BON COEUR

License : Holst, Old, West, Swb, Sf
X-ray score : Hann - WFFS : Génotyp N / N
What to remember: He is one of the most reliable Sire in Dressage for the last years ! A rideability that makes it easy to ride, airy gaits, he reached the score of 93% in 6-years-old class with a 10/10 for the potential!
What he passes : He gives airy gaits, elasticity and his very nice look. Through his genes he brings the precious blood of Brentano II. He particularly matches with mares having size and frame.

Grades for breeding (from 1 for a few to 5 for a lot)  :
SIZE : 4   LENGTH : 3   CHIC : 4  
BLOOD : 4   SCOPE: 4   BONES : 3

 THE SIRE'S CHARACTERIZATION

Pedigree

▶ Benetton Dream won the German Championship at 3-year-old with fantastic scores: 9.5, 9.5 and 10 for trot, canter and walk. He also finished 1st at the performing test with general score of 9.3. He competed at International Grand Prix level with the swedish rider Tinne Vilhelmson Silfven, often reaching 70%. For his last competition, he won the CDI3* Grand Prix in Wellington. His sire Brentano II was the Hannoverian stallion of the year and his motherline is one of the most famous in Hanoverian studbook. The stallions Garibaldi I & II, Wolkenstein I & II and Beltain (sire of Belissimo M) and of course Beauvalais, are very close to Brentano II. He won the Verden stallion approval, the selection test and finished 4th at the Bundeschampionat. Brentano II's daughter, Poesie, is the dam of the sensationnal Poetin, world champion at 6-year-old just before being sold for € 2,500,000.
▶ Sonnenschein is a daughter of the dressage breed leader Sandro Hit. We also find in his damline Carismo (ex Calypso), that has produced both jumping and dressage sport horses. He gaves a great canter, strong and energic with a powerful hind legs. The compination Carismo x Sandro hit gaves several Dressage performing horses.

Performances

▶ Premium stallion in Verden, winning the 30 days test at Schlieckau with a total of 9.1 for his gaits. Bon coeur had many 9 and even 10/10 for his rideability under saddle.
▶ He is 3 and 4-year-old Vice-champion of the Bundeschampionnat and Hanoverian Champion.
▶ He received the "Weltmeyer award" by the Hanoverian studbook for his wonderful first years of competition and then went under Swedish saddle with a 93% in the 6-year-old class and a 10/10 for the potential!
▶ Bon Coeur won the Prix St Georges in Wellington wth Caroline Darcourt, finishing 2nd the moth after. 

Offspring

▶ Maxi Kraft's Barcelo wins the 6-year-old class in th German championship with a 9 for galop and Boa Vista FRH is 2nd with a great score of 9,5 for walk. 
• Bayside AK finished 5th in a 5-year-old class and Belinda finished 6th in the 6-year-old World Championship in Ermelo. 
• Berlioz LH finished 2nd of the 5-year-old French championship. 
• Totally Fair is the 3-year-old Champion in Belgium.
▶ He has 2 sons approved by Hanoverian studbook, one of them finished Premium and sold for € 300.000, the Champion and the 4th of the 5-years-old class in Germany. In France, Berlioz LH finished 3rd of the 4-year-old championship.
▶ Bloomberg is the KWPN 3-year-old dressage champion with final score of 88,5/100. Having 9,5/10 for the rideability and 9 for the canter and elasticity !
▶ Bon Coeur already had about 20 approved sons, among them : Bon Courage, 3-year-old vice-champion in Warenforf, Barcelo reached the best score at the Danish 35 days test with a score of 914,5 and then approved by DWB and SWB.
• At the Hanoverian Korung, 2 approved sons in which the n°48 receiving the label Premium.
• In Oldenbourg, his 2 sons are classed Premiums. N°40 is CHAMPION and sold for € 660 000 !
▶ His son is the Oldenburg Champion. In Hanover, he breaks the record of approvals with 7 sons approved among 8 selected !
▶ The Top Price at the Elite auction in Munchen is a son of Bon Coeur.