Calato

Holsteiner Grey 1987 165cm Stamm 474a               

The Holstein Association stallion Calato is one of the most prolific sons of Capitol I in the Holsteiner breed. He is captivating through his beautiful face; large expressive peaceful eyes; his well-set neck; and his well-marked topline. Calato completed his Stallion performance test at the top of his age group in Medingen in 1990. In 1996 he was licensed by Studbook Zangersheide

He began his sporting career under Herbert Blöcker, who started him successfully at the German Federal Championships (Bundeschampionart). Under the Danish junior Jennifer Pedersen Foghd he continued his career. Together, they won the Scandinavian and the Danish Championship of Young Riders and were also victorious in Nations Cup for the Danish team.

Calato has exceptional jumping genes. Not only from his father Capitol I but as well his mother, the Landgraf I daughter Vanessa III. She was champion mare of their year at the elite mare show under Marco Dierk and jumped successfully at S Level (1.60m) with Thies Luther. From Calato’s motherline come the successful international showjumping horses Spiga (Leopold v. Asten), Aldato (Henrik Emil), Kira (Ludo Philippaerts) and the Caprivi Stallions and Loxgraf, Q-Verdi, Cicero, and Cavalier Royale. 

                                                                   

Offspring                                              

Calato offspring winning at international level include Clausen (Holger Wulschner), Chapman Rouge (Andre Americo de Miranda), Calido II (Willi Melliger), Mobilcom Graziana22 (Toni Hassmann), Freya 165 (Hans-Thorben Ruder), Jacaranda 10 (Jorg Sievertsen), Coester (Christian Ahlmann), Callistro (Janne-Friederike Meyer), Cleopatra (Andreas Wegner), Cactus L (Emma Emanuelsson), Corinessa (Hubert Bourdy), Index (Hauke Luther) and out of a Calato daughter Colbert GTI under Markus Renzel.

In 2003 Christian Ahlmann became the individual and team European champion with Coester, belonged to the 2004 German gold medal team in Athens, won team gold at the European Championships in 2005 and was a member of the 2006 bronze medal team at the World Championships in Aachen. In 2007 he was in the German silver medal winning team at the European Championships in Mannheim.  

With Callistro, Janne-Friederike Meyer became the German champion of young riders in 2000. In 2002, they became the silver medalists at the European Championships of Young Riders, and the champions of the Grand Prix in Drammen and Cervia.

The gelding Clausen with Holger Wulschner won in recent year, the Grand Prix of Norten-Hardenberg, Neustadt/Dosse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Mannheim and placed second in the Grand Prix at Redefin, Wiesbaden and Neumenster.

Calato is a true progenitor and produces offspring with great temperaments, exceptional movements, very good scope and excellent rideability.

                      Coester by Calato with Christian Ahlmann