 Amoureux,
a homozygous black stallion, measuring 169 cm (16.3hh) with
a pedigree of legendary ancestry. Expressive, head turning,
and that "look at me factor" modern, long legged
and refined, he possesses three equally good paces, a ground
covering walk, elasticity and suppleness in his trot with
excellent use of the front leg. He has a very impressive uphill
canter that springs from the ground with ease and lightness.
Adding to all his other qualities Amoureux has a remarkable
calm outlook on life, gentle, affectionate, intelligent and
a willing work ethic.
In a very short time frame he has already proven to be a
progenitor of his own strengths and positive attributes, an
opinion shared by many National and overseas judges, breeders
and mare owners. Due to his genetic make up being homozygous
black, Amoureux cannot produce chestnut foals.
Amoureux is now clearly demonstrating a special aptitude
for the advanced work in his training and will be working
steadily towards Prix St George over the winter months 2011/12.
He debuted his dressage career in Scotland with his first
outing at Ingliston Equestrian Centre at the age of five.
After just two months of training on first outing he qualified
for the Sheerwater British Young Horse Five Year Old Elementary
Championship Hartpury Festival of Dressage 2010.scoring 78%.
The following weekend saw a double win in the Novice Open
and the Badminton Young Dressage Horse Of The future Qualifier
with 78%
In June 2010 Amoureux won both the Sheerwater Potential International
Dressage Horse with 78% qualifying for the British Dressage
National Championships and scored 80% in the Badmington Young
Dressage Horse improving on his former score. The British
Magazine "Horse & Hound" quoted "Potential
International star emerges in Scotland".
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On September 3rd Amoureux was presented at the UK KWPN Keurings
successfully passing his IBOP (ridden performance test) and
was awarded STER status on the basis of his above average
suitability as a dressage horse.
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In September 2010 Amoureux commenced training with International
Grand Prix Dressage rider Michel Assouline. In a few outings
and with little competition experience in 2011, the duo Qualified
for Sheerwater British Young Horse 6YO on first attempt followed
by a Double win at Sheepgate Premier League in the Hickstead
British Young Horse Qualifier scoring 80% and 67% in the SQO75
Medium Test.
Additionally, results include 1st Norton Heath M75SOQ 71%,
1st Bluegate Hall M75SOQ, 2nd M61SO 66.97% qualifying for
the Summer Regionals, placed at Hartpury British National
Dressage Championship, Dressage at Hickstead CDI3*/5* 2011
6YO Young Horse 75.6%.
 Jumping
Potential
Not only has Amoureux proven himself to have great potential
in the dressage arena but he also shows great promise and
ability as a show jumper, at the SSH National Loose Jumping
Championship 80% for Conformation, 80% overall Movement and
80% in all elements of the jumping phase, scope, take off,
technique, bascule and attitude, placing an overall fifth
against some exceptionally well bred horses combining many
of Europe's top show jumping bloodlines.
Amoureux also shows good form ridden over fences. With his
technique and powerful canter, Amoureux is very much a dual
purpose sire and an ideal choice for the amateur and single
mare owner perhaps breeding for the first time as his progeny
are not only beautiful and talented but have workable, trainable
temperaments.
Amoureux Under Saddle
 His
Progeny:
Amoureux has proven popular as a sire in his first seasons
at stud with both amateur and professional breeders. The worthiness
of any sire can only ever be proven by the quality and success
of his progeny. His first foals demonstrate clearly that he
adds expression and athleticism, he refines the head, adding
length to neck and limb, raising the forehand. He produces
exceptionally light footed foals with excellent use of the
foreleg frequently adding length of stride often in all three
paces, most have shown to inherit his exceptional canter.
Out of his first crop of foals, six were presented at the
SSH Gradings from a variety of mare types, five of which scored
first premiums. Two of his daughters scored the second highest
average score of 78% out of 40 foals presented with very good
marks for conformation and movement.
At the North Of The Border Foal Show, his daughter "Elissona",
out of our homebred pony mare "Alkatinna" by Umenno
won the Sports Pony Championship and his daughter, "Cullenbay
Aurora", was placed third in a very strong sports horse
foal class judged by Lynn Crowden. His first premium coloured
son, "Solaris Excalibur", out of our homebred mare
"Achanenna" was sold to Spain at a few weeks old
as a potential stallion candidate and sports horse.
(Solaris Gracieux) UK KWPN Champion Dressage Foal, Scotland
2011)
In 2010 his progeny continues to fair well with his 1st
Premium daughter, "Cullenbay Aurora", owned and
bred by David & Jacqui Lamb placed 2nd in a very strong
sports horse class at the Royal Highland Show out of 16 entries,
this followed her win and qualification for the Ingliston
Grand Slam Scottish Mare & Youngstock Final at New Aberdour
Show.
His 1st premium daughter, "Archangel", won the Hunter
class at Drymen Show and then went on to take the Inhand Youngstock
Champion Reserve. A few weeks later Archangel won her yearling
class at Gargunnock Show, taking the Inhand Championship and
Overall Inhand Champion of Show.
At the BEF Futurity another of his daughters, "F.Amour
Perle", owned and bred by Ally Hicks of Arabella Sport
Horses, gained a high first premium score of 87.9% at The
College, Keysoe, with 8.75 for her walk, 9 for trot and 9
for canter. She also did well at the UK KWPN Keurings placing
Amoureux as 5th highest dressage sire in the UK.
In 2011 His son Solaris Gracieux out of the KWPN Mare Velita
(Goodtimes x Ulft) won the title of KWPN Champion Dressage
Foal Scotland at the UK KWPN Keurings held at Oatridge college.
 His
daughter Solaris Galaxie out of the KWPN Ster mare Abisag
(San Remo x Jacardo x Actuel) was Inhand Champion Performance/Hunter/Sport
Horse Champion and Supreme Champion Reserve, Braco Show.
His son Solaris Flambeaux out of our homebred mare Solaris
Achanenna by Umenno, won several prizes at a multitude of
shows including the Royal Highland, qualified for the Scottish
Sports Horse Championship Final at Blair International Horse
Trials finishing Champion Reserve Yearling. In september Flambeaux
was presented for grading at the SSH gradings and was awarded
a 1st premium.
Amoureux's foals are eligible for registration with the KWPN
in the B register with mare owners receiving a covering certificate
from the KWPN. Foals are also eligible for presentation at
the UK KWPN Keurings which are held at a number of venues
across the UK. Progeny from his daughters are also eligible
for KWPN main stud book registration on the provision that
the stallions used meet the KWPN studbook criteria. Other
stud book registrations are also possible, contact your stud
book of choice for further information.
Progeny by Amoureux
(Photo Amoureux Festival Of Dressage Hartpury 2010)
His sire: Saros Van T'Gestelhof
Sired by the Belgian approved dual purpose stallion Saros
Van 'T Gestelhof, a son of G Ramiro Z out of a Pik Koenig
x Wendekries mare, Saros sired the Belgium champion foal 2003
and currently has an exterior index of 188 earning him elite
status at the young age of seven. He had obtained over 50
victories from the age of 4 – 7 with 17 wins at Prix
st Georges, placing 4th at the World Championships
in Verden in the six year old class. Other wins include the
Belgian 4, 5 and six year old Dressage Champion title. Saros'
progeny are equally as talented in jumping as they are in
dressage. Saros's sire is the famous G Ramiro Z who competed
in classes of 2.20m and perhaps most renown as sire of the
famous Olympic gold medallist Ratina Z out of the famous Holstein
mare Heureka Z. This combination of German bloodlines has
constantly proven to be a winning combination.
Erle (Pik Koenig x Wendkreis)
Saros's dam, "Erle", carries "elite"
status, claiming the National Champion mare titles in 1983
1984 & 1985 and mother to a number of dressage horses,
"Le Primo" who won several victories ZII LRV with
Louis Van Gestel and the Bronze medal Belgian Championship
with Leen Cools. "Pancho" - Belgian vice champion
4 year old ridden by Els Michiels, Bronze medal Swiss championship,
Rianta, with several victories Z2 LRV with Wilfried Mondelaers
& "Ultra", an elite mare. Erle also proved herself
in competition with successful results up to S level.
Pik Koenig /Pik As / Wendekreis
Erle's sire Pik Koenig a top hereditary transmitter of show-jumpers,
some of whose progeny managed to jump into the higher spheres
of dressage, sired 19 Approved sons including Pik Bube I II
& III, 242 main studbook mares, 22 State Premium mares
with a sports index overall of 129, dressage 126, jumping
131. Pik Konigs' Thoroughbred sire "Pik As" (1949)
was most renown for his ability as a sire passing on his beautiful
movement and great jumping ability. He Stood at Celle 1953-1969
a genetic transmitter with a lot of potential he sired world
class showjumpers & 4 approved sons, in 1981 ranked #13
as German sire of competition horses. Erle's dam sire "Wendekreis"
adds once again the combination of both jumping and dressage
genes to an already illustrious pedigree.
His Dam: Ruby (Ster Preferent)
Amoureux's dam "Ruby" (Krack C x President) is
a consistent progenitor of successful dressage horses. In
2009 we received the news from his breeders Marja and Simon
in the Netherlands that she was awarded the Preferent Predicate,
following her daughter' Bachoera SV's (Samba Hit II) award
of the STER predicate having successfully completed her EPTM
gaining an above average score of 81 points. Two days later
Bachoera SV was placed 2nd behind the reserve Champion 3 year
old mares at the National Mare Championships.
In 2011 her three year old daughter Danica SV by Johnson
(Jazz x Flemmingh) also successfully passed her mare performance
test with 81 points and was awarded the Ster Predicate in
2011 winning the "Noord Holland Cup" in October.
Ruby's other progeny are the Ster gelding "Wonderfull
Jazz" (2003) by Jazz competing with success at M2 level
dressage and the Ster gelding Zirkoon (2004) by Rousseau competing
with success at M1 level with M Ubels. Cousteau by Dreamcatcher
is competing at L1. Ruby is fast approaching the Prestatie
predicate based on the success for her three sons in dressage.
Ruby is maternal sister to Felita the dam of Velita
by Goodtimes dam of Favorinna.
Zita (Preferent)
Not only has Zita proven herself in dressage competing successfully
at Medium level but also produced two Z1(advanced medium)
dressage horses, "Quality's Pride" and "Dorita"
along with no less than five ster mares, including the ster
preferent mares Ruby and Felita.
His dams sire: Krack C (Flemmingh x Beaujolais)
Krack C ranked 32nd position in the WBFSH sire rankings
2011 he competing Internationally to Grand Prix with Anky
Van Grunsven. He has sired nine licensed sons with the KWPN
studbook, 153 Ster mares, 52 Keur mares and 40 elite mares.
Known for his flamboyant moving mechanism beautiful use of
his foreleg and his ridability, Krack C has impressed many
KWPN breeders to have become the top ten most used breeding
stallions in the Netherlands.
Flemmingh
Born in 1987 in Germany. Bred by H.C. Albertsen from Behrendorf,
Germany, the bay stallion by the Holsteiner Lacapo out of
Texas (Carneval x Lorenz) mare. As a 3-year old he went to
Holland for the licensing and became one of the best performers
at the 1990 KWPN Stallion Performance Test, especially excelling
in show jumping. Flemmingh became a top producer of successful
international sport horses. Alongside Anky van Grunsven's
Grand Prix horse Krack C, Edward Gal's former medal winning
horse Lingh and the current Pan American gold medallist Regent
(under American Christopher Hickey) were sired by Flemmingh.
Flemmingh is one of the most highly used breeding stallions
in the Netherlands with over 3000 registered progeny. He has
sired six KWPN approved sons, 209 Ster mares, 81 Keur mares
and 49 elite mares. His sons and daughters have been consitant
Grand Prix competitors reknown for their especially calm trainable
and willing work ethic. Flemmingh ranks 23rd in the WBFSH
Rankings 2011.
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