TOP 10 of the most wanted stallions on the online Ekestrian Elite auction in 2018

TOP 10 "STAR" stallions that are confirmed online with Ekestrian in 2018

1. Cornet Obolensky: this amazing grey stallion performed at the highest level with Marco Kütscher and has lifted the Westphalian Studbook into a new era. In 2016 four offspring of Cornet Obolensky were counting for the final ranking of the Westphalian Studbook in the Rolex/WBFSH Studbook Ranking.

2. Chacco-Blue died too soon! He is the leading Sire of the Rolex/WBFSH Sire Ranking of 2017. His son the stallion Chacco’s Son is a rising star in the five * Grand Prix’s with Maurice Tebbel.

3. For Pleasure jumped 10 years at top level, first with Lars Nieberg and after with Marcus Ehning and won two gold medals at the Olympic Games of Atlanta and Sydney! Today his legacy is secured by his many offspring that are jumping at the highest level!

4. Casall retired last year right after he won his ‘home show’ the Longines Global Champions Tour of Hamburg, under the saddle of Rolf-Göran Bengtsson with being 18 years young! He has already an impressive record from horses that are jumping at 1m60! Like Caracas with Jos Verlooy and H&M Chilli Willi with Nicola Philippaerts.

5. Heartbreaker is still going strong with 29 years young. His son Halifax van het Kluizebos under the saddle of Lorenzo de Luca was the number one in the final Rolex/WBFSH ranking of showjumping horses in 2017. Heartbreaker and Halifax van het Kluizebos are great ambassadors for the BWP.

6. Without Galoubet A the showjumping breeding would have looked complete different, he produced Taloubet Z with Christian Ahlman, Baloubet du Rouet with Rodrigo Pessoa, Quick Star with Meredith Michaels Beerbaum. We find Galoubet A in the motherline of fatherline.

7. Baloubet du Rouet, the once in a lifetime horse of Rodrigo Pessoa. They won three World Cup finals in a row! In 2001/2002/2003. They also won the final classification of the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004. He produced top sport horses like VDL Bubalu, Querlybet Hero and Palloubet d’Halong.

8. Diamant de Semilly was part of the Golden French team at the World Equestrian Games of Jerez de la Frontera under the saddle of Eric Levallois. For several years he has been the leading Sire of the ROLEX/WBFSH Sire Ranking. Four of his direct offspring participated in the LGCL/LGCT (1m60) in Hamburg.

9. Quick Star, sired the Olympic Champion of 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Big Star, under the saddle of Nick Skelton and also the incredible stallion Orient Express under the saddle of Patrice Delaveau. Meredith Michaels Beerbaum started her international career on Quick Star.

10. Ex-aequo : Quaprice Bois Margot and Toulon: 

Quaprice Bois Margot, was ten years ago a rising star at the highest level under the saddle of Julien Epaillard. He died too soon. His daughter Ratina D’La Rousserie jumped at the highest level under the saddle of Penelope Leprevost and his son VDL Groep Quatro won last year the Derby of La Baule under saddle of Maikel van der Vleuten.

Toulon shares with Quaprice Bois Margot the 10the place, he jumped at 1m60 under the saddle of Jonella Ligresti. His son Toulago is jumping at 1m60 with one of the rising stars from the USA; Adrienne Sternlicht.