Prince Thatch ~
The first modern Dressage Thoroughbred sire of the Hanoverian studbook . Bred in Germany, he raced for four seasons before undertaking the stallion performance test at Adelheidsdorf in 1989. He scored the third best rank in the test with 132.04 for dressage and 103.22 for jumping. His riding career was cut short when in a breeding accident in 1993, he injured his withers, and after that could only be shown in hand. During his time at the State Stud he sired 993 horses that were registered with the Hanoverian Verband, including 65 State Premium mares. He also sired eight licensed sons including Paris (recently sold to the United Kingdom), Princeton and Prince Noir, who stands in Australia. His most successful competition horse was Piccolino, who competed at the 2002 WEG for Germany. He produced 196 dressage competition horses, and 43 jumpers. Prince Thatch xx passes on refinement and athleticism. He passed away in 2004 at the age of 22
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