TACARDI OTHENA

ABOUT

Tacardi Othena (Carrera VDL x VDL Glasgow vh Merelsnest) is a beautiful, light-footed Carrera VDL. This sire produces a lot of eye-catching horses in the sport, and this is once again a very nice type. This three-year-old chestnut comes straight from the breeder, fresh out of the field. He is still unbroken and has a calm character.

Loose jumping he shows a really nice style, with very good technique. He was still a little impressed, but you can clearly see the way he jumps. He is not big, but his canter certainly is, and he moves very easily. He certainly has enough blood, no doubt about that.

His granddam jumped internationally up to 1.55m herself. A horse to bring on yourself, and in our view a very interesting horse for the future. If you are looking for quality, this is your horse.

Sire
Carrera VDL jumped 1.60m himself and was placed in the CSI5* Global Champions Tour in Valkenswaard, among other results. He won the CSIO3* in Drammen (1.50m) and is approved by the KWPN and Zangersheide, among others. He produced:
• Greatest Boy-H – 1.70m
• Mister Jup – 1.65m
• Krachtpatser – 1.65m

Dam
O'Thena is a daughter of VDL Glasgow vh Merelsnest.

Granddam
Athena, by Berlin, jumped internationally up to 1.55m herself and was placed in the CSI3* in Vejer de la Frontera, among others. She produced Elias (1.60m), who was placed in the CSI4* in St. Tropez.

Dam line
Third dam Britt van 't Roosakker jumped 1.40m and produced:
• Cella – 1.60m, winner in the CSI5* Global Champions Tour in Paris (1.55m)
• Happy Wandor van 't Roosakker – 1.60m, approved AES
• Fabio van 't Roosakker – 1.55m
Fourth dam Usha van 't Roosakker is the source of, among others:
• Equador van 't Roosakker – 1.60m, two-time winner in the CSIO5* in Al Ain
• Erco van 't Roosakker – 1.60m, winner CSIO5* Lummen, approved BWP
• Emperio van 't Roosakker – 1.60m

Tacardi Othena combines his calm character and his jumping style with the blood of Carrera VDL and one of the best-known Belgian damlines: the Roosakker line, which has produced horses up to 1.60m generation after generation.

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