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Rho leonis

Rho Leonis ~ German Oldenburg Verband 2009 colt.

Sire: Rhodium (KWPN) Ferro / Ramiro Z / Voltaire
Dam: Americana S (RPSI) / Art Deco (KWPN) / Damascus Prince xx

Uphill and dynamic with a quick mind, Rho Leonis should excel at dressage or jumping. Athletic colt with exceptional cadence at the canter. Shows nice natural changes and balance. He has unforgettable markings with an excellent topline and a robust hind end. Modern type with trainable temperament. Friendly and confident. Greets you with a nicker every morning.

Versatile bloodlines known for passing on natural talent for dressage and jumping. Sire's dam line has earned very high marks on their jumping abilities. Sire's father is an Olympic medal winner. Mother's sire has competed successfully in Grand Prix Dressage, Hunters, Eventing and Jumpers.

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Foaled May 18, 2009. Expected to mature 16.2+ hands. Registered GOV.

Rhodium has a pedigree to dream of. Olympic Ferro x G.Ramiro Z x Voltaire x Excurs x Courivlle. His mother, grandmother and great-grandmother all did tests with very high averages in jumping. The jury described Rhodium as " a very well developed stallion, extremely well modeled who stands perfectly in a rectangle. Rhodium has a good forehand and front and a strong upperline. His legs have lots of quality. He is a wonderful, honest stallion. Rhodium is always prepared to work. His walk as well as his trot has a great length. He trots with a lot of lightness, rhythm and elasticity in his front and hind legs. When cantering we see the same good results as when trotting." Rhodium received a score of 150.01 points on the dressage portion of his stallion performance test in 2001.

In August 2002 two sons of Ferro placed in the top 10 at the Pavo cup final in Ermelo. Rousseau, another Ferro son, was first and Rhodium 5th. In December 2002 he was second at Weert and 3rd in Hengleo in November. At the stallion competition Zuidbroek Rhodium came first, above Rouseau, the other Ferro son. Jan 2003 at the stallion competition Rhodium placed second to Rouseau first. He was also placed in the final of the stallion competition in 2003 in‘s-Hertogenbosch. In 2003 he was finalist at the Young Dressage Horse in Verden and the Pavo Cup at Ermelo. In the stallion competition 2003 he was third in Weert and in Zuidbroek and he was second in Goes. In the final classification Rhodium came 3rd. In 2004 in Verden in the young Dressage Horse 6 yo competition he came 6th. In 2004/05 stallion competition class Z-ZZ Light, he was first at Hengelo, Weert, and Goes. He was Den Bosch winner of the final and winner of the total competition. Rhodiums foals have inherited the movement and also the light footed canter of their sire. Rhodium had nine foals at the Ermelo foal show 2005 and the colt Winston became National Champion.


Rhodium	Americana S with Rho Leonis

Americana S is a 2002 Rheinland-Pfalz-Saar Premium mare out of Damascus Jewel xx by Art Deco. Art Deco has competed successfully in Grand Prix Dressage, Hunters, Eventing and Jumpers. He was the first pinto stallion in the world approved for breeding by the Oldenburg Verband via ISR/OLD NA in 1993, opening the door for all future colored horses and their offspring (including Sambers) to be registered/approved in to German registries. Art Deco has consistently been ranked in the top ten for ALL Dutch Warmbloods producing USDF and ASHA rated performance horses. Art Deco's sire Samber received a rare 10 for temperament and trainability in Holland. Samber competed very successfully through Grand Prix Dressage and at the Z levels jumpers. Samber has been in the top 15 for producing dressage horses in Holland (out of over 400 stallions) and in the top 100 for producing jumpers.