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See Carracci's Facebook page for more pictures: http://www.facebook.com/CarracciStallion
Carracci is a gorgeous stallion of undeniable quality who is a very strong reflection of his distinguished Holsteiner lineage. He fills a much needed niche in the current fresh semen H/J stallion offering in North America. He offers breeders a world-class pedigree, proven international and domestic performance, good type, strong coupling, excellent length of leg, freedom of the shoulder, tremendous power from behind, unquestionable rideabilty and an incredibly kind, generous disposition. Carracci is a rare gem with a huge heart and an ever better brain.
He was imported in 2007 and competed with junior rider, Christina Kelly. The pair amassed numerous top placings on the A-circuit. Video of 12-year old Christina with Carracci in a small Grand Prix in Spain:
Youtube Video Before import, Carracci bred lightly over in Europe while competing with Olaf Peters to the Grand Prix level and was considered a strong candidate for the '04 Olympics before an injury sidelined those big dreams. Carracci's offspring are strongly stamped type-wise and share his amazing temperament. As a stallion who could have easily competed in the hunter ring (but did not because of being a stallion with a junior rider), Carracci is being used as both a producer of jumpers and hunters. If he's bred to a hunter mare, the resulting foal is more of a hunter type including the movement.
In Europe, Carracci offspring are continuing their sire's competitive success. Daughter China Blue 4 competed with Marco Kutscher in the Global Champions Tour: http://www.globalchampionstour.com/profiles/horses/5058/china-blue-4/gallery/
Another daughter was crowned Vice Champion of South Germany in the 5-Year Old classes. And most recently, a Carracci grandson won the 6-year old class in Monte Carlo and qualified for the Bundeschampionat with an overall score of 8.7.
Carracci has been approved in Germany including by the Holsteiner Verband and completed his stallion testing so his offspring are registerable in a number of US registries. In the US, he is approved with the SBS.
Carracci will be offered to North American breeders at a price of $1200 (3-year LFG contract). There is NO booking fee. There are discounts for:
Proven mares (e.g., dams of approved stallions/predicated mares, premium foals)
Top performance mares
Highly bonited/predicated/premium/elite mares
Proven mare families (specific branches in the case of large families)
Multiple mares
Shipping Notes:
Collections are billed at cost direct to the mare owner and are approximately $195. Carracci is collected at Rood & Riddle (shipping at mare owner's expense) with the semen prepared by their head Therio, Dr. Etta Bradecamp. He will be available lecollection Monday through Friday (possibly Saturday with enough advance notice). His shipped semen is highly effective with very good longevity (confirmed pregnancies with semen 4 and 5 days old).
Company / Facility:
Avenir Farm - Avenir Farm is a small breeding farm established with the single focus of producing superior quality riding horses for the Olympic disciplines. We've assembled a small group of premium and Elite mares representing sought after, performance-proven bloodlines of Germany and the United States. Athleticism, strong conformation to match a strong character and a high level of rideability is our goal with each foal. To ensure the health and happiness of our horses, all live in herds in pastures with rolling hills and year-round grass to graze with amongst their horse and animal friends. Each receives the love, attention, life lessons and exposure crucial to developing a strong, respectful bond with their human friends.
