Escanto PS OLD is the celebrated main premium winner of the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes. In addition to the development of the stallion, the results of the stallion performance test, and above all, the quality of the first foal crop during the breeding inspection, are taken into account in the decision for the award of the main premium.
The celebrated main premium winner of the Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes (OL) is named Escanto PS OLD, born 2019, by Escamillo out of Fairytale PS by Fürstenball - Totilas, bred and owned by Gestüt Lewitz, Steinfeld. Escanto PS is the current Bundeschampion among the four-year-old stallions under the American rider Brandi Roenick. The stallion received three times the dream score of 10.00 for trot, canter, and rideability. At the 2023 Oldenburg State Championships, Escanto also won among the four-year-old stallions under Brandi Roenick. During his short performance test in 2022 at the Oldenburg Horse CenterVechta, the Escamillo son received the highest daily score of 9.43. In 2022, the powerful dark bay also completed his 50-day test with a final score of 9.12. Besides Escanto PS, the dam Fairytale PS also produced the licensed stallion Fair Deal OLD by Franklin, who received the Ic main premium at the 2023 Oldenburg Stallion Days. Escanto PS comes from the prestigious Finnländerin dam line. Dam Fairytale PS is the sister of the sires Fürst Toto by Fürstenball and Donier by De Niro. His sixth dam, Fiesta by Pik Bube I, produced the Oldenburg star sire and Olympian Don Schufro by Donnerhall. Escanto PS had already presented high-priced elite foals at the 2023 Vechta auctions.
The second place takes St. Emilion, born 2019, by Suarez out of Tia Romina II by Dante Weltino - Rubinstein I, bred by Nina Sixtensson, Sweden, owned by BG Wahler & Thönies. St. Emilion was licensed in Vechta 2021 and was awarded the Ic premium. At the stallion market, he was sold for a top price to Klosterhof Medingen of the Wahler family. At the 2023 Oldenburg State Championships for four-year-old stallions, the black beauty secured the silver medal under Hannah Laser.He completed his short performance test in Warendorf with a final score of 8.62 in 2022. In 2023, he completed his 50-day test in Münster-Handorf with a final score of 8.59. The Grand Prix winners Rubin Royal OLD/Hendrik Lochthowe and Romanov Blue Hors/Hans Peter Minderhoud, NED, come alsofrom the Rulli-Rudilore dam line.
Receiving the bronze award is Gut Wettlkam’s Feliciano, born2019, by Floricello out of Lady Andora by Boston - Lord Sinclair, bred by Josef Bauer, Inning, owned by Gut Wettlkam, Lisa and Thomas Müller. During his short performance test at the Oldenburg Horse Center Vechta in 2022, the Floricello son received the second-highest score of 9.04. At the end of the same year, he completed his 50-day test in Schlieckau, finishing with a final score of 8.82. He received the score of 9.00 five times in the categories of willingness to perform, trot, canter, rideability, and overall impression. The test rider rated the rideability with an incredible score of 9.75. Under Walter Wadenspanner, Feliciano demonstrates his talent in the arena with victories in riding horse and dressage horse competitions at A level. For the 2023 Vechta Elite Foal Auctions, the stallion has already presented high-priced foals.