Impressive VDL toonde een collectie goed tot zeer goed
ontwikkelde, aansprekende veulens die goed in het rechthoeksmodel staan. De
hoofden zijn zeer sprekend. De veulens hebben veel front met veel bespiering.
De bovenlijn zou in sommige gevallen wat sterker en meer aangesloten moeten
zijn. De door de eigenaar gepresenteerde veulens hadden een correcte bovenlijn.
Het voorbeen is correct gesteld. Het achterbeen is doorgaans correct gesteld.
Het fundament is hard en royaal ontwikkeld. De stap is doorgaans correct en
goed van ruimte. De draf is goed van ruimte, afdruk en balans en heeft zeer
veel souplesse. De galop is opvallend krachtig met een goede ruimte, balans en
souplesse.
Aantal geregistreerde nakomelingen 2017:
29 merrieveulens
32 hengstveulens
Aantal aan huis gescoorde veulens 2017: 25 veulens
Aantal aanwezige
veulens: 6 veulens
Dekadvies op basis van verrichtingsonderzoek en getoonde
veulens:
Impressive VDL kan het model en de bewegingen verbeteren en maat, techniek en
vermogen toevoegen aan de springpaardenfokkerij.

Conformation:
Impressive VDL is a well-developed stallion with good rectangular-shaped
conformation. The head is more than sufficiently attractive. The poll has
moderate length with a heavy head-neck connection. The neck has good shape,
slightly vertical placement, more than sufficient to good length, and good
muscling. The wither is well developed and has good length. The shoulder is
straight and has more than sufficient length. The back has more than sufficient
to good length and is slightly dropped. The loins are sufficiently muscled and
connected. The croup is a fraction straight with more than sufficient length
and more than sufficient to good muscling. There is more than sufficient 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 toed-out when viewed from
the front. The hind leg is correct. The pasterns have sufficient length with
slightly weak conformation. The legs are well developed and of good quality.
The hooves are well developed with good shape and quality. The heels are well
developed.
Lineage:
Impressive VDL's grandsire Darco has held a position in the WBFSH sire ranking
for years. His son Douglas, who was retired prematurely from show jumping after
sustaining an injury at the 1.50m level, has produced impressive
offspring.
Impressive VDL's dam's sire Contender boasts the genes of foundation sires,
including Calypso II, Ramiro and Ladykiller xx; and Contender has lived up to
the promise of his bloodlines by producing offspring including numerous good
sporthorses and breeding stallions. Impressive VDL’s dam Atendri has produced
offspring including a second round viewing stallion and two ster mares. Her dam
Iduna, a Corofino daughter, produced several international show jumpers. Iduna
is dam to the 1.45m jumper Corrido 4 (s.Contender) and the 1.30m horse
Prestigious (s.Con Cento S); and granddam to Jos Lansink's Grand Prix horse For
Cento (s.For Pleasure), the international 1.50m jumper Quidman Denfer (s.Quidam
de Revel) and the 1.45m jumper Quinta 106 (s.Quidam de Revel). Impressive VDL's
great-granddam Evita IV also boasts an impressive record as a broodmare,
producing offspring including Cocodrillo (s.Corrado I, 1.60m) and several 1.35m
show jumpers; in addition, she is the granddam of the KWPN-recognized stallion
and 1.60m jumper Fernando (s.For Pleasure), whom Johnny Pals rode to fourth
place last week in the five-star Grand Prix at La Baule.
Performance Test Report:
Impressive VDL is an honest, reliable and strong stallion with a good
disposition. He is very willing to work and has good to very good trainability.
The walk has sufficient to more than sufficient scope. The trot has more than
sufficient scope and elasticity. The canter is powerful and has good scope with
more than sufficient elasticity. The stallion moves with good body position and
balance. Impressive VDL jumps with good reflexes and leg form with sufficient
body use but sometimes reaches the pinnacle of his jump behind the obstacle. He
appears careful and demonstrates abundant to very abundant scope. Impressive
VDL shows abundant to very abundant talent as a jumper and gives his rider a
good feeling.
Stable Behavior:
Impressive VDL 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: good.
Breeding Recommendation:
Impressive VDL can add size, form and scope to jumper breeding.
Dam Report:
Atendri is a well-developed mare with good rectangular-shaped conformation,
nobility and presence. The head is attractive with a nice large eye.
The poll has sufficient length with a more than sufficiently light head-neck
connection.
The neck has good length and shape.
The wither is well developed and has good length.
The shoulder has good length and placement.
The back is slightly weak.
The loins are broad with strong muscling.
The croup has good length and placement.
There is good length from the point of the hip to the point of the
buttock.
The front leg is correct when viewed from the side as well as the front.
The hind leg is slightly long.
The pasterns are correct.
The hooves are well developed with slightly low heels.
The legs are well developed and of good quality.
The walk is pure and active with sufficient scope.
The trot is active with good scope, body position and balance.
The canter is active with good scope and balance.
Height: 1.73m / 17h, color: 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.