One of the most talked-about jumpers of the moment is the phenomenal nine-year-old KWPN stallion Big Star (PROK s.Quick Star out of Jolanda by Nimmerdor), ridder by Nick Skelton. The British rider discovered the talented bay, bred by Cees Klaver of Schoorl, as a youngster in the Netherlands and trained him through Grand Prix level. At age eight, Big Star won several Grand Prix in Wellington. The Wuick Star son is more than living up to his name and developing into a jumper in a league of his own. This year, the Skelton-Big Star combination has won competitions including the Grand Prix of Antwerp and the Global Champions Tour in Hamburg. In Aachen, they confirmed their outstanding form by capturing the Preis von Europa and at the London Olympics he was the best performing jumper horse.
Big Star is available for breeding on a very limited basis. Among his small collection of offspring is his son Estrello (ds.Heartbreaker x Pilot) who was selected this spring for the KWPN performance test. Big Star's dam Jolanda (s.Nimmerdor) earned the sport(jump) predicate and competed in ZZ-Level show jumping. She is a half-sister to the KWPN stallion Matterhorn. Big Star's granddam Elysette is a keur preferent daughter of G.Ramiro Z, and her dam Paerel is a keur preferent daughter of the English Thoroughbred Erdball xx as wel as a half0sister to the KWPN stallion Amethist. Based on Big Star's outstanding achievements, including his performances in London, the KWPN Stallion Selection Committee has motioned to award his Quick Star son recognized status.
Big Star's jumping index is 143 with 56% reliability, the stallion meets KWPN radiographic requirements.
This report contains information based on the knowledge at the moment of recognition (2012). Some data in the report can later change based on new knowledge or data.