RoundThorn Helios, Born in 2012, 16.3hh, Bay G.S.S. Filly by De Janeiro out of Unlimited RoundThorn, KWPN Ster (00 Seven/Samber/Orlandi).
Awarded ‘Premium’ Foal at the Foal Grading by the German Sports Horse Studbook Inspectors.
Half Sister to Amour RoundThorn; RoundThorn Broadband; Checkmate RoundThorn; Dé Jà Vu RoundThorn and RoundThorn Free Style.
Sold to Sarah Hawkins, Oxfordshire.
Sire: De Janeiro (De Niro - Weltmeyer - Airport)
WORLD CLASS DRESSAGE BREEDING
Potential Top Level Dressage Horse
De Janeiro was Res.Champion at Hannoverian Stallion Approvals 2004
He was 3rd in Dressage phase of his 30 Day Performance Test (129.49) & came 5th overall
Winning & competed up to Prix St.George Level
His progeny are all good movers and breeding true to type
His sire De Niro is Winner of German Championships of Professional Riders with Dolf Dietram Keller and is one of the best sons of Donnerhall .
De Niro was named Hannoverian Stallion of the Year 2008
His Grandsire Akzent II is regarded as one of the best procreators of rideability horses of modern day horse breeding.
Dam line of Weltmeyer claims top dressage breeding lines.
De Niro passes on his excellent rideability and fantastic movements as well as type and expression to his progeny.
De Janeiro is certainly following in his Fathers Footsteps. Foals all have expressive movement & intelligent characters
”434 progeny achieved placements in the dressage ring up to advanced level. This contributed to De Niro’s fantastic dressage breeding evaluation of 147 points. Together with his sons, he has an incredible impact and influence on breeding.”
Hannoverian Verband
DamSire: 00 Seven (Rubenstein 1 - Doruto - Amor)
OO7 was the highest ranked dressage horse ever at the stallion approvals in Holland: Walk 8, Trot 9, Canter 9, General Dressage Score 9. In 2005 his Dressage index was an impressive 204 - at that point the highest index ever in the KWPN studbook. His sire is the well-known dressage stallion Rubinstein I, who has performed at Grand Prix level. Rubinstein I has sired almost 70 approved breeding stallions. OO7 was selected for the performance test at the 1999 KWPN stallion show in Den Bosch. He was described as a "Genetic dressage ace with an appealing type and light-footed movement with much impulsion, self carriage and balance. Unique combination of bloodlines thanks to first rate sires such as Rubinstein I and Doruto, the world's best producer of dressage horses".
2nd DamSire: Samber (Pericles xx - Ordonnans - Romeo)
Samber is the only coloured stallion ever to be approved by the KWPN, where he gained high scores (including a '10' for character) in his performance test. He is the sire of over 20 Approved stallions, and over a further 20 Approved grandsons. Samber competed Grand Prix level in dressage and at Z level showjumping (equivalent to SJAI 1.40m ).
