Modesto is a son of Grandeur - himself a 1.60m jumper.
‘Keur, Preferent and Prestatie’ dam Dersinaa, sired by the famous thoroughbred stallion Lucky Boy, descends from Majoor x Marco Polo x Sinaeda. This dam line is the family Nr. 20, the Sina-line, long recognized as a superlative supplier of world class jumpers, approved sons and exceptional breeding daughters. Well-known horses from this line are MacKinley, Cavalier, VDL Rocksina, VDL Emmerton, Heechiem’s Tersina, Vivaldi K, Nerina, Urasinaa, etc.
Modesto retired from an impressive career as a show jumper. An anchor for the French show jumping team with his rider, Jean Marc Nicolas, the stallion had honor rounds in the Nations Cup competitions in Rotterdam, Rome, Lissabon, Lyon and Lummen.
Individually, Modesto was ridden twice at the World Cup finals and was successful throughout the World Cup series: 2nd in Leipzig, 3rd in Gothenburg, 5th and 6th in Vigo, 7th in Stuttgart, Verona and Bordeaux.
This incredibly consistent stallion won and placed at many Grand Prix as well: 1st in Vilamoura and Pontedera, 2nd in Vigo, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid, Aachen, Leeuwarden and Vejer de la Frontera, 3rd in Birmingham, Comporta and Porimao, 4th Lissabon, Paris and Barcelona, 5th in Porto, Vienna and Bremen, 6th in La Coruna, etc. The World Equestrian Games in Aachen was also a stop on Modesto’s career tour.
Modesto gained additional recognition several times by earning as high as ninth place on the ranking lists of The World Breeding Federation of Sport Horses.
Although used lightly as a breeding stallion in France, his first offspring there are showing promise at the 1.40m level. Modesto’s rider, Jean Marc Nicolas, has already had success in the 7 year old young jumper qualifications with Quejetaime. In the Dutch Championship for 5-yr olds, Modesto-son Bugatti (ridden by Henri Stegeman) placed 12th.
Modesto is a stallion of remarkable athleticism, sound constitution, clean hard legs, an eager and willing character and the genetics to back it all up. This promise is already evidenced in the Young Jumper show rings.
Jumping Index: 132.
Modesto: A prestigious stallion from one of the best marelines