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Marie Express HDC

Mare by Orient Express*HDC and Zigi NLG Z

ORIGINS

HER SIRE

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 25th 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 2nd 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

HER DAM

ZIGI NLG Z (f.b., born in 2016) : Daughter of QUAMIKASE DES FORETS alias ZIROCCO BLUE, Selle Français stallion, very good winner in CSI05* with Jür Vrieling, notably Gold Medal in team and 5th in individual at the European Championships in Aachen, World Cup finalist, winner of the GP CSI-W in Oslo… Sire of EDDIE BLUE, Gold Medal at the JEM in Tryon.

Dam of :

  • MARIE EXPRESS HDC (f.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2022)
  • ORIZON EXPRESS HDC (m.b., ICARE EXPRESS HDC, 2024)

2ND DAM

COMTESSE Z (f.b., born in 2008) : Daughter of CHELLANO Z, Holsteiner stallion, ranked in the top ten at the World Championship for young horses at 6 and 7 years old before having a very good international career under the saddle of Jos Lansink. Sire among others of CHELLO Z, CYRANO DU RUISSEAU Z, CHOPIN, CONGO Z…

Dam among others of :

  • CAMPARI VD HEFFINCK Z (m.b., COOPER VAN DE HEFFINCK, 2013) Approved stallion

3RD DAM

HOLIVEA VAN COSTERSVELD (f.b., born in 1991) : Daughter of RANDEL Z, Z stallion, « stallion of the year» at 7YO with Ludo Phillippaerts. Sire among others of CORTES C (WEG with Beezie Madden), QUEBEC, ROMINO INFANTE D’O2, TSARINA, NABY OM…

Dam among others of :

  • RABANNA VAN COSTERSVELD (f.b., HEARTBREAKER, 1991) Dam among others of :
    • CORNET OBOLENSKY (m.gr., CLINTON, 1999) BWP Ambassador Stallion, World Top 5 for 7 consecutive years, very big international winner under the saddle of Mr. Kutscher.
  • VIVALDO VAN HET COSTERSVELD (m.b., CLINTON, 1998) Stallion, very great international performer under the saddle of R.Y. Bost.

4TH DAM

GUDULA O (f.b., born in 1988) : Daughter of BEAUJOLAIS, Dam of :

  • QUERIDO VAN HET CLOSTERVELD (g.b., FEINSCHNITT I VAN DE RICHTER, 1993) CSI3* with T. Davin.
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Mazurka HDC

Mare by Silver Deux de Virton*HDC and Leontine Ledimar Z HDC

ORIGINS

HER SIRE

SILVER DEUX DE VIRTON*HDC (ISO 170/18) is a son of KASHMIR VAN’T SCHUTTERSHOF, sire of many international winners: RÊVEUR DE HURTEBISE*HDC (2016 Olympic Team Champion with Kevin Staut), H&M ALL IN (Individual Olympic Vice-Champion at Rio in 2016 and Individual European Champion in 2017 with Peder Fredricson), GAZELLE (3rd best world performer in 2016 with Kent Farrington).

SILVER DEUX DE VIRTON*HDC has been ranked in all the CSI5* in which he competed in 2017. He is notably 2nd of the GP of the CSI 5*-W of Oslo 3rd of the GP of the CSI 5 * -W of Zurich, 5th of GP of the CSI 5 * -W of London, winner of a 1.60m event of the CSI 5 * -GCT of Doha, 2nd of the GP of the CSIO 5 * of Barcelona.

HER DAM

LEONTINE LEDIMAR Z (f.al., née en 2007) : Fille de LOVEFEVER II, performante en CSI5* et vainqueur du Grand Prix à 1,60 m du CSI4* de Rouen sous la selle de Patrice Delaveau. LEONTINE est une jument extrêmement attachante dotée d’une grâce hors norme.

Mère de :

  • KASTEL Jr HDC (m.al., BE EXPRESS*HDC, 2020)
  • MAZURKA HDC (f.al., SILVER DEUX DE VIRTON*HDC, 2022)

2ND DAM

GELEDIMAR (f.al., née en 2003) : Fille de GROSSO Z, GELEDIMAR s’illustre au plus haut niveau (CSI5*) sous la selle de l’américaine Hanna Heidegger. LÉONTINE LEDIMAR Z était son premier produit.

Mère entre autres de :

  • LADY LEDIMAR (f.b., NINTENDER, 2018)
  • BALOUMAR TW (m.bf., BALOU DU REVENTON, 2020)

3RD DAM

NABALIA LEDIMAR (f.b., née en 1995) : Fille de LORD Z, grand champion avec plus de 60 classements en épreuves internationales d’abord sous la selle de Franke Sloothaak puis Beat Mändli et pour finir John Whitaker. Il est le père de KÜCHENGIRL avec Marcus Ehning ou encore de Nicolette III avec Robert Whitaker.

Mère entre autres de :

  • REBALIA LEDIMAR (f.b., MERMUS R, 1998) Mère entre autres de :
    • AREBA LEDIMAR (f.gr., ARCO POLO Z, 2004) Bonne gagnante en CSI 1,45m
  • NAZALIA LEDIMAR (f.bf., NINTENDER, 2007) Bonne gagnante en CSO 1,40 m
  • WARNABA L (h.al., WARRANT, 2009) Bon gagnant en CSO
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Mika Express HDC

Colt by Orient Express*HDC and Vriska de Blondel*HDC

ORIGINS

HIS SIRE

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 25th 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 2nd 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

HIS DAM

VRISKA DE BLONDEL HDC (f.db., born in 2009) : She is a daughter of LAUTERBACH, one of the best sires of young horses, French champion of 6 years old, Elite, winner of numerous Grand Prix at 6 and 7 years old, he accumulates the rankings in CSI with Philippe Rozier until at the age of 9 or an injury will end his sports career. Sire among others of: LAGERFELD, LAUTERMANN, VAHINEE, AMBRE DE LAUNAY…

Qualified for the 4, 5 and 6 year-old finals, Vice-Champion of France for 6 years old, VRISKA DE BLONDEL*HDC, had a great career under the saddle of Delphine Perez and Kevin Staut, ISO 145.

Dam among others of:

  • DIRKA DE BLONDEL (f.b., VERY BERLIN DE CASTEL, 2013) ISO 159, 6-year-old French champion, Elite, CSIO5* with L. De Luca
  • DIRKO DE BLONDEL (m.b., CARDERO, 2013) ISO 118
  • DZIGGY DE BLONDEL (g.b., VERY BERLIN DE CASTEL, 2013) ISO 120, 4YO finalist
  • LAÏKA MISS HDC (f.b., BE EXPRESS*HDC, 2021)
  • MIKA EXPRESS HDC (m.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2022)
  • NOUSHKA EXPRESS HDC (f.b., ORIENT EXPRESS*HDC, 2023)

2ND DAM

RISKA DE BLONDEL (f.ch., born in 2005) : Daughter of GRAIN DE VOLTAIRE, ISO 149, CSI winner under the saddle of Claire Chaix.

Dam among others of:

  • VERONE DU RICHEMONT (f.ch., IDEAL DE LA LOGE, 2009) Dam among others of:
    • CHIQUITO DU RICHEMONT (g.gr., COROFINO, 2012) ISO 123
    • DRAGONE DU RICHEMONT (f.ch., CARDERO, 2013) ISO 122

3RD DAM

MARISKA DE BLONDEL (f.ch., born in 2000) : Daughter of DÉSIR DU CHATEAU, dam among others of:

  • VERIZKA DE BELHÈME (g.b., QUARTZ ADELHEID Z, 2009) ISO 135, winner in CSI under the saddle of Olivier Charret

4TH DAM

VERGONNE II (f.ch., born in 1987) : Daughter of PALADIN DES IFS, ISO 175, great champion under the saddle of Robert Breul.

Dam among others of:

  • LINELA DE BLONDEL (f.ch., SOUVIENS TOI III, 2009) ISO 143, Dam among others of:
    • POLIAS DE BLONDEL (g.ch., DESIR DU CHATEAU, 2003) ISO 165, French Pro Elite Champion under the saddle of Alexandra Paillot
  • NOSCO DE BLONDEL (g.ch., DESIR DU CHATEAU, 2001) ISO 158, good winner under the saddle of Petronella Andersson
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