Proven European Bloodlines for Performance

Foxhunter 1987 16.1 Hanoverian, the damsire of Raffaello , is by Watzmann, out of an Inschallah mare. He stood at Celle in Germany, and was imported to stand as a flagship stallion in the Spruce Meadows breeding program. He was 5th overall in his stallion performance test at Adelheidsdorf.The typey and expressive Foxhunter is a high quality son of Watzmann, who is renowned as a producer of excellent jumping horses. He is also clearly  stamped by his dam as regards to type and presence. He shows a sound strength of character and good rideability. Foxhunter himself is a very good jumper with an exceptional canter. His offspring are very successful in show jumping competitions. In Germany Foxhunter competed early in his career and was the winner of style competitions. A 5 year old offspring sold at the PSI auction for 250,000 DM                                                                     Stallion Performance Test 1989, Adelheidsdorf: 

Overall score 122.94 / 5th of 36 

Dressage score 115.85 / 8th

Jumping score 122.07 / 6th

FURIOSO

The great breeding expert, Werner Schockemöhle described Gotthard as ‘lucky’ to be accepted into the stallion ranks at Celle. "At the time he was not really ready. He looked weak and lacking in his expression - he was not developed sufficiently in the shoulder and in the formation of his neck. No-one at this time could guess at the time how lovely and expressive the horse would be ten years later. The fully matured Gotthard impressed through his perfect shoulder and his perfect neck, and even his head could be classed as nice - even though he had a few too strong cheek bones from his Arabian ancestry, otherwise the head was clear and dry with a wide forehead and a lovely big eye. His croup could have been a little longer and a little bit more sloped in the top line. His hind legs were quite good but you have to admit that his hocks could have been better."
On his dam’s sire, Gotthard descends for the Shagya Arab line of Amurath - also influential on the dam line of another influential sire of jumpers, Ramzes.
When he was approved in 1951, Gotthard seemed short framed, insignificant and stocky and it is not surprising that he was not particularly popular (indeed he was put over all sorts of mares, including cold bloods and Norwegians) - from 1956 to 1960 he was not used at all. It was not until his daughter, Goldika (out of a Mecklenburg mare with no papers) started her sensational jumping career with Gert Wiltfang that the breeders found him attractive.   

 

GOTTHARD

GRANNUS

GRANDE

Ibriham Selle Francais stallion by The Last Orange (by Orange Peel) Pascal Renauldon, writes "...Ibrahim clearly distinguished himself by his remarkable conformation and the silhouette he passed on to his sons, but especially to his daughters. Although a solidly built type, Ibrahims shiny bay coat displayed very fine, almost orange dapples that revealed his noble blood. He had the presence of a king, a beautifully proportioned head with big eyes, emanating controlled power. In fact, everything about him was big, from his elegantly carried, long neck, smoothly merging with long withers into a supple back; Other qualities were a well-angled shoulder and impressive musculature."   Ibriham sired the great sire Alme found in the pedigree of our broodmare Chamineux Z

IBRAHIM

Inschalah an Anglo Arabian stallion is a much sought influence brought into the Hanoverian breed.  He is a maternal sire in the lineage of Foxhunter and thus marks his influence in our stallion Raffaello

INSCHALLAH

In the lineage of our Holsteiner stallion Cotopaxi

Ladalco is a son of the great thoroughbred Ladykiller xx out of an Aldato mare. Hence, Ladalco shares the same sire (Ladykiller xx) and the same damsire (Aldato) as the great Landgraf I. Ladalco won the individual bronze medal and the team silver medal in the Cross Country Competition at the 1978 World Championship in Lexington, Kentucky. Ladalco produced international showjumpers such as Lasando, Febo's Idalco (a speed horse ridden by Eric van de Vleuten), and Lugano H (whose accomplishments include placing 2nd in the Grand Prix of Dusseldorf under Dirk Hauser). Ladalco is also the sire of the Holsteiner stallion Laurin, who is also producing international showjumpers. In total Ladalco produced four approved sons and 53 approved daughters.

 Sire of Winja, dam of Capone I .  Capone I is the sire of Utare

Ladykiller xx was a foundation English TB stallion of the famous lines of Phalaris - Fairway - Blue Peter - Sailing Light, combined with Hyperion, accepted into German breeding ranks. Before his death in 1979, he sired 35 stallion sons.  He was a strikingly handsome stallion with pronounced masculine attributes. He had an excellent mastery of the three basic gaits and was blessed with the best character and temperament values. He clearly transmitted himself, his marked type, the magnificent head, correct and powerful foundation and excellent jumping ability in regard to capacity, manner of jumping, leg technique and above all spirit. His best stallion sons by far, Langraf I and Lord were both bred out of mares who themselves had significant proportions of the best thoroughbred blood. His blood is carried by  Holsteiner stallion Cotopaxi and his son Cantamos, and through Langraf in our Holsteiner mare Tiara

LADYKILLER

Lagos by Ladykiller xx is a Holsteiner stallion, sire of  Lenz (Land of Kings)   Lagos had a jumping index of 136 (reliability 93%) in his Zangersheide approval.  Lagos came in 57th in his age category out of 719 sires.  He is also approved in the Netherlands as well as Holsteiner.  Lagos was also German Champion of 5 year olds under Otto Becker.  He is  out of Hera II by Moltke I (stamm 18B1) and is found in the maternal lineage of  Cotopaxi and in the ancestors of Cantamos.   Lagos  was ranked by the WBFSH as the world's 102nd best sire for the decade ending in 2001. Among his many international offspring are Lacosta (2nd in the World Cup Qualifier at Palm Beach) and Lenz-Land of Kings (a successful international showjumper and the successful sire of international competitors in his own right), both ridden by American rider Margie Engle, and Loxley (Nations Cup winner and Team Gold Medal winner at the European Championship for Young Riders in 1996) and Lagossa (successful in Nations Cup and Grand Prix classes). Lagos is also the damsire of the excellent jumping mare Goldika ridden by Toni Hassmann. Lagos is by the great Ladykiller xx and his damsire is Moltke I, famous in Holsteiner breeding as the damsire of stallions such as Laurin, Latino, Romino, Koriander, Lauritz, Lysander, Goodwill, Pik Bube Son, Ramiro's Son I and II. Moltke I's sire is Maximus, the damsire of Capitol I (ranked as the world's #1 sire in 2001) and Capitol II, Latus I and II, and the important dam of sires U-Capitola. Maximus is also the sire of Marathon, winner of the 1984 European Championship for Young Riders. In Lagos' motherline we find the mare Dorette, also the dam of Farn (sire of, among others, Nimmerdor) and the dam of Roman (Holstein's famed damsire of Cantus, Carolus I and II, and other important sires).
 

Landgraf   is a legendary progenator in the Holsteiner breed, related to Cotopaxi through Ladykiller xx   Our Holsteiner mare Tiara carries the blood of this phenomenal sire in both her paternal and maternal lines.                                                                                                          

      LANDGRAF                                                                                    Cotopaxi

 Holsteiner stallion, one of the most famous sons of the foundation sire Ladykiller xx.Lord was described as "a spectacular mover, extraordinary jumping talent," during his stallion testing.
Lord had 9 approved sons and 143 approved daughters. Lord's offspring were all endowed with incredible jumping ability. Lord had many famous jumping offspring includig son Livius who competed in the 1984 Olympics. Lord is from the same Stamm line, 1298, as the state premium Holsteiner stallion Carbano, the sire of Cotopaxi.  Carbano's dam's dam, Fiance, is a full sister to Lord. thus he is found in the lineage of Cantamos .  Lord is also the damsire of  our Holsteiner mare Aster

LORD

Louis Z (Lord - Ramiro - Colonel) stamm 776 same mare (stamm)

line as our stallion Cotopaxi, as well Cotopaxi has two lines

 through the sire Colonel.       .

Lugano I,  typifies the contribution to jumping performance of Der Loewe xx in the Hanoverian breed.  Lugano I is the sire of Lugano Van La Roche, who in turn sired Darco, the sire of Belgian warmblood stallion Parco.  Der Loewe xx is the maternal grand damsire of our mare Aliane

Lugano II, a son of Der Loewe xx , known for producing ridable dressage horses and international showjumpers. Some of his most notable offspring are: Lugana 1988 South Korean Olympic medal winner for dressage and state stud stallions Lombard and Leubus. Lugano II is also found in important pedigrees of popular modern stallions like Contucci. Related through this foundation TB stallion to our broodmare Aliane