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Florestan I: Westphalian,
Bay, 170cm, 1986 
The Westfalian foundation stallion Florestan I has
passed away at age 26 at his home Landgestut Warendorf in Germany on
Tuesday 2 January 2011. The stallion stopped breeding three years
ago and was enjoying his retirement at the stud farm. Bred by Grit
and Eberhard Schulte-Böcker in Geilenkirchen, Germany, Florestan
was by Fidelio I out of Raute (by Rheingold x Garamond). The bay was
the champion of the 1988 Rhinelander stallion licensing and was
immediately bought by the Landgestut Warendorf. He won his Stallion
Performance Test in Warendorf with a total index of 129,02 points
and was winner of the dressage and show jumping division. Florestan
became a true foundation stallion stamping his offspring and
creating a breeding line of his own. He was the runner up on the
2011 WBFSH Dressage Sire Ranking thanks to his successfull offspring
competing at Grand Prix level dressage. More than 2,000 offspring
are registered as competition horse in Germany. Ninety sons are
licensed for breeding (Fidermark, Florencio, French Kiss, First
Dance, Festrausch, Fleurop, Florentinus V, Floresco, Florestano,
Florianus, Florett As, Furstenreich, Furst Heinrich, etc. )and 222
daughters were proclaimed State Premium mares. In his last breeding
year at the station in Bad Sassendorf, Florestan still covered 130
mares naturally but his fertility had decreased immensely at the end
of his breeding career. Florestan was one of the first stallions to
cover more than 500 mares in one season. The bay stallion achieved
this record in 1996.
Ranked
number I on the FN breeding values list in 1999
Sire of
the 1996 Bundeschampion - Fidermark and the 2002 Bundeschampion French
Kiss.
Florestan's
sire Fidelio was for many years one of the most popular sires in the
Rhineland. He was an enriching sire for both disciplines and also covered
for many years in Muthagen as well as Gevelsberg for a short period,
before dropping out of the Westphalian State Stud. Florestan's dam, the
State Premium Mare Raute is a proven show mare in Rhineland. At the age of
three she was the champion mare of her age group. IN 1983 she won her
class at the German Mare Show in Verden whilst in 1986 she was champion
junior mare at the Federal Show in Aix-la-chapelle. Following Florestan I,
Raute produced the younger full brother Florestan II in 1990 who also
occupied a loose box at the Westphalian State Stud and has become a
popular sire. The granddam, State Premium Mare Gode is a full sister of
the hereditary transmitter Gardist. This bloodline has roots back to the
Hannoverian station Hanigsen and also produced the 1998 Bundeschampion
Roman Nature as well as a number of competition horses some of whom have
had international successes.
Florestan
was the champion of the 1988 Rhineland approvals and went on to win his
100 day test in Warendorf in 1989.
Florestan
has proven himself to be an ace of a sire. He is one of Germany's leading
sires. His first few foal crops produced an amazing 20 licensed sons
including the Bundeschampion Fidermark. His siring prowess is further
enhanced by a number of State Premium Mares as well as several
Bundeschampion winners and contestants including Farce (Vice
Bundeschampion) Ferarra S Bundeschampion under Isabell Werth, Floriano
etc... Successful dressage horses include Filou/Christoph Krueer and
Fuego with Heiner Schiegren. The approved Focus is successful event horse
with Heinrich Wilhelm-Johannsmann. Florestan has taken a leading position
on the FN breeding values (ranking number I in 1999) for a number of
years. His exceedingly ride able progeny have created a stir with top
prices at the NRW elite auctions.
| Florestan I |
Fidelio |
Furioso II |
Furioso xx |
| Dame De ranville |
| Laura |
Lockruf |
| Wolgahalle |
| St Pr St Raute |
Rheingold |
Romadour II |
| Piroschka |
| St Pr St Gode |
Garamond |
| St Pr St Glocke |
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