Brasil * 17.May 2006 
Brasil * 17.May 2006
Black Sky xx *66
Bolero Hann. *75
Baroness Hann *70
Brentano II
Hann. *83
Grande Hann. *58
Glocke Hann. * 73
Ferbel Hann. *68
Wanderer Hann. *80
Wandervogel Hann *85
Goldina Hann. *81
StPrSt Wallery K Hann. *91
Bolero Hann. *76
Be Better Hann. *86
Goldperle Hann. *74
Damline:
Brasil's mother, Wallery K descends from one of the
most prestigious - if not THE most prestigious - damlines of traditional hannoverian
breeding:
Dr. Max Schulz- Stellenfleth. This damline produced not only the licenced
stallions Brentano I and II, Garibaldi I and II, Wolkenstein I-III and
Beltain (sire
of Belissimo).
Dr. Schulz-Stellenfleth also bred Little Big Man by Lauries Crusador xx,
successfully competing S-dressage with Falk Rosenbauer and the olympic horse Beauvalais (Beatrix Ferrer
Salat, Spain) from this damline.
Stallion Choice: Why
Brentano II ?
Finally,
a week past her due-date, Wally gave birth to Brasil in the nigth of May 17. And
despite having been very worried about him in the beginning since he was far too
big for her and thus appeared to be very bended he already developed into a
powerful and healthy colt within a few days only. Brasil is a little giant as he
already is of the same size as QRage III who already is three weeks old and
QRage has already been a big foal when he was born.... so i guess we have to be
gratetful and need to praise mother nature and the healthy constitution of our
Wallery K that neither of them suffered from such birth.
With
Brasil i finally bred my first foal coming form the precious damline of
Dr. Max Schulz- Stellenfleth. The reincarnation of the double Bolero
x Grande, so to speak. Wallery's dam Be Better was a direct daughter of Bolero x
Grande bred by Dr. Schulz and after having delivered five most exquisite foals
being bred to Beltain who himself is a son of
Bolero x Grande, too, I eagerly intended to continue this most successful inline
breed. Brentano
is bloodidentical
to Beltain with the tiny difference that Brentano still
carries the blood of grand
old Ferdinand in his falling damline which Beltain is
lacking.
So Brasil is the result of purest and very well thought of in-line breed to a
damline which belongs to the most successful lines in hannover, if not THE most
successful one. Not only Brentano I and II and Beltain (sire to Belissimo)
descend from this damline but also the licensed sires Wolkenstein I - III,
Garibaldi I and II, olympic Beauvalais/BeatrizFerrer-Salat and Little Big Man/FalkRosenbauer
a.m.m. And of course, currently Brentano's most successful offspring are
Brentina/DebbieMcDonaldUSA and Barclay/SvenRothenbergerNdl.
The
history of equestrian sport is heavily influenced by in-line breeding, this is
still evident at the most valuable asil arabians of purest egyptian background,
many of the most successful thoroughbred racehorses descend from inline
breeding
and after all, nowadays most prominent Holsteiner warmblood breed is tightly
based on inbreeding, delivering the best show jumpers of the world. Most
certainly this concept is not indisputable and bears some risk - and most
certainly i had never cared such step hadn't i been allowed to watch the
multiple breed of Wallery to Beltain and thus was able to experience how
extremely favourable well considered inbreed can turn out to become.
Sad however, that these precious and most traditional hannoverian bloodlines
nowadays nearly threaten to get lost against the mighty power of modern
hip-lines such as S, D and R. Yet another strong reason for me to hold on
tigthly to this concept of line breeding and continue it in the due course.
Today, i am very happy i took these steps and i am looking forward to plan
future breedings like this as i am still waiting for a filly from Wallery to
become my future broodmare in order to proceed with this damline.
Brasil
already seems to become very felicitous chapter in this story as he evolves into
a dynamic, powerful and very expressive colt day by day. And
he really had a strong burden to carry given his giant size at birth. Brasil
will become a liver chestnut, he had the same red eye lids in the very beginning,
just like QRage II and III and i am very happy about that. "watch out! - he is
going to become just another Briar or Don Schufro!" that's what Ingird, the lady
i barn my mares with, said when he was born - well, thinking of it in
retroperspective i guess she might be right.
And when I walk to the pasture today and see those three little colts play with
each other running around their mums than these are the moments you know for
sure:
well done!
that's what we live for.
simply beautyful.
25.2.2010 - four years later:
Today I received mail from Spain: Rosa Maria, Brasil's owner, has sent me these
pictures from Brasil who is now turning four years old. I have to admit:
these pictures made me speechless, to say the least. I really had to look twice
to recognize my little Brasil from four years ago in this impressive and greatly
developed strong horse - it almost made me cry!
I am overly happy to see Wallery's last son having become such a stunning colt
and I can't wait to hear from Rosa Maria, who plans on competing Brasil this
summer in Spain.
And while I am writing this note I am thinking of
Wallery, my precious little broodmare who died a year after Brasil was born
- and even though she might have been small in size and not necessarily the most
impressive horse herself she has most certainly been teaching me one thing for
sure:
grandness of a horse simply can't be measured in centimeters - Wallery for sure
was a grand little mare!
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