The sire
Exclusiv was the Westfalian Riding Horse Champion as a three year old and has been stationed at Gestüt Hämelschenburg ever since. This substantial, yet elegant stallion is a dominant movement producer int eh breed and has left a number of exceptional daughters and sport horses, among them eventer at the Bundeschampionat and the FEI dressage stallion Kapriolan F, a full brother to the 2006 stallion candidate 22 Kastelango. Exclusiv's sire Starway was a successful young eventer under Ingrid Klimke, for the Hörstein stud (breeder of Starway), until he shattered a knee in a training accident and had to be retired at age 6 - after winning the Robert Vietor Event Cup in Germany, one of the country's most prestigious titles. A half TB himself, he manages to sire outstanding movers and jumpers alike. Starway is also the sire of the outstanding 70 day test winner and approved Pepper & Salt. The dam of Exclusiv, Elysee, is also the dam of the 1993 reserve champion Extravagant and several highly regared premium mares. Direct mare line of the 2006 stallion candidates 24 Enzio, 37 Elfenstein and 45 Elfado, as well as the international CCI*** eventing mare Eos (by EH Rockefeller).
The dam
Vincenza is a valued brood mare at Hämelschenburg and one of only a few daughter os the international Grand Prix dressage winner Showmaster, who is a maternal brother to the stallions Schwadroneur, Stradivari and Sans Souci (full brother). This branch of the Schwalbe family, the Schwarze Schwalbe line, also produced the reserve champion Shannon (by EH Tenor), the champion stallion Santiago (by Wie Ibikus), and the champion Signeur (by EH Consul), who died after only one season at stud in the US, but left the ATA the very good Hennessey. The mare family of Vera also produced the elite stallion Van Deyk, the advanced dressage stallions Valerian and Vincent (ATA), the Trakehner show jumper champion Velasquez and the World Championship eventer Vilano (by EH Consul).
