Sire Details
Calato begun his sporting career under Herbert Blocker, who started him sucessfully with the 5 and 6 year olds at the Bundeschampionart. Under the junior rider of Denmark, Jennifer Fogh Petersen he continued his sucessful career and together they won the Nordisch and Danish championship from the young riders and were also successful in the Nationscup from Denmark.
He undoubtedly belongs to the top jumping horse breeding stallions in Holstein. His son,
Coster won in 2003 with Christian Ahlmann the individual and team European Championship and was in the German team for Athens Olympics.
More sucessful international
Calato offspring are
Graziana,
Index, Cleopatra, Callistro, Cactus L and
Corinessa. His first 9 year old son
Clausen will look forward to a very sucessful career.
Calato's jumping genes undoubtedly come from his father
Capitol I but also his mother,
Vanessa III, was a Champion mare from her year at the Elite Mare Show and represented the Holsteiners at the National Champion Mare Show with sucess. She was at the Bundeschampionart with Marco Dirk and went on to win a lot of Grand Prix classes with Thies Luther.
From
Calato's motherline comes the superstar jumping stallion of Ireland,
Cavalier Royale, Cicero and
Courage and the highest bonited
Contender mare ever in Holstein the State Premium mare,
Novia.
