Nikan´s Colossos
Nikan's Colossos
Show Jumping Stallion with an International Elite Pedigree
🏆 Born 2024
🏆 Sire: Nikan's Diamond
🏆 Dam: Caramba
🏆 Oldenburg show jumping pedigree with a French Selle Français maternal line
🏆 Modern show jumping stallion with an international performance pedigree
About Nikan's Colossos
Nikan's Colossos is a modern, large-framed and athletic young stallion with an international elite pedigree that combines some of the world's most influential bloodlines in modern show jumping breeding.
He is by Nikan's Diamond out of Caramba, combining the performance-driven Kannan line with the legendary Ratina Z family and the classic French Selle Français maternal line.
Already as a foal, Nikan's Colossos stands out with his impressive size, substantial bone, and commanding presence. Despite his powerful frame, he is remarkably harmonious, featuring a strong, compact topline, excellent balance, and an exceptionally calm, kind and willing temperament.
His pedigree combines proven international sport, outstanding maternal families and generations of carefully selected breeding with a focus on jumping ability, rideability, durability and strength.
Quick Facts
Born: 2024
Sex: Stallion
Sire: Nikan's Diamond
Dam: Caramba
Damsire: Crown Z
Great-Grandsire: Jalisco B
Notable Bloodlines: Kannan · Carthago Z · Ratina Z · Jalisco B · Fair Play III · Almé · Capitol I · Ramiro Z · Furioso xx
Maternal Line: French Selle Français
Sire Line
⭐ Nikan's Diamond
Nikan's Diamond is a modern show jumping stallion with proven sport results and one of the strongest pedigrees in international jumping breeding.
He has competed successfully up to 1.40 m level, earning victories and top placings in Youngster Tours and German sport tests.
His pedigree combines Kannan, C-Indoctro, Voltaire, Ahorn, and the highly successful Freiminka mare family, which has produced numerous international Grand Prix horses and licensed stallions.
⭐ Kannan
Kannan is one of the world's most influential show jumping stallions.
For many years he has ranked among the world's leading sires and is the sire of numerous international Grand Prix horses, including:
- Nino des Buissonnets – Olympic Gold Medalist
- Quabri de l'Isle
- Molly Malone
- Paille de la Roque
Kannan is renowned for passing on:
- Exceptional jumping ability
- Rideability
- Carefulness
- Willingness to work
- Competitive spirit
⭐ C-Indoctro
C-Indoctro descends from one of the strongest Dutch jumping families.
He continues the proven qualities of Indoctro, transmitting scope, carefulness, technique and a powerful foundation, contributing to the development of modern international show jumpers.
Dam Line
⭐ Caramba
Caramba is a Main Studbook Mare of the Oldenburg Verband and represents one of Europe's most valuable show jumping pedigrees.
She combines Crown Z, Jalisco B, and Fair Play III with a classic French Selle Français maternal line.
⭐ Crown Z
An international 5★ Grand Prix stallion, successfully competed by Christian Ahlmann and Judy Ann Melchior.
He is by the Olympic sire Carthago Z out of the legendary Ratina Z, one of the greatest show jumping mares in history.
⭐ Jalisco B
One of the most influential French show jumping stallions of all time.
Jalisco B is the sire of, among others:
- Quidam de Revel
- Quito de Baussy
- Olisco
He is renowned for passing on an outstanding canter, jumping ability, rideability and competitive spirit.
⭐ Fair Play III
Fair Play III represents the classic French show jumping tradition through Quastor, Ibrahim, and Furioso xx.
He is known for transmitting strength, technique, durability and exceptional jumping ability.
Maternal Line
French Selle Français Family
Through his dam Caramba, Nikan's Colossos descends from a distinguished French Selle Français maternal family that has produced generations of international sport horses with proven performance.
This maternal line is built upon the legendary bloodlines of Jalisco B, Fair Play III, Almé, Quastor, Ibrahim, and Furioso xx—stallions that have played a defining role in the development of the modern international show jumper.
This exceptional maternal family contributes:
- Exceptional jumping ability
- Courage and carefulness
- Athletic strength
- Rideability
- Durability
- International performance potential
For decades, French Selle Français breeding has been among the world's most successful sources of elite show jumpers, and Caramba's maternal family is an outstanding example of this remarkable heritage.
Breeding Profile
Nikan's Colossos combines some of the most successful bloodlines in international show jumping breeding.
The combination of Kannan, Carthago Z, Ratina Z, Jalisco B, Fair Play III, Almé, C-Indoctro, Voltaire, Capitol I, Ramiro Z, Ibrahim, and Furioso xx creates a genetic foundation focused on jumping ability, rideability, technique, courage, strength, durability and international performance.
With his impressive size, substantial bone and strong, compact topline, Nikan's Colossos already possesses the presence of a future top sport horse. Everything indicates that he will develop into a large, powerful athlete with the scope, strength and rideability demanded in modern international show jumping.
Equally important, he stands out for his exceptionally calm, kind and willing temperament—a valuable quality that makes him an exciting prospect for both sport and breeding.