Don Ricoss Pedigree

DON RICOSS 431 312335002	DON FREDERICO DE 331 310831497 Black HLP 141.04/151.67/67/113.75/2/24	DONNERHALL DE 330887081 2 / 70 Chestnut	DONNERWETTER Black	DISPUT
				MELLI
			NINETTE Black	MARKUS
				NEGOLA
		CLEOPATRA	CONSUL	SWAZI XX
				CORNAU
			GATSBY	GARDEULAN I
				WERONA
	HAUPSTUTBUCH WINDDROESCHEN DE 331 31233997 Bay	WELTMEYER DE 331 314403585	WORLD CUP I	WOERMANN
				SENDERNIXE
			ANKA	ABSATZ
				ADELSBUCH
		ST PR HAUPSTUTBUCH ERINA DE 331 311108584	EIGER I	EISENHERZ I
				ST PR HAUPSTUTBUCH ALETE
			ST PR HAUPSTUTBUCH PALMROESCHEN	PERFECT
				HAUPSTUTBUCH VINETA

Don Ricoss Dam line

Grand Dam State Premium Erina, by Eiger I - the Hanoverian Stallion of 1999 - also produced 3 foals by Warkant:

Licensed stallion Wallstreet Kid (USA)

Windsor Queen, dam of stallions Will Be (by Wittinger) and the Licensing Champion Londonderry (by Lauries Crusador xx).

Warnette dam of full siblings by Lauries Crusador xx

Lawaldo who sold in 2005 for the second highest price foal at Verden Elite auction - 58,000 Euros.
In 2007 he was licensed as a Premium Hann stallion & sold to the Netherlands for 100,000 Euros.

Lawalda who sold in 2006 to France at the Verden Elite foal Auction - €65000.

This dam line, is grounded in the Holsteiner Family 8116 and also produced the licensed stallion Amoural (Pb, Rhineland Pfalz-Saar) and Dante Alighieri (AUT).

Don Frederico (Sire) Donnerhall/Consul. 17.0hh Black 1997

Winner of the dressage section of his 300 day performance test with a score of 151.67.
2nd overall with a score of 141.04 and a Jumping score of 113.75.
Now competing at Intermediare I
In the German FN list of breeding values for 2005 Don Frederico was placed 2nd with a BV of 174 points, and reliability of 89% and in 2007 was 2nd again with a BV of 167 points, and reliability of 94%. Sire of 17 licensed Hanoverian stallions.

Link to 2003 Horse-Gate Video_clip

Other Video Clips can be found on www.pro-stallions.com

Weltmeyer (Damsire) World Cup I/Absatz. 1984

Licensing Champion 1986
Performance Test Champion 1987 - Dres. 143,94 & Jump. 141,44
Best Stallion of his Year Group 1988
DLG Champion in Frankfurt 1989
Hanoverian Stallion of the year 1998
Breeding Value of 152 for Dressage with 99% reliability 2005

Sire of 85 licensed Hanoverian sons & sire of 9 current Grand Prix horses including:
Emma Hindle - Wie Weltmeyer (retired 2006)
Ellen Schulten - Baumer Weltino
Isabell Werth - Warum Nicht FRH
Martin Schaudt - Weltall VA
Natalie Hobday - Callaho Wenckstern
Anna Merveldt - Steffens Hera III
Hans-Jörg Kaltenböck - Weltrang

Progeny winnings of over 1 million Euros.

Link to Bernd Eylers Video_Clip

Donnerhall (Grandsire)Donnerwetter/Markus. 1981-2002

The greatest Dressage Sire of all time, with progeny winnings of over 1.3 million Euros.

Sire of 48 licensed sons, with a BV for dressage of 154.
His sons include Don Gregory, Don Primero, De Niro, Don Bosco,Donnerschwee, Dream of Glory, Davignon, Donnerball, Donnerschlag,Duntroon, Don Kennedy, Don Frederico.
Blue Hors Don Schufro, currently competing Grand Prix and is 2005 number 1 FN current dressage sire with a BV of 178.

In 1994, Donnerhall was individual bronze medallist and team Gold medallist at the 1994 World Championships. Donnerhall won the European World Cup Freestyle League final standings twice, in 1997 and 1998.
He was the winer of team Gold at the 1998 World Equestrian Games and placed fourth individually.

Donnerhall also has the highest number of progeny, 15, currently competing at Grand Prix, including Douglas Dorsey, Danny De Vito, Don Bolero.

The full Donnerhall story can be found here

Donnerwetter (Great Grandsire)Disput / Matador /Der Loewe xx
1978-2003

Donnerwetter, started his International Dressage career in Belgium using the name Descartes. He was then bought by Grönwohldhof stud where he was competed by Herbert Rehbein.

In 1990 Gronwoldhof sold Donnerwetter to Windsome Farm in Virginia, USA, where he was available for stud to a select group of mares until his death. Donnerwetter has five licensed sons and five registered State Premium Mares.

His dam's sire, Matador, is also the dam's sire of the Celle stallions, Wenzel I and Wenzel II.

His great grandsire, Der Löwe xx, is probably one of the most important thoroughbred sires in post-war German riding horse breeding.

Consul -(Great Grandsire)Swazi xx /Lothar /Altan. Trakehner

World Cup I (Great Grandsire)

Eiger I (Great Grandsire) Eisenherz I/Abermals/Cid

Eiger I, was Hanoverian stallion of the year 1999, and is recognized for passing on superior jumping talent, good gaits, steady temperament and rideability.

His illustrious offspring include Esprit FRH, and Hanoverian Stallion of 1995, Espri.

Eisenherz I