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Sires - Olympic
Lancet
Dutch Olympic team in Athens 2004
    
2004 Dressage Index: 157
Lancet, a Hannoverian stallion, was approved as a 3 year old by the KWPN studbook. At the
100 day test he got: walk: 8 trot: 8 canter: 8.5 and suitability as a dressagehorse : 8.5
Lancet is a first class dressage sire, possessing three paces which are head and shoulder
above those seen in other horses. His marks for rideability are exceptional and as a young
horse he already showed some of the repertoire of the most advanced tests. Lancet has won
several international competitions and was the ambassador of the Dutch Olympic team in
Athens 2004, then ridden by Imke Schellekens-Bartels. There, the pair came in 11th in the
individuals and 4th in the team.
Lancet has a superb pedigree (Wenzel I x Shogun xx) and was born at Stedebergen, a
Hanoverian breeding station. His sire, Wenzel I, produced the highest priced auction
horses at Verden and several German National champions. Probably the most well-known
prodigy of Wenzel I is Walk On Top, ridden by Louise Nathorst, Sweden. The dam sire was
the classy Thoroughbred Shogun, and his style is easily recognized in Lancet.
The dam pedigree of Lancet is also of the highest quality. Grandmother Anika is the full
sister of the dam which produced the well known stallions Argentan I (stationed at the
Celle state stud and Hanoverian Stallion of the Year in 1994) and Argentan II. They are
represented in many pedigrees of horses which have won numerous breeding shows, such as
the DLG-winning mare Gold Lady whose cousins Frenchman I (Celle state stud ) and Frenchman
II are very sought after breeding stallions.
Lancet also has close family connections to Sinclair B (USA) and Western Star (Celle state
stud). The latter is the most important prodigy of Wenzel I. This breeding line is known
under the number 8777 and has produced the first class half brothers Calvin and Cantus as
well as the stallion Lansing (Holstein). All of these are top class show jumping sires.
Lancet was previously used solely in the Netherlands for the KWPN. He sired several
premium mares as well as currently up-and-coming competition horses. If your looking for a
performing Grand Prix stallion with Dressage bloodlines, Lancet is your stallion. He
produces a nice type foal, with super movement with high performance potential.
In 2002 a total of 10 offspring of the stallion Lancet got to the semi-finals of the
Pavo-cup (a dressagecompetition for 4 and 5 year old horses) in Ermelo ( Netherlands). The
offspring of Lancet were very successful in the last years. Six sons of Lancet were
selected to go to the 2nd ring in Den Bosch (Holland).They looked like very good
dressagehorses who also turned out to be very good jumpers.
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