Congratulations to Heidi Basler, Basler Dressage and Stellar Sporthorses Ltd. of Lincoln, NE, on the purchase of this once-in-a-lifetime kind of mare. Stardancer (registered name "Sternentanzerin") is proving to be as talented in her early dressage training as we'd hoped when we first saw her at the 2001 Rheinland Pfalz-Saar Select Sale in Zweibrucken, Germany. Stardancer ended up the second high-selling foal in the auction -- and well worth it!

In 2006, Stardancer was Materiale champion of Region IV under rider/trainer Heidi Basler. She also won Grand Champion mare at the Great American Insurance/USDF Breeders Series West Central finals!

The Rheinland Pfalz-Saar district in the south-west of Germany is a little-known gem for those looking to buy top quality warmbloods in Germany in a friendly, low-stress environment and at very good values. Stardancer is a good example - by the 1999 Ziegerhengst, or champion young stallion, of the Rheinland Pfalz-Saar district, Skatman (by Sixtus, Trak.) out of the States Premium Mare Donna Santana by Donnerhall, this young mare is a perfect example of the modern sporthorse being bred in Germany.