Don Primero has little left to prove in the world of international
dressage, nor as a sire of top quality dressage competitors. He has been
the world's leading dressage sire for four consecutive years, and earned
an incredible 194 index in 2003. Don Primero illustrates the positive
nick of Donnerhall on Pik Bube mares to the "nth" degree, and
is also following in his sire's footseps as a top level dressage star.
In 1990, Don Primero won the German Dressage Horse Championships in
Verden, under Heiko Munzmaier, emulating his illustrious sire,
Donnerhall. German Olympic Team rider Karin Rehbein then took over
saddle duties and trained him up to Grand Prix level. He has also won
in-hand and jumping classes. His offspring excel in dressage, but also
compete well in advanced showjumping, driving and eventing. Don Primero
has three licensed sons: 1999 Bundeschampion Don Larino, Don Duriello
and Don Bravio. Don Primero has sired offspring of the highest class
with many premium foals. He had six offspring competing in Prix St.
George and Intermediare I in 2002, including Young Horse Chamipion,
Cherie, and Do Little Z. Current National Young Horse Champions are
Dynamico (winner of the five year old dressage horses) and
Devils bride. Before that, Don Larino won the National Young
Horse Championships and another son, Dimaggio won the World
Championships for Young Horses in Arnheim. Cherie, another
highly successful Don Primero daughter, who won the World
Championships for Young Horses, won the Nürnberger Burgpokal
Final easily in 2003 under Karin Rehbein. Don Primero, a surety
for dressage breeding and a supplier of high-class foals.
In 2005, Don Primero
received a Breeding Value Index of 157 points, with an assurance
of 98% heritability, from the German Equestrian Federation.
