D’Accord is German-bred Hanoverian gelding born in 2012. Bred by Christa von Paepcke he by leading sire Diarado out of Annette by the thoroughbred Aarking. Annette is also the dam of the 5* horse C’est la Vie (also bred by Christa) and ridden by American Woods Baughman. D’Accord was sent, by his owners, to Christoph in 2022 to be sold however after a good progress a decision to keep him was made with the intention of bringing him to Badminton one day. At 17.1hh D’Accord will be one of the tallest in the field. He was formerly ridden to 3* by Svenja Eckert.