Stallion Info
Sandro Z
Origins
In 1984 when Paul Schockemöhle re-imported the then ten-year-old Holsteiner
Sandro from Denmark, he wasn't counting on the fact that he had brought back
the founder of a dressage breeding line to Germany. It definitely did not seem
that way in the beginning: Sandro was basically one of the only sons of the
highly competitive Holsteiner Thoroughbred Sacramento Song xx, a rarity on the
German horse scene but very convincing in the show jumping sport. His
qualification to breed was acquired under Franke Sloothaak, through his own
successes in the highest level of show jumping.
Almost exclusively the pure bred dark stallion was put into Schockemöhle's
breeding program to refine the existing jumping stock. He produced a whole
line of approved sons before moving on to the Kathmann Holtrup station and the
Stud Wiechenhof where a wider opportunity was opened to the breeders. After
many attempts in pairing up Sandro and Gephard, besides Silvio I and Silvio
II, the 1988 Sandro Song emerged.
Sandro Song (Sandro-Gephard) was bred and presented by Schockemöhle at the
stallion approvals in Oldenburg, where he became Young Stallion Champion 1990.
He was sold to the Bonhomme Stud where he still stands today. Sandro Song's
excellent jump is indeed in accordance with his bloodlines and at the same
time he shows fantastic movement and first class ride ability for dressage.
In 1995, Sandro Song made his debut with his first two sons, one being Sandro
Hit. It is worth noting that Sandro Hit and dressage star Diamond Hit (Don
Schufro-Donnerhall-Pik Bube) both have the same dam, Loretta, a Ramino/Welt As
mare. Seemingly, the Schockemöhle recipe for successfully creating horses
with movement, suspension, conformation and of yes, jump, is worthy of the
attention being paid to the program.
Sandro's sire, Sacramento Song xx, serviced for 7 seasons as a private
stallion in Holstein. Prevailing thinking is that he was not used for
breeding often enough and today it is obvious he is viewed as one of the best
sires of show jumpers in Holstein since the war. In spite of a very limited
number of off-spring, 40 jumpers were successful up to the highest classes,
among them exceptional horses such as Societe
(D. Hafemeister, Nelson Pessoa), San Siro (G. Muller, winnings over 30,000 DM)
or, of course, Sandro himself (F. Sloothaak, winnings over 50,000 DM to 1989).
The owner of the world record in jumping, Leonardo (1991 in Paris over 2.35 m)
carries Sacramento Song xx as his dam's sire. Sandro's full brother, Salvador
51, was also a very good jumper. His dam's sire is the outstanding show jumper
maker Wahnfried (Sir Caletto's great grand sire on the top side), whose most
well known off-spring is without doubt the great puissance-specialist Wabbs
(W. Mehlkopf, winnings over 350,000 DM) and Wabbs is a direct full brother of
Sandro's dam Duerte.
Performance Record
Sandro went to Denmark as a young horse where he was put to stud. In 1985 he
returned to
Germany and won over 50,000 DM in prize money in advanced level jumping under
F. Sloothaak.
As a side job he supplied fresh semen for the Schockemöhle Stables in
Calveslage.
Breeding Record
Sandro is one of the rising stallions of the last few years. To date he
presented 15 approved stallions, including Sandro Song, the Champion Young
Stallion of Oldenburg 1990 and Main-Premium Champion of 1992. A remarkable
feature of his sons are their good results at the stallion performance tests.
Sandro caused a stir at the Federal Championships in Verden in 1990 when his
son, Subway 2, achieved a high placing in the conformation show class. Later
on, Subway was sold through the 1990 Vechta Auction sales to the dressage
stables of M. Otto-Crepin. In 1992, eight progeny qualified for the Federal
Championships in Verden, several of whom were placed in the finals (Sandon,
Sir Max, Sancerre,
Sadenio, Salido etc.). In the FN yearbook breeding of 1992 he is placed 3rd in
his age-class as a sire of show jumpers. Sandro died in August 2005 at
Zangersheide.
Purioso Keur (Furioso
II x Martell x Abendglanz )
The chestnut
stallion, named Purioso have taken a very special position. As an absolute all
rounder he is the founder of specialized show jumping and dressage pedigree
lines.
When he was accepted Purioso got the following description: ‘Good ride typical
stallion with the height of 1.66 m. The space in movement is good, the hind
leg is a bit long’. Purioso was placed 10th out of 32 stallions. Breeder is C.
Beimforde, Hausstette Germany out of an Oldenburg mare Alinda. His sire is at
that time the young (9 years old) Furioso II, who may be considered as one of
the founders of the modern European sport horse breeding and who is still
influencing many studbooks in Europe with his sons, grandsons and
great-grandsons. You can off course think of Voltaire and Concorde in Holland
and Fidelio and son Florestan 1 in Germany. Furioso II (v Furioso XX, damsire
Talisman SF) became the symbol of the modern Oldenburg sport horse breeding.
Furioso II descends, just as Alinda’s sire Martell from a Thorough Bred (Trebonius
XX), Furioso II’s origin is French and Martell’s is Holsteiner. Furioso II
produced 200 state premium mares and no less than 68 approved sons, many of
them are rendering their services on other continents.
Furioso II has certainly influenced breeding on a world wide scale. His full
brother is the French stallion Mexico, who’s son Le Mexico became famous in
Holland as a real jumping horse producer.
Purioso descends also form Westphalian and Hannoverian stallions and mares.
Could this mix explain the success for Purioso for the Dutch Breeding?
Thirty years later the combination of German and French blood is still good
for success. That explains the success of the Dutch Breeding. The Groninger
and Gelder base, modernized with Thoroughbred and improved with the best
bloodlines what foreign countries offered us. Germany and France were years
ahead concerning using Thoroughbreds in breeding horses.
Approved sons
Purioso got 5 sons approved with the KWPN, Bently, Cantor, Cocktail, Faldo
and Prince Paradiso R. According to this little amount it is remarkable
that Purioso’s role in breeding still is going on. His genes are still passing
through by Faldo and Prince Paradiso R. From both aren’t yet sons approved but
through Cocktail and his sons there is a strong pedigree in mainly dressage.
As his versatile pedigree does suspect, Purioso has been successful in all
kinds of breeding. Many of his daughters were placed high at Central Keuringen
and his offspring distinguishes themselves in Jumping and Dressage at the
highest levels. Because of his good inheritance he received the Keur predicate
in 1988. In those days de chestnut belonged to the select group of stallions
who got (if you counted the dressage index with the jumping index) more than
240 points. With a dressage index of 125 and a jumping index of 121 he
distinguished himself from many other stallions) Besides, almost half of his
daughters written in the studbook, received a ster predicate.
Four KWPN approved sons come out of a Purioso mother. One is Consul (sire
Nimmerdor) and still active in the US at the Iron Spring Farm. Edwig (sire
Zion), is now put on a watch list, but No Limit (sire Indoctro) and the young
Tygo (sire Numero Uno) are still active in Holland and are all out of a
Purioso mare.
Sporthorses
Most well-known offspring of Purioso in sport are Olympic Wedela, Olympic
Ambush and Olympic Cocktail. Wendela and Cocktail are 2 very different
horses in different disciplines, one at the highest level of Jumping the other
of Dressage. A very young Jennie Zoer trained the grey mare Wendela (m.
Sorhaya by Nimmerdor x El Gaucho XX) herself and became relatively very fast a
member of the Dutch team. Highlights of their career were the 10th place at
the individual class of the Winter equine games in Stockholm. Also Balderdash,
Curioso, Deeply Impressed, Chanel, Krielens Consult, Harald II, Kijoy for Ever
and Zero jumped at the highest levels.
It depended on the mare with Purioso was crossed what side it went; with
dressage in the pedigree of the mare, he produced a nice dressage horse and
with a pedigree with for instance Nimmerdor, Rigoletto and Makelaar at dam
side he produced a good jumper.
Just like his sire Faldo is declared Keur, his strong inheritance in jumping
is seen in the high score for the jumping index. Olympic Cocktail was
Purioso’s much discussed son in International Dressage, were he got a ranking
in the list of the 10 best dressage inheritors. Cocktail was bred out of the
mare Ulissa keur, preferent, prestatie. (sire Le Val Blanc XX x Hessel x
Antonio) and carried much blood. He was ridden very successful with Anky van
Grunsven.
Source: IDS and Internet
Good Times (Nimmerdor
x Caletto I x Wahnfried)
A stallion with excellent gaits. He was a show jumper himself
at the Z level and was Champion at 3 years old at Ermelo for the stallion
approvals. His offspring are jumping on National and International top levels.
Good Times has more approved sons and is the sire of more Champion foals and
Champion mares . Not only he has jumping genes to give through but also on the
dressage level he certainly is a top producer. His son Lucky Times has won the
Championship of the Pavo cup for 4 and 5 years old and is now successful at
Prix St George. Good Times produces horses for Dressage, Jumping and
Keuringen.
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Dressage index 2002: 128
Jumping index 2002: 129
Indoctro
Preferent (Capitol
I x Caletto II x Calypso I)
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He is ranked 8th of the WBFSH breeding guide in 2006
Farrington Keur (Wellington x Doruto x Selim)
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Flemmingh Preferent ( Lacapo x Carnaval x Lorenz x Nautilus xx)
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Corland (Cor de la Bryere x Landgraf 1 x Ronald x Molkte 1 x Ramses x)
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Carolus II (Carolus H) (Capitol x Roman x Lady Killer XX x Anblick XX)
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