Origin: Hanovarian

Wachmann III from the Pohlands Stud, an imported 100 day performance tested Hanovarian, has pedigree links with two of the most successful competition horses in the world – Bonfire, Olympic dressage individual gold winner and Dollar Girl, multiple World Cup Show Jumping gold winner.

He is the sire of well over 30 open grade showjumpers, including Alzu Woodlands (who won in South Africa, the USA and Canada) and the 2008 Avis South African Derby winner Warrangal P. He was the top producer of A-grade horses in South Africa for many years, siring more open horses than any other warmblood stallion in SA and Namibia. His sons Walkabout, Wunderbar and Wedekind, have themselves sired A-grades.

Not only has he proven himself as the most consistent sire of top showjumpers over many years, but his daughters have also given him the distinction of being a top dam sire of showjumpers. Alzu Quincey (WCQ winner) and Alzu Quixote (Presidents Cup winner) are probably the best known international A-grades out of Wachmann mares.