SECRET

Wow, wow – what a horse. Secret immediately impresses with his power, style and athleticism. He is quick off the ground, jumps with enormous ease and shows an excellent hind-leg technique. His jumping style is natural and powerful, with plenty of quality and overview. He has a very good canter, is light-footed and moves nicely from behind to the front. In type he is strong, correctly built and has plenty of front, exactly the way we like to see them. In our opinion, a very complete horse.

Although he was not presented at a stallion licensing, he certainly would not have looked out of place there. From the same dam we have already seen a very good six-year-old mare jumping with a lot of quality, and Secret certainly does not fall short of that. The breeder strongly believes in letting the horse grow and develop without asking too much at a young age. Secret gives so much naturally that it would be a shame to overload him early. Now that he is turning four, it was the right moment to give him a first introduction. He comes straight from the field, is still very green and only just leads on a halter, yet already shows how much natural talent he has. The raw diamond of this auction.

Sire Emerald van ’t Ruytershof competed himself at 1.60 m Grand Prix level and won the World Cup Final in Gothenburg, the CSI5* in Bordeaux and the GCT in Chantilly. As a sire, he belongs to the absolute world elite and has produced numerous international top horses at 1.60–1.70 m level.

The damline is exceptionally strong and internationally proven. Dam J-Star is by Big Star, Olympic champion and himself successful at 1.60 m level. J-Star is also a full sister to E-Star, an approved stallion who was later sold for top-level sport to Janika Sprunger, further highlighting the quality and commercial strength of this family. The damline includes an impressive list of sport horses such as Kiekum (1.50 m), Heartbeat (1.45 m), Ike (1.45 m), Easy (1.40 m), Indio ET (1.40 m), Love (1.45 m), Questro Z (1.40 m) and several other international performers. The family has also produced approved stallions, confirming its exceptional reliability.

Secret combines extreme natural ability, power and athleticism with a proven international performance pedigree. A horse with everything it takes to become something very special with time and correct guidance.