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At the 2024 Holsteiner grading of the young stallions, Bonduel attracted attention not only for his three very good basic gaits, but also for his brilliant type. Already embodying clear stallion type, this dressage stallion is stood by the stallion keeping GmbH. “This stallion is a looker, with long legs and very cadenced movement“, breeding director Stephan Haarhoff said about Bonduel at the grading.
This four-year-old stallion is very elegant and typey with long legs and sufficient frame. He has three good basic gaits and he already performs with good balance and cadence. The trot is striking and he canters with expressive, up-hill movement. He is expected to pass on his modernity and athletic aptitude to his offspring.
Stations
Euro 350 + VAT
plus Euro 200 + VAT when pregnant plus Euro 100 + VAT Foal fee
Euro 350 + VAT
plus Euro 550 + VAT when pregnant
Sire
Now 13-year-old Benicio son Bonds was the celebrated champion stallion of the 2015 Oldenburg grading, where the beautiful Sir Donnerhall grandson demonstrated exceptional movement whenever he performed. He won his sport test in 2017 (9.12) and 2018 (9.28), respectively, became a serial winner of dressage horse classes at A, L, and M level with Beatrice Buchwald, and went on to place in dressage at advanced level. Bonds stands for great rideability and exceptional movement, qualities he also passes on to his offspring, such as Boccaccio, who shone in the 2024 Warendorf Bundeschampionat as runner-up of the three-yearold riding horses under the saddle of Danica Duen. Previously, the gelding had also finished on second position in the Hanoverian State Championship.
Damline
Zack’s prowess and success as a sport and breeding stallion earned him global renown. At the 2022 World Championships he took gold with the team (Nanna Skodborg Merrald/DEN). At the Tokyo Olympics, he finished eleventh individually, as the best active stud in this ranking. Moreover, he claimed the title of Danish Champion multiple times and his son Sezuan - a three-time world champion and one of the most popular dressage sires in recent years – shines a bright light on the quality of his offspring.
Bonduel’s dam Copenhagen I is a Danish-bred Zack daughter. On the dam’s side, she goes back to Landgraf I grandson, Landtinus. The full brother to Copenhagen I, Blåhøj’s Zagato, is a licensed stallion in Denmark. The maternal family has sport horse produce in Denmark, Frydendal‘s Celina by Solos Landtinus is a representative
with numerous results at junior championship level, including a second place
finish at the Nordic Baltic Championships. Solos Liostro by Solos Landtinus (Sven Huber/AUT) is a show jumping representative of this dam line at 1.60m level.
Own performance of Bonduel
In his first breeding season Bonduel was frequently used by Holsteiner dressage horse breeders and his riders were thrilled by his great willingness to perform, pleasant personality and his riding horse points. Initially with Mathies Rüder, later under the saddle of Lea Katharina
Strothmann, the Bonds son embarked on his first training steps on his way to the dressage arena. At the Elmshorn Holsteiner Horse Days, he won his first ridden class right away under Lea Strothmann scoring 8.3 – with the combination nominated for the Bundeschampionat.
