A uniform collection of more than sufficient to well-developed foals with abundant body length and more than sufficient to good jumper conformation. The front legs are slightly toed-out. The walk has sufficient stride length. The trot has sufficient to more than sufficient stride length with flat front leg use.
The canter has more than sufficient stride length. The foals should use their bodies more in movement.

Conformation
Bernini is a more than sufficiently developed stallion with sufficient jumper conformation and a downhill body direction. The head is large and could have more presence. The neck has sufficient length; it is wide and comes deep out of the chest. The wither is long and more than sufficiently developed. The back has good length and muscling but falls away slightly behind the wither. The loins have good muscling and are well connected. The croup has good placement, length, and muscling. The point of the hip to the point of the buttock is long. The front legs are short and toe out. The hind leg is correct. The legs are well developed and of good quality. The hooves have sufficient shape and development. The stallion carries his tail to the left.
Lineage
Bernini's sire Vigo d’Arsouilles (Nabab de Rêve x Fleuri du Manoir) is an impressive grand prix show jumper under Philippe Lejeune. Last summer, the talented stallion was among the prize winners in the Grand Prix of Aachen. Bernini's dam Marvelous is by Quick Star, out of the international jumper Glad Tidings. Under the name Malaguena la Silla, Marvelous competes at the 1.45m level with Rolf-Göran Bengtsson. Glad Tidings is out of Adith (s.Le Mexico), a former international jumper. She produced a total of five international show jumpers: Glad Tidings (s.Tout Feu d’Hex), Daredevil (s.Galoubet A), Heartbreaker (s.Tout Feu d’Hex), Here and Now (s.Tout Feu d’Hex), and Idyllic II (s.Galoubet A). The dam-line continues with Plegtje (s.Lucky Boy xx daughter x Woldkoning), a full sister to Van Gogh, who Willi Melliger competed in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Inspection Report
Bernini is an honest and reliable stallion. He is sufficient to more than sufficient in his willingness to work and his trainability. His mouth is tough. The walk and trot have sufficient scope and elasticity. The canter has abundant scope but little carriage. Bernini jumps with very good reflexes and form, uses his body very well, and completes his jump very well with his hind end. He appears careful and shows very abundant scope. Bernini demonstrates abundant to very abundant talent as a jumper and gives his rider a good feeling.
Stable Behavior
Bernini is an honest and reliable stallion. He is easy on the ground and quiet in his stall.
Veterinary Report
On 27 October 2009, the stallion displayed abnormal movement with his left hind leg. Further neurological evaluation revealed no abnormalities. Symptoms are no longer present.
Semen Inspection
Expected fertility class: moderate.
Breeding Recommendation
Bernini can improve jumping form, body use, and scope in jumper breeding. The stallion is best suited for riding-type mares with presence.
Dam Report
Marvelous is a more than sufficiently developed mare with good jumper conformation. The head has sufficient shape but is not very attractive. The poll is short. The neck has more than sufficient shape, good length, and slightly horizontal placement. The wither is well developed and has good length. The shoulder has good length and placement. The back has good length and muscling. The loins are tight. The croup has good placement, length, and muscling. The front leg has sufficient length and a slightly straight pastern. The hind leg is straight; the pasterns have good length. The hooves are well shaped with low heels. The legs are more than sufficiently developed and of more than sufficient quality. The walk is active with more than sufficient scope. The mare twists her hind legs in the walk. The trot has more than sufficient scope, but the hind leg is behind the body. The canter has good scope and elasticity, but the mare stays high in the croup and shows little bend in the hind leg.
Height: 1.64m / 16+ hands, color: bay
The mare competes in international show jumping at the 1.45m level under Rolf- Göran Bengtsson.
This report is based on data and knowledge available at the time of approval (spring 2009). Some data in this report may be revised at a later date if new data or knowledge becomes available.