Elite Trakehner Stallion Singolo Sold to the U.S.A.

Wed, 01/27/2021 - 17:21
Trakehner
Harald Cornelissen and Singolo :: Photo © Hoisdorf

The 16-year old elite Trakehner stallion Singolo has been sold to Joe Pimentel of Aqua Farms in the U.S.A.

Singolo is by Oliver Twist out of Shakira (by Biotop x Königspark xx x Marsuk ox). He is bred by Gestut Heinen-Issum and was owned by Ursula Kordts.

He was licensed at the 2007 Trakehner Stallion Licensing in Neumunster and did his 30-day stallion performance test in Schlieckau in the autumn of 2008, scoring 8.16 for dressage and 7.38 for show jumping, totalling 7.80 points. 

Show Career

He made his show debut as a 4-year old under Solke Huneke and she competed him lightly through 2010.They won silver at the 2009 Trakehner Championships in Hanover. 

In 2012 Harald Cornelissen campaigned the stallion at a few regional shows per year. In 2016 the horse did its first Prix St Georges level test. In the spring of 2017 Singolo competed in his last show in his career. 

Legacy

As a breeding stallion Singolo made his mark producing two licensed sons (Fairmont Hill and Kissinger, who was later renamed Kissingers Karma) and 13 state premium mares. He has 33 offspring registered for sport in Germany of which 2 compete at S-level.

Singolo
His most successful offspring in sport is Zikade, who was successful in young horse sport, finishing 12th at the 2015 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden under Dorothee Schneider. The mare was 6th at the 2013 Bundeschampionate, won gold at the 2014 Bundeschampionate, but finished 17th in the consolation finals at the 2015 Bundeschampionate.

U.S.A.

Joe Pimentel of Aqua Farms in Panama City, Florida, has acquired Singolo, but will keep the stallion in Germany for the 2021 breeding season, after which Singolo will move to the U.S.A. 

"Singolo captured my admiration in 2007 when he was approved," Joe told Eurodressage. "He was the stallion that made me want to bring the best stallions I could acquire to improve breeding in the US. He will most likely ship to Aqua Farms in the fall."

Joe always kept his eye on the stallion throughout his carer. Aqua Farm also stands elite Trakehner stallion Buddenbrock and Hirtentanz.

"I really like the outcross pedigree and an unbroken line of five Elite stallions on top and some World Cup horses, he should be excellent sire with the daughters of Oskar ll, Buddenbrock and even with Hirtentanz because of the Konigspark xx connection," Pimentel continued. "And of course I really liked Shakira and was the underbidder in two other Shakira sons when they were approved, full brother Sir Oliver and San Silviano."

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