Pedigree Blog
Welcome to the Pedigree Blog — shorter pedigree snapshots and observations. Here you will find snippets on dressage, jumping, and eventing horses that show the principles of balanced breeding, without the detailed terminology or in-depth analysis of the full pedigree articles. A quick look at how the pedigree of these horses reflects their greatness.
- Gangster Montdesir
Gangster Mondesir, 5* Grand Prix Jumper with Richard Vogel, is a Selle Francais stallion born in 2016 and bred by Haras Montdesir. This horse looks to be Richard Vogel’s new star jumper, and along with United Touch, it is a stable of horses that most jump riders can only dream… Read more: Gangster Montdesir - Dynamix De BelhemeTo continue reading more about this subject… Become a Grand Prix Pedigrees member to unlock the full article and the entire Education Portal. Become a MemberLog In
- Sandhills BriarSandhills Briar is another Australian bred eventer from a true Aussie Thoroughbred dam line who defied the odds and made it all the way onto the world stage at the Aachen 2026 World Championships as part of the Australian eventing team. This is a terrific achievement for a genuine homebred… Read more: Sandhills Briar
- APH SodokuAPH Sodoku is on the 2026 Australian eventing team at the FEI World Championships in Aachen. He is ridden by Olivia Barton. Sodoku is another ‘ home bred’ Australian horse. He was bred by APH stud which was founded by Walter and Libby Sauer in the 1980’s, and they focused… Read more: APH Sodoku
- Spectre DSpectre D is an Australian stallion bred by Shane Davidson of Davidson Equine, and came to my attention from a facebook post where Shane made the comment “ there are moments that remind you why all the hard work is worth it.” All breeders know what this means, and exactly… Read more: Spectre D
- HP Iconic GoldHP Iconic Gold drew my attention from a video clip on Facebook, just as a foal trotting across the arena with his dam. But this was no ordinary foal, nor was it an ordinary trot. The hind leg action, and front leg lift and suspension, with lightness, softness and incredible… Read more: HP Iconic Gold
- Denoix PCHDenoix PCG is a Grand Prix horse born in 2012. He is ridden by Katharina Hammer and just scored 79% to help capture the team gold for Germany at the 2026 World Championships. He has a masterful pedigree design with many lessons for breeders who take the time to reflect… Read more: Denoix PCH
- Belcanto HBBelcanto HB is a young stallion who came 4th in the 7yo final at the 2026 WBFSH Dressage Breeding Championships. Sometimes we get lucky enough to see a pedigree with duplications within 6 generations which impart important lessons in building pre-potency into pedigrees, and in what mare lines are going… Read more: Belcanto HB
- Secret’s WeaponSecret’s Weapon is a mare competing in the 2026 6yo class at the WBFSH World Breeding Championships, ridden by Evelyn Eger for Germany. Yesterday we looked at two of the competitors also by Secret, who were out of De Niro mares, which prompted thoughts that perhaps the Secret / De… Read more: Secret’s Weapon
- Sir GribaldiSir Gribaldi is another Secret son in the 2026 6yo WBFSH classes and gives us another perspective on which bloodlines are working to produce the best horses with Secret. As has been mentioned before , all stallions have a throwback pattern which is working in their top progeny, and these… Read more: Sir Gribaldi
- Ready to RumbleReady to Rumble is a 5 yo stallion at the WBFSH World Breeding Championships ridden by Saskia Gerrits-Poel. Pedigree is Le Formidable / Ampere / Negro / De Niro. Most fortuitously for us, he has a very tight pedigree within five generations where the duplications can be clearly seen and… Read more: Ready to Rumble
- Debby GoldDebby Gold is a Westphalian mare ridden by Brazilian rider Yara D Amaral Fernandes and competed in the 6yo Division at the 2026 WBFSH Dressage Breeding YH Championships. Her pedigree is Dancier Gold / Sir Donnerhall / Furst Heinrich / Feiner Stern / Absatz. She has been added because she… Read more: Debby Gold
- Pythagoras WKPythagoras WK is ridden by Franka Loos for the Netherlands and competed at the 2026 WFBSH Breeding Young Horse World Championships. His pedigree is All At Once / Vitalis/Negro/Krack C, and luckily for us he certainly has alot going on in six generations and can therefore be a great example… Read more: Pythagoras WK
- Schatzmeister MZSchatzmeister MZ OLD is the fourth placegetter in the 2026 R1 7yo class at the WBFSH behind winner Secret Agent with Charlotte Dujardin. This has started a rumour that Secret / De Niro is an emerging successful nick in some of these top young horses. Certainly both horses are out… Read more: Schatzmeister MZ
- Secret AgentSecret Agent was just the winner of the R1 7yo 2026 WBFSH Breeding World Championships. Secret Agent is one of those superlative horses that hardly seem real, incredible beauty and elegance, spectacular in phenotype with lightness and grace, and of course ridden by Charlotte Dujardin, he has the ideal ‘environment’… Read more: Secret Agent
- Pina ColadaPina Colada is a 6yo stallion selected for the WBFSH world championships and ridden for the Netherlands by Kirsten Brouwer. He placed 3rd in the 6yo consolation round two and earned a place in the final. Pedigree is Governor /Dayano/Flemming/ Nimmerdor. It is an interesting pedigree, albeit technically rather difficult,… Read more: Pina Colada
- Weihe’s HappinessWeihe’s Happiness is competing at the 5 yo at the WBFSH Breeding Championships Young Horses and came 3rd in the first round. Wiehe’s Happiness is a super athletic competitor and a grand daughter of world champion mare Weihegold ridden by Isabel Werth. She was bred by Christine Arns-Krogmann, who is… Read more: Weihe’s Happiness
- Faustino GFaustino G has drawn attention at the 2026 WFBSH World Breeding YH Championships. Winner of the 6yo round one, he was a picture of uphill elegance, extremely modern, and looked to have good ride ability and perspective. What does his pedigree tell us? In five generations we can see a… Read more: Faustino G
- Duke of Britain – Grand Prix horseDuke of Britain – Grand Prix dressage horse. Born 2007, Duke of Britain was bred by Sarah Pigley and owned by Kasselman stud. He was ridden by Frederic Wandres. He has an interesting pedigree and is from a top dam line – From Hanoverian family 57 – Klaseta. Other… Read more: Duke of Britain – Grand Prix horse
- Eden Du RouetEden Du Rouet, born in 2014, is an approved Selle Francais stallion who jumped at 1.55m with Francois Xavier as a 7 year old but was retired due to injury. As yet he does not have a lot of progeny on the ground, and like many stallions with pre-potent pedigrees… Read more: Eden Du Rouet
