Bente comes from mare line 74 and was bred by the Ydema family of Wytgaard out of the Ster Preferente Lobke Y. (Nammen 308 x Jochem 259). Besides Bente, she also produced the one year younger KFPS Studbook stallion Fridse 423 (Teunis 332). The father of Bente 412 is Heinse 354 Sport Preferent, who produced four approved sons and was especially appreciated for his sport qualities.

Bente was approved for breeding in 2003, where he proved to be especially talented for dressage in his performance test. In 2008, Bente 412 was approved for pedigree.

In total, Bente has been used for about a thousand coverages. Bente produced one Model mare: Hadewich Hyllested Østergaard Model Sport, the mother of Yme 506. Bente was especially known for her good character and the semen quality of the stallion.