A premium stallion at the 1977 Neumunster approvals, Graditz *E* was performance tested in 1978 at Medingen.  The German book provides the following remarks:  "Extremely beautiful in all parts.  Finely chiseled head, good neck, best overall topline, somewhat light in bone, good hocks, first-class mover, especially at the trot".  Graditz stood at Medingen for one season and then was imported to the U.S. in 1980 by Henry Schrink.

Graditz sired nine ATA  approved stallions.  Two of the stallions are proven show jumpers - Advocate *Ps* and Tzigene *Pb*. He also left behind two approved grandsons; the ATA stallion Tradition *Pb* by Butow *E* out of Taurose *M* by Graditz. (Taurose' dam is Tapferkeit, Timotheus' dam).  In addition, Graditz  produced forty-four plus stud book daughters.

His sire Rondo, passed his 100 day test with the best training scores of the group, and finished 6th overall.  Rondo's exceptional rideability and outstanding athleticism received him lots of praise,  He was successful at lower levels in dressage and Hunter tests before his true talent was discovered and he won and placed at S level in show jumping.  Three Trakehner sons were approved over the years.  Graditz, the excellent sport horse sire Arthus, and the International Grand Prix dressage winner E.H. Friedensfurst.
                           

Graditz grandsire, Schabernack stood at stud in South Germany at the famous Stud Marback in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg.  He had twelve approved sons, but Rondo was by far the best and most important son.  The true value of Schabernack came through his many daughters, among them Konstanz (dam of Kolumbus by Habicht) and Isola, (material dam of Inge by Radom).