Mythos Dionysus
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Black Sabino South African Warmblood gelding Born: 2014 - 11 - 10 Height: 16hh Sire: Danzas (De Niro / Donnerhall / Weltmeyer / Akzent ll) Dam: Hannoverian approved mare, French Desert (Saumarez / All Fired up) Rider: Rebecca Jeal Owner: Johan Gerber Graded: 90cm Dressage: Prelim |
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2017-02-24 Placed second at HOY 2017 in two to three year old SA warmblood colts class.
2023 SANESA placed top 3 in all qualifiers - winning most classes
2023 SANESA 1st child's prelim nationals
Dionysus is a gorgeous black Sabino South African Warmblood by the imported stallion, Danzas. Danzas competed in top level dressage in Europe and was then imported to South Africa. Danzas is by the legendary De Niro who is by Donnerhall. He is out of a Weltemeyer mare. None of these phenomenal stallions need any introduction! We were beyond excited to have included this in our young gelding. Dionysus is also out of a Hannoverian approved mare. This pedigree certainly speaks for itself and is exactly how this amazing boy came into being.
Dionysus shows excellent potential for higher level dressage with his fantastic elastic movement. His rideability and temperament is sure to allow him to achieve all he was bred to do.
2017-02-24 Placed second at HOY 2017 in two to three year old SA warmblood colts class.
2023 SANESA placed top 3 in all qualifiers - winning most classes
2023 SANESA 1st child's prelim nationals
Dionysus is a gorgeous black Sabino South African Warmblood by the imported stallion, Danzas. Danzas competed in top level dressage in Europe and was then imported to South Africa. Danzas is by the legendary De Niro who is by Donnerhall. He is out of a Weltemeyer mare. None of these phenomenal stallions need any introduction! We were beyond excited to have included this in our young gelding. Dionysus is also out of a Hannoverian approved mare. This pedigree certainly speaks for itself and is exactly how this amazing boy came into being.
Dionysus shows excellent potential for higher level dressage with his fantastic elastic movement. His rideability and temperament is sure to allow him to achieve all he was bred to do.
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Lineage
De Niro comes from the Akzent II mare, Alicante, who was herself a successful dressage competitor, and who produced De Niro’s full brother, Dimension, a stallion with a good reputation in Westfalia. Akzent II was particularly noted as a sire of broodmares and as well as De Niro and Dimension, he is the dam sire of: Gralshüter, Carismo, Welton, Trend, Pik Labonics, World Man G, Grannus As and Gracieux.At the stallion licensing in 1995, De Niro demonstrated his jumping ability, and although in his performance test at Adelheidsdorf the following year, he went better in his riding score – 145.41 and best of the year – he was also competitive in the jumping section with a score of 117.75 which put him into 11th. Overall De Niro finished 2nd with a score of 141.93.
By the year 2000, and at the age of only seven, he was already competing in Grand Prix dressage with Dolf-Dietram Keller – and the following year carried Mr Keller to the title, German Professional Champion. In 2002, De Niro won international Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special tests at Saumur and Berlin, and in 2003, he was the winner of the German Dressage Derby at Hamburg. More recently the young rider, Theresa Wahler has taken the ride on the stallion, competing him at Grand Prix level. As a sire, De Niro has been a huge success. In 1997 he was awarded the 1-a main premium by the Oldenburg Association on the basis of his progeny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=C5oG22IKPc4 |
Danzas is an imported Oldenburg licensed stallion by the famous De Niro. Danzas competed in top level in Europe and we were very lucky to acquire such rare bloodline in South Africa.
De Niro is ranked number 2 (previously number 1), Weltmeyer is ranked number 42, Donnerhall is currently ranked number 4 of the world dressage sire rankings. Article about Danzas: http://www.dressageafrica.com/james-bond-group/ Donnerhall was the first of the great competition dressage stallions. Instead of staying at home in his breeding barn, coming out to cover mares (or more likely the phantom mare), Donnerhall hit the competition trail so successfully that he was a valued member of the all-conquering German dressage team, and in doing so started the fashion for breeding stallions who were also serious competitors – a fashion carried on by his son, De Niro. De Niro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ymXOYAU_kvA Weltmeyer is a legend in his own time. He was the winner of his stallion licensing in 1987, National Champion of the 3 year old Riding Horses in 1987, Champion of the DLG in Frankfurt in 1989 and Stallion Conformation Class Champion in Hanover. He has outstanding gaits & rideability, cadenced movement & beautiful suspension & elevation. Weltmeyer’s trademark is to leave powerful horses with impressive conformation, good bone & topline, with excellent rideability. |