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Pedigree
SPA/EM Diotima is by the legendary Oldenburg stallion Donnerschlag
(Donnerhall - Pik Koenig - Frustra II) out of a Matrose - Wolfsburg mare.
Donnerschlag stood at Gestuet St. Ludwig for the majority
of his career before coming to the United States. Like his sire Donnerhall, he showed an aptitude for dressage and was
trained and shown to Grand Prix in Germany. His get show excellent dressage abilities as well as above average
Riding Horse Points (eg, conformation), Foundation (legs), and gaits. He most markedly improves the rideability and
canter. Donnerschlag absolved his stallion performance test with excellent scores, including an overall score of 133.75
with excellent dressage (134.22) and jumping indices (115.26). Donnerschlag is the sire of multiple approved stallions including
Donnerluck, Dream of Heidelberg, Donnerwind, Donnerfurst, Diamond Dancer, and Donnergold. Donnerschlag's
full sister, SPS Desiree, was successful in riding horse tests and produced the Hanoverian-approved stallion Riverside by
Regazzoni. She also is the granddam of the approved Hanoverian stallion Bugatti Hilltop, shown successfully at FEI
under Michael Klimke. Donnerschlag's dam Pirola (Pik Koenig - Frustra II - Domspatz) is the fill sister of Pik Bube
I and Pik Bube II. Her full sisters, Palljana and Paola, both produced the approved stallions, Raphanus (out of Palljana),
Bergamon and Donnerklang A (both out of Paola). Paola also produced the Oldeburg State Riding Horse Champion and Champion
of the Elite Mare Show at Rastede, non other than SPS Primavera (by Donnerhall; full sister to Donnerklang A). Interestingly,
the elite stallion Bugatti carries both sisters Paola and Pirola and Donnerschlag's full sister Desiree in his pedigree.
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Matrose, by the thoroughbred Marcio xx, sired 9 approved stallions
and 10 Olympic dressage contenders. Matrose excelled in dressage and his offspring were noted for their rideability.
During his era, he was ranked 3rd among his age group as a sire of dressage horses. The offspring also displayed
good jumping ability. Matrose sired the stallion Matrox, who is the damsire of the elite Westfalen stallion Pablo. Marcio
xx (1947) sired 8 state stallions and produced good dressage horses. His get have won over 330,000 DM.
Wolfsburg sired Wodka, a foundation stallion at Spruce Meadows, who
went on to sire one of the first internationally competitive Canadian bred warmbloods, Concorde. The cross between Wolfsburg
and Marcio xx produced excellent sporthorses like the stallion Elute, who was an extremely consistent Nation's Cup horse and
went to the Olympics for Canada in Showjumping. The combination of Wolfsburg and Pik Koenig produced the granddam of
the approved Hanoverian stallion Rio Grande by Raphael.
Inspection and Mare Performance Test Scores
SPA Diotima received excellent scores for her inspection, including
8's on breed type, frame, and neck. At her MPT in Verden, Germany, she received an 9 for character, 8's for temperment,
willingness to work, canter, walk, and rideability (during training, testing, and under the guest rider). She also received
her 1A prize in Germany to become an SPA mare.
Inspection scores: head-7; neck-8;
frame-8, front legs-7; hindlegs-7; saddle position-7; correctness-6, trot-8, walk-7.
MPT scores: temperment-8;
character-9; williness to work-8; interieur qualities-8.33; trot-7; canter-8;
walk-8; rideability-8; jumping form-7; jumping technique-7
Diotima has Class I x-rays, which are the highest that you can
receive and indicate no significant problems were noted.
Show Record
Diotima won her 1A prize in Germany as a 3 year old to become an SPA
mare. At her only show in the US, she was Reserve Grand Champion of Show and received her
1A prize at the Mid Atlantic Hanoverian Breeders Mare Show in September 2007. Dr. Ludwig Christmann, Deputy Director
of the German Hanoverian Verband, was judging and highlighted to the audience Diotima's excellent hindleg activity, super
topline, and strength through her back.
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Offspring
With the birth of her first foal by Fabuleux, Diotima fulfilled
her SPA requirements and became an Elite Mare. Here are the comments from Judge Jochen Wilkens at the inspection in
2005, "Now this is what we look for in a
Hanoverian Mare... This mare is spectacular and
certainly one of
the best mares here today... she was
imported from Germany as a States Premium Candidate
and today she has fulfilled
her obligation of the foal
requirement... SPA Diotima is now an Elite Mare, one
we should be glad to have in the US.
... Now for the
Fabuleux colt... He is certainly one of the top colts
here today... he has not shown his trot as I would
like
to have seen, however; I am certain that with the
tremendous bloodlines of the dam as well as from the
sire this colt
will develop into a wonderful horse.
Well done!"
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