Her sire Cambridge (Caletto I/Marlon) jumped to 1.40 m and almost 2/3 of his offspring on Horsetelex are in sport with the vast majority showing at 1.50 m or greater. These are stunning numbers among stallions today, especially given the number of horses who are sold and their records lost! Cambridge also produced the illustrious Catoki, who is still showing in the 1.60 m jumpers and has gained popularity through the success of not only his offspring in the show jumpers, but also those in the upper level hunters. Going by HorseTelex numbers, Catoki also has more than 2/3 of his offspring in sport with the vast majority showing at 1.50 m or greater! He is currently ranked at #47 on the WBFSH Show Jumping Sires list. Son Chambertin sired Chacco Blue, who has jumped to International Grand Prix Level (1.60 m) and more importantly has proven to an excellent sire. “He has given to the next generation a wonderful technique, front leg technique, and the most obvious thing is the positive attitude to the sport” – Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst, Chacco Blue’s rider. Also sired by Cambridge are Cacique and Caligula II, the former a successful dressage competitor and sire, and the latter equally so with jumpers.

Lacapo (Landgraf I/Capitano) in an interesting addition, especially for a mare that jumped to 1.60 m – bred to the nines for top-level jumping, he made a name for himself through his dressage sire line dynasty via his son Flemmingh, and in turn his grandson, Krack C.

Calypso II is the third sire down, also a household name — perhaps you’ve heard of his son, Contender? Or Maybe his grandsons, Contendro I, Contefino, Clinton I and II, Con Air, Chellano Z? And yet he has been even more prolific in broodmares’ pedigrees, so that today it is arguably harder to find upper level pedigrees without Calypso II than with!

Digging a bit deeper, I don’t believe Caletto I, Marlon or Landgraf need much of an introduction…

Caletto I is not only a Cor de la Byrere son, but one that has established himself as a fantastic producer many generations removed, bringing the potential for blood added without removing bascule or ability. Caletto I and II both are common in the pedigrees of both top competitors and top producers, including Cantus (thus Canturo, Canturano, Calido I), Calvaro Z, and Caretino.

Marlon represents the M-line for Holsteiners, as he was among the thoroughbred additions to the warmblood studbooks in the 1950’s and 60’s, so a spice of blood to the equation.

Landgraf I can be found in many of the top performers today; off the top of my head, Lordan and Verdi NOP come to mind – both international competitors in the top 200 of the rankings at FEI level Grand Prix competitions (1.60 m). His sons include Libero, Burggraaf, and Landadel though his real legacy has perhaps been through the broodmares he has sired and the horses those marelines in turn have produced. His full sister Landgraefin is the dam of Cash His reputation is for producing temperament without taking athleticism away.

Capitano you may recognize vaguely, as he is the sire of Capitol I and thus the sire of the “other” C-line from the Holsteiner sire lines. Members of this noble house include Carolus I, Carthago, Cassini I, Cento, and Indoctro! It is intriguing indeed to see him in this location in the pedigree; perhaps further down a sex-balanced breeding to Capitano will be in order, though I daresay our current mares of this line are in no need of more power!

Camelita’s damline is marked not just by the profound success of its members, but also the intriguing diversity of the sports they are successful in. Great Great Granddam Elita (Fax I/Fandango), despite being by Fax I and bearing three offspring out of show jumping stallions, bore offpsring that showed success up to S Level in Show Jumping and M Level in Dressage! It is also worth noting that despite the relatively small size of this mareline, almost to a member these horses had success in sport.

• Elita (Fax I) – Great Great Granddam
  • Cobra I (Calypso II) – S Level Show Jumping (1.40 – 1.55 m)
    • Roy Andiamo (Rio Negro) – A Level Dressage
  • Lead On (Levantus) – M Level Dressage, L Level Jumping
  • Leo Classico (Leandro) – L Level Dressage
  • Stern (Frederik) – Great Granddam
    • Aviatk (Aktionar) – S Level Jumping (1.40 – 1.55 m)
      • Collja (Cor de la Bryere) – M Level Jumping (1.25 – 1.35 m)
    • Leandra 46 (Leandro) – M Level Jumping (1.25 – 1.35 m)
    • Zita XV (Calypso II) – Granddam
      • Lalique 27 (Lacapo) – M Level Jumping (1.25 – 1.35 m)
      • Fanny V (Lacapo) – Dam
        • Camelita (Cambridge) – 1.60 m – This Mare
        • Lord Helmchen (Lord Byron) – 1.40 m

  *This data was acquired from the German FN, HorseTelex, USEF, and Hippomundo. No horses in this mareline on record were left out, to the 4th Generation back.