Amoureux (KWPN 2005) Our Homozygous black dressage stallion with a pedigree of legendary ancestry who has consistently achieved excellent results in dressage.

Expressive, head turning, with that "look at me factor", modern and long legged he possesses three equally good paces, a ground covering walk, elasticity and suppleness in his trot with expressive use of the front leg in all three paces. His canter is excellent with above average length of stride, uphill cadence and good self carriage.

Amoureux is a consistent winner with high scores and has now made his debut at Advanced level dressage. He debuted his dressage career in young horse qualifiers with scores of 80%, including the Badmington Young Dressage Horse Of The Future, the Sheerwater Potential International Dressage Horse, the Sheerwater British National Young Dressage Horse both as a five and six year old under International Grand Prix Dressage Rider Michel Assouline. Together the duo gained a Double win at the Sheepgate Premiere League in the Hickstead Young Horse Qualifier and Medium SOQ75 with a final placing in the Sheerwater 6YO National Dressage Championship at Hartpury Festival Of Dressage.

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On September 3rd 2010 Amoureux was presented at the UK KWPN Keurings successfully passing his IBOP (ridden performance test) and was awarded STER status on the basis of his above average suitability as a dressage horse.

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Pedigree Highlights:

Saros Van't Gestelhof claimed over 50 Wins up to Prix St Georges in Dressage.

Erle (Elite) Three times National Mare Champion. She competed with good results up to Advanced Level Dressage.

Krack C Competed with success at Grand Prix Dressage with Anky Van Grunsven.

Ruby Amoureux's dam the Ster Preferent Prestatie mare is a consistent progenitor of successful dressage horses. Her sons and daughters have also faired exceptionally well in the mare performance tests and Keurings.

• Bachoera SV' (Samba Hit II) gained the Elite predicate having successfully completed her EPTM score of 81 points. and placed 2nd behind the reserve Champion 3 year old mares at the National Mare Championships. She was a Pavo Cup semi finalist.
• Danica SV (Johnson) successfully scored 81 points in her EPTM test and was awarded the Elite Predicate. Danica was also the winner of the "Noord Holland Cup" and a Pavo Cup finalist.
• Flavia SV (Wynton) was awarded the Elite predicate gaining 80.5 points in the EPTM performance test with 80 points for conformation.
• Wonderful Jazz AKA "Willy Wonka" (Ster) by Jazz now competing with success at Grand Prix Dressage
• Zirkoon (Ster) Rousseau M1 level. (Deceased)

Zita herself successful in dressage she produced the dressage horses, "Quality's Pride" and "Dorita" along with no less than five ster mares and the preferent mares Ruby and Felita.

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His Progeny:

In a very short time frame Amoureux has proven to be a progenitor of his own strengths and positive attributes, an opinion shared by many National and Overseas judges, breeders and mare owners. Due to his genetic make up being homozygous black, Amoureux cannot produce chestnut foals.

The worthiness of any sire can only ever be proven by the quality and success of his progeny. He has consistently sired Champion Prize Winning and high scoring Premium progeny. His oldest progeny have commenced under saddle with excellent results.

His first foals demonstrate clearly that he adds expression, suppleness and athleticism, he refines the head, adding length to neck and limb, raising the forehand. He produces light footed foals with excellent use of the foreleg, frequently adding length of stride often in all three paces, most have shown to inherit his exceptional canter a characteristic inherited from the great Ramiro Z.

Above all Amoureux produces beautiful progeny with the most wonderful , trainable temperaments suited for the every day amateur or professional. All the talent without the fizz!

2016 Three of his progeny qualified for the Scottish Winter Regional Championships, with Amouriva (Argus x Amethist) winning the Prelim Championship. At The British Dressage Nationals she was Highest Placed British Bred.

2014 His daughter Solaris Extacy was much admired by the jury at the Oldenburg inspections held in Scotland and was approved for breeding in the main stud book with a good overall score of 8.00. Highly noted was her suppleness in movement, conformation and pleasant nature.

2013 His daughter the Scottish Sports Horse "Amoureva" out of the KWPN mare Niclien (Argus x Amethist) impressed the judge at the Scottish Sports Horse National Championship Show winning the four year old ridden class and then went on to claim the 2013 Ridden Sport Horse Championship and achieved high scores in dressage of over 70%.

2012: Amoureux sired the highest scoring dressage filly foal Halexia of the UK KWPN Keurings Nationwide. The second highest scoring dressage colt and overall third equal highest scoring dressage foal was "Holy Amazing Destiny" out of the Carnaval Drum daughter Carnaval Delight owned and bred by Lindsay Beech in Kent. As a result three of his progeny were in the top ten overall rankings.

At the annual Scottish Sport Horse Gradings his daughter our homebred mare Solaris Extacy was highest scoring three year old mare and over and was awarded the much coveted Ster predicate.

His daughter Elissonna out of a homebred pony mare by Umenno was Supreme Champion at the Scottish Sports Horse Youngstock Inhand Championship Show 2012 held at Blair Athol International Horse Trials.

2011: His son Solaris Gracieux out of the KWPN Mare Velita (Goodtimes x Ulft) won the title of KWPN Champion Dressage Foal Scotland at the UK KWPN Keurings held at Oatridge college.

His daughter Solaris Galaxie out of the KWPN Ster mare Abisag (San Remo x Jacardo x Actuel) was Inhand Champion Performance/Hunter/Sport Horse Champion and Supreme Champion Reserve, Braco Show.

His son Solaris Flambeaux out of our homebred mare Solaris Achanenna by Umenno, won several prizes at a multitude of shows including the Royal Highland, qualified for the Scottish Sports Horse Championship Final at Blair International Horse Trials finishing Champion Reserve Yearling. In september Flambeaux was presented for grading at the SSH gradings and was awarded a 1st premium with an impressive 85% .

At The North Of The Border Foal & Youngstock Show Edelweiss out of Polyanna by Just Biff owned and bred by Balcormo partnership was Champion Two/Three year old and Overall Supreme Champion with his daughter Elissona claiming the Champion Reserve.

2010 His 1^st Premium daughter, "Cullenbay Aurora", owned and bred by David & Jacqui Lamb placed 2nd in a very strong sports horse class at the Royal Highland Show out of 16 entries, this followed her win and qualification for the Ingliston Grand Slam Scottish Mare & Youngstock Final at New Aberdour Show. She now competes with high scores under saddle in dressage.

His 1st premium daughter, "Archangel", won the Hunter class at Drymen Show and then went on to take the Inhand Youngstock Champion Reserve. A few weeks later Archangel won her yearling class at Gargunnock Show, taking the Inhand Championship and Overall Supreme Inhand Champion of Show.

At the BEF Futurity another of his daughters, "F.Amour Perle", owned and bred by Ally Hicks of Arabella Sport Horses, gained a high first premium score of 87.9% at The College, Keysoe, with 8.75 for her walk, 9 for trot and 9 for canter. She also did well at the UK KWPN Keurings placing Amoureux as 5th highest dressage sire in the UK.

2009 From his first crop of foals, six were presented at the SSH Gradings from a variety of mare types, five of which scored first premiums. Two of his daughters scored the second highest average score of 78% out of 40 foals presented with very good marks for conformation and movement.

At the North Of The Border Foal Show, his daughter "Elissona", out of our homebred pony mare "Alkatinna" by Umenno won the Sports Pony Championship and his daughter, "Cullenbay Aurora", was placed third in a very strong sports horse foal class judged by Lynn Crowden.

His first premium coloured son, "Solaris Excalibur", out of our homebred mare "Achanenna" was sold to Spain at a few weeks old as a potential stallion candidate and sports horse.

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