Hennessey

Hennessy combines the genes of three of world’s best dressage sires: De Niro, Jazz and Ulft. For years both De Niro and Jazz led the WBFSH ranking for dressage sires and both performed successfully at Grand Prix level. De Niro is considered one of Germany’s most valuable dressage patriarchs, begetting world-famous horses like Desperados FRH, Delgado and D’Agostino FRH. Grand sire Jazz has been indispensable in the breeding of dressage horses and is still famous as the sire of international stars Glock’s Johnson TN and Jerich Parzival (the latter born also from the proven combination Jazz x Ulft).

Dam, Silhouette, has been awarded ‘Elite and Preferent’ by the KWPN and passed the performance test for mares successfully with an 8 for her canter. In addition, Silhouette is the full sister to the approved stallion Ragtime, ridden to Grand Prix level by the American rider Christina Robinson. Besides many successful dressage horses, several international jumpers descend from this line.

The first offspring are well-developed dressage foals with an appealing forehand. The foals have good movement with notable suppleness, articulation stepping well under. In the canter, the same notes apply to include good balance. Meliek-H was Champion of the colts at the foal show of Harich and in Tolbert his daughter Mara BKO became Champion. My Gladys VZ took reserve champion at the CK Noord Brabant. Matisse was the best dressage bred foal at the NAWPN foal inspections in the Northern American keuring for 2017.

In 2016 La Nadinda Altena was reserve champion of the Dressage Foals at the CK Zuid-Holland and Lord Hennessy B was reserve champion at the CK Friesland. Latanya VDL placed 3rd at the foal show of Harich.

Dressage Index KWPN: 177.

Hennessy: a gorgeous black that combines world’s best sires in his pedigree