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LL Donnervader

Modern, expressive, and trainable stallion with exceptional genetics.
ACE 036013262980216

Exciting young stallion by LL Tyranny (Royal Hit, dec) and from a fantastic Blu Horse Don Schufro mare.  Backed in 2019 and now beginning his ridden career, this tall, elevated, and free-moving stallion is being introduced to the breeding market in 2020/21.


More images and video are available on Donnervader's web page. 

Key bloodlines

Notable lineage on the sire line includes:

* ROYAL HIT (dec) - Imported 1C Premium Oldenburger stallion, his first foal crop (in 2004) resulted in three Licensed Stallion sons (one Premium) and 6 State Premium mares (two Elite).

* Royal Hit is out of the elite mare LORETTA (dam of SANDRO HIT - 6yo World Champion and German Champion, and DIAMOND HIT - Vice-World Champion and Vice-German Champion) who was by RAMINO, stallion performance test champion and five times Italian national champion.

* Loretta's dam sire was WELT AS - also the sire of BONFIRE, who won the World Cup five times along with individual Olympic silver (1996) and gold (2000) with Anky van Grunsven.

* Royal Hit's sire ROYAL DANCE, a champion stallion was by ROHDIAMANT, double Bundeschampion with over 50 licensed offspring and almost 90 St. Pr. mares, himself by RUBINSTEIN - sire of 89 St. Pr. mares and 66 approved stallions. Rubinstein had 40 wins at Grand Prix level, was a member of the 1996 Olympic team.

* DONNERHALL - winner of over 65 FEI Grand Prix tests, World and European dressage championship medallist and sire of 77 approved sons including DON SCHUFRO, DON FREDERICO and DE NIRO.

On the dam line, Donnervader is preceded by:

* BLU HORS DON SCHUFRO -  Don Schufro has had the number one breeding value estimation in Germany, ranking 9th on the WBFSH list for dressage stallions in 2014. Don Schufro is a Danish Champion, and Olympic bronze team winner in Hong Kong 2008. 


LL Tyranny

Vale LL Tyranny

An exceptional Licensed stallion combining genetics, temperament, form and movement.
ACE 036013254860210

The complete package – exceptional temperament, proven performance, Premium progeny, and world class movement and rideability.  On the sire line, Rubinstein and Donnerhall converge in the impeccable Royal Hit (1c premium Oldenburg, dec).  The dam sire (dec), with proven State/Paralympic progeny, combines Contact with Falkland Victory and Flaneur for the famous Holsteiner power and balance.  


The rhythmic paces are at once elastic and powerful.  Tyranny covers the ground effortlessly with his uphill conformation, free swinging shoulder and exalted hindleg.  This young stallion is a gentleman in hand and at work, embodying an ideal character also evidenced in his dam and full sister.  Attractive and impressive, a sire to enhance any breeder's cachet.

LL Tyranny was licensed in 2016, scoring 79% under saddle and 75% over fences.  His three correct and expressive paces all scored highly in his assessment, and have helped him consistently achieve scores in the 70s on the dressage arena, with scores of up to 76% in Novice, 73.78% in Elementary, 72.15% in Medium and 74.24% in Advanced.  The pure quality of his paces is the ideal foundation for his expressive and balanced changes, laterals and extensions.  


Tyranny has what his vet has described as the best semen quality she has ever seen. He is highly fertile, and an absolute gentleman to collect or cover in hand. In the stables and at competitions he is calm and happy to be housed and worked alongside mares, geldings and other stallions. His fantastic temperament passes on to his progeny, which are also very well formed, straight, expressive and correct moving, with 87.5% of his assessed foals scoring Premium or Elite.

Proven progeny

His progeny to date include

  • LL Sovereign (x Belcam Graphic) - PREMIUM assessed colt
  • LL Transpacific (x Blu Hors Don Schufro) - PREMIUM assessed colt
  • LL True June (x Jive Magic) - PREMIUM assessed filly
  • LL Tyro (x Blu Hors Don Schufro) - ELITE assessed colt
  • LL Tyche (x Herr Dom Perignon) - PREMIUM assessed filly
  • LL Trajan (x Jive Magic) - PREMIUM assessed colt
  • LL Donnervader (x Don Schufro) - retained by the stud for breeding
  • LL Tigrine (x Grand Kavalier) - retained by the stud for breeding

Performance History

Tyranny started his career in 2016. His competition record to date includes:

  • ACT Dressage Association Canberra Classic 2016 - Preliminary Champion
  • ACT Dressage Association Canberra Classic 2017 - Novice Champion
  • Riverina Dressage Festival 2017 - Novice Champion
  • Riverina Dressage Festival 2017 - Elementary Champion
  • National Capital Equestrian Club 2018 - Medium Champion
  • ACTDA Dressage Association 2017 - Novice HOTY 
  • NSW State Dressage Championships 2018 - 5th E3.3
  • Young Dressage Championship 2019 Medium Reserve Champion
  • First Advanced start in November 2018 winning with 74.24%
  • First PSG start in May 2019 winning with 69%
  • 25 firsts, 13 seconds and 10 thirds from 66 tests (85% podium placings)


Video is available here.

Key bloodlines

Notable lineage on the sire line includes:

* ROYAL HIT (dec) - Imported 1C Premium Oldenburger stallion, his first foal crop (in 2004) resulted in three Licensed Stallion sons (one Premium) and 6 State Premium mares (two Elite).

* Royal Hit is out of the elite mare LORETTA (dam of SANDRO HIT - 6yo World Champion and German Champion, and DIAMOND HIT - Vice-World Champion and Vice-German Champion) who was by RAMINO, stallion performance test champion and five times Italian national champion.

* Loretta's dam sire was WELT AS - also the sire of BONFIRE, who won the World Cup five times along with individual Olympic silver (1996) and gold (2000) with Anky van Grunsven.

* Royal Hit's sire ROYAL DANCE, a champion stallion was by ROHDIAMANT, double Bundeschampion with over 50 licensed offspring and almost 90 St. Pr. mares, himself by RUBINSTEIN - sire of 89 St. Pr. mares and 66 approved stallions. Rubinstein had 40 wins at Grand Prix level, was a member of the 1996 Olympic team.

* DONNERHALL is the sire's dam sire - winner of over 65 FEI Grand Prix tests, World and European dressage championship medallist and sire of 77 approved sons including DON SCHUFRO, DON FREDERICO and DE NIRO.

On the dam line, Tyranny is preceded by:

* NORTHERN CONGRESS - Northern Warmblood Stud's foundation sire, by CONTACT - Imported to Australia from Germany, a foundation Holsteiner stallion, himself sired by COR DE LA BRYERE, the stallion that revolutionised jumping horse breeding. He had an incredible impact in Holsteiner, occurring in more than 80% of pedigrees, and is credited for improving the breed's jumping technique.

* FALKLAND VICTORY - Another foundation Australian stallion. The dam sire was MONOPOL, who sired well known performance horses including Monokol. Sixteen Monopol family members won or placed in the 1998 Qld and NSW Dressage Championships, up to Grand Prix Level.

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