The sire of Ballzauber is the FEI dressage stallion Axis. Axis was the top jumper in NMS when he was approved (like his sire EH Sixtus before him and several other relative after him). Unlike Sixtus, he did not end up as a show jumper, but rather as a dressage horse with much success under Terhi Stegars for the British owners at Bluewood Stud. Axis also sired the exceptional premium stallion Hirtentanz in 2005, a show jumper of international quality with a great performance record (given his age) and an excellent foal crop on the ground in Germany. EH Sixtus had an international career in show jumping, was reserve champion in NMS and is the sire of over 10 approved sons worldwide, among them EH Buddenbrock (himself already sire of 10 approved sons and FEI dressage horses like the Grand prix offspring EH King Arthur TSF or Hinnerk TSF), the FEI dressage stallion Peron Junior, the ATA's Fandango and the much respected Sabary, to name a few. Sixtus' sire Habicht was a stallion of monumental importance for the breed, who produced a number of outstanding daughters (e.g. the 4 times stallion dam Arwetta) and great stallions (e.g. Seeadler, Coktail, Vivus, or EH Parforce) as well as top performance horses in all disciplines (e.g. the Olympian Windfall *Pg*, approved premium stallion, member of the exclusive Hanoverian Show Jumper Program and CCI**** eventer). Axis dressage talent comes mostly through his dam, who is a daughter of the FEI dressage stallion EH Angard, a son of EH Anduc and thus a member of the highly successful Halali - EH Marduc stallion line. Halali also sired the elite stallion Hyllos, the producer of international Grand Prix dressage horses like Habanera, Lamborghini and EH Solero TSF. The pedigree continues with more dressage blood through Herzbube (sire of e.g. the WEG Silver medalist EH Heuriger) and the Flaneur-son Instanbul.

On the dam side we find the NMS champion stallion Itaxerxes, who also had a FEI career in dressage and sired a number of excellent performance horses, among them show jumpers and dressage horses alike. Itaxerxes's tremendous movement potential most likely came through dam sire Cardinal xx, to this day one of the best movement producers in Germany, all breeds (as a TB!). Itaxerxes second dam was the mare Isolda, who also produced the exceptional Ibikus. The line continued with Marlon, a full brother to the major sire Mahagoni and a maternal half brother to the important EH Mackensen. With Virgil *E* in 4th generation, another top performance stallion appears in this highly interesting pedigree that like not many others, combines international performance genes for both dressage and show jumping, a fact very impressively demonstrated by Ballzauber's versatile talents!

The dam line of Blitzlicht (by Perlenfischer) also produced the stallions Blues, Blinker and the ATA's successful younger dressage stallion Baron Verdi. The basis of this mare family is the mare Bea (Count zu Dohna - Schlobitten), who established one of the best all around sport horse lines of the Trakehner breed with representatives at advanced levels in show jumping and dressage and such stallions as Boris (dam sire of Donauwind *E*), the FEI dressage stallions Balazar and Baluster as well as Baron, Bal Pare, E.H. Banditentraum, Beaujolais II, Belluno, Bel Espace Go, Bellini Go and Bellissimo.