PEDIGREE:
Scots Cavalier's sire is none other than the great Cavalier
Royale, a leading sire of showjumpers and eventers. Cavalier
Royale has sired numerous showjumpers competing at international level
including the Olympics and World Cup Finals. He has also sired numerous International
eventers making him the leading sire of eventers in the USA. His sire Cor
de la Bryere is one of the all time great sires of showjumpers.
Scots Cavalier is out of the Irish thoroughbred mare
Lay in the Hay xx.
This mare has already produced showjumpers up to Grade B level in Ireland. She
is by the great Henbit xx, Derby winner in Ireland
and an important sire of eventers. His sire Hawaii xx
is also known as a sire of International eventers. Lay
in the Hay xx's mother, Roll
in the Hay xx is a half sister to Forties Field
xx sire of several advanced eventers including the international eventer
Nickaree.
Looking at Scots Cavalier's pedigree we find duplications
of famous showjumping progenitors:
St Simon xx, widely acknowledged as the foundation
stallion for thoroughbred jumpers appears an incredible 104 times. Bay
Ronald xx a leading sire of showjumpers and eventers
and foundation sire in Germany appears 24 times. Others include:
Achill (17), Bay Ronald xx (24),
Bull Dog xx (2), Court Martial
xx (2), Dark Ronald xx (11), Fair
Play xx (7), Fair
Trial xx (2), Fling (2), Heidelberg
(5), Hurry
On xx (4), Hyperion xx (4),
Lorbeer (6), Loretto (3), Nearco
xx (2), Phalaris xx (7),
Rock Sand xx (14), Son In
Law xx (8) St. Simon xx (104), Teddy
xx (6), The Tetrarch
xx (10) and War Relic xx
(2).
In Scots Cavalier's pedigree we find the same powerful bloodline
crosses that have been responsible for producing the top fifty jumping horses
in the world. They demonstrate a powerful influence in the pedigrees of the
top showjumpers in the world. Namely: Ladykiller xx
X Cor de la Bryere X Cottage Son xx
This cross produced the International showjumpers, Waterford Crystal,
Montender, Collin, Constantin, Eurocommerce Monaco, Check Mate, Abrisca, Countess
G and Le Patron.
He also has the same cross present of the three leading Thoroughbred lines
found in the top fifty jumpers in the world. Namely: Ladykiller
xx X Rantzau xx X Furioso
xx this cross produced the International showjumpers Russel and
Goldika 559.
Ladykiller xx X Rantzau
xx X Cottage Son xx this cross produced
the International showjumpers Countess G and Eurocommerce
Monaco.
Other influential sires found in his pedigree include; Ramzes
x, Ladykiller xx, Anblick
xx, Blue Peter xx, Cottage Son xx, Eight Thirty xx, Furioso xx, Grey Sovereign
xx, Man O War xx, Nasrullah xx, Pharos xx, Pilate xx, Precipation xx, Rantzau
xx, Sailing Light xx and
Swaps xx, all sires that have produced
international showjumpers.
Scots Cavalier is from Thoroughbred family number one. This
is the same family as the great Furioso xx, one
of the most influential sires of showjumpers that the world has known. Other
famous stallions from the same family who are know to produce top showjumpers
are are Phalaris xx, Princequillo xx, Turn To xx
and Court Martial xx.