Checkmate RoundThorn, Born in 2007, 16.3hh, Dark Bay Tobiano KWPN Mare by Sandreo KWPN out of Unlimited RoundThorn, KWPN Ster Mare, (OO Seven/Samber/Orlandi). Sold to Midas-Touch Warmblood Stud in South Africa. Full Sister to Amour RoundThorn and DeJa Vu Roundthorn.
Sire: Sandreo (Sandro Hit - Flemmingh - Ahorn)
Sandreo is approved by both the KWPN and the NRPS. During his performance test in Ermelo he made an extraordinary impression coupled with a beautiful and balanced character. He won both the final and the total stallion competition in 2005 at ¹s-Hertogenbosch with Hans Peter Minderhoud. Sandreo¹s first crop got an excellent report and his foals were described as beautiful types with a lot of movement and a lot of expression. His sire Sandro Hit has won several titles in Germany in the Bundeschampionat as well as being World Champion. This popular stallion is also the sire of the World Champion, Poetin. Dam Prettify has produced one stallion, which was sent through to the second round of the stallion inspections. She is a daughter of Flemmingh who was declared 'keur' on the grounds of the dressage ability of his progeny, for example the Grand-Prix horses, Krack C and Lingh.
DamSire: 00 Seven (Rubenstein 1 - Doruto - Amor)
OO Seven 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 Grade A).
