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Flemmingh
Born 1987, 171 cm
Breeder - H. C. Albertson
The famed Dutch breeder, Weipke van der Lageweg found his key foundation
stock in neighbouring Germany, particularly in the Holstein area.
One of his best buys was the bay colt, Flemmingh, although I am
sure that Weipke, who is a jumping man at heart, had no idea he
was buying a stallion who would found a dressage line!
Flemmingh has all the great Holstein jumping names on his pedigree.
His dam line combines the blood of the French import Cor de la Bryère
with the Holstein stalwart, Farnese, with a double dose of Thoroughbred
on his grand-dam’s line.
Flemmingh placed third in his performance test in 1990, scoring
three 9s, including a 9 for jumping. In the 1992/3 edition of Jacob
Melissen’s The Leading Sires of The Netherlands, Flemmingh
is described as having “fine movements, an active, roomy walk,
a rich trot and a good canter. He is a careful jumper with a lot
of talent. He showed to be a willing worker and never seems to tire.
In the jury report, Flemmingh was described as having sufficient
talent in dressage and a lot of promise as a jumper. His first offspring
are distinguished by their size and splendid movements.” But
even so, the promotional photo, shows Flemmingh over a jump.
Fourteen years later, the jump shot has gone and the emphasis is
on Flemmingh the dressage sire, and with good reason, two of his
sons, Krack C and Lingh have competed in the Dutch dressage team.
In Holland there are dozens competing at a national level, and Flemmingh
has been a successful sire of young horse competitors – Wladimir
was the champion of the Swedish 3 year old dressage horses, while
Up To Date was the champion of the 5 year olds in the USA. Flemmingh
is currently ranked in the top ten dressage sires in the world.
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