*KS RUBIN with Andrea Montgomery (11/07) - photo by Pam Norton
*KS RUBIN was imported from Germany as a yearling. He is an eight year old high percentage pure Shagya stallion. *KS RUBIN's pedigree reads as a "who's who" of European Shagya Champions, with his first three generations on top, being "Elite" or Champion Shagya stallions and mares.
*KS RUBIN's sire is the Elite stallion, PARIS (Gazal XIX - Bab). PARIS (Gazal XIX) was used at Babolna National Stud Farm in Hungary for many years. He was a popular and successful stallion in sport and at stud for Shagya and Warmblood breeding and also stood at stud in Germany and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands he was used in warmblood breeding, producing the Shagya-Arabian sons Pegasus III and Tamias, as well as the Warmblood stallion, Pronto.PARIS' sire is the Elite stallion BARTOK, and PARIS' dam is the Elite mare, PAMINA, who is sired by the Elite stallion,AMOR. BARTOK is sired by the "Century Stallion" GAZAL VII, and is out of the Elite mare, BABOLNA. *KS RUBIN is linebred to GAZAL VII, carrying four crosses to this amazing "Century Stallion".
*KS RUBIN's dam, RASGA was leased for several years to the Netherlands. She is a maternal sister to the Elite mare Dalileh. RASGA was sired by GAZAL I, who has breeding approval in warmblood breeds. GAZAL I was sired by GAZAL VII, and out of the black Shagya mare OLYMPIA, a daughter of O'BAJAN X. RASGA's dam line includes the Topolcianky RASIM sire line which was very successful in Slovakia, and she also goes back to the Radautz bred DAHOMAN I. These Dahoman bloodlines are noted for their athletic ability, their toughness and endurance.
*KS RUBIN is recorded in the Rheinland Pfalz-Saar Stallion Book 2, for more information visit www.rhpsi.com . Additionally *KS RUBIN can be used as an outcross in the Hungarian Felver and Hungarian Sportlo books of the Hungarian Horse Association of America. At his first show, he earned the title of "Stallion Champion" at the Dressage Among Friends show (August 2006). He was judged by Major General Jonathan Burton (VA) with an 82.3% overall score. Judge Burton gave *KS RUBIN a score of 9.5 for conformation!!!
*KS RUBIN's performance career has begun. Indeed *KS RUBIN displays the excellent traits which directed the development of the Shagya breed - tremendous metabolics, endurance, a calm and thinking disposition, greater substance and bone, hardiness and frugality, courageous, and having excellent movement and enormous jumping ability. Developed in the late 1700's, the Shagya horse served as a Cavalry mount in many European theatres of war, and their toughness, courage, endurance, and rideability were legendary among European horsemen.
*KS RUBIN is available via frozen semen only. He has excellent quality frozen semen and will be available in 2009 at Private Treaty, with a live foal guarantee. Please contact Oak Knoll Sporthorses for more information. *KS RUBIN is available to Shagya and Part-Shagya mares only with prior Oak Knoll Sporthorses' approval.
