Team Nijhof 2023 - EN

HERNANDEZ TN

Saturday the 25th of March 2023, our annual stallion show will take place from 14:00. The Stallion Show will also be broadcasted live on Clipmyhorse.tv.

FOREWORD

It is already 25 years ago that we started our stallion station here in Geesteren in 1998. And it is already 20 years ago since we organised our first stallion presentation in Geesteren in 2003.

Many stallions have been at stud here since then and are now foundation sires in lines of many breeders worldwide. Stallions like Voltaire, Burggraaf, Calvados, Canabis Z, Clinton, Cocktail, Concorde, Heartbreaker, Larino, Lord Z, Marius Claudius, Padinus, Spartacus, are popping up in the pedigrees of numerous international sporthorses.

In the meantime our current top stallions, i.e. Verdi, Eldorado van de Zeshoek, I’m Special de Muze, Johnson, Spielberg, Carambole, Denzel vt Meulenhof, Zambesi, Grandorado, Hernandez and Highway are famous for producing top sporthorses.

This year we will organize our stallion presentation on Saturday 25th March 2023 at 14:00 hrs at Geesteren Gld, so you can meet the stallions in person. You can also see this presentation through the livestream at clipmyhorse.tv.

We strive to offer breeders worldwide very interesting stallions, and for 2023 we have put together a wonderful collection of proven stallions, talented young stallions and coming stars, who meet our high standards. Our main goal remains to produce horses that can perform at the highest level.

Because it can sometimes be difficult for you as a breeder to choose a suitable stallion, we would like to help you with this without any obligation. You can send an email with as much information as possible, visit us with your mare or make an appointment for breeding advice on location.

For breeders that wish to send their mare for insemination to our stud, we have the veterinary service available from drs. Tamara van den Brink of DAP Berkelzicht BV.

We request you to order semen through our order form via the website www.team-nijhof.com –stallions – order form and send us the requested information. This information must be provided before we can release the semen to you.

We wish you a very successful breeding season in 2023 and you are always welcome to contact us for questions or breeding advice.

Team Nijhof and staff members

INDEX

All stallions clearly arranged!

VERDI TN 04 - 07

ELDORADO VAN DE ZESHOEK TN 08 - 11

I’M SPECIAL DE MUZE TN 12 - 15

CARAMBOLE 16 - 19

DENZEL VAN ‘T MEULENHOF 20 - 23

CAMARGO 24 - 25

GRANDORADO TN 26 - 27

HERNANDEZ TN 28 - 29

HIGHWAY M TN 30 - 31

POKER DE MARIPOSA TN 32 - 33

DORIAN GREY TN Z 34 - 35

CERO BLUE TN 36 - 37

JOHNSON TN 38 - 41

SPIELBERG 42 - 45

FONTAINE TN 46 - 47

FLORIDA TN 48 - 49

OZZY TN 50 - 51

DRUMMER TN 52 - 53

TATTOO TN 54 - 55

ONASSIS TN 56 - 57

O’CONNOR TN 58 - 59

NEWMARKET VM 60 - 61

COMMIL CHAMP Z 62 - 63

KING KASHMIR TN 64 - 65

SKY BLUE-K VAN KATTENHEYE 66 - 67

SPRINGSTEEN TN 68 - 69

FOUR SEASONS 70 - 71

LAMAZE TN 72 - 73

CLASSICO TN 74

RAMOS JW VAN ‘T MEULENHOF TN 75

FOR CHACCO TN 76

Q. CHACCO BLUE VAN ESSENE 77

OPIUM JW VD MOERHOEVE TN 78

KOMME CASALL TN 79

ZAMBESI TN 80

CANTONA TN 81

YOUR SEMEN ORDER 82

FOAL AUCTION 83

TEAM NIJHOF TALENT SALE 84 - 85

ICSI 86

FROZEN SEMEN 87

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 88

VERDI TN

Won more than €3,500,000 in

prize money

Verdi TN is the best example of sport and breeding going hand in hand. For years, Verdi combines his career as a sire with a sports career at the very highest level. Last year, Verdi and his rider Maikel van der Vleuten jumped three clear rounds during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro! He already competed at the major championship; European Championships in Madrid 2011, Olympic Games in London 2012, European Championships in Herning 2013, World Equestrian Games in Caen 2014, and European Championship in Aachen 2015. In addition, Verdi took part in no less than three World Cup Finals, in which he finished twice as 6th and once as 7th! Verdi is now enjoying his well-deserved retirement and can look back on Olympic team silver, team gold at the WEG, European team gold, and many other prizes.

Besides his own performances, Verdi’s pedigree is also outstanding. Sire Quidam de Revel is one of the most influential sires of the past decades and the same goes for Verdi’s legendary grandsire Landgraf I. Verdi was bred out of the famous Holsteiner damline 747a, which also produced Calato, VDL Bubalu, Vingino, and many more world-class showjumpers and stallions.

After dominating the showjumping sport for many years, Verdi is now one of the top sires worldwide.

VERDI TN ACHIEVEMENTS

Medals

Team Silver Olympic Games London

Team Gold WEG Caen Team Gold European Championship Aachen Podium

Individual & Team victory FEI Nations Cup Barcelona

Global Champions Tour Team Final Prague

World Cup Verona (1st and 2nd place)

World Cup Individual Final Omaha

Nations Cup Rotterdam

World Cup Individual Final Las Vegas

Grand Prix Paris

Global Champions Tour Madrid (1st and 3rd place)

Grand Prix Lyon

Nations Cup Rome Grand Prix Al Ain

Grand Prix Calgary 1.70m

Global Champions Tour Shanghai

World Cup Helsinki

Global Champions Tour London

Global Champions Tour Valkenswaard

Global Champions Tour Cannes

Global Champions Tour Valencia

Participated in 11 major international championships

VERDI TN OFFSPRING

Verdi’s offspring prove themselves time and again

Son Chaplin won three Global Champion Tours, Evita SG became 2nd in the GP of Falsterbo, Fleurette won the Worldcup in Washington, Varoune became the champion of Belgium and Ibelle and Cuidam participated in the world championships in Tryon.

CHAPLIN

FAQUITOL-S

1.60m, Kovy jr. Andras

EVITA SG Z

1.60m, Emilio Bicocchi

CATWALK HARRY 1.60m. Vincent Lambrecht

1.60m, Martin Fuchs

ELDORADO VAN DE ZESHOEK TN

World’s best sire

Powerhouse Eldorado van de Zeshoek meets all the expectations in both sport and breeding. Ridden by Willem Greve, the son of Clinton is currently among the best combinations in The Netherlands, making several Nations Cup appearances. In breeding, Eldorado van de Zeshoek is undoubtedly a foundation sire. Daughter Killerqueen VDM managed to win both the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen and Calgary.

Eldorado van de Zeshoek’s dam Bijou Orai competed at 1.60m level with French rider Olivier Perreau. After Willem Greve took over the reins from Eldorado, they won the Grand Prix of Roosendaal. Thereafter, he finished eighth on the Dutch Championships in Mierlo, he won the 1.50M class at Outdoor Gelderland, was placed second in the GP of Saint Lô & the 1.50 m class of Ommen and jumped multiple clear rounds in the Nations Cup of Lummen & Sankt Gallen.

Breeding stallion of the 21st century

ELDORADO VAN DE ZESHOEK TN OFFSPRING

Foundation sire of the next generation

Eldorado van de Zeshoek has established himself at the top of the Horstelex and WBFSH rankings. This he owes to his great offspring such as; Killerqueen DVM, Electric Blue, Geneve R, Grandorado TN, and Highway M TN.

EBRIOLITA

1.60m, Max Routledge

ELWIKKE

1.60m, Maikel van der Vleuten

GERMAINE W

1.60m, Trevor Breen

HELENA

1.50m, Hessel Hoekstra

KILLERQUEEN VDM

1.60m, Daniel Deusser

GENEVE 1.60m, Matthew Sampson

ELECTRIC BLUE 1.60m, Max Kühner

KONTADOR VDM 1.60m, Emma Stoker

JEUNESSE 1.60m, Yves Vanderhasselt

GANGSTER VH NODDEVELT 1.60m, Vladimir Tretera

I’M SPECIAL DE MUZE TN

The success philosophy of Joris de Brabander

In every way, I’m Special de Muze is unique. First of all his pedigree: sire Emerald has had countless victories with Harrie Smolders, including the World Cup of Washington in 2015, the Nations Cup of Falsterbo in 2015, and the Nations Cup of Aachen and Gijon in 2013.

I’m Special Muze’s dam Walnut de Muze has also won a lot all over the world, ridden by Harrie Smolders. Just think of Grand Prix and Nations Cup wins in Madrid, Dublin, Doha, Wellington, Mechelen, and Calgary. Ridden by Christophe Barbeau, Granddam Qerly Chin jumped the World Cup final in Milan and was a reserve for the Olympic Games in Athens 2004. Afterward, Qerly Chin turned out to be one of the best broodmares ever in Belgium.

I’m Special de Muze won the Sires in Den Bosch with Zoi Snels, the 1.50m class in Neumunster, and became 9th in the 3* GP in Herning.

The stallion from the Querly Chin line

CARAMBOLE

The newest KWPN ‘keur’ stallion

Carambole himself is a son of the foundation sire Cassini I, who already produced so many top stallions, such as Cumano, Berlin and Cabrio van de Heffinck. Carambole’s grandsire Concerto II brings in the valuable genes of Contender and great-grandsire Sir Shostakovich xx contributes some thoroughbred input.

Carambole is among the greats of his generation. In sport, the impressive stallion performed phenomenally with Willem Greve from a young age; his spectacular victory in the Grand Prix of Jumping Amsterdam will be remembered by many. But also his Grand Prix victories in Knokke, Drachten, Hardelot and Wierden were admirable, as were his performances in the Nations Cups of Rotterdam, La Baule, Falsterbo and Copenhagen. Once again in 2020, Carambole showed to belong to the world’s very best by finishing 4th in the Global Champions Tour of Valkenswaard.

In breeding, Carambole convinces in every way. Many offspring are already jumping at top level, of which Hello Senator of Scott Brash is probably the best known. As a 7-year-old Hello Senator won bronze at the World Championships in Lanaken and later he became a world star with, among others, a victory in the Grand Prix of St. Tropez, second place in the Rolex Grand Prix of Geneva, and third place in the World Cup of Stuttgart.

Winner Nations Cup Final Barcelona

Besides Hello Senator of Scott Brash, Carambole produced many other Grand Prix jumping offspring such as Elien (Katharina Offel), Frasier (Dennis van den Brink), Elina (Charles Luyckx), Frederiks (Christoph Könemann), Formidable (Willem Greve), La Caramba (Rodrigo Pessoa) and Flambeau (Harry Marshall).

DENZEL VAN ‘T MEULENHOF

Horsetelex riser of the year

Denzel van ‘t Meulenhof was bred in Belgium, but as a son of Marius Claudius and grandson of Concorde the genes of the promising sire are familiar for Team Nijhof. In breeding,Denzel van ‘t Meulenhof leaves his mark and producestalented showjumpers time and time again.

Denzel van ‘t Meulenhof was bred out of one of world’s best damlines. Denzel’s dam Narcotique de Muze IV competed at Grand Prix level with Ludo Philippaerts and produced no less than ten international showjumpers. Her son Jenson van ‘t Meulenhof jumps with Niels Bruynseels at the highest level. Denzel van ‘t Meulenhof is also a grandson of the legendary Qerly Chin; this mare stood at the basis of famous horses like I’m Special de Muze, Walnut de Muze, Querlybet Hero, Ensor de Litrange LXI, Horizon de Regor, Toupie de la Roque, Vagabond de la Pomme, Hocus Pocus de Muze, Go Easy de Muze, Giovanni de la Pomme, Sea Coast Ferly, Killer Queen VDM and many others.

From a limited number of coverings, Denzel van ‘t Meulenhof already produced the very talented breeding stallions Nixon van ‘t Meulenhof who is currently successful at the highest level with Jos Verlooy and Ipsthar who managed to win the 1.60M Grand Prix of CSI Twente with Bas Moerings.

Leader in the HorseTelex D-ranking

DENZEL VAN ‘T MEULENHOF OFFSPRING

New

foundation sire the offspring of Denzel van ‘t Meulenhof are popular with some of world’s best riders; Italy’s leading ladyrider Giulia Martinengo Marquet rides Jotabe B, Intertoff is in the stable of Olympic, European and World champion Jeroen Dubbeldam and USA’s former world number one Kent Farrington bought the talented Jikke-Cara for 325.000 euro at The Youngsters auction. Top riders Martin Fuchs, Jana Wargers, Alessandra Reich, Kim Emmen and Andreas Schou also have Denzel van ‘t Meulenhof his offspring in their sport stable. The offspring of Denzel van ‘t Meulenhof stand out for their light-footedness, reflexes and superb canter. They jump with plenty of athletic ability and are modern sporthorses.

DYLANO VAN DE HEIDE Z 1.40m, Jana Wargers I.DENZEL VAN HET MEULENHOF

Matheus Corrêa

NIXON VAN HET MEULENHOF 1.60m, Harrie Smolders

JADEN WP 1.45m, Massimo Fiocchi

OPTIMA VD BISSCHOP 1.45m, Kim Emmen

OELI “R” 1.45m, Allessandra Reich

JIKKE-CARA Veilingtopper The Youngsters

IPHSTAR 1.60m, Bas Moerings

CAMARGO

Olympic genes!

Camargo has got excellent genetics and proved himself in sport at the highest level. This son of Olympic stallion Canturo is bred out of the brilliant For Pleasure daughter Fit For Fun. Ridden by the Philippaerts brothers and Luciana Diniz, Camargo himself jumped at the highest level as well. With Portugal’s Luciana Diniz, Camargo won the Grand Prix of Eschweiler as well as a CSI5* 1.60m class in Calgary, Spruce Meadows. Camargo also scored podium finishes at prestigious shows such as CHIO Aachen, Liège and Chantilly – both with Luciana Diniz and Olivier Philippaerts. Another of Camargo’s great performances was the 4th place in the Global Champions Tour of Shanghai.

Ridden by Brazil’s Bernardo Alves, sire Canturo jumped at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and stood out for his unlimited scope and fantastic way of jumping. In breeding, Canturo produced many Grand Prix showjumpers, such as Good Luck (Cian O’Connor), Zypria S (Willem Greve), Cristy (Marcus Ehning) and Can Ya Makan (Shane Breen). Camargo’s dam Fit For Fun was even more successful in sport. Ridden by Luciana Diniz, Fit For Fun was for years one of the best showjumpers in the world. With her incredible attitude and brilliant reflexes, Fit For Fun won the CSI5* Grand Prix competitions of Rotterdam, Doha, Sankt Gallen, Al Rayyan and Basel. In addition, she came second in the Rolex Grand Prix of Spruce Meadows in 2017 and in the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen in both 2017 and 2018. Furthermore, Fit For Fun competed at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the World Cup Final in Lyon in 2014 and the European Championships in Aachen and Gothenburg.

Besides the top performances of dam Fit For Fun, even more sport comes from the direct family of Camargo. For example, Fit For Fun’s full brother Flight of Ikarus also jumped at 1.60m level with Janne-Friederike Meyer and Justine Tebbel and half-brother Darco For Fun Z was approved by OS and Zangersheide. Camargo’s half-brothers Especial for Fun Z and Emotion for Fun Z raised record prices (>€100,000) at the Zangersheide Foal Auction.

With his two Olympic parents and his own achievements at the highest level, Camargo seems to have everything to develop into a valuable stallion in breeding. From a small number of coverings, Camargo has already two sons appointed by the KWPN and Oberlina TN managed to achieve a high score at the KWPN Mare Inspection last year. Besides, Oberlina TN became the auction highlight of the Team Nijhof Talent Sale.

The best of Fit For Fun

GRANDORADO TN N.O.P.

Best performing stallion in the 2022 Nations Cup

Grandorado TN is one of the greatest talents of the G-year of the KWPN. In the KWPN Performance. His unlimited scope and power, Grandorado inherited from his sire Eldorado van de Zeshoek, a son of Clinton which jumps at the highest level with Willem Greve.

Dam Charmieque adds extra reflexes and quality and is now classified at 1.45m level after she scored 83 points in a mare performance test of the KWPN. Grandsire Carolus II jumped at Grand Prix level with both Thomas Voss and Schuyler Riley and has produced many international jumpers. Great-grandsire Baloubet du Rouet is also of top-class level, being a top sire and winner of three World Cup Finals and Olympic gold with Rodrigo Pessoa.

Grandorado TN is an absolute tastemaker in the arena. He was the best performing horse at several Nations Cups in 2022, placed 3rd at the Rolex Grand Slam in Den Bosch, won the Grand Prix of Leeuwarden and was selected for the World Equestrian Games in Herning 2022.

Grandorado’s son Le Quircky was the champion of the performance test with 88 points. Meanwhile, Grandorado TN has a second KWPN approved son Onassis, and he and his offspring were the’’talk of the town’’ at the KWPN Stallion Selection. Love the Vie became Dutch Champion in the five-year-old class in 2021, half-brother Mister SFN did the same thing in 2022. Besides, his offspring have achieved successes during many inspections, IBOP tests, mare tests, and free jumping competitions.

HERNANDEZ TN

A sensation in the arena!

For years, Kannan is among the world’s best showjumping sires. His offspring are true cracks, think of Olympic champion Nino des Buissonnets, Worldcup winner Albführen’s Paille (both Steve Guerdat), Betram Allans super horse Molly Malone V, winner of multiple Grand Prix’s Quorida de Treho (Romain Duguet) and Ben Mahers top horse Diva II.

Hernandez TN combines the valuable genes of Kannan with those of foundation sire Numero Uno, the sire of Hernandez’ dam. Hernandez TN’s dam Bea-Leva performed herself at 1.35m level and was bred from the well-known Leva-damline. From this same damline many excellent showjumpers come from, such as Oliver Q, Alex, and Extreme. Granddam Leva II also jumped at 1.35m level and is the half-sister of Navantus, which ridden by Jilian Terceira participated at the Pan American Games.

Hernandez TN combines the enormous scope and the wonderful attitude of sire Kannan with the extreme reflexes, beautiful technique, and extreme carefulness of grandsire Numero Uno. After being successful in the young horse classes, Hernandez proofs himself also on an international level. He finished third in the Wiener-Neustadt Grand Prix, jumped clear rounds in the Nations cups of Warsaw and Prague, was 4th in the 3* GP of Redefin, placed 6th in the Sires of the world, 8th in the 4* GP of Warsaw, and 4th in the 3* GP of Opglabbeek. Besides, he made his debut in the 5* Grand Prix of Rotterdam and Dublin.

Hernandez’s first offspring achieve many successes. Moon Sirikit (mv Lux) attained 85 points at the studbook inspection and Monte Caterina (mv Tangelo van de Zuuthoeve) attained 81 points during the mare test. Myrrha(mv Vittorio) was sold as the second most expensive horse in the VSN auction. Daughter Olivia-Ella was placed 4th of the Netherlands at the Dutch mare show.

Outstanding offspring with a lot of potential at inspections and auctions

HIGHWAY M TN

Winner Grand Prix Mechelen!

The enormous value of Eldorado van de Zeshoek as a showjumping sire is expressed again through the highly talented Highway M TN. Sire Eldorado van de Zeshoek combines the genes of top sires Clinton and Toulon and jumps himself at the highest level with Willem Greve.

Highway’s dam’s sire Chellano Z jumped at international level with Jos Lansink and sired showjumpers like HH Carlos Z (McLain Ward), Challenge of the Begijnakkker Z (Olivier Philippaerts), Chill RZ (Charlie Jayne), and many others performing at the highest level. The legendary Olympic stallion Darco confirms the unlimited scope in the pedigree of Highway TN.

Granddam Uvita V produced the international showjumper Aldino V, ridden by Robert Pal. International showjumpers like Savita WH (Marco Sas), Relinda (Angelique Hoorn and Kristian Houwen), and Barno (Michael Duffy) are also closely related to Highway TN.

Highway TN became Dutch champion as a seven-year-old with Willem Greve. Furthermore, he participated in the final of the world championship in Lanaken, jumped more than 24 clear rounds in a row, was second in the 1.55m 5* class in Verona, won the 5* Grand Prix of Mechelen, was 2nd in the 2* GP of Riesenbeck and won the Championnat of CHIO Rotterdam.

Multiple winner at 1.50m level

POKER DE MARIPOSA TN

The stallion who lives up to his expectations

Poker de Mariposas pedigree is to dream of. Sire Nabab de Rêve has been one of the best producers of showjumpers in the world for years and his sons Vigo d’Arsouilles and Kashmir van Schuttershof continue this successful line of sires. Grandsire Berlin won team gold at the World Equestrian Games in Aachen in 2006 with Gerco Schröder and has become a foundation sire. Great-grandsire For Pleasure is without a doubt one of the most influential showjumping stallions of the past decades.

The damline of Poker de Mariposa is exceptional: for years granddam Flora de Mariposa has been known as one of the best showjumpers in the world. Ridden by Pénélope Leprévost, the mare won a gold medal with the French team at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and won the five-star Grand Prix of Antwerp and the World Cup Qualifiers of Oslo and Lyon. Her daughter Ilena de Mariposa also performed at 1.55m level with Leprévost. Ilena de Mariposa is the dam of Poker de Mariposa, who is also closely related to former BWP champion Hermes de Mariposa.

Poker de Mariposa managed to jump more than 20 international clear rounds in 2022, debuted at 1.40/1.45M level and reached the finals of the Dublin Young Horse Show.

At both auctions and free-jumping competitions Poker de Mariposa’s offspring always stand out. Also, his first offspring are under saddle shows great potential and stand out because of their rideability.

DORIAN GREY TN Z

The sensation of the KWPN stallion competition

Dorian Grey TN Z’s sire Dominator Z is Christian Ahlmann’s Olympic asset. Dorian Grey TN Z combines Dominator Z with another great stallion from Studfarm Zangersheide: the famous Chellano Z. In the third generation we come across the stallion Notaris who guarantees top quality horses when present in the damline.

Dorian Grey TN Z’s dam Cegetti Z jumped successfully in sport herself and produced the international showjumper Darchello B ridden by Italy’s Paolo Zani. The Grand Prix showjumpers Phyra Z and Partner V2 were also bred from this same damline. Two half-sisters of Dorian Gray TN Z received 85 points each during the studbook inspection.

Dorian Grey TN Z earned his breeding license in the spring of 2019 at Studbook Zangersheide. He stood out due to his excellent reflexes and great jumping technique. Dorian catches the eye with his extreme quality, technique, light-footedness, and athletic ability. His offspring show many qualities during free jumping.

During the KWPN Stallion Competition, Dorian Grey TN was named “most talked-about” stallion of the night on several occations.

Extreme quality, technique, light-footedness and athleticism

CERO BLUE TN

The best of Holstein in terms of jumping and breeding

Cero Blue TN combines this fantastic damline with his promising sire Chacoon Blue. This Chacco Blue-son is considered by many to be one of the successors of his famous. Cero Blue TN’s grandsire Balou du Rouet can be seen as one of the world’s leading showjumping sires.

Cero Blue TN is bred out of one of the most successful damlines from Holstein; his excellent pedigree goes back to the world-famous mare Fein Cera. This Landadel-daughter jumped at the very highest level with USA’s Peter Wylde and was officially crowned as the best showjumper in the world in Jerez.

The grand-dam of Cero Blue TN, Zera, jumped at 1.60m level with Pato Muente and later Victoria Vargas; Zera became world-famous when she won the Hamburg Derby in 2017. Zera’s grand-dam is the famous Fein Cera ridden by Peter Wylde, whose dam Cera also jumped at 1.60m-level with Paul Darragh and Otto Becker.

Cero Blue TN jumps with outstanding technique, has great body use and shows lots of scope. Cero Blue TN won several four-year-old classes in 2021. During the World Championships for young horses in Lanaken, Cero Blue TN showed that he can compete with the best horses of his year.

Adds quality, charisma, rideability and attitude to his offspring!

JOHNSON TN

The best dressage sire in the world

Ridden by Hans Peter Minderhoud, Glock’s Johnson TN has risen to be one of world’s best combinations in dressage. The son of Jazz is placed first on the FEI World Ranking, won the golden team medal and individual bronze at the European Championships in Aachen. “His outstanding attitude has made the greatest difference at the highest level. Even if he is almost unable to do something, Johnson will do it for you anyhow”, rider Hans Peter Minderhoud says about his number one horse. “When Johnson enters the ring, all people will sit up. He truly is a king!”

After the phenomenal performances of Johnson in Aachen last year, you could almost forget the bronze team medal at the World Equestrian Games in Caen. And of course the victories in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Spécial in Treffen, the second placings in the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle in Rotterdam, et cetera.

As a sire, Johnson seems to walk in the footsteps of his sire Jazz and grandsire Flemmingh. Jazz himself performed at Grand Prix level and for many years has been among world’s best dressage sires on the WBFSH Sire Ranking. Through offspring like Krack C and Lingh, also Flemmingh has left its mark on today’s breeding of dressage horses.

World top of dressage sport

JOHNSON TN OFFSPRING

As a breeding stallion, he measures himself more and more to his sire Jazz

The offspring of Johnson make great impressions on all levels as well. The approved stallion Meggle’s Boston (Hendrik Lochthowe) already performs at Grand Prix level, just like Hexagon’s Double Dutch, Ben Johnson and Boston STH.

BOSTON Grand Prix level

DION JOHNSON Grand Prix level

BEN JOHNSON Grand Prix level

CUPIDO Grand Prix level

Many of Johnson’s descendants, including Meggle’s Boston, are performing at Grand Prix level

MEGGLE’S BOSTON Grand Prix level

SPIELBERG TN

KWPN-recognized

Spielberg is a dressage stallion to dream of. His conformation is almost ideal and he is a true ‘Strahlemann’. Thanks to his great movements, he obtained as only one of the few Westphalian stallions the title ‘Prämie’ stallion. Sire Sunny Boy is an acclaimed son of Sandro Hit out of the Donnerhall-daughter Fantastica –the full sister of the legendary Don Schufro and Don Primero. Spielberg’s grandsire Rosier brings in the precious genes of Rubinstein I, who was bred out of the famous damline of Olympic champions Ahlerich, Rembrandt and Amon. Through dam Rosiera, Spielberg goes back to Rondula, who is also the granddam of the Grand Prix dressage horse Last Minute, ridden by Ilka-Kerstin Geiss.

Besides a great size, Spielberg adds a fantastic mind to today’s breeding of dressage horses. Thereby Spielberg has a lot of rhythm and balance in his movements. Spielberg was successful in higher-level dressage under the Dutch rider Joyce Lenaerts.

Chic, format, movement and inherits fantastic characters

SPIELBERG TN OFFSPRING

No chestnut-colour gene

Spielberg’s oldest offspring also perform successfully at the highest level. Think of Dior S, Douglas, King van het Haarbosch and the number nine of the world Suppenkasper.

ENJOY SV Inter I

KARMALISANTA VKH Ster, IBOP, PROK

DENZA LENZA Inter I

LAVENDEL ROSE Top score in mare test

SUPPENKASPER

LIEBERG VAN HET ROZENHOF ZZ-Z

KING VAN HET HAARBOSCH KWPN approved

FONTAINE TN

The all-rounder with a genomic breeding value of 105

Fontaine’s sire Finest was declared premium stallion and has already claimed remarkable results in the young horse competitions. The Fürstenball son is also making progress as a progenitor of dressage horses, as the successes of his offspring at inspections, auctions and under the saddle are outstanding.

Finest turns out to be a champion maker and Fontaine TN carries also valuable genes from his damline. Both his dam Sky and granddam Gilette were declared Staatspremie-stute and Sky is a half-sister of the international Small Tour dressage horse Raptor 3 (by Rubin Royal) of Karen Böckmann. Damsire Samarant showed his qualities in the Small Tour under Andreas Helgstrand and has managed to be very valuable as a breeding stallion. The oldest descendants of this Sandro Hit son are performing on Grand Prix level. In the third generation, we meet the Graf Grannus-son Ginsberg, who sired the Grand Prix dressage horse Gringo of Sirpa Degerth-Kaldi. From this immediate family also descent approved stallions like Lividon GPF (s. Livaldon) and premium stallion Dream Maker (s. Damsey FRH).

The talented Fontaine TN is free of influential breeding stallions Jazz, Flemmingh, Gribaldi and is facing a great future for both sport and breeding. Not only in this context is this excellent Fontaine TN an asset, he also impresses with his qualities and appearance. His offspring fulfils the high hopes by their size, appearance and great movement. At the Oldenburg pre-approval, 2 Fontaine sons were appointed.

An asset due to its qualities and appearance

FLORIDA TN

The natural mover

Team Nijhof proudly presents the Oldenburg vice-champion Florida TN. This spectacular son of the promising For Dance moves like a dream. In trot, Florida TN moves with a fantastic posture, lots of balance, and a fantastic leg technique. In canter, he moves uphill with a lot of power and scope. On the lunge line, Florida TN impresses as well with his strength, tact, and striking use of the front and hind leg. Therefore, it was no surprise that Florida TN was named vice-champion of the Oldenburg stallion approval.

In addition to his talent for dressage, Florida has a highly interesting pedigree as well - especially for Dutch dressage breeding. Sire For Dance is a son of the proven Grand Prix stallion For Romance I and makes a great impression with his first offspring and with his performance in the young horse classes. In recent years, grandsire Blue Hors Zack has developed into one of the most influential dressage stallions of the moment, and Diamond Hit and Rubinstein I have made their mark in dressage breeding world-wide.

Florida’s great-granddam Guanita II is the full sister of the Grand Prix dressage horse Rubel, ridden by Belgium’s Fanny Verliefden. This line produced even more dressage successes, including the world-famous Grand Prix dressage horse Doktor. Ridden by Shelly Francis, Dokter was among the best dressage horses in the United States for years and nowadays, the Diamond Hit son is successfully ridden by Rebecca Waite. Other famous horses out of Florida’s family include the KWPN approved Team Nijhof stallion Sir Oldenburg, the Oldenburg approved Grand Prix stallion Grand Slam ridden by USA’s Mary Alice Malone and the Oldenburg and Mecklenburg approved Dargento.

Under saddle Florida TN shows the same qualities as during free movement. Florida TN’s foals were sold for high prices at foal auctions partly because of their spectacular appearance and very good movements. STUD FEE € 1.100,HEIGHT 1.68m YEAR 2018 APPROVED BY Oldenburg, Westfalen, Hannover BREEDER Fam. Bös

This spectacular son of the promising For Dance moves like a dream

OZZY TN

Stunning with an excellent attitude, balance and rideability

Ozzy TN combines the best Dutch genes with the best German bloodlines. Sire Ibiza is a son of the successful Desperado out of a dam by Jazz x Contango and goes back to the famous Amor daughter Wendy. On the dam’s side, Ozzy TN is bred out of the For Romance I daughter Marabella, who goes back to the foundations stallions Blue Hors Zack, De Niro, Classiker and Weltmeister.

Ozzy TN’s damline has produced numerous approved stallions and sporthorses over the years. Greatgranddam Marnie produced for instance the Small Tour stallion Daktylius and the Inter II horse Zam Pano. Furthermore, Ozzy TN is closely related to the Grand Prix stallion Sieger Hit and the Small Tour stallions Silver Black, Winehouse, Desiderio and Hotshot. However, the best-known stallion from Ozzy TN’s damline is the famous Fürstenball, who is considered to be one of the leading stallions from the F-line.

In the KWPN Performance Test, Ozzy TN also stood out. With scores including a 9.0 for posture and balance and a 9.0 for rideability and workability, Ozzy TN achieved a final score of no less than 83.00 points. Ozzy TN also earned an 8.5 for his canter, suppleness and talent as a dressage horse. Ozzy TN was approved by the KWPN with praising reviews and previously already earned his breeding licence at the DSP.

Registered with the KWPN with loving reviews

DRUMMER TN

Brother of 9 international showjumpers

With Drummer, Team Nijhof has secured another genetically highly interesting stallion for breeding. This son of Diamant de Semilly is bred out of one of the very best Holsteiner damlines and is a direct son of top mare China Touch Hero. Drummer jumps with great technique and scope and is the brother of no fewer than nine international showjumpers and three approved stallions.

Dam China Touch Hero produced the well-known Sea Coast Don’t Touch Tiji Hero - also a son of Diamant de Semilly and thus Drummer’s full brother. Don’t Touch Tiji Hero was a huge talent himself and from very few offspring he already produced some spectacular horses. Last year, two of his offspring jumped in the final of the 7-year-olds at the World Championships for young horses in Lanaken. The most notable is of course Dourkhan Hero Z - one of Christian Ahlmann’s future talents.

Another very successful son of China Touch Hero is Akarad Hero Z. Ridden by Pieter Clemens, Akarad Hero Z successfully represented Belgium several times in national competitions and his offspring is also doing above average. Furthermore, China Touch Hero produced the 1.50m showjumping horses Jaguar de Tiji and Esprit de la Roque.

Drummer’s granddam Laska III produced no fewer than three 1.60m showjumpers, including Gracieux du Pachis. That mare won several Grand Prix competitions with Julien Epaillard and is now successfully ridden by Alessandra Volpi.

With the accumulation of foundation sires Diamant de Semilly, Chin Chin, Caretino and Landgraf I, an excellent damline and his own jumping talent, Drummer is an asset for breeding. He also seems to have enormous potential as a sporthorse.

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TATTOO TN

Reserve Champion of the 2022 BWP Stallion Approval

The light-footed, modern stallion Tattoo convinced at the BWP Stallion Show in loose jumping, but also certainly under saddle. With his balance, rideability and intelligence on the fence, Tattoo earned his BWP breeding licence. Tattoo’s sire Parfait van het Schaeck is a very promising stallion ridden by Tim Van den Broeck and combines the great stallion Comme Il Faut with the famous mare Like A Diamond van het Schaeck. With Marlon Modolo Zanotelli, Like A Diamond van het Schaeck is one of world’s best showjumpers and she has already won CSI5* classes in Prague, Barcelona and Doha as well as finishing as runner-up in the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Samorin in 2021.

Furthermore, Tattoo descends from the very strong family of Usha van ‘t Roosakker. Dam O’Mega H & DB is a BWP elite mare and was awarded as champion of the BWP mare show in Sint Niklaas as a 4-yearold. She is now successfully competed in = sport up to 1.45m level and ridden by Samuel Hutton, she participated in the final of the 7-year-olds at the World Championships for young horses in Lanaken last year. Tattoo’s granddam Ikea van ‘t Roosakker is dam of the Grand Prix showjumping horse L’Esprit Hero Z ridden by Dermott Lennon and is a direct daughter of the famous Electra van ‘t Roosakker. With Janika Sprunger as well as Jos Lansink, Electra jumped at Grand Prix-level and in breeding she produced, amongst others, Kent Farrington’s Kaprice and the 1.50m-level showjumper Horpleasure van ‘t Roosakker. Via the very successful mare Atoucha van ‘t Roosakker, the pedigree of Tattoo H & DB goes back to the founder of this strong family: Usha van ‘t Roosakker.

Tattoo shows, both in loose jumping and under saddle, enormous athletic ability, good reflexes and lots of suppleness. Under the saddle, he shows exceptional balance and rideability. His jumping talent combined with his strong pedigree makes Tattoo H & DB an interesting asset for breeding.

The most complete stallion on all fronts

ONASSIS TN

From the dam line of Darry Lou, F-One USA and Burggravin

At the KWPN Stallion Show, Onassis already stood out as one of the most complete stallions of his year and he also convinced in the KWPN Performance Test. With a score of 82.5 points, the Grandorado TN son earned his KWPN breeding license convincingly. Onassis’ combines the excellent genes of Grandorado TN with Heartbreaker son Quasimodo van de Molendreef and former Team Nijhof greats Voltaire and Burggraaf.

Ridden by Willem Greve, sire Grandorado TN is among the most successful sport stallions of the moment. Due to an unfortunate injury of his rider, Grandorado TN missed out on participation in the World Championships in Herning, but with three double clear rounds in five-star Nations Cups and a victory in the Grand Prix of Indoor Friesland, Grandorado TN has had a highly successful 2022. He also made his mark in breeding; Onassis is already Grandorado’s fifth KWPN-approved son.

In addition to an excellent pedigree full of foundation sires, Onassis’ genetics trace back to an excellent Dutch family. Great-granddam Richella is the full sister of the famous Burggravin, who won multiple Grand Prix competitions at the highest level with Roelof Bril. In breeding, Burggravin stood at the base of many international showjumpers, including the world-famous stallions Darry Lou and F-One USA. Among others, Darry Lou won the Rolex Grand Prix of Calgary and jumped very successfully last year with Harrie Smolders. F-One USA made his championship debut in 2022 and reached the individual final of the World Championships in Herning ridden by Lorenzo de Luca.

He scored no less than five 8.5s in the performance test; an 8.5 for canter, reflexes, technique and talent as a showjumper.

Stands out for his push from the floor, great reflexes and athletic ability

O’CONNOR TN

Powerhouse

The new acquisition O’Connor TN combines proven genes with modern talent. At the Westphalian stallion approval, he stood out with his athletic ability, good way of moving and convincing jumping technique. O’Connor TN is also light-footed and quick in his reflexes. Sire Ogano Sitte is one of the best breeding sons of the legendary Darco and stands for blood, power and scope. Offspring like Aganix du Seigneur, Legend, Gaudi, Viego les Hauts and Jade van de Bisschop have been incredible showjumpers at the highest level.

O’Connor TN also gets some of his jumping talent from his damline. Dam Gilana produced no less than three successful showjumpers: Quechua, Graniza and Nouvelle Cuisine – all three successful up to 1.30m level. This Hannoverian mareline produced several approved stallions and international showjumpers. Among them are German approved stallions such as Entertainment, Waldhueter, Quater Star, Federalist and many more. Furthermore, O’Connor TN is closely related to the international 1.45m showjumper So Precious ridden by Sweden’s Stina Lillje.

Damsire Acord II brings in the valuable genetics of Ahorn Z and Calypso I and stood at the base of successful Grand Prix showjumping horses such as Armonia La Silla (Rolf-Göran Bengtsson), Ars Vivendi (Joachim Heyer), Atlantic VDL (Wout-Jan van der Schans), Acorado I (Torben Köhlbrandt), As di Villagana (Pato Muente), et cetera. O’Connor TN’s greatgrandsire Gimpel carries the famous genes of Gotthard, while great-great-grandsire Argentan I belongs to one of the greats of Hanoverian breeding.

During the KWPN performance test, O’Connor TN was elected the performance topper of his year. He showed extreme scope, overview and sharpness during jumping and stood out because of his good rideability.

Combines genes with modern talent

NEWMARKET VM

Striking appearance in many ways

With the arrival of Newmarket VM, Team Nijhof has added one of the most promising young KWPN stallions to their stud. The Chacoon Blue son excelled in every way at the KWPN Stallion Show and again stood out during the KWPN Performance Test. With a score of 83.5 points, including 8.5’s for canter, reflexes, technique and talent as a showjumper, Newmarket VM is one of the most striking young stallions.

Sire Chacoon Blue himself jumped at Grand Prix level with Germany’s Philip Rüping and already at a young age he stood out for his fantastic technique and good reflexes. As a son of Chacco Blue, Chacoon Blue is one of the most interesting and sought-after stallions of Paul Schockemöhle’s breeding stud. In breeding, Chacoon Blue’s offspring are notable for their excellent way of jumping and athletic ability; not surprisingly, he already has about fifteen approved sons and his oldest offspring make a good impression in the young horse competitions. With the blood of top-class sire Numero Uno and the endless scope of greatgrandsire Carthago, a strong foundation is laid in the pedigree of Newmarket VM. Grandsire Numero Uno produced many 1.60m showjumpers, but also seems to leave his mark on breeding as a damsire.

Newmarket VM goes back to the famous Nomana damline – traditionally one of the most successful breeding lines in the Netherlands and the damline of Darco. Newmarket VM’s damline also produced the 1.60m showjumpers It’s the Business ridden by Geoff Glazzard, Opium 2 ridden by Katharina Offel and Van Schijndel’s Now or Never ridden by Piet Raijmakers, as well as Team Nijhof’s own top sire Zambesi TN.

The Chacoon Blue son Newmarket VM seems to be suitable for many different mares in breeding. He stands out for his appealing and very correct conformation. Newmarket VM has a beautiful front, a great topline and a strong foundation. In the KWPN Performance Test he stood out for his great attitude and excellent rideability. He also has a very balanced canter and jumps in the same technique time and time again. Newmarkt VM was praised for his excellent use of the body and front-end technique, combined with scope and intelligence.

One of the most promising young KWPN stallions

COMMIL CHAMP Z

The future promise of Team Nijhof and Zangersheide!

At the Oldenburg Stallion Show, Commil Champ Z stood out above the others; in loose jumping, the Comilfo Plus Z son convinced in every way. It came as no surprise that Commil Champ Z was chosen as vice champion of the stallion show.

Commil Champ Z is a son of the promising sire Comilfo Plus Z - the spectacular chestnut stallion who combines the greats Comme Il Faut and Balou du Rouet. Comilfo Plus Z already produced the much talkedabout Copycat Z, who ridden by Harrie Smolders can be considered one of world’s greatest showjumping talents. Commil Champ Z’s grandsire is also not unknown to Team Nijhof: this is the Olympic foundation sire Clinton. Commil Champ Z’s pedigree is completed by Cassini I and the Cor de la Bryere-son Cicero.

Commil Champ Z was bred out of Holstein line 1228 and is thus related to numerous approved stallions and Grand Prix showjumping horses, including the former Dutch champion Beautiful Red ridden by Frank Schuttert and nowadays Mexico’s Salvador Oñate, the approved Chardonnay, who ridden by Austria’s Max Kühner participated in several major championships, the well-known breeding stallion Colander, Athina Onnassis’ 1.60m showjumping horse Crosshill and many others.

Commil Champ Z himself convinces with his very modern jumping qualities. The light-footed, striking stallion jumps with a fantastic technique and enormous athletic ability. Thanks to his great reflexes and suppleness Commil Champ Z was the most impressive showjumping stallion of the Oldenburger Stallion Show.

Fantastic technique and enormous athleticism

KING KASHMIR TN

Extremely interesting Kashmir son

King Kashmir’s sire Kashmir van Schuttershof is one of the most successful stallions in the world. After a successful career at the highest level with Philippe Le Jeune, the Nabab de Rêve son became one of the best stallions in Belgium. His most famous offspring is without doubt former European champion and Olympic silver medallist H&M All In ridden by Sweden’s Peder Fredricson. But also Aachen winner Gazelle ridden by Kent Farrington, Olympic team gold winner Reveur de Hurtebise HDC ridden by Kevin Staut. King Kashmir’s grandsire Mylord Carthago was ridden by Pénélope Leprévost among the best showjumpers in France for many years and has left his mark in breeding.

Although the pedigree of King Kashmir TN suggests a Belgian origin, King Kashmir TN was bred out of a true German performance damline. The DSP-bred stallion goes back to an originally Westphalian damline. Granddam Pret-A-Porter produced the DSP premium stallion Esplendido and Detlef Kaiser Jr’s jumping talent Pippi Lotta. Great-granddam Pyrah is a successful Pilot-daughter and produced the Grand Prix jumping mare Pandora, the approved stallions Apiro and River Phoenix and the successful 1.40m showjumper Perle. Pyrah is also granddam of the Grand Prix showjumping horses Annabella 7, Prince Nandor, Paraplui, Windline and Zandiro.

At the DSP stallion approval, King Kashmir TN made a huge impression with his appearance, easy way of moving and especially his fantastic way of jumping. King Kashmir jumps with the withers up, again and again, showing great use of the body and an excellent technique. As his pedigree predicts, King Kashmir TN shows unlimited scope. Additionally, King Kashmir TN is a real sensation under the saddle.

King Kashmir TN adds size and conformation but can add scope. Besides, he adds sharpness and carefulness to breeding.

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KATTEHEYE

most striking stallion of the Zangersheide stallion inspection

Sky Blue van Kattenheye is a spectacular jumping stallion bythe promising sire Le Blue Diamond van ‘t Ruytershof. Sky Blue van Kattenheye impressed at the stallion approval of Studbook Zangersheide with his scope, fantastic technique and lightning fast reflexes.

Sire Le Blue Diamond van ‘t Ruytershof made his breakthrough at the highest level in 2021. Ridden by Olivier Philippaerts, the son of Plot Blue impresses with his great front end technique, attitude and scope and contributed to the bronze team medal for Belgium at the European Championships in Riesenbeck. Furthermore, Le Blue Diamond van ‘t Ruytershof is bred out of the Grand Prix mare Diamantina van ‘t Ruytershof – the full sister of Olympic stallion Emerald.

Sky Blue van ‘t Kattenheye was then bred out of the mare Eloubet van de Doorndonkhoeve – a half-sister of the 1.50m showjumper Indoktro-K van ‘t Kattenheye. Granddam Aloubet van de Doorndonkhoeve herself jumped at 1.40m level and is also dam of the Zangersheide approved 1.55m jumping stallion Mr Uno-K van ‘t Kattenheye of Nicola Philippaerts, the Z approved Rockit-K van ‘t Kattenheye and the 1.45m jumping horses Jappelou-K van ‘t Kattenheye, Melodie-K van ‘t Kattenheye and Moncherie-K van ‘t Kattenheye.

The extremely talented Sky Blue van ‘t Kattenheye carries the genes of the Grand Prix stallions Kannan, Baloubet du Rouet and Grandeur in his pedigree. All three jumped at the very highest level and contributed very positively to breeding – a great foresight for the complete, promising Sky Blue van Kattenheye.

A complete, promising stallion

SPRINGSTEEN TN

Springsteen on fire

Springsteen TN combines the world’s leading genes in his pedigree. Springsteen’s sire A Big Boy himself jumped at the very highest level and was among the greatest jumping talents of his generation. At the age of 9, the Kannan son jumped spectacularly at the European Championships in Windsor ridden by Estonia’s Rein Pill. Later on, the grandson of top mare Fragance de Chalus finished 7th in the Zangersheide Sires of the World and 5th in the CSI4* Grand Prix of Moorsele and was purchased by Athina Onassis. As a breeding stallion, A Big Boy seems very interesting as a son of top sire Kannan and grandson of Fragance de Chalus – dam to foundation sires Mylord Carthago and Bamako de Muze. His first offspring, born in Estonia, is already breaking through at international level.

The damline of Springsteen has also proved to be successful over and over again. Dam Cerena II Z is a daughter of world-class jumper Comme Il Faut - one of the world’s leading sport stallions ridden by Marcus Ehning - and was bred out of the successful Carthago daughter Cartharena Z. Combined with Eldorado van de Zeshoek TN, Catharena Z produced the AES-approved Eldorenus Z, who jumps at international 1.45m level ridden by Poland’s Pawel Kalicinski. Catharena Z is also dam of the Zangersheide approved Quick Cerenus Z. NN’s great-granddam Pavillio Z jumped at 1.30m level herself and produced several successful showjumpers, including the 1.40m jumpers Darena MB and Cirena II Z. Pavilio Z is also the granddam of Wiljan Laarakkers’ Grand Prix showjumper Nereno Z and the Mecklenburg approved Vagillio MB Z. Pavillio Z’s dam Haleska jumped 1.40m, gave birth to the 1.60m showjumper Kevin ridden by Italy’s Caroline Gasser and is a half-sister of the Grand Prix showjumper Audi’s Mr. Itt.

Springsteen TN shows a great technique, extreme reflexes, scope and a great attitude. During the Zangersheide stallion inspection, the experts spoke highly of Springsteen TN. Springsteen TN foals positively stand out for their chic appearance and good movements.

HENK NIJHOF JR.

“Springsteen TN shows, again and again, the same qualities that we saw in Heartbreaker, Verdi and Grandorado who are also brought up at our stud farm”

FOUR SEASONS

Jumping phenomenon with a great damline

The pedigree of Four Seasons TN predicts his great talent; sire For Pleasure can be seen as one of the leading sires of his generation. Ridden by Lars Nieberg, For Pleasure made his breakthrough at the highest level and won the gold team medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996; Marcus Ehning then took over the reins and won team gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. For Pleasure’s offspring include Fit For Fun (Luciana Diniz), Barron (Lucy Davis), and Flora de Mariposa (Pénélope Leprévost).

Via Cassini II - full brother to Cassini I and half-brother to Clarimo, Four Seasons TN’s pedigree goes back to Grand Prix showjumping mare Vink Flower III. Ridden by Eric van der Vleuten, Vink Flower III jumped very successfully at the highest level and participated in the World Equestrian Games in Rome in 1998 and the World Cup Finals of Helsinki ‘98 and Gothenburg ‘99. In breeding, Vink Flower III produced the Grand Prix showjumper Flower Boy ridden by Pia-Katharina Beeking as well as the AES-approved stallion Chiricco, who competed successfully at international 1.45m level. Four Seasons TN’s dam C-Flower Z already produced the international showjumper Daria Z ridden by Kevin Jochems.

Four Seasons TN has all the ingredients for a modern showjumper; with his ease of jumping, great backend technique and powerful take-off, he seems to have a bright future ahead of him. Co-owner Roelof Bril has nothing but praise for this young For Pleasure crack.

Ease of jumping, great backend technique and powerful take-off

LAMAZE TN

A stallion with unlimited scope!

Lamaze TN seems to have all the ingredients to follow in the footsteps of his famous and successful sire Grandorado TN. Ridden by Kars Bonhof, Lamaze TN is already showing his enormous talent; he jumps with exceptional scope, shows lots of quality on the jump and has the instinct to jump clear. At international level, Lamaze TN has already jumped many impressive rounds in the young horse classes.

Sire Grandorado TN is undoubtedly one of the most talented showjumpers in the world. With Willem Greve, he jumped double clear in three CSIO5* Nations Cups in a row: in Rome, Rotterdam and Knokke. Due to a very unfortunate injury of Willem Greve, Grandorado TN missed out on participation in the World Championships in Herning, but the pair celebrated their comeback with a victory in the Grand Prix of Leeuwarden. In breeding, Grandorado TN impresses with offspring with huge scope, blood and quality – all features Lamaze TN possesses as well.

Lamaze TN’s dam Valerie combines the foundation sires Carthago, Stakkato and Grannus in her pedigree. In breeding, she was already extremely successful. Her Westphalian approved son Diathago jumps at 1.55m level with top rider Marcus Ehning and looks set to make his appearance at the very highest level. Valerie’s progeny Pilothago TN and Crocodile Dundee also achieved great results at international level. Pilothago TN is approved as a premium stallion by Westfalia and has also achieved successes in breeding. Lamaze TN’s granddam Sera del Castegno was mainly used for breeding in Italy, where she produced several international offspring, including the 1.60m showjumper Maximo del Castegno.

The powerfully jumping Lamaze TN looks like he could be an asset for breeding thanks to his jumping talent, interesting pedigree and excellent damline. In his younger years, Lamaze TN stayed in the Czech Republic, where he was also convincingly declared the champion of the stallion show.

Seems to have all the ingredients to follow the footsteps of his father “Grandorado TN”.

CLASSICO TN

His 1st offspring are an instant hit!

Classico TN is a highly talented son of the world-famous sire Cornet Obolensky out of a Selle Français damline. Sire Cornet Obolensky hardly needs any further explanation; ridden by Marco Kutscher, the son of Clinton x Heartbreaker jumped at the highest level, and already from his first breeding years, a great number of offspring performed at Grand Prix level. Classico’s pedigree goes back to the top sire Burggraaf, who is still of great influence today. Later on, Classico TN’s pedigree carries the genes of the Papillon Rouge-son Diamant Rouge II. Classico TN is closely related to the Grand Prix-showjumpers Reglisse Top and Kaloe des Perrieres of France’s world-class rider Michel Robert.

With his excellent conformation and jumping technique, quick reflexes, and athletic ability Classico TN seems to have a great future ahead. During the fourteen-day performance test in Neustadt-Dosse, he achieved a score of no less than 9.15

Classico TN sires beautiful models who have an outstanding way of jumping while showing great power. From his first breeding year, Classico TN sired the champion of the Westphalia stallion approval!

RAMOS JW VAN ‘T MEULENHOF TN

Impressive stallion from one of the world’s best damlines

Ramos JW van ‘t Meulenhof TN was bred out of one of world’s most prominent damlines; the line of Fragance de Chalus. Ramos JW van ‘t Meulenhof TN’s sire Malito de Reve is one of the few Cumano sons and has proven himself in breeding thanks to offspring such as Gancia de Muze (Niels Bruynseels), Estoy Aqui de Muze (Kevin Staut) and Grand Cru van de Rozenberg (Jérôme Guery & Pilar Cordon). The Grand Prix jumping stallion Elvis ter Putte, former world champion Vigo d’Arsouilles and the legendary Darco complete the pedigree of Ramos JW van ‘t Meulenhof TN.

As mentioned earlier; the damline of Ramos JW van’t Meulenhof TN is one of the very best. Through granddam Female Touch van ‘t Meulenhof, Ramos JW van ‘t Meulenhof TN goes back to Vodka Orange de Muze, a 1.60m Grand Prix jumping mare. Vodka Orange de Muze gave four 1.60m level horses and is the daughter of legendary Fragance de Chalus. She produces among others Mylord Carthago, Bamako de Muze, Norton d’Eole and many others.

At the BWP Stallion Show, Ramos JW van ‘t Meulenhof TN made a great impression. The modern built stallion jumps with excellent reflexes, has a powerful take-off and shows a lot of scope. He stands out because of his great rideability.

FOR CHACCO TN

The combination of For Pleasure and Chacco Blue

Sire For Pleasure was already one of the best of his generation in sports with his rider Lars Nieberg. With his rider Marcus Ehning, For Pleasure won a golden team medal at the Olympics. For Pleasure performed at the highest level for many years. But in breeding he has become one of the best of all times with his famous offspring, Fit For Fun, Firth of Lorne, Fora de Mariposa, and many others. Damsire Chacco Blue is now one of the best of his generation and the absolute number one of the WBFSH Sire ranking for several years already

This son of For Pleasure is bred out of the mare Chacco’s Lued, a full sister of the famous jumping stallion Chacco’s Son. With his rider Maurice Tebbel, the stallion Chacco’s Son is one of the best jumpers in Germany and he participated in the European Championships at Gothenburg. One of the most impressive performances of Chacco’s Son was the phenomenal double clear round in the nation’s cup class at Aachen.

For Chacco TN’s dam, Chacco’s Lued also produced the Zangersheide and Oldenburg approved stallion Corydon T&L, who is jumping with Frederic Vernaet at international level.

Under the saddle For Chacco stands out, because of his athletic ability, strong canter, and his very powerful jump. For Chacco shows many similarities with father For Pleasure, but also with his famous uncle Chacco’s Son.

Q. CHACCO BLUE VAN ESSENE

Jumps clear rounds time after time!

Sire Chacco Blue finished in a 3rd place in the prestigious Grand Prix of Aachen and has become one of the best breeding sires in the world of his generation. Q’Chacco Blue’s dam sire Nonstop is a remarkable son of Darco. He produced a lot of grand prix jumpers, amongst them the former number one of the world ranking Ulysse (Pius Schwizer). The pedigree continuous with the Hanoverian Grand Prix stallion Gotthardsen, who is a son of the legendary Gotthard.

Q’Chacco Blue van Essene descends from an extraordinary dam line. His mother Folie van Essense, already produced the international jumper Jolie van Essene. Furthermore Folie, is the half-sister to the famous grand prix jumper Extra van Essene. This son of Diamant de Semilly jumped with several riders at Grand Prix Level. His most successful achievement was the victory in the Grand Prix of Beerveld with Brazilian rider Marlon Zanotelli. The dam line also gave the international jumpers El Cassina van Kojakhoeve (Yves Vanderhasselt), Filou van Kojakhoeve (Jérôme Guéry) and Why Not van Essene (Jill Henselwood).

This up-and-coming talent Q’Chacco Blue van Essene, with his sensational jumping skills and top pedigree, is a super interesting. His offspring are longlined and show a lot of appearance.

In the Sunshine Tour, Q’Chacco Blue reached the finals by jumping clear in all eight qualifiers.

OPIUM JW VAN DE MOERHOEVE TN

On his way from jumping talent to Grand Prix horse

Sire Kannan is for many years already one of the best producers of international Grand Prix horses such as Nino des Buissonnets, Molly Malone V, Quabri de l’Isle, Tokyo, Quorida de Treho, Diva II, and many others. In the pedigree of Opium there are many performance sires with stallions like Nabab de Rêve, Chin Chin, and Quidam de Revel.

His dam Ischgl de Muze jumped at international level with Joe Clee and she not only produced Opium JW van de Moerhoeve but also the approved stallion Mumbai van de Moerhoeve. Opiums grand dam is very famous in Holland. She is the mare VDL Groep Eureka and with her rider Maikel van der Vleuten she was the senior champion of the Netherlands at Mierlo. Great grand dam Beauty-belle van ‘t Roosakker is a daughter of the world-famous Goliath Z-offspring La Belle van Sombeke. La Belle is the founding mother of many international Grand Prix horses, amongst them Tabelle van Sombeke – dam of Glock’s London, Golden Hawk, Taran de la Pomme & A Pikachu de Muze.

Opium JW van de Moerhoeve jumped super rounds at the World Championships for Young Horses at Lanaken and finished in 4th place with Willem Greve. Furthermore, he jumped no less than 16 clearrounds in a row in the international young horse classes.

KOMME CASALL TN

The looks and the quality

Sire Comme Il Faut of Marcus Ehning is one of the best jumping stallions in the world. As a son of Cornet Obolensky out of the world-famous mare Ratina Z, the genetic value of Comme Il Faut is superb. In breeding he adds reflexes, technique and jumping ability to his offspring. Damsire Casall is without a doubt one of the best jumper stallions in his generation. He not only has a fantastic jumping career with Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, but also his offspring are turning out to be world class.

The damline of Komme Casall descends from the famous Holsteiner damline 318D2, where grand dam Gracia III already gave the approved stallions; s Castelan I & II en Chello I, II & III. As well as the approved stallions Coriano, Diarado, Corofino I, and many others.

In the KWPN Performance Test, Komme Casall was the winner with 86.5 points. Komme Casall jumped several convincing rounds in the stallion competition with Patrick Lemmen. During the final, he jumped a very excellent clear round.

Komme Casall’s first offspring are big, chic, and longlined. His offspring was assessed very positively by the KWPN. With his excellent pedigree, strong dam line, and extraordinary jumping talent this stallion seems to have the complete package for modern jumper breeding.

ZAMBESI TN

The sharpness of Heartbreaker combined with the scope of Calvaro

Zambesi is the result of sport horse breeding with a vision. The legendary Heartbreaker, who is worldfamous for his reflexes and attitude, was combined with Calvaro Z , who stood out due to his unlimited scope. Zambesi’s dam Calanda Z jumped at international level with Mathijs van Asten, while granddam Alanda performed at international level with Pieter Kersten. Alanda is a daughter of Le Mexico and bred many top horses, such as It’s The Business (Geoff Glassard) and Galanda (Edwin Smits), who is again the dam to Now or Never (Piet Raijmakers).

As a youngster, Zambesi himself was already successful in show jumping: at the age of six he qualified for the finals at the World Championships in Lanaken and ridden by Sjaak Sleiderink he became three times second out of four competitions in the KWPN Stallion Competition, of which he won both the final and the overall standings in Den Bosch. Later on, Zambesi competed successfully at 1.45m level.

Zambesi’s offspring show great potential for the big sport. Fruselli and Fabregas jump successfully on 1.60m level. Heolita and Gomez jump on 1.50m level and is Kravitz (Jonna Ekberg) a great promise for the future. Zambesi has five approved sons in total and more than 60 offspring that perform at 1.40m level or higher.

CANTONA TN

Stunning stallion with top jumping quality

Cantona TN is a son of the Olympic world-class showjumper Codex One. Sire Codex One, ridden by Christian Ahlmann, is among the very best of his generation.

Cantona TN is a son of the Caretano-daughter Claudia Z. Claudia’s dam is the famous mare Larthago. This daughter of Carthago successfully jumped at 1.50m with Matthijs van Asten and is nowadays known as one of the best broodmares of Europe. Among others, out of this damline came the famous stallions Harley, Casago I, Casago II, and Dimitri Z.

Cantona TN was the reserve champion at the KWPN performance test, with a 9 for rideability. At the moment he is performing successfully at 1.40m level with Kars Bonhof. Cantona jumps with a lot of power and is very careful.

Cantona TN gained the best KWPN foal report of his birth year. His first offspring jump in a very explosive way.

Our promising Cantona TN passed away at a much too early age. Unfortunately, this has prevented him from fully living up to his highly anticipated performance.

LIFE FOAL GUARANTEE

If you have paid your invoice in full before the 1st October 2023 and after that date your mare has aborted or reabsorbed or lost the foal at birth, you can rebreed in 2024 to the same stallion and only pay the technical costs of euro 250,(excl. vat and shipping fees). However, we do need a veterinary certificate to confirm the loss of your mare’s foal.

TEAM NIJHOF FOAL AUCTIONS

Team Nijhof will also be organizing foal auctions in 2023!

TEAM NIJHOF

AVAILABLE THROUGH FROZEN SEMEN AND ICSI

The following stallions are available through frozen semen and/or ICSI

Team Nijhof does not just sell straws. The stud fee only has to be paid per mare that is in foal. ‘Not in foal’ declarations must be issued by a vet and should be send to us before October 1st 2023. If the breeder comits to state that the mare is not in foal, then the full fee will automatically be charged. It is not allowed to use frozen semen from Nijhof stallions (NL-8486) for ICSI without written permission. The contract must be signed by Nijhof. All stallions are available through frozen semen and/or ICSI.

HEARTBREAKER* NIMMERDOR X SILVANO

He was already declared ‘Preferent’ in 2009 because of his successful offspring in the international scene. Heartbreaker is placed number 12 on the 2016 WBFSH-ranking for jumping sires. His influence in worldwide breeding is enormous. In the KWPNstudbook he has already 10 approved sons and 19 approved grandsons. In the international scene many of his offspring are competing at the highest level. Most outstanding is Bertram Allen’s Romanov II, who won four Grand Prix’ (Bordeaux, Dortmund, La Baule and Paris). Also his offspring VDL Groep Zidane, ridden by Leopold van Asten, and the approved stallions Cidane, Toulon, Zambesi and Actionbreaker are doing very well.

* € 5.000,- per straw

CLINTON* CORRADO X MASETTO

Ridden by Dirk Demeersman, Clinton himself was a phenomenon in the showjumping ring, while in breeding he is perhaps of even greater class. The son of the legendary Corrado I competed at the Olympic Games in Athens, won the Grand Prix of Lummen and finished second in both the Grand Prix and the Nations Cup at CHIO Aachen.

* € 5.000,- per straw

BURGGRAAF

LANDGRAF I X COR DE LA BRYERE € 1.250,-

CALVADOS URIEL X IBRAHIM € 1.250,-

CANABIS Z CONTENDER X SILVESTER € 1.000,-

CANTONA CODEX ONE X CARETANO € 1.000,-

CHAPEAU CLEARWAY X QUINTERO € 900,-

CHAPLIN VERDI X CONCORDE € 1.250,-

CONCORDE VOLTAIRE X MARCO POLO € 1.250,-

ELVARO CALVARO X HEARTBREAKER € 850,-

EL CLARIMO CLARIMO ASK X LIMBUS € 850,-

ELTON JOHN CLEARWAY X KANNAN € 850,-

FIRESTONE JOHNSON X FLORENCIO € 850,-

FLORENCIO FLORESTAN X WELTMEYER € 1.250,-

FLORIS TN QUALITY TIME X VANCOUVER € 750,-

GUIDAM SOHN GUIDAM X ZEUS € 850,-

IMPACT

CONCORDE X ARMSTRONG € 750,-

KOMME CASALL COMME ILL FAUT X CASALL € 950,-

LARINO CONCORDE X ARMSTRONG € 850,-

LATOUR DARCO X MALITO DE REVES € 850,-

LORD Z LORD X CALANDO I € 1.500,-

MALIBU TN MR. BLUE X HORS LA LOI II € 800,-

MANHATTAN BURGGRAAF X ABGAR XX € 850,-

MARIUS CLAUDIUS CONCORDE X NIMMERDOR € 1.000,-

OPIUM JW VD

MOERHOEVE TN KANNAN X NABAB DE REVE € 1.100,-

PILOTHAGO PILOT X CARTHAGO € 900,-

QUALITY TIME QUANTUM X CANTUS € 1.250,-

SIR OLDENBURG SION X CONTENDER € 900,-

SPARTACUS STAKKATO X GRANNUS € 1.250,-

STARPOWER STAKKATO X ESCUDO I € 850,-

ULOVE DES CHARMES CALVARO Z X LAUDANUM XX € 750,-

VOLTAIRE FURIOSO II X GOTTHARD € 2.000,-

WOLFGANG FARN X ERATOSTHENES XX € 800,-

ZACHAROV CLINTON X LORD Z € 850,-

GENERAL CONDITIONS 2023

When you order fresh or frozen semen from SWS Nijhof B.V. the general terms and conditions of the Dutch ‘Bond van Hengstenhouderds’ 2023 in the Netherlands are applied.

Semen of our stallions can be ordered on a daily basis until 09.30. The order should include the name and life number of the mare and the full address of the mare-holder.

Before the first semen order, the full stud fee is due. Your invoice must be paid before we ship the semen to you. We will refund part 2 of the breeding fee when you send us the veterinary certificate of the barren mare. Non-pregnant mares must be reported before 1st October 2023 with a written statement from the veterinary and be sent by email or post.

For mares who are not in foal, a written not in foal-agreement issued by the veterinarian should be handed to Team Nijhof before October 1st 2023, or the full fee will automatically be charged. If the mare was in foal and it turns out that she is not pregnant after October 1. 2023, the credit can only be used the following year (2024) with the same stallion, unless otherwise agreed.

SWS Nijhof BV does not sell loose straws, only gestations (except for Heartbreaker and Clinton ICSI staws). You pay the studfee per gestation. Straws that have not been used remain in the possession of SWS Nijhof BV and need to be returned before the end of the breeding season, or can be used when paid for.

Frozen embryo’s obtained through fresh semen of frozen semen must be paid in the year of the semen delivery.

The breeding management of the mares is in the hands of veterinarian Tamara van den Brink from DAP Berkelzicht.

Mares are inseminated entirely at the cost and risk of the mare-holder.

The shipping costs and NVWA-costs for the Netherlands and abroad will be charged to the mare-holder.

For inseminations from stallions that stand at a stud station abroad/or own straw, an insemination- compensation will be charged.

In the event of late payment, the invoice amount will increase by fees and penalty interests and any collection costs.

By ordering and taking semen, the mare-holder declares to have knowledge of these general conditions and agrees with the insemination and payment conditions.

Stud station S.W.S. Nijhof B.V. in Geesteren accepts no liability whatsoever for damage, sickness, or injury to people, animals, transportation, or otherwise.

SWS Nijhof B.V. will not be liable for any shortcomings with regard to deliveries of semen, except in case of intent and recklessness. SWS Nijhof B.V. will carry out orders to the best of its knowledge and ability, however in the event of a late delivery or wrong shipment, SWS Nijhof B.V. will under no circumstances be liable for any form of damage resulting from this.

European EU-station: NL-8486: we have a certificate for shipping fresh and frozen semen from our stallions to countries outside of the Netherlands. Please take note that we have to inform the NVWA in time about the export.

Livery charges at SWS Nijhof BV are € 7,50, – (excl. VAT) per day per mare without a foal and € 10, – (excl. VAT) for a mare with a foal at foot.

The veterinary costs for palpation and scanning are € 100, – (excl. VAT and medicines and other actions), if you use a stallion from Team Nijhof. For other stallions, frozen semen or self-brought semen the veterinary costs for breeding management are € 350, – (excl VAT). The mares must be at least three years old to be inseminated

For questions or special conditions, you can always contact us: +31-545-481259 or send an email to: info@team-nijhof.nl

We are available between 08.00 and 17.00.