Don Principe competed at the FEI levels with seven different riders over 10 years. That
soundness, adaptability and heart are truly unique. Don Principe won multiple USDF regional
championships, many USDF All-Breeds Awards, and competed at both the USDF and USEF
national championships. In 2017, he won the USEF Bretina Cup U-25 Grand Prix championship.
Don Principe is the grandsire of Serenade MF, the first American-bred warmblood to represent
the U.S. internationally at the Nations Cup and placed ninth at the 2023 World Cup. Don
Principe’s sire, Donnerhall, was an international Grand Prix star and on the medal-winning
German teams at the World Equestrian Games and European Championships. Donnerhall’s
influence on dressage breeding is undeniable. At the 2106 Olympic Games, more than 31% of
the dressage horses carried Donnerhall blood. Don Principe has sired elite/premium mares,
licensed stallions, USDF Horse of the Year winners and U.S. national champions. He was the
USEF Dressage Breeding Sire of the Year in 2013 and has sired a grand champion at Dressage
at Devon. Rideability, work ethic and an outstanding walk are trademarks that Don Principe
passes to his offspring. His offspring are smart, show a talent for the collected work and are
easily developed by amateurs or professionals.