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COMPETITION HORSES FOR SALE


A small selection of high quality Horses are Imported on a regular basis, from trusted friends & Breeders throughout Europe, for Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing. Horses selected for there temperament, trainability and breeding, all are open to any vetting & X-ray's which we will be happy to arrange, transport and insurance can also be arranged. If you do not see what meets your requirements please do not hesitate to give us a call or e-mail: info@woodcrofttrakehners.co.uk

More pictures of some of the horses can be found in the Photo Gallery File under the horses name.



***Just Arrived 4 year old black gelding by Stedinger, 4 year old bay gelding by Westerhagen. 4 year old gelding by E.H. Tivano arriving soon ***












Starlight Express




Stedinger Sandro Hit Sandro Song
Elite St. Loretta
St.Pr. Bold Fantasy Landandel
Belinda
Alatine Locato Lord
Vienna
Alatina Eklatant
Amsel



Starlight Express, Absolutely beautiful black, 4 year old, Oldenburg gelding. He is a stunning 17hh Stedinger son with a perfect Dressage pedigree .

His Sire Stedinger was Champion of the Oldenburg Grading in 2002. He passed an outstanding 30 & 70 day Performance test. He qualified for the Bundeschampionat in 2005 & has had wins in Dressage classes upto Intermediate. Stedinger was one of the most popular breeding Stallions right from his approval. His daughter Sinfonie was Champion at the Federal Foal Championships and was the most expensive foal at Verden selling for €26,000. His son Starman likewise fetched €26,000 in Vechta. Almost all of Stedinger foals recieved Premiums in diverse breeding regions. Five Stedinger sons have been licenced to date including the Champion Oldenburg Stallion, Status Quo.

His Sire Sandro Hit, is one of the most sought after sires of today. He was world Champion and Bunderschampion six year old dressage horse in 1999. Poetin became world Champion 6 year old Dressage horse in 2003 & won the Bunderschampionat title. The Oldenburg Champion mare Silberaster won the Bunderschamionat as a 3 year old. Over 90 of Sandro Hits sons have been licenced to date.

Starlight Express has Breathtaking forward, uphill paces, good rideability & has the real look at me factor. He has just arrived from Germany £14.500
























Walzer




Westernhagen Weltmeyer World cup
St.Pr. Anka
St.Pr. Lady Larissa Landadel
St.Pr.Caprice
Battida Borneo Bolero
St Pr. Gipsy
Shadee Shogun xx
Gladiatorin



Walzer, Pretty 16.1hh, 4 year old, bay Hanoverian gelding by the young Weltmeyer Son Westernhagen. Westernhagen won his Stallion performance test in 2001, in which he also won the partial index for showjumping & became runner up of the rideability caregory.

His sire Weltmeyer, who was the Federal Champion in 1987, Approval Champion & Stallion Performance test winner as well as DLG Champion, presented large numbers of approval winners, Federal Champion & Stallion Performance test winners - a tally which is unrivalled. He currently has over 80 approved sons & over 200 Premium daughters. His dam St.Pr Lady Larissa was highly placed in riding horse classes at the State Championship in Hannover.

Weltmeyers Sire World Cup1 was winner of his Stallion Approval. Winner of his Performance test & twice Vice Champion DLG Stallion. In 1997 he was proclaimed Stalion of the year.

Borneo is one of 47 licenced sons of Bolero. He was one of the new Dressage sires in the Hannoverian studbook, with his abundance of Thoroughbred blood contributing to the elegant quality of his descendents. In his nine seasons at stud, he sired 47 licensed stallions, including the champion of his year, Buenos Aires. Perhaps his most influential stallion sons have been the Brentanos I & II and Bismarck. His son Beltain was the sire of the Champion Six year old horse at the 2005 Bundeschampionate, Bellissimo.

Wallzer is a very kind and elegant youngster with a lovely attitude and paces to match. He would suit a young or lady rider wanting an unspoilt well schooled, well mannered horse with all the basics well established. £8,500
























Brequet




E.H. Tivano Tuemmler Heros
Tuberose
Elite. St. Tilsit Herzbube
Pr.St.u.Elite Tip Top
Sabect Silvermoon Kostolany
St.Pr.u Elite Suleiken
Beauty Schwedengruss
Boradi



Brequet, quality 4 year old bay 16.2hh Trakehner gelding with very good conformation. He is well established under saddle having wins and placings in novice Dressage classes, including qualifiying for the 4 year old International Dressage Championships in Europe. He has good manners & has been professionaly schooled & trained by a young Team rider, but has also been ridden by novice riders.

Brequet's Sire Tivano has been awarded Elite status due to his competition success in Dressage up to Grand Prix. He is well known for passing on his very good rideability & uncomplicated attitude.

E.H. Tivano is Full brother to the Elite Stallion & Foundation sire Tenor & maternal half brother to the Elite & Grand Prix Stallion Tuareg - sire of the FEI & World Cup winner Renaissance fleur.

The maternal line of Brequet contains some of the most proven Dressage genes of the Trakehner breeding programe worldwide. Grandsire Silvermoon is father of the FEI & Worl Cup Dressage mare Matine & has become one of the most popular Dressage sires of the Danish Warmblood breed. Silvermoon is half brother to Gribaldi - Anky Van Grunsven's Painted Black. The second sire Schwedengruss has been awarded Elite status in the Danish Warmblood breed & is one of the most influential sires in Denmark.

Brequet is a kind and talented young horse with good manners who would be suitable for a young or lady rider, he has also been showjumping schooled at novice level.





















De Beste




De Niro Donnerhall Donnerwetter
Ninette
alicante Akzent 11
Wiesenelfe
Alana Archipel Argentan
Grand Garcon
Gully Grand Garcon
Wolana



De Beste, 17hh, 6 year old German Bred Oldenburg gelding, modern elegant type with 3 very good gaits but a particularly extravagant uphill trot. Working at Advanced Medium level Dressage, established lateral work and changes. Also show jumps 1.20m. He is very trainable and really wants to please.

De Beste is by the top performance Stallion De Niro who is known for passing on very good rideability. He was winning upto Grand Prix by the age of seven. He has more than 60 graded sons and almost 100 Premium daughters. In the 2006 Bunderschampionat fourteen of De Niro's progeny participated, by far the largest lot by a single sire.

De Niro's sire Donnerhall is the two time World Champion in Dressage.

De Beste would suit an able amateur or professional rider he has Grand Prix potential in the right hands.

































St.Pr.A. Diore

Price reduced.


Chronist Elite H. Caprimond Elite H. Arogno
Pr. Capri
Pr. Charisma Elite H. Sokrates
Caravelli
Dicosta v.d. Heide Kostolany Enrico Caruso
Kapstadt
Diva 111 Fabian
Distel



Mare Family:S69 Sennerin


St.Pr.A. Diore, World class 5 year old, black, German bred Trakehner, Premium candidate mare, she was graded in Germany with 53 points. 16.1hh - 16.2hh. Exquisite young mare with breathtaking loose, uphill paces. St.Pr.A. Diore is a top class young Dressage prospect with very good rideability, she has been professionally produced under saddle in Germany & has an outstanding loose jumping technique. St.Pr.A. Dior has the kindest nature & is a candidate for the higher levels of Dressage, she just gets on with whatever is asked of her. She would suit an experienced young horse rider wanting a horse with the talent to go all the way up through the Dressage rankings.

Diore is by the Dressage Stallion Chronist who recently sold to Switzerland. He was Champion of his Performance Test with a particularly high ridebility index. He is known to have a great willingness to work, a trait he consistently passes onto his offspring. His dam the Premium mare Charisma is closely related to the approved Stallions C'est Bon & Crambambuli.

Chronist is by the Grand Prix & Elite Stallion Caprimond. The dam State Premium Charisma is the mother of the Elite Stallion Hohenstein & Premium Mares Capriati & Ciara.

Diore's Dam Dicosta v.d Heide produced the Zfdp approved black Trakehner Dios v.d Heide by Biotop & from the close maternal relation was the 2006 approved stallion Dorkas by K2.

I cannot speak highly enough of this young mare she is real quality! We have reduced her price to £11.500 due to an eye injury which has left one eye slightly cloudy but in no way affects her perfomance or breeding potential.



























Con Calypso




Compliment Calypso 11 Cor de la Bryere
Tabelle
Fiorella Freiherr
Lafette
St.Pr. Elena Eiger 1 Eisenherz
St.Pr. Alete
Linolde Linberg
Wallfahrt



Con Calypso, 16.2hh 4 year old, dark bay German bred Hanoverian gelding. A top class horse with real star quality & a lovely trainable temperament!

Con Calypso is by the up and coming Sire Compliment who has produced many foals for the Verden Elite Auction, his oldest progeny are renouned for there rideability and remarkable jumpling qualities. Compliment is by one of the most important German Sires Calypso who is a producer of many International Showjumpers such as Contender, Carbid & Crazy Classic, the female line goes back to the world famous Furioso. Cor de la Bryere is also a top producer of International Showjumpers & sire of the famous Corrado.

On the Dam side appears Eiger Stallion of the year 1995 the line of Espri & Escudo.

Con Calypso has been professionally produced in Germany, he is athletic, loose moving, has 3 correct, regular gaits, he works in a lovely outline and is light in the hand. He is balanced and elastic in his movement. He has been lightly jumped under saddle proving a natural. He is bold athletic & a very talented jumper he would make an ideal prospect for this years Pavo & Burghley young event horse classes as well as the National & International Dressage classes. He can be seen at Knaptoff in the 4 year old Burghley young Event horse class on the 26th July.
























Stolen Spirit




Flemmingh Lacapo Landgraf 1
Larsa
Texas Carneval
Ledusa
Brownhill Valentina Vatout Trak Wie Ibikus Trak
Valioscha
Choni Illum
Miranda



Stolen Spirit Is a stunning 15.2, bay, Mare, 6 years old, British Bred Sport Horse. Elegant modern type with beautiful elevated paces. She is by Flemmingh, sire of Anky Van Grunsven's Krack c & world cup horse Lingh. Flemmingh is considered a Dressage Sire but was a Grade A Showjumper in Holland. She is out of a SHB Graded mare who gained 9's for her paces & has an enormous jumping ability.

Flemmingh is reknowned for producing horses who move very well for Dressage but he also throws fabulous temperaments, horses who are kind, easy & willing.

Stolen Spirit is a beautiful mare who is easy to ride. She is schooling Medium & consistently doing correct flying changes over a pole. She is ready to bring out at Elemenary level. She has a tremendous jump & has been to 3 shows, jumped in 6 clases & has yet to touch a pole. She hacks out alone or in company she is good to catch, clip, box in the stable she is very mannerly.

Stolen Spirit did 2 Novice Dressage tests last year & won both tests. She could also Showjump or event as she is very bold. She has been cross country schooled. She has been slowly and carefully produced & has top level ability. She is very sadly for sale on behalf of her breeder as she is too small. This horses has been described by & is for sale on behalf of a client. £7.500



























Prince

Sold Subject to vetting




Prince Thatch xx Thatch xx Forli xx
Thong
Petroleuse xx Stupendous xx
Partisane
Waldfee Walt Disney World Cup
St.Pr. Grandezza
Doreen Dinar
St.Pr. Bianka



Prince, Stunning black 3 year old, German bred Hanoverian gelding to make 16.3hh - 17hh, he is established under saddle proving to be very kind & uncomplicated, nothing phases him, he also has a very bold scopey jump & an exceptional canter.

Prince is by Prince Thatch xx a thoroughbred Stallion who is graded into the Hanoverian Studbook and Performance tested class 1. He now Stands at the Celle state Stud & is known for passing on exeptional rideability values as well as being a great improver of type. Prince Thatch is the Sire of German Olympic Gold medalist Piccalino.

The mother line is also exceptional World Cup I, is in third place in his age group in the National Dressage horse ranking, and so far his best son is Weltmeyer. Weltmeyer won his stallion licensing in 1986 & his performance test in 1987. He also won the Three-Year-Old class of the 1987 German National Riding Horse Championship and in 1989 he became the National Champion of the DLG Breeding Show, a competition of all German Breed societies. The newly licensed son of World Cup is Walt Disney who won his performance test in 1989.

A full brother to Prince was sold at the Verden Elite Auction and went onto to qualify and gain a top placing at the German Bunderschampionship. Prince is a top class Dressage or event prospect & would make a sound investment for the future, his temperament is fantastic he is so willing & trusting.
























Premium & Select Studbook Woodcroft O'Neill




*** Champion Mare Grading 57 points ***
*** Champion Mare Performance Test ***
*** Trakehner Breeders Fraternity Supreme Champion 2006 ***
*** Premium & Select Studbook ***
*** In Training with Sandra Freiling - Germany. ***



Pr.H Cadeau Silvermoon Kostolany
Sp.Pr.u.Pr.St. Elite. Suleiken
Cortina R Elite H Caprimond
Cordelia R
St.Pr.u.Pr.St Woodcroft O'Hara Arrak Ibikus
Altessa
St.Pr.u. Elite Olga Elite H Sixtus
Pr.St Oda


Mare Family: 069A Oka Dohna - Schlobitten

Supreme Champion, Select and Premium Woodcroft O'Neill: 5 year old Bay Trakehner mare, born May 03, to mature to approx 16.3hh. A most impressive mare of the highest quality for Breeding or competing she has it all! O'Neills Sire the young Premium Stallion & Elite Canidate 'Cadeau' he has his first Graded Sons and several Premium Daughters, he is now Competing successfully at Advanced Dressage riden by German National Champion rider Dorothee Schneider, his progeny already have the reputation of being very elastic in movement & having the kindest temperaments. Cadeau is by Silvermoon the Sire of the beautiful grey mare Blue Hors Matine, Winner of two medals in Dressage at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen 2006.

O'Neill's dam St.Pr.u.Pr.St. O'Hara was unchallenged Champion of her Mare Grading in Germany as well as Champion of her ridden Mare Performance Test she is also a BWBS Select Studbook mare. O'Hara is half sister to the Olympic Dressage star Merlin, her grandam St.Pr,Pr.u. E.St. Olga has also been awarded the title Elite, the Trakehner Verbands Highest accolade.

O'Neill's maternal family counts among one of the highest proven mare families of the Trakehner breed worldwide. Well known sires such as Orpheus, Onassis (both USA), Ordensglanz ( Germany) the up and coming young Dressage Premium stallion Oliver Twist and the newly Graded Premium Stallion Okavango are all from the same mare family.

At the 2007 Trakehner Stallion licencing Oliver Twist was represented by his first crop of Colts, 2 Colts were forward for grading, both Graded with Grand Passion becoming Supreme Champion selling for €300.000 to Sarah and Tony Pidgley.

O'Neill is the image of her Premium State & State Premium mother but better !!! She has exceptioal comformation, perfect topline, she is powerful & elastic in her movement with a very active hind leg, she is always uphill.

At the Suffolk County show 2004 she was 1st in the yearling warmblood class whilst her dam was 1st in the Broodmare class.

O'Neill has been Graded and Mare Performance Tested with the BWBS achieving Select Studbook Status and First Star in her Mare Performance test. She had only been under saddle for 3 weeks and took it all in her stride. Premium and Select Studbook Woodcroft O'Neill has also been Graded and Mare Performance tested with the TBF becoming Champion of her Grading, Champion of the Mare Performance Test and Supreme Champion,

Woodcroft O'Neill has been in training with Emile Faurie as a 3 year old.

Woodcroft O'Neill competed in the 4 year old BD class at Patchetts EC gaining 69.2% she has been competed by Matt Frost winning her first affiliated Novice competions with upto 72.50% & Qualifiying for the Winter Regional Championships. As a 5 year old she has just competed in her first International competition at the annual Trakehner Bundersturier in Hannover she was 4th in the L Class with 78% & 5th in the 5&6 year old class. Her next show will be the Annual Trakehner show in Denmark in August.

She is an outstanding prospect for the very highest levels. O'Neill is in professional training in Germany, she is currently ready to compete at Medium level and is schooling Advanced Medium. O'Neill has just been shown at the Febuary Stallion show in Munster Handorf & is Selected for the Trakehner Elite Auction. Can be seen in Verden, Germany. Video clip available. Substantial price required.



































Bon Jovi




Baroncelli Bergamon Baryshimikov
Paola
St.Pr. Madeira Matcho AA
St.Pr.Picarla
Cordina Cheenook Caretino
Trika
Goldstueck Goldstein
Loewensage



Bon Jovi Is a stunning 16.2, bay, gelding, 6 years old, German Bred Hanoverian. Elegant modern type with beautiful elevated paces. Extremely eyecatching in the ring. Competing Novice, training Elementary, 94 BD points, many wins, always placed with scores up to 73% with a novice dressage rider. Part qualified for Summer Regionals. Super work ethic, lovely ground manners. Good to shoe, clip, box, hack etc. Would suit ambitious amateur or professional.

Bon Jovi’s sire is the Pape Stud’s fabulous stallion Baroncelli. He was a winner in foal shows, winner of the Hanoverian licensing in December 2000 and superior winner of his stallion performance test in 2001. Baroncelli was nominated “Stallion of the Year” by the Hanoverian association and therefore best stallion of the year, Baroncelli was the first ever privately owned stallion to be bestowed with this title. In the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf Baroncelli won the first qualification with 9.1 and developed into the public darling. In the finale he was barely beaten into 2nd place and brought home the title Vice Federal Champion. He was competing at advanced level by the age of seven and is now on the list of Top German Dressage Sires. At the January auction in Verden a Baroncelli foal was the top lot at 88,000 Euro and In Munster two Baroncelli foals fetched 75,000 Euro each.

Bon Jovi’s dams sire is Cheenook. Cheenook is approved for nearly all German Studbooks. Trained to Grand Prix level, his qualities include considerable jumping ability, extraordinary collection and a predisposition for the highest levels of Dressage. His progeny are sought after because of their type, strength of motion, correctness and character.

Cheenook’s sire, Caretino needs no introduction. One of Germanys top stallions, producing horses that excel in both dressage and jumping. Ranked in the top ten of the WBFSH rankings of top show jumping sires. He jumped as part of the Danish Nations Cup team before being partnered by the legendary Ludger Beerbaum.

This horses has been described by & is for sale on behalf of a client. £11.500





















Clooney

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Connery Elite H. Buddenbrock Elite H. Sixtus
Elite St. Ballerina
Caro Dame 11 Karo As
Pr.u.Elite Cornau
Shirin 11 Elite H. Consul Swazi xx
Pr.u.Elite Cornau
Sera Meteor xx
Serenade



Mare Family:S69 Sennerin


Clooney, 6 year old Dark Bay, 16.hh, Trakehner gelding. Top class young horse with perfect manners in the stable, with vet, Farrier, travelling, clipping ect. Clooney has outstanding elastic paces with a huge trot, he will make a superb ladies or young riders horse. He is a lovely boy to be around, he has been professionally produced in Germany & is a horse for an ambitious, confidant rider wanting to reach the higher levels in Dressage.

Clooney is by Connery, he was approved in Neumunster in 2000, he qualified for the Bundeschampionat twice and has been doing well as a dressage horse on his way to the FEI levels. His first crop appeared in Neumünster in 2004 and his first son, Aquarius, was approved. In 2005, his sons Elfenfeuer and Imperio were approved, the latter as the shining Reserve Champion in Neumünster, and in 2006, Connery again sired an approved son, the impressive dressage type Hulian. Connery also has an approved son in Hanover. Connery's dam Caro-Dame II is one of the few daughters of the very good Karo As in the breed, the only approved son of the excellent sport horse sire Vollkorn xx in Oldenburg. Caro-Dame II is a daughter of the late elite mare Cornau, who not only left the breed several highly ranked daughters, but most importantly, the elite stallion and major sire Consul. Other daughters of her include the Grand Prix winner Corna, dam of the premium stallion Checkpoint, or Cornu, dam of the approved Cornus.

His dam Shirin II had a long and successful S level career in Dressage with about €10,000 in winnings, and second dam Sera also produced the S level dressage winner Swala Granti (by Kaspar).

Clooney has an exceptional pedigree of performance proven parents. He is ready to affiliate but is not a novice ride. He has recently been vetted in Germany & in England with good x-rays. Video clip available on request.















Holme Grove Gaia

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Holme Grove Prokoviev Beg xx Pillar
Gelikon
Baschima Goldino
Primadonna
St. Pr. H.G Genesis Camelot Arsenal
St.Pr. Gassandra
St.Pr. Catalina EH Tenor
Pr.St Galante


Holme Grove Gaia7 year old, 15.2 1/2hh, Black British Bred Trakehner mare. A stunning mare with people loving temperament, same home since an unbacked 3 year old. She has uphill flashy paces and a bold jump. superb tecnique over 3.6" courses with scope to go on. she jumps fillers, water, gates, spresds, uprights & has been cross country schooled. Ready to affiliate BD, BSJA, BE. Gaia is great to hack aloneor in company, she is not spookey or sharp. She is 100 % to clip, shoe & box. Quality enough for a professional but safe enough for a amateur / young rider. Career commitments force very upsetting sale. £11.000 for sale on behalf of a friend and can be viewed in Surrey. For Sale & described on behalf of a friend.









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