Sire Grannus

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GRAN CORRADO

This unique Oldenburg stallion conquered the Bronze Medal with the Dutch team during the European Championships jumping 2005 in San Patrignano and is blessed with an exceptional blood line. His sire Grannus, who died in 1993, has left many great horses such as; Grannusch (John Withaker), Top Gun La Silla and Grande Dam (Jan Tops) and Grand Slam (Nick Skelton). Damsire Corrado I himself jumped at the highest level with Franke Sloothaak and it looks as if he passes his own qualities on in the offspring.

The dam line of Gran Corrado goes back, after Landgraf  I through Format and Flamberg, to the mare Edusa from lineage 3558 which has produced, among other horses, the stallions Flemmingh, Gaspari I and II, Candillo and Lavanino. Not only his pedigree makes Gran Corrado an exceptional stallion; also his sport career contributes to this; winner of the Bavaria Cup during Jumping Indoor Maastricht 2003, a 4th place in the Grand Prix of Wiesbaden, a 4th place in the Grand Prix of Maastricht 2004 and a 3rd place in Dortmund 2004. In 2005 his career was sealed with a bronze team medal during the European championships in Italy and the victory in the Nations Cup of Falsterbo.

Also the offspring of Gran Corrado succeed to perform well in jumping. In 2003 3 of his children were selected for the Final of the Championship Free Jumping in Asten. In 2004 a son of Gran Corrado X Nimmerdor won the Irish Championship Free Jumping for 3 year old horses. Apart from that a lot of his offspring has already performed in the national and international jumping sports.

That the offspring of Gran Corrado is very beloved in the international jumping sport and several of his children have been sold abroad through sport horse auctions. During the PSI auction 2004 his son Grandor (Oldenburg Landeschampion 2004) was sold to Ireland for € 60.000,-. In 2005 his son Gran Crue was sold to America via the Dutch Sport Horse Sales and also during the Expo Talent Sales 2005 a son of Gran Corrado was put up for auction.