DONAVAN (Diamond Hit/Consul)

[marquisa]

habe ein foto von drakkar noir gesehen.

also ich werde ihn mir persönlich ansehen,er gefällt mir exterieurtechnisch noch besser als donavan.
ein richtiger charmeur...!
finde,das team um fr.dr.mittermayer könnte die "werbung"bzw. die publicity rund um den hengst etwas mehr globalisieren,es soll schließlich auch leute geben,denen das rheinische verbandsblättchen nicht zugänglich ist!

[Herzensdieb]

Hat Kathmann den Hengst nicht in Vechta zur Hauptkörung vorgestellt und da fiel er wegen seinem Bewegungsbalauf aus oder? Wieso jetzt wieder bei der Züchterin?

[Milwaukee]

hallo Marquisa,

diese Deckanzeige habe ich im Oldenburger Heft gelesen....

[Moorea]

Zitat[/b] (stefan @ Apr. 29 2006,21:31)]donovan ist jetzt in den usa...genau wie fürst fabio bei dem Schmidt Schüler Dr. Parra

Donavan steht zwar im Besitz von Dr.C.Parra,ist aber nach wie vor noch in Deutschland.Am Wochenende hat er sich in Balve (Attendorn) erneut zum Bucha qualifiziert.Diesmal unterm Sattel von Carola Koppelmann.

[Sir Alfred]

DONAVAN +2007
v. Diamond Hit x Consul


Weiß jemand ob es irgendwo vielleicht noch TG von ihm gibt oder geben könnte?


Bericht über DONAVAN vom 22, Juni 2007
(2 Jahre her aber doch interessant!)

Donavan Tops The List After Markel/USEF Young Horse Selection Trials - June 22, 2007 Issue
Lynndee Kemmet


Judges are rarely short of words, but in the 6-year-old competition at this year’s Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Eastern Selection Trials they were struck almost speechless.

Donavan, the fabulous mount of Cesar Parra, earned a preliminary test score of 8.34 and a finale test score of 8.22 for a winning total of 8.26 at the competition, held during the Raleigh CDI-W/Y/J Capital Dressage Classic, June 1-3 in Raleigh, N.C. Following Saturday’s preliminary test, Axel Steiner, speaking for the panel of judges that also included Jane Ayers and Janet Foy, hesitated for a moment and then simply said, “We like the horse very much.”

The Eastern selection trials joined the Central States and Western selection trials as competitions across the country where young horses vied to qualify for the FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Dressage, to be held Aug. 2-5 in Verden, Germany, and for the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Championships, to be held in Lexington, Ky., in September.

The young horse competition consists of a preliminary test, which counts for 40 percent of the total score, and a finale test, which counts for 60 percent.

Parra couldn’t have been happier with Donavan (Diamond Hit—Consul mare). “I like him more every day. And I’m even more sure today that this is my horse,” Parra said.

Parra has been impressed with Donavan’s recent improvement. “It’s like someone who was sleeping and he’s waking up and waking up. With the training, he’s gotten so much stronger and now you can see the passage and piaffe that he’s offering,” he said.

“This is a horse for the future. We’ll probably move on to Prix St. Georges next year. He’s already doing everything. At this moment, my focus is to make the best of the horse. I love the horse,” he said. “I think this is a horse that can easily win in any competition in the world.”

It wasn’t just in the selection trials that Parra and Donavan have had success. They collected numerous ribbons this past winter on the Florida circuit. Parra, however, said his success with Donavan is a team effort that involves the owners—Dr. Jackson Morgan and Katie Riley, his coach Volker Moritz and U.S. Equestrian Federation Young Horse coach, Scott Hassler.

“I must thank Scott Hassler for helping me tremendously with learning about the Young Horse com-
petition,” Parra said. “I’ve been an FEI rider for 20 years now, but the young horses are new to me. It really is its own world, which is very exciting because it has helped me to fill little gaps that are found in the Grand Prix ring. I’m looking forward to riding more young horses in the future.”

Parra and Donavan now top the seven-horse short list announced by the USEF for the World Breeding Championships 6-year-old division, with their final score of 8.26 the highest of all the 6-year-old divisions at the three regional competitions. Two represen-tatives from each age group will represent the United States at the FEI World Breeding Championships.


Donavan ging am 11. July 2007 an Koliken ein...

Dr. Cesar Parra’s Oldenburg stallion Donavan has passed away unexpectedly in the night of July 11, 2007 . The dark bay licensed stallion suffered from a severe colic attack and was transported immediately to the Running S Equine Veterinary Facility in Pottersville , NJ , where Dr. Greg Staller operated on him. Unfortunately, Donavan could not be saved and had to be euthanized.
“Donavan was so special to all of us,” said a heavy-hearted Dr. Cesar Parra. “He was truly a champion in every way. He was the best horse I have ever had and I am grateful for the time I had with him and for all he taught me. All of us here honestly enjoyed every day with him, and this is what I take from the sadness: that we must love each other every day and enjoy each moment.”
The 6-year old Oldenburg branded Donavan (by Diamond Hit x Consul) was a champion from the start. As a 4-year old he won the German Young Horse Championships under his breeder Dr. Monika Mittermeyer after which he sold to Cesar, who was convinced of the stallion’s three world class basic gaits and superb rideability. The horse stayed in training with Carola Koppelmann in Germany and became the reserve champion in the 5-year old division at the 2006 German Young Horse Championships.
Donavan moved to the United States in the winter of 2006 and continued his string of success by becoming the most successful 6-year old FEI young dressage horse in the country. Supported in his career by Cesar’s close friends Dr. Jackson and Carolyn Morgan, Donavan won the USEF/Markel Eastern Young Horse Selection Trials in Raleigh qualifying for the 2007 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Germany, and the 2007 USEF/Markel National Young Horse Championships in Kentucky as highest scoring 6-year old in America.
With the untimely passing of Donavan, the United States lost an outstanding young dressage horse and a valuable breeding stallion.