Hanoverian Breeding News

Douceur Passed Away

October 31, 2008

The Hanoverian licensed stallion Douceur passed away on Monday 27 October 2008. The 10-year old stallion was bred by Johann Küver from Lahmstedt, Germany and was by Davignon I x Werther x Waldhorn. Douceur was humanely put down following an illness.

Douceur was licensed in Munster-Handorf in 2000 and sold immediately to the Westfalian State Stud in Warendorf, Germany. At his stallion performance test, he placed 10th out of 22 participating stallions. In the dressage index he placed third with a 9.0 for character and temperament and 8,25 for his rideability.

Douceur sired Dorchester, the price highlight of the 2005 Munster Elite Auction, and Dankeschön (by Douceur x Ehrentusch), the price highlight of the 2006 PSI auction which sold for 450,000 euro to British based Wilfried Bechtolsheimer.

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Dankeschon Price Highlight of the 2006 PSI Auction