Sire Zhivago has superb gaits and beauty, which enabled him to stand out against his competition in both breeding and performance, from his stallion tests to the FEI levels. Beyond this breathtaking exterior, Zhivago also has a charming and cooperative character, which he transmits to his offspring.

Zhivago’s career in the show ring began with his win at the 2009 Pavo Cup, and continued as a winning streak, which followed him as he moved up the levels, always outstanding when compared to the best stallions of his age in Dutch breeding. He matured to campaign successfully as an international small tour horse at Prix St. Georges and Intermediare I, and up to Intermediare II. Highlights of Zhivago’s career include:

• Winner of the 2009 Pavo Cup for 5-Year-Olds under Theo Hanzon.
• Winner of all his stallion competitions for M class in 2009/2010.
• Winner of the 2011 KWPN Stallion Competition series, culminating with a big win at the Finals with an impressive score of 89 points, including 9.5 for canter.
• Winner of his competitions at the ZZ-Licht and ZZ-Zwaar (4th level) in 2011.
• Prix St. Georges debut at 8 years old, with the winning score of 73.29 for his first time out.
• Intermediare I Freestyle second place finisher, and third overall in the small tour, at the 2013 Dutch National Championships.
• Campaigned on the CDI small tour with Dinja van Liere in 2016.  In addition to achieving high scores, they participated in the stallion class of the World Cup Young Horses in Ermelo, where Zhivago proved to be the best-performing licensed KWPN stallion.
• Winner of his stallion performance test with an impressive total of 87. Walk (x2): 9 Trot (x2): 8 Canter (x2): 9 Elasticity: 8.5 Posture & balance: 8.5 Rideability & attitude: 9 Talent as a dressage horse: 9
• Reserve Champion of the 2007 KWPN stallion licensing in Den Bosch (where Blu Hors Zack was named champion). The stallions were selected out of a group of 186, chosen from the initial group of 640+ stallions.

Dam Kandyvrouwe is a top quality 2015 KWPN mare by Glock’s Toto, Jr. N.O.P. and out of Fergievrouwe, Elite/Preferent/Sport by Bordeaux, Keur. Prior to importation, she was awarded the Star predicate and is Provisional Keur. With a pedigree highlighted by numerous Grand Prix successful individuals, Kandyvrouwe also comes from the famous Landsvrouwe mare line that is noted for high fertility and production of sport and breeding horses. She is correct in her conformation with a modern expression and three powerful, ground covering gaits.

Glock’s Toto, Jr. is currently one of the most popular breeding and competition stallions within Holland. From the first foal crop of international Grand Prix horse Totilas, Toto, Jr. is out of a daughter of the Olympic Gold Medal winning team horse Desperados FRH. Toto, Jr. was licensed in 2013 in Verden and subsequently sold for 100k euro to Gaston Glock. He won his stallion test in Ermelo and continued on to win the Pavo Cup Finals and the KWPN stallion competitions in both 2015 and 2016. He has become a fixture of modern KWPN breeding with a number of licensed stallion sons including Glock’s King Karim and Glock’s Taminiau who were 1st and 3rd respectively at the KWPN stallion competition in 2020. In 2019, four of the top ten mares for the National Mare Show were by Toto, Jr. Under Olympian Edward Gal, Toto, Jr. made his debut at the Grand Prix level in 2020 with scores above 80%. He has now received NOP status as a Dutch team hopeful for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Kandyvrouwe’s dam is the confirmed PSG/I1 mare Fergievrouwe, Elite/Preferent/Sport by Bordeaux. Bordeaux was Champion of the 2009 KWPN stallion licensing, 4th place at the 2012 World Young Horse Championships, and is now successful to the Grand Prix level. He was proclaimed a Keur stallion by the KWPN in 2020. Fergievrouwe is a daughter of the Preferent/Prestatie mare Thaliavrouwe, by Ferro, a full sister to Edward Gal’s Grand Prix horse Glock’s Undercover. Through her dam, Fergievrouwe is a half-sister to the Grand Prix horse Zhivago and the approved stallion Amazing Star who is competing successfully at international I1 level. Fergievrouwe also produced Jive, by Vivaldi, who made it to the 2nd round of the KWPN stallion licensing.