The sire
Oliver Twist was a premium stallion in NMS and is presenting his first crop of sons. He is a maternal half brother to the 2006 premium stallion Okavango, and the excellent mares O'Hara and Orissa, both in hand and under saddle champions. His second dam Oda is a full sister to the ATA's accomplished Onassis and thus comes from th same mare line as the CIC*** eventer Oktavio (approved in Germany). EH Monteverdi TSF was the champion in NMS, participated at the Bundeschampionat and the FEI World Championships for young dressage horses, qualified for the Nünrberg Burgpokal and won internationally at Grand Prix dressage. Monteverdi's sire EH Partout had a stellar international career with Dutch Anky van Grunsven and then retired to stud duties. He has several approved sons like the FEI stallions Halbgott (now competing in Florids with Marco Bernal), and Maserati (now competing in Belgium) as well as the versatile Goodwood, the dressage stallion Sarasani and others. Equally potent in the Dutch breed, he has several highky accomplished offspring competing in the Netherlands. His daughter Exquis Nadine represented the Netherlands at the 2007 European Dressage Championships in Turino, Italy, winning a Team Gold medal with rider Hand Peter Minderhoud.
The dam
Shakira was the National Champion mare in Germany in 2002 (NMS) and is a full sister to the 2004 auction highlight SPS Scarlett, who ended up at Newspring Farm where she is establishing her own branch of this successful family. A modern Trakehner pedigree couldn't be compsed any more interesting, considering that the sire is a Russian stallion with an exceptional under saddle performance record, and the dam side of the pedigree carries the much needed TB and Arabian roots on the basis of a classica Trakehner mare line (Schwalbe family). The Scherezad-branch of the Schwalbe family has produced such stallions as Sky Dancer (FEI show jumper), his full brother Sky Walker, the outstanding Sabary, the ATA's performance proven Sonset's Sieger and others. Same dam line as the 2007 Auction riding horse 71 Sunshine Reggae.
