Special D X Metal (Ferro)

EVA Tested	Yes
Additionnal Disciplines	Dressage Show Jumping
Colour	Non Coloured
Height	1.69 Cm
Date of Birth	Apr 4 1999

Breed

Dutch Warmblood

Registered Stud Book

KWPN

Colour

Black

Stud Fee Terms & Conditions

A.I. Station
For chilled & Frozen semen contact:
Hengstenhouderij Gebr. van Manen
Zuiderkade 41
6718 PG Ede
Netherlands

Telephone: 0031 8513371
Fax: 0031 8-554218
Mobiel: 0031 6-51561608

info@gebrvanmanen.com
www.gebrvanmanen.com

Comment / Qualities

Special D is a strongly developed, typy stallion with a rectangular shape. His neckline is well-formed and withers and shoulders are very well developed. Special D has strong loins with a well-applied hind leg. He is very willing to work with a good attitude. His walk is ground covering and far reaching rectangle and active, with a good usage of his body.

Special D's trot is very tactful and specious, has a super self-carriage with a lot of elevation and a good collection.

The proven combination of Ferro x G Ramiro produced the stallion Métall, the sire of Special D. Special D is supported on the dam's side by solid, proven bloodlines with quality movements, such as Zandigo, Farn, Doruto and Uron.

Grandam Aafke ("keur preferent"), produced in combination with Ferro the Grand Prix stallion Joeris, who is approved in France, a Light Tour horse in the USA and the UTV mare Gloriosa, a full sister of Haafke.

Special D's dam produced a stallion for the 3rd inspection in the year before.

Performance test end of 2002: Special D had a very good performance test with 8,5 points as ability for dressage horse. Special D is very to extremely talented as a dressage horse and gives his rider a very good feeling.

Special D has showed a collection foals which have extremely good movements. Generous developed foals with a reactangular shape. The walk is roomy and precise. The foals use in the trot a powerful hind, much take-off with a well brought under hindleg.

Special D 2003 considerable winner Pavo-Cup for 4-years! Stallion Competition 2003/2004 2nd place.
2004 Special D remarkable performance in Verden at the Worldchampionship with an average of 8,38. Stallion Competition 2004/2005 an 2nd place.

In 2005 Special D was under Diederik van Silfhout very succesfull on ZZ light level, with a lot of scores above 70%. Stallion Competition 2005/2006 an 2nd place.

walk 8.5
trot 8.5
canter 8.5

dressage talent 8.5

The black Special D is very suitable for breeding of a modern dressagehorse, power, charme and character.

Pedigree

Name

Special D

Sire

Metall Keur Pref

Grand Sire

Olympic Ferro Keur Pref

Great Grand Sire

Great Grand Dam

Grand Dam

Edelweis ster

Great Grand Sire

Great Grand Dam

Dam

Haafke Ster

Grand Sire

Zandigo

Great Grand Sire

Great Grand Dam

Grand Sire

Aafke Keur Pref x3

Great Grand Sire

Great Grand Dam

Published

28/02/2010

Contact Information
Company Name	Stable "Special D"
Name	Jan en Angelina van Driel van Daal

Web Site
Telephone Number	0031 6-21950332
Krommedelseweg 1 B 5472 PL Loosbroek Netherlands

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