GFS Sporthorses

13/11/2025

Nicarado (Diarado x Corland/Caratino Glory) - In foal to the rising star and 1.60 show jumping stallion Baloutaire (Balout de Rouet x Cahcco Blue!/Voltaire)
This is our beautiful Nicarado, she stands at 16.1hh and is eight years old. She is a lovely mare to have on the yard, being mannerly and very sweet natured. She moves absolutely beautifully and has an effortless jump..She is by the great Diarado who is number one for the world ranking stallions for eventing and eleven for show jumping!
Diarado is one of the most popular, and highest-ranked, stallions in Germany, and he impresses with exemplary ease at the jump, with superior scope, a willingness to perform that is second to none, manoeuvrability and intelligence; attributes that are necessary for today’s technical courses. Diarado is not only popular as a sire of show jumpers, but also as a sire of eventers; he always passes on his beautiful and correct type and conformation, which is so important for long-term soundness and durability. He was in sixth place on the 2017 BE Sire Rankings for 4-8 year-old offspring.
His sire, Diamant de Semilly topped the WBFSH Sire Rankings for the second time in 2016, having been inside the top ten since 2012. During his career, he was French national champion and WEG team gold medallist in 2002, and European team silver medallist in 2003.
Her dam sire, Corland is from the famous Holsteiner Line 104A, which goes directly back to Retsina, a two-time winner of the Hamburg Derby.
Corland had an impressive career under W.J. van der Schans. At the European Championship, Corland proved to all that he belongs in the category ‘the best in the world’. In Nation’s Cup series, he won both qualifiers and had the best results of the Nation’s competition clocking the fastest clear round. In the finals, he was 9th. Additionally, there were the following results: 2nd GP Rotterdam, 4th GP’s Oslo and Den Bosch, 5th GP’s Bordeaux and Maastricht, 6th GP Helsinki, 7th GP’s Zuidlaren, La Baule and Calgary.
He also was Champion of the Benelux in The Hague, 7th in the World Cup of Verona and 2nd in ‘The Sires of the World’ in Lanaken.
Her dam was out of a Caretino Glory mare whose back pedigree is packed with the key names in jumping breeding – Cor De La Bryere, Ramiro, Gotthard. Further investigation of his pedigree goes some way to explaining why he passes on both quality and better than average movement.
His sire Cheenook was trained to Grand Prix level dressage, and was known for his flamboyant movement despite his Holstein jumping pedigree. In Germany alone he has 56 offspring competing at S level show jumping and 16 at S level dressage. Cheenook’s full sisters produced the decent show jumpers Cocu who represented the USA at the World Equestrian Games and Carino who also competed at 5* level.
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12/11/2025

Here are some rather atmospheric photos of GFS Zingalina and Rachael as the torrential rain starts to subside and clear skies once again emerge victorious. I just wish the days were a bit longer as there never seems to
be enough daylight hours to get everything done !

11/11/2025

Boys will be boys!
The two yearlings GFS Astronova (Ahorn x Arko II/Calvados) and GFS Conchaccorado (Conthalou x Diarado/Corland/Caratino Glory) indulging in a little gratuitous thuggery and hooliganism as the evening draws in. Beaautiful Aquillo has now left for his lovely new home and the boys are missing his firm, calm presence at the helm, but they are always having fun and always great fun to watch.
Theses two are top quality sporting prospects for anyone in search of a very smart youngster with huge performance potential!
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10/11/2025

Charisma (2015)
Camarao x Hurikan/Landruf

Standing at 16.2hh, Charisma has been with us since weaning. Purchased from Germany, she was bred as a serious eventing prospect. Her sire Camaro is one of only two Elite coloured Trakehner stallions. Twice a Young Horse Championship qualifier for the German Bundeschampionate. He is both an advanced eventer and show jumper. His sire, Le Duc was Reserve Champion winner at his performance test with unprecedented scores of 10 for character, efficiency of movement and trot. He scored a 9 in all other categories. A Grand Prix dressage stallion with a performance index of 146, his dam was a consistent producer of Performance Test winners.

Her G.Grandsire, Anduc, a son of number one Trakehner stallion in the World, Marduc was another Elite stallion renowned for producing progeny of outstanding temperament and rideability.

A freak stable accident as a three month old, ended the competition dreams of Charisma's breeders, we were contacted and immediately purchased her as a future broodmare for the enhancement of our existing breeding program. Charisma is tall, powerful and a very impressive mover. She has exceptional conformation being very much of a jumping 'ideal' in the way she is put together, her strength, power and balance.

Her dam is a rare Kinsky warmblood, the incredibly versatile golden Czech warmblood synonymous with the Devil's Race', the Grand Pardubice, possibly the toughest race over jumps ever run.

Her first foal is has been Approved with the Oldenburg Registry as well as Graded AES. He stands in the US and is frequently competing on the Florida circuit.

Details are on our website www.gfssporthorses.co.uk
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09/11/2025

GFS Illuminati x Dolanda (Ultimo x Wellington)
This is GFS Equinox. He is the third ever horse that I have bred that has completely taken my breath away and fulfilled each and every childhood dream that had always seemed so unattainable. He is a testament to the possibility of hard work, determination and the power of dreaming making the seemingly impossible achievable!
I have rarely posted regarding this dreamboat, partly because I had no wish to attract buyers and partly because every time I watched him,, it was for pleasure and not to take photos!
At two years old, he now stands at over 16.2hh and he has retained the pure, genuine generosity of spirit and gentle demeanor that has always made his so special when coupled with his exceptional physical characteristics. Like his dam, he is hugely athletic, with massive, elastic and expressive movement and with feet that barely touch the ground!
His dam Dolanda was an International Grade A show jumper with winnings in excess of £22,000 having jumped consistently up to 1.40. On the Sunshine Tour she won ten out of her twelve classes.
Dolly was a real powerhouse, a force of nature and an incredible athlete, her feet literally barely ever touched the ground when she let loose in the paddock! As well as her phenomenal jump, bravery and balance, Dolanda moved with exceptional expression with paces that would easily mark her as a horse with real potential between the dressage boards if she hadn't been produced as a show jumper. She was a real heart and soul horse and she has bestowed the very best of her genetics to this very special son.
Dolly was sired by Ultimo (Phin Phin/Burggraaf) and out of a Wellington - Nimmerdor dam. This is a sire who remains high on the index despite not having sired large numbers before being sold to China. He had great success at 1.45 and 1.50 in Austria.
His sire Phin Phin, son of Olympian Chin Chin was a GP stallion with numerous international wins at both 1.50 and 1.60.
Her dam is by Wellington, his dam Patty is by the famed thoroughbred Lucky Boy and is also the G.dam of our own Wantasia! He competed up to Z level in dressage as well as having national success jumping at 1.30.
GFS Equinox's sire is GFS Illuminati whose pedigree is of quite exceptional providence, with ancestors who have performed at the highest level show jumping. He is another of my absolute dream horses and having owned his grandsire, bred his sire and been captivated by their magic, talent and phenomenal temperaments I would have loved to have kept him and produced him. He was however spotted by a very special home and is now in Dubai being professionally produced and aimed at an exciting competitive career.
Illuminati is by our own GFS Eskimo Jo whose Graded Holsteiner dam hailed from some of the finest German jumping lines in terms of both performance and breeding index, with her sire being Corrado I and her dam sire Landgraf out of a Calletto II mare! He is out of our late, wonderful mare It's Magic. Magic jumped successfully to 1.15 gaining 538 points before retiring early with injury.
Illuminati's dam, It's Magic was a remarkable mare of both quality and talent. Graded into the Westfalian Head Stud Book, she is by Hogwart the International Grand Prix showjumping stallion and Westfalian Stallion Champion (Concorde/Voltaire/Nimmerdor) This is a stallion of such quality that he is Licensed into the Belgium Warmblood, Holsteiner, KWPN, NRPS (Dutch) and Westfalian Studbooks. She was out of a Cassini/Caletto mare whose pedigree is steeped in International showjumpers.
Magic was something of a dream mare to own. Aside from her obvious talent, incredible movement and rare beauty, she had the greatest attitude and most generous nature imaginable.
Prior to a retirement prior to actually fulfilling her huge potential in competition, she jumped successfully to 1.20, with wins to BSJA Foxhunter and Notational winnings of £1153 (There are video's of her competing on our Broodmare Page. . This beautiful horse was simply wonderful, with a lovely intelligent, willing outlook. Her loss in 2021foaling Illuminati's full brother was soul destroying.
We are incredibly excited by this young c**t who not only displays incredible manners and a superb attitude. He has real presence, very good conformation and demonstrates exceptional movement, athleticism and huge potential. I think that wherever I go, he may follow!

07/11/2025

Kitty Malone - Ramiro B x Black Sam Bellamy (2015)
Available due to retirement
This is one for the event horse breeders. She is a fabulous amalgamation of both superb show jumping and eventing provenance which is then perfectly interwoven with racing 'royalty', enhancing two skill sets highly prized in those searching for talented, competitive stayers with clever brains, speed, talent over a fence and big hearts. She also displays super big elastic and expressive paces in all gaits.
Standing at 16hh, 10 years old and a proven broodmare and excellent mother. She is empty for 2026 but swabbed and ready to be put in foal early next year to a stallion of your choice.
This mare is good to handle, very sweet and vice free. She is easy to catch, worm and mannerly with the farrier.
She is sired by the remarkable stallion Ramiro B. He competed at 1.60m level showjumping himself and has sired many outstanding offspring to date who have succeeded in both the eventing and showjumping field. These have included 5* winner Cooley Master Class and Badminton Runner up Cooley SRS among a multitude of top performance and performing progeny including Nations Cup level 1.60 show jumpers and 5* eventers. He was the first horse to be made an ambassador with the BWP studbook due to his phenomenal breeding record.With multiple progeny competing at 4* and 5* level, Ramiro B is undoubtedly a proven sire of top level event horses as well as showjumpers.
This lovely mare's dam sire is Black Sam Bellamy, the full brother of Galileo and half brother to Sea the Stars and who tasted success as a sire both on the Flat and over jumps.
Galileo was a stallion who tasted success as a sire both on the Flat and over jumps as well as siring multiple eventers in his latter years.
Black Sam Bellamy was a prominent British Jumps stallion, who, as well as being a winner of the 10 furlong Tattersalls Gold Cup (G1) by 8 lengths and the Gran Premio del Jockey Club (G1) over 1½ miles, Black Sam Bellamy possessed probably the finest pedigree of any NH stallion in the world, being by the 14-time Champion Flat Sire, Sadler’s Wells, out of the Prix de ’Arc de Triomphe (G1) winner and legendary broodmare, Urban Sea (by Miswaki -a stakes-winning son of the leading sire in North America, Mr. Prospector. ).
His dam can realistically lay claim to being by far the most influential matriarch in the history of the Thoroughbred. Her sons [Galileo, Black Sam Bellamy, and Sea The Stars] have already produced Group 1 winners, and Galileo and Sea The Stars have produced major classic winners.
“Black Sam was particularly suited to the production of high-class staying horses, as he consistently transmitted the important qualities of stamina, toughness and determination. “He had an excellent temperament and was always a lovely horse to deal with.
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06/11/2025

Angel is by the incredible Olympic show jumper Arko III and out of a mare by Calvados who competed at 1.60. She had competed to Novice under the name of Double M Tarko with 124 points before being sold to an amateur home and then to ourselves. Her jumping pedigree is impeccable with Grand Prix and 1.60 jumpers featuring on virtually every line of both her dam and sires pedigree.
This mare stands at 16hh, she is glamorous, talented and such a wonderful character. Miss personality plus, she is a born show off, a tremendous mover, vice free, incredibly loving and the kindest natured horse. She is 13 years old, a proven broodmare who is easy to get in foal, easy to foal down and a sensational mother. She is in foal to GFS Fire and Ice for a guaranteed dilute foal in 2026.
Her sire Arko III represented Great Britain at the 2004 Athens Olympics which tops the lengthy list of outstanding International wins including the richest competition in the world, the Calgary CN Grand Prix 2008.
Arko's earning to date are over 1 million pounds and he was number one horse in Europe for three consecutive years. His breeding is impeccable with both dam and sire being of prodigious talent and bred from a long line of incredible performance ancestry and progenitors of the same.
Angels dam sire Calvados was bred from the best French performance bloodlines. Renowned as a leading sire of show jumpers as well as eventers and dressage horses. A Grand Prix showjumper himself, his sire the Selle Francais Uriel was leading French sire for many years with a breeding index of 211 (the highest figure ever in France). Although he was bred on a limited scale, he has numerous international offspring jumping at Grand Prix level.
This is a mare with a very talented family tree and some very big names for her offspring to live up to!
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05/11/2025

Sahara is by the golden palomino Grand Prix stallion Treliver Decanter (Dimaggio/Grand Ferdel). He has offspring competing PSG/Inter1, 1.40m showjumpers and CIC2*/CCI2* eventers. Decanter's sire Dimaggio competed PSG/Inter1 and produced over 30 GP horses, CCI4* eventers, and over 73 approved sons.
She is out of am Elite Graded SH(GB) mare by the Saddlers Wells bred stallion Accondy and out of the GP dressage stallion World Cup.
Accondy was placed in two out of his three starts, sired numerous National Hunt winners and became a sport horse sire of importance, joining the HIS Premium scheme in 1997, when he was the reserve for the Macdonald-Buchanan Trophy for the best new young stallion. The same year he stood Champion at the British Hanoverian Horse Society grading, attracting offers from the German assessors. He became a Super Premium stallion 1n 1998 and was twice awarded the Henry Tudor Cup and he was champion Thoroughbred at the Royal Dublin in 2001.
Sahara's sire Treliver Decanter was by Dimaggio. He has been the most influential dressage sire standing in Britain in the past decade. Dimaggio rose to fame when he was World Young Horse Champion as a five-year-old in 2000; the first British-owned horse to claim the title. He competed successfully up to intermediate I before his retirement with his offspring prominent at the very top level of the sport.
Sahara is vice free, mannerly to handle and good with the farrier.
Direct contact only please. All details can be viewed on our website www.gfssporthorses.co.uk

04/11/2025

GFS Luminita (2024) To make 16.3hh
GS Illuminati x Quirifino Z
This very pretty yearling filly is elegance personified; she doesn't just move with expression and elevation – she floats! She has an incredible temperament and is a gentle, intelligent young horse who has always been a pleasure to handle in all situations, consistently demonstrating manners way beyond her tender years. Although she has been bred with an eventing career in mind and would doubtless suit that career beautifully, she should also be serious;y considered as having potential between the white boards too; to watch her move is a pleasure.
Luminita is out of a Zangersheide mare who jumped to 1.20 as a six year old on the Sunshine Tour with excellent results before being sold to to an amateur home. Her sire Quirifino Z successfully competed for several years at 1.60m with Ben Maher.
Quidam de Revel, Quirifino's sire is one of the most influential breeding stallions of all time. His offspring are highly sought after. In 2004 Quidam topped the World Breeding Championships jumping stallion ratings for the second year, establishing him as the pre-eminent (and most expensive) living sire of showjumping horses.
Quirifino's dam sire Grosso Z produced the international jumping star Goldfever and the international dressage stallion Goethe. Her damsire Lorentin I is a famous Holsteiner dressage stallion which may well explain her phenomenal movement! He competed at Grand Prix level and sired top dressage progeny including L'Acteur and Limocello.
The sire of this exciting foal is GFS Illuminatii is a young home bred stallion and having proven himself a sire of potentially exceptional foals in 2023, he once again proved himself once again in 2024 before being sold to a professional home in Dubai where he is being produced for a competitive career and showing tremendous talent!
His sire is also a home bred, we produced his sire to Novice eventing. His dam was a Premium Graded Holsteiner mare and ex show jumper with placings German Kl.L + Kl.M and her breeding was exceptional. She was by Corrado I (Cor de la Bryere/Capitol I x X Landgraf/Caletto )
Corrado combines the blood of the two great Cs – Cor de la Bryère and Capitol. He won the Grand Prix of Leeuwarden in 1993, and were second in the Nations Cup at La Baule. In 1994, Corrado won the World Cup Qualifier at Dortmund and finished third in the Nations Cup at Aachen. He also won the German Championship that year. In 1996, he won the Danish World Cup Qualifier at Aarhus, and the Grand Prix of Neumünster and Kiel.
By the end of 2006, Corrado I recorded with 95 progeny who had jumped at an international level.
His maternal G.Grandsires are none other than the legendary Cor de la Bryère and Landgraf.
Described by breeders as a 'gift from heaven', Cor de la Bryère has had an incredible impact on the Holsteiner breed, occurring in more than 70% of Holsteiner pedigrees, and is credited for improving the breed's jumping technique. He also had a huge impact on the Oldenburg breed.
‘Landgraf dominated the breeding scene in Schleswig-Holstein for over ten years. The success of his offspring both in terms of breeding and sport performance led to the demand for the stallion becoming almost insatiable.
Illuminati's dam, It's Magic was a remarkable mare of both quality and talent. Graded into the Westfalian Head Stud Book, she is by Hogwart the International Grand Prix showjumping stallion and Westfalian Stallion Champion (Concorde/Voltaire/Nimmerdor) She was out of a Cassini/Caletto mare whose pedigree is steeped in International showjumpers.
Before her retirement due to injury and sadly prior to actually fulfilling her huge potential in competition, she jumped successfully to 1.20, with wins to BSJA Foxhunter and Notational winnings of £1153
Full details can be found at www.gfssporthorses.co.uk

03/11/2025

It is with a degree of regret and obvious sorrow that in accordance with our retirement, I am offering the first five of our beautiful broodmares to the very best homes and to new owners who will appreciate their exceptional qualities.
Each of these wonderful girls have been painstakingly sourced for their super pedigrees, conformation, movement, beauty and outstanding temperaments. They are all proven, easy to get in foal, foal down, exceptional mothers and have wonderful temperaments.
Specific details can be found on our website www.gfssporthorses.co.uk on the broodmare page.
Four of the five are in foal for 2026. Any questions, please contact me directly only.
These special ladies are used to being treated like queens, rugged, fed twice daily with the best quality feed and stabled at night. As such they will only be available to homes where they will be similarly cared for.
Over the coming week or two, as time allows, I will be posting individual details of each of the girls with details of their pedigrees, personality, offspring and plenty of photos.
Serious enquiries only please, this is not going to be easy!

30/10/2025

This beautiful son of GFS Fire and Ice is currently being marketed as available in France for anyone looking for a young talented and very striking Graded stallion!
For anyone hoping to breed their own, Ice will currently be remaining available at Stud for the start of the 2026 season!
He is proven to produce spectacular offspring from a vast variety of mares from 13hh ponies to 18hh draft mares and some truly fabulous performance horses in between, giving a guarantee of stunning heads, sensational temperaments, fabulous movement, elegance, height and who are proving to be highly trainable, versatile and genuine under saddle.
We do also still have two of his offspring remaining here that are available!

29/10/2025

GFS Conchaccorado
Conthalou x Diarado/Corland/Caratino Glory
Yearling gelding to make 16.2hh+
This is where beauty meets talent with a faultless temperament and a sensational pedigree.
He is a serious prospect with a potentially very exciting future!
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