Influential sires: Dutch Warmbloods
Anyone in the KWPN breeding community will know him: Vivaldi, the 20-year old dressage ‘king’ of KWPN. With a loaded pedigree (Krack C x Jazz, with more big names like Ulft) it’s no surprise that Vivaldi has such a big influence on the dressage breeding. Beautiful with his red coat and adorable face, Vivaldi is also blessed with something else that makes him important: a good character that he is known to pass on to offspring as well.
While the line of Jazz isn’t necessarily known to bring easy-going horses, making them often difficult to ride for amateur dressage riders, Vivaldi brings something the dressage branch really needs. Level-headed, calm and easy-going horses, with good body and a natural disposition for dressage.
Though he is aging, Vivaldi is still used as a stud often, but also passes his lines along through his approved offspring (including grandsons) today. Vitalis, Dream Boy, Expression and Desperado are all examples of that. Vivaldi stands at stud at Van Uytert as he has always been, where he will likely remain for the rest of his life.