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| NAME: |
Merriment |
| PEDIGREE: |
Voltaire x Nurzeus x Hurricane |
| BREED SOCIETY: |
KWPN |
| GRADING SOCIETY: |
KWPN (Elite sport spr) |
| HEIGHT: |
17.0h |
| YEAR OF BIRTH: |
1994 |
| COLOUR: |
Chestnut |
| BREEDER: |
JE Van de Gaast, Oenkerk, Netherlands |
Merriment was bought by Stackhouse Stud at an elite
broodmare auction in Holland. She has been graded as an Elite mare by the KWPN,
meaning that she has passed a stringent veterinary inspection. In 2004 she was
ranked 18th in the KWPN mare rankings. She also jumped to 1.20m level as a six
year old herself
before unfortunately injury halted her competitive career and she become a broodmare, since when she has had two foals by Quidam de Revel
and one each by Baloubet du Rouet, Corland, Poor Boy and Furore as well as her
2008 filly foal by Romanov.
Pedigree
Voltaire x Nurzeus x Hurricane - proven
bloodlines and a class broodmare.
|
Voltaire
(Hann - Pref) |
Furioso II (SF) |
Furioso xx |
Precipitation xx |
|
Maureen xx |
|
Dame de Ranville (SF) |
Talisman (SF) |
|
Que Je Suis Belle (SF) |
|
Gogo Moeve (Hann) |
Gotthard (Hann) |
Goldfisch II (Hann) |
|
Ampa (Hann) |
|
Mosaik (Hann) |
More Magic xx |
|
S 26521 (Hann) |
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Gipsy (KWPN
- Elite,
Pref, Prest) |
Nurzeus
(SF - Keur) |
Arlequin (AA) |
Massondo (AA) |
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Nuit Bleue (AA) |
|
Urielle (SF) |
Matador (AA) |
|
Eveline (SF) |
|
Merriment
(KWPN - Keur,
Pref) |
Hurricane (KWPN) |
Abgar xx (KWPN - Keur) |
|
Buzette (Sgldt -Ster) |
|
Carona (KWPN - Ster
pref) |
Normann (Sgldt -Keur) |
|
Tonia (Sgldt - Kroon, Pref) |
Her sire
Voltaire is a cross of two influential bloodlines: Furioso II (Selle Francais) and Gotthard (Hanoverian). Voltaire achieved many
competitive successes with Jos Lansink including victory in the 1989 Berlin
Grand Prix. Voltaire was the sire with the most offspring at the Olympic Games
of Atlanta in 1996. He has over 50 approved sons and many of his offspring jump
at Grand Prix level eg: Finesse, Helios, Kannan, and Concorde. Royal
Kaliber, the silver medallist at the 2004 Athens Olympics is out of a Voltaire
mare.
Merriment’s dam,
Gipsy (KWPN Elite Preferent Prestatie), is
also the mother of the international jumpers Kristal and Lynn and the approved stallion Rendement.
Merriment's dam’s sire Nurzeus is a mix of Selle Français and Anglo Arab blood.
His sire, the Anglo Arab, Arlequin is a recognised sire of international
showjumpers, indeed Zeus’ full brother, Figaro (Harry Wouters Van Den Oudenweyer)
and sister, Diablesse (J. P. Bonneau) both won at international level.
Nurzeus has himself sired many successful jumpers including Midnight Madness
(Michael Whitaker), Playback (Rodney Jenkins), Lonesome Dove and Czar (Ian
Millar) and Zandor Z (Jos Lansink). Marcus Fuchs' World Cup Champion Tinka’s Boy is out of a Nurzeus mare.
In the third generation, the stallion
Hurricane (by Abgar) was an international dressage horse.
Gallery
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| Sire - Voltaire |
Damsire - Nurzeus |
Merriment |
Merriment |
Chiquida - 2007 filly foal by Quidam de Revel |
with 2008 filly foal by Romanov |
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