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Diarado – rarely in the history of the Holsteiner stallion grading in Neumünster there has been such a clear and celebrated champion as in 2007. Diarado’s description by then breeding director Dr.Nissen reads as follows: “The champion stallion oozes incredible charisma and epitomizes modern sport horse type. His magnificent type goes along with a good topline, a strong back and four perfectly correct legs. His basic paces improved from fairly good walk to good trot, crowned by a perfect canter. But his presentation reached fever pitch in the free jumping phase where he demonstrated perfect judgement from the very first approach, jumping with a flexible body, excellent leg technique and unbelievable scope, all of which earned him a 10.0.” Diarado’s stud value is more relevant than ever, as he tops the WBFSH eventing sire ranking for the fourth time in a row. And the 2025 Holsteiner champion stallion, Dark Zuccero, is a Diarado son.
Diarado needs mares with sufficient height and frame. He reliably passes on his great rideability and very good basic gaits and is a much sought-after jumping and eventing sire.
Euro 350,- + VAT
plus Euro 900,- + VAT when pregnant;
plus Euro 250,- + VAT Foal fee
ICSI: Euro 2,200 + VAT
Euro 2,200,- + VAT
ICSI: Euro 2,200 + VAT
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Remarks
For insemination with Diarado, additional shipping costs will apply in any case. (See conditions)
To be eligible for stud fee I, the breeder must be a member when the semen is ordered, otherwise stud fee II is payable.
Sire
Diarado carries world champion blood through his sire, Diamant de Semilly, a member of the gold winning French team under Eric Lavallois at the Jerez World Equestrian Games in 2002. Bred for performance, Diamant de Semilly – just like his sire Le Tôt de Semilly, an own son of legendary Grand Veneur – counts among the most successful stallions in France.
Damline
Diarado’s dam is by Holsteiner jumping horse sire Corrado I and a full sister to licensed stallion Crawford. Through the famous stallions Lord and Ramiro, the dam line goes back to the highly successful stem 318D2 bred by the Bernhard family. This mare family has produced the studs Corofino I + II, Coriano, Chello I + II as well as champion stallion Camiros.
Own performace of Diarado
Diarado’s performance is obvious – he won the Schlieckau stallion performance test scoring 150 index points overall; four-year-old he won young horse jumping classes scoring 9.0; five-year-old he won the qualifier to the Bundeschampionat final with the marks 9.0 and 9.3, and placed third in the final, scoring 9.0, and nine-year-old he took third place in the S*** level grand prix at the Dobrock horse show, to name only a few achievements.
Test results
Schlieckau 2008: Ges. 150,57 (1./29); Spr. 144,01 (1./29); Dres. 138,42 (2./29)
Offspring of Diarado
Diarado foals realize top prices, like for example Die Zuckersüße by Diarado-Colman, another top foal at the 2021 Elmshorn elite foal auction sale. In 2015, JL Dublin by Diarado was one of the most expensive horses in the Holstenhall. This Diarado son made history in 2021 by winning individual and team gold at the European eventing championships with Nicola Wilson (GBR). JL Dublin’s success was not affected by a change of rider in 2022: under the saddle of Tom McEwen (GBR) he won team gold at the Paris Olympics in 2024. In 2018, another top horse by Diarado, Diadoro, changed hands through the Neumünster elite riding horse auction realizing 90,000 euros.
Diarado offspring have become firmly established at international top level sport. Holstein-bred Dicas by Diarado-Cassini I - Lancetto jumped to several international placings up to 1.60m level with US American Margie Goldstein-Engle, same as Dante MM (Alain Jufer/SUI). The most successful Diarado offspring is Don Diarado, representing Germany at championship level with Maurice Tebbel. The international WBFSH sire ranking manifests Diarado’s ability to produce exceptional sport horse offspring: Diarado is on 13th position as a jumping sire and tops the eventing sire ranking. Globally, Diarado has more than 100 licensed sons, and two offspring were also accepted for the 2024 grading of the Holsteiner colts. In 2025, a Diarado offspring outshone the competition at the grading of the Holsteiner colts: Dark Zuccero, a half-brother to Olympic horse Zuccero HV, became champion stallion at Elmshorn.
