Lynn Soddemann Gets Furst Schwarzenberg MT as Birthday Present

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Germany

German children rider Lynn Sophie Soddemann received a birthday present she didn't expect on 11 November 2026: the ownership papers of her team horse Fürst Schwarzenberg.

The 14-year old Soddemann was gifted the 11-year old Hanoverian by his Austrian owner Elisabeth Max-Theurer

Licensed Stallion

The 2015 born Hanoverian gelding is by Furstenball out of Sawadee (by Stedinger x Charon). He is bred by Ingo Keiper.

He was licensed at the 2018 DSP/Baden Wurttemberger stallion licensing and did his 14-day suitability test in Adelheidsdorf in September 2018, scoring 6,83 points. He did the sport test in February 2019 and scored 8,06 and re-did the 14-day test in April 2019 in Neustadt/Dosse and got 8,10 points. In his second sport test in February 2020 he scored 7,90 points.

He has 3 offspring registered in Germany for sport and breeding, the most successful one is Furstin Schufro GV (by Furst Schwarzenberg x Negro x Donnerhall), shown once internationally by Soddemann in the children division at the 2025 CDI Aachen Young Stars. In 2026 Angela Scharpff was listed as her rider.

Fürst Schwarzenberg was gelded to be focused on sport.

Sport Career

Yvonne Kläne first rode and competed him as of 2019. She produced him up the levels and showed him first internationally in 2022 in the 7-year old tests at the CDI Achleiten. In 2023 Laura Strobel took over the rode and confirmed him at small tour level.

At the 2024 European Children Championship

In 2024 Max-Theurer allocated the ride to children rider Lynn Sophie Soddemann, who debuted him in Ankum in March 2024. They were 10th in the 2024 Preis der Besten and got their ticket on the German team at the CDI-CH Hagen. They won team gold and individual silver at the 2024 European Children Championships in Opglabbeek. In 2025 the pair won silver at the Preis der Besten and team gold at the 2025 European Children Championships, but did not make it into the individual finals. It was their last CDI start as a pair so far.

Birthday Present

Soddemann has not competed internationally in 2026 but competed Furst Schwarzenberg at small tour level in the amateur classes in Unna, Ostbevern and Ankum.

For her 14th birthday Max-Theurer signed over the ownership papers to Soddemann.

"For 3 years Fürsti has been by my side, a time when we were able to experience unbelievably many emotional moments together! Today is a day I won’t soon forget," Soddemann stated. "Fürsti will enrich my life forever. I can hardly believe my luck that I get to call this special horse my own. My heart is filled with joy and gratitude!!! Endless thanks dear family Max-Theurer, Georgia Schulze Lefert and Gestut Vorwerk for this gift that can't be described in words. I am now looking forward to our future together."