This striking bay gelding has just started his undersaddle training and is showing tremedous talent for the upper levels of show jumping. He is clever, confident, and bold - the ideal jumper trifecta! He has great style over fences and is confident in the chute. He is going walk/trot/canter and will continue undersaddle training until he is sold. Phoenix is easy to handle and good for the farrier, bath, etc. He does everything a young horse should and geniunely enjoys being with people. He should mature around 16.1.

His sire Acore is known for producing level-headed and easy to train athletes. ACORE boasts an international KWPN pedigree and is a carefully produced stallion from VDL Stud’s top international bloodlines. His lines include CORLAND (Elite), EMILION (Preferent), WELLINGTON, NIMMERDOR, and double gold Olympic medalist JUS DE POMMES.

Acore is the gentleman of the barn with his superb temperament and athleticism.

Acore's siblings are creating an international stir with the performances of VDL Rocksina and recently the sale of Ariantha the 5-year-old Corland x Emilion grey mare who sold to America for an absolute record sum of 280,000 Euros at a Dutch Sport Horse Auction.

Acore gives North American breeders the incredible opportunity to access these bloodlines.

Acore has a superb temperament, a world class pedigree & the athletic ability to impress everyone. His youngsters continually show us their scope, excellent movement, correct conformation & willing dispositions.

His Dam, Gina II, is by the Gallipoli son Gringo. Gallipoli won multiple championships as a hunter with Dayton Gorsline riding for Spruce Meadows and Peter Pletcher in the U.S. Many of Gringos's offspring are competing successfully in the hunters, jumpers and derbies, both here in the US and in Canada. Gringo himself exhibits top-quality style and movement in the hunter ring and also a quick, scopey jump. He has had exceptional success as a Sport Horse sire. His offspring are beautiful, brilliant, balanced and correct. They show outstanding potential for hunter, jumper, eventing and dressage.