Royal Diamond x Barracuda (FOAL)

Royal Diamond had the perfect career: 1996 I-f premium stallion, 1997 stallion performance test winner, 1998 I-b main premium winner, 1999 Vice Bundeschampion in the class for five-year old dressage horses under Lisa M. Wilcox, 2000 Bundeschampion in the class for six-year old dressage horses and VTV Dressage Stallion of the Year. He then placed twice in the Final of the Burg Pokal, won the " Promising Stallion" award in Zwolle and proceeded to win 40 dressage classes up to Grand Prix, including the Weser-Ems State Championships. Royal Diamond was retired from sport in 2009 in a magnificent celebration.  Royal Diamond has also had a successful breeding career which may be unsurprising given his heritage being a Rubinstein son and full brother of Rohdiamant.  His son, Royal Deniro, Vice State Champion, had a price tag of 320.000 Euros, Royal Milva however, managed to beat this and was knocked down for 380,000 Euros.  Among the more than 350 of Royal Diamond's offspring that successfully compete in sport, the most well-known are Royal Gala, Rich Charly II, Rhythm and Dance and the  Bundeschampionat finalist Royal Happiness ridden by Helen Langehanenberg.  Seven sons were licensed and of these, Royal Floggensee and Royaldik are successful in advanced level dressage. A State Premium was awarded to 15 of Royal Diamond's daughters.

 

 

Barracuda is a striking KWPN mare. She has three fabulous paces charecterised by their suspension, cadence and engagement. She combines the best of German and Dutch breeding and was described as “the perfect dressage horse” by judges commenting on her bloodlines. Barracuda’s father is Paul Schockemohle’s flagship stallion Sandro Hit. He has an outstanding breeding record and founded a new dressage horse breeding dynasty, his foals have consistently attracted very high bids at practically all auctions, though the all-time record auction price of EUR 2.5 million is still held by two-time Bundeschampion, Poetin.  For more information on Sandro Hit please see his page in our Sires section.  Barracuda’s mother Tiara is by the stallion Metall whose offspring inherit his stunning conformation, and a high degree of quality and refinement.  They are built very uphill and have beautiful heads.  Their movements show great finesse with much power in the hind legs, lots of elevation in the front legs, and they have supple backs.  Her maternal Grandfather is Balzflug who is bred out of the best performance bloodlines in the Trakehner Studbook. His sire Habicht is noted as one of the most influential sires of excellent dressage ability, having produced many nationally ranked top mares and several approved stallions including Olympic Cocktail.   Having bred three super foals Tiara has now changed career and despite her late start is training successfully with Andrew Gould.

Pedigree :

Due 2012	Royal Diamond	Rubenstein I	Rosenkavalier
			Antine
		E. St. Elektia V	Inschallah AA
			E. St. Elektia
	Barracuda	Sandro Hit	Sandro Song
			E. St. Loretta
		Tiara	Metall
			Minerva