Frühling

Born 1960 Died 1987 - 166 cm

Breeder – Jos Bayer-Eynck
Stood at Varl from 1963 – 1967, Warendorf 1968-1986
Frühling’s sire, Frühschein was a relatively undistinguished Hanoverian who stood two seasons in 1959 and 1960 as a Westafalien state stallion before disappearing from sight. In those two years he produced 13 registered mares, and the stallion Frühling, who was to become one of the greatest ever stallions of Warendorf.
Frühling was out of a Hanoverian mare, Fechta whose grandsire is that grand old foundation sire, Feiner Kerl who is also the sire of Frühschein’s dam, Feinau. His pedigree is perhaps most notable for its lack of Thoroughbred blood.
In 1962 Frühling was the champion of his stallion licensing.
In 1963, Frühling stood his first season at Varl, and in that very first crop produced a notable stallion son, Frühlingstraum I, who stood in Warendorf for many years before moving in his final years to Oldenburg. Three years later Minister 4, a full brother to Frühlingstraum I, was born. Gelded, he became the German showjumping champion with Norbert Koof. It was the beginning of a winning association for Koof with the Frühling bloodline. In 1982, he won the World Showjumping Championship with Fire 2, a son of Frühlingstraum II who was foaled in 1968.
The next famous stallion son was Frühlingsball, who was born in 1970. Frühlingsball sired many top performers, including Fibonacci who in 1998 was the champion six year old showjumper of the Bundeschampionate.
There is currently no major representative of the Frühling bloodline in Westfalia.
Licensed sons: Falkner, Fantast, Foxtrott, Fröbel, Frühlingsball, Frühlingsduft I & II, Frühlingsrausch, Frühlingssturm, Frühlingstraum I & II, Frühlingstrunk, Frühlingswind, Fünpaß, Fürstenberg