Capital Stud

With the 2021 Capital Stud Hybrid Auction fast approaching, there is much excitement about the soon-to-be-revealed collection. HQ was given a sneak peek at the youngsters on offer, and talked through the collection by the expert Dirk Zagers – one of the trainers for Capital Stud, and a previous compiler of the WBFSH rankings. He had flown out from Belgium for a week with the horses, and his insights are certainly valuable.

Here we have a look at the stallions that dominate this year’s collection, and chat a little about what the future holds in terms of the young, up and coming stallions who will be playing a bigger role as time goes on.

THE STALLIONS

CAPITAL KRONOS

(VAN HET POELEIND)

Darco x Cash Belgian Warmblood (imported from Belgium) 19/04/2010 | Bay | 170cm 16.3hh

Capital Kronos is full brother to the well-known Capital Homerus. Kronos is becoming well recognised in the showjumping arena with numerous podium finishes in the 1.45m classes with Nicole Horwood, recently winning the title at Gauteng Champs. This scopey stallion is proving that he is built with agility and speed and certainly has the scope and ability to conquer the Grand Prix tracks.

Being a son of Darco, out of such an important dam-line, 162, by Cash/Lord, Kronos has the proven bloodlines to be a world-class sport horse. In fact his dam, Vroni van Orti, is also the dam of Couscous van Orti (by Nabab de Reve) who jumped at 5* 1.6m GP level in the USA with Samuel Parot. Kronos’ great potential as a breeding sire is clearly evident in his offspring, Capital Kingston and Capital Kamora available on this year’s auction. In Dirk’s words “Kronos’ offspring are all super athletic with great minds, just like their father. I really believe this stallion can bring South African sporthorse production to the next level.”

Capital Kamora is a major talent. Right now we are seeing the beginnings, but this mare is one for the future.

-Dirk Zagers

RENDEMENT

Burggraaf x Zeus | KWPN (imported from the Netherlands) 28/04/1998 | Chestnut | 175cm/17.1hh

The most decorated stallion standing on South African soil.

Rendement, who previously competed with Johan Lotter, has a remarkable competition record of his own. Having competed at the 1.60m level overseas, attending the World Equestrian Games with Johan in 2010, where he finished in 19th place, he then returned to South Africa. Rendement is a proven talent and the Capital Team are thrilled to have him in their breeding programme. By Burggraaf and out of a Zeus mare Rendement has all the scope in the world, with unrivalled carefulness. He breeds for size and rideability, and his offspring are all proving extremely agile and careful. This is the first year that Rendement offspring have become available on the auction, and the Capital Stud Team could not be more excited to see the inevitable showjumping shake-up resulting from the arrival of the Rendement show stoppers including Capital Renegade, Capital Rembrance, Capital Rufina and Capital Raelynn. It doesn’t matter which of his progeny you chose, you won’t be disappointed. Dirk explains “The offspring are mostly bay, and show the Holsteiner traits beautifully. This is an exciting crop.” In terms of offspring, Dirk says, “Capital Renegade is the most like his father in appearance and in his elasticity. He is tremendous with one of the best canters I’ve seen in a young horse. On top of it all he’s very intelligent, with a great mind. He has every ingredient to get to the very top of the sport”.

Capital Ru na is marvellous. She doesn’t overjump the small fences, but rolls over them easily and then when the jumps get big she throws the most amazing jump using her entire body.

- Dirk Zagers

CAPITAL HOMERUS

Darco x Cash

Belgian Warmblood (Imported from Belgium) 21/04/2007 | Bay | 175cm/17.1hh This time, Darco (one of the best sport sires of all time) is recognised in the direct bloodline as Homerus’ sire.

Homerus’ dam-line comes from the very successful Holsteiner line no. 162 (Carthago and Canturo) out of Cash/Lord, and his dam produced the winner of the Belgian Trophy for Young Horses in 2009 as well as a horse who placed in the final of the free-jumping competition at Mechelen in 2008. Homerus’ half-brother, Couscous van Orti sired by Nabab de Reve competed in the CSI5* classes under Samuel Parot and continues to excel today.

Homerus was the winner of the free-jumping competition for three-year-olds at President's Cup in 2010 and developed up through the grades, placing in numerous 1.50m classes as recently as 2020 with Leona van der Merwe.

Homerus has produced incredible offspring with superb rideability and scope. Look forward to Capital Hawk, Capital Hollybush, Capital Heartly, Capital Hollywell and more on auction this November.

Dirk summarised Homerus’ crop with the unbeatable tagline,

Don’t buy work, buy success – and that’s Homerus.

Capital Hawk is a Nabab de Reve with blood – and that’s what you need. He’s quick off the ground, stylish, intelligent and know’s what he’s doing. He’s a blood type and deserves a great rider.

- Dirk Zagers

CAPITAL CASTIGO

Calato x Cascavelle

Holsteiner (Imported from Germany) 20/02/2005 | Grey | 1.70cm/16.3hh Capital Castigo is sired by Calato who, under different riders, won championships and competed for the Danish team at the Nations Cups. As a breeding prospect, Calato emerged from his stallion performance test as one of the higher-scoring stallions in his age group. His son, Cöster, has won the European Championship as well as competed in the Olympic Games with Christian Ahlmann.

The versatile Cascavelle, Castigo’s dam sire, has produced showjumpers, stallions as well as top-class mares. Castigo jumped his way into the hearts of the equestrian community in South Africa with his wonderful showmanship and numerous accolades. Along with his successful achievements at the 1.50m level under Chris van der Merwe, Castigo is also a three time 6 bar winner, clearing 1.95m. Castigo’s offspring share his elastic canter and striking looks. Capital Ceres, Capital Cullinan, Capital Chinhoyi and Capital Clover are very exciting prospects on this year’s auction.

NEWS

CAPITAL CAPRICCIO

Cor de la Bryere x Capitol I Holsteiner (imported from Belgium) 20/06/1997 | Grey | 165cm/16.1hh Cor de la Bryere is one of the most significant foundation sires of the last century who revolutionised Holsteiner breeding. His progeny were horses with outstanding jumping ability and most importantly, he was a super producer of stallions such as Corrado, Corland, Calypso II and Cordalme Z who have moulded Holstein breeding into what it is today. Thanks to his dam’s sire, Capitol I, Capriccio has inherited the blood that puts him in an elite league of stallions that are able to produce both outstanding sport horses as well as stallions who in turn, go on to sire top quality offspring. Capriccio’s damline, 18b1, is one of the best in the world. Capriccio formally competed successfully in the open classes with tight, tucked-up front leg action. He is brave, careful and quick against the clock. We look forward to what is to come from his progeny, who in this Auction are represented by Capital Cadillac.

Easy as they come. Cadillac will make his rider look good!

-Dirk Zagers

CAPITAL COLNARDO

Colman x Coronado

Holsteiner (from Germany) 01/03/2005 | Bay | 170cm/16.3hh Capital Colnardo’s pedigree includes the lines of Cor de la Bryere, Capitol I and Ladykiller xx. He really does showcase the best Holsteiner blood, including the influential Carthago (featured in many of the Tokyo Olympic bloodlines), Lord (also featured in many Olympic bloodlines), and Corrado I. Perhaps most significantly of all, however, his bloodlines feature the stallion Marlon xx who is one of the most influential Thoroughbred stallions and is found in many successful jumping pedigrees. After Colnardo’s achievements in South Africa with Nicole Horwood, he moved to the USA, where he jumped in the American 5-star team with Audrey Coulter. Capital Colnardo is one of the best showjumpers in the USA with outstanding achievements in the 1.60m CSI5* classes at Cascais (Estoril), Paris, Cannes, Madrid, Miami Beach and Hamburg Click here to see our article on Capital Colnardo

One of his greatest achievements is winning the world cup qualifier in Sacramento. Capital Colnardo remains in the limelight on the international stage, having achieved a podium finish in the CSI5* 1.60m Rolex Grand Prix under Jennifer Gates at Spruce Meadows. He continues to place in CSI5* competitions, finishing in second place as recently as March 2021, demonstrating his remarkable longevity and sheer consistency. Colnardo’s exciting offspring are exclusively available at the Capital Stud Auction represented by Capital Creighton, Capital Claribell and Capital Coretta. All three are incredibly athletic and show great scope, making them series contenders for the future.

Capital Creighton is absolutely superb.

He is easy, keeps his rhythm and yet is adjustable, reading the fences himself. Anybody can take this horse around a big course. In fact, I suspect he can do it by himself. - Dirk Zagers

CAPITAL CONLANC

Contender x Lancer II

Holsteiner (imported from Germany) 15/06/2005 | Bay | 171cm/16.3hh Undoubtedly, the combination of a famous sire and successful dam-line makes Conlanc a special type of stallion. His father, Contender, is a legend in his own right and has produced multiple top horses who have been successful at the highest level, with names like Montender (Marco Kutscher), Checkmate (Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum) and Carlo (Sergio Alvarez Moya) to name but a few.

Conlanc is out of an outstanding Holsteiner dam-line 318d2 which has produced very influential stallions. His third dam Golda is the second dam of the great Coriano who jumped at top level with Judy-Ann Melchior and who is himself the sire of many GP winners. But this dam-line also produced numerous top stallions such as Corofino I & II (by Corrado I) and the very popular Diarado (by Diamant de Semilly). Conlanc successfully competed at Grand Prix with Danielle Lemmer.

His progeny have proven to be extremely successful and take on Conlanc’s level mind and easy rideability. This is certainly evident in Capital Chipinge and Capital Cayman his only two offspring available in the 2021 Auction Collection.

Capital Chipinge is fabulous. He wants to win

EVERY time. - Dirk Zagers

FUTURE BREEDING PROSPECTS

CAPITAL IMPOSSIBLE

Verdi x Voltaire

KWPN (Imported from Germany) 01/01/2010 | Bay

Capital Impossible has a big future ahead of him.

- Nicole Horwood

Capital Impossible, a very promising young stallion, is currently climbing through the grades with top open showjumper Nicole Horwood. Capital Impossible’s sire, Verdi, is one of the richest stallions in the world. With the Dutch team he won the silver medal at the Olympics in London, the gold medal at the World Equestrian Games in Caen and yet another gold medal at the European Championships in Aachen. Verdi is ranked 12th on the WBFSH stallion rankings. Impossible’s dam, Kicky Queen is also the dam of Tyson, who boasts one of the most successful showjumping records of any stallion worldwide. Kicky Queen, an elite sport mare, is, herself, sired by the legendary Voltaire. Impossible’s second dam, Firstlady, is also the dam of Nirvana, who competed successfully at 3* Grand Prix level with Dutch rider Annet Willems. This Lux is also out of Firstlady, and has jumped at the 2* level with Victoria Tachet for France. Calgary is yet another successful sport horse out of Firstlady, currently competing at 3* level with Bert Jan vd Pol for Holland.

CAPITAL CORNETBLUE FLOREVAL Z

Cornet Obolensky x Chacco Blue

Zangersheide

2017 | Grey This four year old stallion has provoked great excitement both internationally and at Capital Stud. His sire, Cornet Obolensky, has consistently produced elite offspring for the highest levels of the sport, and has thus maintained a place in the WBFSH Jumper Sire rankings since 2013. His dam-sire, Chacco-Blue, requires no introduction having been ranked #1 in the WBFSH Jumper Sire rankings for the past four years. He is also the sire of the Olympic Gold Medal winning Explosion W. Then on the dam side, we have Berlin the number 6 stallion in the world, and sire of the Olympic horse Berlux. His second dam, Pilona, is the dam of Chamberlain (by Chacco Blue) who jumps in the CSI 1.55m.

Capital Coronetblue Floreval Z at his 30 day test received a 10 for his freejumping, and 9.24 in the partial index for jumping. We cannot wait to see what the future holds for this talented youngster.

CAPITAL FIGARO D’ISIGNY

Kannan x Dollar du Murier x Irak E

Selle Francais (Imported from France) 2015 | Chestnut | 1.66m

This magnificent six year old stallion inherits his genes from

Kannan (number one stallion in the 2014 WBFSH rankings, and in the top three of the rankings for four years in a row). Kannan brings power, style, balance, and scope to his offspring and Capital Figaro D’Isigny embodies these traits. Kannan’s other offspring include Olympic Gold medal winner

Nino des Buissonnets, Molly Malone V, Quorida de Treho, Diva II, Oh d’Eole, Rosana du Park, Zoe II, Padock du Plessis, Sakann, Kavalier, Quannan-R, Albfuhren’s Paille and Quister.

Capital Figaro D’Isigny is full brother to Alfueren’s Paille – winner of the World Cup final in Las Vegas with Steve Guerdat. Figaro is also the full brother to Priam D’Isigny, competing in the 1.50m Grand Prix classes with French rider Jean le Monze. Figaro’s second dam, Aconiere D’Isigny is also the dam of Katy D’Isigny, jumping at the 1.60m level with

Adel Khamis Ali Saeed for Emirates. Galant D’Isigny is yet another successful sport horse out of Aconiere D’Isigny and is currently jumping in the 1.50m classes with Danilo Panone for Italy. Figaro is a stallion of the future and certainly one to look out for in the showjumping arena.

CAPITAL QORLAND

Corland x Cassini l | 2016 | Grey Capital Qorland is the half-brother to Capital Levubu, who is currently jumping in the 1m50s with Bronwyn Meredith De Santos. Qorland’s sire Corland had an impressive career under W.J. van der Schans. Corland was Champion of the Benelux in The Hague, and 2nd in ‘The Sires of the World’ in Lanaken. Corland is from one of the last crops of the foundation sire Cor de la Bryere, a stallion that revolutionised modern breeding. Qorland’s dam, Zinnia I, is by Cassini I, one of Holstein’s most celebrated stallions, and her mare line carries Ramino and Landgraf I, reinforcing winners in every aspect of the pedigree.

Looking at the auction collection for Capital Stud this year one cannot fail to be impressed. Even the most amateur horses in the group, have scope, rideability and are endlessly quick with excellent use of their bodies. All are set to be a success at their level. With breeding of this kind, it just remains for us, as riders, to keep up with the talent being offered! South African sport horse breeding goes from strength to strength and this latest crop from Capital Stud will certainly set the showjumping stage alight.

LOOK UP!

If you are struggling to ‘feel’ how your horse is moving, try and look up at the sky for a few moments. This avoids fixating on your horse’s head and neck and allows you to get a feel of the movement. Several top riders say they do this to really tune into their body and what they are picking up from the horse, without relying on their eyes. Give it a try – you might be surprised by how much more you can feel!

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