Calvaro Z (Calvaro FCS) World Class Show Jumping Stallion
Calvaro
Z Holsteiner
Bay stallion
Date of Birth 1987
- Dec 2009
Birth Place Germany
Height 176 cm ~ 17.1.½ hands
Breeder Manfred Noetzel
Competition Level Showjumping Olympic World Championships
Family Number HOL-88
The tall large framed showjumping stallion Calvaro
Z passed away following a heart attack at the Haras GF in France
at the age of 22.
Ridden by three of the Worlds Greatest show jumpers
Jos Lansink, John and Micheal Whitaker his show jumping career Calvaro
Z is very much worthy of adding to the list of World Class Stallions.
In recent years his progeny have become exceedingly fashionable
based on the star qualities of his older sons and daughters such
as Night Train (Calvaro x Papillon Rouge) Katchina Mail, Ralvesther
(Calvaro x Zevenster) who are consistantly demonstrating their brave
attitude, carefullness and ability to perform at the highest of
levels.
Due to his show jumping commitments Calvaro himself started his
stud career late, however, in his first season whilst standing at
Zangershiede, he produced 232 foals and in his second season 246.
Calvaro was later approved on behalf of the Scottish Sports horse
and became a popular sire with Scottish Breeders with a number of
his foals topping the grading results and more recently his daughter
"Hazel" (Calvaro x Ramiro
Z) placing third in the Scottish Sports Horse Loose Jumping
Championships in 2009. His progeny are now very much in demand across
Europe frequently selected for the PSI and other elite auctions
but was very much under utilised by British Breeders as quickly
gained a reputation for not always producing the most attractive
of progeny and often not with the greatest of hind legs. Nonetheless
his progeny often possess the most tremendous of canters and a power
to their jump that is frequently unriavaled currently placing Calvaro
in 10th position in the WBFSH show jumping sire rankings with and
exceptionally high ratio of his sons and daughters consistantly
jumping the 1.60m tracks.
Calvaro's
sire, Caletto 1, was in previous years ranked fifth and it will
be interesting to follow Calvaro to see if he reaches the same level
of attainment in the future. His mother Deka by Consul herself made
breeding history as mother of five approved sons. Caletto I was
one of the most successful horses in sport, ridden by Michael Rupling,
Caletto 1 jumped at international level with his greatest acheivement
winning the individual bronze at the 1982 Dublin World Championships.
After his show jumping career lasting five years, the son of Cor
de la Bryere had won more than 100 000 D-Mark - more than any other
German breeding stallion before him at that time. The most successful
son of Caletto I until Calvaro FCS, was Cantus, the father of Calvaro
005 ridden by Willi Melliger.
Calvaro
was later purchased by Scottish Breeder Nicola Gillespie and John
Whitaker the partnership that became (First Choice Stallions)
and competed for Great Britain with John in the Sydney Olympics
he was later jumped under the title of Virtual Village Calvaro
and was later retired to France.
Calvaro's dam Rixa, is a daughter of another top-class sire Capitol
I (Capitano). Capitol I has a large number of successful progeny
in international showjumping. Particularly noteworthy in his pedigree
is Retina (by Ramzes) with whom Fritz Thiedemann achieved great
successes decades ago. One of his other accomplished sons in 2000
was "Cento" who won the Aachen Grand Prix, shared team
gold in Sydney and only missed an individual medal by one rail.
If
we follow Calvaro FCS's dam's lineage back through we find the
influential Farnese son "Fantus" to a beautifully bred
Hanoverian female line that carries the blood of Sesam II and
Goldfisch II another great influential blood line in Hanoverian
performance. Calvaro was 1997 Dutch Champion and came 2nd in the
German Classics and Pulsar Crown, in Monterrey and in Valkenswaard,
as well as claiming silver for the team at the 1997 Mannheim European
Championship. In 1998 Calvaro jumped the Rome World Championship
with Jos Lansink and in 1999 Michael Whitaker took over the ride
where he competed successfully in The European Championships at
Hickstead. He was also a regular member of The Great Britain Nations
Cup Team with success at Dublin and Aacen.
The good news is that his frozen semen is still available.
Rosalyn Serex
CALETTO I
COR DE LA BRYERE
RANTZAU
QUENOTTE
DEKA
CONSUL
OEKONOMIE
RIXA
CAPITOL I
CAPITANO
FELICITAS
FOLIA
FANTUS
ZERMOLA
Competition Results:
Sporting Results 2001
4° Gran Premio Due manches CSI-A Londra - Wembley John Whitaker
4° Coppa delle Nazioni Squadre a tem. CSIO La Baule John Whitaker
5° 1.50 Mista CSI-A Zuidlaren John Whitaker
6° 1.50 Mista CSI-A Vienna John Whitaker
6° 1.50 Due manches CSI-A Londra - Wembley John Whitaker
6° Gran Premio Mista CSIO Hickstead John Whitaker
6° Coppa delle Nazioni Squadre a tem. CSIO Aquisgrana John
Whitaker
7° 1.55 Mista CSI-A Aach John Whitaker
7° Mista CSI-B Fontainebleau John Whitaker
8° Coppa delle Nazioni Squadre a tem. CSIO Modena John Whitaker
8° Coppa delle Nazioni Squadre a tem. CSIO San Gallo John
Whitaker
12° Gran Premio Due manches CSIO San Gallo John Whitaker
13° Gran Premio Mista CSI-B Fontainebleau John Whitaker
16° Gran Premio Mista CSI-A Maubeuge John Whitaker
17° KGGC Mista CSIO Hickstead John Whitaker
25° Gran Premio Mista CSI-A Wiesbaden John Whitaker
26° Gran Premio A Mista CSI-A Aach John Whitaker
27° Gran Premio Due manches CSIO Modena John Whitaker
30° Gran Premio Mista CSI-A Zuidlaren John Whitaker
33° Gran Premio Due manches (b) CSI-A Geesteren John Whitaker
35° Gran Premio Due manches CSIO Falsterbo John Whitaker
35° Gran Premio Due manches (b) CSIO Aquisgrana John Whitaker
46° Gran Premio Due manches (b) CSIO La Baule John Whitaker
55° Premio Europa Mista CSIO Aquisgrana John Whitaker
2000
1° Gran Premio CSIO Hickstead John Whitaker
1° Coppa delle Nazioni CSIO Aquisgrana John Whitaker
2° Coppa delle Nazioni CSIO Hickstead John Whitaker
4° Barrage CSIO Modena John Whitaker
4° Barrage CSIO Modena John Whitaker
5° Gran Premio CSI-A Maastricht John Whitaker
5° Coppa delle Nazioni CSIO Modena John Whitaker
9° Gran Premio CSI-A Arnhem John Whitaker
13° Gran Premio CSIO Aquisgrana John Whitaker
50° Premio Europa CSIO Aquisgrana John Whitaker
1999
2° G.P. Stalloni CSI Bordeaux Jos Lansink
2° Gran Premio CSIO Hickstead Michael Whitaker
2° Coppa delle Nazioni CSIO Hickstead Michael Whitaker
2° Barrage CSI Arnhem Michael Whitaker
3° Diff.prog. CSIO Aquisgrana Michael Whitaker
5° G.P.W CSI-W Parigi Bercy Jos Lansink
5° Fasi cons. CSIO Dublino Michael Whitaker
12° Gran Premio CSIO Dublino Michael Whitaker
13° Gran Premio CSI Valkenswaard Michael Whitaker
1998
2° Gran Premio CSI Valkenswaard Jos Lansink
2° Gran Premio CSIO Hickstead Jos Lansink
2° Gran Premio Mista CSI Zurigo Jos Lansink
2° G.P.W CSI-W ‘S-Hertogenbosch Jos Lansink
3° Gran Premio CSIO Modena Jos Lansink
3° G.P.W CSI-W Bologna Jos Lansink
3° Barrage CSIO Calgary Jos Lansink
6° Coppa delle Nazioni CSIO Modena Jos Lansink
9° Gran Premio CSI Geesteren Jos Lansink
10° Gran Premio CSI Wiesbaden Jos Lansink
1997
1° Finale CN Samsung CSIO Calgary Jos Lansink
2° Gran Premio CSI Brema Jos Lansink
2° Gran Premio CSI Monterrey Jos Lansink
2° Gran Premio CSI Wiesbaden Jos Lansink
3° Gran Premio CSI Göteborg Jos Lansink
4° Gran Premio CSI Geesteren Jos Lansink
5° Gran Premio CSI Arnhem Jos Lansink
5° G.P.W CSI-W Dortmund Jos Lansink
5° Barrage CSI Bordeaux Jos Lansink
7° G.P.W CSI-W Bordeaux Jos Lansink
7° Coppa delle Nazioni CSIO San Gallo Jos Lansink
1996
1° Coppa delle Nazioni CSIO Falsterbo Michael Ruping
4° Gran Premio CSI Londra - Olympia Jos Lansink
5° G.P.W CSI-W Millstreet Jos Lansink
5° Gran Premio CSI Millstreet Jos Lansink
5° Gran Premio CSI Bruxelles Jos Lansink
5° Barrage CSI Amsterdam Jos Lansink
5° Gran Premio CSI Amburgo Michael Ruping
9° Gran Premio CSI Maastricht Jos Lansink
10° Gran Premio CSI Neumünster Michael Ruping
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Calvaro
Z Holsteiner 
Calvaro's
sire, Caletto 1, was in previous years ranked fifth and it will
be interesting to follow Calvaro to see if he reaches the same level
of attainment in the future. His mother Deka by Consul herself made
breeding history as mother of five approved sons. Caletto I was
one of the most successful horses in sport, ridden by Michael Rupling,
Caletto 1 jumped at international level with his greatest acheivement
winning the individual bronze at the 1982 Dublin World Championships.
After his show jumping career lasting five years, the son of Cor
de la Bryere had won more than 100 000 D-Mark - more than any other
German breeding stallion before him at that time. The most successful
son of Caletto I until Calvaro FCS, was Cantus, the father of Calvaro
005 ridden by Willi Melliger. 
Calvaro
was later purchased by Scottish Breeder Nicola Gillespie and John
Whitaker the partnership that became (First Choice Stallions)
and competed for Great Britain with John in the Sydney Olympics
he was later jumped under the title of Virtual Village Calvaro
and was later retired to France. 
If
we follow Calvaro FCS's dam's lineage back through we find the
influential Farnese son "Fantus" to a beautifully bred
Hanoverian female line that carries the blood of Sesam II and
Goldfisch II another great influential blood line in Hanoverian
performance. Calvaro was 1997 Dutch Champion and came 2nd in the
German Classics and Pulsar Crown, in Monterrey and in Valkenswaard,
as well as claiming silver for the team at the 1997 Mannheim European
Championship. In 1998 Calvaro jumped the Rome World Championship
with Jos Lansink and in 1999 Michael Whitaker took over the ride
where he competed successfully in The European Championships at
Hickstead. He was also a regular member of The Great Britain Nations
Cup Team with success at Dublin and Aacen.
