Breed: Registered/Branded Hanoverian with the Australian Hanoverian Society Licensed & Approved Stallion With: the NZ Warmblood Horse Association & Studbook Kinnordy Sire: Gymnastik Star (Hanoverian) Dam: Gabriela (Hanoverian) Dam Sire: Graf Landau (Hanoverian) Age: Born in December 2001 Colour: Mahogany Bay, 3 socks, star & partial snip. Height: 16.3hh 2010 Service Fee: $2000+GST (see bottom of page for details)

***PROGENY NEWS FLASH!!*** (Updated April 2011)

"AMS ASTEK GINSLING"
(16.1HH 6YO GELDING BY GYM BELLO)
- "AMS Astek Ginsling" has been continuing his very successful season in eventing, recently winning the Pre-Novice at Kihikihi International Horse Trial, held 8th - 10th April 2011. Ginsling is owned and ridden by Stephanie Liefting of AMS Saddlery (he was ridden earlier in the season in a few competitions by Lizzie Brown while Stephanie was pregnant!). Prior to this event, the pair also placed 2nd in the Training class at Woodhill Sands Horse Trail March 26th -27th.

"GEORGIO"
(16.1HH 4YO GELDING BY GYM BELLO)
- At the NZ Horse Of The Year show in Hastings, March 2011, talented young gelding "Georgio" owned and competed by Jacqui Thompson of Wellington, put on some very good performances in the dressage arena, with consistent results over the show placing them as Reserve Champions Level 1 Dressage HOY 2011! Super results for this young gelding in his first season of competition.

"ASTEK GIANNI"
(16.2hh 6YO MARE BY GYM BELLO)
- At the NZ Horse Of The Year show in Hastings, March 2011, Astek Gianni and Diana competed in the showhunter classes where they performed 2 brilliant rounds in Saturday's title class to place 2nd and become Reserve Champions Amateur Showhunter Of The Year 2011 - beating a very strong field of over 40 competitors including many past title winners and series finalists.
Gianni was also placed 2nd in the hotly contested Amateur High Points class on Friday - behind Time'll Tell, the same horse who won the overall Amateur Showhunter title class!

"ASTEK GONZALES"
(17hh 4YO GELDING BY GYM BELLO)
Astek Gonzales is now in the North Island with Diana and Greg at Chester Farm where he has made his competition debut, starting in the showhunter classes.
At Auckland Showhunter 9th January 2011, Gonzales placed 4th, 1st and 3rd in his three training classes entered, with high 70s to 80s percentages and comments of "excellent jump".
At Waitemata 3* Showjumping & Showhunter 15th January 2011, Gonzales WON 2 Training showhunter classes from big entries and again received excellent comments and percentages from the judge.

"ASTEK GYMNAST"
(16.3HH 6YO GELDING BY GYM BELLO)
Astek Gymnast and owner/rider Victoria Wall are having another fantastic season in the dressage arena. Having stepped up to Level 3 this year, Gymnast is continuing to go from strength to strength and gaining much recognition along the way.
At Auckland Manakau Dressage Festival in December 2010, Gymnast WON 3 out of 4 tests with over 70% scores (also placed 2nd in the Challenge by 0.4% due to a small course error) and was crowned Level 3 Dressage Champion. He also WON the Champion Young Dressage Horse title for the second year in a row.
NEWS FLASH - Gymnast has also just won his first Level 4 test at Showfields! Photo by Libby Law.

"ASTEK GINSLING"
(16.1hh 6YO GELDING BY GYM BELLO)
Astek Ginsling (Gym Bello x TB mare Star Of Pegasus) recently made his eventing debut ridden by Lizzie Brown, placing 8th in his first Training event at Rotorua, November 2010, and then going on to win his 2nd start at Woodhill Sands November 13th and 14th, following an excellent dressage of 77% leading the field, clear cross-country and showjumping seeing him finish ahead of the remaining 33 starters in his division by 9 points. Photo by Libby Law.

"ASTEK GENIAS" (16.2hh 4YO MARE BY GYM BELLO)
Exported to Los Angeles, USA, as a yearling. Genias and owner Laura Dampf recently entered their first competition, the big "Memorial Day Classic AA Show" at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, where they attracted much attention from the top hunter trainers and competitors alike with their superb style, presence, and super results!
- WON the Mini Hunter Classic
- crowned Reserve Champion in Low A/A Hunters.

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As is shown in the results above, Kinnordy Gym Bello is already proving to be a very exciting performance sire for New Zealand.

Kinnordy Gym Bello in March 2006, 4 1/2 years old.

A young Hanoverian stallion with eyecatching elevated scopey movement, refined good looks with a beautiful head, athletic short-coupled conformation, scopey jumping technique and a tremendous temperament, Gym Bello brings superb international Hanoverian bloodlines to New Zealand, with expectations to produce high class versatile progeny for all disciplines, particularly showjumping, dressage, eventing and showhunter.

First select crop of 10 foals were born in 2004.... and with each new foal crop that arrives - what can we say but WOW!!

The proof of any stallion is in the progeny he produces.
Gym Bello is proving to be a very consistent producer of high quality foals with heaps of versatility for any discipline. His progeny are all displaying excellent calm, intelligent, people orientated temperaments, scopey elevated movement, leggy, athletic correct conformation with extremely good natural toplines and upstanding necksets, plus very beautiful refined heads. We are thrilled with every one of his foals to date and can't wait for more! Scroll down or click here to view his progeny now!

His sire, Gymnastik Star (by Gluckspilz), is a magnificent type who scored 123.23 in his performance test in Germany with 8's and 9's for character and trainability, and, because of his breathtaking movement and rideability combined with his huge jumping ability, was elevated to Premium Stallion Class 1 Status with his results. He is now standing at the well known Kinnordy Stud in Australia and producing extremely attractive, scopey foals, with the same amazing eyecatching flowing movement, superb temperaments, high trainability and the stunning good looks of their sire, and who are already very competitive and winning in dressage, showjumping, showhunter and showing classes. Commented as "the most talked about sire in Australiasia", Gymnastik Star is a very dominant sire and his talented young progeny are becoming highly sought after by riders from all disciplines due to their superb allround versatility.

Gym Bello's dam, Gabriela, is a tall grey Hanoverian mare by the imported licensed and performance tested Hanoverian sire Graf Landau. Graf Landau has powerful movement and outstanding jumping technique, the sire of international performers in Grand Prix showjumping and top level dressage, including: Australian Grand Prix/World Cup showjumping representative and 2006/07 Australian Showjumper Of The Year 'KS Genoa', 2005 Australian Hanoverian Advanced Horse of the Year "Remi Giselle", exciting exported gelding "Walk The Line" who has already had consecutive competition wins eventing with William Fox Pitt (UK Leading event rider) and the NZ 2004 Young Dressage Horse Supreme Champion 'Grunelius Legacy'. (see below for more details.)

We believe the Graf Landau influence adds terrific scope, athleticism and jumping ability to the Gymnastik Star bloodline. This same pedigree cross is found in many top performance horses across all disciplines.

Gabriela's dam, Smeralda, is by the upstanding Thoroughbred stallion "Silky Baby" who was approved and licensed with the Hanoverian Society and has produced some extremely talented jumping horses, while also adding a refining influence of TB blood. Smeralda is a half sister to well performed Grand Prix showjumping sire 'Daly K' standing at stud in Australia.
Smeralda's dam 'Gold Song' is a beautiful German imported Hanoverian mare by the famous Hanoverian sire 'Goldstern' who remains a well sought after sire in the bloodlines of today.

Gym Bello's dam Gabriela has a lovely settled, intelligent temperament and shows very good natural cadence and suspension in her movement. Her foals have all shown exceptional movement and wonderful temperaments and have sold well in Australia to top buyers.

Gym Bello has two full brothers now out competing in dressage! Galanthus (photo right), who also stands at stud in Australia, acheived second highest classification score during his ACE stallion licensing and was titled "Queensland State Preliminary Champion 2006" and "Queensland Dressage Newcomer Of The Year 2006". Now winning at Elementary level dressage 08/09.
His other full brother "Kinnordy Gallium" is an outstanding moving grey gelding, imported to New Zealand and ridden by Julie Brougham, earning Novice level wins and placings during his first season competing in 2007/08! Gallium was recently crowned 6yo Young Horse Dressage Champion at the NZ National Dressage Championships 2009.

Gymnastik Star - sire of Gym Bello

Graf Landau - dam sire of Gym Bello

SOME OTHER VERY SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE HORSES WITH THESE EXACT SAME BLOODLINES INCLUDE:

- Watermark Greyson" (by Graf Landau) 2nd 2009 CCI*** Melbourne 3DE (rider Stuart Tinney)
- Walk The Line, (by Graf Landau) exported to UK by William Fox Pitt, UK, (the Worlds Number 2 Event Rider and leading UK Event Rider), to date this pair have had 2 starts at Pre-Novice Horse Trials and have won them both! Mark Todd has been riding "Walk The Line" more recently placed or won every start including June 2009 1ST PLACE CCI** Houghton International.
- KS Genoa, (by Graf Landau), superstar jumper, titled "Australian Showjumper of the Year 2005/06", also winner of 2 Australian World Cup Showjumping qualifiers, competed at Aachen WEG, with many other wins and placings at Grand Prix level. Placed 9th in Balve Olympics qualifying round. Won NZ Olympic Cup Showjumper Of The Year at Horse Of The Year Show 2009.
Full sister to our broodmare Kinnordy Ghandia.
- Remi Giselle, 2005 Australian Hanoverian Advanced Horse of the Year
- Gymstar One, (by Gymnastik Star) NZ National Reserve Novice Champion 2006, and also awarded the "NZ Young Dressage Horse Champion 2006" (out of all 4, 5 and 6 year olds). Test rider Hubertus Hufendiek (Germany), gave Gymstar One the highest marks of all horses for Rideability (9) and Star Quality and considered him ".. the best horse of the show with definate Grand-Prix quality".
- Kinnordy Gym, (by Gymnastik Star) 3rd place in NZ National Novice Championship 2006. Also previously placed 2nd in the 1.10m NZ National 4yo Showjumping Championships (his first show!)
- Grunelius Legacy, (by Graf Landau) NZ Medium Champion 2006, as well as NZ Young Horse Dressage Champion 2004.
- Glueck Star MH (by Gymnastik Star out of Graf Landau mare), exceptional movement, NZ Reserve Champion Young Dressage Horse 2005, plus Multi Supreme Show Champion.
- Kinnordy Gernot, (by Graf Landau) 3rd in the Australian 6yo Young Showjumping Championship at Jumping With The Stars 2005.
- UQ Gladiator, (by Gymnastik Star) winner of the Australian 4yo Young Horse State Championships (scoring 9 for rideability).
- and the list goes on and on and on!!

Kinnordy Gym Bello offers you the direct link to these exciting, extremely successful and highly versatile bloodlines.

Above: Kinnordy Gym Bello in 2005, at 3 years old

Below: Kinnordy Gym Bello at our Open Day in March 2006, 4 1/2 years old.

Gym Bello is continuing to mature into a classy young stallion. He has a beautiful head and a wonderful kind, sociable, settled, playful, inquisitive temperament; he is very willing and sensible, highly trainable and aims to please, yet remains calm and settled at the same time - easily one of the best natured horses we have ever come across! He has sporty, short coupled conformation (often making him appear smaller than he actually is - currently approx 16.2hh). He also has super movement with an excellent stretchy purposeful walk, natural bounce, elevation and easy moment of suspension in trot and a big bouncy uphill, ground covering canter. In the limited times we have free-jumped him, Gym Bello has shown the same scopey technique as his talented relatives, with a free hind end and very keen attitude towards jumping.... he heads for the jumping lane of his own accord and just loves it!

Unfortunately Gym Bello suffered a major accident as a yearling in which he fractured his pelvis and broke three ribs. Having been purchased as a colt foal for his stallion quality movement, temperament, pedigree and expected performance ability, this was a devastating accident and put a large question-mark on his future ability to ever perform under saddle. Luckily for us, Gym Bello is recovering from this accident very well and, with intensive therapy, is making a remarkable recovery. He is still extremely athletic and, based upon his strong pedigree and stunning movement prior to the accident, we expect his foals to be standouts!

Despite his injury, we have had Gym Bello under saddle several times during the past few years (when life has been a little less busy at the stud!). He feels wonderful to ride and is very calm, willing, trainable and co-operative... he thoroughly enjoys doing things, although we are very restricted with what we can ask of him due to his old pelvic injuries causing him some discomfort. Even so, it is very pleasing to know he is extremely rideable and generous - important aspects which we are finding are definatly coming through in his progeny.

Kinnordy Gym Bello

Kinnordy Gym Bello during one of our public Open Days

The Hanoverian "G" line, from which Gym Bello hails, has been extremely successful worldwide in producing Olympic and Grand Prix performance horses, particularly in the jumping disicplines. Gym Bello's pedigree features 4 crosses of the reknowned sire Gotthard - described as "...the best producer of showjumpers in the world at his time...", and has 3 crosses of the very influential 'sire of sires' Wendekreis, known for producing very correct and well balanced offspring, also with great jumping ability. Other important sires close-up in Gym Bello's pedigree include Genever, Ferdinand, Cor De La Bryere, Calypso II, Domspatz and Goetz - all of them responsible for at least one or more World Showjumping Champions!
While Gym Bello's pedigree holds tremendous jumping blood, this is often considered a requirement in producing the necessary elevation and athleticism for top level dressage performance, and his movement certainly shows this.
We envisage his progeny to be very versatile and highly competitive prospects in dressage, talented scopey showjumpers, perfect showhunter/equitation types, while also easily being refined and athletic enough for eventing (especially if crossed with a Thoroughbred mare - this cross is dominating the international eventing scene).

Astek Genias - stunning yearling filly by Gym Bello out of RV Natasha (Trakehner mare by Falkensee). Exported to USA as a yearling in September 2006 for future showhunter and equitation competition. Recently crowned Reserve Champion Adult Amatuer Hunter 2010 at her first competition as a 4 year old, at the Memorial Day Showhunter Classic, Los Angeles!!!	Astek Gianni - 2yo filly by Gym Bello out of Stately Affair (Thoroughbred mare by Spectacular Love). Supreme Champion Led & Supreme Premier Mare at NZWHA Warmblood Championship Show November 2006. Gianni has now gone on to win National 5yo Showhunter Champion in first season of jumping competition. Photo: Kim Anann Photography.
"Astek Gustavo" - Colt foal by Gym Bello x Belcam Angelica (imported Hanoverian mare by Aachen by Argentinius). Photo: Antonia Steeg	Astek Gigi - filly foal by Gym Bello out of Renaissance II (Holsteiner mare by Ramirez). Photo: Antonia Steeg
Above: Some progeny by Kinnordy Gym Bello - see his progeny page for lots more photos and info.

Kinnordy Gym Bello first stood at private stud to limited approved select mares in the 2003 season. His first crop of foals arrived in 2004, and with each further crop that arrives.... what can we say but WOW! From both Thoroughbred and Warmblood mares, he has produced very classy foals without exception. He is proving to consistently produce high calibre progeny with beautiful refined heads, scopey athletic correct conformation with very well set on upstanding necksets and natural toplines, an excellent big stretchy walk and elevated floaty movement, and fantastic willing, calm, confident, intelligent, people orientated temperaments. They are also proving to be extremely talented jumping propsects, showing excellent technique and attitude for jumping which is VERY exciting. Example in photo at right is Astek Gazeni, 3 year old gelding by Gym Bello out of a Thoroughbred mare.

Astek Gymahl, just turned 3 years old in January 2008, just 2 weeks under saddle at the time of this photo. Beautiful natural carriage, elevated movement and willing, sensible, character filled temperament! Sold to the North Island. - Renamed Astek Ginsling - now a successful winning Eventer!

Astek Gianni at 3 years old, going beautifully under saddle for Diana here in May 2008. Gianni has an exceptional temperament and combined with her top quality paces, including an extremely balanced and uphill canter, make her a true joy to work with. Photo: Annie Studholme.

We continue to regulary receive emails and phonecalls from Gym Bello's progeny owners describing their youngstock to have "amazing" and "outstanding" temperaments, not to mention being beautiful types with huge athleticism and eyecatching movers alongside.

Gym Bello's progeny have been highly appraised by top riders, breeders and trainers from all disciplines - especially dressage, eventing and equitation/showhunter - and already include progeny exported overseas.
If Gym Bello keeps this up he has a great future ahead of him! Click here to view more of his progeny now!

Kinnordy Gym Bello has exceptional semen quality and excellent conception rates on first insemination. He is available at stud to approved mares in 2010, so please enquire!

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Kinnordy Gym Bello - your sire choice for producing progeny with:
- Superb natural toplines, upstanding necksets, refined, elegant, athletic conformation
- Very beautiful heads and expressions
- Outstanding Temperaments (very kind, calm, willing, trainable, people orientated)
- Lots of natural Scope and Versatility for any discipline
- Elevated cadenced movement - including a huge elastic walk, elevated trot and uphill, very balanced ground covering canter.
- Excellent international jumping bloodlines & super technique (youngstock showing great athleticism, heaps of scope and excellent natural technique free-jumping and under saddle)
- Oldest Progeny are all winnin including National titles and Championships in Dressage, Showhunter, Eventing and Showing to date!

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2011 Stud Fee: $2000 +GST
(includes Booking Fee, First Semen Collection & First Semen Freight NZ wide, plus Live Foal Guarantee.)
(Discount provided for multiple mares booked to any of our stallions by one owner.)

AI only. Transported fresh chilled semen available NZ wide. Exceptional fertility.

All services come with a Live Foal Guarantee and Service contract.

2011 Service Contract, Brochure & Video Clip Downloads
	- Kinnordy Gym Bello (Hanoverian) Service Contract 2011 (PDF 74kb) - Kinnordy Gym Bello's Stallion Brochure (PDF 1468kb) - Short video clip of Kinnordy Gym Bello as a 4 year old (WMV file 3063kb) (Requires Windows Media Player, Quicktime etc to view)
Note: please contact us via email, phone or fax before completing this service contract as Gym Bello is available to a restricted number of approved mares only.

FREE DVD of Gym Bello and his progeny available. Please enquire!

All progeny eligible for registration with the New Zealand Warmblood Horse Association and with Studbook Kinnordy (a quality Australasian warmblood studbook).

Please phone Sue at Astek Stud - 03 347 6613 - or email info@astek.co.nz for more info/video or DVD/service contracts etc.