The sire
Exclusiv was the Westfalian Riding Horse Champion as a three year old and has been stationed at Gestüt Hämelschenburg ever since. This substantial, yet elegant stallion is a dominant movement producer in the breed and has left a number of exceptional daughters and sport horses, among them eventer at the Bundeschampionat and the FEI dressage stallion Kapriolan F, a full brother to Kastelango. Exclusiv's sire Starway was a successful young eventer under Ingrid Klimke, for the Hörstein stud (breeder of Starway), until he shattered a knee in a training accident and had to be retired at age 6 - after winning the Robert Vietor Event Cup in Germany, one of the country's most prestigious titles. A half TB himself, he manages to sire outstanding movers and jumpers alike. Starway is also the sire of the outstanding 70 day test winner and approved Pepper & Salt. The dam of Exclusiv, Elysee, is also the dam of the 1993 reserve champion Extravagant and several highly regared premium mares. Direct mare line of the 2006 stallion candidates 24 Enzio, 37 Elfenstein and 45 Elfado, as well as the international CCI*** eventing mare Eos (by EH Rockefeller).
The dam
Kassuben also produced the full brother to Kastelango, the Grand Prix dressage stallion Kapriolan F. She is also a maternal half sister to the approved stallions Karim and Karon, as well as the mare Kapstadt, dam of the stamping sire Kostolany. This branch of the big Kassette family also stands for the outstanding stallions Kastilio and Kassiber, as well as the sport horses Wild Rose (HAN by Weltmeyer), Kronos, Karuso, Karajan, Karneval, and Kaskade.
