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    Bloodlines of Top Dressage Horses

    Nov 20, 2018 6 minutes
    BY KAREN M. BRITTLE

    A bloodline analysis of Weihegold OLD (Don Schufro x Weihevoll x Sandro Hit) shows that this Oldenburg mare has a strong sire line in both the competition and breeding arenas as well as in attitude. She also descends from an impressive Oldenburg line on her dam’s side. Many of the mares and stallions on this bottom line had a broad influence on the Oldenburg breed that resulted in offspring with stellar performance pedigrees. The dark brown, 16.2 hand, 13-year-old mare was bred by acclaimed German breeder Inge Bastian. Since January 2010, Weihegold has been campaigned by Germany’s Isabell Werth, with 46 FEI-level starts and 33 wins. Among an abundance of notable wins and placings, Werth and Weihegold won silver individually and team gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics and gold at the World Cup Final in 2017 and 2018. From 2016 to 2018, the pair was ranked No. 1 in the world.

    Weihegold’s owner, Christine Arns-Krogmann, operates

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