McLaren is a dynamic, beautiful and strong moving son of the Oldenburg champion stallion and Burgpokal finalist Morricone out of a dam of Sir Donnerhal I - Akzent II. In addition to McLarens dam Samatha produced a Heavy Tour horse, two Small Tour horses and a Z2 horse. Ulf Tönjes from Ganderkesee is the breeder of McLaren.

McLaren impresses with his elastic, light-footed movements and imprint of the hind leg. Under the saddle he has a lot of balance, go and an uncomplicated, willing character. He completed the KWPN performance exam with 83.5 points. In the report, the jury praised his willingness, for which McLaren received a 9. As a four-year-old, he made it to the final of the Pavo Cup. He was the only one to receive the ultimate 10 from guest rider Philipp Hess!

Ridden by Dinja van Liere, the stallion won the KWPN Stallion Competition in the L class. The judges of the stallion competitions spoke with nothing but superlatives. They praised not only his movements, but also his willingness to work, harmony and balance. In the M class, McLaren is performing very well again, he has already won two qualifications with high points. In the hands of Dinja van Liere he scored nines and higher for trot, canter and harmony.

Last year, McLaren also qualified for the Bundeschampionat in Warendorf.

McLaren's dam, the Staatspremie and Elite mare Samatha, already produced the successful Inter I mare Fiolina ridden by Nadine Kraus and the Prix St.Georges horse Tokayer ridden by Amy Swerdlin, which is active in America. Samatha is the sister of the successful Inter I horse Sumpatico and the ZZ-Zwaar horse Souverän's Parade. Dam's sire Sir Donnerhall I, Hauptprämiensieger, Oldenburger Landschampion, Bundeschampion and vice world champion, is one of the most sought-after progenitors in Germany. Akzent II completes McLaren's pedigree with another top sire, more than 50 offspring are successful up to and including Grand Prix level.

McLaren can contribute to the distributing these great bloodlines and can add elegance, light-footedness and attitude to dressage horse breeding. In 2022, his first full year of foals was born. They are well-bred, finely moving foals. With their elegant appearance, they closely resemble their father. His son Sting (out of a Dream Boy dam) was the topper of the online auction of foal auction Borculo.

McLaren showed a uniform group of foals at the KWPN afstammelingenkeuring. His five foals stood out with beautiful models and a lot of refinement. On the published score sheet, the McLaren foals scored above average on model, appearance and development.

Bert Rutten: “A collection of generously developed and appealing foals with a beautiful neck shape. In movement, the light-footedness, the space and the front leg technique are striking.”

Source: Reesink Horses