DanteDon Alighieri
Imported Hanoverian
Solid 3rd level; schooling 4th/PSG
2016 17.2hh Gelding
Don Index X Roman Nature
$20,000
'Don Alighieri' aka 'Dante' is a 2016 imported Hanoverian gelding standing at a true 17.2hh. Dante is a solid 3rd level horse and is schooling 4th/Prix St. Georges. He goes beautifully in a snaffle or a double, easy to collect, light to the aids, beautiful supple lateral work, and has taught a Grade 5 para-rider the ropes at 2nd level.
Temperament: 4/10 - forward and sensitive with a great brain
Impeccable ground manners, no vices. Easy keeper, currently on a balanced forage only diet, not on any special supplements, and is currently on night turnout. He is great hacking out alone or with others. Stands for farrier, UTD on all vaccinations, Coggins, etc.
Only selling due to owners time constraints with 3 horses and a 2 year old child! Our loss is your gain for an amazing horse! *Recent vetting June 2024, Dante does have one area on concern on his vetting which is reflected in his price and will be happy to discuss in detail to potential buyers.
His sire, Don Index, the champion of the 2010 Stallion Performance Test in Adelheidsdorf, is a model example of performance potential. This noble, ground covering, young stallion presented himself from the beginning of his performance test as a true winning type. Always endowed with the right attitude, he is convincing with his intelligence and eagerness to work. These elements are what enabled the black stallion to win both the performance test dressage and overall indexes, and the title of Premium Stallion. Stallion Performance Test - Adelheidsdorf (2010): Overall score: 135.46 / 1st, Dressage score: 144.76 / 1st, Jumping score: 96.01 / 15th
Dam sire, Roman Nature is clearly following in the tracks of his sire Rohdiamant. After wins in series in conformation class competitions, Roman Nature became federal champion German riding horse in Warendorf in 1998. He absolved his stallion performance test in Warendorf as eleventh of his age class, achieving a clear lead in the partial index for rideability, in which he ranked among the top. In 2000, Roman Nature became world vice-champion five-year old dressage horse in Amheim.