- Warmblood
- Buckskin
- Gelding
- 1 years
- 17 hands
- Professionally handled from birth, he has exceptional manners & is super to handle in all situations
- He will make a superb large all rounder - quality bloodlines that indicate versatility & rideability
- GFS Aquillo is a lovely character with an exceptional temperament and a calm, sensible attitude.
To make 17hh+, this colt is going to be an absolute powerhouse as he matures. He is going to be tall, strong, athletic and absolutely captivating with his unusual shading and beautiful head; his conformation is excellent, he is strong and has a great trot, a lovely big canter and his movement is both fluid and expressive.
Aquillo has a lovely calm, easy going nature and an intelligent approach when handled for the farrier, to worm or just generally when absorbing lessons in hand as well coming in and out of the paddock. His stable manners are superb and he has the most kind, gentle nature/
His dam is by the outstanding International Grand Prix show jumping stallion Monte Bellini. Standing at over 17hh. she competed to Novice BE with 52 foundation points, won at BD Elementary and had BS winnings before retiring due to injury.
Monte Bellini's career was distinguished with continuous successes. He was NRW-premium stallion, double National Champion and after resounding success in Grand Prix, Nations Cups and the World Cup Final of Hertogenbosch/NED - Monte Bellini qualified for the 2012 Olympic Game in London/GBR. Unfortunately, he was unable to participate due to an injury. His sire Montender won with Marco Kutscher individual Olympic bronze and double gold at the European Championships.
His sire GFS Fire and Ice is a uniquely coloured warmblood AES Graded and Licensed stallion with an exceptionally interesting pedigree that combines both rare Danish Knabstrupper, the hghly prized Czech Kinsky Warmblood with top performance thoroughbred and the versatile and top temperament of the Irish Connemara.
Ice's dam is by the leading sire of event horses Rock King. Himself the sire of the Olympic eventer Rock Model. He also sired four competitors at the 2008 CCI **** at Luhmuhlen.
Rock King was renowned for his fantastic temperament, excellent paces and superb jumping technique.
He was sired by, Just a Monarch. A stallion that has produced many superb competition stock over the years. Many of his proven progeny including the International Event Horses, Kings Jester.
Folly's damsire is none other than the legendary Bohemond, HIS Premium stallion and sire of double Olympic event mare Withcote Nellie and dam sire of NZ WEG Team horse Classic Moet, who contested WEG 2014 and 2016, who was 3rd and Burghley and competed at Badminton three times, winning in 2018.
Both Folly's sire and dam can trace their ancestry back to Pharos, with a great number of highly acclaimed racehorse royalty adorning the family tree.ster, Just an Ace and Midnight Monarch, as well as point-to-pointer Mark Methane who has won over 30 races.
Rock Kings' dam, Rockys Double and Grand dam, Farley Mount were both prolific producers of CCI **** Eventers, including; Double Trust, Alfresco, Trust in me and Kilcashel.