Wolkenzorro+//

Wolkenzorro (Wolkenzauber x Midnight Lace)

Wolkenzorro+//  is a 2004 Half-Arabian horse, sired by Wolkenzauber, who is recognized as an American Warmblood, his pedigree combines Hanoverian breeding with Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse and Paint horse bloodlines. Wolkenzorro+//  is  really striking, he's not only a tall horse, measuring 16 hands but he is flashy, due to his unique black overo coloring and Arabian horse silhouette.  He calls attention to himself wherever he goes.

Midnight Lace (Al Baraki x Mariisiy Lailah)

In The Horse of the Desert, William Robinson Brown wrote of the influence of Arabian blood when crossbreeding with other breeds. He said, "The longer and more intense the fixation of type, the greater influence it will have in the cross. For this reason, the Arabian type, being the oldest and most fixed, has exercised the greatest influence in all the crosses historically recorded." Wolkenzorro's dam, Midnight Lace, is not only a straight Egyptian Arabian horse but she is very interestingly bred, a daughter of Al Baraki (Thee Desperado x Alijamila) and out of Mariisiy Lailah (Coaltown x Bint Bint Omayma). The Minstril (Ruminaja Ali x Bahila) is the sire of Thee Desperado and Bint Bint Omayma, as well as the full brother of Coaltown (Ruminaja Ali x Bahila). Of the 50% of Arabian blood that makes a horse "Half Arabian", approximately 31.25% of the Arabian horse blood is represented by Ruminaja Ali, Bahila and their sons, The Minstril and Coaltown.  A very small percentage, approximately 18.75% comes from Egyptian Arabian horses other than Ruminaja Ali and Bahila! Think of it this way, in the generation of the great grandparents, only three of the eight horses are different: AK Amiri Asmarr, Ansata Justina and Bint Omayma!

Coaltown, the sire of Mariisiy Lailah

While Wolkenzorro's sire is a flashy black  overo stallion too, his paternal grandsire, Winnetou, was purchased in Germany by Marion O'Connor, who said of him, "a fabulous black colt with lots of chrome, movement like a butterfly and the presence of a prince."

The Arabian side of the pedigree also exerts an influence on Wolkenzorro's rich, deep black color, as Midnight Lace and her sire and dam are black, as was Alijamila, Coaltown, Bahila and Gharib. Approximately 80% of Midnight Lace's pedigree is dominated by black colored horses!

Wolkenzorro+// (Wolkenzauber x Midnight Lace

Wolkenzorro+// has been trained under saddle in the discipline of dressage, with much success. That's how I learned about him. I was watching videos on Dressage Today Online, when I stumbled upon footage of Wolkenzorro+// participating in a Conrad Schumacher clinic. Despite his eye catching color which immediately grabs your attention, he possesses an overabundance of Arabian breed type, with rounded lines, close coupling, strong and smooth topline, gracefully arched neck, an expressive, short, wide head and a high carried tail. It's obvious that he has Arabian blood but his body, as a result of his work, accentuates the pleasing circular lines of the Arabian breed. In My Horses, My Teachers,  Alois Podhajsky writes about the effect that consistency in training has upon the body of the horse, "Correct work had made him more beautiful, his muscles had developed, and he moved cheerfully and powerfully in balance and harmony." It is not difficult to understand that Wolkenzorro+// has prospered under Mimi Stanley's guidance and experience, attracting many people who like me, appreciate his beauty and athletic ability. In 2012, this most handsome horse was named a National Champion Half Arabian Sport Horse Stallion. With Mimi Stanley as his partner, Wolkenzorro+// has been also a serious competitor under saddle, earning a National Championship in Third Level (2016) and Second level (2015), in addition to also earning a National Reserve Championship and several Top Tens in first through third levels. Incidentally, if you are wondering what the symbols "+//" after his name mean, Wolkenzorro+// was awarded a Legion of Excellence, having earned 240 points through regional and national wins in performance and in hand classes.

Zunny Delight (Wolkenzorro x PWA Mee Mee)

Wolkenzorro+// was bred by Marion and Patrick O'Connor of Cocolalla Creek Sport Horses and is owned by Sally Henry, Gladstone, North Dakota.  Wolkenzorro+// is triple registered as a Half Arabian, an American Warmblood and a Pinto stallion. He is a proven sire, with equally beautiful get, like the bay overo mare presented above, Zunny Delight, who is out of a purebred mare, PWA Mee Mee (Bachelor Bey x Magic Dancer), a double *Bask great granddaughter. Mimi Stanley continues to campaign Wolkenzorro+// in dressage, currently competing in FEI level tests and the horse continues to stand at public stud, for all those people who have always dreamed of "painting" a masterpiece of their very own.