Keaton

About Keaton

This Kannan son jumps with tremendous ability and is very careful, with outstanding technique. Quite typical for his sire’s inheritance he displays a slightly straight top-line, yet excellent hind-leg technique over the jump. Keaton completed 14-day ability assessment with flying colours. The judges awarded him 10.0 on character, 9.75 on temperament, 9.5 on willingness to perform and 9.0 on jumping aptitude, resulting in a jumping total mark of 8.68.

Sire: Kannan was internationally successful with Francois Mathy Jr. and Michel Hécard. He has produced over 200 international show jumping horses, including the Olympic Champion Nino des Buissonets and Hickstead Derby winner Adventure de Kannan, and has been placed in the top group of the world WBFSH ranking for years; in 2016, he lies in fifth for jumping and tenth for eventing; an exceptional feat as no other stallion appears in the rankings for more than one discipline. He is the sire of CCI4* event horses Billy Beware, who has won six international classes and finished sixth at Badminton 2014, his first CCI4*, and Ogustin du Terroir, who was second in the Vairano Nations Cup and fourth in the under-25 CCI3* at Bramham.

Damline: The damline was bred through famous stallions like Ramiro and Landgraf I, as well as the TB sires Der Löwe and Royal Wash, with the mare Nigella a half sister to the licensed stallions Lancer I-III. His dam sire Contendro I used to be one of the most frequently used stallions in Germany with successful showjumping offspring like Codex One, Conthendrix and Holiday by Solitour. Contendro I has also established an excellent reputation for his eventing offspring, with the Contender son topping the 2018 WBFSH eventing sire ranking.