At the 2015 KWPN Stallion Show in 's-Hertogenbosch, Ustinov was awarded the keur predicate. Ustinov is by the World Cup winner Libero H out of the Nimmerdor mare Haifa, a full-sister to the KWPN stallion Glendale. Ustinov was bred by the late Gert van der Veen, a former KWPN head inspector. Van der Veen bred other successful Libero H offspring, including the ster mare Maifa and the KWPN-approved stallion Nijinski. Under Caroline Muller, Ustinov competed successfully at the 1.50m level. Several of the stallion's oldest offspring are currently excelling at this level, including Anatevka (ds.Pierrot) with Sweden's Petronella Anderson and Barichello (ds.Legaat) with Italy's Philippo Baldini. Cor Loeffen, Chairman of the Stallion Selection Committee: “Ustinov participated in the first stallion selection in which both a dressage- and a jumper champion were chosen, when specialization was first implemented. Ustinov won the championship and therefore made history as the first jumper champion. His sire is Libero H, who was very important to Van der Veen. Although Libero H didn't fully meet the conformational standards of the Stallion Selection Committee at that time, Gert looked past their evaluation and saw the stallion's talent for the sport.” Ustinov was presented at his award ceremony under saddle, accompanied by his son Dustin (ds.Gran Corrado), who is currently excelling in the 1.35m under Michel Hendrix. Ustinov is also an outstanding breeding stallion: more than 80% of his offspring presented for inspection earned the ster predicate, and more than half of these qualified for the keur- and elite predicate. Ustinov passes on a good trot, an excellent canter, and very good jumping talent. His breeding value is 152 with 91% reliability. Ustinov's ability to pass on his conformation and jumping talent is also well above average, the scores for which are 111 and 113 respectively.