Donauperle

1979 Trakehner Mare Donauperle

Donauperle was an exceptional broodmare owned by Rolling Oaks Farm. She produced 17 foals in 19 breeding seasons. She always settled on her 30-day heat cycle, foaling at the same time every year. Her wonderful temperament made her easy to handle and breed, and her offspring were always the best regardless of what stallion she was bred to. Like their mother, "Perle's" daughters also have wonderful temperaments, are athletic movers, and produce excellent foals.

In 1999 Donauperle earned Rolling Oaks Farm the Gerda Friedrichs Memorial Award from the American Trakehner Association. The award recognizes outstanding breeding success of a Studbook mare and her offspring. In 2000, after producing her last foal Deperla, Donauperle was sadly euthanized.

Sire: Tannenberg *E*

Bred by Dr. Hans Dietrich Wagner, Germany. Tannenberg *E was
the Reserve Champion of the 1968 Neumünster approvals. The
German Stallion Book provides the following comments:

Excellent in the type of the Trakehner horse with beautiful, mas-
culine head; best position, length and carriage of the neck; good
shoulder and good withers; harmonious body overall that is car-
ried on four good, correct sufficiently strong but a bit long legs;
the midsection of the body is well-coupled to the forehand and the
hindquarters; particularly emphasized should be the broadly set
hocks; his way of going is elevated and impulsive, very slightly
paddling in front; in spite of his size he is very uniform overall and
significant in his overall impression. His magnificent type is usua-
lly passed to his get, and so is the harmonious overall figure with
a rather good way of moving; good medium size is predominant.

Tannenberg *E* was a popular sire in Germany until being imported to Canada in 1975. He sired ten German-bred sons and one American-bred son. Among his German-bred sons were the well regarded Schiwago, Herztrumpf and Morgenstrahl. His American son Meistersinger *Ps* is a well-respected FEI dressage horse and sire of FEI dressage horses. Tannenberg *E* was also an outstanding broodmare sire. Tannenberg *E* left numerous outstanding daughters in Germany.