The German state studs are modern service providers with tradition and character. They are centres of excellence for horse breeding and equestrian sport. Our collection of stallions includes proven sires as well as promising young stallions. Since the beginning of modern equestrian sports, state sires and their offspring have featured in the highest tournament classes. They have been successful in the German Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games. Numerous state sires are in the top 1 percent of German sires, and it is a state sire that has for years held the highest breeding value ever given in Germany.
Our comprehensive breeder service ranges from advice regarding stallion selection to rearing and training through to marketing the offspring. Equipped with covering facilities and insemination stations, the state studs offer competent service on site during the breeding season. Usually, stallions from all the major bloodlines are offered to breeders at affordable covering or insemination fees.
The Warendorf stallion is regarded as a jumper-maker par excellence. With top horses competing at international show jumping courses, for example All Inclusive NRW/Ludger Beerbaum and Dennis Lynch and Allerdings/ Marco Kutscher, he demonstrates his strengths as a sire. His offspring are also highly sought in mass sports because of their outstanding rideability and willingness to perform.
In sport, his name bears the addition NRW to represent North Rhine-Westphalian horse breeding on the international stage. Brought to top-level sport by Franz-Josef “Peppi” Dahlmann, he now continues to have success at the highest international level with top rider Marcus Ehning. CORNADO I is in the top 1% of jumper-makers in Germany. His offspring always arouse intense interest at breeding shows and auctions.
FLORESTAN I is one of the most important sires in terms of breeding value estimates, occupying the top spots over and over again. As a line founder, he has already sired numerous equally coveted state sires such as FIDERMARK and FÜRST PICCOLO. His offspring are successful at international level, especially in the dressage arena, attract great attention at breeding shows and licensings, and achieve top prices at auctions.
Barely any other Thoroughbred has influenced German warmblood breeding like Lauries Crusador. He will have a lasting impact on breeding through numerous licensed sons and outstanding mares.
In May every year, Europe’s eventing elite converge for the three-star International Horse Trials in Marbach. Local hero, World and European Champion Michael Jung started his career here and his successful horse La Biosthéthique Sam FBW (by Stan the Man xx x Heraldik xx) was reared in Marbach.
Eva Bitter is proud of her show horse Stakkato, who has been at the top of the German “jumping” breeding value list for seven years now.
He came, he saw, he conquered – and put his stamp on Hanoverian dressage horse breeding for decades
An exceptional stallion resulting from the combination of Donnerhall and Cor de la Bryere. Vice World Champion of Young Dressage Horses, winner of the stallion performance test, two-time participant in the Federal Championships, Federal Champion and winner of numerous S dressage competitions. His offspring are very successful and always ready to perform in dressage and showing jumping; his son Reality (Doubles Well) was Vice World Champion Hunter in the USA. In conjunction with thoroughbred-type mares, he has highly successful offspring in eventing. An elite stallion and an outstanding sire.
Licensing winner, performance test winner and the most successful dressage stallion of the post-reunification period. His inherent double talent, rideability, character and hardness make Juventus a riding horse-maker of the highest quality.
Marbach state sire Herbstkönig/T. (by Interconti/T. x Timber/T.), reserve winner of his licensing 2010 and Trakehner Federal Champion 2011.
The Marbach state sires complete a rigorous “waiting stallion” programme with tournament sport use of the Württemberg Breeding Association. Diamond Star (by Diamond Hit x Feiner Stern) was fifth in the 2008 final for five-year-old dressage horses.
Born in 1990 in Marbach, main sire Gardez (by Ganymed x Herzbube/T.) was listed for many years in the world rankings list of the most successful dressage horse sires.
Demanded by the south German breeders: Marbach state sire Quadrofino (by Quaterback x Paradiesvogel), reserve winner of the south German licensing 2011.
English Thoroughbred stallion Stan the Man xx was very beneficial as a state sire in the Principal and State Stud Marbach. His most famous son is Eventing World and European Champion La Biosthètique Sam FBW with Michael Jung.
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