The sire
Lauries Crusador xx is the biggest success story for the thoroughbred influence in the warmblood breeds of our time. No other stallion has had this kind of influence in the dressage breed lately, and his stallion line in both the Hanoverian and Westfalian breeds is strong and represented by high quality sons like Laudabilis, Londonderry and Laurentianer. "Lauries" with his outstanding type, his classical TB frame, the cadence, uphill tendency and elegant way of moving in all three paces and last but not least the high rideability he posesses is the perfect example of how modern breeds can profit from an outside bloodsource without losing identity, movement or athleticism. Lauries sired a number of internationally active Grand Prix dressage horses, and with the exception of Prince Thatch xx, that cannot be said of any other TB stallion of our time. So far, his influence in the Trakehner population has been rather slim compared to the success story he embodies in Hanover, but several high quality Trakehner daughters have been inspected and hopefully, a son will follow shortly.
The dam
Due to his big frame and his wonderful movements, Immens is very promising for breeding and competition. He was one of the top scoring colts at the Tasdorf foal championship. His dam Ilexis placed at the national Trakehner mare show in 2004 and is a full sister to Italia, the winner of the 1998 Schleswig-Holstein mare inspection. For generations, this branch of the Immortelle family (Gestüt Panker) has been successfully bred by the Schulenburg family. Immortelle is the dam of the approved Donauwind-son Isolan (now UK) and her dam Isola by Schabernack produced the approved stallions Impressionist (by Herzbube) and Isidor (by Tümmler). The greater Isola Longa family also produced the impeccable foundation stallion Ibikus.
