On the way to becoming a champion
Philosophy
It is our aim to breed champions for international sports competitions. This is the reason why performance has been firmly anchored in our dam lines for many generations. Breeding, raising and training are focused on above mentioned goals. Besides breeding basics, horse-appropriate raising and careful and sound training matching the development of the horse are an important basis to produce successful future champions.
Always true to the motto:
"Confidence leads horses to self-confidence."
A paradise for horses
Award for horse-appropriate raising
Species-appropriate animal-rearing is our companies' highest maxime. Almost all of our stalls are creating in the form of open stables with lots of room, light and fresh air. Furthre, we have implemented a group housing for our horses. This type of management helps the young champions to develop self confidence and social strength.
The breeding site Zuchthof Dree Böken was nominated winner in a nationwide contest for horse farms and horse-appropriate raising in 2007. And since that time, Zuchthof Dree Böken has been constructively further advanced. Zuchthof Dree Böken is made up of approx. 135 ha pastures, meadows and forests along the lake "Langer See" in the municipal Heidesee, south of Berlin, close to the airport Berlin-Schönefeld.
Top standards for top horses
Age-appropriate development
Demands in top class sports regarding Performance, Character, Health and thus regarding breeding and training are very complex and demanding today so that only a very small number of studs is able to meet such conditions in an appropriate manner.
As an example, feeding is always adapted so as to provide the future champions with everything they require to develop age-appropriately. We ensure that vitamins, minerals and trace elements are always sufficiently provided during all stages of development, combined with an appropriate deworming program. The Zuchthof consequently sticks to the vaccination schedule for all horses when it comes to influenza and equine herpes.
To ensure the individual supply in feed and nutrients of each horse, all horses get tied during feeding (including the foals twice a day). This is certainly a lot of work, but an investment for the whole life of the horse as the imprinting process also happens already with the foals.
Excellence in every generation
Breeding & breeding selection
Our breeding standard for generations
Performance stallions with perfect x-rays
The pedigrees of our horses only feature performance stallions that are chosen in accordance with a particular breeding concept. Special attention is placed on stallions descending from our own breeding program such as Vulkano FRH – Stakkato Gold – King Julio and King Kolibri etc..
For many horse generations, we have only used offspring in our breeding program that feature first-class x-rays. We have x-rays of our broodmares for at least the last five generations. As we are as careful with the selection of the perfect stallion, almost all x-rays of progeny of Zuchthof Dree Böken – Prieros are without negative findings. Provided the dams produce an offspring with positive x-rays, we will no longer use this stallion for our breeding shed. We could mention some examples, but resign from it.
Targeted mating for top sport
Dressage line
Weltmeyer – Akzent II – Darwin – Almhügel III – Staatslied III form the basis of our dressage line. We bred this line to legendary stallions such as Werther – Donnerhall – Olympic Ferro – Lauries Crusador xx – Gribaldi – Heraldik xx – Damon Hill - Wynton - Negro - Don Schufro - Zack and some others more, always true to the motto: what do Grand Prix-riders require.
Performance breeding without compromise
Show jumping line
Our show jumping line is based on a Calypso II-dam out of the famous performance line of state premium mare Alsterröschen (Franz Lüth, Brandleben), tracing back via Wienerwald with a linebreeding component to Agram out of the Arabian foundation line.
We have "modernized" this line – without compromising on performance – with Libero H, the six-times World Cup winner (1994) and the tough thoroughbred sire Julio Mariner xx. Today, our pedigrees feature stallions such as Voltaire – Grannus – Kolibri – Goldfever I – King Julio – Stakkato – Darco – Stakkato Gold – Vulkano FRH – Cardento – King Kolibri – Nabab de Rev. and other performance sires.
Our philosophy of stallion selection
Selection of stallions
We act differently compared to other breeding farms when it comes to the selection of stallions, and everybody dealing in more detail with this subject will recognize the difference. We place great emphasis on licensed stallions such as Vulkano FRH – King Kolibri – Stakkato Gold – King Julio etc. who all descend from our own breeding program. As it is our goal to preserve and to further develop the high performance potential of our foundation line, we foster the hereditary background as a hen cares for her chicks.
Progress begins in the barn
International performance breed
We run an international performance breeding business, closely adapted to sport at the highest level and assume that the breeding associations will catch up with this development.