Earl impresses with his marvellous topline and
well-shaped, correct and harmonious riding horse conformation. He has a perfect character, is very good to
ride, and was the undisputed Champion of his performance test. At his performance test, Earl received a 9
for his walk, an 8 for his trot, 8.5 for his canter and a 9 for his willingness to work. He convinced at
the performance test by all criteria, especially with his rideability and his willingness to
work.
Earl comes from bloodlines top and bottom that
are known to produce dressage ability and jumping talent. His test results confirm this dual purpose
tendency. Earl's sire, Escudo I, stands for jumping ability and beautiful, elastic gaits, in addition to
stunning black colour. Escudo I is outstanding in type and expression, and is well muscled. He was the
winner of his performance test with the highest jumping score of 144.9. He has produced 25 licensed sons
and 67 State Premium Mares. His Breeding Value for jumping is 152 and 99 for dressage. Lanthan on the dam's
side is insurance for beautiful conformation and jumping and dressage ability, and adds another gene for
black, giving rise to the possibility that Earl is homozygous for the black gene. To date, Earl has
produced 1 licensed son and 15 State Premium Mares. He has a Breeding Value of 128 for dressage and 125 for
jumping. A multi talented stallion.
Whilst only a young stallion, Earl already has a
sensational Breeding Value of 127 for dressage and 132 for jumping. He has produced a licensed son and 8
State Premium mares. At their performance tests, his daughters had a breeding value for type of
127.
