Bolero de la Vie Z Name : Bolero de la Vie Z Sex : Stallion Born : 26/06/2006 Height : 16.3 hh Colour : Grey Studbook : Zangersheide Sire Eurocommerce Berlin Cassini I Capitol Capitano Folia Wisma Caletto II Prisma Estra Caretino Caletto II Isidor Vardana Fernando I Ostia Dam     Samsara   (Stakkato's only full sister)   Spartan Servus Sesam I Dombucht Gotthilde Gotthard Steingilde Pia Pygmalion Patras Albalonga Goldfeder Goldstern Wiatka SIRE:   EUROCOMMERCE BERLIN Eurocommerce Berlin’s sire Cassini I was, in his years in sport, the trump card of the German/Frisian international rider Franke Sloothaak. The pair won, among other things, the Grand Prix at Champion Gelderland, the former CSI at the national sports centre in Papendal and the Grand Prix at CSI Modena- the pet project of Luciano Pavarotti the tenor who died in 2007.   Cassini’s sire, Capitol I, forms the genetical bottleneck where the stallion line of the legendary Cottage Son xx had to squeeze through to have the space to broadly spread out for a second time throughout the breeding world. Cassini’s dam, Wisma, is from the small stock 3389 that, since Cassini I, has received more interest from the Holstein breeders. Except for full brother Cassini II, out of this stock Caleri (sire: Calido I), Cassaro (sire: Coronado) and Lovari (sire: Lasino) have since been licensed.   From the point of view of sport, Eurocommerce Berlin’s dam is just as interesting. His dam Estia (out of the famous Caretino) was the show jumping horse of both Aloïs Pollmann-Schweckhorst and Marc Wirths. However, these international riders brought her out under other names: respectively Coba and Cathleen-W. Pollman-Schweckhorst rode her grandam Ostia as well and also using another sports name: Frimella. From her stock 890 also come, among others, the show jumpers Crocodile Dandy of Alison Firestone and Feodora of Fritz Fervers.   In November 1997, Eurocommerce Berlin had a good test as an unlicensed stallion in Adelheidsdorf; in the jumping index he scored 133.21 points and thus, in this section, came in second place just behind Acorado who has since also become equally famous. After successive approvals in both Holland in March 2003 and, under his former name Caspar, in Oldenburg in January 2005, Eurocommerce Berlin- ridden by Gerco Schröder- established his reputation by contributing to the winning of gold medals by the ’Oranje’ team in both the WC in 2006 (Aachen) and at the EC in 2007 (Mannheim).   The WC gold was sufficient to give him a permanent license by his stud book of birth, Holstein. The EC gold was the icing on the cake: now the wait for the ultimate gold- that of Hong Kong 2008 !! Studbook: Holstein Rider: Gerco Schroder 3rd Small Grand Prix 1.50m Athene GRE 2007 3rd International Competition 1.50m Athene GRE 2007 4th Grand Prix 1.60m Barcelona ESP 2007 2nd  Nation Cup Barcelona ESP 2007 1st Nation Cup European Championship Mannheim GER 2007 1st Nation Cup 1.60m St. Gallen SUI 2007 3rd International Competition 1.45m Neustadt-Dosse GER 2007 6th Jumping Competition WEG Aachen GER 2006 1st Nation Cup 1.60m WEG Aachen GER 2006 3rd 1st Round Nation Cup WEG Aachen GER 2006 3rd Speed Competition WEG Aachen GER 2006 1st Grand Prix 1.60m La Coruna ESP 2006 5th International competition 1.55m La Coruna ESP 2006 1st Dutch Champion Mierlo NED 2006 3rd International competition 1.50m Rotterdam NED 2006 4th Nation Cup 1.60m Luzern SUI 2006 4th Nation Cup 1.60m La Baule FRA 2006 4th Masters Vigo ESP 2006 4th Grand Prix 1.60m Vigo ESP 2006   DAM:    SAMSARA This beautiful Hannoverian mare is the full sister of top inheritor and international performer Stakkato. Pia, the dam of Samsara and Stakkato, produced only two foals. While she was carrying for her 3rd foal she unfortunately died from a seizure. But even more important is the fact that Samsara is gifted with the very same jumping talent that has made her brother such a superstar in Germany. Stakkato created a sensation at his first appearance at the undeschampionate back in 1998. So wonderful was his jumping style that the judges wanted to give him a 10 - until one pointed out that one tiny part of the young stallion's tongue was visible on one side of his mouth!!! So they had to settle for a 9.9. Stakkato comes from an illustrious jumping family - although his sire, Spartan was almost lost to the German breeding industry, having been sold to the United States! Spartan was discovered by Hans-Joachim Köhler and he was sold as a yearling to Mr and Mrs Himmelmayer on Viriginia, USA.Spartan returned to Germany and passed his performance test with the impressive jumping index of 130.26 (dressage index - 111.41) and an overall score of 122.31. From 1985 until 1991, Spartan stood in Canada and the US, and competed in jumping classes to Grand Prix level with Sasha Himmelmayer. He then returned to Germany to stand at Andreas Mundt's farm in Petershagen, where he is a licensed stallion with the Hannoverian, Oldenburg and Westfalien studbooks. According to Siefried Putscher: "His children inherited elastic movement, with an energetic push from their hindquarters, excellent rideability, performance willingness as well as a lot of jumping talent and great intelligence. 'The Spartans learn quickly', that is what you hear in rider circles." Spartan is by Servus (Sesam I/Dominus/Goldfisch II) of the Trakehner Semper Idem line. Servus produced a number of successful jumpers as well as the international dressage competitor, Slivowitz. Spartan's dam is Gottilde, by the jumping foundation sire, Gotthard, and out of a truly great mare, Steingilde (by the Thoroughbred, Steinpilz xx out of S26287, a heavier mare by Elsass, a grandson of Abendsport.) Spartan died of a heart attack in March 2000 at the age of 18. Stakkato is out of Pia by Pygmalion (Patras/Absatz). Pygmalion stood at the Köhler stud in Verden. His sire, Patras was a very noble and strong Trakehner, clearly influenced by Arabian and English Thoroughbred blood. Stakkato showed his wonderful jumping ability at his Performance Test, recording a jumping index of 144.39, before going to the Bundeschampionate, where his exceptional style produced the 9.9 result under the guidance of Eva-Maria Bitter.  For the fifth time Stakkato holds the leading position of all jumper horse producers. 1997 was his first year of breeding. During last year's show season his oldest descendants were only eight years old. 188 of his offspring are registered as competition horses, 136 successfully competed in jumper riding horse classes and in open jumper classes. Twenty-one of his foals were successful at the most difficult level, which is quite an impressive quota at such a young age. Many of his youngsters are stabled with international competitors, as for instance the mare Rueckenwind, who has a onsiderable show record in international classes for young horses under her rider Holger Wulschner." In 2007 Stakkato is the sire of 188 competition horses with winnings of Euro 158,750 - with 21 competing at 'S' level. He is the sire of 26 states premium mares and 17 licensed sons. As a performer himself, Stakkato has been quite successful with winnings to date of 209,080 Euro with 6 wins at 'S' level including a 1st in the 1.50 m at Balve CSI*** and 3rd in the 1.55 m at Aquisgrana CSIO****. In 2005 Figaro de la Vie, a full brother to Bolero de la Vie, was sold at the auction of Fences (France ) as most expensive foal ever sold in France.