Ehrentusch, bay  Rheinlander Stallion, by (Ehrensold / Rheingold)standing approximately 16.3 1/4 hands.

Stallion Performance Test, 1987 Warendorf

Overall score 131.95 / 1st of 14

Dressage score 127.64 / 1st

Jumping score 126.40 / 1st

Ehrentusch won his stallion performance test with top results in all categories, proving the marvelous versatility of this line. He also became reserve DLG champion, placing second to Weltmeyer. Ehrentusch's sire, Ehrensold, was a Rhineland state stallion who sired many top quality sport horses, including Entertainer, sold at the PSI and ridden by Dr. Reiner Klimke and Michael Klimke. Ehrentuch's showjumpers include Elastique 2. His dam, SPS Rheinfee, was Best in Class in Rhineland, 1983 and reserve DLG champion. She is also the dam of Ehrengold, who was presented successfully by Klaus Balkenhol. Rheinfee's sire, Rheingold, was winner of his keuring in 1977. Ehrentusch has sired many horses that have participated in the Bundeschampionat and has many top auction horses, including Ecciavelle, 200,000 DM.

The Westfalian foundation stallion Ehrentusch passed away today due to accute heart failur at the stallion station in Gevelsberg, Germany. The 21-year old stallion was one of the most important sires breeding for the Westfalian society. Ehrentusch was born in 1984 at Johann Lenzen's stable and is by Ehrensold out of the State Premium Mare Rheinfee (by Rheingold x Pasternak). The bay stallion got licensed in 1986 and won the stallion performance test in 1987. He produced nine licensed offspring , amongst which Ehrentanz, Ehrenpreis and Ehrenwort, and 33 state premium mares. More than 500 offspring are registered with the German Equestrian Federation who all produced overall 450,000 euro of prize money. Currently, his most renown get in the competition arena are Christina Traurig's Olympic partner Etienne, Nina Stadlinger's Egalité and the Prix St Georges horse Eichendorff, ridden by Victoria Max Theurer.