Solaris Achanenna by "Umenno" is a descendant of no less than three world class progenitors of international show jumpers, Contender, Nimmerdor and Grand Veneur.

Her Dam is our first homebred mare "Solaris Chiquita" by Capuccinno Van Berkenbroek (BWP and SSH Licensed stallion) a son of the great Holstein stallion Contender.

Chiquita also shows tremendous jumping ability when shown loose and was awarded "Ster" status with the Stud Book in 2009.

Her grand dam is our successful State performance tested and successful show jumping, foundation "Keur" mare "Quinine"

Sadly In July 2006, Nenna was rushed to the Royal Dick Veterinary clinic in Edinburgh with a suspected fractured hock, confirmed with X-rays, she underwent surgery. She recovered well but regrettably Nenna was left unable to follow a ridden career. She has nonetheless become a valuable addition to our breeding program and is proving to pass on above average quality of movement to her progeny.

In 2009 Nenna produced an exquisite coloured colt foal "Excalibur" by "Amoureux", "Excalibur" was sold to Spain at a few weeks of age having been awarded a first premium at the Scottish Sports Horse mare and youngstock gradings.

In 2010 a full brother to Excalibur, "Solaris Flambeaux" was born, a quality colt, with superlative quality to his paces.

Achanenna is once again in foal to Amoureux for 2012.

Solaris Excalibur Photos Solaris Flambeaux Photos

Parentage:

Umenno

Umenno, bred with athleticism in mind, an expressive powerful mover with off the floor paces. Shown successfully inhand as a three year old, winning many Championship titles the length and breadth of the UK, including the Royal Highland Show, CHAPS Scottish Youngstock Champion, Overall Inhand Champion, Supreme Champion Reserve, CHAPS Open Non Native National Champion 2004 as a three year old. Winner of numerous ridden sport horse classes, Burghley Young Event Horse Finalist, winner of four five and six year old young horse classes in the UK and Switzerland.

Wellington

Wellington (now deceased) belonged to the famous VDL Stud in Holland. Not only was Wellington a successful show jumper himself, but well known as a producer of quality movement in his offspring. He has sired many ‘Ster’ and ‘Keur’ mares and many approved stallion sons including Farrington, Glennridge and Emillion of World Cup success. His offspring are of International show jumping standard including Jerome, VDL Jupiter and What a Game but also sired the Grand Prix dressage horses, Bollvorms, Ceylon and Luxaflex .

Nimmerdor

Crowned KWPN Stallion of the Century, son of the ‘preferent’ stallion Farn, the ‘preferent’ Nimmerdor was the most famous of all the old-fashioned Holstein’s offspring. Nimmerdor has had a tremendous, far-reaching influence upon the world of equestrian breeding and has sired over 50 Approved sons as well as a multitude of international show jumpers, dressage horses and exceptional brood mares.

Samber

Samber achieved ZZ level in Show jumping and Grand Prix level in dressage. Samber has also proven himself a remarkable sire producing versatile offspring succeeding in all Olympic disciplines and remains the only Approved coloured stallion with the K.W.P.N. – at present.

Pericles xx

Pericles was an English bred Thoroughbred. He stood at stud in the Netherlands from 1976 until his death in 1987. He was one of very few Thoroughbreds like Lucky Boy to achieve Preferent status. Pericles did some racing and competed in Open Jumpers later in his career. His offspring made excellent sport horses and proved themselves in the breeding shed as well. Pericles was best known as being a dressage sire. He is also the maternal grandsire of the legendary stallion Ulft. Not only was perciles dam sire of the most famous coloured stallion to date "Samber" but also when combined with the Nimmerdor son Glendale produced the dam of "the world most famous dressage stallion: "Moorland's Totilas"

Cappuccino Van Berkenbroek

Also known as Cappucino FCS, imported by the Whitaker and Gillespies to Scotland in 2000, he stood for only one season prior to being sold overseas. Prior to his arrival in Scotland the son of the famous showjumping sire Contender, covered 80 mares in his first season at stud in Belgium one of which produced the showjumping mare "Bi-Nice" out of a Landetto mare successfully jumping at Grands Prix and 1.60m classes. Other sons and daughters are consistant high achievers at National and International level both here in the UK and overseas. A Capucinno son was placed third at the loose jumping Championship in 2005 and another of his sons was sold to England for £35.000 after great success showing tremdous form as a future star.

Contender

Contender is proving to be one of the most influential sons of Calypso II out of the Ramiro daughter, Gofine who was in turn by the great Thoroughbred sire, Ladykiller xx he has dominated German breeding values for many years now and continues to produce exciting young stallions like Contendro (premium stallion in the approval of 1999, and winner of the performance test at Adelheidsdorf the following year). Marco Kutscher is successfully riding three approved Contender sons in international sport: Contreo, Conterno Grande and Montender (German Champion of 2003, bronze medallist at the Athens Games and European Champion 2005). Toni Hassmann won the German Showjumping Derby with Collin, while Checkmate won on the Rider’s Tour with Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and was her ride at the European Championships.

Quater

Swiss State federal Stallion, Quater, competed with success at MII. His best progeny Magnolia CH and Quatersman CH competed CSI CSIO, CSI, SII and in the young horse classes Balladeuse du Cornat CH, Bellamour du Cornat CH, Catania IV CH, Cristal de la Taille CH qualified for the Zangersheide Young Horse Show Jumping Championships.

Grand Veneur

Since 1976, Grand Veneur produced more than 335 show jumping winners, of which 75 stallions.
Regularly classed among the best sires, father of winners in show jumping, he has produced among the best Le Tot de Semilly Lama des Landes, Love Love de l'If, Magicien IV, Nabo II, Rocky du Carel, Tenor de la Cour, ISO 160, Vas Y Donc Longane, Alfa d'Elle and many showjumping winners in foreign countries such as Le Grand du Tot, Mont Blanc, Quatre de Mai, Sioux de Baugy, Tenor Manciais, Ulysse de Thurin, Upsala de Baussy, Valou de Baussy, Veneur Pierreville, Amour de Coquerie, As de Thurin, Beau Veneur, Belle Landaise and Billy du Lys.