Southern Star Sporthorses

11/11/2024

Our beautiful 3 year old Southern Star
Phoenix sold to a wonderful dressage home in Taranaki. Can't wait to watch his adventures with his new mum ❤️

10/11/2024

Thunder is looking for his future dance partner

SOUTHERN STAR THUNDER 17hh 5yo gelding, fantastic international dressage pedigree. By Rosari Fabio (Fürst Romancier/Gymnastik Star/De Niro) out of an Immenh...

27/10/2024

Since breeding season is upon us I thought I’d post this lovely throwback to an article in Sporthorse Breeding News Magazine about Rosari Fabio and our stud:

'In total, 88 foals – the highest number ever – were presented for judging this year: 29 scored ‘excellence’ and a further 30 scored ‘merit’. It’s a very encouraging result for breeders.
The Overall Champion Foal, and also Champion C**t Foal and Champion Dressage-bred Foal, was the gorgeous Southern Star Seraphim (Rosari Fabio - Cheeky Bubba xx x The Commander xx) whose score was 84.75. He scored nines for all three gaits, as well as for appearance and for his head.
Seraphim was bred by Ulrich and Nannette Doering of Southern Star Sporthorses who own both his sire and his dam: they are still new to the scene, but have set some high goals for their stud and are obviously achieving these. Their main aim is to breed Warmbloods of modern international quality, and, as his name suggests, Ulrich Doering is German; he grew up in Stuttgart, so is well aware of European standards. The couple’s son and daughter are also involved in the running of Southern Star Sporthorses, which is in the Waikato region of the North Island. The foals presented this year were from their second crop.
“Last year’s Assessor, Frank Weisskirchen, was impressed with the foals the Doerings put forward, but this year’s crop did even better,” says Jody Hartstone. “There were two stand-outs for Matthias – Southern Star Seraphim and Southern Star Beauty,” (see fillies below).
Southern Star’s sole stallion, Rosari Fabio (Fürst Romancier - Rosari Gracia x Gymnastik Star) is a very handsome dark bay, who is consistently throwing leggy foals with good shoulders. He was bred by Fiona McCrostie. According to Nannette Doering, “We fell in love with Fabio because of his free, elastic movement and this is what Matthias picked up in all his offspring. Every single one of his foals received at least an eight for their shoulders, which gives them that ground-covering, elastic movement with real freedom through the back. They are all modern, leggy types as opposed to the more old-fashioned, heavier type of warmblood. Fabio also has a kind, loving temperament, which for a stallion is quite unusual. When people are buying a sport horse they want both an athlete and a companion, so it is very important to us that he is passing his temperament on to his offspring.”
Rosari Fabio also passes on some super bloodlines, including his fourth-generation cross of Donnerhall. He carries the elite ‘Edoste’ Oldenburg mare-line (Stamm 46) through his own sire, the Hauptprämie Oldenburg, Fürst Romancier (Fürst Heinrich - Ronja x Romancier), who was the main premium winner and most successful stallion of his age group at the 2009 World Championships.
On his dam’s side, Fabio has the mighty De Niro, and Gymnastik Star (Glueckspilz x Calypso II), a German-bred ‘premium’ Hanoverian who stood in Australia and has champion progeny on both sides of the Tasman.

[He is now fully licensed as an NZWA breeding stallion, and was awarded Excellence at his stallion assessment by Matthias Werner from Germany.]

The Doerings bought Seraphim’s Thoroughbred dam, Cheeky Bubba xx, after receiving a tip from a friend. “She is a big mare who we liked straight away for her sharp hock action and floating trot, which is quite unusual in a full Thoroughbred,” says Nannette Doering. “She’s the sort of mare who really blows you away when she moves, because it’s much more than you expect.”
https://breedingnews.com/record-breaking-nzwa-tour-pushing-the-boundaries/

26/09/2024

Excited to have the warmer weather right around the corner.
We have some well priced young stock available. Ages vary between 2-4 years.
Contact via pm or on 0274103107 for info and pictures

21/08/2024

Rosari Fabio
Described by German Assessor Matthias Werner as a stallion with "huge presence“ Fabio has quickly proved himself as one of NZ‘s most exciting sires in only a few seasons of breeding to date. In 2023 the 3 highest scoring horses inspected on the NZWA Classification tour were all sired by Fabio. His offspring also received the highest scores at the 2020 and 2021 NZWA Classification tours including Champion Foal, Champion C**t Foal, Champion Filly Foal, Champion Dressage bred foal and Champion Eventing bred foal. Almost all of Fabio‘s progeny have received either merit or excellence awards and Fabio himself received an Excellence rating at his stallion licensing. He has a kind eye and incredibly trainable temperament which he passes onto his offspring. Fabio is by Fürst Romancier, the Oldenburg main premium winner and best stallion in his age group at the World Championships for Five Year-Old Dressage Horses in 2009, becoming the most successful stallion of his generation. Fabio‘s Dam’s is by Gymnastik Star, out of a De Niro mare. Gym Star is one of the most famous dual-purpose stallions who produced countless elite performance horses and De Niro who had a total of 6 offspring at the 2012 London Olympic Games alone, gives Rosari Fabio his double cross of Donnerhall.

If you would like to know more information or contact details please visit his page on our website at:
https://www.nzwarmbloods.com/NZWA-Stallions/NZWA-Stallion-Search/ArtMID/1148/ArticleID/2537/Rosari-Fabio

19/08/2024

Rosari Fabio: currently taking bookings for the coming season!

Described by German Assessor Matthias Werner as a stallion with "huge presence“ Fabio has quickly proved himself as one of NZ‘s most exciting sires in only a few seasons of breeding to date. In 2023 the 3 highest scoring horses inspected on the NZWA Classification tour were all sired by Fabio. His offspring also received the highest scores at the 2020 and 2021 NZWA Classification tours including Champion Foal, Champion C**t Foal, Champion Filly Foal, Champion Dressage bred foal and Champion Eventing bred foal. Almost all of Fabio‘s progeny have received either merit or excellence awards and Fabio himself received an Excellence rating at his stallion licensing. He has a kind eye and incredibly trainable temperament which he passes onto his offspring. Fabio is by Fürst Romancier, the Oldenburg main premium winner and best stallion in his age group at the World Championships for Five Year-Old Dressage Horses in 2009, becoming the most successful stallion of his generation. Fabio‘s Dam’s is by Gymnastik Star, out of a De Niro mare. Gym Star is one of the most famous dual-purpose stallions who produced countless elite performance horses and De Niro had a total of 6 offspring at the 2012 London Olympic Games alone and gives Rosari Fabio his double cross of Donnerhall.

15/07/2024

Fabio our excellence NZWA approved stallion. Open for bookings for the coming 24/25 season

15/07/2024

Our stallion Rosari Fabio scoring top marks from Matthias Werner on the NZWA tour for his super, naturally over tracking walk.

15/07/2024

Fabio our sire always interested in who’s passing by

10/07/2024

Then and now EBL Regent/Anamour x Rosari Fabio born 7/11/2021 now ready for his ridden career. Kind intelligent short coupled young man with lovely straight paces. Well priced. POA

10/07/2024

For sale Magnum feed bins indestructible! Brilliant for the paddock can’t be tipped a couple years old but will last. Only top one has white mark.

10/07/2024

Some of our yearlings and 2 two year olds hanging out with their trusty babysitter Frodo the cremelllo. Mix of fillies and a couple geldings.

30/06/2024

So pleased to have sold our gorgeous 3 year old boy Southern Star Braveheart (Jack) to a super Eventing home. ❤️ Such a funny, smart boy with a huge heart and stunning movement

23/05/2024

Southern Star Chiquita free jumping for the first time! So keen for it and showing us her super trot 😍

17/05/2024

Anamour EBL Regent X Rosari Fabio at a day old. Now weaned 1 year old
For sale 10🥕🥕🥕