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Oldenburg
Breeding News
Donatelli To Stand At Shooting Star Farm in
the U.S.A.
November 13, 2003
 The
Oldenburg licensed breeding stallion Donatelli will
be standing at Shooting Star Farm in the United States
for the 2004 breeding season. Scot Tolman of Shooting
Star Farm contracted the black stallion and will be
standing him at stud. Donatelli will arrive in the U.S.
over the winter.
Tolman is excited to import such a fine stallion.
"Donatelli is a great choice for North America
for a number of reasons, " he said. "He is
approved in Hanover, Oldenburg, Westfalen, and Rhinelander
studbooks, plus eligible as a Register A stallion
with the KWPN. Furthermore, the Donnerhall x Pik Bube
cross is hard to beat, not only is Donatelli an ideal
product of this cross, his mare line has also produced
incredible sport horses."
Shooting Star Farm had the KWPN stallion Zeoliet up
for stud, until his untimely death on February 13, 2002.
Although Tolman is very much KWPN oriented, he believes
the Oldenburg stallion Donatelli is an excellent choice
for his breeding program. "With the advent of Register
A, I've seen a number of pedigrees tried on the Dutch
mare base. I think the most successful have been the
Donnerhal x Pik Bube stallions and the Florestan sons,"
Tolman explained. He also added that, "with Donatelli,
we get a stallion who has competed successfully, produced
successfully, is from a proven dressage niche, and a
proven individual mare line. That's a hard package to
beat!"
Donatelli is a 9-year old stallion by Donnerhall out
of Granny's Girl (Pik Bube I x Graphit) and was bred
by Günter Bastian in Bargteheide, Germany.
 He
became 1-g Premium licensed at the Oldenburg Licensing
in Vechta in 1996 and finished fifth overall in the
Stallion Performance Test at Neustadt/Dosse in 1997.
Donatelli achieved a score of 121.26 points. Donatelli
competed in the riding horse tests as a youngster and
was trained up to Prix St Georges level.
Owned by Ludwig Kathmann, he has mainly been focused
on his breeding career Donatelli sired multiple auction
horses and premium foals. Paul Schockemohle's Dynamico
(Donatelli x Feinbrand) and the 2001 approved Divertimento
are his licensed sons.
Article © Eurodressage
Images: W. Ernst
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