Giada
Born in April 2006, Giada is by the imported Dutch stallion
Torino, and out of the Holstein mare,
Jete.
Torino's lineage brings the incredible Heartbreaker/Nimmerdor
bloodlines to the U.S., with a twist of Cassini I. Torino has been
noted as an "improved Heartbreaker" and has already been awarded several
performance and stallion honors. He recently completed his
stallion performance requirements in Showjumping at Level 7 and will be
starting Grand Prix. As a stallion, Torino's progeny have
consistently been awarded top honors with the BWP for the last several
years, including the highest scoring colt (Fidelio is Giada's full
brother) ever in the U.S. He has also sired two recently approved
stallions, Elio and Equinox SF.
Torino is sired by Heartbreaker, who has won several World
Championships for young horses in Europe and has been successful in
Grand Prix with Peter Geerink. As a stallion, he already has
several approved sons and has lead the Belgium Showjumping Index.
His offspring are known to inherit his quick reflexes and scopiness, and
many have also competed at Grand Prix levels. Heartbreaker is
known as the "sport horse producer of the 21st century".
Heartbreaker sired by Nimmerdor, who
represents one of the most influential "founding sires" of the Dutch
Warmblood - Farn. Nimmerdor was
a star in jumping and had an international career with Albert Voo.
He was also selected for the Los Angeles Olympics, but his owner decided
to keep him home for breeding activities. As a sire,
Nimmerdor has been equally successful. He has been ranked
29th with the World Breeding Federation, on the basis of an enormous
amount of progeny as international jumpers, as well as having sired
broodmares that represent about 25% of the top 150 Dutch jumpers.
In the year 2000, Nimmerdor was elected "Stallion of
the 20th Century" in the Netherlands.
The international show jumping stallion, Cassini I
has won the prestigious Federal German Showjumping Championship, as well
as the Arheim Grand Prix, Nations Cup and World Cup. He is a very
stately stallion this is also known for his success through his
offspring, including many top international show jumpers.
Giada's dam, Jete carries the legendary blood of
Schleswig, Holstein and is also the dam of two approved stallions,
Balta' Czar and Aslan, making her an
extraordinary mare. Jete is by the stallion
Columbus, who was imported from the German Hosteiner
Verband and has been very successful as a competitor and stallion.
His legacy includes many international jumpers, as well as dressage
horses. Columbus is sired by Calypso II,
one of the most influential sons of Cor de la Bryere.
Calypso II was shown very successfully as a show jumper
under Dr. Michael Ruping and exerted in influence in the Holsteiner
breed. Jete's dam sire is Condino, and both
Calypso II and Condino are sired by
Cor de la Bryere. Cor de la Bryere
is one of the tope 10 most influential and important stallions of all
time. He revolutionized jumping horse breeding worldwide with his
bloodlines that include the great Furioso II.
Performance
In August, 2006, Giada was presented to the BWP and was awarded U.S.
Reserve Champion Foal with an impressive score of 81, just one point shy
of the U.S. Champion Foal, another filly by Torino.
In 2007, Giada returned to the BWP Keuring for the Yearling Futurity and
was awarded U.S. Champion Yearling.
In 2008, Giada was awarded California Site Champion in the Two-Year
Futurity, and ranked fourth nationally in the U.S.
Pedigree Information for Giada
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