Foal By Festivo

Dam Flin Flon

Dam Flin Flon

Sire Fidermark

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FESTIVO

Festivo is an extremely rare coloured Westphalian Stallion .

His bloodlines are outstanding as are his temperament and paces. He has enormous, cadenced movement and a huge overstep.

The first foal crop was born in 2006 and are exhibiting amazing quality.

The Sire Fidermark was by far the great Florestan’s most successful licensed son. After being awarded Reserve Champion of his licensing in 1994, he was named undisputed Champion of his Performance Test in 1995, with an overall score of 141.74 points. Fidermark’s dressage career began in 1996, when he won both the "Optimum" award and the 4 year old Bundeschampionat at Verden, ridden by the Warendorf State Stud rider, Michael Farwick..

Fidermark is credited with reviving lost interest in the Westphalian breed. Fidermark was competed to Prix St. George level with great success. Then the ride was handed to Marlies van Baalen, who was training at Johann Hinnemann's stables. In 2000, the two competed successfully in the Nuremberg Cup, and he then moved up to Grand Prix level. At 11yo, in 2003, Fidermark died, at a time when he was onlu beginning to make his mark as a dressage horse and sire.

Fidermark’s sire, the famous Westphalian stallion FlorestanI, has sired more than 70 Licensed sons, and a great number of State Premium mares. Florestan  I was Champion of the 1988 Rhineland Approvals, and Champion of his Performance Test at Warendorf in 1989. As well as  Fidermark, some of Florestan's other well known progeny includefurst Heinrich, who was Champion of his Licensing, Champion of his Performance Test, and 2003 5yo World Young Horse Champion, French Kiss, who was Licensing Champion, Performance Test Champion, 2002 4yo Bundeschampion, and 2004 6yo World Young Horse Champion, and the world record breaking Florencio, who was 2004 5yo Pavo Cup Champion, 2004 5yo World Young Horse Champion and 2005 6yo World Young Horse Champion.

Fidermark's dam, Watoga, was sired by the Hanoverian stallion Werther. In 1992 Werther was named the first Hannoverian Stallion of the Year. He was sire of more than 50 international dressage competitors, including the mare Weltdame, and the highly successful Intermediare I stallion Fiorissimo, ridden by Ingrid Klimke, and was damsire to many champions, including Fidermark, and the 5yo Champion of the 2001 Bundeschampionat, Wanesco. Werther also sired more than 35 Grand Prix showjumping competitors, including Werra (ridden by Nick Skelton), Wahre Liebe (ridden by Hugo Simon) and Silwa Wapiti (ridden by Helena Weinberg). He was sire of nearly 900 dressage and showjumping competitors whose combined earnings were well over 2,000,000 DM. He sired 39 licensed stallions and 548 inspected mares, including more than 50 State Premium mares. Werther has a dressage breeding ranking of 127, and a jumping breeding ranking of 106.

Samber is still the only 100 day performance tested coloured stallion in the KWPN studbook. He passed the performance test in 1979 where his temperament scored him the maximum of 10. He was described as a talented jumper and highly talented event and dressage horse. He went on to jump at Z level with a 15 year old rider and when he returned to dressage competed at Grand Prix. He is still alive and covering mares today.