About Colestus
He is a kind, careful stallion with excellent rideability – he jumps in a snaffle. At Ludger Beerbaum’s stable, Colestus was an unparalleled jumping talent from day one, jumping at 1.60m level at a young age. As an eight-year-old, under Marco Kutscher and Ludger Beerbaum, he jumped several prizes at CSI5* level and later, under Christian Kukuk, Colestus also achieved sensational results at the highest level.
Performance –
Colestus won more than 25 times in young horse classes. In 2012 he won the Westphalian championship for six-year-old horses, and then after two qualifying rounds finished 8th at the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf, and he was also placed in the World Championshipsin Lanaken. In 2013 he earned his first placings on the international Youngster-Tour in Münster, Dortmund, Hagen, Nörten-Hardenberg, and Balve, as well as earning the silver medal at the National Young Horse Championships for seven-year-old horses. In 2014 Colestus received the coveted diamond prize at the south German stallion days in Munich. He then continued competing internationally, placing at grand prix level in Hong Kong, Paris, Verona, Madrid, Olympia and Stuttgart, and the GCTs in Antwerp and Hamburg. After his licensing in 2009 in München-Reim, Colestus stood at stud in the Saxon state stud in Moritzburg, before embarking on his sport career.
Sire –
His sire, Cornet Obolensky, is a foundation stallion in the breeding of modern jumping horses, and is currently ranked third in the 2016 WBFSH Sire Rankings. The total earnings of his offspring, including Cornet D’Amour, Cornado NRW, Cornet’s Cristallo, Cocoshynsky, Cornetto King, and Comme Il Faut, are over €3.7 million.
Damline –
The mare line has also produced the licensed stallions Harry Potter, Wessex and Cassitaire. Damsire Stakkato had an exceptional score of 9.9 at his Bundeschampionat, and headed the German jumping index in 2002 and 2003.
After his triumph at the Bundeschampionat, he was sixth in the Youngster Final in Spangenberg (2000), third in the Frankfurt Grand Prix (2001) and in the Nations Cup of Lummen (2002), and 5th in the Hamburg Ladies Cup (2002). Stakkato is the sire of three licensed sons at the State Stud Celle – the best performing being Stolzenberg, who with a score of 141.88 was the best jumper of his performance test. Third sire Pilot is the damsire of the legendary Plot Blue, winner of the Cannes GCT, the grands prix of Saut Hemès and St. Gallen, third in the King George V Cup and the Aachen grand prix, fifth individually at the London Olympic Games, and 2010 winner of the World Cup Final.
Progeny –
Colestus has already produced several famous show jumpers, the most famous of which is probably Kent Farrington’s Greya. Under Farrington, Greya won the Rolex Grand Prix of La Baule in 2024 and the mare is among the greatest talents of her generation. Chuck Marienshof Z was also particularly successful last year; under Lars Kersten’s saddle, he jumped clear in several Nations Cups and was crowned EEF Horse of the Year. A jumping phenomenon by Colestus is also the Katharina Rhomberg-ridden Colestus Cambrigde, who competed in the Olympics in Paris at the age of only nine. Nayel Nassar’s Jiminy Cricket and Christian Ahlmann’s Classic Dream also jumped impressive win sums.
