A class of his own
The broodmare show in Elmlohe and the Louis-Wiegels Show in Sandborstel were dominated by His Highness daughters. In Sandborstel he was the sire of the 2-year old Champion Mare and numerous other premium mares. In Elmlohe his daughter Hecuby became the overall Champion Mare and eleven other daughters were admitted to the Louis-Wiegels Show. His offspring have won national and regional championships for young horses everywhere such as My Princess in Sweden, Highgrove in Great Britain and Hallmark (owner: Louis and Doug Leathedale/USA) in the US and Canada, Higgins in Baden-Württemberg and Her Majesty in Nörten-Hardenberg. 17 His Highness sons were licensed, including the Champion Stallion Hampton Court, the stallion performance test Reserve Champion Hampton and the premium stallion and 2nd Reserve Champion at his performance test, Hendrix. His Highness offspring were also exceedingly popular at the auctions in Verden and Vechta.
Thanks to his own performance record and the excellent evaluations of his offspring at broodmare performance tests, stallion performance tests and in sport, His Highness was the youngest newcomer in the FN's 2007 estimated breeding value statistics where he is listed with an estimated breeding value of 166 (reliability of 90 percent) which puts him on fourth place among Germany's best riding horse sires.
His Highness |
| Hohenstein | Caprimond | Karon |
| St.Pr.St. Capri VI | ||
| Helena XIV | Matador | |
| Harpune II | ||
| St.Pr.St. Daireen | Donnerhall | Donnerwetter |
| Ninette | ||
| St.Pr.St. Flic Flac | Feiner Stern | |
| Agave |
His Highness took the Hanoverian Champion Stallion title in 2002 and won his stallion performance test in 2003 in Prussendorf by a wide margin. His Highness also left the Danish licensing in Herning with the Champion Stallion title. He then proceeded to win a series of tests for young riding and dressage horses and placed in the Final of the Bundeschampionat in 2005 (9th place) and again in 2006 (6th place). As soon as he turned six he immediately won medium (M/A) level dressage classes. He was supposed to enter his first advanced level classes in 2007 but it never came to that. On April 29, 2007, His Highness had to be put down after a tragic accident.
Text: © Dr. Tanja Becker