Rivendell Class Act

D.O.B  13/10/2024 – Rivendell Quicksilver (Quintender x Godewind) x Rivendell Cayenne (Rivndell Sirandipity x Calido I)

Class Act is a very appropriate name for this classy filly by Rivendell Quicksilver out of Rivendell Cayenne, who both competed up to open level in showjumping.

Quicksilver was the last foal of the legendary Hannoverian mare Greta. Last but certainly not least, with Quicksilver being a near-perfect specimen of a horse. Hopefully he will continue Greta’s line with pride to many more youngsters. Quicksilver is by Quintender, a top competition horse, two times Bundeschampionat finalist and 1.50 m jumping class winner.

In 2003, six of his sons were approved, including Quick Nick, a successful 1.50 m show jumper which sold at auction for the record price of EUR 400,000. Maternal grandsire Contender’s progeny have collective lifetime earnings total of more than EUR 5.8 million and include exceptional horses such as Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum’s Checkmate, making him one of the best breeding stallions in the world. Quintender reached two times the final of the Bundeschampionat, won numerous tests for young show jumping horses with top scores thanks to his outstanding jumping-technique, established straightaway at 1.50 m classes and is internationally successful with Andreas Kreutzer. In 2011, this pair placed with the best in Hanover, Munich, Gera and other sites.

Quintender convinces with an enormous willingness to perform, thoroughbred-typed power and dream technique. His first offspring achieved already high placings up to 1.30 m classes for youngsters. Quick Shot was licensed in Hanover in 2012. In 2008, Quintender presented the Federal Winner Foal at the German Foal Championship as well as the most expensive foal at an auction that sold for 120,000 Euro in 2008. Sire Quinar has produced 19 licensed sons to date and numerous successful athletics in 1.50 m classes who chalked up about 320,000 Euro according to FN Breeding Yearbook.

Quinar’s son Quick Nolte, also successful at 1.50 m level, advanced in 2003 to price record at the Holsteiner auction sold for 400,000 Euro. Eurocommerce Memphis placed with the best in the 2011′ Grand Prix of Munich, Redefin and Nörten-Hardenberg.

Quintender is descended from a very reliable performance horse bloodline. His granddam B-Estelle produced Peter Eriksson’s Olympic team silver medal winner Cardento. This Holstein bloodline has also produced the approved stallions Cardenio, Cyranos, Leandro, Quinto de B, Capitalist, Colorit, Randi/John Whitaker and Franke Sloothaak’s internationally successful show jumper Leonardo. Quintender is a stallion with a proven competitive track record and excellent breeding qualities.

Greta, Quicksilver’s dam was by the stallion Godewind. The Hanoverian stallion, Godewind,was licensed with three breed associations and had scores of 121+ at his performance testing. His offspring are known for their athletic ability and, in Germany, have proven themselves in the

Grand Prix rings. He is a grandson of the immortal Gotthard and the important Sellhorn and Domspatz.

Gotthard is truly one of the greats. For seven years he was the leading sire of showjumpers in Germany and his influence continues to the present day. During his time he sired over 34 licensed stallion sons. Goldstern, Goldberg, Gardestern, Goldpilz, and Godehard were all influential.

Gotthard was also influential as a mare sire and he was responsible for 26 States Premium mares.

Gotthard was by Goldfisch II who was the sire of nine licensed stallion sons. Goldfisch II descends from the nineteenth century Thoroughbred sire, Goldschaum. Goldfisch II had a reputation for producing beautiful horses and good movers.

It was not until Gotthard’s daughter, Goldika (out of a Mecklenburg mare with no papers) started her sensational jumping career with Gert Wiltfang that the breeders found him so attractive. Eventually he was to produce over fifty horses to compete internationally and when in 1975, a list of top stallions was published, Gotthard was number one in terms of prize money won. Eventually his competing progeny numbered 398, with earnings of almost two million deutschmarks. Greta’s damsire was Graphit, who was sired by Grande. Grande (Graf/SPS Duellfest/Duellant) stood at stud for a remarkable 25 years (1962-1987) and has left an indelible mark on the Hanoverian breed. Grande is ranked in the German Eternal Top 10 sire list. He was a very versatile sire, due in part to his own bloodlines: on the sire’s side the jumping influence of Graf and on the dam’s side the dressage influence of Duellant.

He sired more than 40 approved sons, the most famous of which are Garibaldi II, Graphit, Gralsritter and Glander who went on to be influential sires in their own right. Both Grande and his own offspring were noted for producing horses which excelled in dressage and show jumping. Grande’s line dominates the sport of dressage in Germany and abroad. He is the grandsire of several Olympic champions including Gifted, Grunox and Gigolo FRH.

One of the oldest, the G-line originated over 100 years ago with the Thoroughbred Stallion Goldschaum v. Flagcolet-Chamant. A review of this stallion line over time shows it is the backbone of solid, versatile, athletic horses produced through the state Stud. They are known for their desire and capacity to work. These horse have proven themselves to be among the most talented competition horses in the world.

Goldfisch II gave the line a difinitive stamp, producing 12 licensed sons, 20 States Premium mares, 183 registered mares and over 100 competition horses. His legacy was passed on through his immortal son Gotthard and grandson Grande. The sons and daughters of these stallions dominated world class competition in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. So successful and powerful is this line that after more than 60 years, there were 31 direct descendents standing at the state stud. This was 17.5% of the total stallions available, the greatest number for any line! The famous Grande, who was at stud for 25 years was noted for the performance success of his offspring. With Graf, by Goldfisch II from the jumping side and his Duellant mother, Grande combined the best in dressage and jumping bloodlines. Gotthard, in his time, was noted as the top sire of jumping champions. His noted sons include Fardestern, Gluckstern and Gluckspilz.

The G-Line is reknown as the most important and famous producer of international performance horses in the world both in dressage and jumping. In dressage, these horses are household names: Gifted, Grundstein, Grunox, Gigalo, Graf George, Girogione and Goldstern. Grand Prix and

Olympic jumping champions include Gladstone, Everest, Gaylord, Genius, Grand Plaisir, Grandeur and Top Gun.

Three Grande sons achieved great fame as sires. Galsritter developed into a producer of jumpers of international class. Garibaldi II sired the U.S. dressage champion Gifted as well as many show jumpers and Graphit sired the well known dressage sires Grundstein I & II. Grundstein I competed very successfully at Grand Prix level and was the leading sire in the FN rankings among stallions in the top ten percent of their age group in both jumping and dressage from 1988-2000. Graphit also produced Grannus, a top jumping stallion with lifetime earnings of well over five million DM, who in turn produced seven Olympic hoses and more than 60 approved stallions including Graf Grannus, the 2004 Hanoverian Stallion of the Year.

Class Act’s dam, Cayenne, is by our stallion Rivendell Sirandipity, who was ready for the 1.30m’s when he passed away. Several of his offspring are already competing successfully in the open showjumping classes with scope, athleticism, rideability and braveness. One of Sirandipity’s brothers, Rivendell Numerology, a SA warmblood by Numero Uno, has been exported to Ireland to continue with his career as an open showjumper.

Sirandipity was by the stallion Sir Shutterfly, who is an exceptionally elegant full brother to Shutterfly himself.

This modern, elegant and exceptionally light-footed Hanoverian stallion has a premium pedigree. Sir Shutterfly is the full brother to Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum’s brilliant show jumper Shutterfly. Meredith and Shutterfly have won 55 1.50 m classes, first prize at the Aachen Grand Prix in 2005, an individual bronze medal at the World Equestrian Games in 2006, first prize at the European Championship in Mannheim in 2007, fourth place at the Olympic Games in Hong Kong in 2008 and first prize at the World Cup final in Las Vegas in 2009. Shutterfly has won over EUR 3.29 million in competition prize money to date.

Sir Shutterfly achieved excellent scores in his 30 day test: 10.0 for scope, 9.75 and 9.5 for jumping ability and technique and 9.0 for temperament and character. He qualified impressively for the Bundeschampionat of Five Year Old Show Jumping Horses and is now competing at 1.50 m level.

His dam, Famm, was Hanoverian Mare of the Year in 2007. One of her four full siblings, Salut Bonheur, is an approved stallion and one of her stallion foals sold for EUR 50,000 at the Hanover auction. She also produced Remedi D by Rouletto, a successful show jumper in Italy, Spilo D by Santini, which won the Israel World Cup, and Let’s Fly by Lordanos, winner of the Rome Grand Prix with Rodrigo Pessoa. Famm’s stallion foal by Quintender sold for EUR 120,000. Sir Shutterfly’s full sister, Shuttergirl, produced a foal by Quintender which sold for EUR 40,000. Sir Shutterfly boasts the refining genes of a successful dam line in his pedigree.

At his 30 day stallion performance test he received the maximum score of 10.0 for his scope, technique were awarded with 9.75 and 9.5 respectively he also received 9.0 for temperament and character at his 30 day test. This stallion combines a premium pedigree with cat-like suppleness over jumps. Sir Shutterfly’s outstanding genes are impossible to overlook. He demonstrates perfect technique, fast reflexes and outstanding intelligence

Sirandipity’s dam was one of those mares that comes across once in a lifetime if you as a breeder are lucky. She was by Calvaro Z x Ramiro Z, and competed successfully at open level herself before retiring as a broodmare.

Calvaro’s sire Caletto I, is famous for producing showjumpers. His mother Deka by Consul made breeding history as mother of five approved sons. Caletto I was one of the most successful horses in showjumping. Calvaro’s dam Rixa, is a daughter of one of the most famous stallions, Capitol I. He produced Grand Prix jumpers and approved stallions like, Carthago Z., Cento, Cassini I, Capriol, Indoctro, Cumano etc. In Calvaro’s dam lineage there is the influential Farnese son Fantus to a Hanoverian female line that carries the blood of Sesam II and Goldfisch II, one of the most influential bloodlines in Hannover.

The great damsire of Sirandipity, is the well-known stallion Ramiro Z, who in a lifespan of thirty years as a sporthorse and breeding sire earned the titles ‘Stallion of the Century’ and “King of Sires.” His progeny can be described with one word: sublime. One of his daughters, the super-mare Ratina Z, is the dream of the show jumping world, winning double Olympic gold medals (1992 and 1996) at the Barcelona Olympics, and the World Cup of 1993. Ramiro still ranks number 16 on the 2003 World Breeding Federation jumping stallion rankings. He is arguably the most influential jumping stallion ever…

Cayenne’s dam is the mare Celine Dion, who is the mother of international stallion Salito, as well as Rivendell Chancellor who is competing in Ireland in the open classes, as well as her last son Rivendell Quintessence owned and ridden by Nicola Sime-Riley in the open showjumping classes. Celine is by Calido I out of a mare by Escudo I.