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The victory in the Grand Prix Special went to Charlott-Maria Schürmann and Dante's Pearl OLD. Although she made a few minor mistakes in the Grand Prix, the brilliantly agile bay mare—a daughter of our elite stallion Dante Weltino OLD—performed the dressage movements with confidence and expressiveness in the Special. With a score of over 74 percent, Dante's Pearl OLD (breeder: Kerstin de Neui) and Charlott-Maria Schürmann won the competition. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de

Therese Nilshagen and Navarro dominated the Three-Star Grand Prix in Tolbert/NED. The ten-year-old son of Negro has made great strides in recent months and has already demonstrated a solid command of the dressage movements and great expressiveness in his most recent Grand Prix appearances. In the Netherlands today, he prevailed over 34 other horses and won the competition with a score of 72.935 percent. Photo: Rüchel

Charlott-Maria Schürmann and her Dante Weltino OLD daughter secured fourth place in the CDI3* Grand Prix in the Netherlands. The impressive black mare, bred by Kerstin de Neui, displayed her usual powerful movement in Tolbert and finished fourth in the large field with a score of 68.63 percent. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de

Becky Moody/GBR and her horse Jagerbomb won the Grand Prix at the World Cup Final in Texas with ease. The son of our elite stallion Dante Weltino OLD, presented by his breeder and owner Becky Moody/GBR, clearly won the Grand Prix with a strong performance and a score of 76.761 percent. This makes the likable pair the clear favorites heading into Saturday’s World Cup Final. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de / Tiffany van Halle

The foal grading event for Oldenburg dressage and OS show jumping foals will take place in June. On Wednesday, June 17, our traditional foal grading event for Oldenburg dressage and OS show jumping foals will take place. Please register the foals with the Oldenburg Association by May 29 (online account: June 1): Theresa Dimitrov +49 4441 9355-75 dimitrov-glandorf.theresa@oldenburger-pferde.com

A successful debut: Gut Wettlkam, a daughter of Dante Weltino OLD, secured third and fourth place in the Special and Grand Prix, respectively, during her international Grand Prix debut in Stadl-Paura/AUT. Previously, the Oldenburg black mare bred by Bernd Huslage had kicked off this year’s Grand Prix season with a national victory under her rider Lisa Müller. Also placing in Stadl-Paura: Dante's Daiquiri (bred by Nicole Nemitz), a daughter of Dante Weltino OLD, ridden by Pet

Dantino, a son of Dante Weltino OLD (breeder: Ferdinand Sanladerer), and his rider Sophia Mehringer-Ambros kicked off this year’s season with an S-level victory. The silver medalists at the 2022 German Amateur Championships were unbeatable in the S* dressage competition in Satzbach. Photo: www.Photo.Equitaris.de

A successful debut at the CDI4* level. Gut Wettlkam's Dantiamo, a son of Dante Weltino OLD, was unbeatable in both the Grand Prix and the Special in Stadl-Paura, Austria. Under his rider Lisa Müller, the bay Hanoverian, bred by Dr. Christine Feichtinger, had previously placed in the CDI3* competitions in Salzburg/AUT and Lier/BEL. Photo: www.Sportfotos-Lafrentz.de

And no, our “Easter Bunny” isn’t our For Romance I OLD, but his stall neighbor Zaphir …

Jagerbomb and DSP Dieudionné are ranked high on the FEI World Rankings. The 12-year-old KWPN gelding Jagerbomb, ridden by his breeder, owner, and rider Becky Moody/GBR, has accumulated 1,786 points and currently holds fifth place in the world rankings of the best dressage horses. Ranked 17th, DSP Dieudionné, ridden by Raphael Netz, has also made it into the top 20. The 13-year-old black horse, bred by Anton Herre, has accumulated 1,434 points. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.

The son of our elite stallion Dante Weltino OLD will compete at the World Cup Final in Fort Worth, Texas, from April 8 to 12, ridden by Raphael Netz. Originally, Raphael Netz had planned to ride Escape Camelot in the World Cup Final, but since the horse is out due to injury, DSP Dieudonné will be the 27-year-old rider’s partner for the World Cup Final. Riding the 13-year-old son of Dante Weltino, Raphael Netz is also a member of the German national development squad and in st

In the free-running competition, Bellana won the four-year-old division. With a score of 8.13, the Hanoverian mare Bellana by Bellany, bred by Dieter Jaumann, won the free-movement competition ahead of the DSP Championesse. Photo: Hubert Fischer

Our son of the elite stallion Dante Weltino OLD is turning into a show pony. In the Intermediaze II in Vechta, held as part of the OLD Masters, our successful pair—Dumble de Jeu, son of our elite stallion Dante Weltino OLD, and Linda Schmidt—secured a fantastic second place with a total score of 71.053 after an outstanding performance in the arena. As early as mid-March, the duo impressed in Herbergen-Essen, where they took third place in the S* dressage competition after a m

Our Bellany not only won the Intermediate II in Vechta, but also confidently took the lead among the participants in the Short Grand Prix. Therese Nilshagen and Bellany impressed in Vechta with two sensational rounds and, following their victory in the Inter II, also clearly won the Short Grand Prix—the judges awarded their performance a score of 72.481 percent on Sunday as part of the OLD Masters. Photo: www.photo.equitaris.de

Just two weeks after his first three-star victory, nine-year-old Bellany went on to win the next Intermediate II. Therese Nilshagen and our Bellany von Bon Coeur impressed the judges in Vechta with a sensational performance and won the competition by a clear margin—the judges awarded 71.667 percent for the performance of the charming chestnut stallion and his trainer. Photo: Rüchel

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Malin Hellwig secures third place in Ankum with our Bellany son. Brioche, a son of Bellany bred by Martin Recker, was in top form on Thursday in the Ankum arena and, ridden by Malin Hellwig, secured third place in the Class A dressage competition with a score of 7.58. The pair made their competition debut in mid-March in Essen-Herbergen, where they placed second in the Class A dressage test. Photo: Bellany and Therese Nilshagen/Equitaris

Anabel Balkenhol and her horse Rolls Royal placed in Ankum. Rolls Royal, a son of our Rubin-Royal, bred and owned by Klaus Balkenhol, secured fifth place in the S* dressage competition in Ankum with a solid 70 percent under his daughter Anabel Balkenhol. Rolls Royal had already placed in the St. Georges class the year before last; his full brother, Royal Brunetti, is competing very successfully on the Small Tour. His dam, Herzblatt, also placed up to the St. Georges class und

At the Baden-Württemberg Horse Breeders' Association's free-running and free-jumping competition, First Sunlight S won the DoppelTalent class. Dual-Purpose 4-Year-Old Warmbloods 1st place First Sunlight S by For Romance I OLD-De Niro, Breeder: Sabine Reisenauer Dressage Arena 3-Year-Old Warmbloods 2nd place Fabiano by For Romance I OLD-De Niro, Breeder: ZG Bretzel Dressage Arena 4-Year-Old Warmbloods 2nd place Banu Sana’a by Bon Courage FRH-Robespierre, Breeder: Karl-Hein

Therese Nilshagen and Navarro won the Grand Prix in Ankum with an impressive performance. The 10-year-old son of Negro and Therese Nilshagen, who were selected for the Swedish dressage team’s B squad last year, dominated the competition in Ankum. The impressive black horse won the Grand Prix decisively with a score of 72.80 percent. Photo: Rüchel

Part of this success story is our elite stallion Dante Weltino OLD. This year marks the 35th edition of the Burg Cup, that prestigious series for the best young horses—and our Dante Weltino OLD is part of this success story. After all, he is one of those Burg Cup finalists who went on to achieve the highest honors in championship competition. For years, our bay model student competed on the Swedish national team under his trainer Therese Nilshagen and can look back on four Eu

The 11-year-old daughter of our Dante Weltino OLD placed in the Small Tour. Clara Newin and the Swiss mare finished second in both the Prix St. Georges (with a score of 71.275 percent) and the Inter I (with a score of over 70 percent), behind Olympic champion Jessica von Bredow-Werndl. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de

The daughter of El.H. Dante Weltino OLD won the Grand Prix Special. Lisa Müller and her 11-year-old gray mare Gut Wettlkam's Raffinesse (breeder: Bernd Huslage) won the Special with a score of 72.68 percent. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de

The son of our For Romance I OLD won the Inter A and B classes in Italy. The nine-year-old Oldenburg Fosbury OLD, ridden by Benjamin Werndl, won both the Intermediate A and B classes with scores over 70 percent. The black gelding was bred by Werner Meyer. Photo: Team Myrtill