Gerd Sosath
October 26, 2017
A visit to the family owned and operated Gerd Sosath Stud is
always interesting. You can count on Inga, Gerd’s wife, to ply you with cakes
and coffee. Our group was shown around by Inga and daughter Janna, as Gerd and
son Hendrik were busy at the Verden stallion licensing.
We looked at the stallions currently in residence. What a
super group; though the stud has focused on jumpers (with Gerd riding many/most
of them in the past), they maintain some nice dressage horses too. I
particularly like that they are good legged and good footed horses. Many of
their broodmares feature the bloodlines of Landadel, Lordanos and Landor S. All
of their stallions are quiet and well manner, in beautiful condition and people
oriented.
Adoro (Ampere/Donnerschwee/Landadel) is a typical Ampere:
pretty, with a beautiful neck and smooth, powerful hindquarter.
Beniro (Bretton Woods/De Niro/Placido) is also a model of
his sire. Tall, elegant and eye catching.
Casino Berlin (Berlin (Caspar)/Landor S/Carolus) is a tall fellow
with a friendly demeanor who reeks of athleticism. “Impressive” doesn’t do him
justice.
Casiro (Cassini II/Landgraf I/Ramiro) has a pedigree full of
legendary sires but is amazingly modern in type. He’s charming and gregarious.
Florenz (Florencio/Sandro Hit/Donnerhall) This
Bundeschampionat qualifier is as pretty as he is talented and is a real people
horse.
For Dance (For Romance I/Rubiloh/Ehrentusch) A stallion with
a “10” character that everyone loves to love. He brings a bit of a outcross
dressage bloodline via Ehrentusch.
Diamant de Plaisir (Diamant de Semilly/For
Pleasure/Landor S) This stallion’s pedigree combines several legendary sires
and. He is made in the model of a Diamant—big and correct, with great caliber
and those fabulous Diamant feet, which are good-sized with wide heels. These
horses are built to hold up. And they can jump over your house!
Fuerst Fabrice (Fuerstenball/Sandro Hit/Castro) The utterly
charming winner of the Oldenburg licensing in 2016 is one of a growing number
of stallions out of Sandro Hit mares, who brings just what you’d expect (beauty,
elegance, type, gaits).
Levisonn (Levisto/Lennon/Roman) This guy is a bona fide
jumper, with the smooth gaits, prettiness and temperament to make lovely
hunters. In fact, Sosath stallions Catoki and Lordanos have already produced
champion hunters, indicating the carefulness with which they choose their
breeding stallions for top performance, good characters and rideability.
Of course, the grand old man of the barn Lordanos (Landos/Ahorn
Z/Calypso I) was very pleased to have company visit him. He is sweet natured
and knows he’s a bigshot. Use him for making hunters or jumpers with really
nice gaits. The cover of the most recent catalog features a picture of him with
the Sosath grandbabies, one astride and one holding his lead.
Ogano (Ogano Sitte/Diarado/Cantus) This tall, modern
stallion with the hard to find Darco bloodline is the model of a jumper. This
is the kind of stallion that makes you say, “Yes! That’s a jumper.”
Bundeschampion
Devonport (Dancier/Ravallo/Westbury) was not at the farm on the day of our
visit but we had the pleasure of seeing him in an exhibition ride at the
Niedersachsen Hall the next day. All superlatives apply: beautiful, elegant,
light footed, tactful movements and charisma all wrapped up in a shining black
package. He knew he was on display and loved it.
The Sosath Stud makes good semen and stand behind their
product.
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