Pr.St Pr. Sweet Sixteen

In foal to Don Ricoss - Stunning Bay Colt born!!

Sweet Sixteen is a Premium State 16.2hh Hanoverian 2002 bay mare by Sandro Hit x Brentano II x Einblick

At her grading and Performance testing March 2006 in Germany she gained high scores for movement and type collecting mainly 8’s and gaining herself the Elite title of Premium Status!!!

We had great success with this lovely mare at the Hanoverian show 06 at Addington where Sweet Sixteen won her class Best 4/5 year old Broodmare. She showed and moved like a dream and Judge Martin Klintworth from Germany said she was a very correct quality mare with a nice head and 3 excellent paces.

Sweet Sixteen's first foal is by the exceptional stallion - Hotline - who was champion of the Hanoverian stallion licensing in Verden in 2005. Hot n Spicy Springfalls ( see her own page for more details) is of outstanding quality with long elegant legs, pretty face and exceptional movement.

Sweet Sixteen is sired by the famous Stallion - Sandro Hit - who was the National young horse winner in 99 and the World young horse champion in 2000. Sandro Hit has been producing national champions, silver and bronze medallists and many finalists in the world's most prestigious dressage events. Sandro Hit has the highest sire index of 153 in Germany, with 88% predictability in his descendant’s performance.

His dam, elite mare "Loretta," produced the reigning Reserve World Champion and Reserve National Young Horse Champion, Diamond Hit, and the highly elegant 1c premium stallion Royal Hit.

Her damsire is another famous stallion - Brentano II - was champion stallion at the stallion licensing in Verden 1985 and runner-up in the stallion performance test in 1986. He is by the famous sire Bolero, Three of Bolero's descendants medalled at the 2004 Olympics in Athens--Beauvalais, Bonaparte and Brentina.

In foal to

Description: Don Ricoss

Don Ricoss is a modern young dressage stallion, equipped with three first-class paces and an outstanding character & attitude to work.

He was Champion of the 30 day test at Neustadt- Dosse with a dressage index of 8.84

He has had an excellent competition career to date, being Vice Champion 3yr old Hanoverian Stallion at Verden & also qualifying for the Bundeschampionat as a 3, 4 and 5-year-old. In 2007 he was nominated for the World Championships.

His first class talent have given him several wins & high placings in A& L classes with excellent scores including at the International Competition in Elmlohe.

His first foals have shown to have inherited his elegance & 3 very good paces & have been very successful at foal shows in Germany taking Champion & Vice Champion titles, as well as several top placings.

PEDIGREE

Sire Sandro Hit

Damsire Brentano II

In foal for April 2008 to Don Ricoss

2007 filly by Hotline

Sweet Sixteen X Don Ricoss foal

More pictures to follow, this is him a few hours old

Sandro Hit

Brentano II