Mareline 776 

The mareline 776 is one of the greatest and most successful lines of Holstein. It's astonishing how much sport horses are member of this line. Jac Remijnse shows in his magazine Sport Horse Breeding that this line is regular the most successful line of jumping horses in the world.

Details of this mareline beginning with Erika, the granddam of La Gomera:

The half-sister of our La Gomera, the State Premium Mare Havannah X by Landgraf I and Corinna I by Lakai was broodmare in an Italian stud farm and now she is in Belgium. The granddam of La Gomera is the great Erika by Colt and Irmtrud by Faber and Rebe by Lorenzo I. Erika has written her own breeding history with her daughters.

She has 12 daughters, who are all successful in breeding and responsible for a lot of licensed stallions ans successful sport horses:

Joga by Roman, Karla by Cor de la Bryère, Corsika by Cor de la Bryère, Urika by Conte (in the Netherlands in breeding), Rumba by Fasolt, Samba by Calypso I, Terika by Calypso I, Udine II by Calypso I, Walleska by Calypso I, Ballade II by Lakai, Corinna I by Lakai and Fortuna VI by Caletto I

We are breeding or have bred with the following broodmares of this line:

Erika is a.o. dam of:

Cadiz 4 by Calypso I, successful dressage until medium level

Rumba (FN Name: Funny Lady) by Fasolt, successfull in international jumping competitions until 1,60m

Erika is a.o. granddam of:

Aljosha successfull in international jumping competitions, full-brother of High Valley and Noble Boy

State Premium Mare Baccarat I by Rocadero and Terika by Calypso I, 1990 Elite Mare Champion in Holstein, dam of the licensed stallions Conto, Contiki and Skyman

Campagne by Campione and Udine II by Calypso I, licensed in NL

Copperfield by Calvados II and Joga by Roman, licensed - USA

Cornflake by Cor de la Bryere and Rumba (Funny Lady) by Fasolt, successful jumping competitions til 1,55m, dam of the licensed Lucky Mind

High Valley by Ahorn and Urika by Conte, successfull international til 1,60m, Nations Cups with Jos Lansing, licensed stallion Zangersheide

Ladamo by Ladalco and Karla by Cor de la Bryére, licensed - USA

Larry 140 by Lord Byron and Terika by Calypso I, winner until 1,35m and placed until 1,45m

Lucky's Love by Lucky Luke and Rumba (Funny Lady) by Fasolt, winner until 1,55m

Marc Aurel 28 by Masetto and Karla by Cor de la Bryére, winner until 1,30m

My Lord by Masetto and Karla by Cor de la Bryére, licensed, successful international dressage til the highest level with Nadine Capellmann

Noble Boy licensed stallion, full-brother of High Valley and Aljosha

Robin Hood by Radjah Z and Corsika by Cor de la Bryère, successful until 1,50m

Sam 91 by Silvester and Karla by Cor de la Bryère, successful driving competitions for pairs until highest level

Usambara by Fleming and Udine II by Calypso I, winner of dressage competitions until S level

Erika is a.o. great-granddam of:

Caldero by Carolus I and State Premium Mare Baccarat I by Rocadero, full-brother of Conto, successful until 1,50m

Calderon 23 by Contender and Diva VIII by Landgraf I, successful in jumping competitions until 1,50m

Cantano by Canto and Ariane by Rocadero, licensed South Germany and successful until 1,20m

Cantando Star by Cassini I and Gudine by Zarewitsch xx, licensed in Lithuania, successful until 1,50m

Chicago Lyngriis by Carano and Gudine by Zarewitsch xx, international successful until 1,45m

Contiki by Contender and State Premium Mare Baccarat I by Rocadero, licensed-USA

Conto by Carolus I and State Premium Mare Baccarat I by Rocadero, licensed, winner of the stallion performance test, successful until 1,40m

Everglade by Exorbitant xx and B.Pr.St. Lyra by Latus II, international winner Grang Prix Special for AUT

Explorer by Exorbitant xx and Ariane by Rocadero, licensed and winner of the stallion performance test, successful until 1,30m

Finette IV by Silbersee and Basca by Landgraf I, successful until 1,35m

G-Livia by Landgraf I and Tenne by Fridericus, successful in jumping competitions until 1,55m and dam of the licensed stallion Not Again

Germania VIII (FN Name: Framiree) by Calando I and Cortina II by Lord, successful in international jumping competitions until 1,60m

Labri L by Lasino and Gudine by Zarewitsch xx, licensed in DEN

Laeken JMEN by Lancer III and Comtess by Capitol I, licensed in Brasilien

Lahra 3 by Corofino I and State Premium Mare Dunja III by Lord, successful in jumping competitions until 1,55m

Lancero by Lancer II and Ariane by Rocadero, successful until 1,40m

Larenco D.D.H by Lancer III and Comtess by Capitol I, licensed, 4th placed at the national championship of young horses Warendorf 2003

Le Champ by Landlord and Romira by Ronald, successful in jumping competitions until 1,55m with Huberta Vahle

Leandra 76 by Lord Calando and Diva VIII by Landgraf I, in Rumania successful until 1,50m

Legendär by Lancer II State Premium Mare Baccarat I by Rocadero, successful in dressage until highest level

Lightfood L.C.A. by Cor de la Bryére and Tenne by Fridericus, in NL successful until 1,40m

Lordan 4 by Lordanos and Livia by Lord, successful until 1,50m

Lucky Mind by Lucky Luke and Cornflake by Cor de la Bryére, licensed and successful in jumping competitions until 1,55m with Alfred Runge

Ragazzo by Ramiro and Comtess by Capitol I, successful in jumping competitions until 1,60m and in high-level competitions

Ratzeputz 59 by Ramirado and Tenne by Fridericus, successful until 1,35m

Schampain by Schampus xx and Annabell by Fier de Lui, licensed

Skyman by Silvano and State Premium Mare Baccarat I by Rocadero, licensed, Holsteiner Verband, successful until 1,20m

Erika is a.o. great-great-granddam of:

Albatross by Aurelio and Calluna L by Landritter, successful in jumping competitions until 1,50m

Canaria by Carry and Entredenida by Athlet Z, successful until 1,50m

Caranos by Carano and Florett by Chromatic xx, licensed, successful until 1,30m

Carlo 292 by Corrado I and Florett by Chromatic xx, successful in jumping competitions until 1,50m

Caro Ass by Carthago and Florett by Chromatic xx, successful in jumping competitions until 1,50m

Catan 13 by Catoki and State Premium Mare N-Marina by Exorbitant xx, international successful until 1,50m

City Blue Boy by Cor de la Bryère and Entredenida by Athlet Z, successful until 1,35m

Commanchi by Cassini I and Henriette by Lauries Crusador xx, licensed Zangersheide, successful until 1,60m

Cover Me by Calato and Entredenida by Athlet Z, successful in jumping competitions until 1,60m

Gentiana M by Cascavelle and Calluna L by Landritter, successful in jumping competitions until 1,50m

Kantate 28 by Contender and Finette IV by Silbersee, successful in jumping competitions until 1,50m

Not Again by Lux Z and G-Livia by Landgraf I, licensed, successful in international jumping competitions until 1,60m with Ludo Phillipaerts

Prestige by Corland and Ingrid by Dreamstreet, in NL successful until 1,35m

Rafaela by Lux Z and G-Livia by Landgraf I, international successful until 1,50m

Erika is in the behind pedigree of:

Caretino Gold by Caretino and Terina by Cambridge, licensed in Holstein and OS

Tikita by Corland and Nikita by Silvio II, international successful until 1,60m with Angelique Hoorn

Uletta van de Dwerse Hagen by Cento Lano and Baletta van de Zuudhoeve by Thunder van de Zuudhoeve, intern. successes til 1,40m

Unique Star by Quick Star and Prestige by Corland, licensed and successful in international jumping competitions

This is only an excerpt of the direct mareline until the granddam of La Gomera. Also only there are listed horses with successes not under the medium level. There wouldn't be enough place to listen the great quantity of all successful horses

Description of mareline 776 from Heiner Kanowski out of the book "Holsteiner Stutenstämme":

(Schridde - Asmussen Verlag)

The familiy of the dam Aktie is very popular with riders and breeders. The outstanding successes of these horses are based on the breeding concept of the family and are arousing interest all over the world. It is possible to backtrack the origin of the line 776 until 1868. Since this time the mareline of Actie is connected with the family Bahlmann, Moorhufen in Schleswig Holstein. Foundation dam is the dark brown Aktie by Attorney General xx, at that time Nicolaus Magens was the owner. He is the great-grandfather of the present day owner of the farm, Uwe Bahlmann. Aktie was several bred to the important foundation stallion Achill. A combination of blood, which is repeated in the following generations of line 776.

Great hardiness and an outstanding jumping potential are consolidated through several in-breedings of Burlington Turk, one of the foundation stallions of the breeding of Holstein. Additional a type with an intensive inheritance. The pedigrees of the foundation dams are characterised by the imported Burlington Turk, born 1825, by Harpham Turk xx and a Yorkshire-Coach-dam. The light-bay stallion without markings has had fantastic basic gaits. Small but powerful, that characterised the offspring of Eclipse. The mareline 776 is current inbred to this blood.

The capital of the history of this mareline started with the dam Olga, born 1915, by Wahnfried and Kleopatra by Radjah. In 1924 Paul Bahlmann was coming to Moorhufen, the farm of the grandfather, with the 4 years old dam Olga. This dam was very fertile, she has had 9 daughters with an excellent quality. The sisters Wiebke by Elegant, Energie by Mackensen, Ilona by Favorit and Aktie by Elegant left the important inheritage information to the next generations. Power, endurance, hardiness and go are the main characters since generationen. The dams are characterised by Ethelbert and there were a new consolidation to Achill and Ethelbert, the formative influence of this mareline. Wiebke, Energie and Ilona were remaining at Bahlmann's farm, Aktie was sold for 1600 Reichsmark to Martin Thormählen, Moorhusen. The great-grandson of the buyer and present breeder of the line 776, Dr. Cord Thormählen, still believes that this purchase was a good speculation with a good dividend. It was the beginning of a power part of this line in the stable of Thormählen. In 1927 Aktie got a premium of the DLG show and she was the first ancestor of a lot of excellent sport-horses.

The daughter of Olga, Carla by Tobias couldn't build up a present part of this line, but she is dam of the stallion Heinzelmann, sire of the famous dam Rappel (line 173 - Capitol I) and of the fantastic dam Organisation. Organisation is dam of the high-class jumping-horses Baden and Original Holsatia, both by Fanal. Heinzelmann established the legendary reputation of line 776 regarding a correct conformation.

Bahlmann's farm is the origin of a lot of generations of successful sport-horses. Arabian ancestors stamped on the line of Bahlmann. These include especially Ramzes x by Rittersporn xx and Jordi ox, a small Shagya-Arabian dam with a lot of blood of Amurath ox. Ramzes x is very important, characterised by noblesse and power, none other stallion with an oriental pedigree was similar important (note of C.H.: with Roman is Ramzes x the great-grandsire of La Gomera). The result of this part of oriental blood is the noblesse. One of the high-decorated beauty queens of the line 776 is Verina, born 1983, by Caletto II and Gera by Marlon xx. This granddaughter of Cor de la Bryère with outstanding basic gaits was vice-champion of the elite broodmare show in Elmshorn and awarded a prize to the national broodmare show in Verden 1990. There was also Wiebke, born 1984, by Lord and Galina by Ramiro. Bred of Bahlmann the mare has won the class of the 3 years old horses of the elite broodmare show in Elmshorn in 1987. Cottage Son xx, the sire of the dam of Lord and Ramiro, and also the inbreeding to the blood of line 776 are dominating the pedigree of this champion.

Like the breeding between both, the line 776 is the origin of a lot of successful international jumping-horses. Successful sport-horses are most effective advertising medium of a mareline. Here there are the advertising mediums Ramiro, Lord Incipit (born 1980 by Lord and Orama by Ronald), Leandra (born 1976 by Landgraf I and Aktie by Fax I) and the spectacular Cortino I (born 1976 by Cor de la Bryère and Aktie by Fax I). After his successfull stallion performance test this chesnut was ridden of Herbert Blöcker. In 1980 and 1981 Cortino I was several winner in eventing and jumping competitions for young horses. At the age of 6 years he was vice-champion of the Bundes- championat of jumping horses with Franke Sloothaak. One year later he was successful in the highest level with Dr. Michael Rüping. After that he was sold to Brazil in the barn of Johannpeter. With Andre Johannpeter he has won the league of South-America of the World-Cup in 1984 and was qualified for the final. His full-sister Cortina I was vice-champion of the elite broodmare show in Elmshorn and very successful until the highest level (1,60m). Cortina II was successful until 1,40m and Cortina III also until 1,55m. The breeding name of Cortina III was Wendy and she was the dam of Der Lenz by Lenz. Der Lenz was participant at the European championship of young riders in 1995.

Tatjana, born 1981 by Lorenz and Ira by Moltke I was coming from the high-powered part of this mareline. This big-framed brown mare was very success- ful in international jumping competitions with Jörg Münzner and Luciana Diniz. Her younger brother Lauritz J, a licensed stallion, was successful with Jürgen Süßmann. Ira is also granddam of Lord Incipit, winner until 1,60m competitions with Thies Luther. Additional she is dam of Loriander by Contender, licensed in NL.

In 1995 Leandra, born 1980 by Landgraf I and Gloria by Ramiro was winning the Grand Prix of Stockholm with Otto Becker. This noble mare is one of the successful sport-horses of the breeding of Bahlmann. Gloria is dam of Doreen by Corrado I, who is dam of Acorado I and II.

There is also a lot of rideability in line 776. Good examples are the successful dressage-horses Mahdi, born 1966 by Marlon xx and Irmtrud by Faber - Christine Stückelberger/CH, Ladamo, born 1984 by Ladalco and Karla by Cor de la Bryère, in USA successful in dressage until the highest level. Before he was qualified to the Bundeschampionat of dressage-horses. Marius, born 1970 by Marlon xx and Irmtrud by Faber, was licensed but infertile - Dr. Josef Neckermann, My Lord, born 1980 by Masetto and Karla by Cor de la Bryère - Nadine Capellmann. My Lord has had outstanding basic gaits.

Breeding and sport - hand in glove: The stallion Ramiro represented this in Zangersheide. Also an other member of this family was there in breeding: High Valley by Ahorn and Urika by Conte - Colt, successful until 1,60m with Jos Lansink.

Three great Holsteiner stallion-lines are the basic of the mareline 776: The lines of Achill, of Cicero and of Ethelbert. Until the sixties the influence of the lines of Achill (take also a look to Amrum I) and Ethelbert is obvious. Achill, in his pedigree you can find Burlington Turk five times, characterises the mareline especially with his son Tobias was very important. In his days Tobias was modern, good typed, with an excellent top-line and hard constitution. By the way Tobias is on his dam's side a grandson of Cicero. In the part of Tobias-Favorit of this line of Achill there were fantastic dams with excellent features.

The male line of Ethelbert is extinguished but contributed in a significant way of Holsteiner marelines. This line was complementary to the popular line of Achill signalising the optimal connection of noblesse and weight. In two respects an argument for the successfull combination of line with Achill and Ethelbert. Both were heroes of the former history of sport-horses like Original Holsatia and Baden. Baden was participant of the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 and Original Holsatia was successful in international competitions with Fritz Thiedemann.
With the blood of Ethelbert there was a great influence of the mareline of Cicero, who was a good stallion to pass down an outstanding jumping potential to his offspring. On his sire's side Cicero is founded to the Hanoverian line of Schlütter. Imported stallions have played a decisive role during this early time of breeding history. In the line 776 with Landgraf the blood of Adjutant took effect, which is originated in the East Prussian Midas resp. in the thoroughbred Louis Philippe xx. There is an Arabian influence of Wahnfried, the sire of Olga and a grandson of Amurath. Amurath, a son of Amurath ox, took a great influence on the successful stallion Gotthard in the Hanoverian breeding. And there is an additional Arabian influence on Mackensen by Elegant and Pracht by Zauberer. The dam's sire Zauberer included the blood of Kuheilan el Ajuz ox.

In the breeding phase to a modern sport-horse Cottage Son xx was playing an important part for line 776. His direct son Colonel by Cottage Son xx and Piave by Heidelberg and greatson Colt by Cromwell and Ulana by Anblick xx were important in the sixties. Ulana is also dam of Joost by Consul - NL. Both have had a great influence on the dams in the whole breeding. E.g. Colt is dam's sire of Constant and Costa, both were winner until 1,60m competitions with Dr. Michael Rüping. The influence of Cottage Son xx takes also part in the pedigree of younger dams, especially regarding the dams of Ramiro, Lord and Calando I. And "The Three Kings" of Holstein Landgraf I, Lord and Cor de la Bryère have also a great influence on the younger generations.

Licensed stallions a.o. of the whole mareline 776: 

Acorado I and II, Aconti, Andretti, Baloubino B, Calvados I and II, Caranos, Capo Cassione, Captain Incipit, Carlos DZ, Chamberlain D, Colandro, Corea, Cortino I and II, Cracker Jack, Dayano, De Chirico, Elfenkönig, Fähnrich, Heidekönig, Heimleiter, Heinzelmann, Landego, Landos, Larioni, Lauritz J, Legolas, Lentini, Levantinos, Livello, Locarno, Lord Incipit, Lordanos, Los Alamos, Louis J, Love and Jump, Lucky Boy, Mandarin, Marius, Nobel Boy, Quirinus, Ramirado, Ramiro, Rolex, Rossini, Rouletto, Rocco, Rouletto, Sagnol, Sirius Son, Toledo, Unique Star

Some international successful sport-horses:

Attention by Alcatraz and Ulla IV by Cantares - Urioso, Petra Wilms

Black Incipit by Wiesenferdl and Orama by Ronald - Moltke I

Cornwall by Caretino and Desiree V by Lord - Cantares, Andreas Ripke

Cortino I by Cor de la Bryère and Aktie by Fax I - Faber, Johannpeter-BRA

Graf Rasputin by Ronald and Excellenz by Colt - Marder

Highvalley by Ahorn and Urika by Conte - Colt, Jos Lansink-BEL

Ibiza by Acord II and Eileen V by Landgraf I - Lord, Felix Hassmann

Lauritz J by Lorenz and Ira II by Moltke I - Marlon xx, Jürgen Süßmann-AUT

Leandra by Landgraf I and Gloria II by Ramiro - Herrscher, Otto Becker

S.I.E.C. Livello by Limbus and Zocka by Ahorn Z - Raimond, Cameron Hanley-IRL

Locarno by Lord Calidos and Wurzel by Romino - Freeman, Ellen Whitaker-GB

Lord Incipit by Lord and Orama by Ronald - Moltke I, Thies Luther

Lucky Boy by Lavall II and Tramontana by Calypso I - Marlon xx, Marcus Ehning

Mahdi by Marlon xx and Irmtrud by Faber - Lorenzo I, Christine Stückelberger-CH

Marius by Marlon xx and Irmtrud by Faber - Lorenzo I, Josef Neckermann

My Lord by Masetto and Karla by Cor de la Bryère - Colt, Nadine Capellmann

Promissed Land by not registered stallion and Vorbuch dam

Ramiro by Raimond and Valine by Cottage Son xx - Logenschliesser, Fritz Ligges

Tatjana by Lorenz and Ira II by Moltke I - Marlon xx, Luciana Diniz-BRA and Jörg Münzner-AUT

Successful in Elite Broodmare Shows:

Verina by Caletto II and Gera by Marlon xx, 1. Vice Champion Mare Holstein 1986 and placed National Broodmare Show Verden 1990

Wiebke by Lord and Galina by Ramiro, Champion Mare Holstein 1987

Vdanda by Colman and Kessy 3 BP by Calando I - Landgraf I, 1. Vice Champion Mare Holstein 2008

Walesca by Acodetto and Havel HSP by Lord - Masetto, 1. Vice Champion Mare Holstein 2009

Zora VIII by Corrado I and Rossa III by Alcatraz - Roman, Champion Mare breeding district Dithmarschen 2010

Zara XXIX by Caresino and Doreen XIII HSP by Corrado I - Ramiro, Vice Champion Mare breeding district Steinburg 2010

Annabelle by Conteur and Mira G SP by Linaro, Champion Mare breeding district Rendsburg-Eckernförde, 2. Vice Champion Holstein 2011

Ballerina X by Diarado and Udine I BP by Contender - Sion, Champion Mare breeding district foreign members 2012

Ballerina XII by Cascari and Velvet IV BP by Acodetto - Lorenz, Vice Champion Mare breeding district Dithmarschen 2012

Bella Luna by Cassiano and Nova Luna SP by Levantos I - Acord II, Champion Mare breeding district Segeberg 2012

Overview mareline 776:

Mareline of paardenfokken

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Researched from Cornelia Haygis as a pdf: line 776 here

(is not intended to be exhaustive)