Caprice d'Or is a friendly colt with excellent bone and muscling.  He is halter broke, leads, picks up his feet and has been trailered several times in a large trailer with no problems.
	He should make a wonderful dressage prospect as he has a gorgeous trot with excellent suspension and reach.  His lovely trot comes as no surprise since his mother has a fabulous trot (scoring an 8 for trot at her inspection) and his sire is Jazz (international Grand Prix Dressage stallion and 2006 KWPN Stallion of the year!)
	Caprice is changing color and is expected to be a liver chestnut.
	Caprice will be ready to leave once he is weaned (between 4.5 to 6 months of age)

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Caprice d'Or will be registered with the na/wpn (North American Dutch Warmblood Association).

 

Caprice's sire is JAZZ, a16.3hh Dutch Warmblood Stallion.    Jazz (Broere Jazz) is an international Grand Prix Dressage winner and in 2006, Jazz was KWPN stallion of the year! In addition to winning the KWPN HOY award, Jazz has also been awarded Keur Preferent status for his own Grand Prix performances and the successes of his progeny. Jazz descends from such greats as Olympic Cocktail, Furioso II and Nimmerdor.      In 2002, Jazz was 4th in the Dutch Championships and was the reserve for the Dutch Team at the World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera.   In 2004, Jazz won the CDI in Eindhoven.  In 2005, Kirsten Bechers and Jazz represented the Netherlands at Rotterdam winning the prestigious Grand Prix Kur.  By virtue of this success, Broere Jazz was named to the Dressage A team for the Netherlands and was the alternate team for the European Championships in Hagen, Germany in July, 2005.  In 2007, Jazz continues to excel in Grand Prix dressage. Jazz offspring have been very successful including five approved sons, Olivi, Broere's Norway, Riant, Tango and in Germany, Jazz-Time. In the PAVO Cup for young horses in the Netherlands, Broere Norway and Patser were Champions as 4 year olds and Patser and Robin Hood were Champions as 5 year olds. In the 2004-2005 KWPN Dressage Index for stallions, Jazz ranks 10th overall with a 175 (89% reliability). Of his age group of younger stallions, Jazz ranks 2nd. In addition to Jazz, the Preferente stallion, Cocktail had four other approved sons, Havel, Hierarch, Nourejev and Radar. Cocktail ranks 3rd on the all time KWPN Dressage Index for 2004-2005 with a remarkable 191 (86% reliability). Under rider Anky van Grunsven, he earned his Olympic title at an early age by winning the National Dressage Stallion competition in 1990 followed by the Goodwood Dressage World Cup in 1992. Here is a video of jazz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDwsQ-ln374

Caprice's dam is Uma, a 16.1hh, CWHBA mare with big movement.    Uma received an 8 for her trot on her inspection.  Uma's sire is Urymate de st Hermelle, a former international Level Show jumper descending from such greats as Alme and Furioso xx.    On the bottom side, Uma goes back to the famous Hanoverian G line through GODEWIND.   In Germany, Godewind's offspring have proven themselves in Grand Prix.  His pedigree hails from the most famous jumping line of Gotthard whose descendants have set the standard for ability, winning over $120,000,000.

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