Stedinger

Stedinger was the radiant and unequivocal approval winner of the 2002 Oldenburg Stallion Days. He is a modern, elegant stallion, large framed, with a formidable overall appearance and highly elastic in every respect. Stedinger is one of the best of his age class as regards his jumping performance.

Stedinger has been recognized for his influence in dressage breeding around the world by ranking #8 on the WBFSH Dressage Sire rankings in 2017 and #10 in 2018.

His sire Sandro Hit is regarded as the upholder of the Sacramento Song xx – Butes bloodline that established itself in Holstein and was disseminated in the warmblood breeds of Oldenburg and Hanover via Sandro. Sandro Hit was federal champion six-year old dressage horse in 1999 and world champion of the young horses in Arnheim. In the meantime, he has become one of the most sought after contemporary sires.

Five sons from his first crop were licensed at various approvals in Hanover, Münster-Handorf and Redefin as well as the radiant and undisputed Champion Stallion in Vechta, Status Quo made a strong statement. In 2006, six of his off-spring qualified for the German Foal Championship where his daughter, Sinfonie, became Champion Filly in 2004.

Stedinger's dam, Association premium mare Bold-Fantasy absolved an excellent mare performance test with a loose jumping score of 10.00, an extraneous rider score of 9.0 and an overall score of 8.67. She is a full sister of the approved Lamar H, who is himself a successful dressage sports horse. She also produced the approved stallion Donninger. The maternal bloodline is directly linked to all the epochal greats of Oldenburg breeding history through Landadel, Futuro and Adonis xx. The Oldenburg foundation line of the mare Besinda (by Orient-Hildebald etc.) also brought forth the approved full-brothers Andrew (successes up to Grand Prix) and Armagnac, as well as the likewise multiple advanced dressage sports winner and approval champion Waldsee.

This bloodline moreover also produced Tansanid, who won the the silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games under Christine Stückelberger. The grandam gave birth to many successful showjumpers, dressage horses and cross-country eventing horses. Stedinger has won medium level dressage tests and with his strong movements and rideability, there's no doubt that he's headed toward Grand Prix, in spite of a heavy breeding load.

Price

$895

Born

2000

Color

Dark bay

Height

17.2 hands

Approved For

Hanoverian, Oldenburg, Rheinlander, Selle Francais, Swedish

Status

Dressage