This modern young stallion is by Diarado, one of Germany’s highest-ranked sires, renowned for producing offspring with correct conformation, excellent rideability, elastic movement and exceptional scope. Diarado’s Talisman combines an athletic type with excellent balance, strong hind-leg technique and a consistently careful, powerful jump.
Sire - His sire Diarado is one of the most popular stallions amongst both jumping and eventing breeders, famed for his outstanding conformation, temperament, and soundness. Diarado has won several show-jumping classes; in 2010 he won the qualifier at the Bundeschampionship with a mark of 9.3, and in the final, he won the Bronze medal (with two marks of 9.0). To date, he has regularly been highly placed at advanced level, and came third in the CSI3* Grand Prix at Dobrock. He has been retired from sport for no other reason than to focus on his breeding career - he is sound and fit and still regularly appears at stallion shows.
His sire Diamant de Semilly topped the WBFSH Sire Rankings for the second time in 2016, having been inside the top ten since 2012. During his career, he was French national champion and WEG team gold medallist in 2002, and European team silver medallist in 2003. His offspring include Quickly Du Kreisker (FEI World Number One 2015), Don VHP Z (winner of the Rome GCT), Utamaro D’Ecaussines (member of British Nations Cup squad), Hello Guv'nor (winner Aachen 2016), and Helidor Hybris, who jumped national grand prix as a 7-year-old. Diamant de Semilly is known for his outstanding power, suppleness and balance.
Damline - Diarado’s Talisman is out of Jaliste J.E., who scored 78 IBOP points and is a half-sister to the 1.45m international jumper Windsor NL, ridden by Martin Dinesen Neergaard. Granddam Kaliste produced the 1.40m horse Cooper and several 1.30m/1.35m performers, and appears in the pedigree of Memphis, who debuted at 1.50m under Gavin Moylan. This damline traces back to Passe and has produced numerous international jumpers, including multiple Grand Prix winner Gancia de Muze.
