MSJ Q Passes Extra Danish 35-Day Stallion Performance Test, Two Drop Out

Breeding

Danish Warmblood

MSJ Q was the only stallion to complete and pass the special 35-day stallion performance test, which the Danish warmblood society hosted in Tørring from 13 January till 16 February 2022.

The extra performance test was open to stallions who could not perform in the autumn testing of 2021 due to injury or other reason. The 35-day performance test or a corresponding test abroad are mandatory to be accepted for breeding with Danish Warmblood.

Three stallions were originally entered for this testing, but two actually began it on 13 January: 4-year olds MSJ Q (by Quantensprung x Bordeaux x Sir Donnerhall), owned by Lone Boegh Henriksen, and Zico (by Blue Hors Zackerey x Tomahawk x De Niro). The third stallion, Gorklintgaards Million, (by Millennium x Sunny Boy) was not fit before the first inspection.

Allan Grøn was the test rider at this performance test.

MSJ Q passed the testing with 816 points. Bred by Emma Blundell in Great Britain and owned by Danish Lone Boegh Henriksen, the liver chestnut is by Quantensprung out of the late mare Best of All (by Bordeaux x Sir Donnerhall x Don Schufro). Q received 8s for rideability, 8.5 for walk, 8 for trot and 8.5 for canter.

The Hanoverian bred 4-year old Zico is bred by Elisabeth Ahn and sold as a foal named Zaximo for 37,000 euro at the Luhmühlen foal auction. He was licensed at the 2020 Hanoverian Stallion Licensing in Verden. Very shortly before the licensing, Helgstrand purchased the bay with Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak and they baptised him Zico. He got accepted at the 2021 Danish warmblood licensing but so far did not finish two tries for a Danish performance test, the second time leaving the testing mid-way.

The stallion that did not participate in the testing was Gørklintgårds Million, who was the fifth most used breeding stallion in Denmark in 2021. He covered a total of 106 mares in Denmark.