Cornet Obolensky
Cassie
Clinton
Rabanna v. Clorstersveld
Corrado I
Urte I
Heartbreaker
Holivea v. Clostersveld
Cassini I
Profilda
Capitol I
Wisma
Polydor
Fleur
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The often versatile Cristallo I offspring are characterized by unconditional riding comfort, maximum comfort, willingness to work, quick reflexes and ability. His “flagship” in a whole armada of successful show jumpers is the Bavarian mare Cristalline, team gold medal winner at the World Equestrian Games in Tryon under Adrienne Sternlicht (USA). The Cristallo I-son Castello 194 and Henrik von Eckermann (SWE) won the “Prize of Europe” at four-star level at the CHIO in Aachen in 2018 and were placed seventh in the Grand Prix of Aachen. Over 60 Cristallo I offspring are now successful at advanced (S) level, including Captain Future/Felix Koller, Charmeur 436/Gert Jan Bruggink (NED), Corbusier 2/Christian Romberg (AUT), Cristobar/Teddy Flock (USA), the mare Crystal Claire/Thibault Philippaerts (BEL), Cocoa B/Katrina Bubkova (RUS) and Estoril Delle Roane/Paole Adomo Zuvadelli (ITA).
More than 20 sons have been licensed to date, including the premium stallion Cristofin (winner in 2014 with a score of 8.8 in the final qualifier in Warendorf after having already qualified for the Bundeschampionat with a score of 8.9), the fourth-placed dressage horse at the Bundeschampionat Codiak, the Württemberger riding horse vice-champion Coeur Coblesse and also the premium stallion Cashmere. Cristallo I’s offspring also include the Westphalian Champion and World Championship finalist in show jumping Casablanca and the Bundeschampionat finalists Chancy K, FBW Cristallos Lady and Cleine Cera.
Among the more than 20 state premium mares are the SLP and jumping winners Cristalies, Carmina Burana W, Cristallos Cleo and Cerubina W. His daughter Colett was the winner of the mare show in Delbrück in 2019, as well as the jumping reserve winner of the Westphalian Elite Mare Show and the German Mare Championships in Lienen. Every year he delivers coveted auction foals, including the top price at the ESI Sales in Klein Roscharden in 2019.
Nine of Cristallo’s offspring have already celebrated success at international five-star level. This makes this sire one of the most sought-after sport horse makers in the world.
"The offspring of Cristallo I are living proof: this stallion is the epitome of a sire. Year after year, he produces top athletes of international caliber."
- Sandra Schürner
Cristallo I has long since established himself as a sire of international importance. But it is not only his powerful jumping offspring with successes up to international 1.60 m level that are becoming the living figureheads of their popular sire. Cristallo I is also one of the most versatile sires in the German stallion pool. He combines willingness to perform, jumping ability and good basic gaits and in this way ensures breeding progress when bred to a wide variety of mares. Cristallo I is a proven great and inspires year after year with his successful sons and daughters.
International superstars
More than 60 S-successful offspring, over 20 state premium mares and already nine offspring with successes at 5*** level: this track record speaks for itself. The "Cristallos" are thus following in their father's footsteps. Almost two decades have passed since Cristallo I himself was selected as a premium stallion at the Westphalian licensing and shortly afterwards passed the 30-day test as the best stallion. The stallion once enjoyed his international career under Henrik von Eckermann. Today, it is his sons and daughters who also shine on the international stage, such as Cristalline, who was part of the US World Championship squad in Herning under Adrienne Sternlicht. Other prominent show jumpers with successes up to advanced level, such as Vanda Gucci under Sebastien Kapel, Cristobal under Antonia Locker and Cornando, ridden by Niklas Betz, impressively demonstrate Cristallo's hereditary power.
The sport horse maker par excellence
Cristallo's pedigree, characterized by legendary sire Cornet Obolensky and the success-spoiled mare line 239, stands for performance reliability across generations. But year after year, it is above all his offspring that prove it: Cristallo I is one of the most sought-after sport horse makers in the world. There is no doubt that this stallion is one of the world's top sires.
The highly proven Cristallo I already proved his double talent as a young stallion: in 2005 he was premium stallion at the NRW licensing in Münster-Handorf, in 2006 he was best in test at the same venue with top marks in all areas at the 30-day test and in 2007 he was runner-up champion under Ingrid Klimke in the prestigious Westphalian Optimum for four-year-old riding horses. Things continued promisingly: Cristallo I was Westphalian Champion and Bundeschampionat finalist in 2008, eighth at the Bundeschampionat in 2009, and from 2010 he won and placed under Henrik von Eckermann in the international Youngster Tour and Medium Tour. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury at the age of eight, which meant his premature retirement after he had previously been earmarked as an Olympic candidate for Henrik von Eckermann.
Regarding his positive values in the FN breeding value estimation for years, Cristallo I is one of the most versatile sires in the German stallion pool.
The sire Cornet Obolensky, among others with Marco Kutscher 2009 European Championship team gold winner, is already legendary in his lifetime and confirmed his exceptional position in 2018 with place 4 in the WBFSH world ranking list of the best show jumping sires.
Out of the dam Cassie (FN: Cascavella 2), who was successful in show jumping up to medium level, comes the internationally successful full brother Cristallo II, who was also the Champion Stallion at the NRW licensing in 2009. The dam’s sire Cassini I himself competed in international sport with Franke Sloothaak and is one of the world’s best show jumping sires of his generation. The granddam Profilda was successful in show jumping up to advanced (S) level under the sport name Papaya 19 and is a full sister to the licensed and internationally successful Pocalino, who was Vice Westphalia Champion and Bundeschampionat Finalist.
Their sire Polydor was one of the most successful Warendorf state stud stallions of all time. Analogous to his paternal half-brother Pilot, Polydor’s children have also excelled primarily in show jumping. First and foremost is Pamina, with whom Otto Becker won the final of the German Classics in 1991, as well as Two Step, Paramo K, Porter, Pozitano, Paavo N and his full brother Potsdam, all of whom play important roles in international show jumping. In the fourth generation stands Festivo, once Rhineland licensing winner, and later internationally successful in dressage with the Dutch Danielle van Aalderen.
This Westphalian line 239/Almfee (by Almprinz-Sonnenfleck-Andres) also produced the sires Apartos (PB Westf., SUI), Avocado (Ldb. Warendorf), Ayers Rock (Ldb. Marbach), Disney (PB USA), Papageno (Ldb. Schwaiganger), Parlando I and II and Pastell (PB Bay.).
