Weltmeyer
Foaled in 1984, Weltmeyer was a sensation the day he was born, according to his breeder, Hermann Meyer (the 'meyer' in Weltmeyer) and he proved Mr Meyer right when he was champion of his licensing in Verden.
Weltmeyer went on the win his performance test at Adelheidsdorf with a dressage score of 143.94 - more surprisingly he had a jumping score of 141.44, although it must be confessed that he has yet to produce jumping progeny. With the huge demand from mare owners for Weltmeyer, state stud director, Dr Bade took the unprecedented step of not sending Weltmeyer out to a stallion station, but keeping him at the breeding station in Celle where he was bred to 200 main studbook and State Premium mares from all over the Hannoverian breeding district. This was a 'kick start' the like of which no other first season stallion had received, and there are still those who question Weltmeyer's success, claiming that it comes in no small part from the superior mares he covered.