09/05/2026
We sure love our Fürstenball daughter! 🖤🔝
👑 Fürstenball: A Dressage Legend with a Golden Pedigree 🐴✨
Few modern dressage stallions have left a mark quite like Fürstenball. With his unmistakable presence, elegant movement and exceptional pedigree, this beautiful dark Oldenburg stallion became one of the most influential names in European dressage breeding. 🖤🌟
Born in 2006 and bred by Georg Sieverding in Germany, Fürstenball was by Fürst Heinrich and out of the Donnerhall mare Maradonna, with Classiker appearing as the next sire in his maternal line. This combination brought together some of the most celebrated dressage bloodlines of their generations. 🧬
🌟 Destined for Great Things
Fürstenball attracted attention almost immediately.
As a foal, he sold for an extraordinary €110,000 at the Oldenburg Elite Foal Auction—a record price at the time. His early promise continued when he became the 2008 Oldenburg Licensing Champion. 🏆
He then produced an outstanding performance test, achieving a dressage index of 154.98 points, before continuing his successful journey through young-horse sport.
In 2011, ridden by Ines Westendarp, Fürstenball became German Bundeschampion of the five-year-old dressage horses. 🇩🇪🥇
His combination of three quality paces, natural expression, willingness and rideability made him an exciting competition horse—but his influence as a breeding stallion would become even greater.
🧬 Fürst Heinrich × Donnerhall
Fürstenball's pedigree reads like a collection of dressage royalty. 👑
His sire, Fürst Heinrich, was by Florestan I out of the Donnerhall daughter Dawina. Fürst Heinrich became the 2003 World Champion for five-year-old dressage horses and subsequently developed into an important sire despite dying at only seven years old.
On Fürstenball’s maternal side appears the legendary Donnerhall once again. His dam, the State Premium and Elite mare Maradonna, was directly by Donnerhall and out of Marella by Classiker.
This means Donnerhall appears on both sides of Fürstenball's pedigree, concentrating the influence of one of history's defining dressage sires. 🧬✨
🏆 Creating the Next Generation
Fürstenball’s real legacy can be seen in his descendants.
His offspring have become successful dressage horses, breeding stallions and championship competitors across Europe and beyond. Among his well-known sons is Fürsten-Look, who competed successfully at the FEI World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses. 🌍
With Isabel Freese, Fürsten-Look finished third in the seven-year-old final at Ermelo in 2018, scoring 84.036%. 🥉
Fürstenball’s influence also spread widely through daughters who entered important breeding programmes, helping establish his bloodline for future generations.
🖤 Remembering Fürstenball
Fürstenball passed away on 10 July 2026, aged 20, bringing an extraordinary chapter in modern dressage breeding to a close.
But great stallions are remembered through much more than their own competition results. Their legacy lives through generations. 🌟
From a €110,000 record-breaking foal to licensing champion, Bundeschampion and internationally influential sire, Fürstenball became a true icon of modern dressage breeding.
With the blood of Fürst Heinrich, Florestan I and Donnerhall behind him—and an impressive dynasty following him—Fürstenball’s influence will continue to be felt in dressage arenas and breeding programmes for many years to come. 🐴👑✨
