BORN: 2011

HEIGHT: 1.71m

APPROVED FOR: KWPN BH, Hannover, SF,

Grand Slam is the all-time top scorer of the KWPN Stallion Test. Brought to this height with a sire lineage of only foundation performance stallions. Sire Cardento won silver medals at the WEG, the European Championship and the Olympic Games plus has many offspring competing at the top: Zacramento, Cue Channa and Cafino as examples. Grandsire, Heartbreaker, is recognized as one of world’s best sires. The third sire in Grand Slam’s pedigree is the legendary Mr. Blue, who jumped at Grand Prix level and produced top horses like Simon and Zirocco Blue. Numbers 4 and 5 in this pedigree are ‘Stallion of the Century’ Nimmerdor and top thoroughbred Erdball xx. They provide the base for top performers and producers like Apollo, Just Malone, Goldenbridge, Heartbreaker, Ahorn, etc.

Dam, Wonder A.S., foaled the approved stallion Dallas VDL, who jumps successfully under Jur Vrieling in Grand Prix and World Cup classes. Great-grand dam, Bonnette, is ‘Preferent and Prestatie’ and produced the Grand Prix jumper Annette. Bonnette is the full sister to the international jumper Drummer.

Grand Slam is a complete stallion with an amazing mentality. He stands out with his technique, reflexes and scope. Grand Slam achieved the all-time top score of 90 points in the KWPN Stallion Test and became convincingly the Champion. For technique and reflexes he earned a 9.5; for scope, rideability, attitude and talent as a jumper he received 9’s; for canter and balance he received an 8.

He continues to prove those points were well deserved as he continues his competition career. Grand Slam already won as a 7 year old the CSI1* Grand Prix in Zwolle and last year he continued with his international succes at 1.50m already.

International results:
1st GP CSI1* Jumping Zwolle
2nd 1.40m Vejer de la Frontera
2nd 1.60m GCL Play off Praag
2nd 1.55m GCT Stockholm
2nd 1.50m GCT Stockholm
3rd GP Hering
4th 1.50m GP Valkenwaard
4th 1.55m ’s Hertogenbosch
4th 1.60m NC finale Barcelona
4th 1.60m GCL Play off Praag
5th GP RWC Hellendoorn
5th 1.45m CSI De Wolden
5th  Medium Tour finale Jumping de Achterhoek
5th GP Outdoor Tolbert
5th 1.55m GCT Stockholm
6th 1.60m GCT GP Valkenswaard
6e Championat van Veeningen
7th Medium Tour final Oldenburg
8th 1.45m Opglabbeek
9th GP Ommen

Although still young, his offspring look very promising – they show light-footed movement, good reflexes, quick take off and scope. Daughter Lannamieka VDL was the queen of the year at the KWPN Mareshow.