Performance

Performance damline

Sports index

The sports index dressage is based on the sport of the horse itself and/or offspring and/or family members.This is presented in relation to the breeding direction dressage.The sport index is only shown for horses with their own sport presentation.

Sport index dressuur: 0

Genetic profile

The breeding values have been estimated using information from sport, inspections and talent tests and in addition the available DNA profiles (genotypes).
The DNA profile of the horse itself is included here.
The breeding values are presented in relation to the dressage breeding direction.
An average KWPN dressage horse has a dressage breeding value between 80 and 120.

To explain the terminology used in this overview, please refer to this legend

Approved offspring

No approved offspring

Performance test report

Conformation:
King de Niro is a well-developed stallion with a good rectangular model with a downward body direction. The head is long with a friendly eye. The neck has good length with a correct head-neck connection. The neck has good shape, good length and good muscling. The shoulder has very good length and a good position. The withers are well developed and of good length. The back is slightly sunken, good in length and more than sufficient muscling. The loins are well connected and well-muscled. The croup has a good position, good length and good muscling. The hamstring has good length. When viewed from the side, the foreleg is slightly over at the knee and standing under the body and correct when viewed from the front. The hindleg is correctly positioned. The hind pasterns are good in length and correctly adjusted and the frond pasterns are slightly weak. The foundation is well developed and of sufficient quality. The hooves are well developed, good in shape and good in quality. The heels are a bit lowered.

Descendant:
The KWPN-recognized Donnerhall son De Niro is a famous horse in dressage breeding. Since 2012, he was only second once in the list of best dressage horse breeders according to the WBFSH, the other years he was at the first position. De Niro is the father of King de Niro, who inherits proven genes. His mother is the elite mare Grandinosa, a daughter of Ampère (by Rousseau) who was a three-year-old Champion at the Stallion Show and was entered with top marks in the studbook. Four of Ampère's sons have been approved by the KWPN at this moment in time, and daughters like Fynona (88 points), Fiarola (85.5 points), Fortuna G (89.5 points) and Google (90 points) scored high during the IBOP. King de Niro's granddam Spinosa, a star preferent performance mare by Havidoff, produced the Heavy Tour horse Cynosa (by Tuschinski) and a Z horse by Dreamcatcher. Further back in this line, we find the Purioso mare Finosa, who produced a Z horse and a ZZ-L horse from Legaat, as well as a ZZ-L horse from Hugo.

Performance report:
King de Niro is an honest and reliable stallion with a very good attitude. The stallion has a lot of enthusiasm to walk and a lot of willingness to work and is easy to work with. The walk is active, regular and more than sufficient to good in space and flexibility. The trot has good space with an active hindleg that is very easy to work with. The canter is uphill, very powerful with much to very much bearing capacity and space. King de Niro moves with good leg technique and a lot of balance, with a positive ability to close. King de Niro has much to very much talent for dressage and gives his rider a good feeling.

Stable behaviour:
Honest and reliable stallion, easy in handling and calm in the stable.

Veterinary report:
No particularities have been established.

Sperm test:
Expected fertilizing ability class: good.

Breeding / matching advice:
King de Niro can add size to dressage horse breeding and improve the canter as well as add rideability, attitude and power in movement. Mares should not be built downhill.

Report of the mother:
Grandinosa is a very well developed mare in a very good rectangular model.
The head is sufficiently expressive.
The neck has good length with a slightly heavy head-neck connection.
The neck has sufficient shape, just sufficient length and good muscling.
The withers are well developed and very good in length.
The shoulder has sufficient length and a slightly straight position.
The back has sufficient length and is slightly muscled.
The loins are sufficiently muscled and sufficiently connected.
The croup has sufficient position, sufficient length and is a little poorly muscled.
The hamstring is bit short.
The left foreleg is when viewed from front toed-in and when viewed from the sight slightly placed under the body.
The hindleg is slightly sickled.
The pasterns are of good length and set a bit weak.
The hooves are slightly narrow and of sufficient quality with very low heels.
The foundation is sufficiently developed and of sufficient quality.
The walk has sufficient space and moderate suppleness.
The trot has sufficient space with a slightly too tight posture and a sufficiently sloping hindleg, which is allowed to be placed a bit more under the body. The use of the foreleg is correct.
The canter is sufficiently powerful, sufficient in space, sufficiently carried with sufficient posture.

Grandinosa achieved the following results in the IBOP test in 2014:
Walk 6.5 Trot 7.5 Canter 8 Elasticity 7.5 Posture and Balance 8 Rideability and Workability 8 Talent as a dressage horse 7.5 Total 75 points

Height of withers: 1.77m / Colour: black

This report contains the data and knowledge at the time of approving (spring 2018). Some of the information in this report may change later due to new knowledge or information.

Performance test scores

Offspring report

King de Niro (De Niro x Ampère x Havidoff)
King de Niro showed a collection of more than sufficient to well-developed foals that are long-lined. Some foals are a bit down in the body direction. The neck is well formed, well-muscled and usually more than sufficient in length. The shoulder is well positioned and the back and loins are more than sufficiently connected. In the foals selected by the owners, the hamstring should be longer. The front leg and hindleg are usually adjusted correctly, the pastern position is somewhat varied. The walk is regular and more than sufficient to good in space. The foals should walk with more body use. The trot has good regularity and space, more than sufficient power and (more than sufficient) flexibility. The hindleg should be more active in trot. The canter has more than sufficient suppleness and impulsion but should be a bit more uphill.

Number of registered offspring 2019:               3 fillies & 8 colts
Number of foals scored at home 2019:             10 foals
Number of foals present:                                 6 foals

Breeding advice
King de Niro can add size to dressage horse breeding and improve the canter as well as add rideability, attitude and power in movement.

Availability

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