SPECIALISTS Donnerhall dominated by numbers with 11 of the 50 dressage horses sporting his influence: D’Niro, Dablino, Damon Hill, Desperados, Digby, Diva Royal, Don Auriello, Donnperignon, Dorina, Santana and Undercover. And seven of those descendants reached the final round of 18. Akzent II was


ancestor to the dressage mounts Antonello, Dablino, Desperados and Donnerfee. Rubinstein I, a


Azkent II


former dressage competitor himself,


appeared in dressage pedigrees only. Augustin, Damon Hill, Don Auriello, Eremo Del Castegno, Rafalca and Santana are his descendants. Ulft was in the lineage of all three individual medalists


in dressage: Valegro (individual and team gold), Parzival (individual silver and team bronze) and Mistral Hojris (individual bronze and team gold). He also appeared in Painted Black, Undercover and Uthopia, making a total of six descendants at the Games, all of them in dressage. Weltmeyer, son of World Cup I, was also a dressage specialist when it came to lineage at the 2012 Olympics.


Ulft


He was ancestor to Desperados, Diva Royal, Don Auriello, Eremo Del Castegno, Riwera de Hus, Whisper and Wizard.


One gets the


impression from these horses at the


top of the sport that there are such things as dressage bloodlines, but, at the same time, there are bloodlines that crossover when it comes to the different disciplines. It certainly can be stated that genetics played a part in the talent of these elite horses since all of them are related to other Olympians in 2012.


An index to the ancestors of the competitors in all three disciplines at the 2012 Olympic Games, a handy reference guide, is available for purchase through Judy’s website (www.jwequine.com).


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