 Grannus
- not just a name but a symbol, a trademark. A symbol of a potent
individual with an aura only a very few are blessed with a lifetime
total of well over five million DM so far the off-spring of
this glossy black Hanoverian stallion which include seven Olympic
horses and more than 60 approved stallions, have made him one
of the greatest sires in the world. Just as powerful as his
inheritance is, his end was just as spectacular. In full view
of several thousand spectators at Klatte's 1993 Stallion Presentation
in Vechta, the heart of the Oldenburg breeding area, the 21
year old muscle man suddenly fell to the ground - the last breath
of an equine personality seldom seen.
Grannus was State Premium Odessa's second foal. This mare by
the Trakehner stallion, Ozean, who won his stallion performance
test, was purchased as a filly in 1967 by Grannus' breeder,
Mr. Ludwig Decker, who had been looking for a mare from the
Gitta family which goes all the way back to the founding dam,
Klaseta, who was born in 1921. Odessa, who had excellent jumper
bloodlines in her pedigree by the great Gotthard, presented
him with 15 foals, the last one born when she was 22 years old.
 Grannus
didn't disappoint his breeders. His very first crop produced the
Warendorf State Stud stallion, Gunter, as well as the internationally
successful jumpers, Goby and Gigolo. The latter became one of
Nelson Pessoa's first class athletes called Moet Imperial. One
right after the other, Grannus' off-spring proved their talent
at shows. His first great jumper was the Oldenburg, Grand Slam,
who won numerous prizes with Nick Skelton. The most successful
Oldenburg jumper during the 80's was the approved stallion, Grannenfels,
who demonstrated his outstanding class under Peter Weinberg. Unfortunately,
Grannenfels suffered a multiple fracture when he was only nine
putting an untimely end to his life. All of a sudden, Grannus
had turned into a series producer of international jumpers. For
example the bright chestnut, Grannusch, who won the highest pursed
jumping competition in the world at Calgary in 1994, Jan Tops
ace, Top Gun.
Sixty two of his sons have been
approved by the various warmblood breeding associations. The first
was the Warendorf State Stud sire, Gunter, whose off-spring have
won DM 240,656 in total. Then there were stallions such as the
1988 approval winner, Gervantus, whose off-spring have already
won more than DM 140,000, or his full brother, Gervantus II, who
has been successful in advanced level jumping with Urs Fäh
in Switzerland. The gray Hessian stallion, Granulit, who radiates
the same presence his father had, won not only the 1996 stallion
performance test but also beat all of his Oldenburg competitorsfor
the Main Premium which is awarded on the basis of his own performance
and the evaluation of his first crop.
 Grannox
Show Jumping Stallion 1990
Westphalian Oldenburg Hanoverian.
Black 16.3hh
Grannox is a perfect example of consolidated performance
breeding and in the first five generations of his pedigree,
he only carries Hanoverian / Westphalian top sires.
Grannex 16.22 hh, 1991, Bay, 9 ins bone. AES/SHB
Owners: Mr & Mrs E. Bleekman. Grannex is one of the British
sires we see all the time in the result.! He has produced two
National Event Champions to date and many excellent Jumpers.
Since winning the style prize at the AES National Stallion Show
as a 5 year old, Grannex jumped successfully up to International
level with Ben Dunning and on the County Show Circuit with Stephen
Williams. Grannex's offspring are quite exceptional, many are
show jumping and making their way impressively up the top of
the ranks including BARONS GRAPHITE who is one of the South
West England's 'top Grade A’s.
| Grannex |
Grannus |
Graphit |
Grande |
| Frutana |
| Odessa |
Ozean |
| Gitta |
| Anna Tevkla
Holst |
Landgraf (Holst) |
Ladykiller |
| Warhburg |
| Nandura (Holst) |
Romantiker |
| Fuerstenberg |
|
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