Mistral Wind Meadows Stallions
Equally as important as the dam, when breeding there are a number of factors to consider when selecting the sire.
Standing Stallion
Pandoer
Dam: Bolda Sire: Krack C- Birthdate: 1997
- Height: 17.0 hh
- Breed: Dutch Warmblood
- Approved: Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association
- Color: Bay
- Pedigree: Link to pdf
- Details:
- Pandoer comes from a long and distinguished line of international, elite Dressage and Jumper superstars. From his sire Krack C back to Landgraph I on the top and Saluut back to Ramiro Z on the bottom.
- Krack C sons carry on the tradition of their sire with extreme movement, temperament and rideability. Anky Van Grusen was quoted as saying “Krack C is a phenomenal mover with great elastic and supple movement and a very sweet temperament.” Pandoer is no exception. He is kind, willing and an athlete to this day.
- Performance Records:
- Pandoer was presented to the CWHBA in 2003. He was the Stallion Performance Test Grand Champion and Champion Dressage Stallion. At the test, he also received 10’s for his jumping under the judging of Manfred Lopp and his committee.
- Pandoer spent 2001 to 2006 racking up Dressage Championships up to 4th level with impressive scores in the mid 70’s.
- 2008 saw Pandoer switch careers and move into the Adult Hunter ring with Championship results again.
- In October 2009 – at the age of 12 – Pandoer was presented for licensing to CSHA where he won his site inspection with First premium distinction and a score of 82%.
- 2010, with very limited showing, Pandoer further added to his Championships in the Hunter rings. Ever the true gentleman and competitor for both his amateur and professional riders.
- Breeding /Progeny Record:
- Pandoer has produced multiple champions on the line, in Dressage, Eventing and Hunters all with amateur riders as well as pros.
- Contact Holly at (780) 922-4725 for more information.
Reference Stallions
Tacorde
Dam: Narcis W Sire: Olympic Concorde- Birthdate: 2000
- Height: 17.2 hh
- Breed: xxxx
- Approved: xxxx
- Color: Chestnut
- Pedigree: Link to pdf
- Details:
- Tacorde was a fixture at the FEI level of show jumping for 6 seasons before being retired. Tacorde will always be remembered as the big scope-y stallion with all the chrome and he was a crowd favorite all over Alberta. Some of his career highlights include winning the Spruce Meadows indoor GP’s 2x, being top placed at Brandon in almost every GP ever entered, a 3rd and 5th at Omaha International, jumping 4 clear rounds at RMSJ in two weeks and being one of the top-earning horses at RMSJ in 2013, as well as being on the top 10 in Canada for money earned in 2013. Clearing 2x 1.98m during puissance competitions as well having double clear rounds at Spruce Meadows in the International ring. He earned over $100,000 in his career while being campaigned very lightly in comparison to other GP horses. Taking his rider from the local GP level all the way up to the World Cup Qualifier level, he always forgave mistakes and came out ready to try hard no matter what and he loved a crowd!
- Tacorde’s sire Olympic Concorde was named Horse of the Year in Holland in 2004 and was the number one producer of show jumpers by money won in the USA in 2002. He also spent many years at or near the top of the WBFSH. His international offspring are numerous including Audi’s Jikke, Kathja, Conquest II, Larino, Viktor and Isabella. Concorde was the youngest stallion ever to be awarded preferent, due to his endless list of national and international children. Concorde was elected Horse of the Year in 2004 and is the highest ranked KWPN stallion in the top ten of the WBFSH.
- Tacorde’s dam Narcis W was by Goodtimes who has produced many successful horses in both the jumper and dressage rings and several approved stallions. Goodtimes is known for producing offspring with excellent conformation, good looks and athleticism for any discipline. Narcis W’s grand sire on the bottom is Damiro who is known for adding tractable minds and more great athletic ability.
- Tacorde has been bred on a very limited scale before his retirement and his offspring are just starting to make their mark in the show jumping ring, so far up to 1.30m level with his best-bred foals still moving up the ranks. He has produced the top scoring mare in Canada with the CWB as well as several premium mares. His foals out of good show jumping mares are highly sought after with a weanling colt selling for $15,000 in auction in 2016 (pictured below). Top professionals are seeking Tacorde foals out to develop them as upper-level horses, he also has 2 licensed sons, one standing in New Zealand and one is Canada. Tacorde adds a great canter, excellent hind-end with very well balanced bone and a strong top-line to his foals as well as the scope, heart and desire to jump. His foals are moderately sized and come with a good splash of chrome!
Hiroko
Dam: Rosario Sire: Tacorde- Birthdate: 2012
- Height: 16.3 hh
- Breed: xxxx
- Approved: Canadian Warmblood
- Color: Chestnut
- Pedigree: Link to pdf
- Details:
- Hiroko is a tall, long legged, athletic young stallion who shows the aptitude to be a top show jumper. He is a short coupled horse with an excellent hind leg and shows good push from behind in all of his gaits and an especially good canter. He is being campaigned in the young horse jumper division with a focus on proper development for the top levels of sport. He was awarded scores up to 90% in the 4 year old young horse classes and proved to be very brave and careful, always going to the fences with enthusiasm while still being very ride-able. He was a demo horse for the Jump Alberta symposium and the guest clinician Kandice King absolutely loved him saying that he is the type of horse needed for the upper levels and that she would be proud to have him in her barn! At his licensing Hiroko received an overall score of 7.64, his conformation score was 7.83 with 8 or 9 for his Neck, Saddle Position, Forelegs, Hind-legs, Jumping, Gallop and General Impression! His first foals have arrived and he is stamping them with long legs, good length of back with excellent neck sets.
- Hiroko’s sire Tacorde was a fixture at the FEI level of show jumping for a full 6 seasons! He was known in Western Canada as the big horse with even bigger scope with all the white. Tacorde has passed on his big scope, his great canter and his love of jumping to Hiroko. Tacorde is producing medium sized horses with good balance of bone, great canters who are very brave to the jumps and have big scope and good technique. From very limited offspring his oldest are competing up to 1.30m with his foals from the best show jumper mares just starting their show careers.
- Hiroko’s dam Rosario T was shown under the name Roost T, she competed at the young horse World Championships in Lanken at the age of 6 and then was successful up to 1.45m before her import to Canada. Rosario is a beautiful type with an excellent top-line and good, solid legs, she jumped in perfect technique with plenty of scope. Her sire Burggraaf has produced countless upper level jumpers as well as several top dressage horses and is now sought after as a top broodmare sire. Hiroko is Rosario’s second licensed son, her third offspring, a full brother to Hiroko was bought by a professional as a GP jumper prospect.
Aquilan Calipso "Ace"
Dam: Ahorn Z Sire: Calypso I- Birthdate: 1992
- Height: xxxx
- Breed: xxxx
- Approved: xxxx
- Color: xxxx
- Pedigree: Link to pdf
- Details:
- Ace has been a hardworking guy his whole life, jumping in over a hundred grand prixs. His babies are sweet, kind and easy to train. They also have his elegant, cadenced movement.
- Ace’s dad is Ahorn Z. Ahorn Z became an international jumping legend with the Dutch team competing in many World Cups and Grand Prix. He is famous for producing international show jumpers and breeding stallions, including Acord I, Acord II, and Acord III. Ahorn Z transmits courage, determined character and sincere force and structure without removing class. Ahorn’s dam, Heureka, competed internationally and had many wins in Hamburg, Aachen, Bruxelles, Noerten-Hardenberg, Vienna, and Berlin, and won the Grand Prix of Aachen. She was one of the most successful international jumpers in the period 1969-71, and is ranked as one of the best broodmares in the world.
- Ace’s mom is by Calypso I. Calypso I produced both dressage stars as well as international jumpers. He is said to be one of the most significant sires and most uniform producer of elegant performance horses. He is considered an important pre-potent sire that consistently produced fabulous gaits and scopey movements in his get. He has 10 stallion sons and over 140 approved daughters.
- Aquilan Calypso has both pedigree and achievement that make him an exceptional sire.
Contendro I
Dam: Bravo Sire: Contender- Birthdate: xxxx
- Height: xxxx
- Breed: xxxx
- Approved: xxxx
- Color: xxxx
- Pedigree: Link to pdf
- Details:
- The career of the extraordinary sire Contendro I in a few key words: 1999 Holstein premium stallion, winner of the 2000 Adelheidsdorf stallion performance test, placed in the 2001 Holstein Riding Horse Championships, and was nominated for the Bundeschampionate. His heavy breeding schedule only allowed for sporadic appearances at shows but when he competed, he always took home a ribbon.
- His sire, Contender, is one of the world’s leading jumper-makers. The lifetime earnings of Contender offspring such as the double European Champion, Montender was ridden by Marco Kutscher, the two-time Riders Tour winner, Checkmate, and the three-time Derby winner, Collin ridden by Toni Hassmann, were up to 3.9 million Euro by 2006.
- Contendro’s dam, Bravo, is also the dam of the licensed stallion, Caretano Z (by Caretino), who died much too early in 2001 after a brief but highly successful career as the 1997 Reserve Bundeschampion, 1999 World Champion of 7-year old show jumpers, and a World Cup Finalist in Gothenberg, Sweden. She also gave birth to Contendro’s full sister, BB Caretana, ridden by Niklaus Schurtenberger of Switzerland, a highly successful international show jumping mare. In 2003, Bravo gave birth to Contendro I’s full brother Contendro II, her third licensed son, and in 2008 her fourth, the Holstein Verband stallion, Cassito (by Cassiano). The granddam, Ofarim, is the dam of a licensed stallion named Conteur (by Contender) who qualified for the championships for 7 to 8 year old developing dressage horses, the Nürnberg Burg Pokal. Her daughter Evita XII (by Reichsgraf) is the dam of the licensed Caballo (by Coriano), who is successful in the US.
- Contendro I is one of the best advertisements for the famous Holstein performance line 104 a. More than 30 of his sons have been licensed so far. Captain Fire, from Contendro I’s very first crop, won the 2006 Bundeschampionate in the class for five year old jumpers. Charming Boy, the 2005 Champion Stallion of the Springpferdezuchtverband Oldenburg-International (OS) licensing, finished his performance test in 2006 in Neustadt/Dosse as Reserve Champion. Condiro also finished his performance test as Reserve Champion. Another son, Comte, placed second in jumping at his test, and Contendros Bube finished his test as Reserve Champion.
- In the auctions, Contendro’s offspring are also exceptionally impressive. As of 2010, his offspring had sold for a total of 4.6 million Euro in Verden, the most ever for a jumper sire at the Hanoverian auctions. His son, Carlucci, sold for a top price of 280,000 Euro at the 2007 Hanoverian Spring Elite Auction, and Contendro’s son, Codex One, was sold for 170,000 Euro – the highest price at the 2004 Hanoverian Elite Auction. Both stallions have gone on to be successful in the show rings and as show jumping sires.
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