Help choosing a stallion

[Puffergrrl]

Not 100% sure that you’ll get an eventer, but since the poster above suggested Hirentanz, I’ll also suggest his son Ehrentanz. I know him personally and he is the cuddliest and best mannered stallion I think I’ve ever been around. He’s gorgeous and very talented in the upper-level jumpers in the Midwest. I know that he has done a good amount of dressage and he did enough eventing with success to get his “Pg” designation.

https://kdsporthorses.com/

He’s also had quite a few good looking babies. Sylvia is a fantastic person and will be great to work with for you and/or your vet. It also looks like he ships live, since you have a maiden and might need it.

Good luck, have fun!

[goodpony]

Be sure to check out Escher DFEN --he is lovely young stallion with fabulous temperament and carries 70% TB. He also appears to be stamping his offspring with both good looks and super temperaments.

[anon69112984]

@beowulf

And, the mare had nothing to do with this?

So first it was just a bad angle and now it is the mare… Let’s agree to disagree!

[acottongim]

@Puffergrrl

Not 100% sure that you’ll get an eventer, but since the poster above suggested Hirentanz, I’ll also suggest his son Ehrentanz. I know him personally and he is the cuddliest and best mannered stallion I think I’ve ever been around. He’s gorgeous and very talented in the upper-level jumpers in the Midwest. I know that he has done a good amount of dressage and he did enough eventing with success to get his “Pg” designation.

https://kdsporthorses.com/

He’s also had quite a few good looking babies. Sylvia is a fantastic person and will be great to work with for you and/or your vet. It also looks like he ships live, since you have a maiden and might need it.

Good luck, have fun!

Ehrentanz is a very nice stallion - but he got his Pg (performance gold) award in Jumpers not eventing You can get the performance designations in each of the disciplines Pg in jumpers is still significant as he had to win $25,000 I think he got to FEI in Dressage too but I am not positive on that.

[Puffergrrl]

@acottongim

Ehrentanz is a very nice stallion - but he got his Pg (performance gold) award in Jumpers not eventing You can get the performance designations in each of the disciplines Pg in jumpers is still significant as he had to win $25,000 I think he got to FEI in Dressage too but I am not positive on that.

Apologies, I’m not familiar with Trakehner grading. Thanks very much for correcting me!

Yes, he would have gotten his Pg in showjumping then. I know he’s quite good in dressage. Not sure if he got into FEI, but it wouldn’t surprise me. He looks to be built for it and Sylvia has some stunning photos.

Sylvia did tell me that she did cross country with him and I’ve seen photos. She said something along the lines that she did at least the minimum to get him passed through some type of grading or certification with the Trakehner association. I would not question him jumping around fine. I wouldn’t say he is bold (meaning overly forward at fences), but he’s never spooky, even at some pretty ugly fences, so I have no trouble believing he’d go around nicely.

Anyway, probably a good price too. Worth thinking about.

[acottongim]

No problem Puffergirl - it isn’t a “grading” thing though the performance awards are just that and even geldings and mares earn the status if they meet the qualifications. It isn’t easy to achieve any of the performance awards in any of the disciplines so it is truly a good thing to have :).

Ehreentanz is a good stallion, I have liked him since his approval and Slyvia is wonderful. She does a great job with her horses (and yes she got him around his requirements for his approvals).

[beowulf]

@anon69112984

So first it was just a bad angle and now it is the mare… Let’s agree to disagree!

Other than watching the horse from afar I am really not familiar with him other than knowing he is clearly an athlete. I’m just curious about your comments of the horse being overbuilt and a lady’s bike and asked for clarification but received none. I’d like to point out this came from curiosity, not me challenging your opinion. You did link an unflattering photo that is just a snapshot in time and I don’t think it’s unreasonable to see a picture like that and say wow, wonder if that’s just a bad angle. I could give you an equally unflattering picture of Valegro or Totilas.

I have heard certain things about Heraldik and Herald 3, but overbuilt conformation hasn’t been one of them – so I asked for clarification on what you meant by overbuilt.

The amazing thing about eventers is, there is really no true and one type of conformation that dominates the field; it just goes to show you that conformation is but a fraction of the total puzzle, and a horse can be at the top of the sport in spite of what we might believe are visual flaws. We have Winsome Adantes, we have Harry Belafontes, and we have FischerRocanas – all very differently built horses competing at the top of the game.

I wonder then, who would you suggest that has enough blood for OP’s criteria…?

[ladyj79]

@beowulf

I could give you an equally unflattering picture of Valegro

lies! Lies and slander!

:lol::lol::lol:

[Willesdon]

I have seen some lovely horses by Power Blade, full TB sports horse. Look him up www.stallionai.com

Also Big Star, 2 x Olympic gold medal and the temperament of a pussy cat but I can’t recall how much blood. Same website

[kashmere]

If you consider full TB, I’d look at Coconut Grove. I have a horse who has the same breeding (DWB/ISH) as your mare on his damside who is by CG. No eventing for us because I am a baby, but that was his originally intended purpose in life!

[NYCspaz]

Maybe too obvious but Mighty Magic has a great personality and is 75% TB with Heraldik on the dam side. Many proven eventing offspring too and approved stallion sons. https://www.haras-du-feuillard.com/e…ark-bay,9.html