It’s a
Pleasure toonde een collectie ruim voldoende tot goed ontwikkelde
dressuurveulens die ruim voldoende in het rechthoekmodel staan en die over een
goed gevormde voorhand met een zeer sprekend hoofd en een lange schoft
beschikken. De rug en lendenen zijn correct gevormd, een enkele keer wat week.
De croupe is vaak hellend met voldoende lengte. Het fundament is doorgaans
correct gesteld. De stap is ruim voldoende tot goed van ruimte. De draf is goed
van ruimte en afdruk. De veulens tonen in draf veel souplesse waarbij het
achterbeengebruik wisselend is van zeer gedragen tot duwend. De door de
eigenaar gepresenteerde veulens toonden een goede gedragen manier van bewegen.
De galop is ruim voldoende van ruimte met eveneens een goede souplesse. In galop
tonen de veulens kracht en lichtvoetigheid en hebben doorgaans een goede
balans.
Aantal geregistreerde nakomelingen 2017: 10 merrieveulens
6 hengstveulens
Aantal aan huis gescoorde veulens 2017:
13 veulens
Aantal aanwezige
veulens: 6 veulens

Dekadvies op basis van verrichtingsonderzoek en getoonde veulens:
It’s a Pleasure kan maat en formaat toevoegen aan de dressuurpaardenfokkerij
alsmede lichtvoetigheid in beweging.

Conformation:
It’s a Pleasure is a well-developed stallion with good rectangular-shaped
conformation. The head is sufficiently attractive. The poll has sufficient
length with a correct head-neck connection. The neck has good length, more than
sufficient muscling and comes out slightly deep from the chest. 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 have good muscling and are
well connected. The croup has good placement, length and muscling. There is
good length from the point of the hip to the point of the buttock. The front
leg is slightly camped under when viewed from the side and slightly toed out
when viewed from the front. The hind leg is straight. The pasterns have good
length and weak conformation. The legs are well developed but could have better
definition. The hooves are well developed with good shape and quality. The
heels are well developed.
Lineage:
It’s a Pleasure's sire, Dark Pleasure, boasts two top sires in his bloodlines:
the Grand Prix stallions Jazz and Ferro. The stallion Ufo is by Metall, who
also produced the Olympic horse Uthopia, ridden by Carl Hester and Charlotte
Dujardin. Blue Hors Zack is the third consecutive son of the keur stallion
Rousseau (s.Ferro) to capture the KWPN stallion selection championship. He was
sold to Denmark for top Euro and is establishing a breeding-line in that
country. Blue Hors Zack is currently one of Denmark's most successful breeding
stallions. His son Golden Gate is a KWPN-approved stallion.
It’s a Pleasure's dam Dozette scored 8.5's in her IBOP test for rideability and
trainability, and 8's for carriage/balance and talent. Her dam Wozette produced
a Z-level horse by Santano. Wozette is a daughter of the preferent sire
Flemmingh, who has greatly benefited Dutch dressage horse breeding through
offspring including six KWPN-approved sons and eighteen KWPN-approved
grandsons. Rozette is the dam of a Z2-level dressage horse by Johnson and a
ZZ-light dressage horse by Future.

Performance Test Report:
It’s a Pleasure is an honest and reliable stallion with a good temperament. He
is very willing to work and has good to very good trainability. The walk is
pure and active with good scope. The trot is light-footed with good scope, and
the hind leg carries well. The canter is uphill and light-footed with excellent
carriage and balance. It’s a Pleasure moves with abundant elasticity, good body
position and good to very good balance. He shows abundant talent for dressage
and gives his rider a good feeling.
Stable Behavior:
It's a Pleasure is an honest and reliable stallion. He is easy on the ground
and quiet in his stall.
Veterinary Report:
No peculiarities noted.

Semen Inspection:
Expected fertility class: sufficient

Breeding Recommendation:
It’s a Pleasure can add both size and light-footed movement to dressage horse
breeding.
Dam Report:
Dozette is a very well-developed mare with good rectangular-shaped
conformation. She has more than sufficient nobility.
The head is sufficiently attractive.
The poll has good length with a light head-neck connection.
The neck has very good shape and length with good muscling.
The wither is very well-developed and has very good length.
The shoulder is long and sloped.
The back has good length and more than sufficient muscling, but is slightly
weak.
The loins have good muscling and are well connected.
The croup is sloped with good length and muscling.
The line from the point of the hip to the point of the buttock is long.
The front legs are correct when viewed from the side as well as the
front.
The hind leg is correct.
The pasterns have good length and are correct.
The hooves are well developed and of more than sufficient quality with more
than sufficiently-developed heels.
The legs are well developed and of good quality.
The walk is pure with good scope and sufficient elasticity.
The trot has good scope with a hind leg that steps more than sufficiently under
the body.
The canter is powerful with good scope and excellent balance.
The mare moves with excellent self-carriage.
In 2011, Dozette earned the following scores in the IBOP test:
walk: 7.5, trot: 7.5, canter: 7.5, elasticity: 7.5, carriage & balance: 8,
rideability & trainability: 8.5, dressage talent: 8, total: 77
points.
Height: 1.79m / 17.2+ h, color: dark bay
This report is based on data and knowledge available at the time of approval
(spring 2016). Some data in this report may be revised at a later date if new
data or knowledge becomes available.