CALANDO I

Zangersheide is betting on this line right now with it's new raising star Cilton Z by Calando I; the famous Carthago Z is out of a Calando I dam as well.

In the latest complete ranking for all breeds of Germany in Show Jumping (older stallions) Calando I is holding the very good position 7 right now

Calando I was sold into show jumping after a three year covering stint and became a real hit. He became German Champion in 1984 under Karsten Huck and in the very same year managed to get placements in Rome, Dublin and the Calgary Grand Prix'. Thereafter, under E H Cupper of Belgium, he achieved countless further international successes.

Lux Z is one of the most successful stallions in international showjumping. With Jerry Smit, Lux Z participated in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and he won the Pulsar Crown competitions in Valkenswaard and Cannes. This brought Lux Z's total winnings to more than a million euro. His sire, Lord Calando (Lord), is just like the world-famous jumping stallion Carthago Z (Capitol I), bred out of Perra (Calando I). As well as being Lux Z 's sire, Lord Calando is the sire of many international showjumping horses such as; Locanda (Marcus Ehning) and Lukas (Emma Wester). The Hanoverian stallion Lux Z was bred at Zangersheide Stud Farm out of the Holstein mare Apocalypte Z (Ahorn Z), a product of lineage 2543. This famous Holstein family was also responsible for the licensed stallions Lavallo, Lasino and Lone Star. Lord Calando's dam, Perra, is also the dam of the highly ranked Zangersheide stallion Carthago Z. Perra's dam Kerrin was a successful show jumper in her own right. Her sire Calando I was the 1984 German Champion. As a sire he produced the internationally ranked show jumpers Conejo, Canada's top-ranked show jumper in 2002 under Karen Cudmore.

His best known offspring are: Canaris, Castor, Careful, who took part in the Barcelona Olympics for the Belgian team ridden by Evelyn Blatton and Cilton, ridden in the international level by Jos Lansink, and recently in Argentina by Ricardo Kierkegaard. Calando I is also the father of Perra, the mother of Carthago Z great international competitor and excellent stallion.

VDL Atlantic's grandam is Thia H a daughter of Calando I