Vinducath

AN ASSET TO SOUTH AFRICAN BREEDING

The South African Warmblood Society’s Free Jumping and Loose Movement event was due to run on the 26th of June at Eaton Farm but unfortunately had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. There were some exciting horses with interesting pedigrees entered, and hopefully in the near future, this event can be rescheduled to show us a snapshot of South African Warmblood breeding.

For HQ, it seems too good an opportunity to miss to use this event as the basis for shining a spotlight on some of the stallions and mares that will be seen and represented on South African soil through this series. In this issue, we start with the unmissable Vinducath.

VINDUCATH

Vinducath is a licensed premium KWPN stallion by Sandro Hit out of Kandy by Casimir. He is owned by Shiree Darley, who has owned him since he was just four years old.

Vinducath competed on the European Circuit at Prix St George level before being imported to South Africa. He is a very attractive stallion, as so many of the Sandro Hit

Adela Valkyrie

Adela Van Helsing

sons are, and his performance record speaks for itself. He is currently being campaigned by Catherine Berning at Grand Prix level and has a string of wins under his belt. Something is certainly to be said about the longevity of his competitive career, as he is still competing in Grand Prix at the age of 19.

FOALS

Vinducath’s first foal on the ground is the lovely Ambeck’s Violetta, a mare out of M.O.T. Gemma (Tyson STV x Sidney x Gratuity). She is owned by Shiree Darley and was entered in the 4-year-old loose movement class at the event.

Maxine De Villiers of Adela Stud has had two successful crossings of Vinducath to her mare Adela Rosi. Adela van Helsing was Champion Foal at the 2020 Horse of the Year and full sister, Adela Valkyrie, won the SA Warmblood 1-2 year old class at Horse of the Year in 2019. Both Valkyrie and Van Helsing were entered into the free movement classes scheduled to be held on the 26th of June. Adela Rosi is a proven mare and also the dam of Adela Quantissima, currently doing very well at Novice level under Maxine. Adela Rosi is by Rosario, the famous Oldenburger by Rubinstein, and it is fantastic to have her on South African soil. Rosi also boasts the world famous Donnerhall in her damline.

Interestingly, the Sandro Hit line seems to cross very well with Donnerhall mares, which may be why the Adela Rosi cross to Vinducath has been such a good one. Coeur de Cuvee Dressage Stud has repeated the Vinducath to Adela Rosi pairing, and we look forward to seeing how the foal turns out.

SIMILAR PAIRINGS

Saratoga stud has a Sandro Hit x Donnerhall stallion in Saratoga Senergy, who had a SAW filly, Saratoga Summertime entered into the 3-year-old loose movement class at the show. Samantha Foley owns a mare, Sira Queen by Sir Donnerhall, probably the most famous Sandro Hit x Donnerhall cross, and this mare was entered into the 4-year-old loose movement class.

TAKE HOME MESSAGE

Vinducath throws looks, paces and temperament and is a fantastic asset to the South African Warmblood.