Le Espoir, bay Rhinelaender Stallion by (Lord Loxley / Warkant), born in 2006, standing approximately 16.2 hands.

Reserve dressage champion at the Mecklenburg licensing and miracle mover at Redefin The Meckenburg Breeding Association called the reserve champion of the 2008 licensing a “miracle mover”. ”When he trotted through the indoor arena, every single part of this stallion was in motion. He has an energetic leg action with fluent movement through the back,” it continued. L’Espoir completed his first public performance with excellent merits. This wiry athlete has conformation and movement very similar to those of his sire, Lord Loxley. Lord Loxley was Bundeschampion and Vice World Champion of Five Year Old Dressage Horses with Heiner Schiergen, who also rode him to victory in St. Georges classes and the qualifier for the Nuremberg Burgpokal. Two of his progeny, Laetare and FS La Noire, are Bundeschampions and he has produced many premium priced approved sons. He is considered to be one of the most successful dressage sires in Germany. Maternal grandsire, Warkant, has produced numerous top horses, including Olympic gold medal-winner Wansuela Suerte. Trakehner Gelria in the third generation adds noble blood and beautiful type genes. This young stallion continues the bloodline of champion maker Lord Sinclair in the second generation.

Reserve Champion of Four Year Old Dressage Stallions - best 35 day test in Denmark

Never before: L'Espoir achieved the best Danish 35 day test to date with 944 points. He received three perfect 10.0s - two in the disciplines of canter and temperament - and his lowest score was 9.0. At the Odense CDI he won the championship qualifier with a score of 9.1 and in the final for four-year-old dressage horses he came second with 8.64. L'Espoir was Reserve Dressage Champion at the Mecklenburg licensing and outstanding champion stallion at the Danish licensing in 2009. "When he trotted through the indoor arena, every part of this stallion was in motion. He has an energetic leg action with fluent movement through the back," said the judges in Redefin. L'Espoir was sired by Bundeschampion and Vice World Champion Lord Loxley. Lord Loxley has ten advanced dressage class wins and over 23 approved stallions among his offspring, including numerous premium status stallions and reserve licensing champions, such as Bundeschampion Laetare. His daughter FS La Noire was Rhenish champion mare and Bundeschampion. Lord Loxley, by Bundeschampion and Grand Prix winner Lord Sinclair, is considered to be one of the best contemporary dressage sires around. L'Espoir's first crop of foals are beautiful types that move with outstanding cadence. L'Espoir is a brilliant mover and a beautiful ride

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