Maccothago PS

Description

Maccothago PS is a cautious and sensitive grey gelding born in 2013 with high ability. He has a Messenger x Chacco-Blue pedigree. He is currently competing at 145 cm.

His sire, Messenger, is characterised by power, energy and endless ability, combined with excellent technique and bascule - the criteria for such an exceptional competitor. In the sport, Messenger is on a straight path to success, becoming Vice-Champion in 2014 in the 7-year-old class at the Warendorf Championships with Florian Meyer zu Hartum, and the pair had further international successes that same year. In 2015 and 2016, he won the Redefin Championships (international S*** level) with two different riders. This rare horse had already proven his talent in 2011, when he was awarded the maximum 10 points by the judges several times in his 30-day test. In 2016, he was licensed to stud in Redefin, and since then several others have followed. Messenger's mare family can be traced back to the top sire, Stakkato, which embodies an internationally proven genetic value in breeding.

The maternal grandsire, Chacco-Blue, demonstrated his great ability at a young age at both the Bundeschampionat and the World Young Horse Championships. He has also won over 30 times in young horse competitions and later won and placed in international grand prizes at 150-160 cm. But it was his offspring that made this stallion, who died young, so popular with breeders. His foals inherit his excellent foreleg technique and his ambition in the sport. Out of over 2,000 foals, more than 160 are competing at 160 centimetres and are regular Olympic participants. 

His offspring have also proven themselves at European Championships and World Equestrian Games. He has been the uninterrupted leader of the WBFSH ranking of the world's best show jumpers since 2017.  His most successful offspring are Chacco's Son, winner of the highest prize money, Explosion W, winner of the 2018 LGCT in Madrid, and Tailormade Chaloubet, Chaqui Z, Chacco Kid, Chaclot, Chalou, Chacna, Calisto Blue and Chadino.

Chacco-Blue's sire, Chambertin, has several internationally successful offspring, one of which is Olympic team gold medallist Cedric. Chacco-Blue's dam line includes several excellent mares. Her dam, Contara, and maternal granddam, Godahra II, both competed successfully up to 150-160 cm.