"Acts just like a champion! Pitch black Florencio son with the look of a main sire. Powerful, elastic sequence of movements and skilled in jumping as well" – "He stands above the crowd because of his calm manner which promotes his super walk" – "Impulsion and a wonderfully supple walk are his trademarks". Not just quotes in the press, the spectators at the Oldenburg Hengst-Tage 2007 were also highly impressed with Fackeltanz who left the licensing as the 2nd Reserve Champion.  

Fackeltanz was discovered by my mother at the Spring Elite Auction in 2005 in Vechta/GER. Even as a foal at the side of his dam, Fackeltanz' sovereign appearance and outstanding gaits were obvious.  

Marcus Busch/GER, an extremely sensitive rider who is successful in dressage as well as show jumping up to advanced (S) level, has been entrusted with the training of this exceedingly talented young stallion.   And just like Sternenfänger and Rosandro, Fackeltanz will be available to a limited number of breeders.

Pedigree: The sire Florencio I won the 2003 Westphalian Championships and took silver at the Bundeschampionat in the class for four-year old stallions. In 2004 under Hans-Peter Minderhoud/NED, he won the Dutch Pavo-Cup and then the WC in the class for five-year old dressage horses in Verden with a record score: overall 9.8, with a 10.0 for his canter. In Oldenburg Florencio I was awarded the main premium for stallions with emphasis on dressage. In 2005 the pair successfully defended their WC title in the class for seven-year olds. Seventeen of his sons have been licensed.  

His dam St.Pr.St. Fackese was the 1996 Champion Mare of the Oldenburg Elite Broodmare Show in Rastede. The dam's sire Feinbrand was a Reserve Champion Stallion and main premium winner at his licensing, placed in advanced (S) level dressage and sired ten licensed sons as well as numerous sport horses, including the Junior Dressage Team European Champion Florestan/Kathleen Keller/GER. The granddam, St.Pr.St. Falarina, produced two medium (M) level dressage horses,  Porthos (by Pascha) and Feingold (by Feinbrand). With the Thoroughbred sires Thymian xx and Chronist in the third and fourth generation, the pedigree contains valuable performance lines.

The traditional Oldenburg line of Fackila also produced the licensed stallions Shepard Hit (by Sandro Hit) and Dr. Bon Jovi (by Dr. Doolittle) as well as countless other sport horses successful all the way to the top.