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DEPARDIEU

The vice-champion Oldenburg horse Depardieu advanced to become the darling of the public with his appearances at the Oldenburg stallion approval.

From the outset he displayed uplifting forward movement.  Equipped with a handsome face, wonderful neck and marvelously modeled top line, this stallion already has many traits of his spectacular sire. 

Assessment: Suitable size stallion of extremely good type. Beautiful head. Well set and well formed neck. Good union between head and neck. Long sloping shoulder, medium long and marked withers, good over line, good and lithe loin. Well formed, muscular croup. Good thigh muscle. Front legs: correct conformation and dry, narrow hooves. Good rhythm. Extremely good walk, extremely good trot, extremely good canter with nice carry.

9-8-9-8-8-8-9-9. 

2002: Champion in Denmark, Champion at the Oldenburg Championship
2003: Champion at the Oldenburg Championship
2004: Champion at the Oldenburg Championship for the third time with a total score of 8.8 points. Thus, he qualified for the German Young Horses’ Championship.
2005: First victorys and placings in advanced dressage tests. Winner of the qualification test for Nürnberger Burgpokal

The sire De Niro is the "talk of the town" as a result of his sensational career.

Depardieu's dam line is based on the breeding perfection of a Hanoverian blood line, which goes back to the foundation sire Der Löwe xx via Luciano-Lukas-Lugano.  The pedigree also includes the stallion Agram by way of Efendi and finally, the thoroughbred Marcio xx through Markant.  With such a perfectly bred dam line, this significant De Niro son should be a real alternative for Australian breeders.  Depardieu absolved his 30 day test with more than 8.3 points in showjumping and dressage.