DE 309/09/02089/80. EH

In presence and bearing, Consul possesses the very best Stallion type. Open, energetic face; well set neck of significant length and angle; very harmonious and well formed withers, saddle position and croup formation. Very dry joints. Elavated, far-reaching and flexible in all 3 basic paces. This high class breeding and riding stallion could be of a more rectangular frame. -- German Trakehner Studbuch Approved Neumünster 1982 *Premium Stallion* HLP Adelheidsdorf 1983 1983 DLG - 1st Place

EH Consul, a stallion with tremendous influence in the Trakehner, Hanoverian and also Oldenburg breeds worldwide. His offspring included many outstanding stallions (e.g. E.H. Rockefeller), champion mares (his Hanoverian daughter Cleopatra produced the champion Don Frederico, and also the Olympic Gold medalist Bonaparte is out of a Consul-daughter), and exceptional performance horses at all disciplines and levels (e.g. Crisp, Olympic dressage in 2004 in Athens).

Consul was one of the most important and influential Trakehner stallions.  As an Anglo-Trakehner, his name is equivalent to that of the notable stallions Mahagoni and Arogno.

He produced his first foal crop in Neumunster, Germany, in 1986, with a resounding roll of the drums:  SEIGNEUR, Champion - with a record price in the auction; ROCKEFELLER, Reserve Champion; ONASSIS and INKOGNITO. In total, Consul produced a total of 10 approved sons in the Trakehner breed (in addition to the above:  RESSORT, GUTER PLANET, ENCHANTEE, KAISERWALZER, GARIBALDI, and KHALIF).

Consul's influence on the breed was particularly significant through his daughters.  With 137 registered broodmare daughters, Consul stands in 3rd place behind Kostolany (169) and Patron (154).  His daughters have produced 10 approved stallions (ICHI-BAN, KITFOX,  GLANZLICHT, HALBGOTT, HELING, DOMHARDT, GADSBY, ADENEAR, TAMBOUR, TRAVELL).  In the Hanoverian and Oldenburg breed, Consul daughters also have an excellent reputation as reliable produces.

The impressive characteristic of Consul get is their great uniformity.  The term "individual potency," coined by Hans-Joachim Kohler, was particularly applicable to Consul.  More than 30 upper level dressage horses are proof of Consul's dressage talent genes. A total of 320 Consul get were and still are successful in the show ring, giving their sire a dressage index of 120, and a jumping index of more than 100, making him a reliable sport horse producer.  As a result, he was given the title of "Elite Stallion" in 1996, and was proclaimed "Stallion of the Year" in 1997.

[excerpt and photo from Lars Gehrmann, as translated from Trakehner Verband News release of July 7, 2000, by Helen K. Gibble]