Chestnut Sabino Dutch Warmblood (KWPN)

STAR SPORT (Keur Prok eligible pending x-rays)

Baloubet du Rouet x Nimmerdor x Le Mexico

Born April 21, 2000, Imported

16.2hh (167cm)

Also approved for breeding with:

Swedish Warmblood N.A. (SWANA)

Travola is a gorgeous sabino Dutch Warmblood mare with an outstanding pedigree and an impressive competition record.  She is very sensitive and uncomplicated under saddle, incredibly light in her mouth, collects beautifully with minimal contact, and is such a motivated jumper that she will go out of her way to jump anything... including ground poles!

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Travola was imported as a yearling and competed extensively as a 6-year old in USEF Level 5 competitions (1.20m Level M = 4'0" in height with spreads 4'0" to 4'6") in Florida, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.  She was shown by International Grand Prix show jumping riders Niall Grimes, Markus Beerbaum and Alison Firestone-Robitaille as well as up-and-coming young rider Katherine Newman.  In 2007, Travola began competing at Level 6 (as seen in the photo above, 1.30m Level Z = 4'3" in height with spreads 4'3" to 4'9") but developed an anomaly on her front pastern and the decision was made to retire her sound.  Travola will now begin a new career as one of our select broodmares.

Travola's sire, Baloubet du Rouet, was declared the 2004 Best Horse in the World and with his rider Rodrigo Pessoa, won the Individual Gold Medal in show jumping at the 2004 Olympic games in Athens and were recipients of the Team Bronze Medal at the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney.  Baloubet's sire, Galoubet A, ranked third on the WBFSH standings for 2000/2001 and was a successful international show jumper himself.  Great grandsire Almé also competed internationally in jumping and is the dually recognized "Father of World Breeding" and the Selle Français "Stallion of the Century".  

Maternal grandsire Nimmerdor was declared the Dutch Preferent Sire of the Century and competed in numerous World Cups and International competitions and was also selected for the Los Angeles Olympics.  Le Mexico was also a well-known jumper producer and obtained a high jumping breeding value of 146 and reliability of 96% due to the success of his progeny.  

Travola's dam, Maravola, was awarded the Keur Preferent predicate that is indicative of her high quality progeny as well as her conformation, movement and performance capabilities.  At the National Foal Auction Prinsjesdag in September 2005, Maravola's colt, Ap-Art by Quidam de Revel, sold for an astounding € 49,000!  Maravola is a full sister of Garavola, an international Grand Prix show jumper, and with rider Leon Thijssen were recipients of the Aga Khan Trophy of the Nations Cup at the Kerrygold Horse Show in Dublin in 1999.
     

Several of Travola's grand dams have been awarded the Preferent and/or Prestatie predicates indicating that they have produced at least 3 offspring that have achieved at least M2 (4' jumping or Third Level dressage).  Shantah produced two national show jumpers and she herself is a full sister to the international show jumper Suleiman.

Travola is a substantially-built and colorful mare with loud sabino expression including four white stockings, several belly spots and roaning.  Travola was presented at the KWPN-NA keuring in September 2008 and received some of the top scores for the day.  She received an amazing 80 points for Conformation (15 out of 19 conformation evaluations were within the "ideal" range of the Linear Scoring), 65 points for Walk, 70 points for Canter, and 75 points for Trot with obvious marks for her powerful trot impulsion.  She was exempt from free jumping as she already had obtained her Sport predicate as a result from her competition record.  Travola was awarded First Premium and is eligible to receive her Star and subsequently Keur and Prok predicates following completion of the x-ray component.  We are extremely fortunate to have such a stunning, well breed mare with proven jumping talent in our breeding program.

Travola's Show Record (2006-2007): USEF Horse #: 4626164