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~Iroko~

IROKO: KWPN - KEUR - chestnut - born: 1990 - 1.69 m.
KWPN ­ Westfalen - Oldenburg

Iroko is a magnificent jumper from a superb sports horse linea-ge. Iroko's sire is the millionaire Pilot (winnings DM 1.7 million). He is sometimes called the jumper progenitor of the nineties, claiming a top ranking in the German jumping index with 193 points. Famous Pilot products in the internati-onal showjumping world are: Priamos, Panok Pirol, Bugatti Pedro, Prinzregent, Phantom, Everest Showtime and Panama. One of the most promising Pilot sons is Pinocchio. His grand-dam is a full sister to Iroko's granddam.. Iroko's dam is a state premium mare, the highest conformation qualification for mares in Germany, the same also having been awarded to grand-dam Ricke. Bianca, Iroko's dam is by Bengale. His progeny have earned more than half a million DM in sport. In showjum-ping Bengale is represented by his offspring like: Ben Hur, Bengel, Bacca and Bolero. Granddam Ricke is a daughter of the famous Remus I, son of the legendary Radetzky who won international S-level dressage competitions under Mr. Kukuck.

Remus has become famous for his progeny such as the top dressage stallions Romandour II and Renoir. At his performance test in Ermelo, Iroko was described as a very typical riding type stallion, with a lot of blood and quality. In jumping he proved to rank amongst the best of his year and received two 9's for free jumping and jumping under saddle. With his rider Jur Vrieling they were reserve champion at the 1.30 m. class of the "coming stallion" in 1996. They also became 3rd in the 1.35 m. class for KWPN stallions at 's-Hertogenbosch when Iroko was only 6 years old. Meanwhile Iroko jumps internationally with a great deal of success.He showed his talent by finishing second in the Grand Prix of Zuidlaren, 1st in the mini Grand Prix of Leeuwarden and 4th in Verona. Iroko leads the KWPN showjumping index with 177 points, both in 2000 and in 2001. His offspring are also proving themselves in the dressage, for example Milton with Kathleen Raine and Nashua with his rider Gerdine Maree. In the USA the Iroko-offspring, The Fly with Tod Minikus won the overall Championships for 6 year old horses. In Holland Iroko progeny won the qualifications of the IAN-competitions for both 5 and 6 year olds. Iroko is also approved for Westfalen and Oldenburg. Because of the excellent performances of Iroko¹s offspring, he is awarded KEUR. Iroko returned to Holland after a stay of 3 years in Argentina and the USA.