Sonaya

 

                           

Breeder: Karin Aiff
Date of Birth: April 28, 2001
Sire: Elito
Dam: Sonata
Height: 16.2hh
Color: Bay

 

Elito Electro 778 Voltaire356 WPN Furioso II
Gogo Move
Tivoli 2486 Stb Amor 1196 WPN
Ylme 7887 Stb
Stratina II Hills Double xx 809 Derring Do
Pinelopi xx
Bonbon's Bonita (42) 16054 Bonaparte 566
Stratina 13034
Sonata    Corrado WL 919 Cortez 679 Cor de la Bryere
Ohlala
Yaki Lee (40) 16493 Dragon 465
Jungfrubar (40) 7184
Sonette Gauguin de Lully 813 Chagall 455
Gasparona
Sopran 21307 Presto xx
Sombra 9976

Sonaya's Sire Elito:

  • Was imported from Sweden in 1998.

  • Received top scores for free jumping and at his stallion inspection as a 7 year old.

  • Spent a season in Florida under World Cup rider Mario Deslauriers moving up to Level 6 & 7 show jumping where he placed consistently.

  • Elito was also shown by Paul Halpern. Here is a video of Paul Halpern and Elito jumping Level 6 (130cm or 4'3") at Blainville International Horse Show where he placed in all classes entered.
    **     Elito has since been gelded and sold as his owner has since moved back to Sweden.**

Sonaya's Grand Sire Electro (Elito's sire):

  • Electro has had 1 win and 24 placing in 60 international Grand Prix starts. Among them he received 3rd in the Helsinki World Cup qualifier, 2nd in 1.50 classes at Olympia, London and Bremen.

  • Electro was part of the 3rd placing team in the Nation's Cup, Washington Horse show 1996.

Sonaya's Great Grand Sire Voltaire (Electro's sire):

  • Voltaire is the result of crossing two outstanding bloodlines: Furioso II, and Gotthard.

  • Furioso II, produced 200 state premium mares and at least 70 approved stallions of which several are standing at stud in other continents.  

  • Vital in Voltaire's pedigree is the connection in the third generation to the thoroughbreds More Magic xx on one side and Furioso xx on the other side.

  • Voltaire is out of Gogo Moeve by the Hanoverian stallion, Gotthard. Her dam sire is the English Thoroughbred, More Magic xx, who was the sire of 1980 Moscow Olympic dressage gold medalist, Mon Cherie.

Sonaya's Great Grand Sire Bonaparte 566 (Elito's granddams sire):

  • The Elite stallion Bonaparte is by Utrillo.

  • Bonaparte competed  internationally in showjumping with a 3rd in the Swedish Championships in 1982, as well as international placings in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark.

  • Bonaparte's son Rocco Barocco won the Breeder's Trophy in showjumping.

  • BLUP scores: Conformation 101, Jumping 112 (technical 115, temperament 109), Gaits 99. Total index is 120.

Sonaya's Grand Sire Corrado WL 919 (Sonata's sire)

  • Has competed in numerous Grand Prix's, CDI3* Events and CDI-W Events successfully.

Sonaya's Great Grand Sire Cortez 679  (Sonata's grand sire):

  • Was "Stallion of the year" in 2002 in Sweden

Sonaya's Great Great Grand Sire Cor de la Bryere  (Sonata's Great Grand sire):

  • Cor de la Bryere is one of the most influential sires in modern warmblood breeding.

  • In 1971 he was the Champion of his 100 Day Test

  • Cor de la Bryere has had an incredible impact on the Holsteiner breed, occurring in more than 70% of Holsteiner pedigrees, and is credited for improving the breed's jumping technique. He also had a huge impact on the Oldenburg breed.

  • Cor de la Bryere has 85 approved sons (as of 2000)

Sonaya's Great Grand Sire Gauguin de Lully  (Sonata's Grand sire):

  • Gauguin de Lully won a silver in team and a bronze in individual at the 1988 Olympics.
  • He has had 61 wins at S-Level dressage shows; Won the world cup twice, in 1987 and 1988