Paris is a big beautiful mare with exceptional chute jumping scope and technique. She never had a sport career due to having cataracts as a young horse, but she has produced a string of quality jumpers in her years with us.
Paris is by Portland. Portland L, was well known throughout Europe as a successful show jumper and a superior sire. He was bred by the legendary Fritz Ligges (Olympic Gold Medallist), who also owned and competed with Portland’s dam-sire Ramiro. Currently Portland L is enjoying his life as a retired show jumper at Equitop Farm and sought after sire. His most famous offspring is Touveks Mary Lou, ranked #1 in the world in show jumping; this granddaughter of Portland L (Montendro x Pina Colada) is ridden by Henrik von Eckermann and has been consistent in the very-upper rankings of showjumping for several years in a row. Portland L was licensed as a two year old in Muenster, Germany. As a three year old it was obvious that this stallion would be destined for the higher levels of show jumping. He received the highest possible score of 10 two times by his Test Riders in the Jumping Category at the 100-Day Testing. At the ages of 5 and 6, Portland L won jumping classes of the 1.20m to 1.35m Level, therefore qualifying for the German Federal Championships. In 2002, as a 7 yr. old, Portland L gained to his resumé an unbelievable record of 17 wins and placings out of 18 starts at the M and S level (1.30m and 1.45m). In his first season of competition under the German Champion Marco Kutscher (Olympic Medallist in Athens 2004) he went on to win several S Class (highest level) jumping tournaments of National and International niveau. These extraordinary results came as no surprise, for Portland L is a product of two sires of the century, Pilot and Ramiro. His sire Pilot is the idol of the Westphalian breeding program, with countless offspring competing at the highest level of international show jumping. Recently, a statue of Pilot was erected at the Westphalian headquarters in honor of his contribution. To name a few of his famous offspring: the international jumpers Pirol, Panama, Pialotta and Ludger Beerbaum’s P.S.Priamos, as well as the Olympic Gold Medal winner Pedro.
Her dam is by Widukind. Widukind was a 16.2h registered Hanoverian stallion imported from Germany as a yearling. He was licensed as CSHA in 1993 and sired many competitive sport horses. He reliably sired good-looking horses with strong, well balanced conformation and outstanding temperaments, talented for all disciplines.
Paris’ foals
