General info
Caribis Z x Dominator 2000 Z (Dolce Vita vd Holstenhoeve)
CARIBIS
That’s 3 in a row. Both son, dam and granddam are celebrated sport horses.
Granddam Carlaya competed under Judy-Ann Melchior and her first offspring, Canasta Z was an electric mare under Paris Sellon and Lauren Hough. Her first son is Caribis Z.
Caribis’ sire Caritano Z is a grand son of L-Coriana, a sister of the great mare Larthago.
Caribis grew up quietly and wasn’t presented in Studfarm Zangersheide’s collection until he was 13. His first offspring was only born in 2021.
Once he hit the big Grand Prix, he stepped out of the shadow and into the spotlight. He won the Hong Kong Grand Prix, the St Tropez Grand Prix and the Leipzig World Cup - a must for nearly every horse ridden by Christian Ahlmann.
Bold, competitive and powerful, Caribis Z is a lion in the ring, a true fighter for his rider.
DOLCE VITA VAN DE HOLSTENHOEVE
Dolce Vita van de Holstenhoeve Z is a daughter of the successful Young Rider Nations Cup and Grand Prix mare Evita of Kim Colaers. It was also Kim Colaers who gave Dominator 2000 Z his first rides under the saddle and turned him out in his first shows as a 4 year old horse. The combination of those 2 remarkable horses that have spent valuable time with Kim, results in Dolce Vita, a champion foal at the 2018 Studbook Zangersheide Festival.
Dolce Vita is the sister of La Vita Bella Z who currently competes in 1.45m classes with Sahana Ganesan in the United States and of PB Jinka who scored well under the saddle of Pia Reich and has now joined Swiss riders Niklaus Rutschi.
Dam Evita was a successful mare with a golden mindset and more than sufficient scope. Now her daughter shows herself as a real talent, with blood and elasticity. She had a great canter and shows a lot of quality, with a tremendous ability to back-off and accelerate to jump across the oxers in free jumping. She is smart, has overview and has the perfect foreleg.