Fidertanz

Hanoverian Stallion of the Year

Successful in Grand Prix

Olympic offspring

For almost ten years, Fidertanz has been one of the world's best dressage sires. For three years, the 2021 Hanoverian Stallion of the Year, who was also successful in Grand Prix, was amongst the top ten in the WBFSH ranking. Fidertanz has the two Olympic participants Finnlanderin/Camille Carier Bergeron/CAN and Fidertraum OLD/Florian Bacher/AUT to thank for this outstanding position. Forrest Gump/Remy Bastings/NED, Crystal Friendship/Anabel Balkenhol, Elfentanz/Monica Burssens/MEX, Fiderflame/Ariana Chia/CAN, Faro SQF/Nora Batchelder/USA, Fortuna/Filipe Canelas/POR, Fiderprincess/Jeroen Devroe/BEL and Fabious/Semih Hamdi Ersoy/TUR have also competed in the Grand Prix arenas. Flamboyant OLD/Valentina Pistner/GER won 13 medals at the European Youth Championships, including four gold medals. At the German Amateur Championships, Fürst Fidi was unbeatable with Lara Louisa Braun.

Fidertanz has produced over 60 licensed stallions, including Franziskus FRH/Ingrid Klimke/GER, who was part of the German World Championship bronze medallist team in Herning/DEN in 2022, and Fiderdance OLD/Moritz Treffinger, who was placed in World Cup dressage competitions. The Grand Prix freestyle winner Tannenhof's Fahrenheit/Anja Plönzke/GER and our elite stallion Foundation/Matthias Alexander Rath/GER, who is successful in Nations Cups, are also worth mentioning.

In eventing, the 2021 Tokyo Olympian Flandia, Fifty Fifty/Patrick Rüegg/SUI, placed fourth by team at the European Championships and Fallulah/Padraid McCarthy/IRL, placed fifth by team at the World Championships, should be mentioned. Fairytale won two team gold medals with Anna Lena Schaaf/GER at the European Youth Championships in Maarsbergen/NED in 2019 and in Segeresjö/SWE in 2021 and also secured individual gold and silver medals. The pair were already team bronze medallists at the European Championships in Fontainebleau/FRA in 2018. They also recorded victories up to CCI4*. And then there is Finest Fellow/Elena Otto-Erlay/GER and the European Youth Championship participant Feuertänzer/Friedrich-Bernd Rehkamp/GER.

The prize money of Fidertanz’ offspring registered in Germany alone amounts to €1.51 million.

This is a brief summary of Fidertanz’s career: Winner at the NRW licensing in Münster in 2004, winner of his stallion performance test with top scores in Neustadt/D. in 2005, Vice German Young Horse Champion in Warendorf with Maike Löer/GER in 2005, Oldenburg Ia main premium winner in 2006, first advanced (S) level successes up to St. Georges with Vera Nass/GER in 2010, placings up to Inter I with Markus Gribbe/GER in 2011, victories and placings up to international Grand Prix with António Do Vale/POR from 2013, Hanoverian Stallion of the Year in 2021, seventh place in the WBFSH dressage sire ranking and 24th place amongst the eventing sires in 2022.

His sire Fidermark was Reserve Champion at the NRW licensing in 1994 and won his stallion performance test in Warendorf in 1995 with an index of 141.74 points. Standing at the NRW State Stud, he was German Champion of four-year-old stallions with Michael Farwick. With Marlies Van Baalen/NED, he qualified for the final of the Nuremberg Burg Cup and was trained up to Grand Prix level. The most important offspring of Fidermark include Favourit/Sönke Rothenberger, Florida/Nadine Husenbeth and Forward Looking/Dorothee Schneider.

Fidertanz’s half brother San Ravallo (by San Amour I) was internationally successful in the U25 Tour with Carl-Lennart Korsch/SUI. In 2023, the pair took part in the European Championships in Budapest/HUN. His half sister Querida Mia (by Quantenkönig) won international Small Tour competitions with Lukas Fischer/GER, and his half brother Berney (by Boston) was successful up to Inter II.

His dam Reine Freude also produced the Inter I dressage horses Bogner (by Belantis I) and Deep Red (by Damon Hill) and the 1.30m show jumping horse Calua (by Cordino). Her daughters have produced six licensed stallions so far: St.Pr.St. Sansiera (by Sandro Hit) produced the two stallions Quanticus (by Quaterback) and Elité A (by Escamillo), Amore Mia (by Ampere) produced the premium stallions Bel Amour (by Belantis I) and Escamour (by Escamillo), St.Pr.St. Quintera (by Quaterback) is the dam of the stallion Equalizer B (by Escamillo), and Vaiana (by Veneno) produced the premium stallion Escaneno (by Escamillo), who came eighth at the World Championships for young dressage horses and was a finalist at the German Championships for young horses.

His grand-dam Frühlingssonne produced the two licensed stallions Disconto (by Diamantino) and Fanconi (by Fuchsberger) as well as the advanced (S) level show jumping horse Penny Lane (by Polydor) and other intermediate (M) level dressage and show jumping horses.

His great-grand-dam Romana is the dam of the two licensed stallions Frederiko (by Furioso II) and Paradiso (by Pilot).

The stallion Edge of Glory (by Escamillo) and the Grand Prix dressage horse Corlander II (by Cordino)/Ari Lopez/USA also descend from the Hanoverian dam line of Jucking.