Calypso I-VFive Stallion Full Brothers The super Holstein mare
Tabelle,
when mated with
Cor de la Bryere
produced five full stallion sons. The quality overall of these five is very high. Calypso I, a bay born in 1973, was 16.3 hands and with a solid build he was still a very elegant stallion. He transmitted his quality and his versatility to his progeny. He has both dressage stars, as well as international jumpers. He is said to be one of the most significant sires and most uniform producer of elegant performance horses. He is considered an important pre-potent sire that consistently produced fabulous gaits and scopey movements in his get. He has 10 stallion sons and over 140 approved daughters. He is a super star.
Born a year later, Calypso II had a lot to live up to. Also 16.3 hands, solid build, but a little coarse, he had great personality, a very heavy and powerful stallion. A fantastic jumper, he easily won the young stallion jump test. He was said to have nerves of steel, fearless, with an unflappable temperament. He was pre-potent for his jump talent, he gave springy-energetic gaits, and some of his progeny were good at dressage- all of them could jump. He stood in Holstein, then Hanover, he has 5 stallions sons and 58 approved daughters. he is considered one of the most outstanding stallions in all of Germany for jump ability and rideability. He also produced the super star Contender, who earned a 146.62 jump index and won the performance test. Contender initially stood in Oldenburg, but has been moved back to Holstein, and he is approved for just about every Sport Horse registry there is. He has 50 approved stallions sons already. This bloodline is white hot and is about as good as it gets.
The Great Contender (if Contender didn't have white socks, I would think I had the wrong photo- to me he looks almost identical to his uncle Calypso I) In 1971 Calypso III, a bay 16.0 1/2 hands, joined the two super stars. While he could not catch his older brothers, he was still a good stallion. A medium framed horse, with some faults in his hind legs, his gaits were described as forward and pounding, yet this coarser stallion easily won the Danish Jump Derby. His best progeny are out of high blood mares, and he passes on the huge jump talent along with the hind leg faults. His get are considered great competition horses. In 1978, yet another stallion: Calypso IV was born, a black 16.1 1/2 hands, who is also judged on the coarse side. He possessed a large frame: heavy, wide and deep. He was easy to ride, a good jumper and had good gaits. After 3 years at stud he was already proclaimed an influential sire, as he produced many top international show jumpers, a lot of good performers and good broodmares. Lastly in 1979 Calypso V was born, a chestnut- a color which sealed his fate. Holstein does not favor chestnut, so he was sold. Number V was an elegant stallion, with good conformation, correct legs and feet, a good mover and great jumper. His progeny were very manageable horses loaded with performance talent. How good he was in comparison to his brothers is hard to determine because he was sold out of his best breeding environment. Nonetheless, he still is valued as a good sire. This group of five full siblings is different from my other two examples in that it appears that there is at least two super stars: Calypso I & II. The last three brothers were hampered by the colossal success of the first two, which may be why there are no stallion sons of the last three, but they are well thought of as producers of quality performers, even Calypso III with hind leg faults. This entire line is loved for the rideability of the horses, along with the superior upper level talent. Back to Repeat the Breeding
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