RoundThorn Quantum, Born in 2021, To make 16.2hh, Bay ISH Gelding by I'm Special DeMuze (Emerald x Nabab De Reve x Chin Chin), out of Atricia RoundThorn, KWPN Mare, (Padinus x Burggraaf x Le Mexico).
Atricia RoundThorn, Grade A, competed successfully with S.J.A.I. up to 1.30mt with Suzanne Posnett and awarded 'Select' mare status with 2* merit for her own performance in the Irish Sport Horse Studbook. Retired sound to stud.
Full brother to RoundThorn Patriot.
In every way, I'm Special De Muze is unique. First of all his pedigree: sire Emerald has had countless victories with Harrie Smolders, including the World Cup of Washington in 2015, the Nations Cup of Falsterbo in 2015 and the Nations Cup of Aacen and Gijon in 2013. As a sire, the son of Diamant de Semilly x Carthago also does a great job; his oldest offspring compete already at 1.45mt level. I'm Special De Muze's dam Walnut De Muze has also won a lot all over the world, ridden by harrie Smolders. Just think of Grand Prix and Nations Cup wins in Madrid, Dublin, Doha, Wellington, Mechelen and Calgary. Ridden by Chriustophe Barbeau, Granddam Qerly Chin jumped the World Cup Final in Milan and was Reserve for the Olympic Games in Athens 2004. Afterwards, Qerly Chin turned out one of the best broodmares ever to be in Belgium.
Rider Zoi Snels confirms the great qualities of I'm Specioal De Muze: "I think he has a 100% score on every aspect, he is top careful, has scope, has a great rideability and has a super attitude". I'm Special De Muze jumped successfully at 1.55mt level and finished 9th in the Grand Prix in Herning. His offspring are very successful at National and International level.
DamSire: Padinus (Heartbreaker - Grannus - Tangelo xx)
Padinus’s sire Heartbreaker jumped triumphantly under Peter Geerink. Among other things he won the ‘Best Stallion’ title at the International Stallion Show in Zwolle and took fourth place in the prestigious Aachen Grand Prix. Heartbreaker also shines as a showjumper up-grader in the world of breeding. Padinus was bred by Bert Poppelaars out of the International showjumper mare Ladina. Under her rider Wil Schellekens Ladina has been very successful at high levels. Thus among other things she came second in the Luxembourg Grand Prix. The dam’s sire Grannus is among one of the best stallions ever in the world. As well as dozens of progeny who achieve in International show jumping such as the legendary jumpers Top Gun and Grannusch, Grannus can also be found as dam’s sire of the top International horses Weihaweig and For Pleasure. Padinus also carries a lot of blood from the thoroughbred stallions Tangelo xx and Courville xx in the third and fourth generations of the dam line. With his capacities as a show jumper, Padinus is among the top of his season’s crop. He participated successfully under Peter Geerink in the 1.30 m sections and has had many wins and has been highly classed in, among other things, Indoor Brabant and Varsseveld.
2nd DamSire: Burggraaf, Pref (Landgraf I - Cor De La Bryere - Mandarin)
Burggraaf jumped at International level under Roelof Bril. In 1991, for example he jumped a wall of 2.10 meters at Indoor Brabant. In 1993 he was Reserve Champion in the 1.40 stallion class. The ‘preferent’ Burggraaf is a product of the Holstein success formula Landgraf I x Cor de la Bryere. His sire Landgraf I is one of the most successful show jumping horse progenitors of the twentieth century. On his dam’s side Burggraaf goes back via the legendary sport horse producer Cor de la Bryere to Holstein lineage 7126. From this famous family also come the approved stallions Acord I, Accord II, Acrobat I, Acrobat II, Acrobat III, Arico, Fra Diavolo, Chicago and Freeman. Burggraaf can be counted as one of the most successful showjumper producers in the whole world. Especially his product Leslie Howard’s S’Blieft, Burggravin with Roelof Bril, Kuno under Peter Wylde, Now or Never under Piet Raaijmakers and Procobs Dumbo with Thomas Fruhmann won series of Grand Prix and World Cup qualifiers. Burggraaf can hand down his size and movements as well as his enormous jumping ability. He is represented world-wide by more than thirty approved sons, such as Graaf, Habsburg, Kroongraaf, Manhattan, Mermus R, Murano, Budweiser and Orion Fortuna. Moreover, Burggraaf has delivered a huge amount of ‘ster’ and ‘keur’ mares as well as high-ranking horses at selections. Also the Grand Prix dressage horses Florijn (Dennis Calin) and Lousiville (Leunus van Lieren) are progeny of Burggraaf.
