Striking star for the future • Corwen, UK

Yearling colt, to make 16.3hh

Singing Highlander x Painted Black X Andiamo

Breeding

Singing Highlander.

By Arentino X Peron Junior x Kontakt

Highlander’s sire Arentino. Arentino completed his 100-day performance test in Germany. He was successfully ridden in dressage up to Prix St.George and Intermediaire, as well as some show jumping circuit. Arentino is by Wie Ibikus and out of the foundation mare Schwalbenlied was Champion of the grading in 1980 and was a very substantial big framed grandson of the legendary Ibikus.

Wie Ibikus himself produced a high number of successful dressage horses competing up to Grand Prix, amongst them the graded sons Va Tout (international Grand Prix horse)Santiag produced a number of outstanding broodmares. His real value can be seen in his offspring’s competition results, amongst a big group of successful horses in advanced competitions, such as the international three-day event horse Campari, who for many years was the most successful Trakehner in this sort of competition and the Grand Prix dressage horses Satchmo, Kapitan, Kaschmir and Finalist. Highlander is a stallion with an amazing temperament which he passes on to all his foals. A very versitile stallion for all disciplines.

Painted Black

Painted Black Keur who is a son of the great Gribaldi who is declared “Preferent”.

Painted Black has a long and successful career in sports, which started with numerous victories in Stallion competitions and Young Horse Classes with rider Hans Peter Minderhoud. Ridden by Anky van Grunsven he was a.o. Reserve World Champion at the World Championship for 6 year old dressage horses in Verden and Dutch Champion in the Prix st. Georges in 2005. After his debut in the international dressage arenas he continued his victories with the Dutch Championships in Grand Prix in 2008 and a 3rd place in the World Cup Finals in Las Vegas in 2009.

Since 2010 very successful in the U25 competitions ridden by Morgan Barbançon Mestre.

Starting competing Grand Prix with Morgan Barbançon Mestre who competed at the Olympics of London in 2012 and the World Championships in Caen in 2015, being the highest placed Spanish combination.

In 2016 Painted Black retired at the age of 19. Being declared ‘’Keur’’ by the KWPN studbook, Painted Black entered the small group of top producing stallions. With an index off 169 and an accuracy of 90%, Painted Black achieved a very respectful 3rd place at the KWPN-index.

Has numerous offspring competing in sport up to Grand Prix: Zircoon Spring Flower, Wervelwind, Don Bravour, Black Painted, Black Pearl Blacktime, Binky, Baccara van Weltevreden, Chacha Time, Detroit.

Andiamo

Andiamo - “Andiamo” is a son of the “Olypmische” top breeder and stallion Animo (v.Alme), bred from an top Anglo Arab mother line (x Garitchou Nithard) which also include Jus des Pommes, Olisco and Quick Star. Andiamo himself was a top competitor, with high placings in numerous Nations Cups, World Cups and Grand Prix, and under different riders (including Henk van de Broek, Jos Lansink, Jean Claude Vangeenberghe, Kristoph Cleeren). Meanwhile Andiamo’s reputation as a breeding stallion matches his reputation as a sport horse. He features very highly in the jumping index.

This is a colt with breeding to excel, lovely kind temperament, big framed, correct movement.