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2000, 16.2hh black V.Pr.St. GOV mare
Lord Liberty G/Donnerhall/Pik Bube
Breeder: Sven & Gonnelien Rothenberger, GER
SOLD!!! – OR, USA

Donna, pronounced Don-eah, is a fabulous mare with a deep-rooted German history. She has presence, rhythm, movement, and personality all in one.  Imported in 2005, she brought old lines and talent.

Lord Liberty G is described as the ideal model being very correct with three excellent gaits. In the German media, Lord Liberty G was exclaimed in 2001 to be the biggest breeding success. In 2000, Lord Liberty G’s daughter, Liberty Largo, conquered the Champion’s title with the five-year-old dressage horses. His offspring have been in demand at German auctions, and at the 2001 PSI auction his daughter, Love Parade, was sold for 900,000.

Donna’s first foal is MW Dante’s Inferno and I could not be more impressed or thrilled with the result. Stunning colt!

http://www.eurodressage.com/equestrian/2000/11/11/deutsche-einheit-aka-donnee-rothenberger

“The end of the Cold War between the East and West was officially finalized with the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. Not only was this an end of prejudice relationship and hatred between the capitalist and communist world, but it also meant the union between east and west Germany. In 1990 Germany celebrated this unity, the “Deutsche Einheit”, in front of their parliamental building “Reichstag”, in Vechta, the headquarters of the Oldenburg Verband, this union was celebrated with a special horse named Deutsche Einheit.

Deutsche Einheit was second in the Federal Championships in Verden in 1992 and in the same year she was top-priced lot of all the German Breed Societies auctions reaching DM420,000 (£147,000). Her full brother Duntroon was vice-champion stallion of the Oldenburg approvals in 1993 and in 1994 he won the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf. Sold at the Vechta Elite auction for an astronomical 420,000 DM, Deutsche Einheit moved to the stables of Adrie Gordijn and Sven Rothenberger in Bad Homberg, Germany. The mare would be prepared for a blooming show career and, therefore, received surprisingly a new name, Donnee. Bred by Gestut Grönwolhdhof out of a Donnerhall x Pik Bube lineage, Donnee eventually competed little as both Sven Rothenberger and Gonnelien Rothenberger-Gordijn had enough other horses to count on (Dondolo, Bo, Ideaal, Without a Doubt, Weyden).

Since July 2000, the mare has been appointed a new career in her life. Mommy Donnee gave birth to a lovely foal (Donna) by Gordijn’s own breeding stallion Lord Liberty G. What a way to celebrate ten years of German unity!”

 

2012 Premium Dk. Bay GOV Filly
Dante Weltino x Rohdiamant x DeNiro x Manstein
Breeder: J. Fetzer, GER
SOLD!!! NJ, USA

MW Be Happy was proudly added to the MW herd in 2012. She is a leggy filly with uphill tendancies and very correct steps. She comes with a dream pedigree and a dam that consistently produces top stallions in breeding and in sport in Germany.

Happy is by the up-and-coming superstar Dante Weltino. He himself was the reserve champion colt in the 2009 Oldenburg Hengst-Tage 2009. Dante Weltino is “Ultramodern in type”, he has a strong presence and outstanding gaits.  He also demonstrated excellent balance and outstanding elasticity on the longe, paired with enormous propulsion as well as superb jumping.

Video of Dante Weltino at the 2012 Stallion Show – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrDAPTGFG6k

Happy has an equally impressive Dam. Her dam Verb.St./El.St. Bonita (Rohdiamant x DeNiro x Manstein) from 5 generations of St.Pr./St.El. mares. Bonita has produced several extremely successful foals. Her 2009 colt Feu d’Or by Fackeltanz was a premium hengste at the 2011 Oldenburg Hengst-Tage and sold to Gestute BonHomme for 90,000 Euros.  She also produced the licensed 1g premium hengste by Sir Donnerhall named Sir Niro in 2009, Elite foal by San Amour named Showman in 2008, and the stallions Auftritt and Vorderriss.

Video of Feu D’Or 2011 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXYkc8puX7k&feature=context&context=C3e45f40ADOEgsToPDskKruqknUbHOnGdLXOhvQz2o

Video of Feu D’Or 2012 Under Saddle – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmsSkNNviaU&context=C3e45f40ADOEgsToPDskKruqknUbHOnGdLXOhvQz2o (he is the more filled out one)

2015/16 – Started under saddle and showing high 60’s at TL and mid-high 70’s at Materiale. Hair tested homozygous to produce only dark foals – no chestnuts. AAs dream to ride and handle. Super sweet and easy with excellent barn manners. Turns out well with others. Currently 16.2 1/2hh to finish 17hh.

SHOW RECORD:

2012 2nd place weanling at NEDA Fall Festival with a 79.1%
2015 81.125% and winner at August Breed show & Reserve champion Young Horse
2015 67.7% in TLT3 from Lilo Fore
2015 76% and second place in 3yo Materiale. 4th Place overall 3yo Prospect Championship, NEDA Fall Festival

Additional Impressions:

Canter at showHappy 3yo confirmation