Height/cannon bone and inspection scores: 168cm / 20 - 7.5,8.5,8/7.5,9,7.5/8.5
Premium candidate. In foal to Insterburg TSF (by EH Hohenstein - Giorgio Armani - EH Leonardo)
The sire
Summertime was approved as a premium stallion in 2000. Stationed at Gestüt Hämelschenburg, he became one of the breed's most popular stallions after the outstanding quality of his first foals crops became apparent. Summertime won young horse competitions in dressage and show jumping and also finished an excellent 70 test. Sire EH Michelangelo has been the breed's most successful mare producer for the past 5 years (based on inspection scores of his daughters) and also sired a number of excellent approved stallions like Kennedy, Summertime, Hölderlin and Hirtenruf. The dam Saronga was not only a premium mare, but also an under saddle champion and qualified for the Bundeschampionat. She is a close maternal relative to the dam of Samurai II (by EH Mackensen), the reserve champion from Neumünster who ended up living in the US. Another stallion from this small private East Prussian mare family of Sophie is the top show jumper producer Sarafan. This line also produced Sarastro and a number of excellent sport horses, predominantly in eventing and show jumping. Summertime sired the 2006 champion Songline who sold for a recod high of 320,000€, and also sired the most recent ATA approved Eisenherz.
The dam
This athletic Summertime daughter was the champion of the central mare inspection in Rhineland-Palatinate/Saar. She is characterized by excellent body proportions and energetic movement. Her dam Balalaika is a full sister to Buddenbrock, to champion mare Biskaja and to the former auction mare Batida (NMS ‘01/110), in her turn dam to premium stallion Blitz und Donner. The third dam Blinklicht is also dam of the Grand Prix dressage stallion EH Benz and the line also produced the approved Bellheim, Belazar and Baluster.
Photo by Peter Richterich
