Sire EH Benz is a successful FEI dressage stallion and is one of 4 approved, outstanding sons of the best EH Consul son ever: the late EH Rockefeller, who was described as one of the best Trakehner sporthorse sires of modern times, by several independent German equestrian journalists. His other approved sons included Chardonnay, Germany's most successful 7 year old dressage stallion in 1996 (all breed) and sire of the stallion Alter Fritz, himself a very good dressage stallion and producer; Fontainbleau, champion of the approvals in 1993, CCI*** eventer and sire of approved sons and CIC eventers; and finally Artistic Rock, a solid Inter I stallion for his Dutch owners and sire of several highly regarded auction highlights in Neumünster (e.g. top seller Heavenly). EH Rockefeller's dam Rauhe also produced the Grand Prix stallion EH Ravel (by Mahagoni). The dam of Benz, Blinklicht, is also the second dam of the popular Buddenbrock.

The dam Irene VI is also dam of the approved premium stallion Interconti by EH Consul and grand dam of the ATA approved Inamorato by Buddenbrock. Her daughter Irina presents 54 Ice Age for approval and the sam family also sends 15 Iffezheim for approval this year.