Our second eventing foal by Casanova comes from the breeding of Gemma Turvey in Warwickshire. The sire offers an interesting mix of proven and valuable dressage lines in Pik Bube, Rubinstein, and a good blood injection from Lauries Crusador XX with some excellent jumping breeding in Contendro who needs no further introduction. Shadow’s dam Nimbus is from the direct motherline of the successful Grand Prix dressage stallion Schiwago and by Cloud Nine who brings the performance pedigree of the Sydney Olympic Gold Medalist Lando. Cloud Nine himself competed internationally at Grand Prix level with Ben Maher and offers a further injection thoroughbred lines in the famous Ladykiller XX and Cottage Son XX. This foal convinces with 3 athletic and expressive gaits and an excellent mix of proven dressage and show jumping performance breeding with that all important dose of thoroughbred for a truly modern eventer.