22/09/2026
🐴 Hexagon’s Rubiquil: Rubinstein Blood, Grand Prix Talent & a Lasting Dressage Legacy ✨
Some dressage stallions are remembered for their performances in the arena, while others leave their greatest mark through generations of descendants. Hexagon’s Rubiquil (Rubinstein I x Roemer) has achieved something special: combining a Grand Prix career with a pedigree and breeding legacy that continues to influence dressage horses today. 🌟🐎
🧬 A Pedigree Built for Dressage
Born on 10 June 1992, Rubiquil is a dark bay stallion standing approximately 1.67 metres. His pedigree reads Rubinstein I x Roemer x Homerus x Eros, bringing together several influential names in European sport-horse breeding.
His sire, Rubinstein I, became famous for producing rideable, elegant dressage horses and established an enormously influential dynasty. Rubiquil’s dam was the keur and performance mare Aquila, a daughter of Roemer, another stallion renowned for his contribution to Dutch dressage breeding. 🧬✨
Interestingly, Rubiquil’s beginnings involved considerable determination. His breeder, Mieke van Lieren, reportedly travelled with Aquila to Westphalia in Germany specifically to breed her to Rubinstein because the limited KWPN coverings available in the Netherlands that year had already been allocated.
The resulting foal would become a cornerstone of Stal Hexagon. 🏡🐴
🌟 Talent From the Beginning
Rubiquil was born and trained at Stal Hexagon in Schore, Netherlands, where Leunus van Lieren and Erica Janse developed the young stallion.
From the beginning, his temperament stood out. He was described as sensitive yet exceptionally willing to cooperate—qualities that are particularly valuable when developing a horse toward the highest levels of dressage.
His official performance testing also highlighted those attributes. Rubiquil received “very good” assessments for trot, canter, riding test and character/work ethic. 💫
At five years old, Erica and Rubiquil won the Zeeland Z2 dressage championship and finished sixth nationally at the Levade.
The following year, Laurens van Lieren took over the ride so the pair could compete in junior classes. Their partnership developed through the levels, laying the foundations for Rubiquil’s eventual progression to the top of the sport. 🏆
🎩 Reaching Grand Prix
Rubiquil ultimately became an international Grand Prix dressage horse, an achievement confirmed by both KWPN and FEI records.
Later in his sporting career he competed internationally with Dutch rider Thamar Zweistra. FEI records include their appearances at the Stockholm CDI-W in 2007, where Rubiquil contested both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle. 🇳🇱🌍
For a breeding stallion, reaching Grand Prix is particularly significant. It demonstrates that the pedigree is backed not simply by theory or fashionable bloodlines, but by proven ability to perform the advanced movements demanded at dressage’s highest level.
👑 Rubiquil the Sire
Rubiquil’s influence did not end when he left the competition arena.
The NRPS database lists more than 130 offspring by the stallion, demonstrating the scale of his breeding contribution. His descendants include horses that have themselves progressed through advanced sport and breeding careers. 🐴❤️
His influence can also be seen through the maternal line.
International Grand Prix stallion Hexagon’s Double Dutch (Johnson x Rubiquil) is out of the Rubiquil daughter Ushimanda. Another exciting example is Hexagon’s Ich Weiss, a direct son of Rubiquil out of a Negro mare.
Ich Weiss has competed internationally at Grand Prix with Thamar Zweistra, including appearances at the 2023 European Championships and 2024 FEI Dressage World Cup Final in Riyadh. 🌍🏆
That continuing presence in modern international sport illustrates the value of Rubiquil’s genetics across generations.
❤️ A True Hexagon Legacy
What makes Hexagon’s Rubiquil so fascinating is the completeness of his story.
He combined the celebrated blood of Rubinstein I and Roemer, a highly regarded work ethic, an international Grand Prix career and a significant contribution as a breeding stallion.
Decades after his birth, the Rubiquil name can still be discovered in the pedigrees of international dressage horses—a powerful reminder that the influence of a great stallion can extend far beyond his own performances. 🧬✨
Hexagon’s Rubiquil — Grand Prix performer, influential sire and a lasting piece of Dutch dressage history. 🐴👑🇳🇱
