Bronze at the World Championship final for four-year-old dressage horses
"A really very talented and extremely elastic stallion," was how the jury summed up their impressions of the four-year-old final at the World Breeding Dressage Championships, with which Elastic once again lived up to his name under Maxi Kira von Platen. An 8.8 was awarded for the light-footed trot with plenty of over-stride, an 8.0 for the walk performed in a very clear rhythm, an 8.4 for the very powerful canter and an 8.5 each for the very good scope and perspective, which meant a final score of 84.40 percent and third place. Elastic thus continued his successes as a three-year-old, which included winning gold at the Westphalian Championships and then silver at the Bundeschampionat with a score of 9.0.
Elastic's first foals were convincing across the board and were accordingly sought after by the talent scouts.
His sire Escolar is one of the most established sires of all and revived the almost forgotten but extremely valuable E-blood of his ancestors Ehrensold and Ehrentusch worldwide. Under riding master Hubertus Schmidt, Escolar was a member of the German Olympic squad and placed several times at German championships. He was national riding horse champion as a three and four-year-old and came second in the final of the Nuremberg Burg Cup as an eight-year-old. More than 40 sons have been licensed, including our dressage horse World Championship silver and bronze winner and Burg Pokal finalist Escamillo. His successful offspring include the double European Youth Champion Espe under Annabella Pidgley/GBR, the Bundeschampion and World Breeding Dressage Horse Championship bronze medallist Eternity and the European Youth Team Champion ZINQ Emma FH/Lana-Pinou Baumgürtel.
The dam, Diva de Luxe, has already produced the medium level dressage horse Le Renard (by Livaldon). She is a full sister to the licensed stallion Dynasty VDL.
The dam's sire, Dimaggio, placed fourth in the 1999 National Riding Horse Championships and became World Champion of five-year-old dressage horses in Arnheim/NED in 2000. He went on to compete at Inter I level. His most successful offspring include the World Championship team bronze winner Duke of Britain FRH/Frederic Wandres, Discovery OLD/Heiner Schiergen and the team runner-up World Champion Half Moon Delphi/Michael George Eilberg/GBR.
Wolkentanz II and Corde follow in third and fourth place in the pedigree.
The third dam, Annika, is also the third dam of Stanley W (by Stedinger)/Charlotte Lenherr, who placed in World Cup freestyles.
The mare line also produced the licensed stallions Contango (by Contender), Argo-Conti Tyme (by Argentinus; intern. Inter I), Chacco's Rubin DSF (by Chacco-Blue), Colandor (by Concetto), Freddie Mercury (by Fidertanz) and Lord Calador (by Lordanos) as well as numerous sport horses in dressage and show jumping. Concetto), Freddie Mercury (by Fidertanz) and Lord Calador (by Lordanos) as well as numerous sport horses in dressage and show jumping: including Santander T (Inter I), Sommersby (1.40 m jumping), Lion D'or (intern. ), Lion D'or (intern. 1.40 m jumping), Russell (S-Dr.), Dana (Inter I), Landjego by Lamentos (1.40 m jumping), Carthagena (1.35 m jumping), Contendra JM (1.40 m jumping), Konstanze (intern. 1.45 m-jump), Lillith (1.40 m-jump), Carla Bruni R (VS int. CCI3*-S), Alicia D.R. (S-Dr.), Lord Ludwig (1.40 m-jump), Cea (1.40 m-jump) and Sancho (intern. 1.45 m-jump).
His dam is the full sister of the licensed stallion Dynasty VDL
