2009 16.2 hh Oldenburg stallion Checkmate is a beautiful typey stallion, with a lovely expression, he is very modern, with correct
conformation. Checkmate is a good mover, with 3 good gaits, he has a superb jump, jumping with excellent technique/form,
and clearly shows a lot of scope. Checkmate also displays a good temperament, and is very nice to work with. www.dreamscapefarm.com
Check In's career got off to a great start. In 2005 he became the OS Reserve Champion Stallion, finished his 30-day test in Redefin with a final score of 9.08 with emphasis on jumping, was awarded the I-b premium in 2007, won a Bundeschampionat qualifier with a score of 9.2 in 2008 and has meanwhile collected ribbons in the international Youngster Tour. Check In sire Cordalmé Z, was a top performance horse and sire, winning Nations Prizes with Gilbert Böckmann. He sired 13 licensed sons, including Couleur Rubin who placed in World Cups with Ludger Beerbaum, He also sired two Olympic Game participants: Careful in Sydney/AUS in 2000 and Casper in Athens/GRE in 2004, as well as many SPS mares and mare champions. Check In's dam Ilonka (sire Lord Pezi) competed in the 2005 Bundeschampionat Final and Gilbert Böckmann rode her to many victories in show jumping up to advanced (S*) level. Checkmate's dam Evita sired by the Oldenburg stallion Rio Zeus (Ramino x Zeus), Grand-dam Ejinde, was a champion jumper and campaigned for many years in Germany, Ejinde's sire is Zeus, Zeus progeny have won over 5 million DM to date. Some of Zeus' highly successful show jumping progeny: Lonesome Dove, Czar, Zymbal I, Zymbal II, Swift, Beach Boy, Zenit, Zyklon, Zarino 4, Zunkunft, Zaandam, Zapateado, Zyklus, Zeno, Zandor Z, Marlon [VDL], and Zaster 5 make Zeus a paramount producer of show jumpers. In North America, Zeus has proven to be a very consistent and highly sought after sire of top hunters and show jumpers.
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