SALE PENDING…..In Utero foal due in May 2015. By DE NIRO (Donnerhall/Akzent II) out of a Premium Oldenburg Weltmeyer mare. This foal will have the oldest time-honored proven champion bloodlines with the foundation stallions of modern dressage breeding at the forefront of its pedigree: Weltmeyer and Donnerhall. Should be an amazing foal with very nice free moving gaits and correct conformation.

The foal's dam, When Worlds Unite, is a black Premium Oldenburg NA mare with an impressive 106 points. As a foal, Unity earned a top score of 8.5! She has also been shown in-hand in USDF shows and has been Champion and Reserve Champion Mare. She has produced Premium, Champion and Stallion prospect foals. Unity is a direct daughter of the highly influential sire, Weltmeyer. Weltmeyer has exceptional dressage ability with movements that have cadence, suspension and elevation, and he even jumps well. He has a long list of accomplishments. He was the 1986 winner of the stallion licensing in Verden and the 1987 winner of the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf. In the same year, Weltmeyer also won the three-year-old stallions classification at the Federal Championships of German Riding Horses in Warendorf. In 1988, he was honored in Verden as best stallion of his age-group and awarded with the "Freiherr von Stenglin-Prize". One year later, he became DLG Champion 1989 in Frankfurt. And last, but not least, he became "Hanoverian Stallion of the Year" in 1998. As of today, Weltmeyer has produced 70 licensed sons, all of them are excellent stallions. When it comes to capacity for dressage and the temperament necessary for a top competitor, this stallion simply cannot be beaten. In 2005, Weltmeyer received a Breeding Value Index of 152 points, with an assurance of 99% heritability, from the German Equestrian Federation. Weltmeyer sadly passed away at age 27 due to colic complications on June 28, 2011. We are fortunate to have Unity, a direct daughter of this legendary stallion and she will continue to carry on his legacy through her incredible offspring. Unity’s damsire has a strong TB influence with lineage leading back to Native Dancer.

The foal’s sire, DE NIRO, is an exceptional stallion of superlative type and performance. He is a wonderful combination of the best bloodlines of Oldenburg and Trakehner, with a dash of Thoroughbred, insuring success as a sire of noble sport horses. Since a fantastic start to his career, De Niro has become a legend as a dressage sire, and he has been very successful in sport himself.

1997: De Niro was the Reserve Champion of the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf with an overall 141.93 and was the winner in dressage with a score of 145.41.
2000: At the age of 7, De Niro is already successful at Grand Prix
2001: De Niro wins at the German Championships for Professional Riders under Dolf-D. Keller
2002: International wins in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special in Saumur and Berlin
2003: De Niro wins the German Dressage Derby in Hamburg
2004: After having already produced two reserve champions, De Niro's son Dancier becomes the Hanoverian Licensing Champion in Verden.
2005: De Niro is the damsire of the Hanoverian Licensing Champion in Verden.
2006: De Niro has the largest contingency of offspring (14) at the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf.
2007: De Niro's son, Deveraux is the World Champion of the 6 year old Dressage Horses. More De Niro offspring are successful at Grand Prix.
2008: De Niro is named the Hanoverian Stallion of the Year.
2009: De Niro has two offspring in the European Championships, and with Dablino the most successful developing Grand Prix horse.
2010: De Niro is placed 5th on the World Breeding Federation for Sporthorses' list with 10 successful offspring competing internationally at Grand Prix. His son, Dablino ridden by Anabel Balkenhol, wins team bronze at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky. De Niro's son, Desperados ridden by Falk Rosenbauer wins the German Dressage Derby in Hamburg.
2011: De Niro offspring earn over 230,000 Euro in winnings in 2011 pushing the total winnings of De Niro's offspring over the 1 million Euro mark.
2012: A total of 6 offspring travel to the Olympic Games in London. For Germany: Desperados ridden by Kristina Sprehe, Dablino under Anabel Balkenhol, as well as the reserve horse, D'Agostino ridden by Fabienne Lütkemeier. For Spain, Delgado ridden by Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, for Belgium, Donnerfee under Claudia Fassaert, and the reserve horse for Canada, Devon L ridden by Diane Creech. De Niro is ranked first in the ranking of the World Breeding Federation for Sports Horses. Therefore he is the best dressage stallion of the world.
In 2013, De Niro confirmed his status as best dressage stallion of the world. The German dressage team with Desperados and D‘Agostino won the Gold Medal at the European Championships in Herning. The stallion by De Niro – Rosario, bred by Josef Greten, became champion stallion of the licensing in Oldenburg and was sold for sensational 910,000 Euros to the Danish Olympic rider Andreas Helgstrand.

In his career as a sire, De Niro has produced over 70 licensed sons, and his offspring are successful in the dressage arenas world wide. De Niro has proven himself through his own performance in the show ring and through his offspring’s exceptional achievements.

What an incredible bloodline combination this foal will have…it will be destined for the big ring!! Fetal sexed a colt. Colt option only is available. For much more information, please visit our website at www.markimfarms.com . We are proven producers of champion foals!!