ELITE STALLIONS

Elite Stallions is thrilled to present the wonderful Blue Hors Viconte (Vivaldi x Sandro Hit x Brentano) standing in the UK for 2023. This elegant young son of Vivaldi, combines two of the strongest lines of performative stallions in recent dressage history. Vivaldi and Sandro Hit both had successful competitive

The legendary Sandro Hit need’s little introduction. He dominated the dressage breeding scene in the 2000’s and has produced over 190 licensed sons, most famous among them Sir Donnerhall, San Amour and Stedinger. At the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, there were no less than nine offspring of Sandro Hit competing, with Showtime FRH taking the team gold and Salvino taking team silver.

Viconte’s damline is one of the most successful and productive in Germany in recent times and has produced approved stallions such as Quarterback, Quarterhit and Don Royal. The full sister of Viconte’s dam, Poetin II, won the World Championship for Young Horses as a five-year-old and afterwards sold for €2.5 million at the P.S.I auction, making her the most expensive riding horse sold at the time.

Viconte is a long legged and strikingly beautiful stallion, that oozes elegance. As well as wonderful movement, he has inherited from his sire great trainability and rideability. Head rider at Elite Dressage, Beth Bainbridge, described him as ‘a horse that gives you a very grand feeling when you sit on him. He has a very pleasing frame, with a good length of rein and is light and easy in the contact.’ Although he has not long been with the team at Elite, they are already in love with him. Milo Johnston helped to transport Viconte back to the UK and described him as ‘a very friendly and personable guy. He really likes people and is not shy, but without being in your face. He travelled beautifully, was totally relaxed and took everything in his stride.’

Beth has already been busy getting Viconte used to all aspects of his new home at Elite Dressage in Devon, he has been ridden in both the indoor and outdoor arena and has made his maiden voyage hacking around the fields, approaching everything with a willing and positive outlook. With his fantastic temperament, movement and bloodlines, Viconte has everything he needs to be a top sire. His first crop of foals are already looking hugely promising, with several auction highlights among them, including the highest priced foal at the Westfalen auction. The future most certainly looks bright for this rising star.

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