Love Express HDC

Selle Français stallion, ORIENT EXPRESS * HDC has an exceptional pedigree.

Son of QUICK STAR who, from his height of 1.59m, achieved a brilliant sporting career. Under the saddle of Nick Skelton first, then Meredith Michaels Beerbaum, the little horse accumulated more than €500,000 in earnings. Among his most beautiful victories let us recall that of Maastricht in 1992 and Mannheim in 1993. In his second career as a stallion, the son of GALOUBET A was approved in more than 20 different studbooks and boasts many world-famous offspring to date, including BIG STAR, Olympic Team Champion in London in 2012 and individually in Rio in 2016 with Nick Skelton; SPREHE STELLA, European Team Champion at Hickstead in 1999 with Meredith Michaels Beerbaum; QUICK STUDY, ridden by Lauren Hough and ranked 25^th global performer in 2011,  etc.

KAMTCHATKA, dam of ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, is a daughter of LE TOT DE SEMILLY (ISO 177), the sire of many CSI5* winners headed by World champion DIAMANT DE SEMILLY and the great ITOT DU CHATEAU (ISO 197), winner at CSIO level with Edwina Tops Alexander.

His 2^nd dam, LORIPIERRE (ISO 175) was an international winner and French champion with Gilles Bertran de Balanda.  She has also produced DOLLAR DELA PIERRE, a private stallion and CSIO winner with Reynald Angot, World Champion in team in 2002.

ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC has had an impeccable sporting career with almost a million euros in earnings. He was the 6YO Champion in France, PRO 1 French Champion and a brilliant CSI-W / CSIO winner under Patrice Delaveau, including in the Nations Cup final in Barcelona, winner of many CSI5* Grand Prix and World Vice-Champion in team as well as individually in 2014.

He is now renowned as a stallion, sire among others of :

•  ALDO DU PLESSIS (m.b., 2010) CSI05* under the saddle of A. Deroubaix, 3rd of the GP 1,50 – 1,60 m of the CSI3* of Cabourg
• AIE TEK DE LALEUE (f.b., 2010) CSI3* with M. Pellegrin
• BLOOM DU PLESSIS (f.b., 2011) CSIO3* with Z. Hoffman, 2nd of the GP 1,50 – 1,60 m of the CSI3* of Vejer de la Frontera
• GLOBAL EXPRESS VDL (m.b., 2011) Champion of the 5 year olds and 7th of the 6 year olds in the final of the Dutch Championship
• BE EXPRESS*HDC (m.al., 2011) SF & Z approved stallion
• CASH DU PLESSIS (m.b., 2012) CSI05* ridden by L. De Luca, 2nd in the GP 1.60 m of the CSI5* in Valkenswaard
• CALL ME EXPRESS*HDC (f.al., 2012) Finalist at 6 & 7 years old, Best mare at 7 years old, Elite, CSI4*, ridden by R. Angot
• DIVINE EXPRESS*HDC (f.al., 2013) Vice-Champion of France at 6 years, Elite ISO 144
• ICARE EXPRESS*HDC (m.b., 2018) SF approved stallion, finalist at 4 years old
• ITHAC EXPRESS (m.b., 2018) Top Price of the Fences Elite sales, approved AES stallion
• JALOU B D’ARGANCE (m.b., 2019) SFO approved stallion, winner of the l’Eperon masters in 2023
• JUSTMY EXPRESS*HDC (m.b., 2019) Approved stallion SF, French 4-year-old Champion
• JAGGER EXPRESS (g.ch., 2019) Vice-Champion of France for 4-year-olds

Of the only 13 foals aged 7 and over, 7 are already performing at a high level

UNITED LOVE (f.b., born in 2004): ISO 129, CSI5*-W under the saddle of T. Meyer. Daughter of the holsteiner stallion CATOKI, good winner, in CSIO and sire among others of CATYPSO, COOL DOWN, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN…

• CASPARON (m.gr., BERLIN, 2008) Approved stallion, winner on 1.50m with C. BOONZAAIER
• HONEY LOVE (m.b., BIG STAR, 2017)
• KHALEESI EXPRESS HDC (f.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2020)
• LOVE EXPRESS HDC (f.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2021)
• LUPSI LOVE HDC (f.gr., UPSILON, 2021)
• NEW LOVE HDC (f.b., CARINJO 9*HDC, 2023)

LAVINIA (f.b., born in 1994) : Daughter of the performer stallion LAVALL I.

Dam among others of :

• CAPRISIO (m.b., CARPACCIO, 2000) Good winner, in CSO
• CATALL (m.b., CATOKI, 2005) Good winner, in CSO, approved stallion
• CAMVALL (m.b., CAMBRIDGE, 2007) Good winner, in CSO, approved stallion
• CATINA I (f.b., CATOKI, 2010)
• CALIBA 6 (f.b., CALMANDO, 2013) Good winner, in CSO

ANNAKONDA II (f. ch., born in 1986) : Daughter of the stallion RENOMMEE Z, performer sire of international winners like PASSE PARTOUT Z and AMIRO Z.

Dam among others of:

• FARINA XI (f.b., LANDGRAF I, 1991)
• GOLDIKA VI (f.b., CARTHAGO, 1992) dam among others of :
  • CASSILIA (f.b.,CASALL, 2003) Very good winner, in CSI with B. Van Der Aa
  • CONTANO (m.b.,CONTENDRO II, 2006) good winner, in CSI with Y. Gaillot
  • CANETTE 2 (f.d.b.,CASALL, 2009) good winner, in CSO with L. Hamann
• LUKREZIA (f.b., CORIANO, 1996) good winner, in CSO

KATEGORIE (f. b., born in 1973) : Daughter of GRANDIOSO.

Dam among others of :

• MERANO 79 (g.b., MEPHISTO, 1979) Very good winner, in CSO
• CHAMISSO 6 (g.gr., CAPITANO, 1981) Good winner, in CSO
• CHIENOS (g.b., CHAMONIX, 1996) Very good winner, in CSI

It’s the 242 Holsteiner damline