Don Ricoss - 30 Day Test Champion
Black | Hanoverian | 2002 | 169cm/16.2hh | Breeder: Günther Heller, Gifhorn
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| Don Frederico | Donnerhall | Donnerwetter |
| Ninette | ||
| Cleopatra | Consul Trak | |
| Gatsby | ||
| Windröschen | Weltmeyer | World Cup I |
| Anka | ||
| St. Pr. Erina | Eiger I | |
| St. Pr. Palmröschen |
Don Ricoss is a modern young dressage stallion, equipped with three first-class paces and outstanding character, trainability & attitude to work. He has had a superb competition career so far, including winning Vice Champion Hanoverian stallion at the World Championships, Champion at Elmlohe & 30 day Test Champion - score 8,84.
His foals have shown to have inherited his elegance and 3 very good paces and have been very successful at foal shows in the UK, France & Germany taking Champion and Vice Champion titles as well as several top placings.
Don Ricoss is ranked 2nd in the 2009 BEF Dressage Sire Rankings with 100% Elite or First Premium progeny for the second year running.
In 2009 yearling colt Don Rolieto gained a BEF Elite Premium & was the joint highest scoring dressage horse of the day of all age groups at Plumpton.
In 2008 Don Ricoss had 100% BEF 1st Premium foals with 2 qualifying for the BEF Elite Championship - SFS Dante Inferno was Champion Dressage Foal & Overall Dressage Reserve Champion and Don Rolieto placed 3rd - Dressage foal.
At the 2008 BHHS Championship show his foals won Champion Filly Foal (Diorissima) & Champion Yearling Filly (Donna Walina) as well as all the others being placed.
30 Day Test Champion (Neustadt-Dosse) 8,84
Don Ricoss was the ONLY 3 year old tested in 2005 (309 stallions) to get marks greater than 9.0 for both trot and canter.
Test rider scores:
Trot 9.25
Canter 9.75
Walk 8.00
Overall Dressage score of 8.84 which includes:
Trot 9.13
Canter 9.38
Walk 8.00
Rideability 8.75
Interieur 8.75
Competition results
Champion 3 year old Elmlohe - Score : 8,8 - highest mark of all 3 and 4 year olds. Scores included 9.0 trot, 9.5 canter, 8.5 Walk, 8.5 Suppleness, 9.0 Rideability
Vice Champion 3 year old Hanoverian Stallion at World Young Horse Championships Verden
Vice Champion 4 year old CDN Verden
Nominated for the World Championships - 5 yr old
3 x Bundeschampionat Qualifier
His first class talents have given him wins & high placings up to Adv Medium, with scores up to 8,8 including at the International Competition in Elmlohe. In 2010 he will start competing at PSG.
Bloodlines
SIRE: Don Frederico was Champion of the Hanoverian licensing in 1999. In his performance test he was Overall Vice Champion with a score of 141.04 & Champion of the Dressage, with an outstanding score of 151.67. He is currently the sire of 20 licensed sons & 111 State Premium mares & in 2008 had a breeding index of 160 with 98% reliability.
DAM: Windröschen is by the legendary stallion Weltmeyer, who is a multiple champion :-
stallion licensing; performance test; Bundeschampionat as well as the prestigeous DLG show.
He has sired more than 100 approved stallions, 250 State Premium mares, 11 Bundeschampions, performance test winners & an outstanding 148 successful advanced level dressage horses, including Olympic gold medal winner Weltall and World Cup winner Warum Nicht, along with Weserperle S, Wie Weltmeyer & Vincent.
GRAND DAM: State Premium Erina, by Eiger I, produced 3 foals by Warkant
Wallstreet Kid a licensed stallion now in the USA
Windsor Queen dam of licensed stallions:
Will Be (Wittinger)
Licensing and Bundeschampion Londonderry (Lauries Crusador xx) - who is considered to be a foundation sire.
Warnette dam of 4 Verden Elite top priced auction foals who sold for up to 65,000 Euros & 1 Premium licensed stallion - London Dance - all by Lauries Crusador xx
GRAND SIRE: Eiger I, Hanoverian Stallion of 1999, was known to pass on his type, correct conformation and very good rideability to his offspring. Very often they are talented for both jumping and dressage. Empire, ridden by Dr. Martina Fincke has won over 85,000 DM in dressage at Grand Prix level. His progeny include team World Champion Esprit FRH (ridden by Lars Nieberg) and Easy Jumper ridden by Jos Lansink . Another son Espri was also awarded Hanoverian stallion of the Year.
This dam line, is grounded in the Holsteiner Family 8116 & also produced the licensed stallion Amoural (Pb, Rhineland Pfalz-Saar) and Dante Alighieri (AUT).
Approved Hanoverian, Westfalen, Rheinland, all South German Verbands, KWPN (Reg A), BWBS & Selle Français (FSFB).
Stud fee £700 No VAT - chilled NFFR
