Zivana was imported as a youngster to RSA by the Callaho Stud. Rivendell Stud managed to buy her at the Callaho auction in 2011. She was in foal to Con Coriano, and produced a magnificent colt Rivendell Cointreau, and has since sired an extremely promising colt by Balou du Rouet, Rivendell Black pepper.

Civolda is an imported Belgium Warmblood mare, who competed successfully up to 1.40m level before sustaining an injury, which forced her to follow a change in career options and become a broodmare. She is on lease to the stud as a broodmare, and is the second mare we have by the stallion Larino, the other being the imported Dutch mare Zivana.

Delovely was bought as a three year old and inseminated with ‘Scolari’ before leaving Germany for RSA. Unfortunately she aborted a colt at nine months gestation in quarantine. She was then put into work and was so rideable and willing to work, that it was decided to put her back into foal, this time to the stallion Hotline.

Observation competed up to 1.35m under owner and rider Jessica Pickard. An unfortunate tendon injury put an end to her competition career, and hence she is on loan to Rivendell Stud for breeding purposes. Rivendell Stud always would have liked a mare by sire Optimum van der Wellington, so the opportunity was perfect.

Pedigree profile of Rivendell Arizona (Imp Hann)
D.O.B xx/xx/xxxx – Argentinus (Hann) x Calypso II x Furioso II

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Bijou was bought in 2006 as a young mare in Germany. She was inseminated with semen from the stallion Chacco Blue before flying to RSA, and produced a filly, ‘Rivendell Blu’. Bijou competed in dressage up to elementary level, achieving an individual fourth place at the SA dressage championships in Port Elizabeth, before commencing her show-jumping career in 2012.

Camelia has been going to SA Champs since she was three. She was on the Eastern Province Dressage and Showing Team with first Kate Scallen and then Michelle Glover. She is still the love of Ella de Nicola’s life. They were the WP show riding pony in the 2008 team.

Carla was bought in 2006 as a two year old in Germany as we were amazed by her elasticity, cadence and attitude at this age. She was inseminated using Quintender semen, but sadly did not produce a foal before leaving Germany.

Casino Luck is the porcelain doll of the stud. Classically beautiful as a true English thoroughbred, consistently producing offspring that are all beautifully conformed and easy to work with. Due to her movement, she has been put mainly to dressage sires, but true to her pedigree, she will now start producing foals more suited to the showjumping arena as well. Casino will be replaced in the stud one day by her filly Rivendell Chillipepper by imported stallion Waikiki of Wadacre.