ZULFT STER
Congratulations to
RESERVE CHAMPION Zulft SCF!
CONGRATULATION TO ZULFT SCF STER AND OWNER HEATHER MASON ON ZULFT'S USDF REGION 8 TRAINING LEVEL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND ZULFT'S USDF KWPN ALL BREEDS HORSE OF THE YEAR CHAMPIONSHIP!
Alexandra Krossen and Zulft SCF, 71.600%
(Ulft Keur X Marie Louise Elite Preferent 2004 Chestnut gelding)
(Ulft Keur X Marie Louise Elite Preferent 2004 Chestnut gelding
(Silvio 1 X Sit This One Outxx X Saluut))
Zulft SCF Ster (Ulft Keur X Silvio 1 Elite Preferent) is an excellent example of a horse that moved very successfully through the KWPN Keuring system (First Premium foal, many KWPN Top Three Standings, made Ster, Best Mover at ISF Keuring, etc.), several USDF KWPN Awards, USDF HORSE OF THE YEAR, DAD High Point Champion, etc.
Zulft update - suddenly farm
yesterday - won all his classes (training level 2,3 and 4) with 71%,71% and 73%
and was training level champion! (July 2010) SOLD,
Congratulations and we wish you and Zulft all the best
and continued success! Now
with Heather Mason!
(Ulft Keur X Marie Louise Elite Preferent 2004 Chestnut gelding
(Silvio 1 X Sit This One Outxx X Saluut))
ZULFT AND UTOPIA BOTH WON BORN IN THE USA AWARDS AT DRESSAGE AT DEVON 2004 AND 2005!
is HORSE OF THE YEAR CHAMPION 2 YR OLD COLTS (tie)
EARNED THE HIGH SCORE DRESSAGE HORSE AT THE IRON SPRING FARM
KEURING 2007 WITH SCORES OF 80 FOR ALL THREE GAITS AND FOR CONFORMATION!
ZULFT STER'S DAM MARIE LOUISE ELITE
is now a Keur Elite Préfèrent mare!
ZULFT was CHAMPION KWPN-NA 2 YR OLD COLT!
2006 CHAMPION USDF HORSE OF THE YEAR
AND Res. CH. SAME AWARD in 2005!
Zulft's First Foals
Zulft X Jolie (Wanroij) chestnut filly born 3-21-08
Gunsmoke
out of Kolita (German GP jumper mare)
Zulft X Jolie (Wanroij) chestnut filly born 3-21-08
Zulft's sire, ULFT
Ulft was an extraordinary KWPN “Keur” sire. Other than Olympic Ferro, he produced such international stars as Caesar, Disney, and Utopia to name a few. Ulft has produced 7 approved stallions including Boston, Dublin, Dukaat, Fair Play and again Olympic Ferro. He also has numerous Keur and Star daughters. The KWPN authorities have always had the greatest confidence in this lineage. Ulft has a high breeding reliability in jumping (91%) and a high dressage reliability as well. Ulft's offspring are recognized for their great temperament, athleticism, and their impressing gaits, especially the trot.
Ulft was sired by the legendary chestnut Selle Francais stallion Le Mexico. Born in Normandy, France, Le Mexico was the grandson of the legendary Irish Thoroughbred foundation sire Furioso. Le Mexico’s sire – Mexico was the full brother of the famous Furioso ll. Le Mexico, who also possessed phenomenal jumping ability was Champion in his performance test in HLP Sleen in 1974 with a total of 174.86 points. As a resident of Holland, Le Mexico sired 10 approved sons including Silvano, Zonneglans, Beau Le Mexico, C Diamond, Le Mexico II, Lester, Astronaut, Expert, Zelhem and of course Ulft. He also had 23 offspring in International Show Jumping including Olympic Briljant, Olympic Pride, Olympic Rad Boy, Comex, and Notorius. Le Mexico died in 1987, only a few months after his upgrading to the rare “Keur” predicate with the Dutch registry. The year he died, Le Mexico had a phenomenal jumping index of 146, and in the ranking of dressage sires he was 21st among over 200 stallions. Even eight years after his death his jumping index was still above average with a reliability of 96%.
Ulft was out of the Keur Preferent Dutch mare Pia, who was sired by the legendary stallion Pericles (TB) - the sire of the renowned pinto KWPN stallion Samber.
DAD 2006 SECOND for Zulft (Ulft Keur). Zulft WON this class in 2004 and 2005!
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KWPN Breeding News Keur Stallion Ulft Passed Away January 24, 2005
Bred by Mr. Huirne from Groenlo, Ulft produced numerous licensed offspring, such as Fairplay, Dublin, Boston, Conveyer, Dukaat and of course Ferro, but also fathered several international dressage horses including Argentile Gullit and 1998 European junior rider champion Habibi. Ulft was a very successful show horse himself. Dutch Grand Prix rider Coby van Baalen presented him in the show ring. "He was the first licensed stallion I got to ride," Van Baalen said. "Ulft was then owned by Mr van Tuyl from Gameren and he put him in training with me to be shown. At that time, there were still special classes for stallions called "bestgaand rijpaard" (best performing riding horse). It was always a battle between Ulft and Uniform." Ulft lived with Agnes Dalemans the final 11 years of his life. Last year he was officially retired and enjoyed a very happy life. "The final years, Ulft was allowed to do whatever he wanted. If he wanted to go outside to enjoy the sun, he could go outside. If it was too cold, he could stay in," Dalemans said. Related Links |
ZULFT WAS 2ND OF 16 WITH GOOD RIBBONS IN ALL OTHER CLASSES AT MORVEN PARK
ZULFT WAS JUST NAMED USDF DHSB RESERVE CHAMPION COLT HORSE OF THE YEAR!
WARTIMES ON LEFT, ZULFT ON RIGHT
AND ZULFT IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE CHAMPION NAWPN USDF YEARLING COLT HORSE OF THE YEAR AWARD!
The 26 year old Keur stallion Ulft (Le Mexico keur x Pia keur pref. (Pericles xx pref. x Waldo)) passed away yesterday morning. The stallion was bred by B. Huirne from Groenlo (NL.) Ulft was the sire of, amongst others, the international dressage horses Blue Horse Utopia, Caesar, Disney 032, Intervet Baltimore, Gullit and naturally the world-famous stallion Olympic Ferro. Besides Ferro, Ulft was the sire of the approved stallions Boston, Conveyer, Dublin, Dukaat, Fairplay and was the sire’s sire of Juventus. He was also the sire of Habibi, the horse ridden in 1998 by Marlies van Baalen to the European Juniors Championship.
To a somewhat lesser extent Ulft also contributed to jumper breeding. The full brothers Groetz (under Eric van der Vleuten) and Hyppophae (George Remmen) were bred out of Renata la Silla. Hyppophae (now known as Fine Line) competes at Grand Prix with Jonathan Millar.
For the last 11 years Ulft has stood at the farm of Agnes Dalemans. Over the last few years Ulft has enjoyed his retirement. On the Coby van Baalen dressage barn website Agnes talked about Ulft: “Over the last few years Ulft had the good sense to do what he felt like doing. If he wanted to be out to enjoy the sunshine he could go out, and if it got too cold he could just stay in.”
Coby van Baalen also had awfully good memories. “He was the first approved stallion that I got to ride. At the time he belonged to Mr. van Tuyl (Gameren, NL) who brought me stallion to bring out [in competition]. In time he earned the title “best moving riding horse.” With Ulft I won countless times. It was always a battle between Ulft and Uniform,” remarked Coby on her website.
Out of Marie Louise Elite Preferent
Sporting Chance Farm (SCF) imported her with the help of the Nijhof's in 2000. She is by the highly regarded Sandro Z son, Silvio 1, best known as the sire of the World Class Showjumper, "Shutterfly" ridden by Meredith Micheals Beerbam, and as a producer of type and talent. Marie Louise Elite Preferent's dam line is a very successful one which goes back to a very important mare in the KWPN "Roosmarie" who is listed as one of the most influential mares in the Netherlands. This motherline is responsible for more than 15 Appr. Stallions and a lot of good Sport Horses such as Ihorn, Glenn, Goldster, and Bockmans Exile.
Marie Louise Elite Preferent herself was Champion of her Keuring in Holland, and was invited to the National Mare Show at Ermelo where she finished Fifth. She then went on to do an excellent 30 day "Mare Test" where she achieved marks such as an 8.5 for her walk, and 8's for jumping etc., with no score lower than a 7.3. She is a true "All Around horse". Marie's first daughter in the Netherlands, Thekla Marie by Metall (now Keur Elite herself), was Reserve Champion of her Keuring, was invited just like her mother to Ermelo, and then went on to WIN her Mare Performance Test in the Netherlands! Thekla Marie has had two very succesful foals herself, with her Florencio filly. Zenia Marie being named the CHAMPION KWPN filly in England. Thekla Marie's Sandro Hit colt Cest la Vie, just sold last month at the Prestigious Borculo auction for 23,000 Euros.
Marie's first American conceived daughter, Wildcard Prov Keur (Goodtimes VDL), was shown very successfully in hand at the USDF shows AND in Hunter Breeding. She was the Winner of the Hunter Breeding Yearling Futurity (among other HB wins), and then was awarded the "Best Mover (dressage)" award at the Iron Spring Farm Keuring in 2006. She then went on to be awarded her "Provisional Keur", and finished fourth in the USA for both Movement AND Jumping on the Top Ten List for the KWPN-NA. Also in 2006 Wildcard won the USDF KWPN 3 year old Filly Materiale (US) Horse of the Year Championship. She was also second under saddle at DAD in the Materiale classes in 2006. Wildcard went on to WIN the Dressage at Devon Broodmare class in 2007 with an 85% which earned her the USA Bred Born in the USA High Score Championship at DAD! Wildcard's first (and only) foal Carte Blanche SCF (by Lupicor) was the Top Scoring Jumper foal at the Iron Spring Farm Keuring. Widcard, like her dam, is truly an "All Around" athlete.....
Marie Louise's son Zulft (Ulft Keur) has won numerous Championships and Awards including 2006 USDF Horse of the Year Championship (Res CH for 2005), many Breed Show Championships including the Res. Champion Born in the USA High Point award at DAD as a foal, and then after numerous Top Ten placings at the KWPN-NA Keurings, was awarded his Ster and the "Best Dressage Horse" Award at the ISF Keuring in 2007. Marie Louise's other offspring include Breed Show Champions, and many First Premiums for horses like Wartimes (Goodtimes), Bleu (Balou du Rouet), Bravo (Indoctro Pref), Cest la Vie (Balou du Rouet) etc. Marie Louise's offspring have also won her Produce of Dam classes. Her offspring, although still young, have sold to Grand Prix professionals in both the Dressage, and the Show Jumping Arenas, where they are cherished for their athleticism AND wonderful temperaments and desire to please.
| Click here: USDF - 2005 All Breeds Awards Click here: USDF Score Check | ||
| Yearling : Colt or Gelding | ||
| 1 | ZULFT | 81.350 |
| 2 | ZWOLLE CC | 75.000 |
| 3 | ZYDECO DANCER | 74.700 |
| 4 | ZONNERHALL | 72.800 |
| 5 | ZALIG MG | 72.400 |
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Competition: Morven Park Sport Horse Breeding Show (56102) |
Date(s): 6/8/2005 - 6/8/2005 |
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Class: Breed Restricted Sport Horse |
Level: Yearling |
Test: Colt or Gelding |
Judge(s): Gail Hoff-Carmona |
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Rider: Carlos Jimenez |
Owner: Carlos Jimenez |
Score: 78.700% |
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Class: Sport Horse |
Level: Colt/Gelding |
Test: Qualifier Reserve Champion |
Judge(s): Gail Hoff-Carmona |
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Rider: Carlos Jimenez |
Owner: Carlos Jimenez |
Score: |
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Class: Sport Horse |
Level: Yearling |
Test: Colt or Gelding |
Judge(s): Gail Hoff-Carmona |
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Rider: Carlos Jimenez |
Owner: Carlos Jimenez |
Score: 83.500% |
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Ulft keur X Marie Louise Elite (Silvio 1 X Sit This One Outxx X Saluut)
Zulft WINS HIS CLASS AND THE BORN IN THE USA AWARD
| Yearling : Colt or Gelding | ||
| 1 | Waterford SF | 79.550 |
| 2 | Zulft | 79.250 |
| 3 | Paparazzi | 77.325 |
| 4 | Whistler | 76.275 |
| 5 | Rohan | 75.600 |
| 6 | L E C Merlot | 75.000 |
| 7 | Quantum Leap | 74.750 |
| 8 | Zydeco Dancer | 74.700 |
| 9 | Franushe | 74.600 |
| 10 | Imaxx | 74.400 |
AT DRESSAGE AT DEVON FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!!
ZULFT WAS AWARDED A FIRST PREMIUM FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW (2004 AND 2005!)
HORSE SHOW NEWS!!! Dressage at Stone Tavern a USDF Sport Horse Breed Show
(Overall Reserve Champion and Colt Champion)
and won his individual class!
Morven Park and VADA/NOVA Dressage Breed Shows in Leesburg results!
Morven Park and VADA/NOVA
Dressage Breed Shows in Leesburg, Virginia. Zulft (Ulft keur X Silvio 1 X Sit
This One Outxx X Saluut) was Reserve Colt Champion on the first day and Reserve
Champion YOUNG HORSE the second day (and the only male horse to make it to the
Grand Championship)! The comments and scores were excellent and included an
$83.5% with 8.5% for walk, trot and General Impression from well respected judge
Gail Hoff-Carmona! Zulft also won the KWPN class. Many thanks to Loucky Hagens
Groomsman for sponsoring this class and for the wonderful equestrian art
"prize"! This was Zulft's first show since his Reserve High Point
Championship at Dressage at Devon last fall with an 85.1%!
Click here: Horsesdaily News: 2004 Dressage at Devon - Breed Show Results
Born in the USA Award at 2004 Devon Breed Show
The red, white and blue were all over the Dixon Oval at the “Born in the USA” Awards at the 30th Annual Dressage at Devon Horse Show. High-scorers in 11 Breed Division categories were adorned with bright, patriotic rosettes and awarded a Certificates of Achievement, a stall plaque and a “Born in the USA” commemorative medal. The owners and breeders shared a generous purse in excess of $10,000, with 75% going to the owners, and 25% to the breeders. The two high scorers received sashes and coolers as well.
With an 84.1%, the 2004 colt Zulft, by Ulft Keur out of Marie Louise Elite was the second highest overall winner. The North American Dutch Warmblood is owned and was bred by Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Jimenez of Coatesville, Pennsylvania Both received coolers and neck sashes.
Text by Astrid Appels & Sally Silverman
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2004 Dressage at Devon - Breed Show Results Class 08: Colts (born 2004) Colts of 2004 (C) Loeffen, 1 Dr. Carlos Jimenez Zulft 85.00% 2 Teresa Smith Reiner K 81.400% 3 Dr. Carlos Jimenez Zenith 77.000% 4 Klaus Schengber Diamond Mine MF 75.900% 5 Jeff Rouse Melcheor 75.000% 6 Klaus Schengber Rushmore 75.000% 7 Hans Engber BW Conian 73.500% 8 Hilltop Farm, Inc. Coromandel 68.000% 9 TBA TBA Santaluca FHC 68.000% 10 Victoria Lamas Wanner ZZ Top 67.700% |
DAD Class winner and Reserve High Point
champion ("Born in the USA") 2004
Zulft was also ranked in the
Top Ten "Best of the Best"
list for the NA/WPN standings
Zulft was First Premium with the NA/WPN and a WINNER at DAD 2004! Zulft was also the recipient of the Reserve Championship for the High Point "Born in the USA" award with an 85%!
Ulft
Many horses by Ulft have won international shows. Ulft himself ranked in the top of the performance test for stallions. Actually, he was the first stallion ever to receive a 9 in dressage! Besides being a dressage talent, he was a great showjumper too. Ulft has produced 6 approved stallions of whom Boston, Dublin, Dukaat and the famous Ferro are still at stud. Ferro is Stallion of the Year in the Netherlands and got top scores in the Grand Prix at the latest World Equestrian Games. Ulft's offspring is recognized for their impressing gaits, especially the trot is said to be much improved with Ulft- influence. Ulft produces horses winning all over the world, international winners in both dressage and showjumping. If you want the best, buy an Ulft-horse! |
words and photos by Jacob Mellissen
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Le Mexico grandsire of Zulft
| Precipitation | |||
| Furioso xx | Maureen | ||
| Mexico | Talisman | ||
| Dame de Ranville | Que Je Suis Belle | ||
| Le Mexico | |||
| Foudroyant II | |||
| Brule Tout | Saint Mere | ||
| Peche Melba | Ascot | ||
| Guitone | Sibelle |
words and photos by Jacob Mellissen
(author and publisher of Leading Sires
of the Netherlands))
"They will become broodmares with substance and strength, deep chests and curved ribs. Probably they will be important in our breeding, in spite of the fact that they are missing the so-called 'golden touch'."
It was the summer of 1977, the eldest offspring of Le Mexico were two years old and when the Dutch jury went to assess them, they were not over-impressed. Solid and sound, all his foals, yearlings and two year olds, looked to be useful animals, but there was no brilliance at all. And judges have to criticise the present, not predct the future. We may never forget that they are doing the most thankless job on earth! Le Mexico needed some more time before his real heritgage came through.
In 1996, after his thrteenth season at stud, he was upgraded by the KWPN (Dutch Warmblood) executive committee as a 'keurhengst'. That tile means an important step on the narrow road towards an outstanding breeding career. The breeding system in Holland is a continental system with lots of regulations and laws and by-laws - totally different to Anglo-Saxon liberalism.
I will explain. After the first approval, judged on conformation and movement in hand, Dutch stallions have to fulfill the performance test - at present 70 days but in the 1970's, just a month longer. After successfully completing the performance test they are transferred into the 'real' studbook.
At the end of their second season at stud, Dutch stallions are judged on the basis of their offspring (in Le Mexico's time, this test was conducted at the end of their fourth season). At four and a half, all stallions compete in the winter competition, ie. a series of jumping or dressage tests for approved stallions of the same age.
The next test comes when the eldest progeny are three or four years old (it depends on sufficient numbers of young stock being on the ground) the next proof will be delivered by the studbook entries of female offspring. At this stage, the few best stallions can be licensed for three seasons at once. This is the first step to stallion upgrading.
The second is the title 'keurhengst' (or tested sire) and it is a rare title. At the moment there are 14 of these on the KWPN list of 265 licensed stallions. The third, and most prstigious graduation, is to the title of 'preferent stallion', reserved for the happy few really dominating stallions, bestoward after many years at stud, and almost always at the very end of their careers. Nowadays there are only seven of these patriachs left alive!
Back to Le Mexico and his life. He sustained tremendous colic in the early spring of 1987, and died only a few months after his upgrading, and is sadly missed by a huge fanclub of breeders. In his thirteen years at stud he produced no less than 1134 foals as a result of 1744 matings.
From whence his popularity? In the 1983 volume of the Dutch Horse Yearbook - the first annual publication of performances of all registered sport horses in the Netherlands - we find a long enumeration of Le Mexico's youngstock, both in dressage and jumping. While his eldest offspring were only nine years old by then, there were already ten Grade A jumping horses in the yearbook.
Among them the well-known names (at that time) of Lucinda (ridden by Linda Southern), Opstalan's Peckwush (ribben by Bert Romp) and Fliegette of Noordland (ridden by Miss Sylvia van Staalduinen).
In the year of his death, the first edition of the breeding values was printed and Le Mexico ranked with 146 points in the jumping section alongside such famous performance sires as Nimmerdor, Abgar (TB), Exkurs (TB), Lucky Boy (TB), Farn and Notaris.
He was a versatile sire too, for in the ranking of dressage sires, he came in 21st place amongst some 200 stallions.
Eight years later his jumping index was still above the average with a reliability of 96%. To interpret this correctly you must understand that the Dutch estimate of breeding value, most of the competitive results gained abroad, are not counted.
Born in Normandy in France, Le Mexico was a lineal descendant of the legendary Irish bred foundation sire, the Thoroughbred, Furioso, the son of Precipitation. We can trace his genealogy along the row of generations... Marco-Marcovil-Hurry On... and back to the 17th century foundation sire, The Godolphin Arabian.
Furioso was imported to France in 1946 where he became the star performer at that 'horsy chateau', the old fashioned national stud of Le Pin. Here, in the cradle of the famous apple brandy of Calvados, Furioso produced, amongst others, Lutteur B - ridden by Pierre Jonqueres d'Oriola to a gold medal at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and d'Oriola's 1966 World Champion, Pomone B.
Furioso's son Mexico was a gem of a cross, out of Dame de Ranville, by Talisman. Mexico's full-brother Furioso 11, became a foundation sire in one of Germany's most important breeding areas - Oldenburg. Mexico himself, stayed in France as a 'public officer' where he became the sire of showjumpers like Rambouillet (Grand Prix, Vienna), Rush du Camp (Olympic Games, Mexico City) and Jexico du Parc (Olympic Games, Los Angeles); Bred by that connoisseur, the late Alfred Lefèvre of Falaise, Le Mexico became the real successor of his male lineage.
As a resident of Holland, he produced the approved stallions, Silvano, Ulft, Zelhem, Zonneglans, Astronaut and Expert. These half dozen have been important, especially Ulft, who has had a remarkable influence on Dutch Warmblood breeding.
Le Mexico produced not only breeding stock - there are international showjumpers and dressage competitors for example, Alanda (ridden by Peter Kersten), Bollvorm's Rad Boy (Roelof Bril) and Mexican (Tineke Bartels). His stock are correctly shaped but mostly a little bit ordinary and rarely striking... just missing the golden touch, but that's only outward appearance - inside they are real winners
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