Sonntagskind is the embodiment of 3 of the most famous dressage horses who have ever lived. If you are interested in Sandro Hit, then there are certain elements he will add, that may be just what your mare needs, such as long legs, active front leg, dark coat, refined head. He scores well for canter (146) and trot (133) but less well for walk (104). Height: 172 cm. About -Sandro Hit is a top sire who produces absolutely first rate offspring. Born: 2004. He has stamped his qualities on a whole era of modern horses, producing beautiful progeny with dynamic cadence. 30 day Performance Tested. I was interested in the sandro hit line for my mare originally, I got lots of dvd's from studs with licensensed sons by him, but each and every one of them had imo poor hind leg movement, which ultimately put me off the line. His 2021 FN rankings are 128 as a sire of young dressage horses, and 154 for highest level achieved. The black beauty was tremendously popular with the breeders for his good looks and model makers, although his offspring was known not to be the easiest. Indeed there are those who suggest that because of Mr Schockemhles ability to promote new stallions, and manipulate the market, PSI is becoming the de-facto National Stud of Germany but back to Sandro Hit. By legendary sire, Sandro Hit, out of an elite Donnerhall/Rubinstein I mare, Sonntagskind combines three of the world's most famous bloodlines in dressage breeding. If the first AI of the year is July 1st or later, the credit the following year is 100%. 9 December 2021 #2. Although Sandro Hit was licensed, the stallion's breeding career only took flight in 2000 after his under saddle successes in 1999. Ultra: Donatella M: Dressage Royal: Grace S: Horse information Competition results Breeding values Offspring (1) Breeding values. 17hh 2005 Licensed Oldenburg 30 day Performance Tested Santo Hit's Sire Sandro Hit has shaped modern dressage breeding, producing beautiful uphill types with light footed elegant movement and an enchanting charisma. Sandro Hit had five representatives on the first entries for Rio list, his son, Sir Donnerhall (Donnerhall) had two, while two other sons, Sandreo (Flemmingh) and Stedinger (Landadel), each had one. In his first foal crop, we saw offspring of a well-balanced model, attractive type, correct conformation, and elastic movement with good power from the hind leg. Sandro Hit is a mordern, elegant stallion with a harmonious topline, well-developed frame and strong limbs. Dorothee Schneider and Showtime at the Bundeschampionships in their early days, View on Sandro Hit on YouTube: In 2018, Salvino/Adrienne Lyle was part of the USA dressage silver medallist team at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon/USA. On the 2020 standings, he was still in 3rd place, while his son, San Amour (Plaisir dAmour) moved into 9th spot. Sandro Hit absolved his stallion performance test in Medingen in 1997 and in 1999 he became federal champion six-year old dressage horses as well as world champion juvenile horse in Arnheim. Third sire Brentano II was a foundation stallion for the Hanoverian breed before his death in 2010. Sandro Hit has produced over ten Bundeschampions to date and at the 2011 World Championship for Young Dressage Horses he presented numerous finalists such as Showtime, Sunday, and Soulmate. Sandro Hit foals and horses are regularly sold at auction for prices in excess of 100,000. HoweverSandro Hit had been bred to such a huge amount of mares, he had easy access to top broodmares thatproduced high quality offspring easily making it tointernational Grand Prix level. I guess you know Dennis left last year. According to Ulf: Sandro Hit was the stallion that gave Paul Schockemhle the idea to run the breeding stud seriously. Sandro Hit was the most represented stallion at the 2020 Olympic Games. He stood approximately 17 hands (68 inches, 173 cm). But then you find jumping stallions like Sandro establishing a dressage line through his son Sandro Hit, there luckily the bloodlines are not so close together they dont have to be so close together.. The grand-dam Antenne won numerous Grands Prix with George Ahlmann. That is the really good thing with Sandro Hit, we have outstanding offspring from Donnerhall mares, from Rubinstein, from Weltmeyer, from Brentano, from Holstein bloodlines, like Calypso. As a two-year-old we knew he was a very good type, he was moving well, and we brought him to the stallion grading at Oldenburg., But he passed, and then because he had a funny bloodline for a dressage horse so he had to prove himself, and he did.. It is also influenced by the jumping scores from the 3-year old test and the quality test due to the genetical relationships that exist between these traits. Auction in 2008 for EUR 550,000. Loretta is by the Ramiro son, Ramino, who was champion of his performance test at Adelheidsdorf in 1983. Definitely. I often talk to breeders about this. One of the most outstanding examples is Sir Donnerhall, who also tops the FN breeding stallion rating (pictured in the last image with Sandro Hit). These initial qualities were proven further at his 70-Day Stallion Test in 2012, highlighted by scores of "10" for cross-country gallop and cross-country jumping, "9" for canter and stadium jumping ability, and "8.5" for temperament and willingness to work. His son Solire won the 2008 Hanoverian Championship and 10 of Sandro Hit's progeny have followed this striking black World Champion and Bundeschampion's footsteps by winning the Bundeschampionat. Sandro Hit created a totally new bloodline for dressage horse breeding and gave new impetus to the dressage wing of Paul Schockemhle's stallion station in the 2000s. By legendary sire, Sandro Hit, out of an elite Donnerhall/Rubinstein I mare, Sonntagskind combines three of the world's most famous bloodlines in dressage breeding. By: Sandro Hit - Plaisir d'Amour. 1993 2021 169 cm Black Breeder: Gabriele Harder-Brune, At the 2020 Bundeschampionate Sandro Hit was influential on the showgrounds at Warendorf where he made his name but mainly on the dam line. Licensed Oldenburg A LegendSandro Hit was Paul Schockemohle's flagship dressage stallion in the 2000s and he heralded a new age of commerce for his stallion station."I am very . . In the 2015 Hanoverian stallion book, Sandro Hit was recorded to have sired 1,087 competition horses with winnings of 744,268 euros and as of 2016 he has produced 1138 competition horses with total winnings for 887,913 euros. Is it a problem that breeders are breeding for foals because the big prices at the foal auctions and there the money is for the foal with extravagant front legs, but maybe a little hollow in the back and when it grows up, not the nicest horse to ride? Sandro Hit at age 27 in his paddockSandro Hit sired numerous offspring that won titles, medals and trophies in sport. This is what makes Sandro Hit super super interesting because this is a line that fits all the prominent lines, so now you have a new choice.. Floraldiks dam also produced the successful 4* horse, Long Island T. Under Boyd Martin, Long Island T ended 2018 as USEA Horse of the Year with top placings at Carolina International, Pine Top, Jersey Fresh, Bromont, and Fair Hill International. He has indeed sired more dressage sires than any other stallion of modern times. Faramund can be used as a dual-purpose sire to improve the foundation, gaits, and rideability of a wide range of mares. Gepard was a son of the great sire of showjumpers, Gotthard. He is really stamping his offspring. His fans point to the charisma and presence of his offspring, their fashionable dark colouring and an impressive canter, all exhibited by his many Young Horse class winners his detractors point to an outbehind trot, a wicked walk and a dubious temperament. Legs: 101 Legs. Sandro Hit created a totally new bloodline for dressage horse breeding and gave new impetus to the dressage wing of Paul Schockemhle's stallionstation in the 2000s. Sandros Star drives the notion that a performance pedigree should reap a performance horse his success in sport is a direct nod to a background of well-regarded Oldenburg and Holsteiner blood anchored by an equally influential Thoroughbred dam line. Soprano: Proven Producer of Top Performance Horses. What qualities does he give his young stock? He has lived out in various herd settings with mares & foals to field breed, and currently in with our other 3yr old Friesian stallion and yearlings (photos available lol) at home with only 3 strand electro-braid, or even recently alone a big . Furthermore, Herbager xx shows up as the paternal grandsire of Hill Hawk xx, a well-regarded improvement sire within the Oldenburg and Hanoverian breeds. In the dressage WBFSH world ranking, Sandro Hit was placed fourth in 2015. Great grand sire, the refinement stallion Matcho AA, winner of his performance test out of 39 participants, is known for bringing good rideability, refinement, talent for dressage but also a talent for show jumping to the equation. A month later Mller and Sandro Hit also won the 1999 Bundeschampionate in Warendorf. 1,061 descendants obtained placements in dressage 204 of them in classes at the S-level. Based on his successes in sport, Sandros Star was named the United States Eventing Association Stallion of the Year in 2017 and 2018. 2011 saw a filly foal judged to be in the top four of all Oldenburg Foals in the country against the most well known of German names. His beautiful appearance, long legged uphill type, elegant movement and superb temperament make Santo Hit a sucessful competition and breeding stallion and an ideal choice for breeders. Anyone got anything by Sandro Hit? In 2007, a Sandro Hit x Donnerhall x Classiker son was the Champion of the Oldenburg Stallion Licensing. Please note: Schockemhle prioritise mares on site in Germany for chilled semen from their stallions, so popular stallions may be unavailable in the peak of the season with no notice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFMOSB4q6UI. At the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games Showtime FRH (Dorothee Schneider) won team gold and Salvino (Adrienne Lyle) team silver. Sandros Star received an impressive final index of 115.32, placing fourth overall. Bred by Reinhold Harder, Sandro Hit was by Sandro Song out of Loretta (by Ramino x Welt As x Luciano). He was an influential sire at the last WEG in Tryon, as Gemma Alexanders chart demonstrates: In the Grand Prix at the 2018 WEG Sandro Hit was represented by his grandson, 13thplaced, Sammy Davis Jr (San Remo / Wenckstern), and in 14th, his son, Salvino (Donnerhall). Olympic Valegro. In his successful, rising dressage-stars, we often find Donnerhalls genetics on the dam side of the pedigree. That puts the pressure on them to produce a sellable foal but if you see offspring from a stallion like Rosario, we had a very nice one in our auction, then the breeders see, okay, maybe we wont get a top foal, but we get a top horse as a three-year-old., There are a number of stallions like this but then with Sandro Hit, you can sell the foals very easily because they are very nice as foals. His foals are easy and level headed and are a pleasure to be around, the rideability, bravery and calm temperament that comes through so consistently and dominantly to his offspring make them a pleasure to train and compete. His offspring are setting new records in the sport with 142 mares being awarded state premium, and numerous progeny being auctioned for top prices like 2.5 million euros that was fetched for two-time Bundeschampion Poetin, or 580,000 euros for the Bundeschampion San Francisco. Sandro Song is one of a select few stallions that has been both champion of his licensing and the Hauptprmie winner (awarded to the best first crop of foals). 95130. Heraldik xx also continues his strong influence as a damsire through important sport and breeding horses such as World Champion Mighty Magic who himself ranked 9th on the WBFSH Sire Rankings for Eventing in 2020. His presence and charisma were overwhelming, and, with Ulf, he found a showman who knew exactly how to conserve his horse to produce the big performance right on cue. Sire -Sando Song was a grandson of winning racehorse Sacramento Song xx, bringing in that all-important dash of Thoroughbred to refine the pedigree. . At the 2008 Olympic Games, the Gold Medal winning German Eventing Team included the direct Heraldik xx offspring Butts Leon and FRH Butts Abraxas. With a HEK-breed value of 155, Sandro Hit is clearly rated positively. 172cms . Sandro Hit in 2004For a long time Sandro Hit offspring failed to make a break through at Grand Prix level, with many unable to properly take the weight behind and collect. They were also World Young Dressage Horse champions at Arnheim that same year before the black stallion retired to a sensational stud career. He is also the sire of 173 jumpers, with 6at S level. He also sired outstanding dressage horses, when put on the Oldenburg mare base. It's a nice seeming dressage youngster with Sandro hit as dam sire. Fidertanz himself is a son of the Bundeschampion and Grand Prix stallion Fidermark I and is out of a daughter of Ravallo, a stallion noted as the producer of offspring successful both in Dressage and Jumping. He was also named the Best Young Stallion of 2000. Even now, twenty one years after his emergence as a young horse superstar, no other stallion polarizes the breeding community like Sandro Hit. Her sire, Adlerorden was a top jumping sire in Westfalia, siring stars like Argonaut 7 with Bernard Kamps. Sandro Hit (1993 August 2021)[1] was an Oldenburg stallion that was successful in dressage competition and as a sire of numerous top foals. Terms -1500+VAT, allowing unlimited attempts with frozen semen, for one named mare in one breeding season. I have a Sandro Hit, bought him as a yearling, super temperament, easy to do, fab hindleg action, he is out of a Master mare and have been told he takes after him in his movement. Olegro's Pedigree, conformation, and Temperament (2) give the expectation of a competitive top performance horse. The index for Technique in jumping is based on the score for 'technique and ability' at the 3-year old test and quality test. Index for height is stated in cm as a standard deviation from each gender's average. He's had over 8,000 offspring and has 3 at GP. His dam's sire Landadel is an excellent jumper stallion that was used very well to help create the modern sporthorse jumper. Originally licensed in Verden in 2012, Faramund was sourced the following year in Germany by Hannah Salazar and was subsequently imported to the US. Successful through Grand Prix Dressage, Fidertanz has gone on to even further acclaim as a sire: over 30 licensed stallion sons, Elite Mare Show champions, Bundeschampions, auction price highlights, and several offspring at the FEI levels of Dressage including the Grand Prix stallions Franziskus and Foundation. I was at PS in 2008 for 4 months. International Horse Breeders has semen from Sandro Hit, and his sons, Samarant, Samba Hit, San Amour, Sarkozy and Sir Donnerhall. Excl VAT: Heinrich Wecke from Stadthagen bred him out of a dam by Rotspon/Donnerhall, which stands for very rideable blood. Temperament 2 / 10; Ad Number 1467400; Ad Created Dec 1st 2022; Last Update Dec 1st 2022; View Farm Directory Listing: Eclipse Sporthorses LLC. Loretta's sire, Ramino, was five-time Italian Show Jumping Champion, and Welt As, Loretta's damsire, produced Olympic gold medallist Bonfire. Heraldik xx is considered one of the most successful sires for modern Eventing, having been named the #1 Eventing Stallion by the WBFSH for five consecutive years (2009 2013). In 2019, the pair won the American Eventing Championships at the Advanced level. He then went on to breed very good foals, were you worried that he was a result rather than a cause? Sandro Hits half brother, Diamond Hit (Don Schufro / Ramino) is dam sire three times, even Sandro Hits sire, Sandro Song gets a mention, dam sire of Powerpoint de Tamise (Dark President). Sandro Hit himself is dam sire on seven occasions, his sons, San Amour (Plaisir dAmour), Stedinger (Landadel), Blue Hors Soprano (Contender) and Sungold (Grundstein II), once, and Sir Donnerhall (Donnerhall) twice. . Gepard was a son of the great sire of showjumpers, Gotthard. Oldenburg licensed and performance tested stallion Santo Hit is a text book example of the modern day dressage horse. Santo Hit holds a very convincing competition record from limited outings. Sandros Star passes on an elegant type, long lines, solid gaits and has produced a high percentage of Premium and Elite foals with the German Oldenburg Verband. The same pedigree combination (Sandro Hit x Donnerhall) had already produced the Licensing Champion of the Hanoverian society in Verden the previous month. In the 2002 Vechta spring auction, his son, Super Star, sold for over 250,000 euros. Ulf is also well aware of the criticism that Sandro Hits Holsteiner heritage leaves him with the tendency to produce horses that are a bit out behind, and slow behind, in trot, a criticism that was directed at Sandro Hits Bundeschampion son, Sir Donnerhall who won the Six Year old Title in 2006. He has stamped his qualities on a whole era of modern horses, producing beautiful progeny with dynamic cadence. As others have said he will compliment some mares and not others I wouldn't use him on a hot/quirky mare with a poor hind leg, but would on a natural hind leg actioned mare with an easy temperament say! In 2019, Showtime FRH won team gold and double silver in the individual finals of the European Championships. Sandro Hit was immediately retired to stud with nothing more to prove. "At the blessed age of 28 year the foundation stallion and line creator had to be let go of with a heavy heart," Schockemhle communicated. he has produced the largest number of successful showjumpers and dressage horses ever. His sons and grandsons pass on his excellent genes and their offspring include many top competition and breeding horses. The legendary breeding stallion Sandro Hit has passed away at age 28. If the mare is certified not pregnant before the end of September then a 50% credit applies to spend on a Schockemoehle / Helgstrand covering the following year. 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