Finding a young stud stallion by Baloubet du Rouet… for a long time this was an extremely difficult quest for the largest European stallion keepers. Until early 2018 when Stud Zangersheide found their Holy Grail during the spring inspection of Studbook Zangersheide! Kazan Z instantly stood out thanks to his ultra-modern looks, his dexterous technique, elasticity and extraordinarily explosive ability. The reason for the specific quest for Baloubet du Rouet blood is straightforward. In the thirteen years following his farewell from international show jumping not a single stallion has succeeded in emulating him and collecting a similar roll of honour. Under Rodrigo Pessoa this special chestnut amazed by winning the World Cup Final as many as three times in a row and jumped to individual Gold at the Athens Olympic Games. In breeding too Baloubet du Rouet occupied the top spot in the world ranking for a very long time. Kazan Z’s dam Sereuza also comes from a good background. Apart from being Kazan Z´s dam this Heartbreaker daughter is also dam to Jefferey Welles’ 1.60m jumper Broken Heart and of Corleone (Vincenzo ) who also jumps 1.60m classes. With Kazan Z now jumping under saddle one year on he proves that the quest was well worth the effort. He still is the elastic, quick-as-lightning rubber ball Judy Ann and Christian fell for.