At the top of international dressage stands Blue Hors Don Olymbrio, who made his international Grand Prix debut in 2017 with Daniel Bachmann Andersen. In 2018, despite his young age, he competed at several major international shows, and in 2019 Don Olymbrio broke the magical 80% barrier at the World Cup in Amsterdam, the Danish Warmblood Stallion Licensing in Herning, the World Cup in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the five-star CHIO Aachen, and the World Cup Herning, where he claimed a double victory. These achievements led to an impressive 11th place on the FEI World Rankings in 2019 and 14th place in 2020.

In 2021, Don Olymbrio made his debut as Nanna Skodborg Merrald’s dressage partner, with the pair winning the CDI3* Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at the Blue Hors Dressage Festival in Randbøl. The following year, they repeated their success at the same show with a double victory in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle. In early 2023, they competed at CDI Herning during the Danish Warmblood Stallion Licensing, where they won the CDI3* Grand Prix Special with an impressive 76.362%.

Don Olymbrio carries the very best Dutch bloodlines, which shine through in his beautiful expression and impressive gaits that already made a strong impression as a 3-year-old stallion. His sire Jazz dominated the WBFSH dressage sire rankings for many years and is considered the most influential Dutch breeding stallion of the past 25–30 years. Jazz produced numerous licensed sons and elite mares, but above all, the number of offspring competing at the very top of the sport makes him invaluable for modern breeding.

His damsire Ferro, winner of his performance test, was known for his strong character and powerful hindleg. With rider Coby van Baalen, Ferro won Olympic team silver in Sydney 2000. He founded his own stallion line and is sire of many famous stallions such as Rousseau (sire of Blue Hors Zack), Negro, Metall, Special D, and Rhodium, all of which, like Ferro himself, are renowned for their ability to collect – an essential trait for dressage horses. With his many famous sons and eleven KWPN-approved grandsons, Ferro earned the prestigious “Preferent” title.

Don Olymbrio’s damline, Dutch mare family 145, is among the most successful in the Netherlands. It also produced OO Seven by Rubinstein and Edward Gal’s Grand Prix horse Voice, winner of several international Grand Prix competitions, including a World Championship qualifier in 2015. Other Grand Prix horses from this line include Celiton, Kadans, and Olympic Babria, who won Olympic team silver in Atlanta 1996 under Tineke Bartels. His great-granddam Ezabria was crowned Dutch Champion as a 3-year-old.

It is no secret that Don Olymbrio is a little short in overall size, and mare owners have wisely compensated for this. He is best matched with tall, long-framed mares, where he can add expression, elegance, and dynamism in movement.

His offspring are well-framed and durable horses, cooperative like their sire, and eager to work. Genetically, he crosses very well with mares from the strong German dressage lines, which are widely represented in Denmark – for example, mares by Blue Hors Hotline, Blue Hors Don Romantic, Fidermark, or Solos Landtinus.

Don Olymbrio was named Elite Stallion in Danish Warmblood in 2016 at just 9 years old, based on his own results in both breeding and sport.

He is sire of several licensed stallions in Denmark and abroad, including premium stallions UNO Don Olympic, Blue Hors Dreamline, the Celle stallion D’Olympus, and the full brothers Orion and Olympus. He is also sire of numerous medal-winning mares of high quality, including Silhuet, who competes internationally with Danish young rider Cecilie Hedegaard.

For eight years, his foals have performed exceptionally well at foal shows and auctions. At the Danish Warmblood Elite Show in 2018, his daughter Remember Me DWB was named Foal of the Year and sold at the Elite Foal Auction for €80,000 to an international Grand Prix rider.

Many offspring have achieved success in young horse championships, and several from the oldest generations are now established in the sport. Among them, Anna Zibrandtsen’s premium stallion UNO Don Olympic represented Denmark at the 2019 World Young Horse Championships in Ermelo as a 7-year-old finalist and placed 3rd at the Danish Championships the same year. His son Blue Hors Touch of Olympic L (ridden by Nanna Skodborg Merrald) also distinguished himself, being selected for the COVID-cancelled 2020 World Young Horse Championships for 6-year-olds, and in 2021 winning silver at the World Championships for 7-year-old dressage horses.