A sire as it is written in the book

Beautiful, talented, with the finest pedigree and a Bundeschampionat medal winner from his very first crop - Maxim delivers what he promises. And so do his offspring. Maxima NRW, born in Gestüt Gut Neuenhof, from his first crop, bronze medal winner of the three-year-old mares and geldings at the 2024 Bundeschampionat, is the best example.

On the way to the top

After Maxim consistently received scores of 8.0 and better in his sport test, he qualified confidently for the Bundeschampionat as a five-year-old with a score of 8.4, where he is not allowed to compete as a KWPN stallion. In addition to his relaxed movement with lots of go and forehand mechanics, Maxim's above-average walk should also be emphasized. He has already shown that he combines this with the will to perform in higher sport. In the 2023 season, he recorded his first successes in medium (M) level dressage tests for young horses. After high placings at medium (M**) level, he is now on his way to advanced level with his new rider Dorothee Schneider.

Grand Prix in the blood

Maxim's talent is no coincidence. Both his sire Toto Jr. by Totilas and his dam's sire Johnson by Jazz competed for the Netherlands at the Olympic Games. Johnson has topped the WBFSH ranking of the world's best dressage sires for years, including this year. He is followed in the third generation by the former champion stallion and Pavo Cup winner Uptown, the grandson of another legend of Dutch dressage horse breeding with Olympic merits: Ferro. The fourth generation includes the stallion Gershwin, who not only brings the proven jumping bloodlines of Voltaire and Nimmerdor into the KWPN pedigree, but is also the dam's sire of none other than Olympic champion Valegro.

The mares in Maxim's pedigree are also highly decorated. The dam, Helina-N, passed a very good mare performance test and is an elite mare. The granddam Capetown has herself competed in the advanced level and is also an elite mare. Both are also registered as D-OC, which shows that they have a below-average genetic predisposition to osteochondrosis dissecans ("chips"). Great-granddam Let it Be was ennobled with the Dutch breeding awards "Keur", "Pref" and "Prest". She is therefore not only of above-average quality herself, but has also sired offspring of the same quality.

Beauty + quality + health = Maxim