Benetton Dream

2007 Bundeschampion! Benetton Dream FRH is a popular sire of talented upcoming horses ridden by top international dressage riders. Proven to pass on his talent to his offspring Benetton Dream FRH has been awarded with high breeding values.

During 2014, Benetton Dream competed seven times nationally up to Grand Prix level, with only victories! The year ended winning the Lövsta Future Challenge during the Stockholm International Horse Show. In the first quarter of 2015 he started six Grand Prix classes in Wellington, four of which resulted in over 70% points. During 2016 Benetton Dream had a good breeding season while at the same time being very successful in the show ring. He spent the winter season in Wellington, where he was awarded over 70% at both Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special level. Followed by successfully competing in the CDI3* class in Rotterdam. Under fierce competition, despite his young age, he secured a fourth place. In February 2018, Benetton Dream FRH won his first start of the season in the Grand Prix in Wellington with 72.935%.

Benetton Dream FRH has three expressive gaits, a fantastic attitude towards working and he is soft to ride. He won the Bundeschampionat as a three-year-old with a 10.0 (walk), 9.5 (trot) and 9.5 (canter), Exterior (9.0) and the overall impression (9.5). He also won his 30-day test in Schlieckau in 2007 (dressage 9.3 and a total of 8.52).

He won his very first start in a dressage competition at "A" level with a mark of 8.5 and succeeded at qualifying for the German Championships for five-year-old stallions in his first attempt and went straight to the finals. He qualified for the Bundeschampionat again as a six-year-old in 2011. Benetton Dream won at "M" level and was highly placed in "S" level dressage classes (FEI) at just seven-years-old.

During 2012-2013, Benetton Dream FRH had nine starts which yielded seven wins and two second places. In 2013, the world class stallion was purchased by Tinne Vilhelmsson-Silfvén's long-time sponsor, Antonia Ax:son Johnson. In March 2014, Benetton Dream competed very successfully under Tinne including a resounding debut win in the Intermediare B at the Global Dressage Festival March show. FEI5* judge, Axel Steiner, honored the pair with a perfect 10 for the left half-pass and two 9's resulting in a total score of 77.976%.

As a sire, Benetton Dream FRH has been just as successful. Benetton foals have been champions and reserve champions not just in Germany but also in Australia, the USA and Belgium. In his first year, he produced licensed stallions, one of which was crowned as the 2011 champion stallion of the Brandenburg licensing.  His first foals also included the most expensive foal that was sold at an elite foal auction in Verden, and one of his sons placed fifth at Bundeschampionate for the 4yr. old stallions in 2013.

Benetton Dream has many highly rated offspring in Germany, several topping the foal and young horse auction prices. Benetton Dream is the sire to eight approved stallions, the most well-known being DSP Belantis. He was placed fourth at the 2014 World Championships for young horses with 9.26 points, and 2015 silver medalist with the final score of 9.5. DSP Belantis has been successfully competed by Isabelle Werth since 2016. During the German Masters in Stuttgart DSP Belantis took the title “Masters Stallion” of the year 2017 and was placed in Advanced level dressage during the “Horses & Dreams 2018” meeting in Hagen, Germany. DSP Belantis has many successful offspring including several approved sons. One as a 4-year old qualified in 2017 to the Bundeschampionat. While another of his approved sons won the Oldenburg licensing performance test in 2017 and was acquired by Lövsta Stuteri at the proceeding auction.

His high HEK-breed value of 156 proves that he passes his talent on to his offspring.  His oldest descendants currently are only 11 years of age, yet nine of them are already successful at the Grand Prix-level.

One of Benetton Dream’s grandsons, Don Martillo won the World Championships for five-year-old dressage horses in 2017. Atterupgaard Botticelli (by Benetton Dream) won the semi-final of the World Championship for young horses in dressage 2017 and then became second in the Danish Young Horse Championship, with extremely high scores for gaits and rideability. Atterupgaards Botticelli again participated in the finals of World Championships for young dressage horses in 2018 with high and consistent points for his gaits. He was sold in the fall of 2018 to the Grand Prix rider Charlotte Jorst (USA) as a future star. That same fall, Hubertus Schmidt bought Bojing, an eight-year-old small-tour-horse (Benetton Dream FRH – Wie Weltmeyer). Bojing trained by David Collins (based at Centerline Stables, New York) has been competing up the dressage levels. Bon Amour 4 (by Benetton Dream FRH) became reserve Bundeschampion for six-year-olds 2018.

In 2017 Benetton Dream's offspring Borgia was a finalist at the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf, Germany.  And in 2018 his son Bon Amour performed quite well at the Bundeschampionat by moving from 40th place (7.20 points) in the preliminary round to second place in the Finals with an 8.7.

His granddam, Dornröschen produced the exceptional dressage horse Daimler, who started for France at the World Championships for young horses in Verden under Jessica Michel.

His great granddam is one of the most successful Hanoverian Weltmeyer mares. She was European reserve champion in Brussels and won team Gold. Her Warkant son, Winterprinz, was licensed and became "Horse of the Year" in the USA and won the Intermediare I championship three times. Windrose's daughters were also successful at shows and in competitions e.g. the Auction top priced Danny de Vito.

Benetton's sire, Brentano II, belongs to the 10 best dressage stallions and "W-D-R" are the the most influential blood lines in dressage sport. Weltmeyer, Bolero, Rubinstein and Donnerhall – all these exceptional stallions are combined in Benetton, with them Benetton Dream has an excellent pedigree and a highly decorated dam line.

Price

$925

Born

2004

Color

Dark Bay

Height

16.3 3/4 hands

Approved For

Hanoverian, Oldenburg, Westphalian, Rhineland, Zangersheid, Anglo European Studbook and all southern German breeding associations

Status

In-Stock, Dressage

30-Day Stallion Performance Test 2007 Schlieckau: Dressage: 9.30, Jumping: 7.54, Overall: 8.53

FN Breeding Value Index 2014: 153 / 91%

WFFS Status: tested non-carrier (N/N)