16.0H 2006 PROK KWPN MARE
BY EKSTEIN out of OZY CRUISE m2s (Cruising x Ozymandias xx)
Bijin m2s (Owned by Ryu Equestrian)
Our direct daughter of Ekstein (damsire of Hickstead) carrying the precious blood of Cruising on the damside.
Bijin is growing up in Europe. Bijin was started and trained with Monica under Olympic Show Jumper Tim Stockdale of the UK in January 2010. They then moved to the yard of Daniel Delsart, the French rider/trainer who has started many of Tim's horses. Bijin jumped 1.0m courses with him. Reports from her trainers have been that she is a very quick learner and eager to please.
After a year off in the UK to have a filly foal in 2011--Gaijin S by Olympic Quintus. Bijin is now in Holland at VDL Stud in training and will be imported in the spring.
Sire Info: EKSTEIN
Zion-Joost-Kassander 1986 KWPN Stallion
Bijin carries the precious KWPN blood of her sire Ekstein (Zion-Joost), who is out of the famous Niki motherline. As Ekstein's semen did not ship, his progeny are rare in the United States and even in Holland, as he stood at stud in Ireland. Ekstein himself is the sire of Olympic competitor Joel, the damsire of 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Hickstead and Olympic Competitor Don Porfirio.
PHOTOS OF BIJIN m2s
PHOTOS OF RELATIVES
Damsire Cruising
Celtic Lady m2s from the same Damline
Cousin Olympic Hickstead
Cousin Olympic Hickstead
Cousin Olympic Hickstead
Cousin Olympic Hickstead
Damline Info:
Bijin brings a highly interesting combination of Irish thoroughbred blood, represented in her dam Ozy Cruise M2S, an outcome of the Irish ET project to perpetuate valuable Irish bloodlines as well as the blood of the famous thoroughbreds Ozymandias xx and Nordlys xx also in her pedigree.
Bijin's dam-sire Cruising’s dam, Mullacrew was an International showjumper, winning at top European shows. Mullacrew’s sire, Nordlys was the sire of many famous jumpers, including the 1972 individual Olympic gold medallist, Ambassador (Italy).
Cruising’s grand-dam, Big Idea was a full sister to the Irish stallion, Ideal Waters. Big Idea was by Water Serpent, the sire of international jumpers like Rockette and The Rock. Water Serpent was also the foundation sire in Patricia Nicholson’s successful eventing horse breeding program.
As a competitor himself, Cruising was a star – winning Grand Prix at Aachen (1999), Dortmund (1999), Lucerne (1998), San Marino (1996) and Wolfsburg (1996). He was the winner of three World Cup Qualifiers: Millstreet (1997, 1998) and Geneva (1998). Cruising has been a successful sire of international jumpers such as Cruise Missile, Cruiseline, Sails Away, Sail Rain and World Cruise. His eventer son, Mr Medicott, ridden by Frank Ostholt, won the World Cup CIC 2007 in Strzegom (POL).
In the 2006 Jumping Stallions’ rankings, as compiled by Bernard le Courtois in Monneron 2007-2008, Cruising ranks equal 24th with 11 international representatives.
In 2010, Cruising was ranked #5 on the USEF Leading Jumper Sires list.
PROGENY OF BIJIN m2s
Confirmed in foal to Olympic Ahorn for 2015
VIDEO OF EKSTEIN
VIDEO OF CRUISING