Sire: Don Frederico
Photos and infos credit: Iron Spring Farm
Donnerhall / Consul / Gardenulan l
1997-2022 Hanoverian Black Stallion
16.3 hands
Don Frederico was a big-framed stallion with an impressive appearance. He was winner at his performance test where he showed remarkable riding horse features, and displaying uphill gaits. His outstanding rideability and basic gaits were exclusively assessed as ‘very good’ and ‘better’. At his performance test Don Frederico scored 9 for character, 9 temperament, 9 trainability, 9 conformation, 9.5 rideability, 7.67 free jumping, 9 walk, 9.33 trot, 9.33 canter, 8.84 for cross country. It is obvious that this stallion is quite outstanding and consequently was placed first in the dressage phase with amazing score of 151.67, and was second overall in his year with the dressage and jumping scores combined. Clearly he convinces by his excellent rideability and his very good basic gaits. Combined with his just as excellently marked mental qualities, Don Frederico stood out as a young stallion with a very great ability and trainability for dressage. He has had nine wins and many placements in dressage horse classes at the novice and elementary levels. The highlight of his young dressage career so far was his fourth place in the finals of the 2002 Federal Dressage Horse Championship. Don Frederico has meanwhile had successes up to Prix St. Georges.
His 2002 premiere as a sire resulted in a number of foals from his first crop being admitted to the Hanoverian foal auction. His debut at approvals came in 2004, with seven of his sons approved without exception. One of these, Don Marco was vice-champion and most highly remunerated lot at the price of Euro 440,000. The eighth son to be approved was Don Giacomo in Zweibrücken. Celle now stands one of his superior sons, Don Henrico who was Res Champion of his performance test in 2006. His progeny display lots of presence, ground-covering movements and fantastic riding horse qualities. His breeding scores indicate that he ranks among the top 5% of all exceptional dressage stallions in Germany. He has 31 licensed sons, 368 auction horses, and 228 state premium mares.
He was a phenomenon – Don Frederico can look back on countless victories and successes in the large dressage arena and sets new highlights with his descendants year after year.
For his impressive sire performance in sport and breeding, he was awarded the Grande Prize in 2009 and named Hanoverian Stallion of the Year in 2012.
Top athletes such as Isabell Werth’s Don Johnson FRH or Olympic runner-up Diva Royal probably speak for themselves in terms of heredity.
Don Frederico’s sire, Donnerhall, is considered one of the most successful dressage stallions of the world. In 1986 he was the DLG champion in Hanover. He had many wins in Grand Prix, Grand Prix Special and freestyle classes at international level, and in 1994 he won the German Dressage Championships in Mannheim. He won the team World Championships and the individual bronze medal in The Hague under his permanent rider Karin Rehbein. In 1997 he won team gold and individual bronze at the European Dressage Championships in Verden. In 1998 he was once more included in the German world championship team and was a member of the gold medal team of Rome where he attained fourth place in the individual results. Donnerhall won the World Cup European League as well as being the Oldenburg dressage stallion of the year in 1997 and 1998 respectively. At the end of 1998 he farewelled himself from competition sport ‘fresh as a daisy’ at 17 years of age. His total winnings amounted to DM 341,800 (by the end of 1994 only).
BREEDING VALUE DRESSAGE 130
HLP 2000: 141.04/2/45; DI 151.67/1; SI 113.75/10
Dam: Dior (Nuit d'Or VM)
Dam's sire, Foundation, was the winner of the Oldenburg main premium in 2012 and placed in the prestigious finals of the Burg Cup and the Louisdor Prize. Ridden by Matthias Alexander Rath, he won Grand Prix dressage competitions.
He has produced over 30 licensed stallions, including the Oldenburg Champion and Danish Premium Stallion Fortunate, the P.S.I. price record holder and Vice World Champion Ferrari OLD/Rudolf Widmann/GER, who is also successful at Grand Prix level, the Austrian Warmblood Champion Stallion Broadmoars Franello, the Reserve Champions Freischütz/Sascha Schulz/LUX
and Fiancé as well as the Hanoverian Champion Feuertanz/Matthias Alexander Rath. He has produced around 70 premium daughters, including Frida Fröhlich, overall Champion at the DSP Mare Championships. His daughter, Feel Free OLD, was 2nd Reserve Champion mare, Vice German Champion and finalist at the World
Championships for young dressage horses and in the Burg Cup with Bernadette Brune/GER. Amongst others, Fürst Fauntleroy/Bernd Nöthen, Faviola/Nadine Husenbeth and Fonda have established themselves at Grand Prix level.
Fabelhaft became Champion of the Dressage Horse Association in Brandenburg Anhalt (7-9y.o.) and Found Boy/Sandra Sysojeva/LTU successfully participated in the World Championships for young dressage horses (7y.o.) after winning the Small Tour in Zakrzow/POL. Foundation’s filly Fantasy was sold for 107,000 Euros, the absolute top price in Vechta.
