Don Caruso DVH 800

 

Don Caruso at home at Oakhill Ranch, USA	Shown ridden at his selection in Herning, Denmark, 2003.

 

  
Description:

Chestnut

Grading description:

Herning, Denmark March 9^th 2003 Description:

Type and conformation: Adequate-size, leggy, noble, and large-framed stallion of very good type 9

Head and neck: Nice head with very good poll connection to a long, well-shaped, and well-set-on neck 9

Shoulder and withers: Sloping shoulder of average length. Long and well-defined withers 8

Top line and hindquarters: Good supple top line. Well-shaped croup 8

Front legs: Clean quality bone of moderate dimensions 7

Hind legs: Clean quality bone of moderate dimensions 7

Walk: Very good 8 Trot: Very good 8 Canter: Exceptionally good and elastic with good balance 9

General impression: 9

Height at withers: 1.69 m.

Scores: 9988 77 899 9

Conclusion: Finally graded. Awarded a breeder’s silver medal.

Performance test:

The stallion passed a performance test in November 2002 with a total score of 773,0. The dressage total was 8,14 and the jumping total 7,4.

Own acheivement:

In the Danish Young Horse championships in dressage he gained a score of 8,95 as 4-year-old, and as 5-year-old 8,0 - winning in the semifinals with a score of 8,6, and thereby qualified for the finals.

Foal Description:

Other remarks:

In the Danish Warmblood Young Horse Championships in Herning March 2010, two of his offspring became 1st and a shared runner-up in the dressage heat; Winner was Cool-Girl D. damsire Coriander, score 910,0 and the other was the gelding Halgård's Capri, damsire Lucky Light DVE 366, score 894,0

Approved for: Dansk Varmblod

Breeder: Marie Findsen, Randbøl, Denmark

Owner: Oak Hill Ranch, Louisiana

Semen available:

Oak Hill Ranch, Louisiana

Pedigree: