RoundThorn Slainte, Born in 2023, To make 16.2hh, Chestnut ISH Colt by Candy De Nantuel (Luidam x Diamant De Semilly x Quidam De Revel), out of Atricia RoundThorn, KWPN Mare, (Padinus x Burggraaf x Le Mexico).
Candy De Nantuel was the highlight of the Fences Elite Auction in 2015, and rightly so - jumping with style, boldness and explosive power. He received an historic 19/20 at his licensing, and jumped fantastically in his early career, easily winning the Selle Francais Stallion Masters early in 2017. So convincing is this young stallion, that in his first season at stud he was the fourth most used stallion in France in 2016 - just behind his Damsire Diamant De Semilly. In 2017 he was the winner of the Selle Francais Stallion Masters for 5 yr olds and had 15/17 clear rounds with Thomas Rousseau he ended 4th at the French Championship. In 2018 he had 13/16 clear rounds during his jumping season and ended 9th at the French Championships.
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.
Candy de Nantuel is a newcomer on the breeding scene who is certainly turning heads on the national and international stage. His outstanding canter, coupled with his energy, elasticity, blood and temperament are all indicators that this is a stallion who we will hear much from in future. An excellent damline completes the package and makes Candy an exciting prospect for jumping breeders – all seven stallions in the first three generations of his pedigree jumped to grand prix level, while his dam and both grand-dams also had successful sport careers up to 1.40m level. At over 54% blood, he is also one to consider for modern eventing breeders.
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.
