Elegant gelding whose siblings have been champion in the North American hunter ring and eventing sport. Ulterra Swiss Tribute a successful young eventing horse ready to go Prelim., Ulterra Inkan Tribute - hunter champion in Florida. Lyon shows off an exquisite neck and head allowing him to be light on the forehand and in the bridle. He has an incredibly balanced, smooth canter that gets you down the lines easily offering the flying changes naturally. He demonstrates great technique and easy scope over his fences with free jump of 1.30m We see him as a top hunter yet he has the ability for any discipline. Lyon is a farm favorite and is currently being developed on farm by our amateur student!
Sire: Gare du Lyon(Goliath H VD Z) displays nobility and presence. He won his stallion performance test with plenty of 9/9.5 and a ten for character. He has excellent rideability, good jumping technique, great scope and fantastic canter. Gelded now, is successfully showing at 1.20m+ with his amateur in NA. His beautiful offspring all have his wonderful character, strength over the back, a powerful frame , and his magnificent canter!! His dam line is impeccable as his mother jumped to 1.45m and his broodmare sire, Olympic Cardento to 1.60m. Cardento offspring have sold for over 100,000 Euros globally, plus his daughters consistently produce Grand prix horses. Sire Gare du Nord jumped to 1.40m and grandsire Street Hassle was a staple in the Gochman (USA) family show stable.
Dam: Isle Be Mist, TB by Hero’s Tribute, a tall elegant mare with good gaits, this is her only foal. Hero’s Tribute sired several top hunters, dressage and event horses as well as good broodmares. Hero’s Tribute represents a rare find, a Thoroughbred stallion with both the pedigree and the functional conformation for sport. His pedigree boasts 3 of the 4 ancestors in his second generation and all 8 of the ancestors in his third generation as progenitors of international competitors, primarily in jumping and eventing. He has the same sire as Dustin IV (3* eventer), his broodmare sire is the sire of Napur (USET jumper) and his second dam is a full sister to the grandsire of Jake (4* eventer) and Clifton Promise (4* eventer). In a race career that spanned 5 years (from 2 to 6 years of age), he won graded stakes races and earned $862,950, proving his athleticism and his soundness. This classically elegant stallion also possesses intelligence and a professional demeanor – traits he passes on to his offspring.