Special Edition

Special Edition combines all of the components needed for a potential Grand Prix horse in addition to producing 100% guaranteed dilute offspring! His pedigree boasts superb sporthorses and producers of top international competition-horses in both Grand Prix Dressage and Show Jumping. His shiny cremello coat and blue eyes are draw attention wherever he goes and his wonderful temperament, excellent rideability, and three correct gaits make him a joy to handle and ride. 

Special Edition truly has it all - the amazing temperament and rideability of both his sire Zafferano and grand sire Briar combined with his unique shimmering cremello color. He has potential to leave a stamp in the breeding world with such a pedigree of unique top-quality bloodlines on both dam and sire’s side. 

His sire Zafferano is an accomplished palomino stallion that is fully approved for Swedish warmblood and Oldenburg Verband. He has a top sport pedigree on both the mother’s and father’s side and an extraordinary talent for dressage while also possessing excellent jumping ability. Zafferano was one of the highest scoring stallions in the 50-days tests in Germany in 2016 with an average score of 8.40 in dressage and 8 in jumping. For his perfect temperament he got a 10 and for rideability 9.5. He placed 3rd in the Swedish 7 year old championships in 2020 and in 2021, at only 8 years of age, Zafferano has wins at Intermediaire 1. He is now aiming for Grand Prix as he shows great talent for piaffe and passage and one-tempis. Zafferano is super sweet and very easy to ride and handle. His foals inherit a modern type with beautiful head and neck, athletic ability, and correct conformation. He also passes along three extraordinary gaits with excellent balance and elasticity.  Most importantly they inherit Zafferano’s wonderful temperament.

Special Edition's grand father, legendary Elite stallion Briar had a remarkably long and successful career with the Swedish Olympian rider Jan Brink. Briar has 7 gold medals from the Swedish Championships, more than 30 international Grand Prix victories, 8 World Cup finals, and 3 Olympic Games with medals and high rankings. The pedigree of the Swedish-bred Briar is top-class and full of double talents. Briar’s temperament and rideability have ensured that a great number of his progeny have successfully competed at top-level in both Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing and he has also more than 10 approved sons. 

Price

$995

Born

2017

Color

Cremello

Height

16-hands

Approved For

AES, BWP, SFDP and KWPN-(NA)

Status

In-Stock, Dressage

WFFS Status: tested non-carrier (N/N)