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ELORA DANA - WESTPHALIAN EHRENTANZ 1 EHRENTUSCH
FANTASIE
FEE FEUERSCHEIN I
GOLDLIKA

Elora Dana is an exceptionally well bred Westphalian mare, who was awarded the State Premium Candidatecy in Germany at 3 years old, and also awarded a Gold Medal.

Elora Dana is by the famous Grand Prix Dressage stallion Ehrentanz out of a Feuerschein I mare.

SIRE BLOODLINES

Ehrentanz I is a State Stud stallion in Warendorf, and is known especially as a sire of exceptional auction horses. Himself a winner at Inter I level, Ehrentanz has a dressage breeding index of 135, making him a top stallion in Germany.

Among his famous offsrping is the former auction highlight, Excalibur von Avalon as well as the top performance mare Ephedra. Via the stamping sire Ehrentusch, his pedigree carries bloodlines that have excelled all the way to the Olympic Games and that are in high demand internationally. High natural rideability and outstanding movement in all gaits are hallmarks of this E-family.

Sires Sire - Ehrentusch

Ehrentusch is a licensed Westphalian stallion and his sire was State Stallion Ehrensold, who was mainly utilised as a stallion in the Rhineland and developed to become a top sire of sporting horses. According to the breeding value rating, he is one of the leading sires of dressage horses in Germany. His most prominent and successful son is undoubtedly the former PSI top lot Entertainer (Dr. R.Klimke and M. Klimke). He however also sired numerous intermediate and advanced showjumpers of whom Elastique (W. Mellinger/ Switzerland) was one of his show pieces. The dam, state premium mare Rheinfee is a noble chestnut mare endowed with outstanding gaits. She was champion mare of her generation in the Rhineland in 1983 and vice-champion DLG mare in 1989. She achieved notable successes in competitions, ridden by her breeder's son. After Ehrentusch, she produced Ehrengold (likewise sired by Ehrensold, ), who has been promoted and ridden by K. Balkenhol in dressage competitions. Her sire Rheingold was champion stallion of the Rhineland in 1977 and enjoys a very good reputation as a sire of progeny of excellent type and quality. The maternal bloodline leads back into the Artland mare dynasty of Amaltrud (by Almarich-Schwarzenberg) which produced i.a. the sires Cymbal (Osnabruck state stallion), the approvals winner Richthofen, a full-brother of Ehrentursch's dam Rheinfee, as well as Ustinex (private stallion Westphalia) and Williams (Warendorf state stallion).

PERFORMANCE: Ehrentusch was the convincing winner of the 1987 stallion performance test at the Warendorf state stud is endowed with outstanding gaits and first-class jumping ability. Even though he was just narrowly beaten at the 1989 DLGshow in Frankfurt by Hanover's Weltmeyer and only became vice-champion of his class, he was the darling of the audience. Ehrentusch has been trained up to advanced level.

PROGENY: The federal championships have frequently been a reflection of Ehrentusch' s heredity. Many of his progeny have pressed forward into the finals of the different horse riding events, including i.a. Ecciavelle, Euro Design, I Cestelli and Espana, Ecciavelle changed owners for the sum of DM 200.000 at the 1994 NRW autumn auction in Munster-Handorf. Ehrentusch is meanwhile a permanent presenter of good horses at the elite auctions. He has thus far presented nine approved sons including ECU, Ehrentanz I and II, Ehrenwert, Ehrenwort, Externstein, Edinburgh and Ehrenmarsch, all of whom are active stud horses. According to the FN-breeding value rating, he has become one of the most versatile new generation sires of Germany. His progeny range among the top in all of the different riding disciplines. The most prominent offspring are named Euphorie / Antonie de Ridder, Etienne / Ralf Kosernetzky, Escada / Horst-Klaus Heleine, Eliah / Sandra Walther, Estragon / Henry Kautz and Enterprice / Juliane Erben.


Elora Dana is a very elegant modern type of mare with a sweet nature and big exagerated uphill movement which she passes onto her progeny.




Elora Dana with her '09 filly foal by Medoc, R.S. Moselle.


Elora Dana with her 09 filly by Medoc, R.S. Moselle.


Maateus (2006)by Medoc x Elora Dana. This picture was taken at his first ever competition outing, just 6 weeks after being backed and he was placed 3rd. What a good boy!


Marcel (2004) by Medoc (Han) out of Elora Dana (Westphalian)

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