Blingh has it all! This classy, confident, charismatic and conformationally correctcolt is easily the smartest colt I have raised or handled. Huge mover! Great walk and canter (unfortunately as that uphill canter is so easy for him, he can't be bothered to trot) but it will come. Both sire and dam have great trots. Handled daily. Easy load and trim. He can go any direction Jumpers or Dressage and with this laid back mind he will go far whichever way you want to take him. Blingh will be a big boy.

Bon Balou (sadly deceased) was the 2012 70 Day Stallion Test Jumper Champion!!

Bon Balou was licensed Hanoverian in Verden in 2008, he is a modern framed horse with outstanding jumping ability combined with excellent, active paces as we well as an excellent temperament.
In 2009 Bon Balou won and placed in young horse classes. Also in 2009 Bon Balou successfully competed his 30 day test at Neustadt (Dosse), with very good scores in all categories, his overall score was 8.23, and his jumping index was 8.35. In 2011 Bon Balou was showing in the 5 yr old jumper division in Germany, and has recently shown and placed at M level (1.35 meter). Bon Balou will be showing in the 6 yr old Jumper Division in 2012.

Bon Balou's sire, Balou du Rouet, first showed his promise on his 30 day test where he gained a score of 9.2 for jumping. In 2005 scored the highest mark of 9.2 at the National Championships, making him one of Germany's top four licensed stallions. He is now competing at 1.50m and is the sire 10 licensed sons to date. Baloubet du Rouet wrote sporting history winning the World Cup finals three times in a row & was the individual Olympic Gold Medalist in 2004 as well as winning team Bronze in Sydney. Bon Balou's damsire is the legendary Argentinus (1980-2007), who was the youngest millionaire among Germany`s top sires and currently third ranked German stallion by the WBFSH. His progeny are successful in both jumping and dressage & incude Arko III, Air Jordan, Amsterdam, Armitage, August der Starke, A Jungle Prince, Albano, Anka & Aleppo. Bon Balou's grand dam, Larika, has also produced a full brother to La Belle, Air Force One (Argentinus), who is jumping 1.40m as a 7 yr old, as well as a licensed Oldenburg. as a licensed Oldenburg stallion Albatros (Acord II).

His grandsire sire, Landadel, (1982-1996), is regarded as the most outstanding son of the legendary Landgraf I and carries a double dose of the great stallion Ladykiller. He is known as an outstanding producer of top performing offspring in dressage and jumping. In the 2001 World Cups, Landadel was unique in producing representatives in both the dressage and jumping finals, with the exquisite Leondardo da Vinci in the dressage (Gonnelien Rothenberger), and in the jumping, Little Gun (Helena Weinberg). He is the sire of over 66 licensed sons including Landor S and among others he is the grandsire of Dressage Grand Prix and performance test winner August der Starke (Argentinus) and Stedinger. Great grand dam Morika produced the licensed brothers Quinnus I & II by Quidams Rubin. Bon Balou's four year old full sister, St Pr A Baquita, was Champion showjumping mare at the 2009 Herwart von der Decken-Schau.

Bon Balou was named the Jumper Champion this past weekend at the 70 day stallion test at Silver Creek Farm in OK. He scored an impressive 125.04 (with a 5% deduction taken off) for 1st place. Bon Balou was also 3rd overall. Bon Balou was 8th in the dressage in a tightly bunched group. We have posted some test highlights In the jumping he put up some amazing scores Jumping Rideablilty "10" (which means both test riders scored him a 10 on rideability and show jumping ability) Free-jumping Test Judges "10" scope "9.5" technique, total "9.75", Cross Country Gallop Test Judges "9.5",Cross Country Jumping "9"," Free Jumping Training judge "10", Training Judge Stadium jumping "9" Training Judge Cross Country Jumping "8.50" Finals Test Judges Trot "8.5" Canter "9", dressage test ridera rideability "8" Training Judge Walk "8" trot "8" Canter "8.50" Cross Country Gallop "9.0" Rideability "8.50" Character "9" Willingness to work "9" Bon Balou showed a very well rounded test putting up big jumping scores as well, as very good gait scores, he also showed very good rideability and a good mind..

Dam Savoir Vivre is a tall 17.1-1/2 hh Chestnut with chrome by Shakespeare in love. She was imported from Germany thru the elite auction, and was an eventer before a career ending injury. She is a gentle giant with a great mind and WOW movement. Her Sire, Shakespeare in Love is the Sire of Steffen Peters great dressage horse Surpise who reportedly sold for $110000 Euros. Her Grandsire Hanoverian stallion Sherlock Holmes by Salvano who is also the grandsire of Anky Van Grunsven's Olympic gold medal winning mount Salinero. Sherlock Holmes was the overall 2nd placed stallion out of 43 with a total score of 145.49, with dressage score 141.14 and jumping 131.76 in Adelheidsdorf 1992. He so far got 8 approved stallions including 4 approved for the Hanoverian breed which are Sherwood, Shakespeare in Love, Sir Schölling and Sam Steele.
Photos are of Dam Chestnut mare; Sire dark stallion, and 2015 colt by Bon Balou

With a heavy heart we feel that this colt is too talented to sit in our field, so we have decided to put him for sale. We are so back and forth on this, get him before we change our minds yet again!

We would consider trading him for a top caliber brood mare of equal value