World Cup I-V

An Example of Five Full Brother Stallions

These five full brothers are a triumph of German breeding. Yet, World Cup I-V, are not equal in ability in performance or as sires.

This is the "W" branch of the Hanoverian "F" line. Let's start out with their ancestor, Flugeladjutant, born in 1938 by Flugelmann I. This remarkable stallion, Flugeladjutant, was able to produce two stallion sons, both with incredible movement, who became the head of a respective jump and a dressage dynasty in Hanover. His son Florentian II, born in 1943 has produced an excellent line of jumpers. We will be following his other son, Wohler, who is the head of possibly the most enduring dressage line today.

Born in 1950, Wohler, while a relatively small stallion at just 15.3 hands, became a important sire, producing muscular horses with great legs, sane minds and a spectacular movement. He founded a dressage line in Hanover. He produced several good sons, but Woermann is carrying on the strongest branch of his line.

His son Woermann, born in 1971- just after Wohler's death, possessed a mesmerizing trot. His trot was elevated, elastic and very rhythmic, and he could pass it on. All his progeny were very correct horses with fantastic movement. When mated with the good Sender daughter, Sendernixe, he produced five full brother stallions: World Cup I-V.

World Cup I, a chestnut born in 1977, was clearly the greatest of them all. His talent overshadowed that of his siblings, some to a slight degree, but others in large measure. This is a good illustration of the unevenness in talent transmission, even in pre-potent horses. World Cup I also had the advantages of being the born first and was the first of only two to stand at Celle, where he had access to superior mares. However, he still rises above the others. He won his stallion test with a overall score of 137.29; he was champion stallion of the year, and twice he was reserve champion stallion. He sired 17 licensed sons, including the super star, Weltmeyer.

World Cup I

World Cup II, also a chestnut, found his older brother a hard act to follow. he scored 117.12 in his stallion test, which only earned him a 9th place out of 39. His breeding career is noticeably less than his stellar brother also.

World Cup III, a 1982 black, received a nice slice of the genetic pie. He scored 121.94 at his test, earning him a 5th out of 34. His breeding record also is fairly good, with progeny such as White Foot, and he is considered a significant sire.

World Cup IV, another chestnut, born in 1984, was sold to Canada. He came in 4th out of 40 at his testing, which just happened to be the same test that his nephew, Weltmeyer, won. His progeny are good dressage horses, including the stallion Wellesley.

I am afraid that I do not have much information on World Cup V. I believe that he too was a black, and that he produced a decent amount of sport horses. (If you have more info on this horse I will gladly update this page.)

Even considering the environmental advantages that World Cup I had, he still stands out as a super star, and that is how he is considered in Germany. The World Cup III and IV also appear to be very good horses, whose impact may have been greater with more advantages, but they can still be rated as receiving a good portion of the W line talent.

I am a little hampered by my lack of information on World Cup V, but still feel that he and World Cup II got a lesser share of the genes, and I would rate them only fair.

In reporting these examples, along with the others I will use, I am struck by how similar the results are between World Cup I-V and Man O' War and his four full siblings. Both have out of the five: one super star, two stars and two just okay.

Flugeladjutant- a source of versatile talent

A note for Hanoverian breeders: You can benefit by building up the background strength and diversity of the Flugeladjutant lines, even though they may be in the far reaches of the pedigree, this stallion is a genetic giant. If you can add more lines through as many different descendants and close relations as possible, the result will be a depth of potency and deep reserves of talent built into your gene pool.
World Cup Pedigree

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