Fontainbleau’s sire was Elite Stallion ROCKEFELLER, whose performance bloodline goes back to Elite Stallion Consul and DONAUWIND . Donauwind was the grey stallion, who won Olympic silver under Carl Homfeld in Show jumping and is probably the most renowned Trakehner sire in North America. Rockefeller was Reserve Champion at the German Stallion Koerung and won numerous Advanced Level Dressage titles in his life. But he sired not only very successful Dressage horses, his offspring won also show jumping and eventing classes up to the highest levels. Not many stallions can boast that their offspring are equally suited for jumping, eventing or Dressage! Six of his sons carry his genes for future generations of great sport horses: Benz, Fontainbleau, Chardonnay (Germany's most successful 7 year old dressage horse in 1996, winning more money in competition than any other horse in the country), Artistic Rock, Chopard and Aristo.
Fontainbleau’s dam FELICITAS V inherited a great talent for Dressage from her sire MAHAGONI, a name that you can find in the pedigree of many Grand Prix Dressage horses. Mahagoni’s son Peron was fifth at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. Felicitas is through her mother’s Thoroughbred bloodline closely related to the Grand-Prix stallion Friedensfuerst, who also passed versatility and talent for jumping and Dressage on to his offspring.
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Poster Boy’s dam PRIMAVERA II carries the blood of Premium Stallion HABICHT by Burnus who impressed the judges at the Stallion Koerung with his wonderful movement and a dominating appearance. A year later he won the stallion performance test at Westercelle with a commanding lead. At the age of seven, Habicht was to start a sports career and would later return to breeding duties. Following in the footsteps of his father Burnus, Habicht was offered to the German Olympic Committee, where a competition ensued between the disciplines. Dr. Klimke wanted him as a dressage horse, and German team rider and Olympic medallist Lutz Goessing asked to have him as a show jumper. The event team won out, and Martin Plewa (later German National Coach for 3-day eventing) was chosen to be his rider. After six years in the sport, Habicht retired as one of the most successful three-day event horses competing on the national circuit. His international career was, however, hampered by tragedy. Habicht was the top qualifier for the '76 Montreal Olympics, as well as the World Championships in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1978, but was not able to start at either venue. Prior to the '76 Olympics, Plewa was seriously injured in a fall from another horse, and prior to the World Championships, he was involved in a car accident. Plewa credits Habicht with giving him the confidence to compete again after his fall. Together the pair won the acclaimed international three-day event at Achselschwang '77 in the tough mountainous terrain near Munich, and Habicht was the best German horse at Burghley '76, England. Habicht’s offspring collect since the late 70’s until today ribbons and honors in all disciplines on the international level. Livius by Habicht and Ann Kursinski (USA) were a winning combination in Show jumping in the 80’s, Windfall by Habicht was 2003 the best eventing horse in the world. Windfall also won Olympic Team Bronze with Darren Chiachia (USA) in 2004.
Habicht
Before he made a name for himself as a breeding sire, Habicht’s sire BURNUS proved himself during his four years at the eventing barn of the German Olympic Committee in Warendorf, Germany, where Dr. Reiner Klimke, then a member of the national three-day event team, became his rider. Olympic double silver medallist, veterinarian Otto Rothe, judged him to be "one of the most promising upcoming stars. He showed talent in all disciplines, and was reliable and courageous in all competitions." Klimke and Burnus won at the National Championship level. Burnus was approved by the Trakehner Association in 1956 as a Premium stallion due to his performance record, overall quality and charisma of the horse. Burnus became one of the pillars of the breed, mating 420 mares until the time of his death at age 32 in 1980. He produced three approved sons, Alarm, Markes Letzter, Habicht, and 40 broodmares.The stallion was most famous for his sport horse offspring. For five consecutive years Burnus was the number one producer of show hunters in Germany. His offspring included Bariton, ridden by the Olympic gold medal-winning dressage rider Harry Boldt, and Kim, who with rider Karl Siemens-Fischer, were members of the German three-day event team at the World Championships in 1982. Another of his offspring, Schwalberich, demonstrated the great attitude of this line by an outstanding round in the Hamburg Show Jumping Derby in Germany with rider Bernd Bagusat steering him with one hand, the other arm in a cast and sling, through what is reputedly the most demanding course in the world. Burnus was honoured with the Medal of the German Agricultural Society and the gold medal of the German Equestrian Federation, in his latter years.
Primavera on her dam’s side goes back to FLANEUR and MAHARADSCHA, two Trakehner stallions that also left a huge influence in the modern breeding of sporthorses worldwide.
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