Blue Atlantic Adds New Quality—Kapri Quality—to Grand Prix Breeding Program

Carley Sparks
Elevating Blue Atlantic's Breeding Program

This fall, Blue Atlantic is delighted to add the broodmare, Kapri Quality, to its world-classbreeding program.

The 2010 Belgian Warmblood mare by Quidam De Revel x Arka 10 (Argentinus) is currently infoal to I’m Special de Muze (Emerald x Nabab De Reve) for 2024. I’m Special de Muze’s sire, thegreat stallion Emerald, and dam, Walnut De Muze, were both successfully campaigned at thefive-star and Nations Cup level by the Netherlands’ Harrie Smolders.

Indian Quality Z, Maggie McAlary (USA)
From Broodmare to Champion Producer

Kapri Quality is the dam of Indian Quality Z, a 9-year-old Zangersheide gelding that hascompeted up to the 1.60m level with the USA’s Maggie McAlary, and was previouslycampaigned by David Simpson (IRL) and Louise Simpson (GBR). Indian Quality Z earned a win inthe 1.30–1.35m CSIYH1* class (2021) and a third place finish in a CSIO3* 1.50m Nations Cup(2022) in Vilamoura, Portugal under David Simpson. With Louise Simpson, he jumped topodium placings in CSI2* and 3* 1.35–1.45m competition at Keysoe and Chepstow, U.K. andPraha, Prague.

Arko III, Nick Skelton (GBR)
Olympic-Caliber Bloodlines
Kapri’s full sister, Unika, is the dam of Arko III, the former ride of Individual Olympic GoldMedalist Nick Skelton (GBR). Together, Skelton and Arko III competed at two EuropeanChampionships, the 2005 Longines FEI World Cup™ Finals, and the 2004 Olympic Games inAthens, where they finished 10 th individually.
Proven Success

Already a proven entity in the breeding shed, Kapri Quality has multiple exciting young horses on the ground. These include the 2017 AES-approved stallion Cornetto Quality Z by Cornet Obolensky, currently competing up to the 1.30m level with Belgium’s Tatiana Troiani. Inaddition, Kapri Quality is the dam of the 2018 BWP mare, Sandri Quality, by I’m Special deMuze, and a 2021 chestnut Zangersheide stallion, Cocconut Green Z, by Check In.

With proven show jumping genetics on both sides—not to mention Olympic-caliberpotential—and successful offspring already on the ground, Kapri Quality is a spectacularaddition to Blue Atlantic’s carefully curated breeding program.