General Information
| Registered As |
Cyden Bodyguard Moorland |
| Breed |
AES |
| Sex |
Stallion |
| Height |
17.1 |
| Colour |
Black |
| Born |
2006 |
Type
Competition Results
Dressage
| Level |
Intermediare I |
| Points |
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Pedigree / Bloodline Connection
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Gribaldi (STB)
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Kostolany
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Gondola II
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Ulinda (STB)
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Negro (STB)
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Kolinda (STB)
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Semen Type
- Semen Chilled
- Semen Frozen
Description
Bodyguard is an International 10 yr, 17’1 KWPN Approved Stallion by Gribaldi x Negro x Cocktail. Competing at International CDI* at small tour level with scores of 73% at PSG and 71% at Inter 1 in the UK already. He was reserve champion at Advanced Medium level in 2014 and reserve champion at PSG level in 2015 at the home internationals. He competed in his first international CDI in Le Mans, France in October 2015 placed in the top 15.
Bodyguard has an ideal pedigree for a stallion that will both perform in dressage and pass that ability on to his progeny, being closely related to both the Gold and Silver individual dressage medallists at the London Olympic. This is why -- as well as being a fully approved stallion with the KWPN the studbook has already awarded him the very impressive breeding value of 164 for dressage. He already has over 100 offspring in The Netherlands and Farina, a filly from his first crop in 2010 has already successfully completed her IBOP test with a high score despite being only 3 years of age, while another of his offspring Guard of Ginia made a very high price at the 2011 Star sale of Foals in the Netherlands in 2011. Very recently he has had his first KWPN Approved son, Guardian S which for a stallion himself still young is a huge success story for Bodyguard. As well as Gladstone who won the Shearwater 2015 National championships for 4 year olds...
Bodyguard’s pedigree is, of course, one of the main reasons for his success, His Trakehner sire, the Grand Prix dressage horse Gribaldi is one of the most successful sire of dressage horses in the world today, having produced multiple Grand Prix dressage stallions approved across a wide range of studbooks. They include not only Hofrat (sire of the all-conquering Hotline) but also Painted Black and, of course, the phenomenal Totilas.
Gribaldi’s sire Kostolany is equally renowned as a source of dressage talent. The Grand Prix son of the legendary Ibikus his progeny include Showman, Sans Souci and Silvermoon (the sore in turn of the super mare Blue Hors Matinee.
On his dam’s side Bodyguard’s pedigree also exudes dressage talent. His dam Ulinda had a KWPN dressage breeding value of 159 (amazingly high for a mare) and as well as Bodyguard her offspring include the graded stallion Everest and a number of successful dressage horses and broodmares.
Ulinda’s sire the Advanced dressage horse Negro – one of the nearly 30 graded sons of Ferro -- needs no introduction to UK audiences as he is the sire of the all-conquering Olympic Gold medallist Valegro as well as 14 graded sons to date. This record has already accorded him a very high ranking in the international dressage sires list as Valegro won the WBFSH award foo top dressage horse of the year in the autumn of 2013.
Ulinda’s dam Kolinda contributes yet further dressage talent to the pedigree as she is by the top international dressage stallion Olympic Cocktail, sire of Jazz (sire in turn of over 30 graded sons including the much admired young dressage stallion Johnson and of the stunning Grand Prix dressage horse and Olympic silver medallist Parzival), Hucarlos and Havel. This is also the family from which the promising UK-bred stallion Woodlander Del Amitri hails and with dressage breeding value of 179 and a reliability score of 92% Cocktail’s input to the qualities that Bodyguard is already showing in abundance cannot be under estimated.
Lara has bodyguard offspring from 2015 and two due this year and you can see video of other Bodyguard offspring on her facebook Cyden Dressage page, Bodyguards offspring, Gladstone won the Shearwater Final 2015 with Nick Lawson and his had his first KWPN Approved son in 2015, Guardian S he also has many other offspring with Sue Carson one of the many people currently out competing on his offspring here in the UK all proving to have the most fantastic trainable temperament and loose, expressive gates. Bodyguard himself lives out with Laras other pony stallion, amigo in the summer and again you can see videos of 12 year old, Olivia Whitelaw riding Bodyguard at their own open day only a few weeks ago, showing his fabulous temperament.
Further Information
| Stud Facilities |
No |
| Proven Progeny |
2015 – his offspring Gladstone won the Shearwater National 4 year old Championships
2015 – his first approved KWPN son, Guardian S (Which for a stallion himself only 9 at the time is a huge achievement)
Has over 100 offspring in Holland and 30 here in the UK – see Cyden Dressage facebook page for videos of his offspring. |
| Cannon Bone Information |
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| Graded studbook |
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