STALLION PORTRAIT

Gribaldi

Gribaldi and Dutch Edward Gal at the 2007 World Cup

finals in Las Vegas.Born: 1993-2010Breed: TrakehnerBreeder: MarikaWernerOwner: JoopvanUytertandPaulSchockemöhleApproved: Trakehner,KWPN,DanishWarmblood, Oldenburg,SelleFrançaisetc.

GRIBALDI

KOSTOLANY

GONDOLAII

ENRICOCARUSO

KAPSTADT

IBIKUS

GLORIAVI

MAHAGONI

ELCHNIEDERUNG

FALKE

KARBEN

HERTILAS

ISOLDA

FLUGSAND

GEMMA

Gribaldi’ssireKostolanyisanelitestallionandbecameTrakehnerstallionof theyear in2009.HispopularitytookhimtocoveringmoremaresintheTrakehnerVer-bandthananyotherstallionin thepast twodecades.Although Gribaldi’s dam Gondola II was very smallofsizeshedidnothaveageneticalpredispositionforpoorsize,butshewasbornasasmalltwin.ElitemareGondolaIIwasalsothedamofGribaldi’slicensedfullbrother,Goldinoborn in1985andsuccesful insmalltourattheageof7,andtoGribaldi’sfullsisterGeorgi-nawhobecamebestthree-year-oldatthemareinspec-tioninHessen.Hersire,DLGchampionstallionIbikus,wasastarproducerofsporthorsesandwassuccessfuluptoIntermediatelevelhimself.HeisregardedasoneofthemostinfluentialTrakehnersiresofhis.InOctober1995GribaldiwaslicensedinNeumünster,nominatedasthepremiumstallionandsoldatthetra-ditionalauction for300,000DMto theDutchstallionkeepersMrdeJongandJoopvanUytert.Hewasmar-

keted extensively and his offspring made good buzzearlyon.Meanwhile, Gribaldi himself performed very well to-getherwithEdwardGalontheinternationaldressagecircuitandplacedintoptenattheWorldCupfinalinLasVegas in2007.DuringacertainperiodGribaldiandhisapprovedsonPaintedBlackboth representedtheDutchnationaldressageteam.ThesuccessesofGribaldiprogenyarealmosttoomanytomention.AfewofhismorenotableoffspringareDan-ish champion stallion Zardin Firfod, the Trakehner re-servechampionHofrat,TrakehnerchampioncoltImho-tep,andthemostexpensiveTrakehnerever,Distelzar,whosoldfortheastronomicalsumofDM600,000attheageof3.GribaldiisthesireofnumerousGrandPrixhorses,suchastheoutstandingPaintedBlack,Girasol,SistherdeJeuandnotleastTotials.Gribaldi’sHanover-ianapprovedgrandsonHotlinebyHofratoutofaDeNirodamwassoldfor800,000€toPaulSchockemöhle

The successes of Gribaldi progeny are almost too many to mention

andBlueHorsin2005,whichwentdowninhistoricasamajoreventinGermanhorsebreeding.Althoughsuccessful inGrandPrixdressageGribaldi’spopularityasasireeventuallydecreasedasithappenstomoststallions.In2008,twoyearsbeforehepassedaway, he only sired 65 foals, but that year Gribaldicoveredover500mares.Anditallgoesbacktoaliving

legendthatstartedtodoremarkableresultsinsmalltourduring 2008 namely Totilas. With the unprecedentedsuccess thatEdwardGalandTotilashadon thedres-sagecoursetheseachforanewTotilasboostedGribal-di’spopularityandexistingoffspringbecameverypopu-lar especiallyasother competitionhorses likeGirasolandSistherde Jeushowedsimilar talent forcollectionandGrandPrixdressage.

Gribaldi grand son, Hanoverian (Blue Hors)

Hotline ridden by German Maik Kohlschmidt.

STALLION PORTRAIT

The Gribaldi son Totilas ridden by Edward Gal at the 2010 WEG in Lexington, Kentucky.

A few career highlights 1995: LicensedpremiumstallionandhistoricpricehighightatthestallionmarketinNeumünster

1996: Performancetestwinner

1997: 4-year-oldchampionatstallioncompetionin’s-Hertogenboschandreservechampionatthe PAVOCupdressagechampionship

2003:TrakehnerEliteStallion

2006:WinnerofGrandPrixFreestyleinZwollescoring75.35%

2007:PlacedintoptenattheWorldCupfinalinLasVegas

2008:TrakehnerStallionoftheYear

2012: No.3ontheWBFSHDressageSireRankings