The 14-year old Oldenburg breeding stallion Plaisir d'Amour has moved to a new stallion station and has received once again a new rider. Trakehner brood farm Gestut Webelsgrund has promoted the dark bay stallion
by Pik Bube I x Furioso II x Miracolo xx for its breeding programme over two years now, but in October 2002 the stallion actually moved to the stallion station.. Chief rider of Webelsgrund, Ralf Hartmann, is currently training the stallion.
Although Plaisir d'Amour scored well in his Stallion Performance Test (rideability 9.5) and was participant in the Bundeschampionate Finals, he was never able to really break through. The stallion was successively trained by Michelle Gibson, Rudolf Zeilinger, Nicole Uphoff, Jasmin Sanche and Markus Gribbe. Although Sanche participated in the 1998 World Equestrian Games in Rome, Gribbe was the only rider who could establish some remarkable achievements with the horse, including a bronze medal at the Swiss Dressage Championships and making it into the German B-team for Grand Prix riders.
According to Webelsgrund, 75% of Plaisir D'Amour's offspring received the Verband Premium status. His offspring Puppenfee was 1b Brilliantring mare at the 1997 Oldenburg Breed Show. Her full brother Pierrot Royal was licensed in 1997. Webelsgrund also markets Trakehner stallions Le Duc, Checkpoint and Michelangelo.
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