The Saffron breeding program uses world leading German stallions combined with imported German and APH mares.

Sandro Hit

(Deckstation Paul Schockemohle- Germany)

Sandro Hit is a National Young Horse Champion, a Young Dressage World Champion and a unique producer of performance horses.

His progeny are breaking all price records, winning championships and are becoming approval champions.

He has sired the top-priced horses and top-priced foals at virtually all auctions around Europe. Ahead of them all; two-time Young Horse

National Champion and Young Horse World Champion Poetin sold for a record 2.5 million Euros.

For years he has been producing national champions, silver and bronze medallist and many finalists in running succession.

Sandro Hit has the highest index of 153 in the FN German index and also the high security rate of 88%.

His success in breeding is no co-incidence. His sire Sandro Song was Oldenburger Champion Young Stallion and Main Premium Champion.

His dams sire Ramino was Stallion Performance Test Champion and later on five times Italian Champion. Welt As from the third generation is one of the most influential producers of the last years, amongst others he sired Olympic gold medallist Bonfire ridden by Anky van Grunsven. His dam, elite mare Loretta produced the reigning Reserve World Champion and Reserve National Young Horse Champion Diamond Hit and the highly elegant 1c premium stallion Royal Hit.

Sandro Hit, a strikingly beautiful black horse, a brilliant type with quality movement. He has a sheer black gene.

The people who breed with him are destined for success!

Breeding Value Scores: Dressage (144) Jumping (96) Han Riding type (143) Conformation (138) Dressage (123) Jump (105)

Click here to view a full profile of Sandro Hit on the Schockemoehle website.

Sir Donnerhall

Sir Donnerhall Deckstation Paul Schockemohle - Germany

Although still very much in the developing stage, Sir Donnerhall was very impressive with his charm and excellent movements and was distinguished with a 1c premium at the 2003 Oldenburger Approvals.

Just a few weeks later, he was presented under saddle at the stallion show in Vechta, showing excellent rideability, grace and suppleness.

He fulfilled all expectations at his 30 day test where he won all three gaits with top scores between 9 and 10. The foreign riders awarded him 9.5 for rideability.

His jumping talent is also worth mentioning. The foreign riders in the final test judged his jumping talent with the score of 8.75. Much hope rests on this fine horse.

Following in his sire Sandro Hits footsteps, he reveals his top quality at all his appearances. A very good walk, his trot is so graceful, it swings through his whole body and a wonderfully supple and magnificent uphill bouncy canter.

His sire Sandro Hit, popular producer in the dressage scene, passed on all the charm and quality needed to produce an exceptional stallion. His origin is ingenious.

The Kanitzky breeding family have succeeded in breeding a top stallion for the sport and stud with their fine Donnerhall mare together with Sandro Hit and the coveted blood line of the thoroughbred Grundymann xx.

Everyone is very excitedly looking forward to seeing his first foals. After all, Sir Donnerhall has it all! Approved in Oldenburg, Rheinland, Westphalia, South German Assoc. and France.

Click here to view a full profile of Sir Donnerhall on the Schockemoehle website.

Rotspon

Rotspon - State Stud Celle - Germany

Here is another very exciting young stallion by the world famous sire Rubinstein 1.

At his performance test in Adelheidsdorf in 1998 Rotspon came first in the overall placing and first in dressage.

He has a character and temperament score of 9. A conformation score of 8, a jumping ability score of 8 and readability scores of 9 and 10.

He has an outstanding walk score of 8, (the average is 6.3) his trot is also very high with 8.33 (again the average is of 6.38).

His canter score of 9 puts him again well above the average.

Apart from his famous sire, Rubinstein 1, Rotspon also has a great pedigree on his dam side: Argentan by Absatz and Paragona by Pik Bube.

The expectation of this young stallion is very high. He has spectacular movement, a beautiful temperament and outstanding ability.

Rotspon passes his abilities onto his offsping in a big way and he now belongs to the top ranks fo stallions standing at Celle.

His breeding value scores tell the story! Numerous foals have already enriched the Verden foal auctions.

His foals have beautiful heads and good conformation (long sloping shoulder, long well set up necks). they are equipped with a very elastic trot and a ground covering walk.

He has 13 licensed sons, 65 state premium mares, and 99 auction horses.

HLP 1995: 139, 60/1/41; DI 148,82/1; SI 118,74/7

Breeding Value scores: Dressage (155) Jump (102) Riding type (127) Conformation (129) Dressage (149) Jump (76)

Click here to view a full profile of Rotspon on the IHB website.

Royal Hit

Royal Hit - Bloomfield Park Stud VIC

Royal Hit is perhaps the only Stallion currently Standing in Australia who is the sire of Licensed Stallion sons.

The quality of these sons is a great indication of the class of horse that Royal Hit produces. With Royal Hit's famous Loretta dam line, being one of the most successful dam lines in warmblood history, breeders can be assured of quality and consistency.

The incredibly stunning 1c premium Oldenburg stallion has a unique charisma second to none. His dominant producer power, out of one of the most successful mare lineages in Europe, make him particularly valuable. Being a half brother to Sandro Hit and Diamond Hit, he carries the hereditiary genes of proven success. Sandro Hit is arguably one of the most influential sires in Warmblood history.

He carries the title of World Champion Dressage Horse in 1999 and Bundeschampion, also in 1999. Diamond Hit also has had enormous success, being Vice World Champion and Vice German Champion.

Royal Hit has the unique ability to produce top horses of this unequalled family. The exalted, constant trot with hind quarter motor, the light, uphill canter with high elasticity and the lengthy, rhythmical walk with exemplary riding quality indicates all the requirements of a super dressage horse.

Royal Hit won several of his first dressage competitions and completed a good stallion performance test with high marks of 8's and 9's for his basic gaits and rideability, and perfect scores of 10 for conformation and character. Unfortunately presently injured, he has already produced first class offspring, many of which have been champion foals at shows.

His first foal crop produced the Austrian Champion Foal, and numerous finalists in German Championships. His foals are sought after at auctions and are sold for above-average prices. At the A.O.S. auction his daughter Royal Lady was the top priced foal. At the 2006 Stallion Licensing pre-selection for Oldenburger and Westfalen, all Royal Hit candidates presented were selected for the main licensing. These colts are from Royal Hit's first foal crop, and are a great indication of the quality produced by Royal Hit. Update: From his first foal crop, Royal Hit has produced his first Licensed Oldenburger son. One of just 36 colts licensed from an original field of 366, the Royal Hit / Painter's Row xx colt is a wonderful example of the quality produced by Royal Hit. In a line up of colts that have been described as the best group of stallion candidates ever presented for the Oldenburger Licensing, being recognized and licensed is a wonderful achievement.

Click here to view a full profile of Royal Hit on the Bloomfield Farm website.

De Niro

De Niro - Waterview Park Stud

Hanoverian, black, 1993, 171cm Life Number: 31-05900-93 Stationed at Klosterhof - Medingen and Hengststation Boeckmann.

In 2000 he was declared the best new generation German Grand Prix horse. Winner of the German Championships of professional riders in Verden under Dolf-Dietram Keller.

At 8 years of age he has already sired 19 licensed sons taking him to the forefront of today's breeding in Germany. Sire of Vice Federal champion in 2001 - Del Martino De Niro is a son of Donnerhall, who became a figurehead of the more recent Oldenburg breeding history, as double world champion and a top class hereditary transmitter of dressage horses.

De Niro - Waterview Park Stud

The dam Alicante, who was herself a successful dressage horse, had earlier produced the full-De Niro brother Dimension. The damsire Akzent II is regarded as one of the best procreators of rideability horses of modern day horse breeding. The pedigree is consolidated well by the strong performance thoroughbred Wiesenbaum xx and the siring legend Ferdinand. The damline is identical in its origins to that of the stallions Dewett (ZweibrŸcken state stallion), Gomez (Dillenburg state stallion), Laurion (private stallion Oldenburg), Wapiti (Celle state stallion) and Wogenbrecher (private stallion Hanover).

LaurionÕs full-sister, the international showjumping derby winner Landdame FRH/ Franke Sloothaak, also represents this dynasty.

De Niro was one of the best jumping stallions at the 1995 Verden stallion market and ranged among the top at the 1996 stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf, where he received the highest rideability score and became overall second in performance class I. De Niro has meanwhile won dressage competitions at the elementary and intermediate levels and qualified for the national dressage championships of 1998 and 1999. Merely aged seven, he already won Prix St. Georges, Intermediaire I and II as well as Grand Prix events during the 2000 season. In 2000, he was furthermore declared the best new generation Grand Prix horse and in 2001, he won the Championship of German Professional Riders, ridden by his trainer Dolf- Dietram Keller. This was followed in 2002, by wins in international Grand Prix events. De Niro was awarded the I-a main premium by the Oldenburg Association in 1997 as a result of his overwhelming breeding value rating.

His progeny dominate the foal markets in Medingen, Vechta and Verden as evidenced by his son Day and Night, who was sold for the sum of DM 140,000 in Medingen in the year 2000. His sons are furthermore very popular at the approvals, demonstrated inter alia, by Der Lord, who went into the services of the Lower Saxon state stud of Celle and Divino de L, who is covering in Baden-Wurttemberg. Then there are De Vito, Donautanz , Depardieu (runnerup of the 2000 approval in Oldenburg and state champion in 2002) and Degas, who are stationed as loose box neighbours of their sire at the Hamstrup respectively Medingen stations, furthermore, Dionysos in Schleswig-Holstein, D-Online in Hesse, De Luxe in Saxony as well as Diego Velasquez and Dante Alighieri in Austria.

The son Desert Moon, who is not being utilised in breeding yet, was third at the Hanoverian approval of 2001 and was the top lot of the 2001 stallion market at the knock-down price of DM 530,000. The likewise approved Donautanz came third in the 2002 federal championship of three-year old stallions. De Niros daughter Die Weingard became I-b diamond ring mare at the 2000 Oldenburg Elite Mare Show in Rastede.

In 2001, his daughter Edina unequivocally won the Oldenburg Elite Mare Show at the same location.

100 day tested 1996 Adelheidsdorf

Total: 141.93 (2nd)

Dressage 145.41 (1st)

Jumping 117.75 (11th)

Welfenadel

Imp. Black / Brown 16.3hh

Fully Licensed - Hannoverian / Oldenburger / AWHA Stallion

This enchanting young stallion has exceptional temperament. His brilliant paces and rare gift for Piaffe & Dressage suggest an exciting future in the Grand Prix.

Welfenadel is the licensed "Oldenburger" son of "Welt Hit II"

He is the 2004 SA Medium Champion and has placed consecutively in Medium & Advanced 2003/2004 National Championships, winning SA Reserve Chamion, Prix St George 2005.

Further Successes include:

1st 2006 Sydney CDI Advanced

3rd 2006 Sydney CDI Advanced

1st 2006 Clarendon NSW Int.1

Selected for the National Dressage squad and NSW squad.

"Elf" shows remarkable technique and great athletic ability in jumping, reflecting his famous jumping Dam line.

Welfenadel is now standing at Glenorie NSW.

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