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 Anky van Grunsven's newcomer star. With EH Arogno and Matador, the pedigree descends via two very influential sires of the 80s and 90s. Distelzar also has 22 Donauklang in this year's collection.
The dam
Habiana is a famous in hand champion mare and with her two daughters by Artistic-Rock, won the "Get of Mare" class at the 2004 National Mare Show in Neustadt/Dosse. Her daughter SPS+PS Hippo's Hillary, member of that champion family, is presenting her son 56 Halleluja (by EH Lehndorffs) in this year's collection. Her dam Habiana is dam of the excellent stallion Handryk (by EH Van Deyk), and his full brother Hattrick, a FEI dressage winner. Dam line of the stallions EH Heuriger, Halali, Harfer, Hartung, Hamelton, Holunder, Husar and Hyalit. Same dam line as stallion candidate 35 Hathango.
Hamilton is a full brother to the approved stallion Herzog von Nassau.
Photo by Beate Langels
