Romadour II
Westfalien stallion, Born 1969 Died 1983
169 cm
Bred by Otto Adam

Romadour II is one of the most significant of modern Westfalien sires - but his breeding is clouded by mystery. He is listed as a son of Romulus I, a descendent of the famous Ramzes AA and Radetsky - however it has been established that his dam was covered not only by Romulus but also by Duft III (a stallion who was later removed from the Westfalien State Stud due to his poor fertility). Certainly Romodour II is very different in terms of conformation - and in the progeny produced - to his (full? half?) brother, Romadour I. Romadour II’s progeny tended to be chestnuts with a lot of white, and a lot of movement, Romadour II and Duft III were both bays with a lot of white, while Romadour I and Romulus I were rather plain. Duft III was the son of another flashy chestnut with a lot of movement - Duellant.
In 1976, Romadour II represented the Westfalien studbook at the DLG Exhibition in Munich, where he was awarded the 1-a winner’s prize, while his daughters, Riviera and Ranja were awarded the 1-a and 1-b distinction respectively in the three year old class. Nicole Uphoff’s Rembrandt is, of course, the most famous of Romadour II’s progeny, and his breeding sons, Renoir I and Rosenkavalier have continued to pass on his legacy, most notably through Rubinstein and his sons.

The alternative pedigree goes like this....