Detailed below are Markers Sires/Dams you can see how his pedigree’s line have both dressage and jumpers this is what gives Marker his wonderful flexibility.
Weltstern - “Markers” Sire Has as a world class pedigree. The sires that make up his gene pool all boast great accomplishments both in performance and breeding careers as well as in the deeds of their offspring. Not only are the sires noteworthy, but the dam lines are famous as well. At least seven of the dams in Markers pedigree were State Premium and many of them have the honor of DLG awards as well. The DLG award is an extremely rare and prestigious honor. It is awarded by the national organization that oversees all the German Warmblood breeds; therefore, Hanoverian, Oldenburg, Trakehner, Holsteiner, Westphalian...etc mares all compete against each other for this great honor. Weltstern scored a very respectable 111.35 points in his 100 day test. He was not competed until he was in his teens (he was used for breeding) and at that age and without consistent training throughout his young life, Weltstern entered the dressage competition world at third and fourth level and moved up to Prix St. George with scores in the 60s.
Welt As – Marker grandsire sire, Welt As, was the champion of his 100 day test for Oldenburg licensing in 1981. He has sired 14 approved sons and over 60 State Premium Mares in his breeding career. He has sired both successful jumpers and dressage horses. Bonfire, his most well known son, was both World Cup and Olympic Gold medal dressage champion, while ridden by Anky von Grunsven. Welt As sired Diamond VIII an international Grand Prix dressage horse ridden by Christine Stuckleberger. Leroy Brown, also sired by Welt As, was reserve champion for the 1992 Olympic Show jumping team. Another son, Worcester, sold for DM420,000 as a dressage prospect at the 1989 at the PSI Auction.
Weltmeister-Markers great, grandsire, Weltmeister was a State Premium stallion who sired 34 licensed stallions and 56 State Premium mares. He is also the sire of many famous dressage and show jumping champions. His son Walzertakt was ridden by Robert Dover in Grand Prix dressage and his son, Warum 10, was a very successful show jumper. Westminster, Weltmeister's son, is the sire of Weihaiwej, Franke Sloothaak's show jumping super star.
Grand Slam - Grand Slam was long-listed for both the Olympic Festival and the North American Championships in 1989. He earned an impressive score of 67.78% to win the Intermediaire I Freestyle at the USET Festival of Champions. In 1993, he placed Third in the AHSA Zone I Championships at Intermediaire II.
Domdora- Weltstern's great granddam on the sire side, was a State Premium Hanoverian mare and produced exceptional offspring.
Furioso II-Weltstern's great grandsire on his sire's dam side, Furioso II, is certainly the most important modern stallion to the Oldenburg breed and is arguably the most influential stallion to all the German Warmblood breeds. He is the sire of 81 graded stallions spread throughout almost all the Warmblood breeds in the world. He, through his progeny, is the top money earner for all stallions in West Germany. Furioso II died in 1986 having sired 81 approved sons, 96 dams of approved sons, and progeny earnings of DM9,000,000. He is also the full brother of Mexico who is the sire of the famous stallion Le Mexico.
Elfenbraut IV- Weltstern's great granddam on his sire's dam side, Elfenbraut IV, was a remarkable mare. She was a DLG mare and a State Premium mare like her daughter. She also has the honor of winning the title of "Best Mare" eleven times in a row at the Cloppenburg Show in the Oldenburg breeding territory.
Ferdinand -Weltstern's great, great grandsire, Ferdinand, was no beauty. He was considered short of rib and had a steep sloping croup, but despite his conformation faults, he produced extremely athletic jumpers. Ferdinand was one of the foundation sires for the F/W line. His offspring were known for their courage, athletic ability and correct conformation. He not only sired international competition and Olympic team horses like Ferdl ,a gold medal winner and Mehmed another gold winner but his sons founded an important and prolific sire line. Best known is probably Wendekreis followed by Wedekind and Winnetou. Although, this F/W line is known for passing jumping abilities from generation to generation; Ferdinand's part of the line is noted for being very versatile, producing horses with both dressage and jumping abilities. In 1990, it was decided to change back to naming offspring from the Ferdinand Line with and "F" instead of a "W" to differentiate between the Ferdinand and Woermann lines. (Having two Family Lines with "W" has created a lot of confusion. Creating even more confusion was that the Ferdinand {Ferrara - Feinschnitt} Line started as "F" and changed to "W" midstream)
Don Carlos- Markers great, great grandsire, Don Carlos, was one of the most successful sires of show jumpers. Born in 1962, he almost did not make the cut as an approved stallion. He was put into the books on the merits of his pedigree over his performance at the 100 day test. Who would have known what a mark he would leave on the Hanoverian (and others) breed. He produced 24 approved stallions, 43 state premium mares and 467 competition horses which have won well over DM1,000,000 .
Furioso - Marker's great, great grandsire, Furioso, was a Thoroughbred stallion standing in France. He, himself, was not much of a race horse but he produced excellent, athletic offspring. He is reputably one of the best Thoroughbred show jumping sires in the world. He sired over thirty approved sons. His son, Lutteur B, won the 1964 Olympic individual gold for show jumping. It was Lutteur B's ability to go through the jumping courses with such ease that so impressed the Germans that they sent many mares to Furioso xx to try to improve their horses. Furioso's most notable German son was Furioso II who went on to become one of the most influential stallions of the all the Warmblood breeds.
Miracolo – Marker great, great, great grandsire, Miracolo, was also a Thoroughbred. He he was known for being a consistent producer of very athletic horses, especially jumpers.
Elfenbraut- Markers great, great, great granddam, Elfenbraut, was the matriarch of her line. She produced numerous State Premium and DLG offspring
