Londonderry

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Londonderry was born for success. He was the sovereign winner of the stallion licensing in 1997. One year later, the very high quality son of 2006 Hanoverian Stallion of the Year, Lauries Crusador xx, was fifth at the stallion performance test, achieving 134.56 points in the dressage category. In 1999 the captivating State stallion convincingly won the riding horse performance test during the German Riding Championships in Verden and only a short time later he obtained highest results at the Federal Championships of German Riding Horses in Warendorf as well. Londonderry is definitely a young stallion of excellent type and expression, with great talent for dressage. The first offspring of Londonderry were born in the year 2000. The foals are clearly shaped by the noble stallion. They are in all points similar to Londonderry: wonderful in type, long-legged, beautiful heads and very good movements.  In 2003 at the Hanoverian Stallion Licensing 61 stallions were presented and approved.  The champion of the licensing was a Londonderry/ Weltmeyer cross receiving high marks for suppleness and his top line. In 2005, Londonderry received a Breeding Value Index of 157 points, with an assurance of 95% heritability, from the German Equestrian Federation.  In 2006 his sons Locksley II and Londontime excelled.  Locksley II Londonderry/Weltmeyer was the German Federal Champion at Warendorf of the 4 year old division and Londontime Londonderry/Walt Disney set a new record for highest sales price at the Verden Elite Auction selling for $510,000 euro.  Dr. Ludwig Christman had this to say about Lauries Crusader xx. ”A Thoroughbred stallion like him who in his first generation produces Grand Prix horses, is very rare.  Already there is Lesotho with Ellen Shulten-Baumer, and Le Beau in northern Germany with Mr. Koch.  Falk Rosenbauer has been very successful at Prix St. Geroges with Little Big Man.”  He also commented about Weltmeyer, “ Weltmeyer is one of those staliions that are born only rarely -Absatz, Bolero, Weltmeyer-they leave their mark on their offspring, they are timeless.  It is just not possible to reproduce such a stallion, you can try to breed them, but everything has to click and fit for it to happen.  He is the number one stallion.”