This handsome ACE registered Small Performance Horse stallion will be serving a select number of outside mares this coming season

He has a fantastic temperament and the looks to match!

Kahn has proven himself to be the sire of foals with not only his great sensibility and movement, also his trainability

Shirkahn is 149cms tall, 12 years old and pure black

He is the perfect sire for galloways and dressage ponies, or even to breed that smaller warmblood! 

Top Der Da was purchased as a three year old stallion from Gestuet Volle  Germany in September 2009 arrived in Perth Western Australia in December 2009

He was Licensed in Muenster- Handorf 2008 with an overall licensing score of 75%, Registry Westphalia

He has covered 28 mares in Germany in 2009 as a three year old, he was very popular with the German Breeders due to the combination of FS Don't Worry and having Dressman 1 as his dam sire - We look forward to seeing  the resulting progeny next year

This young stallion has three top quality paces and an outstanding temperament and rideabilty to match!

Top Der Da is suitable for breeding to warmblood mares for those wishing to produce big moving...smaller riding horses.  He is also suitable over quality pony mares to produce pony dressage prospects

We are absolutely thrilled with Top Der Da's temperament since his arrival home, he has a very sweet and soft  character. He is showing excellent rideability and is very willing in his work under saddle. We have had to take things slowly with his work since Top Der Da arrival home as we have had the hottest Summer on record in Perth...which is not great timing for him coming out of the European Winter! He has also had to cope with Dynamik Stallions moving properties since his arrival, but he has taking everything in his stride and coped amazingly! 

Top Der Da has now had a fourth place and a third place at Preliminary Level Dressage in Western Australia against warmbloods in an open class. He scored 68.8% at the Orange Grove Dressage indoor qualifier and we are very pleased with how he is performing as he continues to build his strength under saddle.

Top Der Da is proving to have a fantastic temperament and Rideability from his few outings since he arrived in Perth. We are really excited about Top Der Da' s future in Dressage as he is showing improvement every week as he builds his strength, this young stallion is definitively one to look out for in the future!

TOP DER DA PERFORMANCES IN GERMANY

31st May 2009 - Placed fourth in his young horse dressage class in an open field against big warmbloods at the Seppenrade Show - Scoring 79.2%

11th June 2009 Winner of the German Riding young Horse Dressage Class and was the overall Champion of the day for the District of Coesfeld. Scoring 80.8%

21st June 2009. Placed  Third in his young Horse Dressage Class in an open field against big warmbloods at the Duelmen Show

Don Philino was the winner of his 30  Day Stallion Performance Test at Neustadt Dosse, Germany - He is the most highly credentialed GRP stallion to come into Australia. He has one of the top 30 day test scores in Germany:

• Type_____________9.40
• Walk_____________9.25
• Trot______________8.50
• Canter____________8.38
• Rideability_________8.81
• Free jumping_______8.25
• Cross Country______9.13
• A DREAM OVERALL SCORE OF........ 8.77
  

DON PHILINO PERFORMANCE RECORD OUTLINE

Don Philino had an outstanding performance record in Germany. He was champion of his 30 day stallion performance test in Neustadt Dosse with a dream overall score of 8.77. In 2005 he was awarded reserve Bundeschampion for the three year old dressage ponies. The Bundeschampionate a very prestigious national event for young horses for which they need to qualify in order to compete

In 2006 he placed 7th in the dressage division of the Bundeschampionate and was the overall winner of the driving ponies which is a great tribute to his character

In 2007 he qualified for the driving division of the Bundeschampionate with a score of 9 and qualified for the dressage section with a score of 8.2 in which he was placed 8th in the finals ridden by a 14 year old girl. In 2007 Don Philino placed in several open dressage tests against the big warmbloods in Germany. He also has wins and places in jumping classes and other young horse classes during his competition career in Germany.

Since Don Philino arrived in Perth in January 2008 he has performed at several public displays and proven that he has a fantastic temperament and rideability. He was chosen to perform in a Masterclass with Micheal Schmidt and Janina Kletke of Germany.Michael was an instructor for 13 years at the State Stud of NRW in Warendorf is the Managing Director of Gestüt Zucht- und Sportpferde Schmidt. Janina is the bereiter for Carola Koppelmann, she chose Don Philino as the one horse she would ride in the Masterclass. Michael and Janina were most impressed with Don Philino rideabilty and movement and commented that he was a top class stallion.

Don Philino competed in his first dressage test in Australia at the Swan Valley Dressage Association competition in November 2008 and won the open elementry. He was selected to perform in the Christoph Hess Masterclass in November 2008. Christoph commented during the Masterclass that Don Philino could be a top dressage horse for WA and possibly in Australia.

He continued his success in 2009 and has placed in every Elementary test that he has competed in. He was also awarded a place on the EWA dressage development in 2009. Don Philino is now consolidating his training at home ready to compete at Medium in 2010