Desperado
VIVALDI x HAVIDOFF
Elite KWPN Keur Stallion Desperado N.O.P: Grand Prix Champion with 83% at CHIO Aachen and European Championship Silver Medalist. Proven sire producing top-quality offspring with exceptional temperament, correct gaits, and championship success.
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pedigree
Biography
Desperado (born 2008), a powerful black Dutch Warmblood stallion by Vivaldi out of Sarita (by Havidoff x Ferro), was bred by the Andeweg family in The Netherlands and is approved by major European studbooks including KWPN, Hannoverian, Oldenburg and Westfalian. He first made his mark by scoring 89.5 points in the 2011 KWPN Autumn Performance Test, demonstrating expressive gaits, impressive rideability and exceptional potential as both a sport horse and a breeding sire.([turn0search7][turn1view1]) Under rider Emmelie Scholtens, Desperado progressed from young horse success — including a PAVO Cup win and World Young Horse Championships finals — to a distinguished international Grand Prix career, with highlights such as team silver at the 2019 European Championships, a World Cup qualifier victory, and continued top-level results before being retired and sold to Hengstenhouderij Brouwers for breeding duties. He was honoured with the KWPN Keur predicate in 2024 for his exceptional combined sport and sire record.([turn0search1][turn1view1])
Notable Progeny
• Ibiza – Licensed stallion (out of Jazz), German registration. • Dettori – KWPN approved son (out of De Niro). • Mowgli V.O.D. – Premium stallion with successful performance test. • James Bond – Approved stallion with high performance test scores. • Purple Rain – Licensed KWPN stallion. • New York – Sport-tested KWPN stallion. • Kjento – Approved stallion progeny. • D’Joep – NRPS dressage test champion (by Desperado). • Niana V.O.D. – Champion mare at NMK Ermelo 2021. • Dark Rousseau – Approved grandson in second generation
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Results for Desperado
- 2012: Won the PAVO-Cup - 2013-2015: Won the Stallion Competition (Hengstencompetitie) three consecutive winters - 2018: Won the VHO Trophy at the stallion licensing - 2019: Silver medal with Dutch team at European Championships Rotterdam - 2019: Victory in the Nations Cup in Geesteren - 2020: Bronze medal at the Dutch National Championships in Ermelo - February 2021: Won Grand Prix in De Meern with over 77% - March 2021: Named FEI Horse of the Month; ranked 16th on FEI World Rankings (best Dutch combination) - September 2021: Won CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle at CHIO Aachen with 83.110% - 2024: Awarded KWPN Keur predicate for his success at the highest level and top 10 ranking in HorseTelex Results Ranking for young dressage sires
