Willemoes Passed Away

The Elite Danish stallion Willemoes passed away at age 18 at his home Hil Cat Farm in Franklinton, Louisiana, USA. Bred in Denmark by Carl-Erik Jensen, Willemoes was born in 1993 and sired by Cantus out of Wincett (by Wahnfried x Compass). Willemoes was licensed with the Danish Warmblood Society in 1996 and completed the Stallion Performance Test with a jumping index of 156 points and a dressage index of 111 points. Willemoes was also licensed for breeding with the Belgian, Oldenburg, and Holsteiner registries in North America. Willemoes competed at Grand Prix level with Danish show jumping team rider Tina Lund before being imported into the U.S.A. by Oak Hill Ranch in 2006. He was later sold to Hilda Lanaux of Hil Cat Farm. The grey Willemoes was known for his versatility and has produced top show jumping and dressage horses. Willemoes sired the gold medal mare KONG's Whoopsie and the bronze medal mare Kjaersholm's Venessa. Seven offspring have participated in the Danish Young Horse Championships and Wilhelm, Wilson and Cicett have competed at the World Show Jumping Championships for Young Horses in Lanaken. Wilcett (by Willemoes x Cacir ASK) was the 2010 Danish Show Jumping Foal of the Year. Willemoes is the dam sire of Grand Prix dressage mare Donna Silver (by Don Schufro), owned by Silvia Rizzo and ridden by Hans Peter Minderhoud, and the sire of Lars Petersen's small tour horse Willano.