Pedigree

Origins

Sire: GRANDORADO TN

The sire of GRANDORADO TN is none other than Eldorado van de Zeshoek TN, international winner under the saddles of J. Dubbeldam, H. Ellermann, W. Greve then Z. Snels, and is the father of young performers as Jeunesse, CSIO5* with Y. Vanderhasselt, ranked in the CSIO5* GP of Aix La Chapelle, 3rd in the Nations Cup at the CSIO5* in St Gallen and winner at the CSIO3* in Linz-Ebelsberg, 3rd in the 1.60m GP at the CSI3 * from Linz-Ebelsberg in 2018; Japatero VDM, CSI5* with J. Verlooy; Killer Queen VDM, CSI 1.50m with D. Deusser, winner of the GP 1.50m at the CSI3* in Bonheiden in 2018, Equador Z, Highway M TN, Heavy Metal and Jappaloep SA, to name but a few...

GRANDORADO TN is an extremely promising stallion, Vice-World Champion of 7 years old, winner of the final of the KWPN stallion competition in 2016 and 2017, Champion of the Performance test, qualified for the World Championships at 5 years old, then at 6 years in Lanaken, they began the great sport with their rider Willem Greve, qualifying in particular during the 1.60m CSI5*-W event in Verona, the CSI 3* in Olivia, the CSIO5* in Rotterdam... The production of this stallion is for now very confidential, but in 2019, LE CONTE was sold for €60,000 at the Zwolle sales, while LATRICHTA is sold for €55,000 at the Den Bosch sales.

Dam: BABOUCHKA DE HUS

BABOUCHKA is a daughter of LEVISTAN, French vice champion at 4 years old and very good sire, he comes from the excellent Holsteiner line 4965. Under the saddle of Judy-Ann Melchior, his father LEVISTO Z has become an excellent stallion performer in CSI. LEVISTO's dam, HIRTIN (CAROLUS I), caused a sensation in CSI under the name of CHICA BAY. The CSI stallions CLINTON I (Thomas Voss) and CLINTON II (Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst) are full brothers of LEVISTO's dam. LEVISTAN comes from a Hanoverian daughter of the great ARGENTAN I, unquestionably the best descendant of the influential ABSATZ. Just like his son ARGENTINUS, ARGENTAN I produced high level show jumping horses like ARAMIS, winner of the World Cup with Mario Deslauriers.

Second dam: CONTARA

CONTARA is a daughter of the famous Holsteiner stallion CONTENDER. She was herself placed in CSI*** events.

She is the mother of the internationally known stallion CHACCO BLUE (s. CHAMBERTIN), father of over thirty stallions and a great number of international performers.

CONTARA is also the mother of BROKER DE HUS (s. LEVISTAN), French Vice-champion of 4-year-olds in 2015.

Her mother GODAHRA II was also placed in S** competitions in Germany. GODAHRA II also gave with HEOPS the licensed stallion HAPPY HOPSI.

Medias