Breeding Magic

THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING…

With Callaho’s fourteenth auction fast approaching in October, HQ magazine took a trip down memory lane to look at the previous auction horses and their progress to date. We specifically wanted to focus on the horse-rider partnerships that have stood the test of time, and also look back at Team Callaho’s early predictions for these horses. We asked all the relevant questions: What were the original prices? What was the potential? How are these horses doing now? We’re sure you’ll agree that the results are pretty impressive!

22 YEARS DOWN THE LINE

Since Callaho’s inception in 1999, the team’s single-minded focus has been on providing discerning equestrians in South Africa with sporting partners that have both the genetic potential and requisite disposition to excel at top level sport. The team celebrates four generations of rich horse breeding history. While deeply respectful of tradition, the team is continually refining, evolving and staying at the forefront of warmblood breeding innovation and excellence.

A look at the statistics makes clear Callaho’s unquestionable ability to produce top quality horses for the equestrian sport. Over the past 22 years they have certainly backed up their tagline by conjuring ‘breeding magic’. The following summary only hints at their incredible achievements. The proof really is in the pudding. Enjoy!

A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE…

EARLY AUCTIONS

Callaho Freedom and Shaun Neill

• Callaho Freedom (Ferro x Ramiro Z x Gotthard) Auction 2010 for R210 000 • Back in 2010 Callaho Freedom was bought by Simon Burn. He was subsequently bought and ridden by Marlene Sinclair with

Barry Taylor taking him round his first 1.50m class at the SA

Outdoor Grand Prix in 2014. This was the first time a Callaho bred horse had jumped in the 1.50m classes. • Subsequently, since 2016,

Freedom has been ridden by

Shaun Neill in the top classes. • In total, Callaho Freedom has taken three riders around at the 1.50m level.

With For Joy as one of their early foundation stallions, his offspring arrived en masse into the open division starting with: • CALLAHO FIORELLA (For Joy x Raphael x Watzman) Auction 2012 for R255 000 • Callaho Fiorella was acquired by Jeanne

Korber on the auction and produced to 1.50m. Fiorella debuted at the 1.50m level in 2016 with husband Ray while Jeanne was pregnant, but Jeanne retook the reins in 2017. • Fiorella was Callaho’s “cover-girl” for the 2012 Auction and was rated a two out of three stars for jumping, eventing and showing and described by the team as “a highly talented mare with an exciting future in the top levels for virtually any discipline”. Another four For Joy sons who’ve jumped up to or are currently competing at the 1.40m level include: • CALLAHO FOR AMIGO (For Joy x Ramiro Z x Gotthard) Auction 2012 for R110 000 • For Amigo is the half-brother to Callaho Freedom and was ridden in the 1.40m classes by Jason

Philips. He is now being ridden again by Carolyn van Schalkwyk.

Callaho For Amigo

Callaho Floyd and Kyla Brimacombe

• Callaho Floyd (For Joy x Padinus x Calato) Auction 2014 for R420 000 • Callaho Floyd was ridden to 1.40m by Ronnie and then pupil

Kyla Brimacombe, the owner of Floyd, took the reins and has never looked back. • Callaho Floyd and Kyla recently won the 1.30m Reonet

Riders’ Grand Prix. The pair are serial winners in the 1.35s.

• CALLAHO FRANKLIN (For Joy x Land Earl x Trocadero xx) Auction 2012 for R130 000 • Callaho Franklin competed in the 1.40m classes with

John Bouwer.

• CALLAHO FARGO WELLS (For Joy x Land Earl x Trocadero xx) Auction 2014 for R190 000 • Callaho Fargo Wells is the full-brother to Franklin. • He has also competed in the 1.40m classes with Robyn Salter.

IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR

The Lissabon lads then come in hot and fast to supersede For Joy in the open high performance rankings: • CALLAHO LEXINGTON (Lissabon x For Joy x Raphael) Auction 2015 for R400 000 Callaho Lexington • Callaho Lexington is the son of Callaho Fiorella. He truly embodies the phrase ‘The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’. • Jeanne Korber, in partnership with the Whitehouse family, acquired him on the auction, thereby producing both mother and son to the 1.50m division - a very special feat! The pair debuted in 2020 and placed in the top 10 recently at the 2021 1.50m SA Showjumping Championships. • Rated 3 stars out of 3 for jumping, Callaho remarked “Blessed with superior jumping ability and remarkable trainability under a sensitive, competent rider, this sport-horse presents a fine example of top-class, modern Warmblood breeding”. It’s safe to say Callaho weren’t wrong!

Callaho struck gold with the acquisition of foundation mare Welingan (Heartbreaker x Indoctro). Out of the 6 foals she produced which would be eligible to jump in the open classes, 5 offspring have, or are currently, competing in this division. Two of these are: • Callaho Le Cadeau (Lissabon x Heartbeaker x Indoctro) Auction 2014 for R750 000 • Le Cadeau was bought by Desiree Pienaar at the auction and produced herself to the 1.50m division. This pair also debuted in the 1.50m in 2020 and placed in the top 10 recently at the 2021 1.50m SA Showjumping

Championships. • Rated three out of three stars for jumping,

Callaho stated “a multi-talented sport horse with a scopey, elastic jump and effortless movement – ready to take a competitive rider to the top” • AND LOOK - he’s done just that!

Callaho Le Cadeau and Desiree Pienaar

ON A WINNING STREAK

Callaho Liantos and Tam Rueda

• CALLAHO LIANTOS (Lissabon x Heartbeaker x Indoctro) Auction 2016 for R510 000 • Liantos is the full brother to Le Cadeau • Tamara Rueda bought and produced Liantos from the 2016 Auction. This is an extremely special partnership as Liantos was a spirited youngster, who required careful handling. With Tamara, Callaho Liantos has flourished and their results include: – 2019 | 1.30m South African Champions – 2020 | 1.35m Reserve South African Champions – 2021 | 1.40m South African Champions • Rated three out of three stars for Jumping and Eventing with 2 stars for Dressage, Callaho commented

“Liantos is an exceptional athlete in all respects - combined with his modern, beautifully refined type and bold disposition”. Notably it was also suggested that he go to a “Skilled/Professional rider” aka READ THE FINE PRINT!

• CALLAHO CONFIDOR (Con Coriano x Padinus x Calato) Auction 2013 for R200 000 • Confidor was bought by the Sanne family in 2013. He was competed to 1.50m with

James White and he won the 6 Bar in 2016. • He is now together with Francesca Sanne and the pair have just been crowned the 1.40m

Gauteng Champions.

Callaho Confidor and Francesca Sanne

• CALLAHO LANSINK (Lissabon x Pilot x Paradox) Auction 2013 Auction for R450 000 • Callaho Lansink was produced by Ray Korber, and the pair won many titles together.

They were 10 times National Championship winners, and other highlights include: – 6 x National Championship Runner Up – Top 1.35m horse in 2018 & 2019 – Runner up 1.35m horse in 2017 • Ray has subsequently sold Callaho Lansink to his pupil Zandi Alcock and the two are going from strength to strength. Lansink and Zandi have recently been: – Winners of the FEI World Jumping Challenge Gold Tour and the Aachen Youth Jumping Challenge Qualifier. – Reserve in the 1.35m Gauteng Championships – Reserve in the 1.35m A’Quelle WCQ Championships – Reserve in the Junior 1.30m President’s Cup Championships

DRESSAGE CHAMPIONS

Callaho For Sure and Ingeborg Sanne

As if the showjumping success was not enough, Callaho have also always embraced the dressage lines, and have produced some of the top dressage horses here in South Africa: • CALLAHO FOR SURE (For Joy x Simply x Ussuri xx) Auction 2009 Auction for R75 000 • For Sure was purchased from the auction and subsequently sold to Ingeborg Sanne, in the early stages of his training. Ingeborg and For Sure are currently competing in Medium Tour. Their results include: – 2020 WORLDWIDE Inter 1 FEI Dressage Challenge Champions – 2020 PSG DSA Challenge Champions

Callaho Fabriccio and Alan Conradie

• Callaho Fabriccio (For Joy x Idocus x Michellino) Auction 2011 for R80 000 • Fabriccio was produced by Nicola

Mohr to Inter 1 level • Alan Conradie then took the reins and the pair won the 2020

Junior Individual & Freestyle SA

Championships and the 2020

Junior PSG DSA Challenge.

• CALLAHO BUGATTI (Benicio x Iroko x Burggraaf) Auction 2014 Auction for R700 000 • Bugatti was bought and produced from auction by Nikayla Burger. In 2018 he was the SA Junior Dressage Champion with Nikayla winning the hattrick of: – SA Small Tour Champion – SA Small Tour Freestyle Champion – Prix St George Victrix Ludorum • In 2019, the pair then won the Western Cape Dressage Championships, including the WC Small Tour Junior Dressage Championships and the Small Tour Freestyle

Championships.

Callaho Lincoln meeting Dawn Newman at the auction!

• CALLAHO LINCOLN (Lissabon x Rotspon x Matcho AA) Auction 2018 Auction for R120 000 • Lincoln was bought and produced by Dawn Newman and the following results demonstrate just some of their success to date: – 2020 WC Medium & Freestyle Champions – 2020 WC DSA Challenge Champions – 2019 WC Novice Freestyle Champions – 2019 Novice & Freestyle SA Champions • Rated two stars out of three for dressage Callaho attested “An exceptionally dazzling gelding with elastic movement, Lincoln is a chocolate-box horse personified. Lincoln has all the attributes and natural inclination to deliver his considerable potential”.

Remarkably, the pool of Callaho horses sold at auction over the last decade has produced over 100 open-level jumpers, a set of 1.50m jumpers, and plenty of fantastic dressage horses. Callaho certainly breeds the best, but what is perhaps even more noteworthy is Callaho’s ability to predict the futures for these horses with such accuracy. One can rest easy when choosing a horse from the Callaho catalogue, and one can count on the team’s honesty when it comes to advice and matchmaking.

Try-outs can be scheduled between 10 September and 10 October. Bidding on these special horses opens on 12 October, and the lots begin to close on 15 October.

Callaho’s class of 2021 has just been revealed and will present 23 quality sporthorses to the market. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for these Callaho horses. If the past is anything to go by, their success is all but guaranteed.

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