Rendement

Rendement is 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 South Africa fi nished in 19th place. Rendement is a proven talent and we have been very excited to bring him into our 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 these 7 show stoppers: Capital Renegade, Capital Rolex, Capital Rohan, Capital Rouge, Capital Rembrance, Capital Rufina and Capital Raelynn. It doesn’t matter which of his progeny you chose, you won’t be disappointed.

JOHAN LOTTER’S STORY

“My story with Rendement begins after we retired my horse Forest Marshall in 2003 at the Constantia World Cup Qualifier. Forest’s owner and my sponsor, Lynn Rowand, and I were having lunch to celebrate, and she asked me if I wanted to go to Europe to look for a horse. I naturally leapt at the opportunity and went over to Europe, where I found the chestnut gelding Opportunity. We brought him back to South Africa, and devastatingly he died in quarantine.

Once we had all recovered from the sadness this caused, Lynn asked if I wanted to go back to find another horse to start my career. We went to David McPherson’s yard in England where I was to try a 1.40m horse.

This horse was supposed to be my schoolmaster for the big classes and to really launch my career. However, whilst at the stables, I spotted the horse of my childhood dreams. From growing up, I had dreamt of owning a big chestnut stallion.

In fact, since I was small and had heard the old Afrikaans song, “Ek het perd H’n blink vos perd Met n splinter nuwe saal”, I knew I one day wanted to own my very own chestnut stallion with a shiny coat. In England that day, I saw the horse from the song. He was an enormous chestnut stallion, six years old and jumping just 1.10m. The yard owner allowed me to ride him for the week I was there to try the other horse, and it was love at first sight. I told Lynn – “This is the horse”. She was unsure, as the aim of the trip had been to buy a much more produced horse and with me having no other horses in SA to compete on, she was concerned that a youngster would set my progress back another few years. And yet, being the wonderful person she is, she allowed me to make the choice, and I chose the chestnut stallion – Rendement.”

“Upon returning to South Africa with Rendement, we started to rise up the grades. We jumped our first ever World Cup Qualifier at the Royal Show in Natal in the Winter of 2006. After this class, Lynn and I had lunch, and she asked me if I would like to try and take Rendement to the World Equestrian Games. As that had been my dream from the outset of my career, I said yes. That afternoon Lynn sat down with the late Jimmy Dewar and made the necessary arrangements.”

“In April 2007, after quarantine, Rendement arrived in Belgium. We stabled at the yard of a top sports’ vet, as a temporary introduction to the scene in Europe. The sports’ vet ultimately introduced me to Eric van der Vleuten, the well-known European rider with multiple accolades to his name, and I was able to move to his yard to begin training with him. Unfortunately, Rendement sustained a tendon injury during this time, which set our progress back somewhat, and we missed our first seasons there. However, in 2008, we competed in our first outdoor European season. It was a very daunting experience. Not only were the jumps huge, but I was the groom and rider, and the whole experience put me on a steep learning curve. Then in 2009, we did our first indoor season in the winter. This was one of the most challenging times for me as a rider. Rendement is a big horse, and despite his elasticity, we struggled in the tiny indoor arenas of the time. I became entirely disillusioned. Yet, I persisted, and our next outdoor season was when things really started going right. We came 8th in the Derby at Eindhoven, winning 2200 Euros – the most prize money I’ve ever been awarded, and then in 2010 at a show in Linz in June, we finally qualified for the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky in October. After this show in Austria, Lynn was offered big money for Rendement. I would absolutely have understood had she taken it, but being the kind of person she is, she turned around and said to me that we’d worked too hard, for too long to not go to the Games. And so, it was decided – we were going to the Games.”

“Everyone asks me if I was nervous when I was at the Games, and I always have to say that I, of course, was. The jumps were enormous. There wasn’t a jump smaller than 1.60m. Many of the verticals topped 1.70m. The water was 4.40m wide. The wall was 1.64m tall, and the back rail of the triple bar was 1.80m high, with a spread of 2m. I literally remember standing in the middle of some of the oxers and being unable at full arm span to touch both fences simultaneously. Having said this, in a strange way, I also wasn’t in any way nervous. I knew that Rendement would jump whatever I brought him into. It didn’t have to be the perfect approach. In fact, it could be the wrong approach, and he would still do everything he could to clear it for me. He was as brave as a lion and just had the ability and scope to clear every jump. On top of it all he had the most unbelievable temperament – just kind and laid-back and so willing.”

“The biggest problem with Rendement was unfortunately the tendon injury he sustained early on in Europe. This meant that I couldn’t jump him too frequently or too big. In fact, Tony Lewis set me up with Jerry Mullins overseas, who came to a couple of shows with me to assist. I asked him for a debrief regarding my jumping after one show, and he said “Just keep the horse sound”. I said, “But what about my jumping? What do I need to change?” And he said, “Nothing. The horse can jump. You can ride. Just keep him sound.” I’ve always believed that good showjumpers need to jump plenty of jumps and that you need to jump the horse you will be riding to get your eye in. This was not possible with Rendement, so our training had to be a little different. This was, of course, a limitation, but we made it work. In fact, I used to lay cavalettis out like big courses and try and imagine each of the fences was big. I’d ride at the pace that I would need to if the fences were huge and I just made the best of it.”

“Our first round at WEG in Kentucky was not great. We flew in the week before, and I hadn’t jumped him. I couldn’t quite get my eye right and ended up circling before the big rustic. I think in that first round, we had one down. Over the course of the three rounds, we got better and better. In our final round, we finished with a clear. Our overall results for the show placed me 73rd. It was an incredible experience.”

“The period after the Games was, to be honest, an anti-climax. We had an offer made for Rendement, but then we decided to bring him back to SA. Unfortunately, he colicked – for the very first time in his life – in quarantine in SA, and we rushed him to Onderstepoort, where he had surgery. After this, he never fully came back to top performance levels. In fact, I let my daughter Jenna who was seven at the time, ride him. She was this tiny little person on an enormous horse, but he was so sweet with her, and they happily went around together. Shortly after all of this I was at a show in Shongweni when Henning Pretorius approached Lynn and me to discuss what was happening with Rendement. Henning had originally offered to buy the horse when he first arrived in SA all those years ago, so somehow the horse ending up as a breeding stallion at Summerhill Equestrian with Henning seems so appropriate.”

“I think what is key is that you can’t train temperament, and Rendement’s temperament is unmatched. Similarly, you can’t train hind-end action, and he and his offspring have the neatest back legs around. And then the elasticity that he has through his body, which allowed him to always make a plan, is a remarkable quality found in his babies. All in all, I’m delighted he is finally fulfilling his purpose as a breeding stallion and am excited about the future for Capital Stud with Rendement on board.”

Rendement – the word – refers to the return you receive on your investment, and I can honestly say that this horse was the best return on any investment you could ask for. Brave as a lion with the most unbelievable physicality and temperament – I couldn’t have hoped for more. - Johan Lotter

In hindsight I am so happy that Rendement cameback to SA and that Henning Pretorius bought him. To be able to have progeny of his calibre in our own backyard is incredibly beneficial to the future of breeding showjumpers on home turf. No fence was too big or too much for him… - Lynn Rowand

RENDEMENT’S OFFSPRING IN THE 2021 CAPITAL STUD COLLECTION

CAPITAL RENEGADE

Rendement x Capital A Star x Royal Bravour

Renegade demonstrates elasticity and beautiful use of his body over the jump.

The spitting image of Rendement, Capital Renegade carries not only his father’s looks but also his talent and temperament. With elasticity and beautiful use of his body over the jump Renegade has every ingredient needed to reach the very top of the showjumping sport.

CAPITAL ROLEX

Rendement x Optimum Van De Wellington x Landjunker I

Capital Rolex is an incredible amateur horse.

He’s absolutely top quality, very rideable and has an impressive jump with great use of his back. He’s intelligent, never misses a distance and reads the fences himself.

CAPITAL ROHAN

Rendement x Capital Capriccio x Pavarotti Van De Helle

Capital Rohan is as uncomplicated as they come.

He’s honest, friendly, endlessly willing, confident and brave, and to top it all off has wonderful jumping technique, and expressive movement. A true allrounder, but with a predisposition for showjumping, he’ll be your best friend as you soar up the grades.

CAPITAL ROUGE

Rendement x Capital Ulior Van Het Wuitenshof x Filou Des Mesnils

Rouge is a very easy ride with a great mind.

He’s brave and confident with excellent technique and top scope. He has real potential to take either an amateur or a professional to the top.

CAPITAL REMBRANCE

Rendement x Pavarotti Van De Helle x Concerto Ii

This is the ultimate amateur horse with a big jump and stride.

With his kindness, easy rideability and laid-back attitude, he’ll make every owner extremely happy.

CAPITAL RUFINA

Rendement x Guidam x Zeus

Capital Rufina has the profile of the ultimate modern sporthorse.

She lives up to all the qualities instilled in her through her damline, whilst also possessing the tremendous mentality of her father Rendement. She has a lot of blood but is a straight-forward ride. Further, she is superbly athletic with excellent use of body allowing her to bounce off the ground in front of the fence. This is a Grand Prix prospect.

CAPITAL RAELYNN

Rendement x Concorde Van De Helle x Sheyenne De Baugy

This is your winner.

Capital Raelynn is a top-quality mare with a balanced and uphill, light-footed canter. With the right rider, she will thrive at the pinnacle of the sport. She’s alert, careful, responsive and, most importantly, loves to jump. Described by the team as ‘willing to jump anything’, this athlete needs a sensitive rider to travel with her up the grades.

CAPITAL STUD HYBRID AUCTION

With the Capital Stud 2021 Hybrid Auction fast approaching on the 20th of November 2021, the Team are very excited to be introducing these seven Rendement offspring along with 24 other top sport horses. Contact the stud on auction@capitalstud.com if you would like any more information on the exceptional 2021 Capital Stud Collection.