In Portrait: Cahil

04. April 2023

In Portrait: Cahil

The champion of the 2019 stallion grading has attracted a lot of attentionalready during his first breeding seasons and the expectations have been confirmed by his offspring. In addition to his excellent bloodline, he shines in particular with his type and his jumping quality.

Sire
Cornet Obolensky himself had caused a splash on the international show jumping scene with Marco Kutscher by winning gold at the Madrid Europeans with the German team as well as the Zurich world cup competition and the Rome and Rotterdam Nations Cups. In 2012, Cornet Obolensky was awarded the title of most successful German jumping horse. Over the last two decades he has had a great impact on the worldwide show jumping scene and has definitely demonstrated his quality as a sire with offspring like Cornet d’Amour, Comme il faut, Cornado I or Clooney. His sire Clinton took fourth place at the Athens Olympics with Dirk Demeersmann; in addition to Cornet Obolensky, he has sired many other successful international top sport horses including Eldorado van de Zeshoek TN, Clintop, Cordess and Clintissima. His second sire Corrado I, himself a successful international sport horse with Franke Sloothaak, became the founder of a sire line in the Holsteiner breeding programme. Another asset from a breeder’s point of view is Cornet Obolensky’s damsire, Heartbreaker, a stallion much esteemed for his quality offspring.

Damline
Cahil’s dam Operette III is by top stallion Contender. Her produce includes Vienna Olympic, an exceptional mare who made the top 25 with Sheikh Ali Al Thani at the Caen WEG at nine years-old. Another daughter, Wonka, also boasts international achievements, won the Holsteiner State six-year-old Championship and produced the licensed stallion Forino. Mare family 776 is currently the largest stem in the Holsteiner breeding programme. The branch established by Ernst Schacht in Todendorf is considered particularly successful.

Own performance
Cahil completed 14-day ability assessment at Neustadt upon Dosse in 2020 with very good results. He was given 9.0 on free jumping ability, willingness to perform and ridability (test rider). He completed the test with a total mark of 8.78 (jumping weighted). In the 2021, he completed sport testing for four-year-old stallions in Verden, where he received the final mark 8.22 (jumping weighted). In March 2022, Cahil completed part II of his sport test in Verden with a final weighted mark of 8.25. Four-year-old, he already won young horse jumping classes at A level. Having undergone a great development, physically as well as under saddle, the stallion has been placed in young horse jumping classes up to M level in 2022.

Offspring
Cahil’s first crops proved convincing with regard to type and movement. At the Holsteiner foal auction in Falsterbo, a quality daughter out of a dam by Uriko (Wilfried Thoman, Drelsdorf) was knocked down at 17,000 euros to her new Swedish owner. Another Cahil-Clarcon colt foal (Bernd Börger, St. Michaelisdonn) won the Holsteiner state foal championship in Bad Segeberg.

Colt by Cahil-Clarcon

Considerations for Breeding by Sebastian Rohde
His genetic setup promises improvement of type, quality movement and jumping ability, all of which is impressively confirmed by his offspring, as he seems to pass on his modern make and shape, positively impacting his sons and daughters. His sweet personality and great rideability make the day-to-day handling of this stallion really uncomplicated and deserving of special attention.

Head Rider Jens Klöppel about Cahil
His genetic setup promises improvement of type, quality movement and jumping ability, all of which is impressively confirmed by his offspring, as he seems to pass on his modern make and shape, positively impacting his sons and daughters. His sweet personality and great rideability make the day-to-day handling of this stallion really uncomplicated and deserving of special attention.

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Cahil