The Trakehner in Dressage

Chronos by Mahagoni out of Hama by Matador. This approved Trakehner stallion was shown under the Dutch flag and was a rising star in Europe's dressage scene when an accident also ended his life untimely. He won International Grand Prix competitions under Anne van Olst and also left several registered brood mares in the Netherlands and Germany.

Biotop by Blesk out of Plaksa by Hockey. Bred at Kirov, Biotop was first sold to Belgium, where Dr. Reiner Klimke spotted him as an 8 year old and took him for further training. Soon, he had found his second „Ahlerich". Biotop had his very own ideas of how his training should proceed, which probably was the reason he never made it to the Olympics, but he was the most extravagant dressage horse Germany had seen up to his time. Of unbelievable suspension and movement, he captured the cowds and his temperament and character made him unique, even for a professional like Klimke. Biotop won several World Cup competitions, and was reigning supreme at freestyle tests for several years. He was Klimke's "biggest challenge", as he put it, but also his big love. Dr. Klimke was hospitalized with his later fatal heart attack when he asked his daughter, Ingrid, to step in and show Biotop at the Riesenbeck Grand Prix and GP Special. He witnessed on TV how the elegant rider and the stunning stallion won both tests, and only a couple of days later, Dr. Klimke died. Biotop remained with the Klimke family, although offers were made from many sides. He was shown under Ingrid for another, highly successful season at Grand Prix, before he was retired at stud. Today, Biotop is one of the Trakehner breeds most popular dressage sires and is presenting excellent young horses in dressage shows across the country. His first son Goldschmidt was approved in 2003.

EH Heuriger by Herzbube out of Heublume by Kurfürst. This approved elite stallion was the winner of the German Dressage Derby under Karin Rehbein and later was shown under the Dutch flag by Ellen Bontje. Heuriger was the "World Dressage Sire" in 1994, he also won the team silver medal at the World Games in Den Haag in 1994 and finsihed 4th individually.

Glanzlicht by Ordensglanz out of Georgine by EH Consul. The champion stallion of 1994 was winning Grand Prix dressage in Germany at 8 years of age. His get excell at dressage and driving competitions and Glanzlicht was sold to Great Britain, where he is continuing his brilliant career, consistently scoring the range of 70+% at Grand Prix level.

E St Corna by Illuster out of EH Cornau by Lothar. A maternal sister to the major sire Consul, Corna was the first Trakehner after the war to win the National Riding Horse Championships in Germany (in 1985). Later ridden and trained by Julia Westphal, Corna became a dominant Grand Prix dressage winner in Germany. After her retirement from her dressage career, she became a brood mare. Her first foal ever, the black colt Checkpoint, was approved as a premium stallion in 2001.

Renaissance Fleur TSF by EH Tuareg out of ES Regatta by Seeadler. Renaissance Fleur TSF was trained from the very beginning by one of Germany's most successful dressage riders, Monica Theodorescu. This brilliant mover won at National level with scores of up to 92% at 3rd and 4th level as a 6 and 7 year old and barely 8 years old, placed at Grand Prix. Renaissance Fleur was one of the most popular Grand Prix horses in Germany and been nominated for the National Team, when a tragic accident ended her career untimely in 2003.

Roi de Coeur by Schwadroneur is Danish bred, and unfortunately, officially registered as a "Danish Warmblood", even though the successful bay gelding is a purebred Trakehner (something that also happens to EH Gribaldi, who is registered KWPN, and Esprit by Schwadroneur out of Ebena by Herbsturm, who also runs under the "Danish" flag when he really is a Trakehner). Currently shown by French Dominique d'Esme and on the Frensh Team for the CHIO Aachen 2006, the gelding is a secure international Grand Prix competitor and has a list of successes all over Europe. Photo by Koenraad Cappon.

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