| Comment / Qualities | Amoureux: Black bay colt to mature at 16.2+ with a pedigree of
legendry ancestry. Sired by the Belgian approved dual purpose stallion
Saros Van 'T Gestelhof a son of G Ramiro Z out of a Pik Koenig x
Wendkries mare.
Saros sired the Belgium champion foal 2003 and currently has an
exterior index of 188 earning him elite status at the young age of
seven. He had obtained over 50 victories from the age of 4 – 7 with 17
wins at Prix st Georges, placing 4th at the World Championships in
Verden in the six year old class. Other wins include the Belgian 4, 5
and six year old Dressage Champion title.
Saros' progeny are equally as talented in jumping as they are in
dressage. Saros's sire is the famous G Ramiro Z who jumped himself in
classes of 2m.20 and perhaps most renown as sire of famous Olympic
gold medalist Ratina Z who has herself produced out of the famous
Holstein mare Heureka Z This combination of German bloodlines has
already proven to be a winning combination.
Saros's dam Erle carries elite status, claiming the National Champion
mare titles in 1983 1984 & 1985 and mother to a number of dressage
horses. Le Primo who won several victories Z 2 LRV with Louis Van
Gestel, Bronze medal Belgian Championship with Leen Cools. Pancho,
Belgian vice champion 4 year old horses with Els Michiels, Bronze
medal Swiss championship. Rianta: several victories Z 2 LRV with
Wilfried Mondelaers. Ultra an elite mare. Erle also proved herself
in competition with sucessful results up to S level.
Erles' sire Pik Koneig not only produced exceptionally good
showjumpers, but also outstanding dressage horses. Pik Koenig sired
the prime genetic transmitters, Pik Bube I and Pik Bube II. On her
damline we find the line of Celle state stallion Wendkreis.
Amoureux's dam Ruby is by Krack C the famous dressage mount of Anky
Van Grunsven by the Keur preferent Holstein descendant Flemmingh.
Krack C has no less than nine licensed sons with the KWPN studbook,
two in Germany and one with the NRPS society. Ruby has produced two
ster mares with all of her progeny obtaining premiums. Her own dam
Zita has not only proven herself in dressage competing succesfully to
M level but has produced two Z1 level dressage horses, Qualitys Pride
and Dorita along with no less than five ster mares one of which is
Felita who herself is a Ster Preferent mare.
Amoureux will be produced for a career in dressage but the combination
of his bloodlines assures him of every possible success in the jumping
arena perhaps at a later stage.
Photographs taken as a two year old. Should mature to a minimum height of 16.2hh |
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