Friendship is a prime example of
excellence in
movement and rideability. He is a son of the premier stallion, Florestan
I, who is a leading sire in Germany with a breeding index of 166 points.
Florestan consistantly has sired top class dressage winners like Ferrara
S, Floriano Deut and Floriano. Friendship's dam, Domane, was sired by
Diamantino, the Westfalen winner of the Stallion Performance Test, DLG
Champion and sire of many approved sons. He is a representative of of
the Duellant Hanoverian line, long esteemed as a source of beautiful
movers. In the fourth generation, Friendship has the Thoroughbred, Anglo
xx, who is a Westfalen foundation sire of utmost importance, having
sired Olympic gold medallist Ahlerich. Several approved sires come from Friendship's
mother line, such as Bonus, Fiorello, and Parodist I and II.