Covering history: 1946-1965 Landesbrück, 1965 had to be put down

The late starter Duellant was originally only intended as a bonus to the stallion Anselmo who was treated as an absolute top sire in his day, when he first occupied a loose box at the Landesbrück station in 1946. In addition to his great expression and enormous trotting movement Duellant had a robust nature. He displayed great loyality and dedication under the rider and before the sulky, but in his later years was very irritating. From a competition sport point of view, he was an absolute ace as a hereditary transmitter. His most significant progeny include foremost Dux / Dr. Reiner Klimke, Mitsouko / Ilsebill Becher, Doublette / Willi Schultheis. Duellant left his mark on almost every German breed: In Bavaria it was Duell, in Mecklenburg Duell I and Don Juan, whereas in Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt the genotype of Duell II was disseminated. Westphalia on the other hand, secured itself several Duellant sons in Dualist, Duft III, Doktor, Ducker and Durchlaucht as well as three significant grandsons Dirigent (by Duden I), Damhirsch (by Duft I) and Damokles (by Davos). In Rhineland-Palatinate-Saar, Diskus, Dörfler, Duellfürst and the Dünkel son Dewett were on active service, whilst in Dillenburg, Donar (by Davos) made Hessian breeding history. Duellant - this name stood for something in Hanover and was the quintessence of particular quality. It is certainly a great pity that his genotype is barely available in the Hanoverian breeding area today and that his bloodline has almost become extinguished in the paternal strain. Duellant established milestones in the breeding scenarios of Hanover via stallions like Duft I and II, Duden I and II, Durban, Dünkel, Derby, Dezember and Davos. Duft’s progeny were strong performers although not always easy to ride. In Hanover, he left behind four sons, of whom the DLG king Diplomat was particularly outstanding. Duft II who himself was less of a performer, produced his “masterpieces in Dirk, Darling and Dürkheim. Duden I presented numerous good sports horses, but was less prolific in breeding terms. His smaller but very elegant full-brother Duden II can still be found in many performance lines even today, with rideability and good character being almost guaranteed. Durban, who was very strong in paces, Donald Rex’s sire was only able to transmit himself via the maternal line despite a relatively long covering stint. The same is true for Dünkel and the small strapping grey Derby. The bay Duellant sons Davos and Dezember were not optimally utilised in Hanover. Davos had a fulminant start to his career in Baljerdorf, where he produced the three top hereditary transmitters Drachenfels (Celle, Stallion performance test winner), Donar (Dillenburg) and Damokles (Warendorf, before falling into obscurity. He later spent many years covering in Yugoslavia. Dezember likewise the result great breeding efforts, was not able to assert himself and spent the latter part of his career in Canada. Following the sale of the Duft II great-grandson Dressinan to Zweibrücken, there is only one member of the Duellant line left at the Celle state stud, namely the former approvals winner Derwisch (by Dirk). The Duellant blood is currently being revived by the Damokles son Dinard I, who is at stud in Westphalia but has had nation-wide influence with his first crops already.