The sire
Distelzar was approved in Neumünster and sold to Klosterhof Medingen, where shortly after, he finished a good stallion performance test and then became the highest priced auction horse at the Klosterhof Spring Elite Auctions (600.000DM). He qualified for the Bundeschampionat and represented Germany at the FEI World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden. Distelzar's first crop of sons was up for approval in 2004 and both Donauzar and C'est Bon were approved, the latter as reserve champion. Other approved sons of Distelzar include Donauzar, Herzog von Nassau and the 2006 reserve champion Donaugold. The sire EH Gribaldi is one of the top 3 international Trakehner performance stallions today and has several approved sons both in the Dutch as well as Trakehner breed, including the reserve champions Hofrat and Hoftänzer, and the 2004 approved Rheinglanz. Two sons were approved for the ATA, Kougar von C and Kobra von C, and Gribaldi's son Painted Black (KWPN) is one of Anky van Grunsven's hottest newcomer stars. With EH Arogno and Matador, the pedigree descends via two very influential sires of the 80s and 90s. Distelzar also has 21 Hamilton in this year's collection.
The dam
This dam line is the original branch of the huge Donna family tracing back to Donna by Cancara, a member of Trakehnen's famous mixed herd. Second dam Donauliebe II is a full sister to Dorada, the dam of the exceptional Donnersberg TSF by EH Consul, a horse that won over 100 S dressage tests in his life and had a career up to Inter II, with over 80,000€ earned in the dressage ring. Thorough dressage pedigree with linebreeding to Pasteur xx and Flaneur over several generations.
Photo by Gräfin A. Dohna
