12 stallions to have on your radar in 2018

Planning to breed in 2018? Check out our round-up of 12 super stallions you should know about this year

1. Dream Boy (Vivaldi x Ferro)

Delatio boasts a super temperament and passes on reliable rideability. By the legendary De Niro, and out of the Rubinstein mare Rubina, Delatio is a strong British contender for this year’s World Equestrian Games with Britain’s Emile Faurie, having qualified for the World Cup final in Paris. He has already produced successful offspring, including the keur mare Elhouette and small tour horse Emando.

Having retired triumphantly from international showjumping in January this year, this multi-medalled stallion will now concentrate on his breeding career, with chilled semen available this year for the first time. A neat, quick jumper with superb technique, Christian Ahlmann’s Rio bronze medallist has already produced some exceptional offspring, despite his limited availability until this season. These include his daughter Taloubetdarco K Z, who also jumped in Rio for Japan.

The highest ranked stallion standing in the UK for 2018, this outstanding dual-purpose sire has produced top eventing offspring including Michael Jung’s European team and individual gold medallist FischerTakinou, and double world young horse champion Tenareze. He himself showjumped at the 2008 Olympics with Sweden’s Peter Eriksson. The Hand In Glove son brings plenty of blood, being 82% thoroughbred, as well as rideability and a generous character.

This son of Woodlander Wild Child is in his first season of breeding, but looks to be just as impressive as his record-breaking sire, whose dam is the double world young horse champion Woodlander Farouche. Wild Love was champion of both his Hanoverian and WBS-UK licensings and was also the top-scoring two-year-old of the Futurity series in 2017, prompting Woodlander stud’s Lynne Crowden to describe him as “the best stallion we have ever bred”.

An exciting young stallion by none other than Badminton winner Chilli Morning, Party Trick was champion of his SHB(GB) grading in 2016 and his offspring include the filly Saxon Party, who was awarded an elite premium score at last year’s Futurity. Party Trick, who reached the Burghley young event horse final, boasts a wonderfully trainable attitude, plenty of scope and has proved highly fertile.

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12 stallions to have on your radar in 2018

1. Dream Boy (Vivaldi x Ferro)

2. Delatio (De Niro x Rubinstein I)

3. Taloubet Z (Galoubet A x Polydor)

4. Big Star (Quick Star x Nimmerdor)

5. Jaguar Mail (Hand In Glove x Laudanum)

6. Checkter (Cellestial x Lord Pezi)

7. Woodlander Wild Love (Woodlander Wild Child x For Compliment)

8. Murka’s Gem (Good Twist x Noble Jay)

9. Elton John (Clearway x Kannan)

10. Foundation (Fidertanz x De Vito)

11. Dante’s Jr (Dante Weltino x Sir Donnerhall I)

12. Party Trick (Chilli Morning x Tolan R)