VDL Nimrod ES - Gelding - Chestnut - Born: 2018 - Height: L - Competing at 1.10m level VDL Nimrod ES is a son of the very talented Candy Du Nanturel crossed with Casall who everyone knows from his outstanding career with Rolf Goran Bengstson. VDL Nimrod is a very correctly built gelding. He has a very good presence about him. He has a great mentality with the right amount of blood and a very good canter. VDL Nimrod is a careful horse with a lot of scope, and uses his haunches very well. VDL Nimrod ES has all the potential to develop into a Grand Prix horse. Sire: Candy de Nantuel has been one of the highlights of his generation from day one – both for breeding and for sport. The son of Luidam is bred out of dam by Diamant de Semilly and is closely related to countless of international Grand Prix showjumpers. In sport, Candy de Nantuel competes up to Grand Prix level with Pénélope Leprévost. In breeding, multiple offspring are breaking through at international level and in addition, he produced already 11 approved stallions. Dam: Walisa is a daughter of the world-famous Casall and competed herself up to 1.30m level in sport. With Casall and the Holsteiner stallion Sacramento Son a solid foundation was laid for the pedigree of Walisa. Eventually, Walisa traces back to Holsteiner line 628B. Closely related to: VDL Nimrod ES is a product of both the French stallion Candy de Nantuel and a Holsteiner background. This family produced international showjumpers such as Casillero H (Artemus de Almeida), Classic H (Toni Hassmann), Amaretto SBK Z (Damian Ostrega) and Lady van de Haarter Hoeve (Fernando Martinez Sommer).