| Enrico Caruso *Ps*E* was one of the best stallions our breed has had. You will find him in the pedigrees of many successful horses, and he left his mark internationally. At his Koerung at Neumünster, after his approval he was ignored at the auction because of his small size as a 2.5 year old. He was bought at a bargain by Otto Langels of Gestuet Haemelschenburg who only later realized how small he was. He was found to have an extremely gentle character & was very athletic. To everyone's surprise he grew to almost 16.3 hands & produced many good riding horses. His best & most famous son, Kostolany (out of Kapstadt by Falke) (bred & owned by Otto Langels) has followed in his sire's footsteps by also siring many successful sporthorses & in excess of 9 approved sons, most of them Trakehners. Kostolany's most famous son is the Approval Champion Gribaldi (out of Gondola by Ibikus, Breeder Marika Werner) who has had a great impact on the Dutch Warmblood Breed in the Netherlands and also qualified for the 2005 FEI World Cup in Las Vegas under Edward Gal. Thanks to the genes he inherited from his grandsire, the noble stallion Enrico Caruso. Enrico's gray son Trocadero (o/o Thirza by Karon) was graded premium and champion of his approval & sold for 300,000 DM at the Klosterhof-Medingen Auction. He now stands at Sian Read's Bluewood Stud in England. Enrico Caruso also left 3 approved sons in the U.S. - Kovington, Pavarotti and the premium Tanzeln *Ps*, and he produced jumpers as well as dressage horses. Approved sons in Germany: Insterfür, Klabautermann, Klavigo, Larazzi.
Inspection comments: Thoroughbred grandson, first class in type and getup. Well proportioned body on medium strong foundation. The joints could be a bit more; expressive. Very well balanced, extremely supple way of going in walk, trot and canter. (German trakehner Stallion Book) |
