The first medals – and therefore even a little more than a complete set of medals – were celebrated by the para riders at the World Championships in Aachen. Numerous horses with the Oldenburg brand also provided special highlights: Poesie, Fan Tastico H and Blue Hors Zackorado danced to gold and silver respectively, while Fantabulous won bronze. Dallas, Doo Schufro and Zeus de Malleret IFCE also impressed with strong performances and rounded off the successful showing of the Oldenburg horses in para dressage.

Dallas, born 2013, by Royal Doruto OLD out of El.St. Desiree by Blue Hors Don Schufro, breeder: Pferdezucht Klaas und Karin Lindena, Norden, owner: Reggy Hoffmann-Fenten and Winny Hoffmann, Netherlands, and Sho Inaba from Japan celebrated seventh place in the Para Grand Prix A, the Individual Final in Grade II. Desiree also produced the Grand Prix-successful Rybac by Royal Hit.

Doo Schufro, born 2009, by Doolittle out of Funny Lady by Harvard - Prinz Miro, breeder: Beate Lübbe, Langförden, owner: Annemarieke Nobel, Netherlands, secured sixth place under Annemarieke Nobel from the Netherlands in the Para Grand Prix A, the Individual Final in Grade I. Doo Schufro comes from the famous Fackila mare family, as do Patrik Kittel’s successful horse Delaunay OLD by Dr. Doolittle and the licensed stallions Diamonit I and II by Diamond Hit as well as Fackeltanz OLD by Florencio I.

Fan Tastico H, born 2017, by El.H. Fürstenball OLD out of Wehmut by Weltmeyer, breeder: Markus and Sina Haverkamp, Haltern am See, owner: Karin Flint, USA, danced to gold with Marie Vonderheyden from the USA in the Para Grand Prix A, the Individual Final in Grade I. The half-brothers Deventer by De Niro and Pretender by Prince Thatch xx are victorious at advanced level.

Fantabulous, born 2018, by El.H. Foundation out of El.Vb.Pr.St. Marchessa by Fürst Romancier, breeder: Rainer and Angelika Ahlers, Hude, owner: Jemima Green, Great Britain, and the British rider Jemima Green were awarded bronze in the Para Grand Prix A, the Individual Final in Grade II.

Poesie, born 2015, by El.H. Fürstenball OLD out of St.Pr.St. Partin by Kostolany, breeder: Dirk Schmidt, Schotten, owners: Heidemarie Dresing and Nadine Plaster, won the gold medal under Heidemarie Dresing in the Para Grand Prix A, the Individual Final in Grade II.

Blue Hors Zackorado, born 2016, by Blue Hors Zack out of Roxanna by Florencio I, breeder: Paul Rode, Lindern, owners: Signe Kirk Kristiansen and Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, Denmark, shone with the Danish rider Tobias Thorning Joergensen, taking silver in the Para Grand Prix A, the Individual Final in Grade III. His granddam El./St.Pr.St. Rosanna is a full sister of the Grand Prix stallion Dressage Royal.

Zeus de Malleret IFCE, born 2012, by El.H. Zonik out of Butterfly by Brentano II, breeder: Jürgen Helm, Bissendorf, owner: Institut Français du Cheval et de l'Équitation, France, and the French rider Chiara Zenati placed sixth in the Para Grand Prix A, the Individual Final in Grade III. Dam Butterfly also produced the two S-level successful Limited Edition by Londonderry and Fallete OLD by El.H. Fürstenball OLD.

Photo: Poesie by Fürstenball OLD - Kostolany & Heidemarie Dresing © www.sportfotos-lafrentz.de/Stefan Lafrentz