Mezcalero

Mezcalero is the son of the world-renowned Voltaire, who has gained acclaim both as a successful international competitor and as a sire of supremely successful offspring.  Mezcalero’s damsire is the incomparable Ramiro, who stood in Holland, Germany , Westfal, and Zangershiede, and was named Horse of the Year in Holland in 1992 due to his breeding success for Leon Melchior.  A more successful sire than Ramiro is seldom seen.

Mezcalero, like his father and many successful brothers and sisters, has competed and placed internationally, with appearances at such prestigious competitions as Aachen , Amhem, Monterrey , Luxembourg , Lisbon , and Jerez , and in many world cup qualifiers.  He represented Mexico in the 1998 World Equestrian Games, and jumped in many Nations Cup competitions under rider Frederico Fernandez.  Mezcalero is the sire of the 5 year-old Jumper Champion in Spain , the 2002 IJF East Coast Champion, and the 2004 and 2005 YJC Western Regionals Champion Apache, and of many other successful Sporthorse offspring both here and abroad.  Mezcalero’s bloodlines and popularity as an individual have been so sought after the semen has been exported to Europe for use there.

Show Record

For the length of his jumping career, Mezcalero was the personal mount of Mexican Team rider Frederico Fernandez.  This outstanding due put in clear rounds at some of the toughest international venues in the world.  Following his retirement from competition, Mezcalero was sold to US interests.  His offspring are now making a great impression in the sport.

Mezcalero career highlighs include—

1996

2^nd, World Cup Qualifier, Mexico City

4^th, Grand Prix of Jerez

8^th, grand Prix of Jerez

3^rd, Grand Prix of Madrid

8^th, Grand Prix of Madrid

7^th, Grand Prix of Lisbon

5^th, Bradley Cut Con do Los Andes

1997

8^th, World Cup Qualifier, Monterrey

Qualified for the World Equestrian Games in Rome

3^rd, Grand Prix, Nations Cup

1999

4^th, World cup Qualifier, Mexico City

10^th, World Cup Qualifier, Quebec

3^rd, Grand Prix of Jalapa , Qualifier for the Pan American Games

2000

2^nd, Grand Prix of Mexico

2001

3^rd, Grand Prix of Monterey

Offspring

Mezcalero has produced foals in Mexico , the United States , and Canada .  His semen has been shipped to Europe for private use.  Some of Mezcalero’s offspring have achieved considerable noteworthy mention due to their sport success.

Tomcat

Mezcalero/Kitty/Galoubet x Touch of Class

An upcoming stallion by Mezcalero, Tomcat is now getting his legs in the tough YJC series for the 6 year Olds.  The mother of this outstanding prospect is a Galoubet daughter from the Olympic medalist, Touch of Class (Joe Fargis).  Kitty has been rebred to Mezcalero and is expecting a 2010 foal for her owners, the Currey family of Brentwood . Tennessee .  The Currey’s are widely known for their longtime industry involvements, and are the owners of the online and print catalog, Farmvet. 

On Star

Mezcalero/Audace d’Estress (MEX)/pedigree unknown

This Mexican bred offspring was successful in the YJC qualifiers in 2006 and went on to participate in Jr/AO Jumper divisions with rider Cicki Whelihan.

Mississippi LS

Mezcalero/Pavlova La Silla (Grannus)/

Another show jumping sensation is Mississippi LS, a Mexican-bred chestnut stallion from the La Silla breeding program.  Under the guidance of young Venezuelan rider Angel Karolyi, Mississippi was the winner of the $10,000 Six Bar Challenge at Thunderbird Show Park in 2008, and also won the Canadian Young Horse championships for 7 Year Olds.  He competed in the North American Young Horse championships in Monterrey , Mexicao, narrowly missing qualification for the final.  In 2009, with Alejandro Karolyi, he represented Venezuela in the prestigious WEF FEI Nations Cup event, helping the team to their sixth place finish.

Mezquite LS

Mezcaler/Pavlove La Silla (Grannus)/

A Mexican-bred offspring and full sibling to Mississippi LS.  A fabulously successful amateur horse for its rider and owner Brenda Riddell of Silverstar Farms in Canada .  Money has been a consant campaign partner of the western states tours for several years and had a recent victory in the 2010 Jimmy Williams classic at Week IV of the Termal Desert Circuit.  Silverstor Farms is looking for the future arrival of several Mezcalero offspring from their mare herd.

Metro

Mezcalero/Noble Nellie/Noble Champion

2010 colt.  Bred by Gift Hill Farm. 

Memphis HH

Mezcalero/Lantana Mmelodie/Lonely Boy/Farmese out of a Monsun mare

A strong 2009 colt showing all the very best characteristics of the Mezcalero offspring.  Including a lovely frame and balanced gallop.  This youngster has already been sold to a trainer.  His dam is scheduled to rebreed to Mezcalero in 2010.  Congratulations to breeder Hillside H Ranch.

Magellan

Mezcalero/Fahryn/Caesar

A sporty and very big moving 2008 colt from a strong warmblood dam line without any Thoroughbred.  Receiving a score of premium at the AHHA inspections as a foal, he proves that you can use a pure warmblood with Mezcalero to produce a top quality result.  Contratulations to breeder Dr. Susan Gwynn.

Ma Vie En Rose OHF

Mezcalero/Uwita/Coconut Grove xx

CR Monterrey

Mezcalero/Saluut II

CR Monterrey, 2008 Holsteiner.  Dam is by Saluut II R out of a Merano mother.  Sold as a Jumper prospect to Clear Round Showjumpers of Texas.  Bred by Bonnie Smith, Show Jumpers USA (VA).

Autobahn

Mezcalero/Alta Real (ARG)/Lucero Real

A divine young filly from 2008 who stopped spectators in their tracks at the Winley Farm Inspections.  This outstanding daughter of a South American bred Thoroughbred mare carried off the site champion foal title in New York and has nothing but clear skies ahead of her.  Retained for breeding and showing by breeder.  Congratulations, Alison Maskel of New York .

Apache

Mezcalero/Escada xx (AUS)/Centaine xx

Apache was bred by Doug White of California and achieved his first notable success by winning back to back championships in the YJC Western Regional Finals, first in the Six Year old section (19), and then the Seven/Eight Year Old section (19), under the steady hand of top rider Richard Spooner.  After graduation from the YJC, Apache has good placings at Grand Prix in Thermal over the next seasons and then finished up 2009 with a win in the World Cup qualifier at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center .  He subsequently partnered with new owner Ashlee Bond, an outstanding rider from California whose recent European tour garnered a run of double-clear performances during the Meydan FEI Nations Cup, as well as the prestigious Warsteiner Prize at the Wrold Equestrian Festival.

Apache has started 2010 off with super placings at the Winter Equestrian Festival, including a 4^th in the $30,000 WEF Grand Prix during Week 7.  He capped off the WEF circuit with an 8^th place finish in the CSI*** $200,000 World Cup Qualifier on March 13^th.

VDL Usqvarn

Mezcalero/Indoctro

Currently competing in Grand Prix Brazil.

Ancestors

Voltaire

Mezcalero is by the beloved Dutch stallion Voltaire, one of the first performance stallions to go on and prove himself equallyimportant as a breeding stallion.  Voltaire won at the highest levels of showjumping, and Nations Cup wins at Calgary , Stockholm , Hertogenbosch, Lanaken, Helsinki , Wiesbaden , and Wembley.  In 1989,k he was the winner of the Grandf Prix of Berlin .  Voltaire, as a breeding stallion, became known for passing on his jumping ability and his wonderful stable manners.  He was represented by a staggering twenty-eight jumpers in the WBFSH standings for 200-2001, and was ranked 9^th in the top fifty sires in the ten years from 1991 to 2000.  today his progeny, including at least 33 approved sons, continue to excel in sport around the world and to produce more greagt horses; in the USEF sire rankings, Voltaire has been ranked the number one sire of hunters from 2003 to 2004, and was ranked 4^th as a jumper sire in j003, and 8^th in 2004.  Some of his sons, such as Concorde, Equador, Gershwin, Julius, and Farmer, are also consistently found in these rankings.

Furiso II

Voltaire is by the French stallion Furioso II, one of the first of such stallions to be imported to Germany to provide some much-needed Thoroughbred influence.  Standing in the Oldenburg region, he easily won his 100-Day test, and was later approved for breeding in Hannover, Rhineland , Hessen, and Westfalia.  Furioso II had winners in all disciplines; some notable one are FBI, Heissman (Michael Matz’s Horse of the Year and 4^th at the Barcelona Olympics), and For Pleasure (ridden by Lars Nieberg to Olympic team Gold in Atlanta , and by Marchus Ehnning to team gold in Sydney ).  In dressage, Furioso II’s son Purioso is the sire of Cocktail (Anky van Grunsven’s Grand Prix mount).  Furioso II, who died in 1986, sired a total 81 approved sons, 96 dams of approved sons, and has progeny earnings of CM9,000,000.

Gotthard

Gogo Moeve by the great Hanoverian stallion, Gotthard.  Gogo Moeve was the dam of successful competition horses Fandango R, PS Falkan and Petite Fleur.  Her dam sire is the English Thoroughbred, More Magic xx, who was the sire of 1980 Moscow Olympic dressage gold medalist, Mon Cherie.  Gotthard was for seven years thelleading sire of showjumpers in Germany , and he sired over thirty-four licensed stallions and twenty sic States Premium mares.  He also sired numerous showjumpers, among them Goldika, Goldfink, Golden Gae, Goys, and Galipolis.  Gotthard is also noteable as a damsire, having produced the mother of World Cup Winner The Natural, as well as the mare Gandria,  one of the Hanover region’s most decorated broodmares (she is the dam of October Hill’s Amaretto D II).

Ramiro

Ramiro, one of the most influential jumper sires in the world.  Bred and raised in Holstein , Ramiro has had considerable influence in many breeding regions.  He is the sire of the incredible international show Jumper Ratina Z, United States Olympi8c Medalist Royal Kaliber, and is grandsire to Athens Olympics super stars Montender and Butterfly Flip.  Besides these names, there are hundreds more offspring competing and winning all over the world.

Marco Polo

Marco Polo was bought to Holland in 19164 as an upgrade sire.  While not popular at first, it was soon apparent that Marco Polo’s progeny had hereditary jump.  The first horse to really announce the arrival of a new jumping sire was the mare, Elzette, who teamed with a 15 year old Franke Sloothaak became Royal Dutch Federation Champion in 1973.  The following year, Franke rode Marco Polo to become Champion of the Young Riders.  Other successful offspring were Jonker Arno (Henk Nooren), Polo Boy (Katie Monahan), Vivaldi (Melanie Smith), Pybalia (Phillippe Guerdat’s Olympic mount in 1984 as well as in Seoul), and Marius (Caroline Bradley’s Birmingham Grand Prix winner and 1977 Brittish Showjumper of the Year).  Marius went on to sire Milton , perhaps the most famous showjumper in history.  Marco Polo was also successful as a broodmare sire; one fo his daughters was bred to Voltaire to produce Concorde, and both Hap Hansen’s Dalfsen and Debbie Schaffner’s Den Ham were from Marco Polo daughters.