- BONFIRE
- (WELT AS x WARINE (PRAEFECTUS XX)
- BREEDER: KARL WESTERHOLT, GERMANY
- OWNER: ANKY VAN GRUNSVEN, THE NETHERLANDS
Bonfire is very certainly the most successful Oldenburg dressage horse, and probably the most successful dressage horse in history. Under his rider, Anky van Grunsven, he was the individual gold medalist and team silver medalist in the Sydney Olympic Games, individual and team silver medalist in the Atlanta Olympic games, European Champion in 1999, World Champion in 1994, and won the World Cup an astounding five times. Not to mention being the national Dutch champion eight times.
- SANDRO BOY
- (SANDRO x WIADORA (GRANNUS)
- BREEDER: RUDOLF MEYER, GERMANY
- OWNER: JOSEF ESTENDORFER, GERMANY
Sandro Boy was the 2006 FEI World Cup show jumping champion under his rider, Germany's Marcus Ehning, and he did it with four clear rounds! He has also won multiple show jumping titles in Europe and is far from finished with his outstanding career.
- DONNERHALL
- (DONNERWETTER x NINETTE (MARKUS))
- BREEDER: OTTO GARTNER, GERMANY
- Donnerhall was paid great tribute at the 2007 Equitana Stallion Show in Essen, Germany with good reason. Having won two back to back Team World Championship gold medals, Team European Championship gold medals, and a World Championship individual bronze medal, Donnerhall made his mark in the sport of dressage under his rider Karen Rhebein.
Donnerhall's success goes on however, through his progeny who have made him the most successful breeding stallion in the sport of dressage as well.
- HEISMAN
- (FURIOSO II X WILNA (INSCHALLAH))
- BREEDER:
- OWNER: SALE JOHNSON, USA
Born in 1978 and sired by the European great Furioso II, this horse grew up with the name Friesengeist. He was the European Five Year old horse of the year and spent his six year old season as a breeding stallion. Rodney Jenkins found the horse in the Netherlands and brought him to Florida in the winter of 1987 to begin what would be an illustrious career. His Grand Prix debut came in 1987 and he finished out his first season with a position on the USET and a 2nd overall in the American Grand Prix Association year-end Championships. 1990 found Heisman under the hands of Michael Matz and the winning continued. Ove a span of four years, this pair emerged victorious at the major Grand Prix stops of Cincinnati, The Hamptop Classic, both the International and National Grand Prix of Mexico, The American Grand Prix Association Championships staged n the Meadowlands, the Florida Open and the Crown Royal Grand Prix in Palm Beach.
During the 1992 Olympic Trials, Heisman had just one rail down over the 10 grueling rounds and finished out as the number 1 qualifier for the USET's assault on the Barcelona Summer Games.
- RELEVANT
- (RUBENSTEIN I x HAVANNA (GOLDLÖWE))
- BREEDER: HEINZ LÜWERS, GERMANY
- OWNER: GUDULA VORWERK, GERMANY
Ridden by Lisa Wilcox, the stallion Relevant performed beautifully for the United States Dressage Team. For the first time ever, with Relevant's help the US won the team silver at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain. Winning huge CDI competition in Europe such as Stuttgart with a vengeance he then qualified to represent the US at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece where they were awarded a team bronze.
- GOLAN
- (GOYA x ORSETTA (FERDINAND))
- BREEDER:
- OWNER: SALE JOHNSON, USA
- Born in 1976, Golan became one of the most successful jumpers of his day. He was the 5 year old European Horse of the Year, and was short listed for the 1984 German Olympic Team. He was sold to Rodney Jenkins, and subsequently Sale Johnson who put the horse under Michael Matz.
- In Florida he was the WEF Regular Conformation Florida Circuit Champion, and was successful in Grand Prix jumping, Open Speed, Derby, and many other jumper divisions.
- ALBANO
- (ARGENTINIUS x GLORIA (GRUNDSTEIN I))
- BREEDER: ROBERT WILKENS, GERMANY
- OWNER: HEIKE KEMMER, GERMANY
Albano ridden by Heike Kemmer was ranked the BCM Number One Dressage Horse in the world in 2001. Having numerous Grand Prix victories which led to his being the alternate for the German Olympic Dressage Team in Sydney, this ranking was well earned. He then went on to win team gold in the 2002 European Championships in Verden, Germany.
- RAINIER
- (ROLANDO x SPS ELINARO (FIGARO))
- BREEDER: EDITH FLEITMANN, GERMANY
- OWNER: JANE FORBES CLARK, USA
Rainier was sold at the 1995 Oldenburg Spring Elite Auction as #29, Royal Hussar and was placed in training with Frank Lamontagne stationed in the barn of Margit Otto Crepin. He was subsequently purchased in 1999 as a Grand Prix Horse by Jane Forbes Clark for Robert Dover. The gelding's name was changed to Rainier and the pair hit the US stage with numerous victories on the US East Coast circuit earning a position on the 2000 US Olympic Equestrian Dressage Team where they secured a Team Bronze Medal. Rainier has been ridden by Kathrine Bateson-Chandler in the last few years also with great success including a CDI-W Grand Prix Freestyle win in 2007 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
His dam, Elinaro, was an Elite States Premium mare who was interestingly also the dam of Aleppo S (Argentinius), a very successful Oldenburg Grand Prix horse ridden by Isabell Werth and then Ellen Schultenbaumer.
Photo by Mary Phelps Photography.
- DON SCHUFRO
- (DONNERHALL x FIESTA (PIK BUBE I))
- BREEDER:
- OWNER: BLUE HORS, DENMARK
Don Schufro ridden by Andreas Helgestrand has won multiple Grand Prix titles throughout Europe including the 2006 CDI in Bremen and the 2006 World Cup qualifier in Vilhelmsborg. We are certain to see more from this pair in the future!
