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Diesel CF
Diesel is an approved 2011 Hanoverian stallion by Dressage Royal x Ritual x Grande. He is a stunning full brother to the premium Hanoverian Grand Prix stallion Damsey FRH, who has been ranked as high as 4th in the FEI World International Dressage Rankings and on the German A-Squad (Olympic squad) with Helen Langehanenberg. Diesel stands at 167 cm or just shy of 16.2 hands.
Diesel’s dam, Ria Grande, was awarded the prestigious Hanoverian Mare of the Year title in 2013. Ria Grande is one of only three dressage mares to have ever received this coveted award from the Hanoverian Verband. Diesel was bred in Germany by Hermann and Dorit Kothe, who own(ed, RIP Ria Grande), both his dam and sire, and with whom we will be forever grateful.
Diesel was imported in 2016 and has been with the same amateur owner/rider since import. His quality, character, temperament, work ethic, rideability and trainability have proven to be exceptional. He has been Champion and Reserve Champion for multiple state and national titles in the 4 years that he has been in the US. In 2017 and 2018, he was Reserve Champion USDF Dressage Horse of the Year (and Champion AA combination in the US) for Second Level and then again for Fourth Level. In 2019, he earned scores up to 74.5% at PSG. And in 2020, along with his amateur owner, he made his CDI debut in the Small Tour and broke the 70% barrier at their very first CDI in Temecula, CA. Diesel is currently the only horse qualified for BOTH the USEF Developing Horse PSG and Intermediare 1 Championships to be held in Chicago at the Festival of Champions (and to be noted, the only amateur combination qualified on either list). Like his brother, he shows exceptional talent for the higher collected work, particularly piaffe, passage, pirouettes and tempi changes.
In general, Diesel is very easy to handle, both at home and at shows. He loves his people, nickering and whinnying whenever he seems them. His focus in the arena is bar none. It doesn't matter how many horses are in the warm up, whether the wind is gusting, tents are flapping or how loud the motorcycles are that pass by, he doesn't bat an eyelash. He is always highly focused on the job at hand... and the bigger the atmosphere, the better! As a bonus, he loves to trailer out and hack away from home. And he's incredibly patient... he will stand in the trailer without making a fuss, he will wait in the cross ties until he's taken out, he doesn't get agitated when being clipped, legs and face included. He doesn't beg. He tie's to the trailer. He is super in the wash rack, with the farrier and the vet.
Diesel is a dream come true. He checks all the boxes. He has amazing presence, he's highly competitive in sport with an amateur rider, he shows huge talent and promise for the big ring, he's very smart, exceptionally focused and always trying to answer the questions that are being asked. He's an international quality stallion with a temperament to match.
Achievements to Date
Median USDF scores:
I1 Freestyle (2020): 73.625% currently
I1 (2020): 69.559% currently
PSG (2019): 69.250%
Fourth (2018): 72.389%
Third Freestyle (2018): 74.800%
Third (2018): 68.462%
Second (2017): 73.057%
First (2017): 72.353%
Training (2016): 71.709%
National Awards:
2019 Fourth Place USDF Adult Amateur, 69.250%
2019 Reserve Champion PSG Horse of the Year, American Hanoverian Society, AA
2018 Reserve Champion USDF Dressage Horse of the Year, Fourth Level, 72.389%
2018 Champion USDF Adult Amateur Fourth Level, 72.389%
2018 Reserve Champion USDF Adult Amateur Musical Freestyle, Third Level, 74.800%
2018 USET Level Horse of the Year, American Hanoverian Society
2018 Fourth Level Horse of the Year, American Hanoverian Society, Open and AA
2017 Reserve Champion USDF Dressage Horse of the Year, Second Level, 73.485%
2017 Champion USDF Adult Amateur Second Level, 73.485%
2017 Second Level Horse of the Year, American Hanoverian Society, Open and AA
California Dressage Society/USDF Region 7 Awards:
2019 Reserve Champion CDS Horse of the Year, PSG AA, 69.706%
2019 Tambu Perpetual Trophy, Highest scoring stallion for a HOY class
2018 Champion CDS Horse of the Year, Fourth Level AA, 69.604%
2018 Reserve Champion USDF Region 7, Fourth Level AA, 68.444%
2018 Champion CDS Horse of the Year, Third Level Freestyle, 73.367%
2018 Champion UDSF Region 7, Third Level Freestyle, 72.767%
2018 Reserve Grand Champion, Third/Fourth Levels
2018 Tambu Perpetual Trophy, Highest scoring stallion for a HOY class
2017 Champion CDS Horse of the Year, Second Level AA, 72.167%
2017 Champion CDS 6 Year-Old Futurity AA, 71.026%
2017 Champion USDF Region 7, Second Level AA, 71.037%
2016 Champion USDF Region 7, Training Level AA, 70.114%
2016 Reserve Champion CDS Horse of the Year, Training Level AA, 71.597%
2016 Tambu Perpetual Trophy, Highest scoring stallion for a HOY class
Lifetime Breeding Licenses
AHS
GOV
ISR-Oldenburg NA
Westfalen
Testing Results
WFFS: N/N, non-carrier
EVA: Negative, vaccinated annually
CEM: Negative
HCP: N/N
PSSM1: n/n
Color Testing Results
Red/Black Factor: Ee Heterozygous. Diesel is Black based but carries a recessive copy of the Red gene.
Agouti: Aa Heterozygous. Diesel carries one copy of the Agouti gene.
Photo Credits: Terri Miller, Tess Michelle, Patty Wilding, Derek Hutchinson, Nina Huber and Supreme Sport Horses
The American Hanoverian Society Annual Book, 2020
