Dante Kadans

Dante Kadans

Sold
Dante Kadans
$75,000 USD
Dutch Warmblood -

I1 Schoolmaster with scores to 70+% and schooling GP movements

Dante is a stunning and proven small tour schoolmaster ready to take his next rider to the FEI ring.

Dante is a fun horse who thoroughly enjoys his job and his person. This is a confident horse with no spook, and excels in the dressage ring with scores up to 70+% at I1. This past year he was Rocky Mountain Dressage Society, “RMDS” I1 and I1 Freestyle champion at championships. He is also year end award RMDS I1 Freestyle Champion, and Boulder Valley Dressage I1 and I1 Freestyle champion.
Over the past five years this horse has been carefully brought up to FEI under the supervision of an FEI 4* Judge and has been well schooled in all basics, making him extremely fun to ride. He gives his rider a very nice feeling through his back and is light in the hand.
His canter is his absolute highlight. He’s schooling tempi changes down to 1s, and easily can ride lines of 2s, 3s, and 4s. He is fluid and flexible with easy half passes in both directions at both trot and canter, and doesn’t have any problems with changes of hand or the zig zags.
He has an impressive amount of sit and knows his pirouettes, both in the walk and the canter.
His trot continues to develop more cadence and expression every day, and is working on half steps with an aptitude for piaffe.
His walk has a nice clear rhythm, swing, and overtrack.
He rides the same in a snaffle and the double bridles. He is a safe and confident partner that can take a joke and is forgiving teacher of upper level movements.
On the ground Dante loves people, thriving with attention and doting. He loves to be scratched behind his withers, or take a nap in the sun during turnout.
Dante is sound, only requiring minimal maintenance, and is a healthy horse with no history of any illness, abscess, or colic, etc.
He stands for the vet, farrier, bathes, clips, crossties, trailers, and is well behaved off property.
This is the ideal horse for a competitive junior or young rider looking to compete at NAYC or any CDIs, or an ambitious adult amateur looking to get their medals.
Prior to being imported to the United States, Dante was a successful show jumper reaching 4+ feet and absolutely could continue in that direction as well. Jump him one day, go ride dressage the next, this horse has so much to offer and is ready and capable to teach his next rider.
PPEs welcome at buyers expense.

Located in Lafayette, Colorado, 35 minutes away from the Denver International Airport.

Additional Details

Sold
$75,000 USD
Name
Dante Kadans
City
Lafayette
State
Colorado
Country
United States
Breed
Dutch Warmblood
Registered
Yes
Sire
Vleut
Dam
Pelogia
Dressage Training Level
I-1
Dressage Showing Level
I-1
Jump Level
Level 5 (4ft 0in)
Registries

KWPN

Ad ID
35253
Updated
5/14/24
Foaled
2008
Gender
Gelding
Height
16.2
Color
Black
Temperament
5

[1=Bombproof, 10=Hot]

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Contact Seller

Owner/Trainer:

Name
Paige Smith
Farm
City
Lafayette
State
CO
Country
USA
Work Phone
303-817-5108

Bloodlines

Sire
Sire
Vleut
Sire Sire
Quick Star
Sire Dam
Nicce
Sire Sire Sire
Galoubet A
Sire Sire Dam
Stella
Sire Dam Sire
Cantus
Sire Dam Dam
Jikke
Dam
Dam
Pelogia
Dam Sire
Athletico
Dam Dam
Larnetta
Dam Sire Sire
Athlet Z
Dam Sire Dam
Traemerin H
Dam Dam Sire
Larno
Dam Dam Dam
Arina