Hesselhøj Donkey Boy and Jan Møller Christensen - Herning 2020 - photo credit: H2R

A very happy and proud owner of Hesselhøj Donkey Boy, Kristin G. Andresen with a very special post tonight at her Facebook.

THIS is unbelievable! DONKEY BOY, only 8 years, and today ELITE STALLION! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. Thank you DWB and all breeders✨✨✨✨✨✨✨.

It is a great pleasure to be able to inform you that Danish Warmblood Breeding Management at a meeting yesterday has named Hesselhøj Donkey Boy as Elite Stallion in Danish Warmblood. The appointment is made on the following criteria (min. 4 out of 6 points must be met):

Hesselhøj Donkey Boy DVH 1199

1. The stallion has, as the only one so far in Denmark, won the Danish national federation dressage championships as 4-, 5-, 6- and 7-year-old. At WCYH he obtained as a 5-year bronze; a 5th place as a 6-year-old and silver as a 7-year-old. He has also won intermediate I at CDI3 * in Herning 2020 and Intermediate I freestyle in Lillestrøm, Norway 2020 at the age of 8.

2. In total 33 graded daughters and 85% graded in the main stud book, of which 8 with medal (24%). Sire of 3 silver medal mares: Let’s Dance Deja-Vu 208333dw1702426, Domaxt Havdal 208333dw1702055 and Donkey Edition 208333dw1601832. Sire of 5 bronze medal mares: Divine 208333dw1704006, Svalegårds Diana 208333dw1701864, Danésa Nord 208333dw1701248 and Nordstrands Dior 208333dw1600808. Hesselhøj Donkey Boy DVH 1199 is further more sire of 2 licensed sons at Danish Warmblood: Hesselhøj Downtown DVH 1334 and Ambjergs Delgadino DVH 1335.

3. Hesselhøj Downtown DVH 1334 has obtained highest score (9,80) among the 4-year-old, qualified for the Danish national championship final 2020. Hesselhøj Dream 208333dw1602741 has 4th best result overall in Denmark (9,40).

4. Hesselhøj Donkey Boy DVH 1199 don’t have any index yet.

5. In 2020 a total of 11 offsprings by Hesselhøj Donkey Boy’s first breeding year were qualified for Danish national federation 4 yr old championship finale: Hesselhøj Downtown DVH 1334, Hesselhøj Dream 208333dw1602741, Tophøjs Diadora 208333dw1600281, Hesselhøj Darwin 208333dw1601139, Skovdals Dexter 208333dw1601045, Ambjergs Delgadino DVH 1335, Viggo 208333dw1602433, Søbakkehus Delayed 208333dw1600204, Diva Holmklit 208333dw1601006, Decora L 208333201602370 and Lillevangs Diezel 2083331600586.

6. Hesselhøj Donkey Boy offsprings are still not old enough to obtain either B- or A-status.

Hesselhøj Donkey Boy DVE 1199 fulfils no 1, 2, 3 and 5, and hereby named as Elite stallion in Danish Warmblood.