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. And finally, the influence of Lauries Crusador xx also enters the Trakehner breed, with his first approved son in 2006 (Krokant) and a second in 2007 (Karamell). In 2008, his son Immens was approved, followed by Osiander in 2009. He is now also established a sire of good brood mares, as well as competition horses.
The dam
Elite auction foal in Hanover 2007. Through the combination of Lauries Crusador xx and his dam sire EH Hohenstein, he is a 3/4 brother to the approved full brothers Krokant (premium, NMS 2006), Karamell (NMS 2007) and Osiander (NMS 2009). The falling dam line contains very successful sport horse genes from the East German Trakehner breed. Nektar left a number of good daughters, among them Nadine, dam of the East German warmblood approved Paracelsius, as well as the excellent mare Ostera, dam of the champion mare Oh La La as well as Odett II by EH Herzzauber, dam of the approved stallions Offenbach (Trakehner, M level dressage and show jumping) and Orpheus (Austrian Warmblood). Vers II was sire of the good producer Orsini and had several exceptional daughters in the breed in East Germany, that often carried strong jumping potential and had significant influence on the local warmblood breeds.
