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GREENVALE HANDS DOWN (formerly GREENVALE DIVINE) 2005 FOR SALE - POA - Contact owner direct on: 07941 146748

Bred by Greenvale Stud and born 31/05/05. By the great DICK Z out of the mare: HAVANNA, KWPN, 16:3hh bay mare by NIMMERDOR. Havanna has bred some truly fantastic horses that are seriously proving their worth in the Showjumping circuits. After foaling this young filly will then be off to start her competitive career, hopefully following her siblings in her success. Pictured to top as a 3 year old and underneath next to her Dam summer 2008 - CLICK to see her at her first show

FOR SALE: GREENVALE CALLULA: BAY FILLY BORN 10/05/09, BY CORRAVALE

GREENVALE CALLULA: BAY FILLY BORN 10/05/09, BY CORRAVALE

An amazingly athletic filly, very brave and full of character, very correct and an extravagant mover, will make at least 16hh bred to jump!, Anglo European Studbook papers. - £6000 serious enquiries only please

Bred for the top! By Corravale (Coriano Z / Landlord) out of a mare by Dick Z (Drossan / Quick Star) and out of a Dam by Nimmerdor that has produced Showjumpers competing upto 1:60 mtr. What a delightful filly! Possessing bloodlines from our two top Jumping stallions.

Greenvale Divine pictured as foal with her Dam

Divine's Dam, Havanna is by one of the all time great stallions NIMMERDOR. This legendary bay stallion was out of the Dutch WB ster mare Ramona, which featured thoroughbred on her sire’s side (Koridon) and Dutch warmblood (grandsire Senator) on the dam’s side. Nimmerdor’s sire was the Holstein stallion Farn, an old-fashioned type, and when he was graded it was hoped he would improve upon the Dutch breed by siring good brood mare daughters. This he clearly did, but only when he was given lighter mares did it became evident that he was also capable of producing excellent show jumpers amongst his offspring. Farn, and therefore Nimmerdor, traced his ancestry to Achil – founder of the Holstein breed.

Nowadays of course, it is indisputable the tremendous influence Farn himself had upon Dutch breeding and several years after his death he was finally declared ‘preferant’ – the highest possible award for stallion recognition. Farn is known for his descendants in International Showjumping such as Odin N., Black and White, Design and Olympus, and has thirteen approved sons – Nimmerdor however remains his most famous son of all.

Nimmerdor was foaled in 1972 by Mr.Dijkstar of Woudend and was bought as a two and a half-year-old at a stallion show by Wiepke van de Lagewag. He was not approved at the time, nor was he vetted before purchase, but Wiepke felt confident enough in the stallion to part with the sum of 25,000 guilders. ‘He had something very special about him,’ said Mr.Wiepke van de lagewag. Wiepke originally started breeding only as a hobby in 1972, but perhaps realised upon seeing Nimmerdor that here was the stallion to take his venture on to a more serious level? Whatever the reason, with the purchase of Nimmerdor (pictured below) the VDL Stud was undoubtedly born.

When Nimmerdor was performance tested, he clearly excelled at jumping and so began his steady progression onto the world of International Showjumping. Ridden by Albert Vroom, he successfully competed in many World Cups and International Competitions, and he was accordingly invited to the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Feeling however that the stallion needed to concentrate upon breeding duties, Wiepke declined the invitation. Wiepke certainly knew what he was doing, for Nimmerdor’s progeny have since proven themselves many times the world over.

His first ever offspring was a mare called Samantha, Keur Preferant Prestatie, and she is still alive and breeding. Nimmerdor now of course has a multitude of children including over 50 Approved sons. Ahorn, Daimler, N-Aldato, DBH Heartbreaker, Zadock, Nandor Fortuna and Coronel are but a small example.

Ahorn was a reputable showjumper and his ability earned him the prefix ‘Olympic’ when he was short-listed for the Barcelona Olympics. He frequently jumped in the Dutch team and was consistently placed in World Cup and Grand Prix Competitions. He was renowned for being a top producer of sporthorses in his own right. N-Aldato’s wins include the Golden Equippe-Medal EK 1991 La Baule under Emile Hendrix and the Nations Tournament in Aachen. Heartbreaker’s record of success includes first at the Stallion Show in Brussels under Grant Wilson (January 1995) and fourth as a seven-year-old at the World Championships Lanaken – the list for the Approved sons of Nimmerdor goes on and is undoubtedly remarkable.

Approved sons aside, Nimmerdor also produced over sixty international showjumpers including well-known names such as VDL Everest, Broere Goldenridge, Agrovorm’s Maywood, San Patrignano Avenir and Canadian Colours. Undoubtedly, Nimmerdor is one of the best show-jumper sires of the world. According to the VDL however, Nimmerdor was a touch discerning when it came to his women. ‘He didn’t want to do it with every mare!’ Obviously he sensed things that mere humans were unaware of!

‘He was certainly more intelligent than many people,’ continued Jack Lubbers, spokesman for VDL. ‘And he was very playful. He liked to bite people who came to see him!’

Nimmerdor also produced successful dressage horses including the international Zapata, as well as versatile offspring including Wellington, which competed at Advanced level dressage as well as International Showjumping - a very attractive prospect for breeders aiming for an all round sportshorse. Competition horses aside, Nimmerdor also sired many exceptional brood-mares and his daughters regularly finish ahead in the conformation category. Zancara (keur pref) was reserve champion for ridden broodmares in the Netherlands and was several times champion of Friesland at the Central KWPN show. His progeny also have excellent breeding results and he has a high degree of heredity reliability at 95%.

Havanna Damsire: Ariban xx, needs no introduction as on eof the great Thoroughbreds, producing world class horses, he is found in many successful bloodlines