News from the DLZ

In its preliminary selection, the Westphalian Association has approved three sons of our For Romance I OLD for the main licensing. For Romance I OLD. Photo: Becker 147 by For Romance I OLD-Danone I, Breeder: Roswitha Meyer-Wulf 148 by For Romance I OLD-Diamond Hit, Breeder: Dr. Rolf-Peter Schulze 149 by For Romance I OLD-Don Nobless, Breeder: Bernhard Deitert

Here is a summary of the achievements of our stallions' offspring from last week: Calendar Week 42 (October 12–18, 2026) Herning/DEN Dantes Specter v. Dante Weltino OLD Z.: Bernhard Schrapper R.: Ebba Von Essen/SWE 2. Pl. CDI3* Grand Prix Atterupgaards Bernachi and Selina Solberg Vittinghus/DEN. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de Atterupgaards Bernachi v. Bon Courage FRH Z.: Atterupgaard R.: Selina Solberg Vittinghus/DEN 5. Pl. Dänisches Championat 6j. Dressurpferde Morghen

The profile of our elite stallion is available in the ClipMyHorse media library. Episode 14 of the ClipMyHorse.TV series “Breeding Legends” features Dante Weltino OLD. The episode “Dante Weltino OLD—The Jet-Black Stallion with an Aura” was released in May 2026, and if you haven’t seen it yet, we highly recommend it. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de

The Hanoverian Association has approved three offspring of our stallions for the Verden stallion licensing. 160 by Juwel OLD - Fidertanz, Breeder: Simone Schmidt 195 by Bon Courage FRH - El.H. Dante Weltino OLD, Breeder: ZG Klaas u. Westhoff 196 by Bon Courage FRH - Ampere, Breeder: Stal Zwaansbroek B.V. Bon Courage FRH. Photo: Becker

In the CDI3* Grand Prix at Gut Ising, Lisa Müller and Gut Wettlkam’s Dantiamo secured second place. The son of Dante Weltino OLD, from Dr Christine Feichtinger’s successful breeding programme, shone with an expressive performance, which was rewarded with 73.60 per cent and second place in the highly competitive class. His owner, Lisa Müller, was in the saddle of the Hanoverian gelding. Foto: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de

Here is a selection of the achievements by the offspring of our stallions from the past week: Harmony's Dante's Peak and Michael Klimke. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de Calendar Week 41 (October 5–11, 2026) Ankum Rubin Kasan MT v. Rubin Royal OLD Z.: Gerold Sparke R.: Kira Laura Soddemann 3. Pl. Dressurpferdeprfg. Kl. M / FEI 6j. Einlauf Harmony’s Dante’s Peak v. Dante Weltino OLD Z.: Werner Bertke R.: Michael Klimke 1. Pl. Grand Prix de Dressage 2. Pl. Grand Prix Speci

In the Grand Prix Special of the CDI4* Tour, Therese Nilshagen/SWE and Navarro secured third place. The impressive Hanoverian stallion by Negro and his rider Therese Nilshagen won the Grand Prix in Troisdorf with a superb round; the pair finished third in the Grand Prix Special. Photo: Rüchel

Therese Nilshagen and Navarro kicked off the competition weekend with a Grand Prix victory. In Troisdorf, Therese Nilshagen presented the 10-year-old son of Negro in the Grand Prix of the CDI4* tour. Navarro, who—along with his rider—is a member of the Swedish national championship squad, was in excellent form and clearly won the class with a score of 73.109 percent. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de

Here is a selection of the achievements by the offspring of our stallions from the past week: Calendar Week 40 (September 28 - Oktober 4, 2026) Bottrop-Kirchhellen Finlay v. For Romance I OLD Z.: Rudolf Joos R.: Julia Koerber 3. Pl. Dressurprfg. Kl. M* Snow princess v. For Romance I OLD Z.+R.: Charlotte Schneider 2. Pl. Dressurpferdeprfg. Kl. A Bon Voyage - GH v. Bellany Z.: Volker Heidmeyer R.: Nick Herrmann 5. Pl. Dressurpferdeprfg. Kl. A Bruchköbel-Roßdorf For Diamo

The Oldenburg Association has selected the licensing candidates for the Oldenburg Stallion Days in November. Bon Courage FRH is represented in the licensing group with three sons, while For Romance I OLD has one offspring. We ourselves will be presenting Skylord to B, a stallion by Skyline to B out of a Sezuan mare, bred by Ute Täuber. Approved for the OL licensing: 15 by For Romance I OLD-Hotline, Breeder: Agathe Stempflin 40 by Bon Courage FRH-Jazz, Breeder: Sandy Peter-Ho

Freud and his rider, Juliette C. Barolet, won the Small Amateur Class at the Eastern Canadian Dressage Championships. The 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding Freud by For Romance I OLD and Juliette C. Barolet/CAN competed in the FEI Prix St. Georges and the FEI Intermediate I—both of which the pair won—as well as an Inter I freestyle, in which they placed second. For Romance I OLD. Photo: www.photo.equitaris.de / Becker

Bon Courage FRH competed in his second Intermediaire II over the weekend and won it convincingly. Thomas Schulze and his consistent performer Bon Courage FRH, who has made a name for himself in recent years with countless top young horses, triumphed in a three-star competition in Helle. The pair won the Intermediate II with a commanding score of 72.72 per cent. Photo: www.Photo.EQUITARIS.de / Becker

In the final of the OLD Masters in Vechta, Juwel and Linda Schmidt secured the bronze medal with a superb round. The seven-year-old son of Janeiro Platinum has impressed this year with some superb performances; in Vechta, too, the charming chestnut stallion demonstrated powerful movement and a solid command of the dressage movements. Juwel, ridden by his trainer Linda Schmidt, finished third in the final of the OLD Masters 2026 – an S-class dressage test – with a score of 76.

Jagerbomb, a son of Dante Weltino, is now ranked sixth in the world, and Navarro has entered the top 30 for the first time. Jagerbomb and his breeder and rider, Becky Moody/GBR, are ranked sixth in the current FEI World Dressage Rankings with 1,727 points. Therese and Navarro have 1,362 points and have moved up to 27th place. In total, four offspring of our elite stallion Dante Weltino OLD are currently in the top 50 of the FEI World Rankings: #6 Jagerbomb by Dante Weltino OL

Here is a summary of the achievements of our stallions' offspring from the past week: Calendar Week 39 (September 21–27, 2026) Balingen Da vinci Code v. Dante Weltino OLD Z.: Dirk Hoffmann R.: Johanna Bubeck 6. Pl. Team Sachsen - Süddeutsche Mannschaftsmeisterschaft Dressur Junge Reiter 9. Pl. Einzelmeisterschaft JR 12. Pl. Kür-Meisterschaft JR Bremen Briosa Lee v. Bon Courage FRH Z.: Bernhard Dodenhof R.: Christina Stricker 2. Pl. Dressurpferdeprfg Kl. A Lloris and Clara

The daughter of our For Romance OLD secured a spot on the podium at the Rhineland Championships. Friederike Paradies and her nine-year-old Hanoverian mare Fallon B (by For Romance I OLD, breeder: Susanne Borchers) delivered a strong performance in all three disciplines and finished the Rhineland Eventing Championships in third place with 34.6 penalty points. After the dressage, the pair was in second place with 27.8 penalty points; they knocked down one fence in the jumping,

In the Intermediate I at the Pickl riding centre, Hannah Beaulieu/CAN and Siri were unbeatable. The Oldenburg bay mare Siri, a daughter of Dante Weltino OLD bred by Gestüt Lewitz, impressed in Karlsfeld in the Intermediate II with a strong round. Ridden by Hannah Beaulieu/CAN, whose family also owns the elegant mare, Siri won the class with 70.833 per cent. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de

Timo Kemmerer and his Dante Weltino OLD son claimed victory in no fewer than two three-star classes this weekend. The twelve-year-old DSP gelding FBW Dantes Zazou shone under his breeder and owner Timo Kemmerer at Hofgut Liederbach. The harmonious pair secured victory in the Intermediaire II as early as Friday, and the black horse was also unbeatable in the Grand Prix, winning the class with a score of 71.033 per cent. Photo: www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de

At the 42nd AWÖ National Championship, two offspring of For Romance I OLD won bronze medals, while two others narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing in fourth place. 42. AWÖ Bundeschampionat Dressage Horse Championship Class M (6 & 7 yo.) Bronze Broadmoars Hofromanze by For Romance I OLD - Hofrat Breeder: Broadmoar KG Rider: Isabella Willibald Dressage Horse Championship Class L (5 & 6 yo.) 4th place Broadmoars For Passion by For Romance I OLD – Fürst Piccolo Breeder:

Fortune Bay finishes second in the CCI2*-L. The nine-year-old chestnut gelding Fortune Bay, by For Romance OLD and bred by Zilla Pearse, took second place in the 2* cross-country event at Palmanova/ITA under his rider Pietro Majolino/ITA. To his dressage score of 31.1, he added only 4.8 penalty points in the jumping course; the pair completed the cross-country course without any faults. Back in May, the Westphalian Fortune Bay and his rider had already won a CCI2* competition

At the German Amateur Championships, Djasper Deluxe won silver in dressage, and D’Artagnan won the German Amateur Show Jumping Championship. D'Artagnan and his rider, Franziska Wolke, secured gold in the German Amateur Championship with a total of 1.77 penalty points. The pair, who have enjoyed a decade of success together, placed well in all three M**-level competitions and remained clear of jumping faults. The fifteen-year-old Oldenburg gelding was bred by Harli Seifert. Ar

Sarah Kristin Runge-Rehnig and her For Romance OLD son secured a top placing in the Grand Prix at the Kranichsteiner Hof. The KWPN gelding Just Romance, born in 2014, has only been with his rider in Germany for a few months. The pair proved yesterday in Darmstadt that they have already gelled brilliantly. Just Romance (breeder: L. Hogervorst) and Sarah Kristin Runge-Rehnig took third place in the Grand Prix with a score of over 68 percent. For Romance OLD

Here is a summary of the achievements of our stallions' offspring from last week: Dante Weltino OLD. Photo: Becker Calender week 36 (August 31-September 6, 2026) Pinneberg – Anakenenhof Despacito v. Dante Weltino OLD Z.: Nicole Wanning R.: Hauke Hillrichs 2. Pl. Dressurprüfung Kl. M** Brunsbüttel Dantino W v. Dante Weltino OLD Z.: Josef Wernke R.: Kristina Desiree Görrissen 3. Pl. Dressurprüfung Kl. M* 3. Pl. Dressurprüfung Kl. M** First Feeling E v. For Romance I OLD Z.

Even after the World Championships in Aachen, Jagerbomb, a son of Dante Weltino, remains fifth in the world rankings, and Navarro holds 31st place. Jagerbomb and his breeder and rider, Becky Moody/GBR, are ranked fifth in the current FEI World Dressage Rankings with 1,783 points. Therese and Navarro now have 1,362 points and are ranked 31st. A total of four offspring of our elite stallion Dante Weltino OLD are currently ranked in the top 50 of the FEI World Rankings: #5 Jage