Lissa's Madonna THF is registered at the KWPN. She was DNA tested to be homozygous black. She loves
people and has an "in your pocket" personality. She is quick
in her movement like Nikita and does flying lead changes for
fun like her sire. She has been started with tack but hasn't
been backed yet. We plan to breed her to Picasso's
Masterpiece this spring.
About Madonna's Sire:
Strength and beauty, athleticism and grace.
Ids Van Gogh is a KWPN registered Barock Pinto
stallion with a thick, long mane and tail, a beautiful arched neck
and strong top line of the Friesian. He is naturally well muscled
and was 16.1 hands when we sold him. He has excellent
conformation like the champion Dutch Warmbloods in his
pedigree and the sport movement that will make him an
excellent prospect in dressage. This
boy glides at the trot, has a big extension, fantastic
suspension and does flying lead changes in the pasture just
for fun! He is also a jumper prospect and has natural
jumping ability. He is an all around athlete that will excel
in any sport. He has great freedom in his shoulder and
powerful hindquarters. He is very intelligent and a quick
learner. At the 2013 BPS Central Inspection
keuring in the Netherlands Ids was Champion of the entire
keuring, Foal Grand Champion and earned a 1st
premie, which isn’t surprising for this stamline 50 approved
stallion candidate who scored 46.5 points. We expect Ids to
be between 16.3 to 17 hands as an adult. Ids will excel in a
show home with an experienced stallion handler or in a show
home as a gelding. This boy definitely has showstopper
presence and the intelligence and sport ability to take him
to the top levels of any equestrian sport!
Ids Van Gogh’s sire is Bontefire M (Samber x Ico Sun x
Pericles). Bontefire is a stunning homozygous tobiano
stallion with outstanding Warmblood breeding. At his
inspection it was said that he exhibits quality confirmation
and movement. He has a rich predicate dam line. His sire is
the one and only Samber.
Samber was the first and only pinto approved by the KWPN. In
1979 he passed his 100 day performance test with an overall
of 160.2 points, which gained him an A pass. He successfully
competed at ZZ level in dressage and Z level in jumping. His
success wasn’t an accident. His sire was Pericles,
Ster, Keur, Preferent, Kern, Super-Premium,
one of the KWPN’s most influential, English bred, foundation
Thoroughbreds. He was one of the few Thoroughbreds to
receive Preferent status and sired over 2600 progeny. His
offspring made excellent sport horses that excelled at both
jumping and in dressage. While Pericles was best known as a
dressage sire, he did some racing and jumping late in his
career. In all he sired 12 approved KWPN stallions including
Samber and is the maternal grandsire of Ulft.
Samber’s dam was Tina D, KWPN Ster, Preferent, Prestatie
mare who produced 19 foals, many of which also obtained
Ster, Keur and Prestatie status. Once of which was Wanda,
who is also King’s dam, the grand dam of Ceasar, Ce-Celia’s
sire. While Samber didn’t sire any KWPN approved sons, he
was popular in Germany and there he sired the approved
stallion Sambucco B and a full sister Evelien. Bambucco B
passed on Samber’s genes to no less than nine approved
stallions in Germany. Samber also sired Sambertino, Art
Deco, and Karel. One of Samber’s daughter was the dam of the
famous Ed King Hill who had a successful show jumping career
prior to tearing a tendon and having to be put down at the
age of twelve. He left behind two approved sons and gained
Prestatie status through his progeny. One of most famous
successful descendants of Samber to date is the
International show jumping sire "Utah Van Erpekhom" Landetto
x Calemiro x Samber) who jumps with John Whitaker.
Bontefire’s dam is Ramoro (Ramoro Z), KWPN Preferent, who was sired by
the famous Ico Sun (Daz, F). He was one of the few colored stallions
to compete in show jumping (he was known as Daz when owned
and shown by John Whitaker) in the UK and at the national
level in Holland, where he currently stands at stud. Ico
Sun’s sire is Ico (Adeldom), also an international show jumper. Ico is
known as “the jumping sire” with a jumping index of 108,
which is well above average. He bred Nekoma who jumped in
the Achen Grand Prix at just six years old.
Ids Van Gogh’s dam is
Lobke K., a Friesian Ster Mare. His dam sire is Feitse 293
Preferent, whose sire is Jochem 259 who was sired by Mark
232. Ids Van Gogh’s pedigree also includes the Friesian
stallions Dirk 298, Hearke 254, Wessel 237 and Bjinse 241,
as well as many Ster, Model, and Preferent mares.
About Madonna's Dam:
Nikita has a
kind and gentle disposition and has a desire to please. She
was imported from Denmark as a weanling along with Picasso
and Eike. She's lived with Picasso since they were both four
months old. Nikita has a wonderful temperament and is the
peace keeper in the herd. She gets along with everyone.
She's being started this year as a five year old. She's
happiest when spending time with people and being outside.
While some of our horses prefer being in the barn, Nikita
would rather spend her time in the pasture and if you're out
there with her, even better! At her ECHA-ESV
keuring in Denmark, Nikita scored very well: Correctness:
8.0, Movement: 8.5 Overall impression: 8.0, Total: 41.5
Total Points. We have also dually registered Nikita in the
USA with the Friesian Sporthorse™ Association in the Main
Studbook.
Within Nikita's
pedigree you find Samber on the sire's Warmblood side and
such notable Friesians as Oege 267, Brandus 345, Rypke 321,
Feitse 293 and Hearke 254 on her dam's side. Oege 267 is
known as "The Hair Man" in the Friesian world because his
offspring tend to have the thick long manes and tails that
he was famous for.
