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His offspring likewise followed in the successful hoofsteps of their sire. Rohdiamant three times received the score of 10.00 from extraneous riders, becoming the sensational unequivocal winner in the dressage index with a score of 150.01 points, ahead of his half-brother Rubirando. The dark tan horse left no doubts as to his class at the federal championship of three-year olds, becoming champion under Martina Hannöver. The success story of the undoubtedly most outstanding Rubinstein son thus far was just as skyrocket like as that of his sire: Federal champion 5-year old dressage horse, wins in Grand Prix competitions on the international stage, selected for the American Olympic team under Lisa Wilcox. The breeding aspect is likewise dotted with exceptional situations.

At his premium age class of 1994, a Rohdiamant-Landadel foal was sold at the Vechta May auction for the sensational sum of DM 50.000. Two years later this young stallion was approved and awarded the 1-e premium under the name of Rabano. Then in 1998 Rohdiamant, who was awarded the main national premium in 1994 demonstrated what he was really worth. At the Rastede Schlosspark, he presented the spruce mare Reine Seide as the champion of the Oldenburg Elite Show. Not long after, at the Federal Three-Year Old Riding Horse Championship, the Warendorf state stallion Roman Nature was at the very forefront. What's more, at the Oldenburg stallion Days in the Weser-Ems Hall, the sire from Cappeln stole the show: Royal Dance, a noble liver chestnut with strong gaits was declared champion stallion. What a feat !

In the FN breeding value rating for dressage, Rohdiamant received second place with a score of 154 points in 1999. Ronaldo, the year 2000 vice-champion five-year old dressage horse in Warendorf had one year earlier been the glorious champion of the four-year olds. The covetousness of the dark diamond horse remains unbroken. The top horse of the autumn 2000 Vechta auction Royal Olymp, who was sold for DM 520.000 has no less than Rohdiamant as his sire. To date, Royal Olymp is the second most expensive horse ever auctioned in Vechta.

Rohdiamant and Lisa Wilcox : marching along with
great strides in the Olympic cadre.

Rubinstein too, was close to breathing Olympic air. In 1996, following several grand Prix wins he was a member of the team destined to go to Atlanta. The elegant, thoroughly harmonious appearance of the pair always caused the audience to be spellbound. Rubinstein attracted attention not through pompous affected behaviour, nor through suspense filled paces, but rather by means of exceptionally high rideability and concentration. "Rubinstein has given me my great successes, I have to thank him for everything" praised Martina Hannöver, who took over the stallion as a seven-year old. The first Grand Prix win in Nörten-Hardenberg in 1994 appeared to her as a good omen at that time - the premiere not only for Rubinstein, but also for his rider. "The night following the win, my self-bred Ratino H was born, naturally a Rubinstein son". Hannöver placed great hopes in the stallion who was highly ranked in the finals of the six-year old dressage horses in Warendorf in the year 2000. Apart from that, her training stables in Lütjensee in Holstein are full of Rubinstein progeny . She had eight under instruction in October 2000 alone.

The master student at work, Rubinstein and trainer
Johannes Hinnemann.

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