Description

Radetzky has excellent conformation with fantastic straight movement and athletic paces. He has a scopey and extremely careful jump, with a textbook technique and a superb temperament.

Radetzky combines the world renowned lines of Concorde and Marco Polo with the blood of Bocoda Lad – and the legendary Nimmerdor. His sire Renkum Valentino is a modern sport sire, who passes athleticism, courage and blood to his offspring. His motherline has produced many top level jumpers, including the 1.60m World Cup jumper Milocia. Valentino’s dam Nelocia is also the dam of two international jumpers alongside two approved stallion sons. Valentino’s offspring include Off-Centre, a successful 1.60m jumper whose wins include the Puissance at the Horse of the Year Show.

Concorde himself needs no introduction as an Olympic medallist, champion sire and producer of over fifty offspring at 1.60m level.  He was also the youngest stallion to be awarded Preferent with the KWPN. Concorde is a son of the legendary Voltaire, a world number two sire and one of the all-time leading stallions in the KWPN Jumping Index.

Radetzky’s exceptional motherline has also produced international offspring to 1.60m and 5* Nations Cup level.  His dam Galanta has herself evented internationally for Italy and is a daughter of the Elite mare Woudina – a Grade A showjumper, KWPN Ster and AES Elite broodmare. Woudina’s offspring include Ringfort Cruise – successful at CSIO5* level with David O’Brien. Results include Lummen CSIO5* Nations Cup winning team, Lisbon CSIO4* 2nd Nations Cup and double clear, Podebradey CSIO4* 3rd Nations Cup, alongside many other CSIO4* wins and placings. Woudina is also the dam of the AES Elite and Sport Horse Ireland approved stallion Renkum Englishman.  As well as being Champion of his stallion licensing, Englishman was also a Grade A showjumper and ranked third in the ISH rankings. His progeny have represented Ireland at Championship level.

Progeny Information

Radetzky is a superb improver and progenerator whose foals inherit his movement, brain and quality. They tend to have plenty of bone and exquisite heads.

Radetzky’s elder crops have been competing successfully in international young horse classes and are progressing well, currently to 1.30m level.  He now has very promising crops of youngsters coming through each year including several currently being produced for age classes with professional riders.

Tiptoe C.E from Radetzky’s first UK crop has been extremely successful in young horse classes. After placing in the British Bred 4yo Championship Final at the Addington Young Horse Championships, he went on to become the most consistent horse of the Vilamoura Atlantic Tour in Portugal, jumping eleven clears from twelve starts including treble clear to finish 5th in the Five Year Old European Cup Championship.

Frankfort Ronnie is a winner at EI100 level in Ireland as a 6yo and double clear in all his starts, also placed in first starts at FEI 1* eventing and Lisa Radetzky is also jumping successfully at 1.30m level.