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Schwalbenburg by Ibikus
Schwalbenlied by Impuls

Elitemare "Schwalbenburg"
Bay Trakehner mare,
born 09.01.1975
stick-measure: 165 cm
family of Saaleck,
Fürst zu Dohna-Schlobitten
Breeder: Gestüt Hämelschenburg

Elite dam "Schwalbenburg" has 4 sons; beside "Schwadroneur" "Showmaster" (victorious at Grand-Prix level), "Stradivari" (class I after stallion performance test and victorious in show-jumping up to medium level and "Sans Souci"chief-sire at the state-owned stud in Moritzburg. She is also dam of vize-chamioness at the Bundesstutenschau at Neustadt/Dosse in 1997 "Schwalbenlust" (as well victorious at the brood-mare show at Niedersachsen) and her half-sister "Burgschwalbe" (dam of champion "Seigneur"), elite-mare "Schwalenburg" and premium-mare "Sacre Coeur" by Upan la Jarthe AA. The sire of "Schwalbenburg", DLG-champion "Ibikus" (victorious at advanced level in dressage tests and four time dressage champion) had a big influence on the trakehner breed. He is well known as sire of a lot of wonderful and successful riding horses. Also his sire "Hertilas" was victorious at advanced level.

Granddam elite-mare "Schwalbenlied"
Black Trakehner mare
Born 1969
Was champion of the horse show for young riding horses at Hamburg, she won vize-champion at Wiesbaden as well placed behind "Ibikus". She is dam of champion "Santiago" by "Wie Ibikus". Elite dam "Schwarze Schwalbe" is a doughter of the famous elite-dam "Schwalbe" by Totilas and dam of several great broodmares as well as 3 approved sires: "Schwalbenfreund", "Schwalbenflug" and "Schwalbenzug".
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