2020 KWPN Official Research Report

Las Vegas is an honest, reliable, and hard-working stallion with a very good attitude. He has a lot of “go.”

• Walk: pure, active, has good scope
• Trot: active, very good front leg, strong hindleg
• Canter: strong, very good scope, supported with very good leg technique

Las Vegas moves with very good flexibility, attitude, and balance. He has a lot of talent for dressage and is very rideable.

Stable behaviour: Honest, reliable stallion, easy going and quiet in the stable.

Breeding advice: Las Vegas can improve the model and add strength, size, and movement technique to dressage horse breeding.

Pedigree

Sire is Ferdeaux (x Bordeaux), who Hans-Peter Minderhoud trains at Prix St. Georges. Ferdeaux has sired two additional approved KWPN stallions Jarville and Jerveaux.

Dam is Dalia Delin, whose sire Wynton was ridden at FEI Grand Prix by Madeleine Witte-Vrees before being sold to Canada for breeding. Wynton sired five KWPN approved sons, including Pavo Cup winner Imposantos.

The grand-dam is Zerrodelin, who produced licensed stallion Houston. She is a half-sister of the KWPN stallion Crosby (x Chippendale), who trains at Intermediare I. Their mother, Perrodelin (x Flemmingh) produced Z-level dressage horses out of Chippendale and Wynton.

Appearance

Las Vegas is a very generously developed, appealing, large-frame stallion.

• Head: appealing and correct connection with neck
• Neck: good length, shape, and muscularity and comes out of the chest.
• Shoulder: good length and location
• Wither: very well-developed with good length
• Back: good length and muscularity
• Loins: well-muscled and well-connected
• Croup: slightly sloping, good length and muscularity
• Legs: correct foreleg; hindleg slightly saber; more than sufficient length and correctly positioned
• Foundation and feet: well-developed, good quality, and good shaped feet