Verdi (Q-Verdi)

licensed for Holstein, KWPN, Hannover, Unire, Oldenburg, Oldenburg International (OS)

fresh and frozen semen: 200 € + 1.300 € at pregnancy at 1st October (excl. VAT and costs of dispatch/deliver)

Verdi is a son of the world famous sires: Quidam de Revel x Landgraf I x Calypso I and Rigoletto. Father Quidam de Revel is a legend on his own. He has an impressive list of achievements and he himself participated in the Olympic Games, in the meantime he is the sire of a lot of international jumpers and approved stallions all over the world. Grandsire Landgraf I is as famous as Quidam and has a long list of international jumpers and approved stallions. Verdi descends from the famous Holsteiner dam line 474-a. A mother-line that produced the approved stallions Calato, Colombo, Carlino, Loxgraf Go, Montreal, Aldato, Nimrod, Cavalier and Cicero. Also the international jumpers Brillante, Spiga, Dehlia, Kira, Deka, Ishan and Edminton are from this famous mother-line. Verdi¹s dam Clarissa is a full sister to the mother of the Holsteiner stallion of the year, Calato!! Verdi has a beautiful conformation and has very long lines, as well as very good movement in walk, trot and canter. Also important is his very nice and easy character. Verdi is a tall stallion with a size of 1.72 cm. who jumps with a lot of scope and shows a lot of technique at the jump. Verdi has everything to become the jumping sire of the future, both because of his type and because of his jumping ability. At the performance test at Ermelo in 2005 Verdi was described as a stallion with a lot of scope and a stallion with a lot of potential as a jumper. Verdi has gotten note 9 or better for jumpingquality in all KWPN-stallion-competitions 2006/2007 and takes the heading at the competitions. The first foals of Verdi were born in 2006. They are high, with long lines and a lot of charisma, they trotting good and have an excellent galopp. 2007 Verdi (M. v. d. Vleuten) was the best 5y-old stallion at the World Championship at Zangersheide!