Dark Pleasure is a well-developed stallion who has a great dressage horse build. He is an honest and reliable stallion, with a very good temperament. He has a great willingness to work. This stallion is light-footed in trot and canter with good scope. His walk is a clear rhythm with good ground cover. He has good elasticity in his movement, with good carriage and balance. Dark Pleasure is a very talented dressage horse and gives his rider a wonderful solid feeling. His pedigree includes many performance producers, with Jazz and Ferro providing the basis. He is sweet and kind and loves his work. With over 100 babies on the ground in Europe we see why he is becoming known for producing quality confidante Sporthorses. He is a sought after Stallion for Europe and we are so pleased to offer him to North America. He is confirmed through Intermediare 1 and schooling the Grand Prix with ease.
Videos:
https://youtu.be/Ygzyz0aKjhA 2018 at KWPN Stallion Show
https://youtu.be/Qqg8YVC6PuA 2019 at Stal Hoog
Videos:
https://youtu.be/Ygzyz0aKjhA 2018 at KWPN Stallion Show
https://youtu.be/Qqg8YVC6PuA 2019 at Stal Hoog
Its a Pleasure
2013 KWPN Stallion
Dark Pleasure X Blue Hors Zack x Flemmingh
2013 KWPN Stallion
Dark Pleasure X Blue Hors Zack x Flemmingh
IT'S A PLEASURE, STALLION (DARK PLEASURE X BLUE HORS ZACK X FLEMMINGH)
It’s a Pleasure is a well-developed stallion with good rectangular-shaped conformation. The head is sufficiently attractive. The poll has sufficient length with a correct head-neck connection. The neck has good length, more than sufficient muscling and comes out slightly deep from the chest. The wither is well developed and has good length. The shoulder has good length and placement. The back has good length and muscling. The loins have good muscling and are well connected. The croup has good placement, length and muscling. There is good length from the point of the hip to the point of the buttock. The front leg is slightly camped under when viewed from the side and slightly toed out when viewed from the front. The hind leg is straight. The pasterns have good length and strong conformation. The legs are well developed but could have better definition. The hooves are well developed with good shape and quality. The heels are well developed.
Lineage:
It’s a Pleasure's sire, Dark Pleasure, boasts two top sires in his bloodlines: the Grand Prix stallions Jazz and Ferro. The stallion Ufo is by Metall, who also produced the Olympic horse Uthopia, ridden by Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin. Blue Hors Zack is the third consecutive son of the keur stallion Rousseau (s.Ferro) to capture the KWPN stallion selection championship. He was sold to Denmark for top Euro and is establishing a breeding-line in that country. Blue Hors Zack is currently one of Denmark's most successful breeding stallions. His son Golden Gate is a KWPN-approved stallion.
It’s a Pleasure's dam Dozette scored 8.5's in her IBOP test for rideability and trainability, and 8's for carriage/balance and talent. Her dam Wozette produced a Z-level horse by Santano. Wozette is a daughter of the preferent sire Flemmingh, who has greatly benefited Dutch dressage horse breeding through offspring including six KWPN-approved sons and eighteen KWPN-approved grandsons. Rozette is the dam of a Z2-level dressage horse by Johnson and a ZZ-light dressage horse by Future.
Performance Test Report:
It’s a Pleasure is an honest and reliable stallion with a good temperament. He is very willing to work and has good to very good trainability. The walk is pure and active with good scope. The trot is light-footed with good scope, and the hind leg carries well. The canter is uphill and light-footed with excellent carriage and balance. It’s a Pleasure moves with abundant elasticity, good body position and good to very good balance. He shows abundant talent for dressage and gives his rider a good feeling.
Stable Behavior:
It's a Pleasure is an honest and reliable stallion. He is easy on the ground and quiet in his stall.
Veterinary Report:
No peculiarities noted.
Semen Inspection:
Expected fertility class: very sufficient 75% post thaw motility for frozen and well over 80% for fresh
Breeding Recommendation:
It’s a Pleasure can add both size and light-footed movement to dressage horse breeding.
Dam Report:
Dozette is a very well-developed mare with good rectangular-shaped conformation. She has more than sufficient nobility.
The head is sufficiently attractive.
The poll has good length with a light head-neck connection.
The neck has very good shape and length with good muscling.
The wither is very well-developed and has very good length.
The shoulder is long and sloped.
The back has good length and more than sufficient muscling, but is slightly weak.
The loins have good muscling and are well connected.
The croup is sloped with good length and muscling.
The line from the point of the hip to the point of the buttock is long.
The front legs are correct when viewed from the side as well as the front.
The hind leg is correct.
The pasterns have good length and are correct.
The hooves are well developed and of more than sufficient quality with more than sufficiently-developed heels.
The legs are well developed and of good quality.
The walk is pure with good scope and sufficient elasticity.
The trot has good scope with a hind leg that steps more than sufficiently under the body.
The canter is powerful with good scope and excellent balance.
The mare moves with excellent self-carriage.
In 2011, Dozette earned the following scores in the IBOP test:
walk: 7.5, trot: 7.5, canter: 7.5, elasticity: 7.5, carriage & balance: 8, rideability & trainability: 8.5, dressage talent: 8, total: 77 points.
Height: 1.75 / 17.1hh color: Black
This report is based on data and knowledge available at the time of approval (spring 2016). Some data in this report may be revised at a later date if new data or knowledge becomes available.
It’s a Pleasure is a well-developed stallion with good rectangular-shaped conformation. The head is sufficiently attractive. The poll has sufficient length with a correct head-neck connection. The neck has good length, more than sufficient muscling and comes out slightly deep from the chest. The wither is well developed and has good length. The shoulder has good length and placement. The back has good length and muscling. The loins have good muscling and are well connected. The croup has good placement, length and muscling. There is good length from the point of the hip to the point of the buttock. The front leg is slightly camped under when viewed from the side and slightly toed out when viewed from the front. The hind leg is straight. The pasterns have good length and strong conformation. The legs are well developed but could have better definition. The hooves are well developed with good shape and quality. The heels are well developed.
Lineage:
It’s a Pleasure's sire, Dark Pleasure, boasts two top sires in his bloodlines: the Grand Prix stallions Jazz and Ferro. The stallion Ufo is by Metall, who also produced the Olympic horse Uthopia, ridden by Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin. Blue Hors Zack is the third consecutive son of the keur stallion Rousseau (s.Ferro) to capture the KWPN stallion selection championship. He was sold to Denmark for top Euro and is establishing a breeding-line in that country. Blue Hors Zack is currently one of Denmark's most successful breeding stallions. His son Golden Gate is a KWPN-approved stallion.
It’s a Pleasure's dam Dozette scored 8.5's in her IBOP test for rideability and trainability, and 8's for carriage/balance and talent. Her dam Wozette produced a Z-level horse by Santano. Wozette is a daughter of the preferent sire Flemmingh, who has greatly benefited Dutch dressage horse breeding through offspring including six KWPN-approved sons and eighteen KWPN-approved grandsons. Rozette is the dam of a Z2-level dressage horse by Johnson and a ZZ-light dressage horse by Future.
Performance Test Report:
It’s a Pleasure is an honest and reliable stallion with a good temperament. He is very willing to work and has good to very good trainability. The walk is pure and active with good scope. The trot is light-footed with good scope, and the hind leg carries well. The canter is uphill and light-footed with excellent carriage and balance. It’s a Pleasure moves with abundant elasticity, good body position and good to very good balance. He shows abundant talent for dressage and gives his rider a good feeling.
Stable Behavior:
It's a Pleasure is an honest and reliable stallion. He is easy on the ground and quiet in his stall.
Veterinary Report:
No peculiarities noted.
Semen Inspection:
Expected fertility class: very sufficient 75% post thaw motility for frozen and well over 80% for fresh
Breeding Recommendation:
It’s a Pleasure can add both size and light-footed movement to dressage horse breeding.
Dam Report:
Dozette is a very well-developed mare with good rectangular-shaped conformation. She has more than sufficient nobility.
The head is sufficiently attractive.
The poll has good length with a light head-neck connection.
The neck has very good shape and length with good muscling.
The wither is very well-developed and has very good length.
The shoulder is long and sloped.
The back has good length and more than sufficient muscling, but is slightly weak.
The loins have good muscling and are well connected.
The croup is sloped with good length and muscling.
The line from the point of the hip to the point of the buttock is long.
The front legs are correct when viewed from the side as well as the front.
The hind leg is correct.
The pasterns have good length and are correct.
The hooves are well developed and of more than sufficient quality with more than sufficiently-developed heels.
The legs are well developed and of good quality.
The walk is pure with good scope and sufficient elasticity.
The trot has good scope with a hind leg that steps more than sufficiently under the body.
The canter is powerful with good scope and excellent balance.
The mare moves with excellent self-carriage.
In 2011, Dozette earned the following scores in the IBOP test:
walk: 7.5, trot: 7.5, canter: 7.5, elasticity: 7.5, carriage & balance: 8, rideability & trainability: 8.5, dressage talent: 8, total: 77 points.
Height: 1.75 / 17.1hh color: Black
This report is based on data and knowledge available at the time of approval (spring 2016). Some data in this report may be revised at a later date if new data or knowledge becomes available.