Sternlicht Hilltop, Hanoverian Stallion

Sternlicht is by the popular young stallion Soliman de Hus. This popular Sandro Hit-Donnerhall son was champion of his licensing. He won his 30-day test with scores over 8 on all three gaits and earned a 9.63 on rideability. As a six-year old he was 9th in the German Championships and at eight years old he was winning at Prix St. Georges with scores up to 71% and ranked 5th at his first CDI competition at Saumur.

Sternlicht is out of the Elite mare Rhapsody GGF by Rascalino. She is an eighth generation Elite/SPS Mare and her dam is a full sister to the Champion mare SPS Wisconsin. She is by Rascalino, winner of his his performance testing in Germany with an overall score of 148.29 and 153.37 points in Dressage.

Sternlicht has had an excellent in-hand career. In 2011 he commandingly won his Yearling Colts class at Dressage at Devon with a score of 85%. He earned multiple Championships as a two-year old and Reserve Champion for USDF Horse of the Year honors and Champion for All-Breeds awards with a median score over 82%. He was also the high-scoring two-year old in the 2012 AHS Futurity. Sternlicht began showing undersaddle early in 2014 competing in the USEF 4-Year Old classes, easily qualifing for the USEF/Markel Young Horse National Championships where he finished in 7th place. In 2015, Sternlicht won the USDF Region 1 First Level Championship and finished out his show season winning the First Level Open Championship at the USDF National Finals.

Sternlicht’s first foals arrived the spring of 2015 and we’re consistently seeing his beautiful modern type. Sternlicht already has numerous Premium Foals to his credit and multiple Inspection Site Champions. At the prestigious Dressage At Devon, Steinbeck HTF (ds. Royal Prince) won the Colts of 2015 class with a score of 80.7%. He went on to be Reserve Champion Foal and win the Hanoverian 2 & Under class.