An outstandingly beautiful chestnut stallion, 16.1hh, by Gribaldi out of a Houston mare.
Wish Upon A Star - Cross Country.
Believed to be the only graded stallion standing in this country by Gribaldi (The number 1 sire in Europe, Internationally successful Grand Prix dressage horse and already the sire of 10 licensed stallions including Painted Black).
Wish Upon A Star - Dressage.
Even with limited outings Wish Upon A Star made a great start to his competition career by winning his Burghley Young Event Horse qualifier, scoring an amazing 15 out of 15 for conformation and also jumping a double clear in his only PAVO qualifier.
Wish Upon A Star.
WISH UPON A STAR (Wizard) surpassed all expectations in 2008. His first crop of foals were stunning and his competition record exemplary, proving beyond doubt he is not just a pretty face!
They say 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' well Wizard is truly beautiful. He has an exquisite head, beautiful turn of front and a great set of limbs. This is complemented with straight, athletic movement and an incredible temperament.
In his first season eventing he ran nine times, finishing in the top three on no less than seven occasions from Intro to Novice and collecting 15 points.
He also won his only BYEH qualifier and finished a credible 4th at the final as well as finishing Reserve Champion Sport Horse at the SPORT HORSE BREEDING CHAMPIONSHIPS at Addington.
And so to the pedigree of this breathtaking young Dutch horse :-
WISH UPON A STAR: PEDIGREE INFORMATION
SIRE:GRIBALDI TRAKEHNER STALLION by KOSTOLANY out of GONDOLA II by IBIKUS
The international dressage stallion Gribaldi is not only one of the most successful Trakehner stallions in modern equestrian sport,
he is also an outstanding sire of talented horses.
Originally purchased for export to The Netherlands at his grading in Germany 1995, he is fully graded with the KWPN,
The Oldenburg Verband and Dansk Varmblod as well as the Trakehner Verband and was awarded Keur status and a breeding index for dressage of over
140 by the KWPN in 2005.
His graded sons to date include:
Gribaldi’s sire Kostolany (by Enrico Caruso out of Kapstadt by Falke) is an outstanding source of modern sports and dressage type in Trakehner breeding, tracing to both the Anglo Arab Fetysz OX and the Thoroughbred Pasteur XX in his male lines.
A superbly talented dressage horse (especially in piaffe and passage) he has produced over 140 graded broodmares and at least 10 graded sons worldwide. These include not only Gribaldi but also:
as well as countless good-moving and rideable horses competing at national level in both dressage and eventing a wide range of countries with riders with a wide range of abilities.
DAM: PASMIEK KWPN mare by HOUSTON out of ENNEMIEK by WELLINGTON)
Pasmiek is a young mare and although Wish Upon A Star was her first foal, her dressage breeding index is already a very good 121. She comes from the KWPN mare family 277, founded by the
Odin van Wittenstein mare Albertha.Pasmiek’s dam Ennemiek by the well-known dual purpose
Nimmerdor son Wellington has had 10 foals to date, including:
Other good performers related to Wish Upon A Star through his dam’s mare line are the Elite showjumping mare Pandora (by Karandasj), the Burgraaf daughter Ironique, the Prix St George dressage mare Leonique (by Glendale) and the graded stallion Radbout (by Joost).
Pasmiek’s sire Houston (KWPN) by Belisar was the grading champion of his year in 1992 and went on to achieve a superb breeding index of 174 pts and the status of Keur stallion in 2006. He competed successfully at top national small tour level in dressage has already produced some top class stallion sons including
Belisar (by the Thoroughbred stallion Saros XX) is a proven producer of top class dressage horses achieving a dressage breeding index of 150. His most successful progeny include the Advanced dressage stallion Kroonjuweel (who also has a dressage breeding index of 150) and the Elite dressage mare Ixia who was exported to the USA to become one of the foundation broodmares of the Dutch Warmblood breed there.
Wizard is dual graded with both the SHB and the BWBS. He will be combining eventing and stud duties for the 2009 season, fresh and chilled semen will be available.
