WCYH Finalist Dancing Brave FRH Sold to Ute Kroger-Rück

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Germany

Dancing Brave FRH, a 9-year old Hanoverian who competed in the 6-year old Finals at the 2022 World Young Horse Championships, has been sold to Ute Kröger-Rück.

Dancing Brave is a 2016 born stallion by Don Juan de Hus out of Lombarda (by Lemony's Nicket x Royal Highness). He is bred by Axel Windeler.

Five Riders

The chestnut did the 14-day suitability test in Adelheidsdorf in September 2019, scoring 7.93 points, after which he was licensed with the Hanoverian society. He achieved his lifetime licence through sport.

The 9-year old has had five riders in his competition career so far.

He was first shown in 2021 as a 5-year old by Sina Aringer, who placed fourth with him at the 2021 Bundeschampionate in Warendorf. In 2022 Beatrice Hoffrogge competed him once before Lena Hassmann took over the ride. She took him to the World Young Horse Championships in Ermelo, where he placed 10th in the 6-year old finals.

On 2023 he was shown once by German based Swede Michelle Hagman at S-level.

Ute Kröger-Rück

In March 2025 Dancing Brave sold to the 82-year old Ute Kröger-Rück, who made her fortune with furniture company Möbelstadt Rück in Oberhausen. An amateur Grand Prix rider Ute was most successful on the Bavarian bred Rauko (by Raueck x Absinth) in the early 2000s. A long-time student of Thomas Schmitz, she also owned Dream of Heidelberg II, Despino, and Eliot amongst others.

Not Kroger-Ruck but trainer Thomas Schmitz debuted the stallion at S-level in June in Voerde, scoring 65.440%. He also showed him in two more tests in July and August in local shows in Kirchoven-Vinn and Bornheim-Widdig.