Ragazzo - retired from public stud duties

16.3hh Bay Hannoverian, born 1990 in Germany
SHB (GB) ELITE, BHHS, AES

Owned by Hartpury College
Has now retired from public stud duties

Dressage - Eventing - Show Jumping
Simply the perfect stallion

Ragazzo is a stallion with an outstanding temperament, great charisma and a most positive approach to everything he is asked to do. He has been approved for more than 13 Studbooks across Europe, Australia and in UK for BHHS, SHB(GB) and AES. Ragazzo is graded ELITE by SHB(GB).

Ragazzo had a superior win at stallion performance tests in Germany 1994, receiving the highest score of 10 for conformation, character, temperament, willingness to perform, rideability and canter.

In 1996 Ragazzo became "Champion of the Future" at the German Stallion Championships. In Denmark he received the highest evaluation for his temperament with the second-highest total evaluation ever given!

Ragazzo is educated to Grand Prix level in Dressage and has many wins up to Intermediate I, among them the Nations Cup in Helsinki. He competed as “St. Ludwig's Ragazzo”.

Ragazzo has an enviable pedigree coming from one of the most prominent maternal lines in Germany. His mother, Pirola (by Pik Koenig), is a full sister to Pik Bube I and II. She is also the Dam of Donnerschlag. Ragazzo's father Raphael is one of Ramiro Z's most successful sons and needs no further presentation.

Ragazzo is incredibly consistent in producing impressive offspring with performance, temperament, fantastic movements and the looks that are needed to be competitive on the very tough international competition scene. His breeding index 2007 was, according to Jahrbuch Zucht, 130 for Show Jumping and 125 for Dressage (calculated on >300 German offspring). Also important is the high breeding index 125 for rideability, and 129 for canter. Ragazzo has 125 graded daughters in Germany of which 9 have been awarded the honorable title "Staatspremie Stute".

Ragazzo's progeny speak for themselves; Rubidoux won his stallion grading in Rheinland/Pfalz; Ratino (died 2007) won his stallion grading as a 3 year old in Stadl Paura and also the "Österreichischen Freispringchampionates" as a 4 year old. The Int'l GP horses Rossini Grande (winner), Montignay de Vernay and Uno Ragazzo (placed 3rd) participated the same year in the Young Horse World Championships representing Germany, France and Belgium.

Rialto Allegro (Rheinl.) qualified for the “Bundeschampionat” for six year old Dressage horses and three out of eight finalists at the Danish Breeders Championships were sired by Ragazzo, namely Ragman L, Ravelli and Robespierre O'Maine.

Ragazzo's daughter, Rosenstolz, won the mare classifications at Baden-Württemberg and another daughter, Rayana Chiara, (Int. GP Showjumper) sold as a 4 year old for €92 000 at the Elite auction in Verden,  was the Reserve for Team Canada at Beijing 2008 only nine years old! Livrade de Belle became "France Dressage Femelle" in Saumur and also Double Champion "France Modèle et Allures"; Raoul, graded stallion, won Breeder's Trophy for six year olds in Norway; Ra 3 won the Waldhausen Amateur Cup 2008.

Ravenna 323 won the Grand Prix in His Majesty the King's Showjumping Championship in Bahrain 2008.

Jizzelle (Sweden), Radscha A.W. (USA), Penny Lane 293 (Germany), Sandman (Holland), Rio Di San Agostino (Germany), Ratzo (Denmark), Remondini (Germany),  Rickolt (Denmark), Riccitelli (Germany), Ragazza 32 (Germany), Royal Flash (USA), Ronja 810 (Germany), Ravel (Belgium), Radazzo 3 (Sweden),   Jonstrupgårdens Raneur (Denmark), Ringo Starr 7 (Germany), Valentino (Belgium), Kawo's Rocky (Norway), Ragall (Slovenia) and Ramazotti (USA) are other examples of successful horses by Ragazzo competing at International level.

Ragazzo is also the Grand Sire to Moses, the winner of the 4 Year Old Mares & Geldings Class at the Bundeschampionat at Warendorf in 2006, Southern Comfort, winner of the stallion gradings in Munich 2008 and N.O.H.'s Wizard, placed 4th at the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses 2008.

Ragazzo has so far only a handful of adult offspring in the UK; Brooks Rondeau claimed the Badminton Young Dressage Horse of the Future title 2002, Revival V (AES graded stallion, imp. GER) is accredited as Silver BSJA Stallion. The impressive and successful (DHI) Wohler Van Het Gerenshof has been selected with rider, Mary Sharman, for the BEF World Class Dressage Equine Pathway programme, the coloured Pintofields Regazza Gazelle has been very successful as a show horse and as a broodmare. She had her first victory as a foal at BHHS Show 1999, beating ten other exhibits, all by leading British based Hanoverian Sires and have since been graded into the Main Oldenburger as well as BWBS Studbook and is graded "Premium Mare" by  ZfdP. Ragazzo's Danish born daughter Regina Lyng and her owner/rider Jennie Humphry were Riding Club Eventing National Champions in 2006 and have been long listed for the European CIC** Team for 2009 and the elegant Ratz Fatz, imp. Germany, with his young rider Ami Cowley has started a very promising Dressage career.

Ragazzo's first UK foals were born 2007; Razzle Dazzle gained First Premium Diploma and Reserve Champion at the BEF Futurity Young Horse Evaluations and Ragz sold for top price £6,200 at Brightwells "Summer Gala Auction of Dressage Horses",  Hartpury  Amber has with her owner Miss S. Sancaster collected many rosettes in the Show ring including Reserve Champion.

From the 2008 crop three Ragazzo foals were shown at BHHS Regional Foal shows and all qualified for the Championship show. Hartpury Cherokee gained a Higher First Premium and High Score 3 year old Eventer and Rahmoya gained First Premium and High Score 3 year old Show Jumper at Futurity 2011.

The 2009 crop includes China Bay II who gained First Premium and Reserve High Score 2 year old Eventer and from the 2010 crop Lordships Regentanz gained First Premium, Reserve High score in Dressage section; Evening Sapphire gained First Premium and Reserve High Score in Eventing section at Futurity 2011.

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