Glamourdale — one of the world's top stallions of modern times.

Glamourdale is the son of Lord Leatherdale and the mare Thuja, by the legendary Negro — sire of Olympic Champion Valegro. This combination of bloodlines has brought together strength, powerful hindquarters, natural collection ability, elasticity, and exceptional work ethic in the stallion's pedigree.

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Even at a young age, Glamourdale attracted the attention of experts, becoming the KWPN Licensing Champion in 2014 and the reserve winner of the KWPN performance test. Already then, the stallion demonstrated exceptional quality of movement, balance, and natural talent for dressage.

His true international breakthrough came in 2018 when, under the saddle of Charlotte Fry, Glamourdale became the World Champion for 7-year-old dressage horses at the World Championships in Ermelo.

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The most successful phase of his sporting career was his period competing at the highest international level. At the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Glamourdale won two individual gold medals — in the Grand Prix Special (82.508%) and the Grand Prix Freestyle (90.654%), as well as team silver as part of the Great Britain squad.

In 2023, the pair Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale secured team gold at the European Championships and individual silver in the Freestyle with a score of 92.379%.

At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Glamourdale became a two-time bronze medalist — in both individual and team competitions.

In 2025, the stallion won the FEI World Cup Final and topped the WBFSH world ranking for sport dressage horses.

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• KWPN Licensing Champion 2014

• Reserve winner of the KWPN performance test 2014

• World Champion for 7-year-old dressage horses (2018)

• Two-time FEI World Champion 2022:

• gold Grand Prix Special — 82.508%
• gold Grand Prix Freestyle — 90.654%

• Team silver medalist at the FEI World Championships 2022

• European Champion 2023 in the team competition

• Individual silver medalist at the European Championships 2023

• Result 92.379% in Grand Prix Freestyle at the European Championship

• Two-time Olympic bronze medalist Paris 2024

• Winner of the FEI World Cup Final 2025

• WBFSH ranking leader among sport dressage horses (2025)

• Two-time KWPN Horse of the Year title holder

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Glamourdale's achievements in breeding are no less impressive.

To date, the stallion has over 1350 registered offspring, including 37 licensed sons and over 45 elite daughters. His progeny successfully undergo licensing in leading European breeding associations, become winners of performance tests, young horse championships, and reach Grand Prix level.

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Glamourdale's offspring are characterized by a modern sport type, powerful hindquarters, active hind legs, body elasticity, quality trot, strong canter, natural ability to collect, and a high level of rideability.

Many breeders also note his ability to consistently pass on charisma, expressiveness, and a special presence under saddle to his offspring.

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Today, Glamourdale rightfully ranks among the most influential sires in the new generation of global dressage breeding, and his name regularly appears in the pedigrees of the best young horses in Europe and worldwide. Most importantly, for many years Glamourdale has consistently demonstrated high sporting results on the world stage, testifying to his outstanding physical and psychological abilities, robust health, endurance, and true sporting spirit. For many years, Glamourdale has been a popular choice for breeders, which is an important indicator of the heritability of his fundamental qualities.

Zoria  — a very high-quality Oldenburg mare imported from Germany, with a pedigree of Glock’s Zonik N.O.P. - Sandro Hit - Florestan I. She combines a modern sport type, quality heredity, and bloodlines of stallions proven over generations, which have significantly influenced the development of modern dressage breeding.

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Zoria's sire is Zenon VDL — a modern stallion who combines some of the most successful Olympic lines of modern dressage in his pedigree. He is a son of Glock’s Zonik N.O.P. — a participant in the Olympic Games, European Championships, and World Equestrian Games, and on his dam's side, he descends from the legendary Blue Hors Don Schufro — an Olympic medalist and one of the most influential stallions in the history of global dressage.

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In the first generations of Zenon's pedigree are Glock’s Zonik N.O.P., Blue Hors Zack, Romanov, Don Schufro, and Lorentin I — Grand Prix level stallions who shaped the modern type of sport dressage horse. The stallion successfully completed his performance test in Adelheidsdorf with a final score of 8.66, receiving high marks for type, canter, character, willingness to work, and rideability. In sport, Zenon successfully competed at PSG and Inter I levels, demonstrating elasticity, quality of movement, and a high level of rideability.

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The Zoria dam line features the stallion Sandro Hit — the founder of his own line and, in fact, a distinct breeding era. For many years, Sandro Hit was ranked among the world's best stallions by the WBFSH and had a colossal impact on modern sport horse breeding.

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His breeding achievements are unique: over 190 licensed sons in Germany alone, more than 500 daughters awarded the highest breeding accolades, hundreds of international-level sport horses, and numerous participants in the Olympic Games, World, and European Championships. Sandro Hit's progeny have become the benchmark for modern sport horse type, expressive movement, elasticity, and natural collection ability.

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The presence of Florestan I adds particular value to the dam line. Florestan I also became the progenitor of a distinct line, leaving behind over 90 licensed sons, 222 State Premium mares, and thousands of sport horses. His descendants have successfully competed at Grand Prix level for decades and are among the best representatives in global dressage.

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The combination of bloodlines from Zenon VDL, Glock’s Zonik N.O.P., Don Schufro, Sandro Hit, and Florestan I creates an exceptionally strong genetic foundation, bringing together some of the most successful sport and breeding lines in modern dressage horse breeding. Such pedigrees significantly increase the likelihood of producing horses with quality gaits, a modern sport type, good rideability, and substantial potential for sport and breeding.

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