TOPAS

Birkhof's Topas FBW was approved at the South German Stallion Days in Munich-Riem in 2014. Topas passed the 30-day test in Neustadt/Dosse at the end of 2014 with the final score of 8.23 (dressage 8.31). In 2015, Topas became vice-champion of the 4-year old stallions at the Baden-Württemberg Regional Championships. Trained by Nicole Casper, Topas won dressage classes for 5-year-old horses in 2016. In January 2017, Topas was awarded the title "DSP Prämienhengst", a distinction conferred by the South German studbooks. That same year, Topas FBW won the 6-year-old dressage test at the Baden-Württemberg Regional Championship and received the "Schwarz-Goldene Band" from the Baden-Württemberg studbook. At the 6-year old championship final (dressage) at the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf in 2017, Topas was a finalist.

Early in 2018 (at the age of 7), still under the saddle of Nicole Casper, Topas FBW is well placed in Grand Prix S* and Saint Georges level events. The pair won two S*-Prix St Georges events at the Baden-Württemberg Regional Championships at the end of June 2018. They also won the S* dressage event at the South German Championships in July 2018. Then, Topas FBW is well placed (with several wins) in various dressage competitions at Grand Prix S / St Georges level in Marbach, Donaueschingen, Göppingen ... . In mid-February 2019, Topas FBW and Nicole Casper placed 2nd at a Grand Prix S***/Inter I event at the Dressurfestival in Bliesgau. In June 2020, Topas qualifies for the "Louisdor-Preis" final in an Inter II (S***) dressage test. In 2020, Topas takes part in several dressage tests at S*** / St Georges Spécial level with very good placings - such as on August 28, 2020 in Donaueschingen: 3rd place in an S***/Inter II test or on September 25 in Ludwigsburg-Monrepos: 2nd place in an S*** Kurz Grand Prix test. In October 2020, Topas is well placed in two S*** Inter II and S*** Kurz Grand Prix dressage classes at Ising. In 2021, Birkhof's Topas competes in international S*** dressage classes with very good placings. In July 2021, Gestüt Vorwerk acquires Topas FBW, who later rides under Victoria Max-Theurer. The new pair successfully compete in dressage Grand Prix and international Grand Prix Special. They even took part in the World Equestrian Games in Herning in August 2022, where the Austrian team finished 9th. In March 2023, Topas FBW won the Grand Prix Special (72.043%) and placed 2nd in a Grand Prix dressage competition in Ornago, Italy. In April 2023 at Gössendorf in Austria, the pair are winners in Grand Prix S*** and Grand Prix Spécial S***.

At the various foal shows, Topas foals regularly win prizes.

Birkhof's Thapelo FBW, a son of Topas (dam by Lord Leopold), born in 2016, was approved at the South German approval show, the "DSP Stallion Days" in Munich-Riem in 2019. South German vice-champion of 3-year-old stallions in 2019 and South German champion of 4-year-old stallions a year later, Tapelo FBW is also Baden-Württemberg vice-champion in 2020. Thapelo FBW takes part in the Bundeschampionate in Warendorf, where he finishes 6th in the 4-year-old stallion final. At the end of 2020, Tapelo FBW passes his 50-day test with good marks. In March 2021, Birkhof's Tapelo FBW receives the "DSP Prämienhengst" award (the title of "DSP prize-winning stallion"). The mare Take Me, born in 2016 (dam by Don Diamond), wins the Baden-Württemberg Regional Championship for 4-year-old mares and geldings in 2020. Tropicano, gelding born in 2016, is 2nd best horse at a "Freilaufwettbewerb" showing events in Marbach in March 2019, he is winner in riding events. Timothy, gelding, born in 2017, placed 2nd in the final of the South German Championship for 3-year-old mares and geldings in July 2020 in Darmstadt. Weena, a gelding born in 2016, won the Saxony-Thuringia Regional Championship in July 2019 in Burgstädt and placed 3rd in the final for 3-year-old mares and geldings at the South German Championships in July 2019 in Nördlingen. She was the best mare in her test. Tilly Tausendschön MH, born in 2017, is a state award-winning mare.

According to the German FN, Topas FBW has 81 offspring registered as sport horses up to the end of 2022. SIRE displays 12 registered offspring, including 3 indexed offspring.