Chiquita was born at Innerleith Farm in Fife prior to the creation of Solaris Sport Horses. Her dam is our foundation State performance and successful show jumping Keur mare Quinine, purchased whilst residing in Switzerland as a 6 year old and imported to Scotland as a family member when we relocated to Fife in 1998.

In 2009 Chiquita was awarded the "Ster" predicate with the SSH with an overall jumping score of 80 points.

Progeny:

2005 Solaris Achanenna chestnut tobiano filly by Umenno. Unfortunately Nenna fractured her hock at just a few weeks of age but is now a valuable addition to our breeding program.

2006 Bachinno Bay tobiano colt foal (Deceased)

2007 Cairngorm Bay colt by Lupicor sold to Northern Ireland.

2009 Solaris Extacy dark brown filly by Amoureux. Extacy was awarded a first premium at the SSH mare and youngstock gradings as a foal and was awarded the STER predicate aged three with excellent marks in all areas of the assessment, conformation, movement and jumping ability. She was approved for breeding in the Oldenburg Stud Book in 2014 with a very good score of 8.00.

2010 Solaris Fechinna bay tobiano filly by Solaris Buenno. Overall Champion Reserve Inhand Coloured Royal Highland Show as a yearling. Sold to France and now showjumping with success in the young horse National qualifiers.

2011 Solaris Givennchy chestnut tobiano filly by Solaris Buenno sold to England.

2012 Solaris Hasckia buckskin filly foal by Kambarbay. Solaris Chiquita, Givennchy & Hasckia are all now owned by Leah Tolley in England and Chiquita has since been brought under saddle. Her daughters Achanenna & Extacy carry on her genetics within our breeding program.

Quinine Swiss Warmblood State performance tested and successful show jumping, foundation Keur IBOP Sport Predicate mare who's progeny have achieved good results in sport.

Cappucino Van Berkenbroeck Oldenburg registered stallion licensed with the Belgian Warmblood stud book and the Scottish Sports Horse. Also known as Cappucino FCS and Chocolate 13. Imported by the Whitaker and Gillespies to Scotland in 2000. He stood for only one season. Prior to his arrival in Scotland the son of the famous showjumping sire Contender, Cappuccino covered 80 mares in his first season at stud in Belgium one of which produced the showjumping mare "Bi-Nice" out of a Landetto mare successfully jumping at Grands Prix and 1.60m classes. Other sons and daughters are consistent high achievers at National and International level both here in the UK and overseas.

Contender Holstein Has proven to be one of the most influential sons of Calypso II out of the Ramiro daughter, Gofine who was in turn by the great Thoroughbred sire, Ladykiller xx he has dominated German breeding values for many years now and continues to produce exciting young stallions like Contendro (premium stallion in the approval of 1999, and winner of the performance test at Adelheidsdorf the following year). Marco Kutscher is successfully riding three approved Contender sons in international sport: Contreo, Conterno Grande and Montender (German Champion of 2003, bronze medallist at the Athens Games and European Champion 2005). Toni Hassmann won the German Showjumping Derby with Collin, while Checkmate won on the Rider’s Tour with Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and was her ride at the European Championships.

Quater Selle Francais Swiss State federal Stallion, he competed with success at MII. His best progeny Magnolia CH and Quatersman CH competed CSI CSIO, CSI, SII and in the young horse classes Balladeuse du Cornat CH, Bellamour du Cornat CH, Catania IV CH, Cristal de la Taille CH qualified for the Zangersheide Young Horse Show Jumping Championships.

Grand Veneur Selle Francais Since 1976, Grand Veneur produced more than 335 show jumping winners, of which 75 stallions. Regularly classed among the best sires, father of winners in show jumping, he has produced among the best Le Tot de Semilly Lama des Landes, Love Love de l'If, Magicien IV, Nabo II, Rocky du Carel, Tenor de la Cour, ISO 160, Vas Y Donc Longane, Alfa d'Elle and many showjumping winners in foreign countries such as Le Grand du Tot, Mont Blanc, Quatre de Mai, Sioux de Baugy, Tenor Manciais, Ulysse de Thurin, Upsala de Baussy, Valou de Baussy, Veneur Pierreville, Amour de Coquerie, As de Thurin, Beau Veneur, Belle Landaise and Billy du Lys.