 1987 winner of the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf. In the same year Weltmeyer also won the three-year-old stallions classification at the Federal Championships of German Riding Horses in Warendorf. In 1988 he was honored in Verden as best stallion of his age-group and awarded with the "Freiherr von Stenglin-Prize". One year later he became DLG Champion 1989 in Frankfurt. And last but not least he became "Hanoverian Stallion of the Year" in 1998. As of today, Weltmeyer has produced 70 licensed sons, all of them are excellent stallions.

Gorgeous, black imported 8-year-old Hanoverian stallion with impeccable bloodlines! Devon Heir is sired by De Niro, who is a son of the legendary Donnerhall - perhaps the most successful dressage stallion in the world. De niro has mutiple licensed sons and his foals have topped Elite Hanoverian Foal Auctions. Devon Heir's dam is also sired by a dressage legend, Rubinstein I, who has sired 66+ approved stallions and was himself a successful Grand Prix competitor having been a member on the 1996 Olympic Team.

In 2004, Devon Heir was the High Scoring Hanoverian at the 100 day Test held at Paxton Farm as well as the American Hanoverian Society West Coast Stallion Licensing Champion. In 2005, he was the USDF/Cosequin Series West Coast Champion Mature Stallion and he tied for the USDF/Cosequin HOY for 2nd place Nationally. He continued his winning ways in 2006 earning the USDF Breeders Championship Grand Champion Stallion Nationwide. Devon Heir is competing at Fourth level in 2009 and has won nearly every class he entered this season with scores in the 70's, and he was Grand Champion Fourth level horse at Pebble Beach.

It’s no surprise that Contucci offspring are known for their uncomplicated, willing natures and excellent rideability. Contucci’s sire Caprimond was Champion of his 100-day test, and by the very early age of seven, Caprimond was successfully competing in FEI dressage competitions and progressed to a very successful Grand Prix career. Caprimond’s excellent character allowed him to serve as a schoolmaster for young Theresa Wahler. The Hanoverian Yearbook of Stallions has ranked Caprimond #1 in the breeding values for type and conformation and he is universally looked to for creating offspring with excellent rideability.

Contucci's dam Laureen is by Lungau (Lugano II) out of Adine by Akzent II. Laureen was very successful in her Mare Performance testing, receiving 9's on all her gaits and earning an overall score of 8.1. She is by the Celle stallion Lungau and her damline is by Akzent II, direct descendant of the influential Absatz. Lungau is well known for his dressage ability, his consistency as a sire, and the versatility of his offspring. Akzent II brings even further versatility and performance to Contucci's gene pool. The depth of proven riding horse blood in Contucci's pedigree emphasizes the consistency of his rideability.

Florestan I sports a sire line of world importance, that of Furioso II. He has produced many approved stallion sons and many state premium mares. Florestan I is recognized within the breed as a sire who can be relied upon for superior heritability. He produces outstanding basic paces, a beautiful head and lovely temperament. Florestan I has a superb dressage breeding index of 166 and his offspring include the successful young stallions Fleurop and Freudeprinz and the international dressage horses Floriano Deux, Florian Florette and Florian XII. He has had many top-priced auction foals.

His sire Hohenstein I, whose younger full-brother Hohenstein II belongs to the siring elite in Hungary has has one success after the other in his still quite young siring career. He was premium stallion of the 1993 approvals in Neumuenster, vice-champion of the 1994 stallion approval test, winner of the 1995 Cologne Trakehner championship as well as third at the national championship in Warendorf in the same year. In 1996, he was awarded the distinction of "elite stallion contender" by the Trakehner Association. As a six year old, he had several wins in intermediate dressage competitions. His dam Carina had earlier presented the approved dressage stallion DavisCup, the erstwhile federal champion Dacapo (both by Duerkheim) and the sports horse Top Gun (by Grosso Z). From the earlier generations of his genealogical tree, Harvard carries a considerable amount of specialist blood in his veins via the highly esteemed TB Cardinal xx, who sired numerous outstanding dressage horses (i.a. Colorado 17, M.Theodoresca) and the Trakehener Ortelsburg. His maternal line moreover produced the stallion Algier, Gardeoffizier and Winnetou.

Ed and I made a personal visit to Hans Lengers after a telephone conversation and a review of Little Destinee on video and an immediate eye for her gaits as she floated into the sunset with the rest of her herd. When we arrived Dominator ran free with his mares and we were so impressed with his temperament and demeanor around us and the dogs at his feet. That is also when we saw Destinee and she was as friendly as can be and still is! Then when we found out that the children would sit on Dominator bareback that was all it took to convince us that Destinee would be a great mare.