The 7-year old KWPN licensed stallion Paganini has been sold to Cheryl Meisner of Canada. Bred by H.A. Verberne from Vlierden, The Netherlands, owned by Jo Rutten and trained by Bert Rutten, Paganini has been trained to Grand Prix level.
"He [Paganini] was a horse that I would ride on my day off, on Sundays, just for fun," Bert Rutten told journalist Claartje van Andel.
Paganini (Havidoff x Statuar x Galopin) was licensed in 2003 after being accepted upon jury appeal. Paganini's offspring keuring report stated: "Paganini showed a uniform group ample developed foals who are sufficient to more than sufficient riding type. In trot the hind leg should be brought under more. In movement the foals should have more length of stride and more suppleness."
Cheryl Meisner is a young Canadian rider, trained by Canadian Grand Prix team member Shannon Dueck. Dueck has been a long time client and student of Bert Rutten and has been on several training trips in Holland together with Meisner.
Paganini will be competing in Florida during the 2005 Dressage in Florida show season and will then return to the Netherlands where he and Meisner will be working on the European small tour debut.
Paganini will no longer be available for stud as the horse will be focused on a dressage career. Meisner will also be competing her horses Lucky Lloyd, Lucky Strike and Chimon in North America.
Partial source: KWPN
Image copyrighted: Dirk Caremans
Related Links
2004 KWPN Stallion Licensing
Bert Rutten, New Dutch Dressage Chef d'Equipe