Our Horses
Real Characters — No Show Horses
“We don’t breed show horses.
We raise partners for life..”
— Sandra Müller
Those who know our horses really know them. Not from paper. Not from photos.
Trust, backbone and a steady character cannot be bred — they grow. Morning after morning, development phase by development phase, until a character settles and the horse becomes what it truly is:
Real. Unfiltered. Authentic. And Grown.
Each of our 27 horses has its place — in the herd, in the family, in the everyday life of the farm. Here we tell their stories.
We’re glad to have anyone along who wants to be part of passing these stories on.
Here are some of them — and for more, find Müllers Echte Pferde on Facebook und Instagram.
The Characters
Every horse tells a different story. Here are some of them.
Max — Maxi
Maxi answers to his name. Not because he has to — but because he wants to.
He comes when called. He stays when you stop. He follows you step for step — and at the same time has a mind of his own, which he’s not afraid to use.
In the herd he’s sociable, but needs his own retreat. He seeks connection — though more with people than with the herd.
Attention and trust matter more to him than anything else. Bring both, and you gain a companion unlike any other.
Sometimes Maxi is a little like a dog. Only bigger. And probably with a bit more go.
For more about Maxi, it’s best to ask his father directly.
Or just drop him a line:
Replies usually arrive within 24 to 48 hours.
The Father of the Herd
Mylord Quidam Z · Zangersheide
Behind almost every foal at the Müller farm lies the same story — and the same deep passion for dynamism, movement and community.
It begins with three legends.
The grandfather on the sire’s side of our Mylord Quidam Z:
Carthago Z — Grandfather 1
Olympic Horse 1996 in Atlanta
Some horses leave their mark. Carthago Z shaped an entire era.
At his stallion performance test he received a 9.5 for free jumping and a 10 for his jumping talent. Scores you don’t forget.
Bred in 1987 by Erhard Krampitz in Epenwöhrden, Carthago was first brought into sport by Bo Kristoffersen. In January 1996 he moved to Zangersheide stud — where Jos Lansink had just taken up his position. The connection was no coincidence. It became one of the most productive partnerships in show jumping history.
That same year, Jos Lansink rode the stallion at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, where the pair finished eleventh. Four years later they returned for another Olympic appearance in Sydney.
130 licensed sons and around 150 show jumpers competing at 1.60m level speak clearly to his influence as a sire. Among his best-known offspring: Cash under Marco Kutscher, Campus at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen 2006 — and Mylord Carthago, ridden by Pénélope Leprevost for the French national team.
Carthago spent his retirement with Peter Diederichsen on the island of Föhr. He died at the age of 26.
His bloodline is now inseparable from modern show jumping breeding. And a part of it lives in Upper Swabia.
The grandfather on the dam’s side of our Mylord Quidam Z:
Quidam de Revel — Grandfather 2
Olympic Bronze 1992 in Barcelona & European Championship 1991
He was born at the Balleroy stud in Normandy — on the estate of Prince Amaury de Broglie. He is described as ambitious, tough, clever and powerfully built for jumping. Four words you rarely hear about the same horse all at once.
In 1990, as an eight-year-old, Quidam de Revel won the Nations Cup in New York with Hervé Godignon, as well as the Grand Prix in New York and Dortmund — earning over one million francs in that single year alone.
In 1991 the pair finished sixth in the individual ranking at the European Championships in La Baule, won the Nations Cup in Hickstead, came second in Rotterdam and fifth in the World Cup Final in Gothenburg.
Then came Barcelona.
At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Quidam de Revel won team bronze with the French equipe and finished fourth in the individual competition — and that same year also won the Nations Cups in Rome and Dinard, as well as the Grand Prix of Rome.
A year later, France sold him to Danish businessman Flemming Velin — to the outrage of patriotic French breeders. He moved to Denmark, where he continued competing until 2001 before dedicating himself entirely to breeding.
What followed was even more impressive than his sporting career. In 2012 alone, eleven of his offspring competed at the Olympic Games in London. In the global show jumping sire rankings he stood at number one in 2007 with 48 CSI winners. He produced 1,771 foals — one of the most widely used stallions in the world.
He was cloned twice — his genetic legacy was simply too valuable to leave to chance.
At 31 years old, living with the Velin family near Copenhagen, he barely looked his age. Exercised daily, in athletic condition — and whenever he lifted his front leg, everyone in the stable knew: he wanted carrots.
Quidam de Revel died sometime between 2012 and 2014 — his exact date of passing was never confirmed. The show jumping world felt it.
His bloodline runs through the veins of our herd to this day.
The father of our Mylord Quidam Z:
Mylord Carthago — Father
Saut Hermès,
Nations Cup in Rom, Grand Prix beim Gucci Masters in Paris
&
Nations Cup in Aachen
Mylord Carthago was bred through embryo transfer by Paule and Jean-Louis Bourdy Dubois. His sire: Carthago Z. His dam: the exceptional mare Fragance de Chalus — whose line produced six offspring competing at 1.60m level.
The Haras Nationaux of France purchased him in 2005 and entrusted him to Emmanuel Vincent, who guided him through the classic young horse cycle and recognised his potential. In 2007 the stallion moved to Pénélope Leprevost.
What followed was one of the most beautiful partnerships in modern show jumping.
In her autobiography, Pénélope writes that she owes much of her career to Mylord — a horse she could shape exactly as she wished.
Together they won team silver at the World Championships 2010 in Kentucky and again team silver at the European Championships 2011. They also competed at the Olympic Games 2012 in London.
He won the Saut Hermès, the Nations Cup in Rome, the Grand Prix at the Gucci Masters in Paris — and the Nations Cup in Aachen.
In the winter of 2012–2013 he suffered a fetlock injury. Doubts about his return grew loud. His groom worked tirelessly on his rehabilitation. By the end of 2013 he was back — and in 2014 he won the RMC Grand Prix in France.
Then came the farewell that moved all of France.
On 6 December 2014, Pénélope Leprevost announced before a moved audience at the Paris Horse Show that Mylord Carthago was retiring from sport. He went home with her to Normandy.
As a sire he stands in a league with his father: more than 30 licensed sons competing successfully at 1.60m level. In the global WBFSH show jumping sire rankings he was placed tenth.
His son lives today in Upper Swabia. Calm. Present. Grounded.
And his son? His son is our Lordi.
Mylord Quidam Z came into the world in 2011 — a true grey, 170 cm, Zangersheide. At just two years old he was licensed in Redefin and approved by seven breeding associations: Mecklenburg, Oldenburg International, Westphalia, Rhineland and all southern German studbooks. A distinction that shows what the breeding judges saw in him — long before he had his first son.
He has won no medals. Made no headlines. He didn’t need to.
He lives today at the Müller farm in Upper Swabia. As a father.
Magnus – Magi
He always knows when the moment is right.
When Sandra walks across the yard in the morning and doesn’t have time, Magi keeps his distance. He watches. He waits. But the moment she pauses — even just for a second — he’s right there. Head to shoulder. Eyes half closed.
Magi is the kind of horse who doesn’t demand attention, but is simply there when it fits. Confident enough to wait. Sensitive enough not to miss the moment.
In the herd he stands out — not through noise, but through a quiet presence that draws others in.
Replies usually arrive within 24 to 48 hours.
Mylord Quidam Z — Lordi
Zangersheide · Grey · born 2011 · Father of the Herd
He has won no medals. Made no headlines. Won no Nations Cups.
He didn’t need to.
Approved as a foal for the prestigious Prinsjesdag auction, licensed in Redefin in 2013 and approved by seven breeding associations — Mylord Quidam Z carries the blood of two legends and passes it on.
Calm. Present. Grounded.
Grandson of Carthago Z and Quidam de Revel — son of Mylord Carthago. World class in his veins, Upper Swabia in his everyday life.
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