Nearco VDL van’t Merelsnest is an impressive son of the stallion of the century Diamant de Semilly and comes from the van’t Merelsnest family. This is absolutely one of the best mare lines in Belgium.

Sire Diamant de Semilly is one of the most sought-after show jumper sires of recent decades. He has already produced exceptional stallions such as Emerald van’t Rytershof, Don VHP Z, Elvis ter PutteAndiamo de Semilly and Quickly de Kreisker.
His dam Naila van’t Merelsnest is a daughter of Kannan, who currently has more than 150 offspring who are internationally successful at 1.60m level. She herself is currently successful at international level under Jur Vreiling/NED and genetically goes back to the Cardinal xx daughter Chiquita.
This is the line founder of the coveted Van Bunder family. Her most famous daughter is undoubtedly Idjaz-C by Hedjaz, who produced seven Grand Prix horses, including Sapphire, double Olympic champion under MacLain Ward/ USA. She is also the granddam of the exceptional stallion and medal winner Glasgow van’t Merelsnest.

Nearco VDL van’t Merelsnest already impresses with its almost limitless capacity.
He has three very good basic gaits and possesses high rideability values. He finished his KWPN Performance Test with a final score of 76.5 points. Above all, his ability, rideability, character and attitude were assessed with 8th marks.
In 2023 he delivered his first foal crop, which was characterized by size, long-leggedness and correctness. At the same time, his sporting development continued and he collected numerous placings as a 5-year-old.

Nearco VDL van’t Merelsnest is a highly interesting young stallion whose genetic diversity and disposition make him an absolute asset for modern sport horse breeding.