This is a feisty, energetic, confident colt. He is a beautiful mover, balanced and athletic. Galop is his favorite gait. He's been handled from the moment he was born and leads, loads, and grooms well. He will be a high octane horse, probably best suited for eventing or jumpers, but with his high set arched neck, good shoulder and three nice gaits, should do well in dressage, too. Top eventing blood on the sire side, and top jumper blood on the dam side, so opportunities are open, except may be too hot for hunters. He has 60% thoroughbred blood. He scored premium and was reserve champion foal at Holsteiner approvals with favorable comments (stallion prospect) from the visiting judge Dr. Nissen, the breeding director of Holsteiner Verband from Germany.
Sire Mighty Magic is by one of the most influential thoroughbred sires in warmblood breeding: Mytes, son of Spectacular Bid. With another thoroughbred Heraldik, the perennial top eventing sire, as a dam sire, Mighty Magic's pedigree is stacked with eventing potential. He proved that when becoming world champion of 7 yo event horses in 2011, and successfully competed to CCI**, but an injury cut his eventing career short. Due to his amazing gaits, ridability and temperament, he was able to transition to dressage and became successful up to Grand Prix with a junior rider. Four out of four Mighty Magic offspring that have been presented at Future Event Horse Championships in 2018 won their respective classes. He also had three horses competing at the World Championship for Young Eventing Horses in Lion d'Angers 2018.
Mephisto's dam is an 8 year old premium Holsteiner mare, from an old proven mare line (Stamm 1463) that has produced over 30 licensed stallions (i.e. Farnese, Latino, Lanciano, Baldini I and II), countless premium mares and internationally successful sport horses in jumper (i.e. L'Eperon) and dressage (i.e. Champus) arenas. She is 16 hands, correct, pretty mover, good free jumper, extremely willing and smart, with the kindest personality. She has been started under saddle, but switched to a broodmare career due to an airway problem that would prevent her to perform at a high level of exertion. She has produced 3/3 premium foals so far. She is bred to jump with grandparents like Chicardo and Cathalido, and legends Cassini I and Contender in third generation. She has two 3/4 brothers competing, one in 1.40 m jumpers and one in international hunter derbies.
This foal is for sale because he is a colt, I would have kept the filly to show and breed. He has tons of potential as a sporthorse, but will need someone with experience to start him as he is a little firecracker. He is microchipped, weaned and ready to go to his new home. He has full German Holsteiner Verband papers and brand.