Linux

Linux is very strongly built with amazing bone and large joints. As a yearling he already stands at 15 hands and should mature well over 16 hands. He shows nice lift in his shoulder and great overall use of his body in all 3 gaits. He also has a very nice hip and a great neck set which should make him a great dressage horse or jumper. He was born a chestnut color but is turning grey just like his dam Liana, he also received her large kind eye.

He is very friendly and loves attention. He has been the easiest foal to halter break and stands quietly when trimmed by the farrier. We believe, this great temperament has been passed down by his famous sire Martini. Jean Brinkman, owner of Valhalla Farms in Florida, imported Martini in-utero from Germany. She raised him and took herself through Grand Prix with this great stallion. For several years, Martini was the leading dressage sire in USDF rankings in North America, he sired a number of highly successful performance horses that made it up to Grand Prix level. He is also the sire of several approved stallions, of which Stiletto *Ps* is his most successful one. This beautiful grey stallion competed successfully at Intermediate level eventing, won in Intermediare I dressage and is continuing his dressage career up to Grand Prix. He has sired several good sport horses, among them Copycat Chloe, the individual Gold medal winner of the 2010 North American Young Rider Eventing Champinships in Kentucky.

On the dam side, Liana carries highly proven Trakehner bloodlines. With Hansel, Topas II and especially Matador, his line is built on substantial stallions that had significant impact on the development of the modern Trakehner sport horse. Matador (by Donauwind *E*) was a major sire in Germany and apart from many good sons, sired the dams of such exceptional stallions as E.H. Monteverdi TSF, E.H. Michelangelo and E.H. Hohenstein. Liana is one of the last daughters from her sire Hansel as he is a deceased stallion. Martini is also deceased making Linux’s bloodlines very rare!

Linux will make an excellent partner under saddle for any discipline. He is also a wonderful stallion prospect for anyone hoping for a stallion with a super temperament, lovely gaits and a great potential as a jumper.

Pictures of Linux

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At 3 Months

At 1-2 Months

New Born