Benidetto

The very popular Bolero bloodline Benidetto received a premium in 2006 at the Hanoverian licensing. Off to a good start, he confirmed expectations with very good results at his 30-day test in Schlieckau where he received equally high scores in dressage and jumping. Under Steffen Frahm he made his debut in sport, winning tests for young riding and dressage horses. In 2008 he passed his next stallion performance test in Schlieckau as fifth best with a dressage index of 127.91 (4th place) and a jumping index of 102.74 (18th place), resulting in a total score of 122.09 (5th out of 39).

Benidetto is from the first crop up for licensing by Belissimo M. Belissimo M was the top-priced three-year old at the North Rhine Westphalian Fall Elite Auction and finished his 30-day test with a sensational result – four times a score of 10.0. When he was four-years old, he won the Bundeschampionat and as a six-year old he took silver at the Bundeschampionat in a class for dressage horses. In 2004 fifth place at the WC in Verden was added.

To date he has sired 25 licensed sons as well as 21 State Premium mares. In 2007 Belissimo M was the sire of the Champion Colt at the German Foal Championships in Lienen. In the following year he was the sire of top-priced horses at the Hanoverian Fall Elite Auction and the Stallion Market as well as the Bundeschampion of riding horses, Bacchus von Worrenberg.

Benidetto's dam, St.Pr.St. Crispy Sweet, received a I-a Prize in 2001 at a show in Verden. The dam's sire Cordoba is a grandson of the influential Thoroughbred stallion, Cardinal xx.

His granddam, St.Pr.St. Westend, sent three of her offspring to the auctions of which Little Sweat (by Longchamp) later won classes up to advanced (S) level and Little Jo (by Longchamp) became the 2003 Hanoverian Vice Champion. The great granddam, St.Pr.St. Wienerin, won Grand Prix dressage with Inge Schmezer and later Marcela Krinke-Susmelj/SUI.