Verdi is a son of the world famous sires: Quidam de Revel x Landgraf I x Calypso I and Rigoletto. Father Quidam de Revel is a legend on his own. He has an impressive list of achievements and he himself participated in the Olympic Games, in the meantime he is the sire of a lot of international jumpers and approved stallions all over the world. Grandsire Landgraf I is as famous as Quidam and has a long list of international jumpers and approved stallions. Verdi descends from the famous Holsteiner dam line 474-a. A mother-line that produced the approved stallions Calato, Colombo, Carlino, Loxgraf Go, Montreal, Aldato, Nimrod, Cavalier and Cicero. Also the international jumpers Brillante, Spiga, Dehlia, Kira, Deka, Ishan and Edminton are from this famous mother-line. Verdi¹s dam Clarissa is a full sister to the mother of the Holsteiner stallion of the year, Calato!! Verdi has a beautiful conformation and has very long lines, as well as very good movement in walk, trot and canter. Also important is his very nice and easy character. Verdi is a tall stallion with a size of 1.72 cm. who jumps with a lot of scope and shows a lot of technique at the jump. Verdi has everything to become the jumping sire of the future, both because of his type and because of his jumping ability. At the performance test at Ermelo in 2005 Verdi was described as a stallion with a lot of scope and a stallion with a lot of potential as a jumper. Verdi has gotten note 9 or better for jumpingquality in all KWPN-stallion-competitions 2006/2007 and takes the heading at the competitions. The first foals of Verdi were born in 2006. They are high, with long lines and a lot of charisma, they trotting good and have an excellent galopp. 2007 Verdi (M. v. d. Vleuten) was the best 5y-old stallion at the World Championship at Zangersheide!

Castalia Z was ridden as 3 years old and then only used in breeding.

Chellano Z, supplier of winners of the World Championships for Young Horses. In 2006 showjumping horse breeding suffered a great loss with the decease of the stallion Chellano Z, which had the then only 11-yr-old Holsteiner stallion miss a very promising career. As a 6- and 7-yr-old, Chellano Z had already finished among the best ten at the World Championship for Young Horses in Lanaken. And in the international show jumping sport the imposing grey stallion booked excellend results with placings in Neumünster, Valkenswaard and Rotterdam. In addition, Chellano Z has a fabulous pedigree in which the great sire Contender is united with the mare Fayence, none less than a full sister to the world famous sport and breeding stallion Corrado I on which Franke Sloothaak caused sensation. In addition, Corrado I is, without doubt, one of the most prominent suppliers of international show jumping horses in European breeding. Of the first crops of Chellano Z, a large number of sons were licensed under various studbooks, such as Chezaro Z, Chagon Z, Chello Z, Chamberlain Z, Courtello Z and Ultime Espoir. Numerous of his offspring have scored success in the sport at international level. His licensed son Calvados Z, who wrote the title of the 5-yr-olds to his name at the WC for young horses in 2006, is only one example. Chellano Z was an exceptional showjumping horse himself.

Acord II was winner at the stallion-test, Vize-Bundeschampion jumpers, later successful in high level jumping. He became famous in Europe with more then 40 approved sons like Broere VDL Atlantic, Action Hero, Ars Vivendi, Agrigento, Dobel´s Araconit, Acorado I and II, Acadius, Askari also international jumpers like Adolf (F. Sloothaak), Anton (R. Arioldi), Arthemis (M. Diederichsmeyer/breeder: Zuchthof Keller!!) and many others. Them mother premium-mare Ribecka was the bets mare of her age in Holsteinand is also mother of Acord´s fullsister Gerlis (dam of sire Exodus) and mother of successful jumpers like Lord Arico, Bollvorm´s Elmshorn and Ahorn Z-daughters Championesse (dam of successful high level jumper Loradus) and Empore (dam of approved sire Eldino by Exorbitant xx). From this family are also the stallions Acobat I - III, Lady´s King, Avero, Bavaria Luchs, Catango Z, Charisma, Silverstone and Athletico. Acord´s fullbrother Acord I was successful international jumper in Nederland and was sold to USA. From his short time in breeding use in Bavaria he has excellent offspring. 1996 the youngest fullbrother Acord III was Champion of the stallion approval in Brasilien. With Athene´s motherline we get the good blood of the legendary Hanoverian sire Duellant and the valuable noble Trakehner blood by family of Kupferhammer and Semper Idem into the pedigree. Athene got birth to 7 foals in 9 breeding years, like the high quality jumpers Cressida Z (England), Centurio Z (France), Tigris Z (Germany) and Levana by Lupicor (Sweden). 2008 Athene produced the filly Cara by Caretano Z (Spain).