Aslan

Aslan is by Alla’Czar, a stunningly handsome imported Dutch Warmblood stallion. He was shown on the A-circuit as a hunter where he displayed his superlative jumping technique and later he was shown at FEI level dressage where he earned scores in the 70 percentiles. Alla’Czar is the sire of Osczar, the first horse to ever receive the Perfect 100 score in a hunter round. His offspring have won many National and Zone awards and have earned him numerous awards including USEF’s Hunter Breeding Stallion of the Year for 5 consecutive years (2002-2006). He is the only stallion to have achieved that title for that many years.

Alla’Czar is sired by Zeus, a paramount producer of show jumpers whose progeny have won almost 5 million DM to date. Just some of Zeus’ highly successful show jumping progeny are Lonesome Dove, Czar, Zymbal I, Zymbal II, Swift, Beach Boy, Zenit, Zyklon, Zarino 4, Zunkunft, Zaandam, Zapateado, Zyklus, Zeno, Zandor Z, Marlon [VDL], and Zaster 5. Today, Zeus is still one of the most sought after sires of show jumpers.

Aslan’s dam, Jete, carries the noble blood of Holstein. She is one of few great breeding mares in the United States, being the dam of 3 approved stallions, grand dam to another approved stallion, dam of the ’05 and ’06 US champion BWP foals, and mother to 100% premium offspring (9 thus far). A testament to her breeding, Jete and her offspring are extremely consistent producers in terms of type, temperament and jumping prowess. Her prepotency is attributable to the fact that Jete is line bred (meaning two crosses in the 3rd generation) to none other than Cor de la Bryere, the stallion famous for revolutionizing the Holsteiner breed as we know it today. He was said to exhibit the best jumping bascule and technique ever seen in the equine world. With two crosses to this great stallion, it is no wonder that the offspring of Jete are bold, enthusiastic jumpers who jump consistently in a style befitting this proven lineage.

Jete is by Columbus who is the sire of both top dressage and jumper champions, among them the two approved stallions, Coeur de Lion and Cimarron. Columbus’ sire, Calypso II, has been one of the most important sires in both Holstein and Hanover where he sired international competitors and over 40 influential breeding stallions, including the great Contender. It was Calypso II who introduced Cor de la Bryere blood to Hannover, ushering in a new era of Hanoverian jumping breeding. Calypso II himself was a successful Grand Prix jumper under Michael Ruping, but he is most treasured as a valuable and versatile producer, his offspring excelling at both jumping and dressage. His offspring have winnings of 1.5 million deutschmarks. On the basis of the Hanoverian mare tests, Calypso II achieves a dressage ranking of 131, and a jumping ranking of 167. His breeding index on the basis of his competition horses is 132 for dressage and 150 for jumping.

Jete’s dam, the 1988 National Champion Holsteiner filly, Chandelle, is sired by Condino, who was Champion of his stallion inspection in Holstein.