Valenetine Lodge Quaid: Chestnut Colt foaled 2022 - Mature 16.3hh by Cera Quantro (Quantum x Carinjo) from VL Gisele by Glasgow Vant Merelsnest (Nabab de Reve x Darco) from Holmwood Crystal 1 (Champion FP x Limbo Rock) Quaid is by Cera Quantro from VL Gisele (Glasgow v’t Merelsnest x Champion F.P). Quaid descends from several producing marelines and carries a double cross of Quidam de Revel and Cor de la Bryere. His bloodlines include important sires Quantum, Carinjo, Cantus, Glasgow v’t Merelsnest, Nabab de Reve, Darco, For Pleasure, Champion du Lys, Alme, Souvenir and the exceptional mare Wendelina v’t Merelsnest the full sister of two time Olympic Gold medalist Sapphire. Quaid's sire Cera Quantro carries some of the most influential sire and marelines in the world for the production of Showjumpers and Sires. His dam Valenzia is a daughter of successful international showjumping stallion Carinjo (Patrice Delaveau), and Quantro descends from a highly successful sports family- Holstein Stamm 242. This mareline has produced World class show jumpers and more than 40 approved stallions, which rank amongst the very best in Holstein. Valenzia herself has already produced several producing daughters and sons including the stallions L.B. Crumble by Colman, and Cera Charisma (Casall Ask) which are competing at 1.50m level in Europe, the young stallion Cera Calchas and her daughter has produced the young stallion Cera Callebeau Z and Cera Quantero which is competing in the USA. There is also several other quality young horses emerging from Valenzia's line. Cera Quantro’s sire Quantum completed his approval as Reserve Champion, and today he is a top class inheritor, which transmits his quality to his offspring, he was ranked 12th in the WBFSH sires Under 20 years old World Rankings in 2013. He is the sire of 3 horses selected for the 2014 World Equestrian Game in Normandy, and is the sire of 65 CSI, CSIO, and World Cup winners Quantum combines the two leading sire lines of the Top 100 Sire Rankings for Showjumpers, thru his sire Quidam de Revel, and dam sire Cor de la Bryere. The 1992 Olympic Stallion Quidam de Revel himself is ranked 11th in the Top 20 stallion Rankings for 2017 and another 4 stallions in the top 20 descend from Quidam, making a quarter of the stallions in the Top 20 stallions descend from the Quidam sire line. Cor de la Bryere is one of the most influential sirelines in both the Top 100 Showjumping Sires and Broodmare Sire Rankings. Quantum is a direct descendant of the famous Dorette mareline –Holstein Stamm 18b1, which boasts a huge percentage of 1.50m-1.60m jumpers and important stallions. Quantum’s dam Ulla V is the full sister of ’Constant’ the sire of great Olympic competitor and stallion ‘Chin Chin’ and grandsire of exceptional foundation mare Querly Chin. Quantum’s great granddam, Dorette also bred the good sires ‘Roman’ and ‘Farn’, -Farn sired the great grand prix jumping stallion and sire of sires ‘Nimmerdor’. The dam VL Gisele is by the scopey Glasgow Van't Merelsnest which developed into a fantastic Grand Prix show jumper in a very short period of time. Glasgow is by No.7 ranked showjumping stallion in the world- Nabab de Rêve, from the mare Wendelina vt Merelsnest by Darco, which is ranked 11th in the world for the production of black type Showjumpers-. Wendelina competed at Grand Prix level herself and is the full sister of the phenomenal Sapphire which won Olympic Gold twice with Mclean Ward. Wendelina has already produced two approved stallions, Edjaz and Koblenz van’t Merelsnest. Gisele’s dam is Holmwood Crystal 1 by Champion FP and combines two of the most successful International showjumping Stallions, in the Hamburg Derby Champion and Grand Prix winner Champion Dy Lys and Multi Olympic gold medallist, World Champion and Hanoverian Stallion of the year in 2000- For Pleasure. Holmwood Crystal 1 is the dam of Furiosa by Viscount (Copabella Visage). Furiosa won 2 rounds of the 4yo Showjumper at DJWTS 2017 and was awarded Champion of the 4yo Age group. Furiosa's first Foal Glory 11 PPH (Carpino Z) ran 5th overall in the DJWTS 2024 5yo Showjumper. Her second foal VL Vanna has many wins and placings in Country Grand Prix classes and is now competing with a junior rider and become the Australian Interschools Showjumping Champion 2024. Archicaboom has started competing in 1.30m classes. VL Azarni (VL Azar Diamond) is commencing his showjumping career this years and is showing his exception temperament and attitude to work. Holmwood Crystal 1 is also the dam of serval other young horses yet to commence their showjumping careers