Goldfever

The great show jumping horse Goldfever competed by the leading german rider Ludger Beerbaum. Goldfever descends from the Zangersheider Stallion Grosso Z. With a profit sum of more than 2 million euros he is one of the most successful showing jumping horse of all times.

Sire Grosso Z is highly regarded for his versatile influence, given he produced the international jumping star Goldfever as well as the international dressage stallion Goethe. Grosso Z earned a spectacular 148.85 points in his stallion performance testing, given his wonderful basic gaits, rideability and jumping ability. His offspring’s indisputable successes in sport have given Grosso Z a dressage rating of 131 and a jumping rating of 138.

Approved at Verden in 1993, Goldfever finished eighth in his performance test the following year at Adelheidsdorf, with the good jumping index of 122.63. He started competing with Claudia Freise and caught the eye of Ludger Beerbaum’s sponsors, Dieter and Madeleine Winter-Schulze, who bought him. Initially ridden by Ludger’s bereiter, Dirk Dahlmann, Goldfever made his sensational debut at the Bundeschampionate in 1997.

A string of good performances at Berlin, Munster and Bremen followed. In 1999 they were second in the Audi-Championship and in the Grand Prix of Donauueschingen, won at Walkenswaard, Berlin, and then took out the Championship at the German Classics in Bremen, beating World Champion, RodrigoPessoa.

Team Gold and individual Silver at the 2003 CH-EU in Donaueschinger, Gr., 8th place 2003 world cup finals in Las Vegas, USA. Team Gold in 2004 Olympic games, lost to doping. Team Silver and individual bronze at 2007 CH-EU in Mannhuim, Gr.