Durango is the first approved son of the young and talented stallion Zirocco Blue VDL. Zirocco Blue VDL, with rider Jur Vrieling, is currently one of the most striking young stallions in The Netherlands. He is the son of the famous Mr. Blue who jumped at the
highest level and is sire to many top jumpers like Simon, Sapphire B and Plot Blue.
Grand sire Lux jumped at Grand Prix level and won the Triple Crown. He is sire to many good jumpers, for example, Utascha and Tornesch. Lucky Boy xx was one of the key improvement thoroughbreds in the riding horse breeding, especially if found in the mare line, as were sport offspring Calypso and Van Gogh. Durango is from a proven mother line with many ‘predicates’. Dam Narona carries ‘star’ and ‘preferent’. In addition to Durango is she also dam of 1.35m jumper Silvio. Granddam Rebecca is ‘star, preferent and prestatie’ and is dam of the international jumper Opstalan’s Power. From this mare line are also the international jumping horses and approved stallions Torlando, Roadrunner, Uleika and Bon Ami.
Durango is a pleasant and appealing stallion with much balance in his canter. He jumps with good reflexes, is very careful and has a lot of scope. He demonstrated these qualities during his stallion test. He passed this test with a total score of 81.5 points. He received for canter, rideability and character an 8.5 and for all the other jumping elements an 8. Durango was reserve Champion of the Fall Stallion Test.
Expected breeding value: 136
Durango: A stallion with the willingness and abilities for a top jumper sire.