PF'S UNELLA

PF's Unella (Registered Name: Unella PF)
2024 Chestnut Holsteiner Filly
Genetics: United Way / Uriko x Don VHP Z x Calido I
Registration Number: DE421000522019
A member of the Holstein mare family - 104A
Awarded Premium Foal with the Holsteiner Verband

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PF's Unella (Registered Name: Unella PF) was home-bred by owner Ryan R. Pedigo of Ryan Pedigo Sport Horses in 2023. Unella's modern type in build, world-class genetics, athleticism, jumping scope, class, and classic looks truly elevate her to what the jumping sport horse world recognizes as a "World Class Sport Horse" through top genetics and outstanding athletic abilities. During the Holsteiner Verband’s 2024 US Tour, PF's Unella (Unella PF) was awarded Premium Foal. With her top presentation to the two judges, Deike Ahsbahs and Marja-Liisa Solterbeck awarded Unella with top marks and comments, earning Carniella Premium Foal Status.

 

ABOUT SIRE: United Way
"United Way is a sire with an impressive ability to stamp his offspring and has firmly established his high-profile status. He seems to have inherited his quality and the ability to pass it on from his dam in particular" (Quoted by the Holsteiner Verband). United Way's progeny attract attention at all foal, young stock, riding horse, and young stallion sale sites. He passes on, in particular, his rectangular frame, his athleticism, and his terrific rideability to his offspring. Other qualities that make this sire stand out from the crowd are his personality—which makes him easy to be around—and his positive attitude. Under the direction of rider Lucas Wenz, United Way has made a name for himself on the sport scene. This combination has earned top placings up to 1.50-meter level, in the Riesenbeck Grand Prix and other high-profile competitions.

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"Quality jumping scope, athleticism, rideability, and great willingness to perform—these are United Way’s most obvious qualities for anybody watching him. And his offspring are proof that he passes on to them his qualities. He is definitely able to achieve improvement on the basis of the mares he is bred to; both foals as well as riding horses stand out for their unmistakable type and movement. A new generation stallion able to stamp his offspring."

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United Way underwent a 14-day ability assessment at Neustadt/Dosse with impressive results in April of 2018. He was given 9.5 on willingness to perform, 9.25 on temperament, and very good marks—9.0 on jumping ability (free jumping) and character. The jumping-weighted total mark of 8.65 was among the top marks achieved in this test.

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United Way completed sport testing with excellent results. He received 9.3 on ability, 9.0 on overall impression, and 8.8 on rideability. The stallion had his first outing in competition with Ebba Johansson in 2019. Among other results, they placed second in the qualifier for the State Four-Year-Old Young Jumping Horse Championships with a score of 8.2. While United Way was sidelined by injury during his five- and six-year-old years, his successes were still quite impressive, with high-profile wins and high placings in the young horse jumping classes at M level, and confirmed his modern sport horse qualities by scoring up to 9.2. In 2023, United Way was carefully produced and placed through the 1.30m level. With Lucas Wenz, the stallion attracted attention with impressive rounds. Since summer 2024, he has accomplished an impressive list of results in sport.

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"His sire Uriko has successfully shown to S*** level and has become quite the high-profile sire. A great number of licensed sons, including champion and reserve champion of the Holsteiner stallion grading, as well as top successful show jumping offspring—like, for example, Uricas v/d Kattevennen, very successfully shown at international 1.60m level by Harrie Smolders (NED)—testify to Uriko’s value for the breed."

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"United Way’s second dam, Wodka, has produced the licensed stallions Arturo and Clearway, as well as Conway I and II. She has eight show jumping offspring with S level results, including United Way’s dam, Carassina by Concerto II. Having already achieved results to S*** level under the saddle of Nisse Lüneburg, Carassina was sold to Udo Chistee (Schlosshotel Wendorf) in 2008, with the ride given to Thomas Kleis. The successful combination not only collected numerous international results but also won the Hamburg German Jumping Derby in 2009."

 

"United Way’s bloodline deserves special attention for his dam sire, Concerto II. This Contender son, who died from colic at just five years old, produced a rare count of successful show jumping offspring. With only a few daughters put to stud, these are considered exceptional gems. Upon retiring from competition, Carassina was put to stud again. At four years old, she had already produced one offspring (by Cardino) which went on to become a successful sport horse in Australia. United Way, born in 2015, is Carassina’s first post-career produce."

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ABOUT DAM: PF's Marlene
2019 Bay Holsteiner Mare
Genetics: Don VHP Z / Diamant de Semilly x Calido I x Acobat II
Registration Number: DE421000522019
A member of the Holstein mare family - 104A
Premium Mare with the Holsteiner Verband

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PF's Marlene (Registered Name: Marlene) was selected, purchased, and imported by owner Ryan R. Pedigo of Ryan Pedigo Sport Horses during the 2023 Holsteiner Verband's Spring – Elite Presentation and Riding Sport Horse Auction. Marlene commanded a lot of interest globally during her free-jumping and under-tack presentation, which was live-streamed during the live bidding of the 2023 Auction. Marlene's modern type in build, world-class genetics, athleticism, jumping scope, class, and classic looks truly elevate her to what the jumping sport horse world recognizes as a "World Class Sport Horse" through top genetics and outstanding athletic abilities. During the Holsteiner Verband's 2024 US Tour, PF's Marlene was awarded Premium Mare. With her top presentation to the two judges, Deike Ahsbahs and Marja-Liisa Solterbeck awarded Marlene with top scores, marks, and comments. Deike Ahsbahs commented, "This mare is a jewel—with these genetics, such a modern, quality, and feminine type—a mare that every top breeder in Germany would be so fortunate to own."

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ABOUT DAM'S SIRE: Don VHP Z

Don VHP Z a large framed horse known for his super carefulness, scope, and correct jumping style. Competing BS, as a young horse he jumped numerous double clear rounds in Newcomers and Foxhunter. He was a Finalist at Addington Young Horse Championship in 2009 and selected to represent GB at the World Championships for Young Horses at Lanaken in Belgium. In 2010 he started the season by winning the Walwyn Championship at Royal Windsor, he then went on to qualify for the Newcomers and Foxhunter 2nd competitions, Don VHP Z then went onto to win the 6-year-olds Championship finals at HOYS. After his fantastic third place at Leipzig under Harrie Smolders he qualified for the 2016 World Cup finals and earned a placement on the Dutch squad for Rio 2016. His half brother Carlos VHP had great success in 1.60m classes in Wellington Florida USA with Olympian Maclaine Ward. Diamant de Semilly is the sire of this extraordinary stallion, Don VHP Z. Diamant de Semilly was an exceptional show jumper and proven sire, born in 1991 out of Le Tot de Semilly mare. Diamant de Semilly won team gold at the 2022 World Championship at Jerez de la Frontera and earned individual 9th ​​place in the final, 2002 Team Gold, 2003 Team Silver during the European Championships at Donaueschingen. He as well won numerous Grand Prix's, including the Grand Prix's Saint-Lo and Caen. 

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ABOUT GRANDDAM SIRE:  Calido I

Today Calido I is one of the most important sires Nationally. His pedigree highlights Cor de la Bryère, Cottage Son xx three times each, Ramzes AA, and Anblick xx twice. His grandmother Kollet (by Roman) produced six dressage and six jumping horses who were successful at advanced levels. The dam’s sire Coriander was a multiple talent and won dressage competitions at advanced levels many times. Calido I earned the top jumping ranking at his stallion performance test and then going onto win multiple young horse jumping classes, then to qualify at Bundeschampionate. Calido I's extraordinary breeding value secures him a solid position at the top and it is proven by his progeny’s successes. Highlighted offspring are Coupe de Coeur the German Champion 2006 and 2007 with René Tebbel, Nobless M the Grand Prix winner 2007 in Helsinki, and La Coronia with Pius Schwizer and Eurocommerce Acapulco (Gerco Schröder). The Olympic Games 2008 in Hongkong saw Calido I offspring California with Taizo Sugitani, Cayak with Eiken Sato, and Nobless M competing.

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ABOUT GRANDDAM'S GRANDSIRE: Acobat II

Acobat IIwas a great stallion with top qualities and high level of elasticity. He won many young horse jumping competitions, competed at the prestigious Bundeschampionat, then later in his career he earned multiple top placing in many S jumping competitions (notably, third in the Schleswig-Holstein Regional Championships in 1999 with Samantha Lam). His progeny presents themselves in the same type as their sire, attractive, with elastic movement, and significant scope. Many of his progeny were successful in S jumping levels, from which Aquino with rider Frank Sloothaak, would be the most reconized. His father Athlet Z, who also stood at stud in Klein Offenseth for many years, was a guaranteed show jumping sire from early on. The dam, Tschita, produced the greys Acobat I and Acobat III from the same breeding combinations. Acobat II can easily be considered the most important of the three Acobat brothers. The grand-dam, Oruna, is a full sister of the mare Ribecka, both descendants from the superior Calypso I. Ribecka brought, with Ahorn Z, the three exceptional approved stallions, Acord I, II and III. The dam line 7126 is also represented through the stallion Athletico, Aktionär and Burggraaf.