The sire
Buddenbrock was an event horse prior to his breeding career and comes from the ultimate line of event horses: the Habicht line. Buddenbrock offspring have since then appared at a number of National events, e.g. the Bundeschampionat, in both dressage and eventing. On top of that, he produced several good sons, e.g. the 2000 champion King Arthur TSF, the dressage stallion Connery, the full brothers In Petto and In Flagranti (champion in 2003), Epernay, Ippon or Inamorato (ATA). In 2006, Buddenbrock will be awarded the elite title in Neumünster. Buddenbrock's dam, the elite mare Ballerina, is a daughter of the elite mare Blinklicht, whose approved son EH Benz is not only an accomplished Grand Prix dressage stallion, but who also has one of the breed's highest overall conformation and movement index scores (based on his daughters at their inspection). Ballerina also produced the mare Batida, dam of the 2004 crowd favorite Blitz und Donner (by EH Lehndorffs), the premium mare Biskaya (by EH Sixtus), dam of the premium Baracuda (by EH Friedensfürst) and the National Champion mare Bandera (by EH Friedensfürst), who also placed 4th at the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf. Dam sire Diamant stood in Austria and sired several highly recognized dressage horses for the upper levels. His sire Erzsand also had quite an influence on the ATA breed. The big Blinklicht family is known mostly for great, athletic sport horses, and apart from Buddenbrock and Benz, also the younger Bellheim (by Saint Cloud) comes from this line.
The dam
A black filly called Good Night – but this dream of a horse will keep you wide awake! A daughter of Hörem’s leading sire Buddenbrock showing great presence. Her natural animation and her superior movement will make her an asset for breeding and competition. Once again, the dam line of Gundula is in the limelight: the supreme champion mares Gute Sitte and Gute Welt, the champion mare Gute Reise, the highlyrated mare Gute Wahl, the dressage mare Gute Aussicht, the approved stallions Guter Stern, Guter Planet, and Gideon (USA) as well as the auction colt 92 Galapagos are closely related. This is also the extended family of the Bundeschampion and World Champion in 2004, Birkhof#s Grafenstolz TSF!
