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"Those were certainly great moments, when our stallion stood at the very front during the presentation ceremonies and the German flag was hoisted, reminisces Gudula Vorwerk-Happ a little wistfully when she things about the heyday of the stallion. Following Hannövers move to another location, Rubinstein was briefly trained and ridden by his permanent attendant Ferdinand Krogmann before Heike Krogmann took her place in the saddle.

Then the inevitable happened. Those that were destined to be together were brought together. Nicole Uphoff moved to Cappeln and introduced the Vorwerk sires to top competition sport. With Rubinstein she quasi rode the cousin of her memorable. Rembrandt, who spent some of the sunset of his life at Vorwerk. As a result of injury the pair, which radiated with charisma had to suspend its course of success and not long after, Nicole Uphoff went into self-employment. The black diamond had disappeared from the international dressage stage - with a life-winnings sum of DM 240.000. A magnificent result for a breeding stallion who was always utilised for covering duty to a maximum.

Insemination official Petra Becker is quite aware
that this is a very special horse.

Already during his lifetime, Rubinstein was regarded as one of the most accomplished contemporary dressage sires. He produced horses that could be ridden by all and sundry, level headed, easy to get along with, prepared to perform and endowed with a high rideability. Horses which in the hands of good trainers were often master scholars that could easily learn even the most difficult lessons. Up to the present day they have won in excess of DM 700.000 at competitions and brought their sire a dressage breeding value rating of 155 points (1999 FN). This has placed Rubinstein the ranking among the Top Ten of the Senior Stallions I.

Horses whose names begin with the letter "R" often have Rubinstein as their sire. The Oldenburg auctioneer Uwe Heckmann rhymed "Oh how fine, Rubinstein". When the black stallion livened up the auctions in Vechta with promising young talent. Not infrequently, his offspring attained prices, like the approved Rosenstar S, who was auctioned in 1994 for DM 200.00. Or the charming mare Rose of Jade which brought the sum of DM 310.000 in 1995, or then again Royal Jubilee, who was sold in Vechta for DM 380.000 in 1999. The other breeding regions were not sparing in their efforts to acquire a good Rubinstein for their stables either. At the North-Rhine Westphalian approvals of 1996, Robespierre was the highest priced stallion at DM 350.000. Even after Rubinstein's death, his popularity has not declined. The prime foal of the autumn 2000 Vechta auction which fetched the price of DM 100.000 was from no less than the dazzling black Rubinstein.

Still with a dark coat, federal champion
Royal Diamond - a stallion with a great future.

"R" like Rubinstein, "R" like rideability. Numerous sons of the black legend were able to decide the stallion performance test in their favour. Rubioso N who is meanwhile enjoying successes in Prix St. George and Intermediaire tests under Ellen Bontje is one example, another is the federal champion six-year old dressage horse of the year 2000, Royal Diamond. Regazzoni who caused a sensation in 1998 with a phenomenal approvals age-class, including the Hanoverian Riccione who was sold for DM 350.000, was at the forefront in Munster-Handorf in 1994. Rubinstar, the 1996 Nobilis Cup winner, Ruizsoler and the Celle state stallion Rotspon have achieved similar successes.

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