Casanova Z carries the blood of numerous International jumpers.  Both his paternal (Corrado I) and maternal (Ramiro Z) grandsires competed at International level competitions.

Both his dam's mother (the famous Golden Gate Z) and his dam's dam's mother (Petra aka Panama) competed successfully at the international level in show jumping.

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Casanova Z

Corrado I was approved in 1988 on the base of his pedigree and his enormous scope. At the stallion test he scored a 10 for jumping. As a 7 year old he had his first international success and from there continued to win Aachen, World Cups and many Grand Prix competitions.

He gives his offspring enormous scope and is a producer of international Grand Prix jumpers second to none. To name a few offspring are Classic H, Cher, Corrada, Cosima, Cosmos Star, Caramia, Canyon, Think Twice and Cabrio.   His approved sons include Crack Z, Calmaro, Clinton, Contago, Coriano, Corofino, Coronado, Corraldo, Corallo, Coretto, Coradus, Corradino, Campus and Coup de Corrado.

The most sucessful Corrado I offspring in 2004 and 2005 was the stallion Clinton. He placed individual 4th at Athens Olympics and he was last year second in the Grand Prix at Aachen.

There are now 20 sons approved from Corrado I. The motherline from Corrado, 6879, brought several very sucessful horses, Landlord (Olympics 1988 with Ludger Beerbaum), Lausbub (Derby Champion with Achaz von Buchwaldt), Fair Lady (Ralf Runge), Baden (Hermann Evers Olympics 1952), and Baden-Baden as well as Original Holsatia (both Fritz Thiedemann). Beside Corrado I also his full brother Corrado II got approved and our of a full sister from Corrado I and II the stallion Chellano Z by Contender got approved in Zangerzeide

Biserta - Dam of Crack Z - Biserta is from Stamm 776 which has produced numerous top level showjumpers.  Biserta was used exclusively for breeding and produced the approved stallions Calvados I, Calvados II, Calvados III and Calvados IV amongst others.

Golden Gate Z - maternal grand dam of Casanova Z

Golden Gate's dam Petra was herself an International show jumper who also won the German National championships. Petra's sire Papayer xx is also the sire of Paradox, the horse accredited with producing numerous top jumpers for Westphalia.

SPS Golden Gate, was a Grand Prix jumper who won more than 30 European jumping competitions. At the 1977 Jubilee Show in Munster, she was declared the best Westphalen jumping horse. She is bred from the legendary Gotthard line. Her dam Panama (Petra) was by Papayer xx, the father of Paradox, the biggest producer of jumping champions in Westphalia. Panama (Petra), was an International Grand Prix jumping champion and was Jumping Champion of all Germany.

Goldberg - sire of Golden Gate is by Gothard.  The stallion Goldberg was the first approved son of Gothard.  Goldberg is considered to be probably the best Gothard son.  Goldberg covered mares in Westphalia but unfortunately perished after only four breeding seasons.  During that time he sired a number of world class showjumpers.

Papayer xx - sire of Petra great grandam of Casanova Z. 

The chestnut stallion Papayer xx covered as a private stallion in Westphalian breeding for ten years, from 1961 to 1972. His achievements were quite out of the ordinary. His first year at stud already produced the top international competition mare Panama 4 (aka Petra) / Peter Schmitz (i.a. winner of the French Showjumping Derby in La Baule). She was the dam of the first rate full-siblings Gaylord 6 / Hendrik Snoek resp. Golden Gate / Lutz Merkel (both by Goldberg). His second crop resulted in the bay Privatier, one of the most successful dressage horses of his generation.   This strong performance motherline makes the genetic makeup of the Zangersheide stallion Casanova Z a valuable addition to breeders in North America.

Ragna Z - Dam of Casanova Z is by Ramiro Z

Ramiro Z is one of the first stallions (along with Alme Z [V'Tropez] and Sandro Z [San Ramiro]) proven in sport and also one of the first Euro-stallions appearing in the pedigree of horses in many registries.  Ramiro Z was a successful international showjumper under Frizs Ligges for many years, yet still delivered top horses.  These top horses include Fatinitza 6, Ramiros Girl, Rodney and the Olympic horse Ramzes all ridden by Fritz Ligges, Ramira and Riva (both L. Goosing), the double Federal Champion winner Rosella G (L. Gossing resp. L. Beerbaum), Rinnetou Z (P. Raymakers) and the mare of the century Ratina Z.

In breeding terms Ramiro Z also established himself with over 70 approved sons, most of whom themselves have gone into the annals of European Warmblood horse breeding.

Ramzes x - sire of Raimond who is sire or Ramiro Z -