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Gimli - 16.3
hand Hanoverian mare by Gastronom out of Greta
by Grande.
Gimli
is
AHS
&
VhW
registered, pink papered, with the German
Hanoverian brand. Gimli has and passes on
powerhouse dressage movement. In addition, this
mare jumps boldly at four feet. Her sire,
Gastronom, was a Grand Prix talent and was noted
for flow and rhythmic gaits.

Gimli's dam, Greta, is a well known
daughter of the legendary Hanoverian foundation
line stallion Grande. Grande is a famous
stallion who stood in Germany for 25 years
(1962-1987). Grande is known for his
expressive canter. He is also noted for his
inner values, which resulted in his high
performance test scores and the performance
success of his offspring that continues to the
present day.
Gimli has progeny with Olympic dressage
riders as well as a colt successfully eventing,
winning all classes on his first time out.
You can see additional photos of Gimli in our
On-Line Photo Album
at Webshots.

Grande, Gimli's
dam's Sire, one of the most famous Hanoverian
stallions - Grande had over 33 Approved
sons, 34 States Premium Mares, in 1976, 3
Grande
offspring competed in the Olympic games:
Grande
Giso,
(Holland),
Grande,
(USA),
and
Gute
Sitte (BEL).
In 1982,
Galapagos
by
Grenadier
was World Champion Dressage German Team under G.
Grillo.
Golfstrom (by
Grenadier) was
1990 World Dressage Team Champion. (GER). The
showjumper
Gralsritter by
Grande had
progeny winnings exceeding DM 1,200,0000 in
showjumping and retired to stud in 1990 as the
top stallion in international showjumping. The
Grande son
Graphit,
(deceased) had progeny earnings to 1994 of DM
1,151,777. The
Graphit
son
Grundstein was
leading German sire of his age in 1988,
(exported
USA,
1985, deceased), with earnings to 1994 of DM
1,009,335. The
Grande
son
Graditz
sired
Gigolo,
winner of the 1992 European Dressage Champion.
The
Graphit
son Grannus,
(deceased 1993) was the most successful sire of
his age group in
Germany
in 1992 with progeny winnings over 2,000,000
DM. The
Grannus
son,
Top Gun
won the 1992 Olympic Team Gold in Showjumping (Holland).
Grande son
Garabaldi
II
sired
Gifted
(C. Lavell), 1992 US Olympic Team Bronze winner
in Dressage, (4th
ind.).
The
Grande
grandson
Grunox
(by
Grunewald)
won the 1992 German Olympic Team Gold Medal in
Dressage.
Graf
Grande won the
1992 Olympic Team Silver in Showjumping for
Austria. |