DON FREDRICO

Height: 169 cm
Breeder: Angelika Westerhoff

One of the most popular stallions at the Hanoverian state stud at Celle has been Don Frederico, and interestingly his popularity goes against the fashion, since he is anything but a ‘foal producer’. Indeed when his first crops of foals appeared, his breeding stocks plummeted, and it was not until the breeders saw that while they might not be the most attractive of foals, the Don Federicos made excellent riding horses with real dressage talent, that the mares started flowing in his direction again.

Don Frederico illustrates the thinking of some breeding experts – like Ludwig Christmann – that a little jumping blood can add to the dressage sire. His sire, Donnerhall needs no elaboation, but on his dam’s side we find the Trakehner, Consul (by the Thoroughbred Swazi) who produced an international dressage performer in Crisp who represented Australia at two Olympic Games (Sydney and Athens) with Ricky MacMillan, combined with the jumping blood of Gotthard and Ferdinand, through Gardulan and Wenderkreis. Consul who was awarded the Trakehner Stallion of the Year title, has been responsible for many successful mares. The cross Donnerhall / Consul, also produced Don Vino who won the Verden stallion licensing in 1999.