Portraying Kassander van ‘t Roosakker Z in just a few lines is quite a challenge! Where to start? As a youngster this magnificent stallion was terribly successful under his riders Dieter Laheyne and Grégory Wathelet. But his unbelievably interesting pedigree makes this stallion so sought-after by breeders that the pressure to make him available for breeding became so strong that it brought about a complete switch from the sport to a career in breeding. Kassander van ‘t Roosakker Z is a son of Electra van ‘t Roosakker who jumped at 1.60m level under Janika Sprunger and Jos Lansink. Electra herself is a granddaughter of one of the world’s most famous broodmares, Usha van ‘t Roosakker, the mare whose offspring include the sport horses Babbe van ‘t Roosakker, Cella, Equador van ‘t Roosakker and George Z. Kassander’s sire is Niels Bruynseels’ former GP stallion Echo van ’t Spieveld. The combination of the Echo blood with Electra van ‘t Roosakker’s dam line produces brilliant horses such as Kassander and his full sister Kaprice, Kent Farrington’s current top horse! Kassander van ‘t Roosakker Z is used to the best of his advantage when paired to mares that are fairly high-blooded. He adds capacity and size.